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Allen R. Wazny
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This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Ethena’s “Synthetic dollar” (CoinTelegraph, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4td46j8f
What is Blast? Blur’s Native Yield L2 and Token Airdrop Explained (DappRadar, 28 February 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/3ducb7j7
Bitcoin Mining Ban Proposed in Paraguay Over Power Problems (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4vkfpmyp
Solana Price Falls Amid Network Congestion as Wormhole Plunges After Airdrop (Decrypt, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4fyj2mtz
Bitcoin Price Returns to $69,000 Ahead of 4/20 Halving (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/2fsns5hd
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Crypto-related funding announcements
1kx, a blockchain fund focused on consumer crypto applications raised a $75 million fund that counts Andreessen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon as investors, along with Galaxy Digital and anchor tenant Accolade Partners.
Website: https://1kx.network/
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Midas, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a asset tokenization protocol, raised $8M in funding led by Framework Ventures, BlockTower and HV Capital, with participation from Cathay Ledger, 6th Man Ventures, Hack VC, GSR, Lattice Capital, Phaedrus, Theia Blockchain, Pareto, Axelar Foundation, Peer VC, FJ Labs, and Coinbase Ventures
Website: https://midas.app
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OrdinalsBot allows users to attach various types of digital content like images, text, and videos to individual Bitcoin transactions, raised a $3 million seed round. DACM led the transaction, with Eden Block, Nural Capital, WWVentures, Lightning Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures, UTXO Management, Kenetic Capital, CMS Holdings, Kestrel0x1, Sora Ventures, London Real Ventures, Crypto Zombie and MDX Crypto
Website: https://ordinalsbot.com
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Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange seeking to be replacement for FTX, raised $6.2 million from Slow Ventures, CMCC Global, Round13 Capital and Quantstamp.
Website: https://rails.xyz
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Keyring, is building an on-chain compliance platform for institutional investors and protocols, raised $6 million from Gumi Cryptos Capital, Greenfield Capital, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures
Website: https://keyring.network
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D2X, a crypto derivatives exchange for institutions, raised $10 million Series A from Point72 Ventures, GSR Markets, Tioga Capital, Fortino Capital, Jabre Capital Partners, Picus Capital, and TRGC also piling on.
Website: https://www.d2x.com
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Umoja, automating the buying, selling, and risk management of blockchain-based assets, raised a $2 million seed extension from Coinbase, 500 Global, Quantstamp, Blockchain Founders Fund, Orange DAO, Hyperithm, Psalion and the Blizzard Fund by Avalanche.
Website: https://umoja.xyz
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This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.
As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
“Bitcoin ETFs Start With a Bang: $4.5 Billion on Day One of Trading” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/o2qzf7
“How to Buy a Bitcoin ETF” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/okbzdy
“MicroStrategy’s bitcoin is now worth $1B more than the actual company” | Blockworks, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/cwkswg
“NEAR Foundation Cuts 40% of Workforce” | Unchained Crypto, 12 January 2024: https://rb.gy/nmaae2
“Terra founder Do Kwon asks court to delay SEC trial for personal appearance” | The Block, 12 January 2024: https://rebrand.ly/cqydqug
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Crypto-related funding announcements
Eesee, a Dubai startup that provides sellers of digital assets, tokens, and RWAs with a gamified marketplace that they can use to sell their wares, raised a $2.85 million round from SevenX Ventures, Maven Capital, MetaBros, Contango Digital Assets, and BasementDAO
[StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024: http://tiny.cc/kfw0wz]
Pontem, a seven-year-old Singapore startup whose platform enables developers to build and test applications for blockchains like Aptos and Sui, raised a $6 million seed round. Investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Aptos Foundation, Wintermute, Altonomy, Shima Capital, and Kraken Ventures.
[StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024; NFTgators article: https://rb.gy/tyx4e9]
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This is the 17th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 to 21-month peak as new year kicks off | (Reuters,2 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/s19tvz
Celsius to Unstake $466 Million Ethereum Holdings, 'Ensure Ample Liquidity' for Creditors | (Decrypt, 5 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/k49tvz
Ether ETF likely coming, as SEC ‘implicitly’ nodded ETH as commodity | (CoinTelegraph, 4 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/4tyyvz
Fox Corporation collaborates with Polygon Labs to launch blockchain-based media platform Verify | (The Block, 9 January 2024): https://www.theblock.co/post/271288/fox-corporation-polygon-labs-verify
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Crypto-related funding announcements
Cumulus Encrypted Storage System, a Singapore-based provider of a blockchain-powered decentralized storage and CDN infrastructure for Web3, raised $8M in Series A funding led by HTX Venture, Infinity Ventures Crypto, DWF Labs, Mentha Partners, Vespertine Capital , Web3 Foundation, Singchain Investment, 7 O’Clock Capital, SolrDAO, FishDAO, OneBlock+, Winkrypto, and Polkadot Ecology Research Institute | FinSMEs article (2 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/y89tvz
Addressable, a Los Angeles startup that specializes in analyzing blockchain data to identify and categorize cryptocurrency wallet owners for targeted advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $6 million seed extension led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Karatage as well as previous investors Viola Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Mensch Capital Partners, and North Island Ventures. (StrictlyVC, 21 December 2023) | CTech article: http://tiny.cc/ncgtvz
Metagood, a blockchain technology and digital assets company, announced the successful completion of a $5 million series seed funding round aimed at advancing its Osura marketplace, focused on art within the Bitcoin ecosystem. The funding was led by Sora Ventures, ACTAI Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, UTXO Management, London Real Ventures, and Peach.xyz | FinSMEs article (19 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/bvmtvz
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This is the 16th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.
As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
We also highlighted the price of Bitcoin on 30 December between 2017 and 2023 courtesy of the team at CoinMarketCap:
30 December 2023: US $42,250
30 December 2022: US $16,547
30 December 2021: US $46,306
30 December 2020: US $29,002
30 December 2019: US $7,194
30 December 2018: US $3,743
30 December 2017: US $14,156
To track all historical prices of BTC and other crypto currencies, click on the link to the CoinMarketCap website: https://coinmarketcap.com
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2023 Year in Crypto
Mark referenced the 25 December 2023 article published by The Block titled “From SBF to Taylor Swift, BlackRock, CZ and Binance: The top crypto stories of 2023” with some notable takeaways:
USDC Stablecoin
The key issue related to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the exposure that the fintech giant, Circle, had to the bank resulting in massive sell-off of its stablecoin, USDC and a 15% drop in the coin’s market cap within a 24-hour period.
Taylor Swift and FTX
Unlike notable football hall of famer, Tom Brady, and NBA great, Shaquille O’Neal, Taylor Swift did not sign on to promote FTX. It seems that Swift-enomics kicked in and some due diligence was performed prior to the decision, unlike other celebrity influence
BlackRock and Bitcoin ETF
In June of 2023, BlackRock filed a registration with the SEC for its spot bitcoin ETF, known as the iShares Bitcoin Trust. Other notable investment firms, including Franklin Templeton, VanEck and Fidelity, are reportedly also seeking approval for a spot bitcoin ETF
Binance and Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”)
Binance and the US Department of Justice settled for $4.3 billion after the DOJ commenced a criminal investigation alleging money laundering and sanctions violations. As part of the plea deal, CZ agreed to step down as CEO of Binance and pay a $50 million fine after pleading guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.
Link to The Block article: https://www.theblock.co/post/265652/sbf-taylor-swift-blackrock-cz-binance-top-crypto-stories-2023
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Celsius bankruptcy
Celsius actually declared bankruptcy in July 2022 but continued to form part of the 2023 crypto narrative alongside other notable bankruptcies such as Three Arrows Capital and Genesis (founded by Barry Silbert).
