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Executive Reads: Robin Smith

Robin Smith started his own distribution, production and marketing consultation company, KinoSmith, which helps fill a void in consolidating Canadian distribution forces by providing marketing advice to productions in development and in the can, as well as acting as Executive Producer on a variety of upcoming Canadian feature film and television products. These are the reads that inspire him

Executive Reads: Stacey Petersen

Stacey Petersen, RSW, is the Executive Director of Fresh Start Recovery Centre in Calgary. His ability to always see the “bigger picture” and his passion for community initiatives have not only helped position Fresh Start as a leader in the field, but have also helped raise community awareness. These are the pages that inspire him

Executive Reads: Jason Ryle

Jason Ryle is the Executive Director at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, which will take place this year from October 17 though 21. Jason oversees all aspects of the organization including programming, operations, finance, and the annual Festival. Here are the reads that inspire and motivate him

Executive Reads: Peter McClusky

Peter McClusky is the Founder and Director of the Toronto Garlic Festival, which will take place this year at the Evergreen Brickworks on October 13 & 14. How did he get there? These books certainly played an important part

Executive Reads: Marina Cordoni

Marina Cordoni is Vice President of Movies at Breakthrough Entertainment, an award-winning production and international distribution company based in Toronto. The following are three books (of many) which inspired her journey; from the chair of a receptionist at a TV Company in 1988 greeting the filmmakers, to the VP suite in 2012 helping them promote and sell their films