Alyssa first fell in love with the wedding module in her floristry courses . She started creating pieces for weddings while still in floristry school . She gets her inspiration from the beautiful province of British Columbia and loves to work with locally grown greenery in her pieces .
She is a certified and published florist . AJR Designs has been featured online by Wedluxe , Wedding Bells Magazine , Gay Weddings Magazine , and more . Alyssa can do anything from modern pieces to classic traditional pieces . In addition to weddings trend events , AJR Designs also has flower bouquets in local grocery stores . Alyssa is part of Peaks and Vows where they do helicopter / adventure weddings and elopements . Peaks and Vows newest addition is hot air balloon adventures .
CANADIAN HOME TRENDS If you could have lunch with any one person in the world , who would you pick and why ?
ALYSSA RYAN Bethany Frankel ! As she is an amazing entrepreneur and does incredible things for the world .
CHT If you could go back 20 years , what advice would you give your younger self ?
AR Believe in yourself and trust that God has a plan for you .
CHT Name one thing on your bucket list .
AR Go to Holland and visit all of the tulip / flower fields and farms .
CHT What is your favorite room in your house ? AR My floral studio !
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Arash chose the mortgage industry because he has a passion for meeting different people , hearing their stories , and helping them with all their home financing needs . He is inspired by his big dreams and goals , which consist of getting to a level of success where he can genuinely help those in need . Arash received the highest achievement at TD Bank 3 times , which means he hit all his goals while getting over 30 - 10 / 10 reviews by clients . He reached Advisor of the Month 5 times , Advisor of the Year 4 times , and earned the highest sales in the region for 3 years .
Arash started his business in September of 2014 . He strives to always be genuine and transparent , while having the clients ’ best interest at heart . Each separate file has its own unique challenges and no two are the same . He loves getting to meet new people with different stories on a daily basis and help them achieve one of the biggest purchases they will ever make . He loves to be a business owner and leading a team that is ever growing .
CANADIAN HOME TRENDS If you could have lunch with any one person in the world , who would you pick and why ?
ARASH ABDOLLAHI I would pick my grandfather who passed away . He was very well respected in my family and a lot of the things I aspire to do are what he had accomplished . This helps me understand him more as I only remember spending a few years with him when I was a kid , before having to leave my country .
CHT If you could go back 20 years , what advice would you give your younger self ?
AA I would tell myself to start learning music production , save 25 % of all income , and to read at least 1 book each month .
CHT Name one thing on your bucket list . AA Traveling to space . CHT What is your favorite room in your house ?
AA My music studio and office . - Bankers To Brokers , www . bankerstobrokers . ca
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