We discussed the back story to Celsius and the founder of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky and a spring 2018 conference with Alex on stage with anti-crypto influencer, Nouriel Roubini (or “Dr. Doom” ) and Bill Barhydt (founder of Abra Global). Alex rebutted Nouriel’s claims of "99% of crypto land is one shitcoin traded for another shitcoin…"
Link to Yahoo Finance article of October 2018 titled “Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Throws Shade at Bitcoin Bashing Economist” | http://tiny.cc/t7qnvz
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This is the 15th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Over $2.7 million in Ethereum and others stolen from OKX Exchange | The Daily HODL (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/5l9jvz
Tech billionaires launch fund to create new Libertarian societies | Vice article (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/9l9jvz
Ledger Phishing Attack | Decrypt article (14 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/jl9jvz
JPMorgan says Ethererum to outperform Bitcoin in 2024 | Decrypt article (14 December 2023):
Solana mobile phone “Saga” sells out on high demand for BONK | Decrypt article (15 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/tl9jvz
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Crypto-related funding announcements
There were 5 companies highlighted in this episode, based upon the following funding announcements found in one or more newsletters of StrictlyVC, FinSMEs, VentureBeat and Crunchbase:
Lolli, a Durham, N.C.-based startup whose rewards app lets consumers earn Bitcoin or cash back on everyday purchases, raised an $8 million Series B round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Sfermion, Prisma Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, 2 Punks Capital, and MZ Web3 Fund as well as previous investors Seven Seven Six, Founders Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Serena Ventures, MrBeast’s Night Media, and Logan Paul [TechCrunch, 15 December 2023]
NodeKit, an Ames, Iowa startup, helps crypto developers avoid sequencing delays, raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round led by Borderless Capital, with Blizzard Fund, Polygon Ventures, and Wormhole Cross-Chain Ecosystem Fund also stepping up [The Block, 15 December 2023]
Hackless, a Kyiv, Ukraine-based company which specializes in blockchain security solutions, raised $1.2M in funding led by DaoMaker, Insignius Capital, Cosima Capital, DeltaHub Capital, Factorial, and Halvings Capital [FinSMEs, 15 December 2023]
Reltime, an Oslo, Norway-based blockchain technology company, received a funding approval from the Research Council of Norway [FinSMEs, 12 December 2023]
Gacha Monsters, a Tokyo startup that publishes a web3 game called Poglin, raised a $3 million seed round from Animoca Brands, Infinity Ventures Crypto, FBG, and Big Time Games [FinSMEs, 9 December 2023]
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This is the 14th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Tether's new sanctions froze 161 wallets | The Block (10 December 2023) | https://rb.gy/gcc1mb
Crypto Provisions Dropped From 2023 U.S. Defense Bill | Coindesk (8 December) | https://rb.gy/kykfcc
Chainlink Community Staking Pool Draws more than $620 million | Unchained Crypto (7 December) | https://rb.gy/h0q4hj
Reebok and Digital Wearables | Decrypt (7 December) | http://tiny.cc/dk8ivz
Ethereum Layer-2 Starknet Reveals STRK Token Airdrop | Decrypt (8 December) | http://tiny.cc/qk8ivz
PayPal (Stable Coin) and CoinBase (TikTok and Instagram transfers) were both mentioned by David Pakman, partner at CoinFund, during his appearance on the “Chain Reaction” podcast which aired on 7 December 2023 | https://rb.gy/4tlumq |
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Crypto-related funding announcements
There were 2 companies highlighted in this episode, based upon the following funding announcements:
Sindri, a one-year-old Denver startup that helps developers build and deploy zero-knowledge applications, raised a $5 million seed round led by CoinFund. The Block: http://surl.li/ocizg [8 December 2023]
Shadow, a Paris startup that says it can help businesses develop crypto products faster and cheaper by creating “shadow forks,” or private testing grounds that mirror the blockchain, raised a $9 million seed round. Paradigm was the deal lead, with additional investors including Coinbase Ventures, Electric Capital, Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap, and Flashbots. The Block: http://surl.li/ocjvb [6 December 2023]
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This is the 13th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit over Binance Ads | BBC News: https://bbc.in/3R3U6O4 [29 November 2023]
Kyberswap ransom hack | U Today article: https://bit.ly/3RsHaTj [30 November]
Grayscale optimistic SEC will approve Bitcoin ETF | Decrypt article: https://bit.ly/3uHXbf8 [1 December]
Mysterious Whale Accumulating Bitcoin | Decrypt article: https://bit.ly/3R4n3cz [30 November]
Philippines SEC to Block Access to Binance [Decrypt: https://bit.ly/47BMNnC [29 November]
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Crypto-related funding announcements
There were 6 companies highlighted in this episode: Acctual, Coinchange, Mummolin, Wormhole, MYX and Wind, based upon the following funding announcements:
Acctual [New York] helps crypto companies better manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, raised a $3.9m seed round co-led by Third Prime, IDEO, Alchemy Ventures, OrangeDAO, and Soma Capital | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/48129SG [1 December 2023]
Coinchange [Toronto] | helps businesses (and especially cryptocurrency exchanges) provide trading and yield services for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins through its API, raised $10m from G1.VC, Spirit Blockchain, Good News Ventures, K2.CA and Mintfox | CoinDesk: https://bit.ly/47WeEyE [1 December]
Mummolin [Wyoming] operates a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool called Ocean, raised $6.2m seed from Jack Dorsey, Accomplice, Barefoot Bitcoin Fund, MoonKite, NewLayer Capital, and the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund | Cointelegraph: https://bit.ly/416hY89 [1 December]
Wormhole, a spinoff of Jump Trading Group whose developer platform allows different blockchain networks to communicate with each other, raised a $225m. Investors included Jump Trading Group, Brevan Howard, Coinbase Ventures, and Multicoin Capital. CoinDesk: https://bit.ly/3RrNM4l [29 November]
MYX | decentralized platform to facilitate the trading of derivatives, specifically perpetual contracts; raised $5m seed round from HongShan, Consensys, Hack VC, OKX Ventures, Redpoint China, HashKey Capital, Foresight Ventures, GSR Markets, Alti5, Leland Ventures, Cypher Capital, Bing Ventures, and Lecca Ventures | CoinTelegraph: http://surl.li/nvmcu [29 November]
Wind (Singapore) | crypto wallet designed for the average consumer; lets users send and receive payments, store their crypto, and exchange crypto for fiat; raised $3.8m pre-seed round from Global Founders Capital, Spartan Group, Saison Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Tiny VC | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/412nj0l [28 November 2023]
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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This is the 12th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Binance challenges; CZ resigns | Link to CoinDesk article (22 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3RhvVwI
US Department of Justice and Binance settlement: $4.3 billion | Crypto Potato article (21 November 2023): https://bit.ly/47OkZvT
BNB Coin impact from Binance challenges | FinBold news article (22 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3QYsUQr
NetFlix Scandal and Doge Coin | Benzinga Crypto Article (23 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3sQsYKa
Tether freezes $225million with potential link to Human Trafficking | CoinDesk article (20 November 2023): https://bit.ly/3SWAptW
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Crypto-related funding announcements
There were 5 companies highlighted in this episode: Kinto, Superstate, Union Labs, Privy and Fence based upon the following funding announcements:
Kinto, an Orlando, FL-based provider of a KYC'ed Layer 2 blockchain capable of supporting both financial institutions and decentralized protocols, raised $5M in two funding rounds Kyber Capital Crypto, Spartan Group, and Parafi, with additional investors including Skybridge, Kraynos, Soft Holdings, Deep Ventures, Modular, Tane, and Robot Ventures | FinSMEs: https://t.ly/2hjNr [16 November 2023]
Superstate, a NYC-based blockchain powered asset management firm, raised $14M in Series A funding led by Galaxy Venture Capital, Hack VC, IKX, Modular Capital and Nascent | https://superstate.co [16 November 2023]
Union Labs, a San Francisco startup that is developing a cross-chain bridge based on zero-knowledge proofs,raised a $4 million seed round. Galileo, Semantic Ventures, Tioga Capital, Nascent, Lightshift, and Chorus One invested in the deal. The Block article: https://bit.ly/3uDhgD6 [18 November 2023]
Privy, a New York startup that works with mainstream companies like Resy to build blockchain-based services for consumers that work through Privy's wallet, raised an $18 million Series A round led by Paradigm, with previous investors Sequoia Capital, BlueYard Capital, and Archetype also contributing. The Block article: https://t.ly/ItlDx [22 November 2023]
Fence, a Spanish blockchain startup founded this year whose software automates and optimizes debt operations for asset financing, raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by Semantic.vc and including Crane Earth and Actyus | PYMNTS article: https://t.ly/F0nPm [22 November 2023]
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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This is the 11th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:
Dairy Queen, Weirdo Ghost Gang and NFTs in China | Link to Decrypt article: https://t.ly/xqVTc
BlackRock files for spot Ethereum ETF | Link to The Block article: https://t.ly/UhXCy
South Korean Pension Fund Buys $20M Worth of Coinbase Stock | Link to Unchained Crypto article: https://t.ly/jkQkZ
Why Cathie Wood is “Bullish on Solana” | Decrypt article: https://t.ly/yz-6R
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Crypto-related funding announcements
There were three companies highlighted in this episode: Blockchain.com, Sock and Due based upon the following funding announcements:
Due, a London, UK-based provider of a stablecoin and blockchain technology payment platform, raised $3.3M in Seed funding led by Semantic and Fabric Ventures, with participation from BlockTower, Speedinvest, Polymorphic Capital and Discovery Ventures [FinSMEs, 7 November 2023]
Sock, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a self-custodial crypto investment app, raised $2.8M in Seed funding led by Haven Ventures, with participation from Designer Fund, Expansion, Spacecadet Ventures, Sunflower Fund and Olive Capital [FinSMEs, 8 November 2023]
Blockchain.com, a 12-year-old London company that operates as both a crypto exchange and a wallet provider, raised a $110 million Series E round led by Kingsway Capital, with additional participation from Baillie Gifford, Lakestar, LSVP, GV, Access Industries, Moore Capital, Prudence, Freeman Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Pledge Ventures [StrictlyVC, 16 November 2023]
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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. Finally, Mark shared his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD
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This is my introductory podcast with Helen Harvey, an Associate Director with the infrastructure consulting firm, Turner & Townsend. Although Helen works out of the Calgary office, she is supported by 10,000+ colleagues in 125 offices across the globe.
