
Teacher's Resource - Best Books of 2008
February 21, 2009
Kickstart was named as one of the Best Books of 2008 by Teacher's Resource Links!
Reader's Digest
February 2, 2009
Book choice Kickstart: Five Successful Canadians tell us how they got started
National Post
September 27, 2008
It is quite remarkable that three self-described nobodies took it upon themselves to harangue and cajole some of the most powerful people in this country -- politicians, star athletes, captains of industry -- into giving them not only their time but a revealing look at their lives.
Word On The Street
September 28, 2008
Alexander Herman, Paul Matthews and Andrew Feindel will be speaking at this years Word On The Street festival.
Merit Scholars Conference
September 20, 2008
Paul Matthews and Andrew Feindel spoke at this years Merit Scholars Conference.
The Gateway
September 8, 2008
Kickstart aims to help graduates cope in the real world
Onmypage.ca
August 29, 2008
This book would be a good recommendation to a student looking for their path or unsure of their own potential to succeed. Of course we are not always sure even when we’re done being students so this book would be a good read for others too, particularly recent graduates.
Top 20 Under 20
September 28, 2008
Alexander Herman, Paul Matthews and Andrew Feindel will be speaking at the Top 20 Under 20 Conference.
Maclean's Writers
August 2008
This blog is written by the authors of “Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started.” The purpose of the book — and blog — is to reflect on early stories of well-known artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, performers and others, in order to learn about beginning a career, overcoming obstacles and taking risks.
Canadian Living
June 2008
The style is causal, well written and interesting. The text is filled with quotation marks imparting almost a personal feeling between reader and subject. Sure to pique reader's interest. Very well done.
Town Crier - Toronto
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
What now? It's the looming question twenty-somethings ask themselves once they've graudated from university or college and are faced with the prospect of entering the real world.
Metro - Toronto
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Since most new graduates experience some form of uncertainty about what to do next in their lives, the authors figured the best way to find out how to achieve success was from Canadians who had already done it. Luckily for the rest of us, most interviewees confirmed that their early years were just as uncertain and restless as one might expect.
Metro - Vancouver
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Three new authors hope their book will answer an illuminating question " how did some of Canada's most famous and successful individuals get to where they are today?"
Here - New Brunswick
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
What are your plans now?" Any recent graduate who gets asked that inevitable question will appreciate the insightful and eclectic interviews gathered in the new book, Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got their Start. Authors Alexander Herman, Paul Matthews and Andrew Feindel, all high school friends, experienced that uncertainty when university is completed and going onto that next step is often un-definable and overwhelming.
News 1130 - Vancouver
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Multimedia westcoaster Richard Dettman interviewed Alexander over the weekend for News 1130, on Vancouver’s famed AM band.
Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
What could be more fascinating than finding out that as a university student, Home Depot Canada president Annette Verschuren earned an award for downing a beer in four seconds?
The Telegram - St. John's Newfoundland
Monday, May 26th, 2008
"We were kind of lost and didn't know what to do," said Herman, 26, who is studying law at McGill University. So they took a year off, wrote hundreds of letters to people they imagined could teach them something, and after getting approval from 70, embarked on a cross-Canada interview tour.
The Vancouver Sun
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Cape Breton Post
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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The Telegraph-Journal - Saint. John, New Brunswick
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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The Province - Vancouver
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Don't quit and never stop learning. Nuggest of advice from Succesful Canucks.
Globe TV - Nova Scotia
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Alexander Herman and Andrew Feindel were featured on the morning show.
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CTV - Nova Scotia
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Alexander Herman was featured on the evening show.
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CBC - Maritimes
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Alexander Herman and Andrew Feindel were featured on the CBC noon show in the Maritimes.
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Globe TV - Vancouver
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Alexander Herman and Andrew Feindel were featured on Globe TV Morning Special.
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The Gazette - Montreal
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Everyone can succeed. Just ask those who have.
The Edmonton Journal
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Voice of experience invaluable as young people launch careers.
CTV - Edmonton
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The following segment of Alexander Herman and Andrew Feindel aired on News at Noon on May 15, 2008. We think she may have been making fun of us by the end of this. How do you like them apples?
Leader-Post - Saskatchewan
Monday, May 12th, 2008
The secrets of success aren't quite so secret anymore. A new book by three young authors explores the early experiences of some of Canada's most successful people, including three of Saskatchewan's homegrown heroes.
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CBC Radio - Saskatchewan
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Alex was a guest on CBC Regina’s afternoon show Blue Sky, between 1:30 and 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7th. The phone-in show took calls from people talking about their own early careers.
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Open Book Toronto
Thursday, May 1, 2008
OpenBook Toronto has selected us as their Writers-in-Residence for the month of May. Open Book is the online locus of Toronto’s literary scene, holding contests and publicizing news about new titles.
The McGill Reporter
Thursday, April 24, 2008
CBC Radio - Montreal
Monday, April 21, 2008
Alex and Paul were guests on CBC Montreal’s Radio Noon, FM 88.5, between 1:00 and 2:00 pm on Monday, April 21. The phone-in show took calls from people talking about their own early careers. Hosted by Anne Lagacé Dowson.
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Globe and Mail - Spring/Summer Collection
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Quill and Quire
Thursday, April 10, 2008
AM 640 - Happy Capitalism
Friday, April 4, 2008
Inside E Online - Kickstart your career by reading Kickstart
Thursday, April 3, 2008
What am I going to do with my life? That’s a question many ask ourselves at one time or another, but mostly when we’re done school and faced with the “real world.” Three bright young men – Alexander Herman, Paul Matthews, and Andrew Feindel – found themselves in this predicament and came up with a solution not only for themselves, but one that would benefit the masses via print with Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started
CityTV - Breakfast Televsion
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Book Launch Party at Casa Loma, Wednesday April 2, 2008 7:00PM
January 24, 2008
The Kickstart team will be celebrating the publication of our book at Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace, Toronto ) on Wednesday April 2, 2008. Friends and well-wishers are welcome to attend.
Metro - Toronto: Trio Kickstart New Book (Page 1 and Page 13)
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Want to learn from the best? Write a book about them. That's what three enterprising lads from Toronto discovered....
Interview with Alex Herman, Paul Matthews and Andrew Feindel
Monday, May 1, 2006