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Dynamic duo

The Torch

Two former UVic students, Patrick McFadden and Kyle Hagen, independently co-founded Iris Dynamics and launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2013 to develop this unique human-machine interface. Now, five years later, they have a bustling office on Quadra Street and a growing number of projects and partners. They have seven employees, two of whom are UVic students pursuing engineering degrees.

Play bold

The Torch

UVic alumnus JC Fraser is general manager of the Vancouver Canadians, a professional minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Fraser is responsible for finding sponsors and filling seats at the 67-year-old stadium. Last season, the club sold 98 per cent of their tickets.

The ice-cream man

The Torch

Daniel Edler, founder of 49 Below Artisan Ice Cream, is a UVic alumnus who recently made a bold life change. His idea: get married, become a father and start an ice-cream business.

TELUS MBA a perfect fit for savings

The Ring

As part of an award-winning custom MBA program for TELUS at UVic's Gustavson School of Business, Moutie Wali, the Director of Technology Strategy for TELUS, developed a class project that helped the telecommunications company save $27 million.

Building the business case for water

The Ring

Nuha Omer Elgindi has always believed that commerce could be about more than just making a profit. Born in Sudan and raised in Tunisia and the UK, Elgindi says her early environment played a key part in making sustainability one of her earliest, deepest values.

Canada's most trusted brands

Media release

The fourth annual Gustavson Brand Trust Index was unveiled May 1, with new analysis of the brands most trusted by Canadians. The CAA, MEC and Costco are in the top three spots.

Student brews success in coffee and beer chemistry

The Ring

Hot coffee and cool science make the perfect pair for fifth-year chemistry student Hannah Charnock. As the co-owner of local coffee roaster Smoke & Mirrors, she’s applying knowledge gained through co-op work terms in the beer and wine industries to create the perfect cup of coffee.

Nyoka Light Wand

The Ring

One morning at the Shambhala Music Festival in the Kootenays a few years ago, young scientist-to-be Paige Whitehead looked around at the vast piles of discarded glow sticks everywhere and was struck by the thought that there surely had to be a more environmentally friendly way to party.

A salty solution to energy needs

The Ring

Entrepreneur and mechanical engineer Devesh Bharadwaj was still a UVic undergrad when he founded Pani Energy Inc. in March 2017 with a vision of providing clean water and energy to the world through affordable technologies that reduce emissions and costs.

Program for Indigenous entrepreneurs expands

The Ring

Aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada will benefit from a $1-million gift from BMO Financial Group to expand the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) program.

ACE Artists pilot debuts on Island

Media release

Aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada will benefit from a $1 million gift from BMO Financial Group to expand the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs Program.

Co-op Students of the Year

The Ring

Collaborative, innovative and driven to make a positive impact—these are qualities shared by the three 2017 Co-op Students of the Year: Miaoxin (Cheryl) Cui (business), Brianna Carrels (biomedical engineering) and Gabrielle (Ga) Grant (law).

Opinion: Key to BC's success is talent

Vancouver Sun

Opinion: Key to BC's success is talent

Real students. Real money. Real-life experience.

The Ring

Students are getting real-life experience investing $500,000 on UVic's behalf while learning how to make investment decisions that incorporate environmental, social and governance factors. In a new fourth-year course, students manage the funds in close coordination with academic and industry support to learn about investing responsibly as well as fiduciary duty.

Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year

The Ring

Technology innovator Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, is the Gustsavson School of Business 2018 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year (DEYA).

2018's Distinguished Entrepreneur

Media release

University of Victoria alumnus Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2018 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year. In Butterfield’s two decades working on the web, he has established himself as a top designer, entrepreneur, and technologist.

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