Seek out mentors.

• Author: Ross, Ian
• Position: News - Learn from Leaders - BJ's & Addison - Brief Article

Ask Lisa Corbiere-Addison her recipe for success and the answer is simple and forthright.

Find something, a career you love and put the hours into making the business prosper.

The member of the M-Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, has been owner of BJ's & Addison, OK Tire-Auto Service and Arctic Cat since the mid-1990s. Together with husband Lindsay Addison, they were the first Arctic Cat dealership on a North American First Nation reserve and have built the business to include tire service for industrial, agricultural, commercial and recreational needs.

In being receptive to advice and new ideas, Corbiere-Addison draws inspiration from prominent local businessmen such as Ron and Charles Sheppard, owners of a local construction company for three decades, for advice on employee relations, staying on top of sales and on how to stay diversified in today's economy by balancing different lines of business.

"I study statistics and numbers all the time, looking at...