Tune in for the start of a new series with Helen titled “From the Ground Up” whereby Helen will seek to share her insights and perspectives on the “Green Agenda” to focus on issues of importance around sustainability, renewable energy, zero waste, carbon neutrality.
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Helen Harvey can be found on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenrharvey/
Turner & Townsend can be found at:
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/turner-&-townsend/
Website | https://www.turnerandtownsend.com
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This is the 2nd episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie out of Banff, Alberta. In this episode, Ange focused on:
– society’s obsession with weight loss
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how the pursuit of health has become an obsession
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why the protocol “simply eat less and workout more” never ends up working long term
Three take-aways from this episode:
1 | Avoid the “YoYo” cycle of dieting
2 | Seek to move to a curious state around dieting
3 | Give the micro-phone to your body
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To learn more about Ange Helie, her work at AfterGlow and her “Soul. Food.” approach to dieting, click on one or more of the following links:
Website | https://angehelie.com
Instagram | @ange.helie
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-helie-86a6445a/
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To find all episodes of the Calgary Business Podcast, follow this link to the personal website of Allen Wazny: https://www.solarnity.io/podcast
Feel free to reach out to Allen Wazny using one or more of the following links:
==> LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenwazny/
==> Email | allen@solarnity.io or allen@backers.ca
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diet #health #fitness #weightloss #nutrition #Canada #podcast #Banff #Alberta
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This is the 4th Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors.
In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episodes 1 to 3 under the sub-topic, “Standing Up To YourSelf”.
Dr. Vee provided the following key aspects to consider:
“Confidence does not come from outward success, it comes from within”
1st | How to boost your self-confidence from within
2nd | How to quiet that negative voice in your head that is holding you back
3rd | How to learn from your successes and build on them for the future
4th | How to identify goals that align with your strengths.
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To find out more about Dr. Veronica De La Rosa and her important work in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicadelarosa/
Executive Mindset Coaching
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-mindset-coaching-dr-veronica-de-la-rosa/
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In the first episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie, we took a deep dive into understanding why she is referred to as the “Anti-Diet” individual. Now, in order to avoid calling out her mother for arriving at such a distinguished title, I asked Ange to provide some clarity since there are so many diet solutions available on the market.
Selected highlights:
[2:22]...there is this external pressure…because by doing so, this will equal weight loss
[2:30]...we are getting ads for diet products, meal plans, templates or calculations you need to follow to lose weight
[5:10]...when we see these beautiful [people] on social media…we are told “...do this calorie plan so you can get this body…”
[5:32]...on top of the physical, it's the mental exhaustion of trying to follow this plan
[6:35]...every single woman I work with comes to me saying: “...I am doing all the things, I’m taking the magic supplements, I am watching my sugar…but I am not seeing any results…”
[9:24]...you just start fearing food
[13:59]...I am really curious on the emotional state and whether you are really in tune [with the fact] that you are eating?
[32:51]...we make these into giant statements where “butter = weight gain” – for sure, if you are going to eat a whole block of butter
[37:31]...you know when you are feeling healthy; you know when you are feeling good…
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The following links stem from my “Anti-Diet” discussion with Ange:
Beyoncé “master cleanse”. Beyoncé made this cleanse “famous” her role in the 2006 film, “Dreamgirls” [NOTE: this is the “spring cleaning cleanse” Ange and her friend undertook in April 2008]
USA Today published this article in February 2019 titled “Beyonce lost 20 pounds with a juice cleanse. Here are the pros and cons of the crash detox”: https://tinyurl.com/34dybmwf
This is a link to the cleanse recipe:
https://www.thecookierookie.com/detox-lemonade/
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Dr. Lindo Bacon, founder of the “Health at Every Size” movement:
https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/
“Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin" with "healthy" is the problem. The solution? Health at Every Size.” - Dr. Lindo Bacon
This is a link to the book available on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2jhjf4ux
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Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist and Wharton Professor
Link to“Masters of Scale” podcast episode titled “Why we need to think again” which aired on 27 October 2022 | https://apple.co/3zLVM6M
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To learn more about Ange Helie, her work at AfterGlow and her “Soul Food” approach to dieting, click on one or more of the following links:
Website | https://angehelie.com
Instagram | @ange.helie
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-helie-86a6445a/
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To find all episodes of the Calgary Business Podcast, follow this link to the personal website of Allen Wazny: https://www.solarnity.io/podcast
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This is an update from episode 400 on 17 November 2022 and although was meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Reactiv SUITE during a Zoom presentation, there is benefit gained from listening Av explain how the “mixed reality” features can create meaningful and engaging presentations for participants. As Av explained:[16:48]…back in the day, we stood right next to the flip charts[16:56]…the problem with technology is that it is completely disconnecting us…now we have all of these screens…there is no balance[20:09]…we want to create those memorable experiences for speakers (presenters)...that is all Reactiv is about[25:24]…it works with every remote meeting platform (Zoom, Teams, Meets, Skype)[27:07}…I am using my I-Phone to connect to Reactiv just like Apple TV§§§To learn more about Av Utukuri and the Reactiv presentation tool, click on one or more of the following links:Vizetto Website: https://vizetto.comVizetto on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vizetto/Vizetto on Twitter | @vizettosoftwareVizetto on Instagram | @reactivsuiteVizetto on Facebook | @reactivesuiteAv Utukuri on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avutukuri/§§§Video Testimonial from Mark HunterThis short YouTube video testimonial from sales professional, Mark Hunter, highlights just how dynamic the Reactiv SUITE can be for pitch videos, client / customer conference calls; training videos, sales presentations and facilitates more engaging discussions with hybrid teams (remote and in-person).https://youtu.be/d0c_6fqOZdE§§§Backers Network IncThe Vizetto pitch deck and crowdfunding offering memorandum can be accessed from the following link:https://portal.backers.ca/offering/vizetto/§§§Zoom | Presentations | Microsoft Powerpoint | Google Meets | Microsoft Teams | Neuroscience | Imagery | Engagement | Virtual Reality | Mixed Reality | Artificial Intelligence | Harvard Graphics | Skype | Flipcharts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message
This is the 15th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
In this episode, Errol outlined key considerations for businesses to make around building a marketing team:
- Remote and in-person marketing teams
- Small and large organisations
- Internal marketing staff versus outsourcing
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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To find all episodes of the Calgary Business Podcast, follow this link to the personal website of Allen Wazny: https://www.solarnity.io/podcast
Feel free to reach out to Allen Wazny using one or more of the following links:
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==> Email | allen@solarnity.io or allen@backers.ca
==> Instagram | @allenwazny
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This is the 14th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
In this episode, Errol decided to focus on the marketing strategy of two watch manufacturers from the 1960’s
Brand 1 | Saxony Dive Watch – Swiss manufactured; NY-based 1968 start; spent $1 million on advertising (in 1968!!); equivalent to $8 million in 2023 dollars. In 1970, introduction of the Quartz brand of watches pretty much decimated the company.
Brand 2 | Vostok – Russian watch brand; no advertising, In the late 1950’s and 60s, the Russian Ministry of Defence mandated the production of Russian-made watches for Russian divers. Made out of steel; had to be submersible to up to 200 metres of water.
