Turning 50 next month was a big enough milestone to motivate Jill Bonk and Jennifer Miller to double-down on a goal they’d set for themselves long ago: to launch a brand new home furnishing and lighting showroom in Ottawa.
The brokerage they founded in 2014 as 50-50 partners, Koble Commercial Real Estate, was officially dissolved last week. It marked the end of a business arrangement between the two that stretched back nearly two decades.
While Prehogan wasn’t looking to be in the spotlight, he recognized a greater purpose in serving as 2022 honouree: focusing on a disease that’s becoming more common and yet still has no cure.