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John E. Gumbley is the creative mind behind some of Montreal’s most iconic and long lasting entertainment brands. A recognized and well-respected businessman, philanthropist, world traveller and dedicated family man, John has helped shape the nightlife, music, entertainment and hospitality industries of Montreal for many years. With food and beverage brands like the 1920’s prohibition inspired Bord’Elle, as well as the continued popularity of  Muzique, John has founded Jegantic with an eye towards record setting growth. Multiple major products are now under development, including a fusion Thai and Hawaiian restaurant/tikki bar and a 5 star Hotel encompassing his newest vision of a world class immersive supper club.  His dedication to detail and determination to fuse dreamlike scenarios with authentic flavour and style make each one of his creations a distinct entity of its own. This Montreal native is a true trailblazer, not only living up to, but continuously raising international standards as well as the reputation this city has of producing highly creative, trend setting and unique dining and nightlife experiences.

John E. Gumbley is the creative mind behind some of Montreal’s most iconic and long lasting entertainment brands. A recognized and well-respected businessman, philanthropist, world traveller and dedicated family man, John has helped shape the nightlife, music, entertainment and hospitality industries of Montreal for many years. With food and beverage brands like the 1920’s prohibition inspired Bord’Elle, as well as the continued popularity of  Muzique, John has founded Jegantic with an eye towards record setting growth. Multiple major products are now under development, including a fusion Thai and Hawaiian restaurant/tikki bar and a 5 star Hotel encompassing his newest vision of a world class immersive supper club.  His dedication to detail and determination to fuse dreamlike scenarios with authentic flavour and style make each one of his creations a distinct entity of its own. This Montreal native is a true trailblazer, not only living up to, but continuously raising international standards as well as the reputation this city has of producing highly creative, trend setting and unique dining and nightlife experiences.

Kaje is a Finance graduate from the John Molson School of Business. During his studies, Kaje discovered his passion for event planning, and since then, has organized large scale events for Concordia and McGill at some of the most successful venues including Muzique Montreal, Beach Club and Moomba, as well as various events in Mexico for Grupo Mandala. It was at Ivy that his skillset was discovered by Jason Tull.

Kaje was selling out the venue on Saturday nights with a unique idea; he would arrange for school buses to safely pick up and drop off groups of students from the West Island, an untapped market at the time. He was introduced to John, who immediately noticed his work ethic and drive, which led him into Muzique to further develop their Friday night business. Since that day, he has remained a close study by John’s side, and in 2016 became a partner in all Jegantic venues and events.

In addition to dealing with University associations for the organization of medium to large scale events, and the mobilization of in house promotional teams, Kaje also overlooks the companies financials. 

Kaje is a Finance graduate from the John Molson School of Business. During his studies, Kaje discovered his passion for event planning, and since then, has organized large scale events for Concordia and McGill at some of the most successful venues including Muzique Montreal, Beach Club and Moomba, as well as various events in Mexico for Grupo Mandala. It was at Ivy that his skillset was discovered by Jason Tull.

Kaje was selling out the venue on Saturday nights with a unique idea; he would arrange for school buses to safely pick up and drop off groups of students from the West Island, an untapped market at the time. He was introduced to John, who immediately noticed his work ethic and drive, which led him into Muzique to further develop their Friday night business. Since that day, he has remained a close study by John’s side, and in 2016 became a partner in all Jegantic venues and events.

In addition to dealing with University associations for the organization of medium to large scale events, and the mobilization of in house promotional teams, Kaje also overlooks the companies financials. 

Mr. Tull is a true student of the game. Jason has humbly worked his way from a busboy and hand to hand “flyer guy” to the head of marketing at notable venues such as Orchid and Muzique, to where he is today. His first real promotional job was at John’s first nightclub, Orchid, in 2004. This summer he is busy lending his creative energies to one of our upcoming projects, The Farsides, a unique fusion of Hawaiian and Thai cuisine, we’ve cheekily termed Thaiwaiian set to a classic Hip Hop style. Jason has an eye for detail and ability to capitalize on upcoming trends in marketing and social media. He is also a talented writer who attended the exclusive Creative Writing program at Concordia, hence a large part of our literature is a product of his efforts. In terms of vision, to this point, he is the only person other than John that ever touches any creative or visual content for the brands and he hopes to be able to continue to excite and inspire others with his ideas going forward.

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Most memorable nightlife experience
Up close and personal performance by Prince at Muzique

Best party you’ve been involved in throwing
Rihanna at Orchid 6 year anniversary

Favourite saying or quote
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

Mr. Tull is a true student of the game. Jason has humbly worked his way from a busboy and hand to hand “flyer guy” to the head of marketing at notable venues such as Orchid and Muzique, to where he is today. His first real promotional job was at John’s first nightclub, Orchid, in 2004. This summer he is busy lending his creative energies to one of our upcoming projects, The Farsides, a unique fusion of Hawaiian and Thai cuisine, we’ve cheekily termed Thaiwaiian set to a classic Hip Hop style. Jason has an eye for detail and ability to capitalize on upcoming trends in marketing and social media. He is also a talented writer who attended the exclusive Creative Writing program at Concordia, hence a large part of our literature is a product of his efforts. In terms of vision, to this point, he is the only person other than John that ever touches any creative or visual content for the brands and he hopes to be able to continue to excite and inspire others with his ideas going forward.

