Gareth Worrall

Kristy Messner has always had an entrepreneurial mindset. She’s built two businesses from the ground up, and decided to focus on creating a cleaner, more environmentally friendly candle after giving birth to two children.

I believe in a world where fantasy and reality are one and the same. Fantasy is a way for me to embrace my inner child while also drawing on the many sources of imagination around me. The creatures I create let me look beyond our reality and into the imagined world.

For the last 15 years, Richelle Rothecker has had a hand in preschool education. As director and teacher of Fuzzy Pickles Preschool in Airdrie, Rothecker encourages her students to be confident and learn emotional skills to conquer the world — or, at least, kindergarten.