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As promised during our chat, Errol provided the following links:
Personal blog post on the Saxony Dive Watch: https://errolvas.com/blog/f/the-fall-of-saxony-sheffield-watch-co
For Vostok, Errol has not written a post yet, but there is a robust write up on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_watches
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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To find all episodes of the Calgary Business Podcast, follow this link to the personal website of Allen Wazny: https://www.solarnity.io/podcast
Feel free to reach out to Allen Wazny using one or more of the following links:
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This is episode 8 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan and his team at Assured Psychology, whereby each episode seeks to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
In this episode, I was joined in the podcast studio by Dr. Robyn Lett, Registered Psychologist at Assured Psychology. The key areas of discussion focussed on
- ADHD and neurodivergence and the new era of the workplace
- goal setting vs intention setting (e.g., New Year resolutions, goal setting in life and career)
- self-regulation as a primary strategy for well-being
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Dr. Lett made reference to the following quote from writer and playwright, James Baldwin, that is fitting in the case of challenges people may face on a daily basis:
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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Dr. Lett also provided the following references to books and resources that she often utilizes in her work
Anxiety/Panic
- "Your survival instinct is killing you" - Mark Schoen
- "Comfortable with uncertainty" - Pema Chodron
Depression
- "The mindful way through depression" - John Kabat-Zinn
- "A new Earth" - Echkart Tolle (also deals with trauma)
ADHD
- "ADHD 2.0" - Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
- "Women with ADHD" - Sari Solden and Michelle Frank
- Russell Barkley on the Neuroanatomy of ADHD. Dr. Barkley wrote the textbook on ADHD. There is more to learn and understand, and probably a lot of nuance that has been added, but this 3-part talk really explains the working basis of the issue | YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/C2SJdOzvDi4
Burnout
- "The Body Says No" - Gabor Mate
- https://fivebooks.com/best-books/burnout-work-exhaustion-josh-cohen/
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To learn more about the work of Dr. Robyn Lett and her colleagues at Assured Psychology, click on one or more of the following links:
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/assured-psychology/
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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In the first episode of 2023, I shared a Zoom call with Ange Helie, a native of Banff, Alberta and the founder of AfterGlow, a lifestyle coaching business she has spent the better part of 15 years getting established. Her concerted efforts lead to recently opening a studio on Banff Avenue, which most folks associate with a street level view of Cascade Mountain on a post-card!
Ange has both the “professional” and “life” credentials to back up her work including a 2-year personal training certificate from Camosun College in Victoria and regularly competing as a Crossfit athlete in the fitness centers across Banff!
Selected highlights episode 404 of the Calgary Business Podcast:
[3:03}...honestly I am still like “pinch me”...I get to walk down Banff Avenue and Cascade Mountain is lit up and then walk into my office
[4:33]...“Banffite”
[5:58]...my two siblings went to the Olympics in cross-country skiing…we grew up in a fitness oriented family
[9:05}...for PT (personal trainer) license there is such a varying degree…you can get it over the weekend, over a couple of months or go to school for 2 plus years…which is what I did
[18:55]...my husband is from Quebec and it is all steep and ice…to him, Norquay is like a dream
[30:41]...I call my clients the Golden Girls
[33:30]...I do monthly workshops called “Soul Food”
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To learn more about Ange Helie and her work at AfterGlow, click on one or more of the following links:
Website | https://angehelie.com
Instagram | @ange.helie
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-helie-86a6445a/
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To find all episodes of the Calgary Business Podcast, follow this link to the personal website of Allen Wazny: https://www.solarnity.io/podcast
Feel free to reach out to Allen Wazny using one or more of the following links:
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In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Hanif Joshaghani, the CEO and co-founder of Calgary-based software company, Symend.
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There is a lot to unpack from our 40 minute discussion including:
[1:40]...finding the “social North Star”
[3:00]...Leveraging behavioral science to impact digital interactions
[3:40]...providing value to clients beyond initial problem of past due customers
[14:10]...”Symend” definition: a fair and transparent way of amending relationships
[20:15]...investing in research today that will be realized in 2 years time
[22:45]...Black Swan extreme events played out at least 6 times
[37:50]...we have people with PhDs, neuroscience, psychology and behavioral science degrees
[38:20]...we are experts in how to apply behavioral science to solve interaction in customer engagement problems
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To learn more about Hanif Joshaghani and his company, Symend, click on one or more of the links below:
Symend
==> Website | https://symend.com
==> LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/symend/
==> Instagram | @symendinc or https://www.instagram.com/symendinc/
==> Twitter | @SymendInc or https://twitter.com/SymendInc
==> Facebook | @symendinc or https://www.facebook.com/symendinc
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Hanif Joshaghani on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanif-joshaghani/
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This is the 3rd Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors.
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In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episodes 1 and 2 to focus on how self-confidence gives you the ability to say NO but also to say YES.
Dr. Vee provided 5 tips on how to normalize saying “NO”:
1st | Be clear; just say no
2nd | Start small; say no to small requests. If two requests, say no to one and yes to one.
3rd | Have some statements prepared to reject, say
4th | Delay your response
5th | Remember that assertiveness is key
These five tips can also be found on Dr. Vee's website under “Free Coaching Bites” | https://veronicadelarosacoaching.com
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Dr. Vee also referred to her video series on “People Pleasing Series” on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhPGiBf8Lr7XFd1yxT393Q
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To find out more about Dr. Veronica De La Rosa and her important work in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicadelarosa/
Executive Mindset Coaching
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-mindset-coaching-dr-veronica-de-la-rosa/
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This is the 13th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, Errol recommends that during a recession or downturn in the economy, companies should double-down on their marketing and advertising efforts. He cited a terrific example from the Great Depression in which the cereal company, Kelloggs, not only increased its advertising expenditures but also introduced the iconic brand, Rice Krispies.
Perhaps now for companies to “Seize the Day” and ensure their brand stands out during tough times?
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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In this episode, Av Utukuri, the CEO and co-founder of Vizetto Software, the Toronto-based startup that created the Reactiv presentation tool. Av describes Reactiv as follows:
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Reactiv leverages the neuroscience of engagement and cognitive learning models to dramatically improve the remote meeting experience
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Reactiv helps presenters to stand out and provides them with the necessary workflow and management tools to ensure that the key information presented is elevated and retained in long term memory, regardless of the video conferencing platform being used.
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To learn more about Av Utukuri and the Reactiv presentation tool, click on one or more of the following links:
Vizetto Software
Website: https://vizetto.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vizetto/
Twitter | @vizettosoftware
Instagram | @reactivsuite
Facebook | @reactivesuite
Av Utukuri on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avutukuri/
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This is episode 7 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan and his team at Assured Psychology, whereby each episode seeks to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Daniel McMillan and his colleague, Konstantinos Chondros, a Registered Psychologist with a doctorate in Counselling Psychology FROM THE University of Calgary and a Sexual Health Certificate from the University of Michigan, specialized in Sex Therapy & Sexuality Education.
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To learn more about the work of Daniel, Konstantinos and their colleagues at Assured Psychology, click on one or more of the following links:
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/assured-psychology/
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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Overwatch World Finals
Final on 4 November with Dallas Fuels taking theGrand Prize over San Francisco Shock (4-3) | Livestream broadcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO1XjffJ5f8
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LEAGUE Of Legends World Championship
DRX Global (Korea) defeated T1 LOL (Korea) – score of 3-2 to win the Summoners Trophy | http://bit.ly/3zWQfKW
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MLB
The Houston Astros won the World Series in 6 games over Philadelphia. The side story is Mattress Mack and his $75 million betting proceeds | https://apple.news/ApoByoVIuRfecXOLKbl9UBg
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Women’s World Cup Rugby
Semi-Final: England over Canada (26-19) | Final: New Zealand over England (34-31) | France over Canada in the Bronze Medal match (36-0)
Rugby World Cup | https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2021
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World Cup Soccer | starts next week in Qatar. One unique item is the stadium made of 974 recycled sea containers. They named it Stadium 974 | Wilson Centre article: http://bit.ly/3TAmnLm
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NHL
Borje Salming, former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman, was recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). CBC honored him on Saturday evening | http://bit.ly/3GhaB5q
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Breeders Cup
Cody’s Wish has dual meaning in this “feel good” story at the Breeder’s Cup horse race in Lexington, Kentucky | http://bit.ly/3hnedbv
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To learn more, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc | https://streakers.ca
Backers Network Inc | https://backers.ca/
NOTE: Streakers Gaming app is available on Google Play (Android) and App Store (Apple)
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This is the 4th episode in the “Clint’s Chronicles” series whereby Red Deer, Alberta high school student, Clint Cadio, shares his passion and creativity around entrepreneurship.
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In this episode, we started off talking about Formula 1, a passion that Clint has had since he was 12 years old. Before very long, we managed to pivot into the main topic “Researching Emerging Technology”:
Formula 1 and Crypto. As many know, crypto startups have been big promoters (advertisers) in the Formula 1 space for some time but the crypto winter has had an impact as revealed in this Bloomberg Crypto podcast of 7 November 2022, titled “Crypto Sponsorships of Formula One racing dwindle with Downturn”| http://bit.ly/3UYX32q
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FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried (“SBF”). For those following blockchain and Crypto currencies, the “SBF” story has been a hot topic for some time and ended with the declaration of bankruptcy on 11 November 2022 for the FTX Group that Sam Bankman-Fried controls. Clint first heard of SBF from YouTuber “Nas Daily” and his feature story earlier in 2022 titled “The Most Generous Billionaire” | http://bit.ly/3TCCRCL
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Stock trading and emerging technology. Clint first became interested in stock market trading when he purchased the book “Trading Technical Masterclass” by Rolf Schlotmann and Moritz Czubatinski (2019). His interest then transcended into (Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). He eventually came across Blockchain which lead him to attend the “Canadian BlockChain summit” in Calgary (October 19-20).
