Editor’s Spotlight The Summer Music Festival season is just around the corner. In what has become an extremely competitive and growing market, organizers battle each year for superstars and up-and-coming artists to headline and perform along with your hard-earned money at music festivals across North America. We have done the research, on the artists, venues, and reviews, analyzed the data and put together our Big Venue Music Festival Bucket List for the Summer of 2023. Jaz Décor might not have anything to do with music or performing in front of thousands of fans but for company owner, Jasmine Patterson, that doesn’t mean that her talents and skills don’t take center stage and spotlights her passion for interior design and creating bold and beautiful spaces for her clients. Speaking of spaces, our Canada’s Ocean Playground journey crosses the Canso Causeway into Cape Breton Island spotlighting the Cabot Trail roadway as we explore and discover the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Bras d’Or Lake, and the many local communities along the island’s rugged coastline and waterways before making our way back to the mainland to the Eastern Shore with its own historically themed attractions, authentic fishing communities, and its amazing beaches. With any journey, it’s not about where you start, but where you finish that counts. Owner of Wild Orchid Farm, Ashley Armsworthy’s entrepreneurial and personal journey, could not be more relevant to that statement. Ashley explains how if you follow your passion and have a solid plan your path will take you where you should be, doing what you love. With a busy tourist season just around the corner, many businesses, commu- nities, and events get ready to open their doors and gates. We share our must-attend Maritime small venue music festivals for those looking for smaller crowds when coming to enjoy some Maritime hospitality and lifestyle and some of the best Seafood, Scenery, Sociables, and Sounds the East Coast has to offer. Maritime hospitality and making memorable experiences for customers is what the Murphy Hospitality Group & Whitecap Entertainment has been built on since 1980. Ben Murphy, CEO of Murphy Hospitality Group & Whitecap Entertainment gets ‘in the spotlight’ to talk about Whitecap Entertainment’s inaugural Sommo Festival and how they’re building off the success of the Cavendish Beach Music Festival and what festivalgoers can expect from their newest offering. As always, my team and I want to thank everyone that made this issue possible, and we look forward to sharing more stories about growing industries, suc- cessful businesses, and brands, while spotlighting the people behind and in front of making it all happen. Lee Ann Atwater Editor
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VOL 23 ISSUE 2 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • VOL 23 ISSUE 2
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