Creative Insights

“There are benefits to having an open heart. ” Spoken by a local Okanagan employer who proves you don’t need to choose between diversity and profit. Peter, the owner of Peter’s Your Independent Grocer in Kelowna, bought his franchise in 2015 after being a corporate manager for 26 years. When asked why he chose to invest in his own franchise, Peter states that he saw “an opportunity to make a real difference in the community.” Since buying his franchise, Peter has made it his

We live in a world where working is seen as a young man’s game. According to a 2020 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, workers over the age of 40 are only about half as likely to get a job offer as younger workers if employers are aware of their age. This idea that the older an individual gets, the less useful they become as a worker is unfounded, and arises from a concept called ageism, meaning to discriminate against someone based on age. Luckily,