by Kris Thorkelson | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog
One of my favorite parts about helping lead My Place Realty is having the opportunity to work with such talented people. Seeing my team members serve their communities while striving towards our four core values of respect, accountability, forward thinking, and being...
by Kris Thorkelson | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog
When I expanded into real estate, I carried with me valuable lessons I learned in the pharmaceutical business. Key among them is the absolute importance of providing excellent service. Service is about treating your customers like you’d treat your family. It...
by Kris Thorkelson | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog
Every entrepreneur—actually every human I know—is afraid of failure at some point or in certain situations. Any time we step out of our comfort zones, we face fear head on. For business people in particular, our identities can become so enmeshed with our professions...
by Kris Thorkelson | Jan 19, 2019 | Blog
Learning how to run a successful business has been one of the biggest challenges of my life. I’ve gone from owning a chain of pharmacies in Winnipeg to running an online pharmacy, which acquired brand name and generic drugs from around the world and sold them at...
by Kris Thorkelson | Oct 30, 2018 | Blog
If you want to be an entrepreneur and a leader in your community, it’s important to develop some key habits. I started my own pharmacy business when I was still in school and developed a vision of what I wanted out of life. Just imagine that you have no limitations,...
by Kris Thorkelson | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog
Large cities like Winnipeg are made up of smaller boroughs that are communities in themselves, and their long-time residents define themselves by where they live. Heritage buildings are like that, too. They are a monument to a neighbourhood’s local history and...
