Vladimir Pavlicik is the epitome of building your career around your passion. As associate director at the Department of Recreation and Athletics at Concordia University and manager of the university fitness centre, Le Gym, “Vlad,” as most call him, traces the origin of his involvement in fitness to his youth: “I’ve been in sports since I was four years old, whether it was as a gymnast, soccer player or varsity coach. It’s been a lifelong passion, sports and fitness.”