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Marta Tryshak

Marta has been a member at Ukrainian Credit Union since childhood. "From Fat Cat, through JumpStart and now Campus Classic Ukrainian Credit Union has been with me every step of the way!" says Marta.

She has had a flair for entrepreneurship since an early age when she used to put earnings from her lemonade stand into her Youth Unlimited account at Ukrainian Credit Union. "It's the bank I trust," she says.

Well, Marta did not stop at running a lemonade stand. Now she is a rising force in the fashion blogging world. If you haven't run across her blog withlovegabrielle.com yet, we recommend a visit now.

The Story of withlovegabrielle.com: “Where Fabulous Meets Everyday”

Named after the alluring Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, withlovegabrielle.com was created by Marta Tryshak in June 2008. Marta—a 23 year old, who was born in Ukraine and raised in Toronto—lives by Chanel’s words of wisdom, “women should be two things: fabulous and classy.” A University of Toronto graduate with a specialist in art history and architecture, whose love for aesthetically pleasing things extends beyond the profession. With Love… found its beginning as a creative outlet of a student and grew into a sensation thanks to devoted fans.

When Marta is not looking for the next fabulous idea to share with her beloved readers, she is actively engaged in Canadian social media and fashion community. As a young entrepreneur, she turned her passion into a business that has partnered with the likes of Coty Canada, Calvin Klein, Smirnoff Canada and Kenneth Cole to name a few. As a regular attendee at Toronto Fashion Week as a guest of a designer, Marta is known for her support of local talent. She was also a participating member of the largely popular South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. Looking to expand her horizons abroad, she is using social media to take her readers on an ever evolving story of fashion, style, food and travel. Withlovegabrielle.com is an ongoing story of a girl in search of fabulous in the simplest things of everyday life!

This Saturday (September 17) at the Ukrainian Festival on Bloor Street, Marta will be helping Ukrainian Credit Union launch a great promotion where one lucky member will get the opportunity to win a $1,000 shopping spree with their own personal shopper—Marta Tryshak—along to offer fashion advice. You can read more by clicking UCU Mastercard® promotion. Come visit our booth on Saturday between 12:30 and 2:30pm if you'd like to meet Marta in person.