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Investment club at school used Investopedia with a $100K “Mock” starting point; roughly 30 kids from the class. As we learned in episode 2 on 16 September “Junior Achievement Alberta”, Clint’s teacher Mr. Henderson also spearheaded the initiative for students in his “Financial Management Class” to learn the practical aspects of stock trading without risking their personal funds.
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Clint’s Chronicles Newsletter. Clint has started his own newsletter, using SubStack. Here is a link | https://clintcadio.substack.com
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In addition to the above, the following links reflect references made during recording of this session:
Clint’s high school in Red Deer, Alberta | École Secondaire Notre Dame High School | https://bit.ly/3BQDi6C
Investopedia “Investment Simulator” | https://www.investopedia.com/simulator/
Canadian Blockchain Association | https://www.canadablockchain.ca
Clint Cadio on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-c-a7461722b/
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This is episode 6 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan and his team at Assured Psychology, whereby each episode seeks to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Cody Harper, a social worker in the Assured Psychology offices here in the City of Calgary. Cody took a deep dive into providing guidance and recommendations around “How to stay present during Life’s Stresses”. The discussion during Episode 6 focused around:
⇒ Good stress vs. Bad stress
⇒ Stress hormones – Cortisol
⇒ Rumination
⇒ Two methods to avoid or stop ruminating:
(1) The “R-A-I-N” method and
(2) the “A-C-E” method
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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS FROM CODY HARPER:
Much of our stress is generated from the fear of not being good enough. Check your expectations; are they realistic? Accept your emotions and stop trying to control others
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To learn more about the work of Cody Harper and his colleagues at Assured Psychology, click on one or more of the following links:
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/assured-psychology/
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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This is the 2nd Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors.
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In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episode 1 and provided practical guidance around:
⇒ Self-confidence gives you the drive to start hard things
⇒ Fear usually keeps people from taking action
⇒ Doing difficult tasks leads to growth
⇒ Growth makes us stronger and more competent
⇒ Harder tasks become easier to do
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Dr. Vee outlined 3 Simple Actions that are meant to help anyone get motivated
1st | Think of a past challenge and how you handled it?
2nd | Seek to accomplish any outstanding tasks (this will bring you to the present)
3rd | If you have a really difficult task you find it difficult to complete, try utilizing the “5 second rule”. It is a self-management tool which Mel Robbins explains “If you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will kill it.” | Follow this link to learn more: https://www.melrobbins.com/
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FINAL WORDS:
Dr. Vee concluded the episode suggesting that our listeners think about the following:
“What is one hard thing that you can commit to?”
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To find out more about Dr. Veronica De La Rosa and her important work in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicadelarosa/
Executive Mindset Coaching
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-mindset-coaching-dr-veronica-de-la-rosa/
Website | https://veronicadelarosacoaching.com
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This is the 12th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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Episode 12 focused on 3 ways to improve your workplace efficiency
1st | to have a dedicated software person IT person to help staff automate routine and manual processes. “Feedback Whiz” is one example for ecommerce merchants on Amazon | https://www.feedbackwhiz.com.
2nd | Introduce a task management system to improve the efficiency of your own tasks and those of your staff. “Monday.com” is a terrific example | https://monday.com
3rd | Reduce time spent on meetings. This includes having “less meetings” and also have shorter, more productive meetings. “Loom” is a one recommended software for meeting management | https://www.loom.com
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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This is the 10th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny, COO of Backers Network Inc
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 10 focused on the following stories featured in the “Crypto Press”:
MoneyGram Introduces Crypto Purchases On Its App | MoneyGram article (1 November 2022): http://bit.ly/3UxZt88
JPMorgan Trade on Public Blockchain ‘Monumental Step’ for DeFi; Blockworks (2 November 2022): http://bit.ly/3FSydwX
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Tech layoffs and Crypto Job Lists (3 November).
1st | Tech news continues to focus on layoffs at many Tech firms (Meta/Facebook announced expected to layoff thousands of staff; Twitter released about 3,700 last week; Stripe (14% of staff) | YahooFinance (6 November 2022): http://bit.ly/3WKfCJq
2nd | Crypto Job Lists. Seems to be sending an opposite message and many startups are hiring according to the 3 November newsletter there are currently 3100+ Cryptocurrency, Web3 and Blockchain Jobs | Link to website: http://bit.ly/3iKxoKg
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Mastercard – Crypto FinTech accelerator; CoinTelegraph (3 November) | http://bit.ly/3TgTYti
Mastercard – Crypto support from Binance; Watcher Guru (4 November) | http://bit.ly/3hg6uvX
Google Cloud – validator on Solana blockchain; Decrypt article (5 Nov 2022) | http://bit.ly/3E8CivR
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Bloomberg IRL Podcast “What went wrong with NFT’s?” (3 November 2022):
On YouTube | http://bit.ly/3NSbLWY
On Apple | http://bit.ly/3WFFxC2
Bloomberg Crypto Podcast of 2 November 2022 “How to Trade an Unusually Boring Bitcoin” | http://bit.ly/3hphzuP
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Crypto Coins and Gaming coins
Gaming related coins appeared to rally 15% on 5 November according to the FTX app: The Sandbox (#44 Symbol: SAND at $0.85), Decentraland (#46 symbol: MANA at $0.67), Axie Infinity (#52 symbol: AXS at $9.99), Gala Games (#127 symbol: GALA at $0.0369) | Similar references can be found on the Coinmarket Cap website: https://coinmarketcap.com
Bitcoin technical analysis
Mark concluded with a look at the Bitcoin trading charts courtesy of Yahoo Finance | https://yhoo.it/3Dwl7D4
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We invite our listeners to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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Halloween played tricks on the sports world as excerpts from the 1977 movie “Slap Shot” appeared at the opening of Episode 9 the Streakers Gaming weekly sports rundown. The highlight was the pre-game brawl the Hanson Brothers started before the Charlestown Chiefs game against the Peterborough Patriots. This epic battle can be watched here courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/VHMi-j7W2gM
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The usual suspects received coverage on “All Hallows Eve” including a feel good story in the NFL and some major longevity in the NHL. Here is a summary:
NFL (games). A recap of the week 8 games courtesy of The Athletic: https://bit.ly/3fmRPP0
NFL (human story). The Chicago Bears Linebacker, Robert Quinn, was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. Such trades are commonplace. The reaction of Quinn’s teammate, Roquan Smith, put a light on just how “human” NFL football players can be. Saturday Down South covered the story: https://bit.ly/3flqnBp
NHL (Iron Man). The season is still early but that has not stopped Phil Kessel, forward for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, from starting in his 990th consecutive game and being dubbed NHL’s “Iron Man”. SportsNet has more: https://sprtsnt.ca/3DuNyB4
European Champions League Football (Soccer). Hats off to Shakhtar Donetsk (from Ukraine) for not only appearing in the tournament but drawing a 1-1 tie against Glasgow Celtic. They currently sit 3rd in Group F with 6 points behind Leipzig (9) and Real Madrid (10). UEFA has all scores from last week: https://bit.ly/3UbcMfb
National Women’s Soccer League. The Portland Thorns defeated the Kansas City Current (2-0) to win their 3rd championship in team history. CNN has more: https://cnn.it/3fnmX0V
MLS. Philadelphia Storm and LAFC will meet in the MLS final on 7 November after Philadelphia defeated the New York City FC (3-1) and LAFC defeated Austin FC (3-0). Yahoo Sports has more: https://yhoo.it/3U8ouXy
Women’s World Cup Rugby. Canada will play England in the semi-final this coming weekend. France will play New Zealand. Rugby World Cup has more: https://bit.ly/3FEwZp1
MLB World Series. Another rain delay has pushed the game 3 of the World Series to Wednesday (2 November). Philadelphia and Houston remain tied at 1 game apiece. CBS Sports has more: https://bit.ly/3WkJvQm
NCAA College Football. Some amazing and some unexpected results from the Top 25 teams including the Georgia Bulldogs 42-20 win over Florida to remain #1 ranked and #9 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys getting crushed 48-0 by #14 Kansas State Wildcats. USA Today has a complete breakdown: https://bit.ly/3FA87Pb
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To learn more, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc | https://streakers.ca
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This is the 9th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny, COO of Backers Network Inc
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 9 focused on the following stories featured in the “Crypto Press”:
1st | Crypto’s ‘Revolving Door’ Hires Are Raising Eyebrows Among US Lawmakers | Blockworks article (25 October 2022): https://bit.ly/3h0pNJq
2nd | Outlier Ventures newsletter of 21 October 2022
2 (a) Reddit users upvote NFTs: The social network’s users have opened almost 3M wallets on the platform since Reddit released its NFT marketplace in July 2022 | https://bit.ly/3TUnI0B
2 (b) Warner Brothers releases Lord Of The Rings NFTs: It’s an NFT bundle including the extended version of the 2001 movie, 8 hours of special features, image galleries and hidden collectables
2 (c) Shopify partners with Tezos: Shopify has established itself as a growing destination for brands looking for Web3 engagement | CoinTelegraph article https://bit.ly/3syqXic
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3rd | UK votes in favor of recognizing #Bitcoin and #crypto as regulated financial instruments | Watcher Guru article (25 October 2022): https://bit.ly/3SRjEwK
4th | Japan to allow #crypto exchanges to list coins without a screening process | Watcher Guru article (19 October 2022) : https://bit.ly/3fh38sd
5th | Twitter to accept crypto payments with help from Binance | Coin Gape article (28 October 2022) https://bit.ly/3gW5HAc
6th | Bitcoin technical analysis. As usual, Mark concluded with a look at the Bitcoin trading charts courtesy of Yahoo Finance | https://yhoo.it/3Dwl7D4
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We invite our listeners to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets | #DecentralizedFinance #Decentralized #Autonomous #Organizations #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins
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NBA and Draymond Green
Interview with Brian Heater of TechCrunch. Video of Jordan Poole incident that “leaked” was actually part of TNT Countdown from the start of pre-season (together with Omaha Productions, a Peyton Manning company).
