Name: Maxine Waters

Passion: Fashion, Family and Music.

9 to 5: Riant or at a buying meeting.

Shameless plug: come down to Riant Boutique at 35 Bathurst to build your wardrobe and get those fabulous pieces that you want for work, play or fun and all the little bits in between.

Favourite heel: Glittered pump by Louboutin. I feel like Dorothy when I wear them.

Home is… where you feel most at peace and for me, that is where my family and closest friends are.

I overcome a ¨broken heel¨by… leaning on my friends and family and just reminding myself that one day (although it’s hard to image at the time) I will begin to feel like myself again.

I confess I am… a worrier and a foodie, not usually at the same time.

If I had one wish… I’d wish for a 100 more. There are too many heartbreaking realities in our world right now to limit myself to one wish!

Beauty is… not everything!!

I absolutely love… to love. My family, my friends, my animals and my passions are what get me out of bed in the morning.

My role model is… In business – my grandfather Allan Waters. He built an empire based on a few simple beliefs. “It’s not that complicated” “Have fun” and “Treat the people who work for you and that you do business with the way you would want to be treated”. I consider all of those to be words to live by. My parents act as role models every other day of my life because they are the kind of people I aspire to be. Mistakes and all, I admire the way they always rise to the challenge and remind me to stay true to my “gut” while I’m moving through life.

I want to be remembered for… being a good person with integrity and a good sense of humor!

You make a difference by… paying it forward

Last words… these questions were harder than I expected but you gotta love some good old fashioned food for thought.