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An American in Kelowna – Making the Sail at Okanagan Lake

An American in Kelowna – Making the Sail at Okanagan Lake

Aye Aye, Captain – should we tack the main sail, the fore sail, or the spinnaker?! Nothing better than spending the first Saturday of October out on Okanagan Lake’s whitecaps with two experienced sailors in Greg and Heather of Rutland, BC. They were kind enough to invite us out on this dreary morning for a cabin cruise to nowhere in particular. The Kelowna Yacht Club was our starting point. Around 10:15 AM, we boarded the Tommy Dog – a 25-foot…

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An American in Kelowna – Finding a Marketing Pulse in Kamloops and Kelowna

An American in Kelowna – Finding a Marketing Pulse in Kamloops and Kelowna

For the past nine months, I’ve been taking the pulse of the local business community.   Kelowna is a resort town – not a corporate melting pot. Kelowna is headlined by healthcare, construction, and tourism – not exactly my wheelhouse. Kelowna wants to become a tech mecca – not a marketing metropolis.       All of the above makes my job-seeking mission a little tougher. Like a two-dollar steak. Like building a second bridge spanning Okanagan Lake. Like the…

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An American in Kelowna – Tourism Kelowna is the Little Engine that Could when Pitching its Vacation Destination

An American in Kelowna – Tourism Kelowna is the Little Engine that Could when Pitching its Vacation Destination

After living in Kelowna for more than six months, I thought I had a solid handle on what attracts tourists to this city and what brings them back for return engagements. The answers seemed as obvious as Donald Trump’s comb over. Okanagan Lake with its sandy beaches, waterfront boardwalk, and seasonal watersports. Knox Mountain and all the other elevated vistas with hiking and biking trails. Right at the top were the wealth of countryside wineries, 19 challenging golf courses, and…

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An American in Kelowna – Adjusting + Compromising

An American in Kelowna – Adjusting + Compromising

Life is a combination of adjustments and compromises. “You adjust when someone wants to be with you and compromise when you want to be with someone!” Who authored this quote – a fictional online character with a goofy pseudonym?! Regardless of its origin – I thought it drew an excellent parallel to how my life has changed (adjustments) for the way, way better in Kelowna and how I’ve gone about negotiating (compromises) the new realities transforming my life. Here’s a USA/Canada…

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