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BIC – RGO Creating Spaces of the Future

“Everything is changing and we have to find a way to adapt, stay strong and stay viable and relevant. That is top of mind for me all the time – how to keep the business really current and attract the best talent.”

BIC – Three Generations Strong

Fifty-five years ago, Ross Glen, founder and chairman of RGO, set out to make a living selling office furniture in Calgary. It was 1966 and the young city was full of promise; oil companies were setting up shop in droves, the population was growing rapidly and Calgary’s modest downtown – three years from gaining the Husky (Calgary) Tower – was on its way to becoming the forest of skyscrapers that it is today.  

2021 – The Constructor

“I’m very passionate about leaving things better than I found them – doing a better job preparing those who are coming up behind us to help them skill up and teach them what we know.  I have a lot of young people around me at work and I love watching them grow. I’m teaching them, but they’re teaching me a lot too.”