The membership of PRO is made up of individuals representing different categories of business in the area. Only one member per category can join - however, we are always looking for new members to round out our already active and thriving organization.
Our members are listed below alphabetically by their first name, along with descriptions of their companies. Click on the specific categories below to go directly to the member who fills that category.
Since 2001, Barb Singleton of Heart and Soul Designs has been "Changing Homes from Weary to WOW" in York Region and beyond.
March 2010 marked the exciting grand opening of the Heart and Soul Designs Warehouse and Rental Facility, the only premiere home-staging centre of its kind in York Region.
With extensive training and experience in her industry, and an excellent attention to detail, placement and colour, Barb effortlessly meets or exceeds her clients’ needs every time. Whether the project is big or small; home owners, stagers, and real estate agents alike always keep her top of mind.
Barb has been a guest on HGTV and Rogers TV. She also writes for a variety of local publications and has hosted numerous seminars, sharing some of her creative decorating and home staging tips.
In addition to generously supporting the decorating and home staging industry, she has remained an active and contributing member of her local business community. From holding several executive positions over the years, in the Georgina & East Gwillimbury Chambers of Commerce and the Business Women’s Networking Association, to hiring local contractors, Barb believes in giving back where she can.
Georgina has been home for Barb and her family for 15 years. During this time, she has seen the community grow and develop into much more than a hockey town. The charm of this area continues to serve as a refreshing source of inspiration for many of her projects.
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Bob Kyriakides
Digital Light and Magic
Photography and Graphics
PRO Category: Digital Media Services
Bob’s passion for photography is portrayed in the images he captures. Whether for business or family, Bob is focused on your best image.
Digital Light and Magic specializes in professional, on-location photography and imaging services. For all your photo needs: from products, head shots and corporate functions to websites, insurance, construction progress, family portraits, weddings, photo restoration and manufactured memories.
Additionally, the company edits and produces slide show videos, designs websites and graphics for almost any type of printed or electronic communication piece.
Carolyn Bogseth has 14 years experience managing individual and corporate investment portfolios. She believes that the key to successful investing is the creation of a long-term comprehensive wealth management plan that reflects your tolerance for risk while setting realistic & achievable goals. With this client-centric approach, all aspects of your personal financial situation are considered, integrating all your investment, insurance, tax & estate planning needs. Carolyn may also wish to coordinate these activities with your existing professional advisors, such as tax accountants and lawyers.
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Cheryl McCombe
WestPine Promotions
Pro Category: Promotional Products
Welcome to WestPine Promotions, your marketing and promotional products expert!
Cheryl McCombe, owner and founder of WestPine, is a well-known mentor and trainer in her industry.
With more than a decade of experience, it’s assured that Cheryl and her staff will ‘take the guess work’ out of selecting and sourcing merchandise designed to help your company grow!
WestPine caters to small and medium size businesses, and offers a unique blend of services quite uncommon in the field today; including professional ‘tried and true’ advice, highly competitive pricing, access to both domestic and international suppliers and timely product delivery.
Whether a pen, portfolio or memory stick (and the list is endless), think about the impact of the right promotional product in your client’s (or prospective client’s) hands every day!
Targeted marketing with custom promotional products is often much more effective, longer lasting and less expensive than traditional advertising!
Helping you to select, source and market high quality, functional items that are relatable to your company’s products and/or services is WestPine Promotions’ specialty!
To learn more, be sure to visit Cheryl's website, give her a call or send her an e-mail.
Christine Simone, CMA
Business Manager
Simone Performance Imports
PRO Category: Auto: Repairs
Simone Performance Imports specializes in servicing and enhancing all imported and domestic model vehicles with our factory trained award-winning technicians. Simone Performance is owned by Vic and Christine Simone and has been in operation since 2004. We believe in the personal approach to automobile maintenance - where you can talk to the mechanic and be informed about your vehicle's maintenance and performance. Our technicians are professional, courteous and knowledge. We have strived to provide state of the art diagnostic and repair equipment to better serve our customers. We specialize in Nissan / Infiniti and other Asian imports but welcome all makes and models. Vic is a Nissan Master Technician with over 25 years automotive repair experience.