Techcrunch Disrupt 2022 | https://tcrn.ch/3SvtSCM
MLB
Houston Astros swept NY Yankees in 4 straight games
Philadelphia Phillies defeated San Diego Padres in 5 games (4-1)
ESPN highlights | https://es.pn/3gubzQS
Women’s Rugby
Canada defeated USA 29-14 to finish 2nd overall; they play USA again this coming weekend in the Quarterfinals
Cool Fact: Tyson Beukeboom, lock forward on Team Canada is the daughter of former NHL defenceman, Jeff Beukeboom. Toronto Star article: https://bit.ly/3DwAtsq
SOCCER | MSL
CF Montreal eliminated after 3-1 loss to NYCFC (Sunday); NYCFC will play Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference Final;
LAFC defeated LA Galaxy (3-2) to face Austin FC in the Western Conference Final after Austin defeated FC Dallas (2-1)
MSL News | https://bit.ly/3gFC9a2
National Women’s Soccer League
Portland Thorns FC defeated San Diego Wave FC (2-1) to meet the KC Current in the final (on 29 October) after KC defeated OL Reign (2-0)
Tech Fun: The Kansas City Star article featured an option to “listen” to the game summary from a “text to voice feature offered by Trinity Audio. Link: https://bit.ly/3suYfPc
NFL
New York Giants are for real – now 6-1 after defeating Jacksonville Jaguars 23-17
NY Jets stretched it to 4 wins in a row after defeating Denver Broncos 16-9
Washington Commanders battled back from an early deficit to defeat Green Bay (23-21). SImilarly, Tampa Bay lost their 3rd straight to Carolina 21-3
The Ringer provides a full recap of Week 7 | https://bit.ly/3D7MPpq
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To learn more, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc | https://streakers.ca
NOTE: Streakers Gaming app is available on Google Play (Android) and App Store (Apple)
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Justin Fox | https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsjustinfox/
Backers Network Inc | https://backers.ca
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This is episode one of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors. In this episode, Dr. Vee focused on: ⇒ Differences between Self-Confidence and Self Esteem ⇒ Making an objective assessment of your skills and abilities ⇒ Three reasons why self-confidence leads to success ⇒ Introduction to building self-confidence
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To find out more about Dr. Veronica De La Rosa and her important work in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below: LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicadelarosa/
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Executive Mindset Coaching LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-mindset-coaching-dr-veronica-de-la-rosa/ Website | https://veronicadelarosacoaching.com
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This is the 11th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, Errol focused on the well known marketing term “SEO” or Search Engine Optimization and primarily covered what Errol believes are three key aspects of SEO:
1st | on-site (focus on web pages);
2nd | off-page (back links; third party mentions);
3rd | Technical SEO (easily crawled)
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Errol ended the podcast with two areas for marketers and businesses to consider around SEO:
⇒ What is the “searcher intent”?
⇒ How to “Cut the Line” when others search your company on Google?
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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This is the 7th episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown recorded with Craig Weissenfels of Streakers Gaming Inc and special guest, Justin Fox, CEO of Backers Network covering the week of sports from 11 October to 17 October 2022
MLB
Padres defeated LA in a 5-run 7th inning to eliminate the Dodgers.
Houston defeated Seattle in the 18th Inning 1-0 to move on – they essentially played an entire 2nd game. A total of 6 hours and 22 minutes. Each team used 7 relievers (8 pitchers in total).
Cleveland defeated Yankees 6-5 in game 3. Yankees won game 4 (4-2). Game 5 was rain delayed and is being played today. Yankees won game 5 (5-1) to advance to the LCS against the Houston Astro.
NFL
No more “NFL Least” – NFL East has gone from the NFL bottom dwellers to some early season contenders.
Philadelphia is 6-0 after defeating Dallas (4-2) in Sunday Night Football (score of 26-17).
NY Giants knocked off Baltimore Ravens (24-20) go 5-1.
Talking about NY. The Jets walked all over the Green Bay Packers (27-10) to move to 4-2
WTOP Week 6 breakdown | https://bit.ly/3s39ez5
Women’s Rugby
Team Canada played a solid match against Italy to win 22-12
New Zealand were like machines when they scored to defeat Wales 56-12
Rugby World “Day 4 highlights” | https://bit.ly/3VuDhgq
NCAA
Tennessee Volunteers defeated Alabama 52-49
Goal Posts pulled down and ended up in the Tennessee River | https://bit.ly/3ScjK1F
Cigar Aficionado and 60-year-old cigar tradition with Tennessee coaches | https://bit.ly/3s3txfB
Women’s Soccer | NWSL Playoffs
Houston Dash vs KC Current streamed on Twitch (KC won 2-1)
San Diego Wave FC defeated Chicago Red Stars | San Diego won 2-1
The Equalizer article | https://bit.ly/3Tvxx4s
MLS Playoff
Started this weekend (15-16 October)
FC Cincinnati defeated NY Red Bulls (2-1)
LA Galaxy defeated Nashville SC (1-0)
Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake (tied 2-2; Austin won on penalties 3-1
CF Montreal defeated Orlando City (2-0)
ESPN Summary | https://es.pn/3zeafZd
League of Legends | World Championships 29 Sept to 6 November
Group C leader is DRX ( Korea at 5-2); they have 202K followers on Twitter – @drxglobal
T1 (Korea) is 5-1 out of Group A (Twitter handle @T1LOL with 786K followers
Dot Esports article | https://bit.ly/3F2Chur
NHL
The 2022-2023 season is underway and the most noteworthy game was the Toronto Maple Leafs loss to the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 – Toronto has not defeated Arizona at home in regulation since October 2002 (20 years).
RMNB article | https://bit.ly/3S8uI89
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To learn more, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc | https://streakers.ca
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Justin Fox | https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsjustinfox/
Backers Network Inc | https://backers.ca
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This is the 10th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, Errol highlighted three key areas that businesses can consider to protect their brand
- Competitors
- Market Fluctuations
- Platform Changes
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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This is the 6th episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown recorded with Craig Weissenfels of Streakers Gaming Inc covering the week of sports from 3 October to 10 October 2022
MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Seattle Mariners 10-9 after relinquishing an 8-1 lead after 5 innings. The last time an MLB team came back from a similar deficit was in 1929 when the Philadelphia Athletics trailed 8-0 versus the Chicago Cubs heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of game 4 of the World Series. The A’s went on to win that game 10-8.
Sporting News | https://bit.ly/3eqrOxN
The LA Dodgers were not playing this weekend but right fielder Mookie Bets took time to score a perfect 300 in 10-pin bowling
MLB.com article | https://atmlb.com/3yUQBBl
Women’s World Cup Rugby in New Zealand
Canadian women’s rugby team defeated Japan (41 to 5). Canada entered this tournament ranked #3 in the world behind England and New Zealand. England defeated Fiji 84-19 and New Zealand beat Australia 41-17.
Wide World of Sports | https://bit.ly/3fYxOON
NCAA Football
The Red River showdown, also known as the Red RIver Shootout or the Red River Rivalry, refers to the match between Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. Texas leads the series 63-50-5. Texas continued that domination on Saturday with a 49-0 win over Oklahoma.
Dallas Morning News | https://bit.ly/3Tg8mCu
NFL
Sunday Night Football | Baltimore (19) versus Cincinnati (17)
Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens seamlessly kicks 60 yard field goals. In this game, he only had to kick a 43 yard field goal to clinch the win for Baltimore. However, the real back story is his opera singing:
NFL Films link: https://bit.ly/3T60bc2
Japanese GrandPrix
This Formula 1 event took place on 8 October 2022 with Max Verstappen (Holland) racing for Red Bull claiming victory. In 18th place was Mick Schumacher (the son of Michael Schumacher). As many know, Michael Schumacher was injured in a ski accident in December 2013 and remains in a wheelchair to this day. Michale turned 52 in January of this year.