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Most memorable nightlife experience
Up close and personal performance by Prince at Muzique

Best party you’ve been involved in throwing
Rihanna at Orchid 6 year anniversary

Favourite saying or quote
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

The saying behind every great man lies a great woman was never more true in her case.  As the wife of our founder, this is where the core foundation of our company begins. Family and values. Jegantic would not have come to be without her immense commitment and dedicated contributions and support throughout the years.

A Sociology and Women’s studies graduate of McGill University, Shawna has been a foundational pillar in the development of Muzique and a core contributor to the brand across all platforms as well.

Her current role as Director of Social Media and Co-director of Concierge Services at Bord’Elle makes it so that very little of our client relations and branding occurs without passing through her hands. 

As a trusted member of the team and our first shareholder we look towards the future knowing the roots are strong.

Years of experience in food and beverage
12

Most memorable event thrown
Final Fantasy New Years Eve 2018

Favourite saying or quote
“If you want something done right, do it yourself”

Spirit Animal
Unicorn

The saying behind every great man lies a great woman was never more true in her case.  As the wife of our founder, this is where the core foundation of our company begins. Family and values. Jegantic would not have come to be without her immense commitment and dedicated contributions and support throughout the years.

A Sociology and Women’s studies graduate of McGill University, Shawna has been a foundational pillar in the development of Muzique and a core contributor to the brand across all platforms as well.

Her current role as Director of Social Media and Co-director of Concierge Services at Bord’Elle makes it so that very little of our client relations and branding occurs without passing through her hands. 

As a trusted member of the team and our first shareholder we look towards the future knowing the roots are strong.

Years of experience in food and beverage
12

Most memorable event thrown
Final Fantasy New Years Eve 2018

Favourite saying or quote
“If you want something done right, do it yourself”

Spirit Animal
Unicorn

Mike Deleon is the quintessential Jack of all trades. A self taught graphic designer, videographer, DJ, photographer and problem solver, he does many things, and more impressively, he does them well.

He was introduced to the nightlife scene in his mid teens as a street promoter/flier guy and worked his way up to promoting his own nights with a few friends by the time he was 18. He was an important force in the early days of both Jet and Orchid which were notable as the first all around Hip Hop and R&B nightclubs in the city.  Not content with simply being a promoter, Mike went on to become a DJ and designer and has played and created content for the majority of Montreal’s best venues.

Today he is the lead designer/photographer/videographer for John and all Jegantic brands. As the company grows so do his responsibilities and more recently he has worked hard on scouting, developing and managing new talent. In the last 8 years virtually every video, logo, visual or piece of creative work churned out for Jegantic properties is either his direct doing or at the very least overseen by him.

He is extremely proud to be able to earn a living, doing what he loves to do.

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Most memorable nightlife experience
Drake at Muzique

Favourite saying or quote
“You gonna finish eating that?”

Mike Deleon is the quintessential Jack of all trades. A self taught graphic designer, videographer, DJ, photographer and problem solver, he does many things, and more impressively, he does them well.

He was introduced to the nightlife scene in his mid teens as a street promoter/flier guy and worked his way up to promoting his own nights with a few friends by the time he was 18. He was an important force in the early days of both Jet and Orchid which were notable as the first all around Hip Hop and R&B nightclubs in the city.  Not content with simply being a promoter, Mike went on to become a DJ and designer and has played and created content for the majority of Montreal’s best venues.

Today he is the lead designer/photographer/videographer for John and all Jegantic brands. As the company grows so do his responsibilities and more recently he has worked hard on scouting, developing and managing new talent. In the last 8 years virtually every video, logo, visual or piece of creative work churned out for Jegantic properties is either his direct doing or at the very least overseen by him.

He is extremely proud to be able to earn a living, doing what he loves to do.

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Most memorable nightlife experience
Drake at Muzique

Favourite saying or quote
“You gonna finish eating that?”

Lisa graduated from UQAM-ITHQ with a Bachelors in Business Management (Expertise Hotellerie and Restaurant), as well as a Public Relations certificate from McGill, and in both cases she made the Dean’s Honour List. Combining her academic achievements with her lifelong experience in the world of food and beverage, she has a strong understanding of both front and back of house operations.    After working at every conceivable position in restaurants and bars during her studies, she completed her schooling and joined Jegantic as an intern in 2017 helping develop manuals, guidelines and administrative techniques, quickly proving herself a valuable asset to the team. Today, she works as our executive assistant / project manager and is heavily involved in many aspects of the companies development. 

