Robert H. Lee
One real estate entrepreneur’s story of vision, risk, and remembrance
Robert H. Lee | backstory
Challenge Capture the life of a father and a builder When the Lee family reached out to Echo, their goal was deeply personal. Robert (Bob) H. Lee had lived a remarkable life. He had risen from modest beginnings to become one of Vancouver’s most respected entrepreneurs and civic leaders. He was known for his real […]
Don McLeod | backstory
Challenge A quiet legacy, told gently Don McLeod had never intended to write a memoir. He didn’t seek the spotlight. He didn’t need a platform. What he had was a lifetime of stories — mines built, challenges met, values lived — and a family who felt it was time those stories were preserved. His children […]
Don McLeod
A mining legend talks to his great-great-great grandchildren
BC Bearing Engineers | backstory
Challenge Honour a matriarch who led without apology In the 1950s, industrial bearings were a man’s world. That didn’t stop Wendy McDonald after her husband died. Raising four small children, she managed to grow a small Vancouver machine shop into a profitable company with 60 locations worldwide. So when she retired, those around her didn’t […]
BC Bearing Engineers
This mechanical pioneer’s life wasn’t typical, and neither was her book
Keith Beedie | backstory
Challenge Capture a builder’s life before the blueprint faded In 2010, Ryan Beedie called Echo. His father, Keith, was 84 and had been the heart and soul of Beedie—the real estate firm he founded in 1954—for more than 50 years. Now Ryan was stepping into the role of President. He wanted to get the family legacy […]
Keith Beedie
An iconic builder’s legacy written in concrete and kindness
René Fluri
How a fourth-generation pastry chef set sail and built a bakery empire
René Fluri | backstory
Challenge Capture a life of relentless drive René Fluri had spent his entire life working, and he was ready for the good life of retirement. But after decades of building a career that touched countless customers, suppliers, and family members, he felt he had one last big project to complete. He had crossed oceans. Built […]