Making a difference has always been a top skill of Tamara Vrooman. As the former CEO of Vancity and current CEO of Vancouver International Airport, she has sought out to make positive change everywhere she works – it is what drives her passion and mission.

Ned Bell is more than just a chef – he also advocates for healthy oceans and waterways, through his work with Chefs for Oceans, which aims to promote sustainable seafood. He believes that food can do so much more than just feed people – it can promote health while maintaining a balance with the nature where it comes from. His mission to promote food goes above and beyond in every way imaginable.

Jack Austin is a man with seemingly three separate lives – as a politician, teacher in law, and corporate executive. His work has shaped Canada’s relationship with the Asia-Pacific region, formed business deals with the United States, and readied Vancouver for Expo 86, with many of those pieces later playing key roles in the 2010 Winter Olympics. His work has helped secure the long-term future of British Columbia.

Working closely with senior business executives across the province, Jock Finlayson's policies have benefited the entire province.

He is the ultimate Renaissance man who took his family business by the horns and made it bigger and better – all while being a pioneer in the Chinese Canadian community.

He risked it all, lost, picked himself up, did it again and won – and so did BC, thanks to his tremendous generosity.

"Ya gotta wanna!" – Jimmy's mantra from the time he started selling seeds door-to-door to selling everything, everywhere. He wanted it! He did it!

From baggy shorts to form fitting yoga wear, through Lululemon he defined athletic wear around the world. Who is this man?