Read about the race from Sporting News | https://bit.ly/3edyHCI
NBA
The NBA pre-season is in full swing and so is the right hook of Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors against his teammate, Jordan Poole, during practice. The real backstory is not the altercation but the LEAK of the video to TMZ Sports | https://bit.ly/3RTuTUR
NHL
The NHL 2022-2023 season opened on 7 October with two games played in Prague, Czech Republic.
NHL.com | https://bit.ly/3CPasE7
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To learn more. click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc | https://streakers.ca
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This is the 8th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO up to 9 October 2022
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 8 focused on the following stories featured in the “Crypto Press”:
1st | New ETF by Blackrock | Finance Feeds article (29 September 2022) https://bit.ly/3dWlFco
2nd | EU proposal to require Bitcoin wallet providers to check users identities under new MiCA legislation | Crypto Potato article (5 October 2022) | https://bit.ly/3T1hB9W
3rd | Binance Hack $100m cross-chain bridge hack | Cointelegraph article (6 October 2022) | https://bit.ly/3rBlMxp
4th | “VISA partners with FTX”; Visa launches crypto debit cards in 40 countries “TradFi meets DeFi”; Bitcoin Magazine article (7 October 2022) | https://bit.ly/3rEGMTY
5th | “Internet May be Just a Passing Fad (“Daily Mail”, 5 December 2000); “Bitcoin Looks like a Faded Fad as Fed goes all in on Rate Hikes” (Bloomberg, 19 September 2022) | Based on tweet of @documentingBTC of 5 October 2022
6th | McDonalds in Lugano | City of Lugano actually has its own stablecoin and you can now pay your McDonald’s bill with crypto; Blockworks article (4 October 2022): https://bit.ly/3Mid8x7
7th | Bitcoin charts on Yahoo Finance | https://finance.yahoo.com/quotes/FREE,STOCK,CHARTS/view/v1
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We invite our listeners to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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This is episode 5 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan, whereby he highlights a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Dave Ponak, a colleague of Daniel in the Assured Psychology offices in the City of Calgary. Dave shared his experiences of working with individuals and couples around managing mental health, with a particular focus on men.
As I learned from Daniel McMillan during episode 4 and his comment:
“...we are reducing barriers to normally hard to access employees…”
…it is my view that Dave Ponak is also opening the proverbial door and reducing a similar barrier to allow men to share their feelings and emotions around managing and improving their mental health.
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To learn more about the work of Daniel McMillan and Dave Ponak as well as their fellow clinical psychologists at Assured Psychology, click on one or more of the following links:
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/assured-psychology/
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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This is the fourth (4th) episode in the series titled “Judith’s Journals On” whereby Judith Virag, the CEO and founder of Clean Club Calgary, share her practical advice and suggestions around managing a small business.
In this episode, Judith is joined by her colleagues, Carlee and Laurie, to share some “tough” cleans they faced in the Calgary community.
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To find out more about Judith Virag and her business, Clean Club Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
Clean Club Calgary
Website | https://www.cleanclubcalgary.com/
Instagram | @cleanclubcalgary
Facebook | @cleanclubcalgary or via this link: https://www.facebook.com/cleanclubcalgary
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Judith Virag on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-virag-72b4775/
Universal Women’s Network (2020, Women of Inspiration - Customer Experience Award winner) | https://bit.ly/3uzugqq
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This is the 5th episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, CEO and co-founder of Streakers Gaming Inc, covering the week of sports from 26 September to 2 October 2022
BERLIN MARATHON
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya set a World Record Marathon time in the Berlin Marathon on 25 September 2022 in a time of 2:01:09, eclipsing his time of 2:01:39 he set in 2018 at the same event | NN Running team website | https://www.nnrunningteam.com/team/eliud-kipchoge/
In the women’s event, Ethiopian runner, Tigist Assefa ran a course record of 2:15:37 She was also the 800 metre gold medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio | Women’s Running article: https://bit.ly/3e3ucKM
MLB
Aaron Judge finally hit HR number 61 – on 28 September against none other than the Toronto Blue Jays. Yankees won the game 8-3 | ESPN article: https://es.pn/3BU8fWo
Frankie Lasagna actually “interfered” with Kyle Mulligan who almost caught the ball; Jimmy Kimmel hosted him and invited him to New York on New Years Eve to “watch the ball drop” one more time. BlogTo has the story: https://bit.ly/3fFoxLl
NFL
Minnesota and New Orleans played in London and although the Vikings won 28-25, the highlight of the game was the 61-yard field goal attempt by Will Lutz of New Orleans that hit the left upright and then dropped to the cross-bar where it bounced back towards the line of scrimmage. The media made the reference to a “Double Doink”
CNN Sports article | https://cnn.it/3UUTZ8s
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Group F features the team from Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk. Because of the war, they are playing all home games at the Legia Warsaw’s “Polish Army Stadium” and train out of the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. Inside the Games article | https://bit.ly/3RxI3ql
WOMEN’S WORLD RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Starts in October (7th October)
The ninth edition of Women's Rugby World cup, that was postponed from 2021 due to Covid, will commence 8 October with reigning champions New Zealand hosting for the first time.
Telegraph article | https://bit.ly/3C1LQ9M
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS World Championship 2022
The “LoL World Cup” tournament kicked off on 29 September but the real story is the sponsorship of the “Summoners Cup” by jeweler, Tiffany. The “cup” weighs 44 pounds, is approximately 27 inches in height and is made of contemporary sterling silver. The winner will be awarded this cup on 6 November 2022
Hype Beast article | https://hypebeast.com/2022/8/tiffany-co-league-of-legends-world-champion-trophy-official-reveal
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup | in Sydney, Australia
Tournament ran from 22 September and 1 October 2022 with a total of 14 teams. USA defeated China 83-61 in the Gold Medal game
CNN article | https://cnn.it/3RvgHRy
ATHLETES UNLIMITED | WOMENS SPORT LEAGUES
Craig shared an interesting development in the world of women’s sports – Athletes Unlimited, a collective of women’s pro sports leagues, recently raised $30 million which included NBA Superstar, Kevin Durant investing through his media and investment company, 35 Ventures
Insider article https://bit.ly/3ST3ljs
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This is the 3rd episode in a new series titled “Clint’s Chronicles” whereby high school student, Clint Cadio, shares his passion and creativity around entrepreneurship.
In this episode, we were joined in the podcast studio by Clint’s long time business partner, 17-year old PIerre Khalil. Okay, for serial entrepreneur, Clint Cadio, 2-years is a lifetime of creativity and innovation!!
As listeners will learn, Pierre has been interested in technology since the age of 5 when he first took apart and re-assembled his dad’s computer! This obsession with technology transcended into Pierre learning to code and combining that with a desire to convert several hours of video into text. That lead to Pierre and Clint collaborating on a new business they call, for now, Transcript AI.
Transcript AI is in its early stages but Pierre and Clint have already had discussions with the folks from GoodLawyer in Calgary. Listeners to this podcast will recall that Brett Colvin is a past guest of the podcast (episode 104 on 1 April 2020). There is no “April Fools” associated with these two young high school entrepreneurs from Red Deer, Alberta
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The following links reflect references made during recording of this session:
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School | https://bit.ly/3BQDi6C
Python coding | https://www.python.org
GoodLawyer | https://www.goodlawyer.ca/
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Clint Cadio can be found through his LinkedIn profile (he allegedly switched off all other non-essential social media accounts):
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-c-a7461722b/
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This is the 9th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, we were joined in the podcast studio by Ben Howells, a musician turned marketing executive that resides in Calgary. You really have to listen to the whole episode to appreciate the insight Errol and Ben provided on how musicians can get noticed in today’s social media wired world.
A few takeaways from this session:
1st | Social Media. What are musicians doing on socials? How are they getting noticed?
2nd | Partnerships. Musicians should consider making or form partnerships with other musicians, particularly those that are “more famous” or more well known.
3nd | Offline activities. What are musicians doing off-line (in the community) to draw attention to their on-line initiatives?
Ben highlighted an example of a recent event he coordinated in the Inglewood Area of Calgary with local merchant, Ollie Quinn, a sunglasses and eyewear store. Ben referred to this as a “Do-it-Yourself” venue. At the event, Ben utilized a QR Code with a hyperlink to LinkTree which in turn links to all their key accounts (website, social media). The QR code also provided an automatic sign up to their email list. Ben referred to this as “creating a digital funnel”.
To avoid “leaving customers on the table”, musicians may want to listen to the full episode to hear some key advice from Ben and Errol!
