2009 ALUMNI RECIPIENTS

Timothy Gordon, 39

Owner and president, Event Makers Inc
Company profile: Total event coordination company providing seasonal decor to Ottawa’s premier shopping centres and retail spaces.

Education: Event coordination, Algonquin College.

Biggest Business Achievement: Trusted by 13 shopping centres and 42 office towers to provide Christmas decor.

Biggest Business Obstacle: Trust. We hang 42 tonnes of display equipment in the air every year – our clients trust us to ensure a profitable season.

Biggest Lesson Learned: Labour. Treat your employees like gold – they represent you and what you stand for.

Three Words That Describe You: Integrity, honest, demanding.

Charitable Involvement: Community theatre, Ottawa Hospital and various local smaller charities.

Biggest Influence: Santa Claus. No other person has inspired me more profoundly in business.

First Job: Providing technical production at Canterbury High School.

Favourite Pasttime: Flying, travelling, bodybuilding.

Favourite Travel Destination: Europe. I could spend the rest of my life going from country to country, living the lifestyle of change.

Favourite Book: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven R. Covey.

Favourite Movie: Meet Joe Black.