Wheaton Family | backstory
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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 […]
Bill Tyler
Toy planes, buttons and automobiles: ripple effects of a life well lived
Charles Flavelle | backstory
Challenge Capturing a thinker’s voice and his questions Some people write their memoir to lock in answers. Charles Flavelle wasn’t one of them. When we sat down with Charles and his wife, Lucile, we had already helped the family complete a legacy book for Purdys Chocolatier, the company Charles had led for more than four […]
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 […]
Charles Flavelle
From chocolate to questions of legacy: one founder’s second chapter
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 […]
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 […]