In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, three friends sat nervously in a cramped room at Pitman Hall Residence at Toronto Metropolitan University, ready to pack up their lives and move back home. Dreams of making it big in the production world were quickly crushed by the looming threat of the global pandemic.
Starting a business is no easy feat, and it requires hard work and dedication to become successful. Three young entrepreneurs share their business ideas and how far they’ve come, which is contrasted against other stories of entrepreneurs who have made it big.
Toronto heavy metal band, The Animal Warfare Act, holds out hope for success in a genre that lacks mainstream popularity by providing a “performance experience” through their use of stage props and theatrics.
The toxic pressures of flex culture within Toronto’s fashion scene reveal that staying on top of the city’s style- hierarchy isn’t as glamorous as it seems.