SBC Business – Five & Dime 2012

Five years ago, Alex Lessard and Lance Rowbotham organized the first edition of the Five & Dime Lifestyle Tradeshow. I met Alex right around that time, and I’ve seen Lance and him build the show into an event that Ontario’s skate and snow industry looks forward to every year. I convinced the editors at SBC Business that the show’s fifth anniversary deserved some fanfare. Luckily the editors agreed with me, so I shot down to Toronto for the day to chat with Alex and Lance, and also headed out for their demo day at Craigleith Ski Club.

Five & Dime 2012 – Interview with Alex Lessard and Lance Rowbotham

Five & Dime “Know Your Tech” Demo Day

Facebook Pages – The ROOTS

I’m glad I don’t have to keep track of the amount of time I spend on Facebook for work. If I did, I’d probably be pretty depressed about the vast number of hours I spend staring at a computer screen. However, all this work has introduced me to a couple of nifty tools for sprucing up Facebook Pages. At the moment, Shortstack is my go-to application combining a nice blend of features and usability. Here are a few screenshots of the page I’ve been building for The ROOTS Wakeboard Wakeskate Amateur Series.

Badlands Behind the Scenes

Working at Blue Mountain has given me a lot of unique opportunities. Even though we had a strong media presence this night in the form of Marc Landry and Brian Hunt, I still figured it would be worthwhile to take out a camera and get some footage. Here’s the result…