When David Liss moved his family to Toronto 10 years ago to take on the position of artistic director of the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, it was a tiny no-budget gallery in North York. During his tenure at MOCCA, it has grown to be a significant cultural institution in the Toronto art scene.

Kurt Browning is a four-time World Champion, four-time Canadian Champion and inductee into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. He's also now co-host, coach and mentor on the CBC's upcoming second season of Battle of the Blades.

Piers Handling has headed the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival since 1994 and in that time has made the non-competitive event a must attend for the world’s celebrity class.

It takes a certain type of individual to blow a hole in the side of a century old institution and then fill it with a quarter of a billion dollars worth of glass and aluminum. For better or worse, William Thorsell, director and CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum, is that individual.

As a reporter and producer for MTV News, Sharlene Chiu takes viewers with her across the world. This February, Chiu took home the award for Best in Broadcast at the Travel Journalism Awards for her 2009 UK special, MTV Pounds Britain, and just recently returned from a jaunt in France to cover its ever-evolving music scene.

Matthew Teitelbaum is the director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario. With the signature Frank Gehry staircase over his shoulder in the vivid natural light of the AGO’s Walker Court, Teitelbaum was happy to talk about his goals for the museum, life on the road and why he believes Toronto is the envy of the global community.

Tony Cohen, the young yet seasoned entrepreneur, can't help but beam a bright smile as he sits in the slick, modern lobby of the Thompson Toronto on Wellington Street West. After five long years of careful planning and execution along with his partners Freed Developments, the latest venture from the man who helped open Hotel Le Germain in 2003 is just about ready to open its doors.