JC Rathwell's Business Experience

Homefinders

As Founder and CEO of Canadian Homefinders, JC opened his first business in 1992 for $2,800 in Red Deer Alberta and recorded $32,000.00 in gross sales for the first year. Over the next 10 years he expanded new offices covering over 40 cities across Canada and the Franchise has recorded gross earnings of $1.1 Million Dollars in one year. Homefinders has helped over 18,000 people a year find a place to live cross Canada and is now the Largest Rental Information Franchise in North America. Their long-term goal is to have a Registration Access Point providing their services in every major city across Canada within the next 5 years.

Daisy Productions Society

A registered non-profit Society in BC, the Daisy Productions Society was named after JC's female Basset hound, Daisy, who passed away at the age of 3 due to liver failure.

As President, JC built this non-profit Society to help raise money for other groups in Kelowna. In 2003, JC volunteered over 200 hours in the community to help raise money for the Kelowna SPCA and Canadian Red Cross. One special fundraiser that this society had the honour of being involved in was one which helped raise over $4,000 for quadriplegic Kurt Gutche, to renovate his home and make it wheel chair accessible.

Under the umbrella of the Daisy Productions Society, JC volunteered his time and was instrumental in Filming, Directing, Producing, and Marketing the Kelowna Fire Storm Video which was the first Fire Storm Video to be released to the public. All money raised went to aid the victims.

During the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire Storm Evacuation, JC took in two families who were evacuated along with 30,000 other people.

Acting as President of Daisy Productions Society, he personally dropped off a cheque to the Canadian Red Cross to help with the Tsunami Relief project.

Executive Houseboat Charters 2005