User:VictoriaRonco/George Affleck (entrepreneur)

George Affleck (born October 15, 1964) is a Canadian-born executive who was an on-air host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before launching Curve Communications, a Vancouver-based public relations, marketing and communications agency that is ranked in the top 10 by BIV (Business In Vancouver Magazine). He formed Curve Communications with partners Laura Ballance and Duane Lennie, though is now the acting CEO

Personal life
Affleck was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and has 3 sisters He attended Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia studying business before dropping out to work at Vancouver's Expo '86. He worked on a co-op in Israel's Negev Desert, took bets at a bookmaker's shop in England and bar-tended before returning to Vancouver to study English Literature at Langara College. He completed a course in journalism at Langara College and subsequently landed a job with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

He has 3 children and currently lives with his domestic partner in downtown Vancouver

Radio Host
(1991-1998) Affleck's career in Broadcast Journalism included a regular guest hosting spot on CBC's "Saturday Show" and "Sunday Show", later renamed "North-by-Northwest". He was a regular contributor to "Definitely Not the Opera" and a Writer/Broadcaster on the Early Edition, BC Almanac and The Afternoon Show.

Affleck was also a Documentary Producer for Radiosonic. He was a Freelance Feature Reporter for CBC TV News and a Producer for News and Current Affairs (CBC Radio in Vancouver). Affleck was also a Music Story Producer on Realtime.

Curve Communications
(2000-present) Launched with two colleagues (Laura Ballance and Duane Lennie), Curve Communications was launched after Affleck was given an assignment from the BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association to assemble a historical anthology of its member newspapers. Following the success of the anthology (published in 1999), Curve Communications began taking additional clients (among them: Pacific National Exhibition and the Cloverdale Rodeo).

Over the next several years the business expanded until Lennie left the business leaving Affleck and Ballance as sole partners. In September of 2008, Affleck and Ballance dissolved their partnership with Affleck keeping Curve and taking on the position of Chief Executive Officer. At this time (September 1, 2008) Curve Communications was ranked as the 63rd fastest growing company in British Columbia by XXX.