Love in the making: GBP alumni build sweet careers and sparkling futures together

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At George Brown Polytechnic, love often grows in places where creativity thrives. This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating alumni who prove that when passion meets partnership, extraordinary things happen.

From the kitchen to the showcase, these grads are crafting lives filled with purpose—one pastry, one piece of jewellery, one shared dream at a time. Our featured stories spotlight a pastry chef whose artistry delights communities and a jewellery design couple whose brilliance shines far beyond the studio. They’re building careers they love with the people they love—showing us that when you grow together, your impact grows too.

Hubert and Vivian Bao

Meet Hubert and Vivian Bao, two Jewellery Arts alumni who turned collaboration, creativity, and love into a thriving studio and a shared future.

Read about Hubert and Vivian

 

 

Zhaofeng Huang in a heart shaped cutout against a gradient background

Meet George Brown alum Zhaofeng Huang, who is blending tradition, innovation, and community while crafting bold, culture-infused pastries at Tangssant Viennoiserie.

Read about Zhaofeng

Land Acknowledgement

Land Acknowledgement

George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.