We offer the following services for all makes & models:
- oil, lube & filter service
- vehicle maintenance inspections
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scheduled maintenance specialists
- compatible with most manufacturers’ warranty programs
- brakes, exhaust, air conditioning
- tires mounted and balanced on premises
- performance enhancements ordered and installed
- complete diagnostics available
- up-to-the-minute scanning technology
- emissions preparation
- MTO safety inspection & certification
- front & four wheel alignments
- one of the best alignment systems in the business
- suspension modifications
Our Mission Statement:
Simone Performance Imports is dedicated to providing "peace of mind" to our customers through the provision of high quality vehicle repair and maintenance solutions.
"Performance is Our Middle Name"
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Dianne Moon
DM&A
Virtual Assistants
PRO Category: Virtual Assistant
Together, we’re better. That’s the principle on which Dianne Moon founded Dianne Moon & Associates, a company that delivers confidential, reliable, and versatile virtual assistant services to small business owners who are on the grow.
Born and educated in Ottawa, Dianne - who is fluently bilingual - spent 21 years in a major corporation where she was afforded a multitude of insights into all aspects of business management from HR to telecommunications and accounting to French translation and database management.
Dianne Moon & Associates is a Bilingual Virtual Assistant company that provides professional office administration assistance to busy small business owners and entrepreneurs of all kinds. DM&A represents a creative bilingual knowledge house that can effectively address many of their customers business needs with high customer service standards.
Enza Venuto
CENTUM Finding the Right Mortgage Inc.
PRO Category: Mortgage Specialist
Jack Steinberg, BA, LLB
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
PRO Category: Law: General
P: 905-508-0907
F: 905-787-1023
Jack Steinberg is a lawyer who has been providing affordable, effective and personal legal services in real estate, wills, powers of attorney, estates, incorporations and purchase and sales of small businesses for the past 34 years. As Jack works from home his hours are very flexible and he makes house calls for clients that are unable to come to his office.
Do you want a lawyer you can trust who is reliable, professional and accessible? Then give Jack a call.
Janet Hogan
Northern Custom Millworks
PRO Category: Kitchens & Cabinetry
Janet Hogan is the hub of the inner workings of Northern Custom Millworks, a family run business that provides fine cabinetry for both residential and commercial clients. Northern has been in business since 1995 and manufactures all manner of cabinets, specializing in kitchens. Janet says, "We do everything from design to installation, while working within your budget. We offer over 360 different door styles, stone, solid surface and laminate countertops, and an endless colour palette from our on-site finishing facility, all designed to give you, our customer, the unique look you desire." Northern Custom Millworks...Kitchens for Looks and for Cooks.
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Karen Thompson
Business Owner
Cartridge World
PRO category: Ink & Toner
Eloquent is an Event Planning and "Personal" Concierge Services Company in York Region.
Our goal is to make the planning process easy and seamless for you. Our approach is through honesty and integrity in all that we do. Whether your event is big or small let Eloquent assist you in the planning and execution. Our "Personal" Concierge service allows us to do is save you from all the time consuming tasks like; running errands, finding and wrapping gifts, making reservations, organizing a messy room, to whatever else is on that never ending 'To Do' list.
Kathy Russell, founder and owner of Eloquent is committed to providing professional consulting and planning of all your event needs and delivering concierge services. Her passion for people and her attention to detail is what makes her stand out. She will make your life easier whether have her plan a small or large event or look after your 'To Do' list. Kathy takes the pressure off you and gives you your time back, to do the more important things in your life.
Kathy received her Professional Certificate in Event Management through Ryerson University, her Certified Wedding Coordinator Designation through The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada and is a graduate of the Triangle Concierge Academy.