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Best Party you’ve been involved in throwing
One Magic Moment events, a non profit created by JEGantic, guided by a vision to help develop and support the youth that need it the most.

Most memorable nightlife experience
Prince at Muzique

Favourite saying or quote
‘’A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there’’.

Lisa graduated from UQAM-ITHQ with a Bachelors in Business Management (Expertise Hotellerie and Restaurant), as well as a Public Relations certificate from McGill, and in both cases she made the Dean’s Honour List. Combining her academic achievements with her lifelong experience in the world of food and beverage, she has a strong understanding of both front and back of house operations.    After working at every conceivable position in restaurants and bars during her studies, she completed her schooling and joined Jegantic as an intern in 2017 helping develop manuals, guidelines and administrative techniques, quickly proving herself a valuable asset to the team. Today, she works as our executive assistant / project manager and is heavily involved in many aspects of the companies development. 

Years of experience in food and beverage
16

Best Party you’ve been involved in throwing
One Magic Moment events, a non profit created by JEGantic, guided by a vision to help develop and support the youth that need it the most.

Most memorable nightlife experience
Prince at Muzique

Favourite saying or quote
‘’A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there’’.

Navid immigrated to Montreal in the early 90’s from Tehran, Iran to pursue studies in child care which eventually morphed into Management Information Systems at Concordia University. During his studies he took on part time work as a host at the legendary Jello Bar. During this time it became abundantly clear that he possessed unrivalled people skills and he quickly became the face of the live music and cocktail scene in Montreal by the end of the 90’s. After a brief venture as co-owner of a jazzy lounge named Bebops, he returned home to Jello Bar in the year 2001, this time as the owner.

For the next few years he continued to hone and develop his ability and deep understanding of customer service. Today he has been a contributing force to Jegantic, even before the name and concept existed. He has been an essential part in the launches and success of Orchid, Muzique and his current home, Bord’Elle. Today he is the client relations director at Bord’Elle as well as a key contributor to the entire Jegantic brand.

Years of experience in food and beverage
23

Most memorable event thrown
The whole nine yards wrap party @ Jello bar featuring a performance by Bruce Willis

Favourite saying or quote
“Life is good when you know where to go”

Navid immigrated to Montreal in the early 90’s from Tehran, Iran to pursue studies in child care which eventually morphed into Management Information Systems at Concordia University. During his studies he took on part time work as a host at the legendary Jello Bar. During this time it became abundantly clear that he possessed unrivalled people skills and he quickly became the face of the live music and cocktail scene in Montreal by the end of the 90’s. After a brief venture as co-owner of a jazzy lounge named Bebops, he returned home to Jello Bar in the year 2001, this time as the owner.

For the next few years he continued to hone and develop his ability and deep understanding of customer service. Today he has been a contributing force to Jegantic, even before the name and concept existed. He has been an essential part in the launches and success of Orchid, Muzique and his current home, Bord’Elle. Today he is the client relations director at Bord’Elle as well as a key contributor to the entire Jegantic brand.

Years of experience in food and beverage
23

Most memorable event thrown
The whole nine yards wrap party @ Jello bar featuring a performance by Bruce Willis

Favourite saying or quote
“Life is good when you know where to go”

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Chris was basically brought up in the Jegantic system. His early years in hospitality were spent planning events in Cegep alongside his best friend Kaje. 

He has promoted for Ivy and Muzique, only to name a few. He’s planned frosh parties across the city and even took part in co-ordinating lifestyle tours for Canadian students in various parts of Mexico. 

Currently Chris is one half of the management team that runs Bord’Elle on a nightly basis. This is no easy task considering Bord’Elle is a multi tiered venue, operating as a lounge, restaurant and bottle service oriented nightclub all in one. Chris has proven up to the task and continues to be a key factor in the brands success. He is committed to service and he strives to ensure that all clients walk away with the best experience possible, at all times.

Years of experience
10

Best Nightlife experience
BPM festival in Playa Del Carmen

Chris was basically brought up in the Jegantic system. His early years in hospitality were spent planning events in Cegep alongside his best friend Kaje. 

He has promoted for Ivy and Muzique, only to name a few. He’s planned frosh parties across the city and even took part in co-ordinating lifestyle tours for Canadian students in various parts of Mexico. 

Currently Chris is one half of the management team that runs Bord’Elle on a nightly basis. This is no easy task considering Bord’Elle is a multi tiered venue, operating as a lounge, restaurant and bottle service oriented nightclub all in one. Chris has proven up to the task and continues to be a key factor in the brands success. He is committed to service and he strives to ensure that all clients walk away with the best experience possible, at all times.

Years of experience
10

Best Nightlife experience
BPM festival in Playa Del Carmen

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