A Cultured stroll with Tieja MacLaughlin

I first met Tieja MacLaughin, a Toronto-based entrepreneur, in the summer of 2015 and have since then always admired her ability to sell herself as a brand. Founding TIEJA INC. in 2017 she has already bolstered an impressive list of clients ranging from Tic Tac and Kinder Canada to Carls Jr Canada and FERRERO ROCHER.

Earlier this year, I’ve had the chance of working with Tieja on a few projects and I’ve been fortunate to witness the metamorphosis of an amazingly talented women with an incredible expertise in communication and marketing. Initially contacting me for my photography services to promote a side-hustle she’s been working on, I had the chance to catch up with her at one of her favourite Toronto locales, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).

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Mark Wilson: Grace in the face of an HIV epidemic.

A few moments after entering Boutique bar, my go-to martini lounge in the heart of Toronto’s gay village, I was instantaneously captivated by a man whose beard of white complimented a thick set of dark eyebrows that every man over the age of 60 would be envious of. I soon began to realize that his distinguished look harmonized well with a humble persona that could be spotted a mile away – or at least a few feet away, in a dimly lit room full of bona fide regulars.

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