Kathy is a member is good standing with the following: International Special Events Society, Canadian Special Event Planners and the National Concierge Association, in which she is held to a high standard Code of Ethics.
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Lora Boem
Executive District Manager
Arbonne International
PRO category: Skin Care &
Weight Loss
The Montana Group's Commitment is to supply accurate and timely bookkeeping and related services to clients at a reasonable cost, while ensuring total confidentiality.
Patricia M. Ristich
Owner
Master Judge
Exhale Spa & Salon
PRO Category: Spa
Robert A. Boulerice
Senior Account Executive
Compass Insurance Brokers
PRO Category: Insurance: General P&C Phones:
Toll free:
1-866-203-6365
Cell: 416-998-6698
Business: 905-642-6463 ext 222
Home: 905-727-2171 robert.boulerice@compassinsurance.ca
Robert, married to wife Susan since 1993, has a son and daughter of his own, two stepsons, six granddaughters and one grandson. He has lived in Aurora since his 1980 move from Toronto.
He started in the general insurance industry in 1966, working initially on the company side and then on the brokerage side where he has been for the past 35 years. Robert specializes in business/commercial insurance, as well as personal home and auto lines.
Compass is a division of Flewwelling Insurance Brokers Ltd., with offices in Stouffville, Bolton, Oshawa and Collingwood.
The head office is in Toronto.
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Sheri Andrunyk
Entrepreneur Coach
Master
NLP Practitioner
INSIGHTFUL COMMUNICATIONS
2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee
Spirit of Success Business Awards
Pro
Category: Business & Life Coach
Sheri fundamentally believes that we all possess the knowledge of what's best for our own life and business. Her goal is to be a conduit to bring those insights to the forefront, with wisdom and support, to empower small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Over the past 24 years, 11 of which she spent as a successful franchise owner, Sheri has had extensive formal training and mentoring in business and direct sales, earning her numerous awards for personal achievement and staff development.
As a coach, Sheri guides her clients through many steps of their career, helping to maintain the work/life balance that is best for them; and when ready, helps them take their business to the next level. When assisting clients with marketing projects, Sheri has a unique sense of how best to communicate and express their message, as if they created it themselves! Her extraordinary and obvious passion and expertise in language, communication and relationships, makes her an invaluable source of support in one's professional journey!
You will find her insightful and experience-filled articles on-line and in print, including at EvanCarmichael.com, Wingsandheros.com, and At Face Value Magazine!
Steve Thomas
Sutton Group - Solutions Realty Inc.
Aurora Office 94 Golf Links Drive
PRO Category: Realtor: Residential
P (direct): 905-841-5405
Toll Free 1-800-829-2842
F: 905-841-5793 steve@stevethomas.ca
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Dr. Tara Howard, DC
Chiropractor
Praxis Chiropractic
PRO category: Chiropractor
Yes, there really were three hip and fabulous females who got the entrepreneurial bug and decided traditional gift baskets were in need of a major overhaul. No wrapped sausage or processed cheese for us please!
So they set out on a mission to transform the lowly gift basket into a veritable work of art. They kept the packaging tasteful and clean (i.e. no reindeer cello) and filled it with a plethora of tantalizing delicious treats and simply chic products.
Now, a few years later, there is a team of talented, dynamic, and stylishly discriminating franchisees spread across North America…and they are still growing!
Vanessa is the owner of Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co. – York Region and she is proud to spread a little bit of fabulousness and sophistication to the gift giving world! 2B&B has been in York Region for just over a year and working hard to become a regular household name. Her passion for the concept and the uniqueness of the products drew her towards franchise ownership. She believes it is her mission to spread the joy throughout York Region…one fabulous gift at a time!
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Vince O'Reilly
Vice-President
Lyon & Butler Financial Services
PRO Category: Insurance: Life & Benefits
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