Caroline Phillips

Caroline Phillips is the journalist, writer and social correspondent behind OBJsocial.

Wife of former Sens player Radek Bonk teams up with local designer to open luxury furniture store in Stittsville

Ottawa

Turning 50 next month was a big enough milestone to motivate Jill Bonk and Jennifer Miller to double-down on a goal they’d set for themselves

From left, MPP Lucille Collard with guest speakers Carole Myre, Helen Hirsh Spence and Danielle Drever at an International Women's Month reception she hosted at Jackson Café, at the Ottawa Art Gallery on Friday, March 29, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Who says March goes out like a lamb? Not during International Women’s Month

For many, International Women’s Day can feel like a bit of a whirlwind due to the many celebrations that take place in and around the

From left, Stéphane Brutus, dean of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, joined by keynote speaker and Windmill Development Group founder and CEO Jonathan Westeinde, Carolina Rodriguez, president of Telfer's student-run Entrepreneurs' Club, and Telfer alumnus and Invest Ottawa executive Nick Quain. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Windmill CEO Jonathan Westeinde inspires business students with message of optimism

With every challenge comes opportunity, and climate change is no different, Windmill Development Group founder and CEO Jonathan Westeinde said during a resoundingly positive keynote

Dan Greenberg on stage with Shannon Gorman at the Visionaries Breakfast 2024 for Queensway Carleton Hospital, held Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Queensway Carleton Hospital honours late Irving Greenberg, Shirley Greenberg at Visionaries Breakfast

Irving Greenberg and Shirley Greenberg are names many Ottawa residents may recognize for their appearance on local buildings and institutions, but the true depth of

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and his wife Emma on stage during the CIBC Senators Black, Red & Gold Gala with kids from BGC Ottawa. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Ottawa Senators stage major comeback with return of Sens Gala

On the same ice surface where the Ottawa Senators beat the Edmonton Oilers the night before, a sold-out crowd of business leaders gathered on Monday

‘Keep riding it through’: CEO of the Year Mike McGahan on how grit plays a role in overcoming challenges

The next generation of business professionals and entrepreneurs heard from by real estate executive Mike McGahan at a breakfast hosted Thursday by the University of

From left, Keystone Awards founder Dean French, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Canadian automotive legend Frank Stronach and Fraser Sutherland, head of The Sutherland Investment Group at CIBC Wood Gundy, at the inaugural Keystone Awards for Job Creation. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Keystone Awards salutes companies for creation of jobs, jobs, jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach was in town last night to help launch the Keystone Awards for Job Creation recognizing dozens of private company employers

Cassandra Auguste-René Black Business Expo

Meet the women behind Ottawa’s 3rd Black Business Expo

Ottawa

Next month, the Shaw Centre will serve as host venue for Ottawa’s 3rd Black Business Expo, providing an opportunity for the public to explore new

Head coach of Ottawa’s new women’s pro hockey team featured at IWD Breakfast

The head coach of the women’s pro hockey Ottawa team proved to be not only engaging and effervescent but also funny, warm and gracious —

From left, Jennifer Cross, business development manager for MARANT Construction, and Kristen Buter, vice president of property management at Mastercraft Starwood, welcomed a sold-out crowd to City BuildHERS, held at the National Arts Centre's O'Born Room on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

City BuildHERS reveals ‘what’s possible’ for women in construction, design, real estate

City BuildHERS was back in action last night, looking as chic, confident and empowered as ever. The all-women event hit full capacity, attracting some 170