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Ollie Quinn, the Calgary-based sunglasses and eyewear store can be found from these links:
Website: https://www.olliequinn.ca/
Instagram: @oqstories
Twitter: @oqstories
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To learn more about Errol Vas and Ben Howells, click on one or more of the following links:
ERROL VAS
Website | https://errolvas.com
Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
BEN HOWELLS
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-howells-59a7b9a9/
On LinkTree | https://linktr.ee/howellsmusic
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This episode covers the journey of Dr. Veronica De La Rosa as she struggled with being a new immigrant to Canada after leaving a successful career as a Professor of Law in Mexico City.
Dr. De La Rosa (or “Dr. Vee”) shared her experiences around how finding mentors helped her to “open doors” when so many were closed after many attempts. Combined with her work experiences at the University of Calgary and SAIT and guidance from her mentor, Bruce Randall, from the Calgary Region Immigration Employment Council, Dr. Vee now finds herself mentoring and coaching others to help them break the “Internal Glass Ceiling”
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To find out more about Dr. Veronica De La Rosa and her important work in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicadelarosa/
Executive Mindset Coaching
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-mindset-coaching-dr-veronica-de-la-rosa/
Website | https://veronicadelarosacoaching.com
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This is the 7th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the last week up to 26 September 2022.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 7 focused on the following stories featured in the “Crypto Press”:
1st | SEC says Ethereum merge could be a security | Gizmodo article (19 September 2022): https://bit.ly/3UmYdWd
2nd | “Nasdaq to enter Crypto Custody Market for Institutional Clients” | Blockworks article (20 September 2022): https://bit.ly/3BxWwg7
3rd | “Colorado Residents can now Pay State Taxes with Crypto” | Blockworks article (20 September 2022): https://bit.ly/3UCF5DQ
4th | Yahoo Finance and the BitCoin trading charts | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0CRYPTO CHARTS
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We invite our listeners to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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This is the 4th episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, CEO and co-founder of Streakers Gaming Inc, covering the week of sports from 19 to 25 September 2022
NCAA
Alabama vs Texas A&M. The game is scheduled for 8 October but controversy flared up in earlier this year; here is the 13 June 2022 CBS Sports article: https://bit.ly/3f87hxU
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NFL
Only two 3-0 teams remain: Miami defeated Buffalo (21-19) and Eagles defeated Washington (24-8). The Brady vs Rogers match-up was a defensive battle with Green Bay winning 14-12.
NFL week 3 highlights | https://bit.ly/3xWGv29
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Bellator
Highlights from Bellator 285 in Ireland:
Light Heavyweight: Moore vs Albrektsson; in Round 1, Albrektsson clocked Moore with an elbow but the round ended before he could knock him out. Take down by Moore in 2nd round resulted in a tap out submission
Women’s featherweight: Leah McCourt def. Dayana Silva with an amazing kick while lying on her back
MMA Junkie article | https://bit.ly/3C8Mcwh
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UFC. Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series
Season 6, Week 9 (20 September 2022) - 4 out of the 5 fights ended in TKO but the quickest fight was a middleweight bout:, Brunno Ferreira defeats Leon Aliu in 1:35 of the 1st round
UFC website | https://bit.ly/3racGHH
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MLB
Home run hitters remain the top news:
Albert Pujols hit 700th career HR | solid 4th place behind Babe Ruth (714)
Aaron Judge continues to chase the American League Home Run record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961. After this weekend’s games, he remains at 60
Major League Baseball website | https://www.mlb.com
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Golf - Presidents Cup
Team USA defeated the International Team (17.5 to 12.5); 9 wins in a row and 12-1-1 overall
Yahoo Sports | https://yhoo.it/3LKDWFW
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Tennis - Rod Laver Cup
Team World defeated Team Europe (13-8)
Official results | https://lavercup.com
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Australian Rules Football
Grand Final took place over the weekend. Geelong defeated Sydney (133-52). Attendance 100,024
Geelong population (253,000) versus Sydney (5.3 million)
The Guardian | https://bit.ly/3UQWOHR
AFL website | https://www.afl.com.au
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Overwatch League
This is high quality coverage that hosts Jack Wright and Rosemary Kelley provide of Overwatch team Houston Outlaws and San Francisco Shock | https://bit.ly/3Ruoqj7
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NHL - Training Camp – split squads
Split squads allow real ice time for young players before returning to the minors.
Flames vs Canucks (25 Sept) | https://bit.ly/3CaRac0
Pittsburgh vs Columbus (25 Sept) | https://bit.ly/3BGWMJE
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To learn more about Craig and his sports betting app, Streakers Gaming Inc, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming website | https://streakers.ca
NOTE: Streakers Gaming app is available on Google Play (Android) and App Store (Apple)
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This is the 8th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, Errol highlights a the “Forgotten side of branding” with a focus on 4 key areas:
1st | The well-known side of branding
2nd | What part of branding is often forgotten about
3rd | Why is this important?
4th | How does this help literally every part of your business?
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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This is the 6th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the period from 29 August 2022 to 12 September 2022.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 6 focused on several articles and stories featured in the “Crypto Press” including:
1st | The ETH MERGE from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake was completed in the early hours of 15 September 2022. Tom’s Hardware article: https://bit.ly/3RYswke
2nd | Google Cloud and Binance to work together on on Web 3.0 and blockchain project | Coindesk article https://bit.ly/3QPMtZf
3rd | Author of the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” Robert Kiyosaki says an historic market crash is looming and touts crypto as the best defense | Business Insider article: https://bit.ly/3BQgLqz
4th | Trading volume on top NFT marketplace OpenSea down 90% since January 2022 | Crypto Potato article https://bit.ly/3RTv2bF
5th | Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0CRYPTO CHARTS
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We invite our listeners to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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This is the third (3rd) episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, CEO and co-founder of Streakers Gaming Inc, covering the week of sports from 12 to 18 September 2022
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WNBA. Las Vegas Aces defeated Connecticut Sun (78-71) to win the best-of-5 series (3-1). This was their 1st championship after 25 years in the league. Total attendance was an impressive 9,652 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut | On Her Turf summary: https://bit.ly/3SeYrN3
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NFL. A couple of shocking games in Week 2:
Jets last minute win 31-30 over Cleveland. Joe Flacco with 4 TD’s and 307 YDS passing
Jacksonville rocked the Colts (24-0)
Full NFL Week 2 rundown by Yahoo Sports | https://yhoo.it/3QVrSmr
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TENNIS
Roger Federer resigned. At 41, he managed to put up some impressive numbers:
20 Grand Slam titles (8 Wimbledon; 6 Australian Open; 5 US Open; 1 French Open
$130 million in career winnings
103 Singles titles
1251 to 275 (an 81.9 % winning percentage!)
Sports Illustrated coverage | https://bit.ly/3f6fD9a
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ESPORTS
Evil Geniuses (out of Seattle) wins Fragadelphia 17 defeating Europe’s Big Omen Academy
Nerd Street Gamers: https://bit.ly/3RGtSAa
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Aaron Judge of New York Yankees reached 59 home-runs; 2 shy of the American League record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961 | MLB: https://atmlb.com/3qOO7Qa
Los Angeles Dodgers already qualified for the 2022 playoffs with a record of 100 wins and 44 losses, 20 ½ games ahead of the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons | CBS Sports: https://bit.ly/3RQ22Sg
Shohei Ohtani nicknamed "Shotime", is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, designated hitter and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels. He is 13-8 as a pitcher; he has 34 home-runs, 89 RBI’s and .267 batting average. He had 46 home-runs in 2021! | MLB: https://atmlb.com/3qR0ZWk
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NCAA FOOTBALL
The Cinderella team from last week, Marshall Thundering Herd lost in OT to Bowling Green (34-31). After an historic win last week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the herd has been halted
ESPN Highlights: https://es.pn/3qQqYwR
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LIV-GOLF - new golf league competing with the PGA; 3-day tournament; team based (team of 4); shot-gun start (all 18 holes) | https://www.livgolf.com
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To learn more about Craig and his sports betting app, Streakers Gaming Inc, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc website | https://streakers.ca
NOTE: The Streakers Gaming app is available for download from Google Play (Android devices) and the App Store (Apple devices)
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This is the 2nd episode in a new series titled “Clint’s Chronicles” whereby high school student, Clint Cadio, shares his passion and creativity around entrepreneurship.
In this episode, Clint provides a deep dive into his experience with developing a business from scratch from the templated model prescribed by the Junior Achievement network and the detailed guidance his team received from his Grade 11 teacher, Dale Henderson (but of course, students only address him as Mr. Henderson). It seems the faculty at École Secondaire Notre Dame High School in Red Deer have trained their students well!!
Clint and his classmates chose an important area to focus their newly named business “World Is Yours” – vintage clothing!
Take a listen to hear the real business issues faced by Clint, Josh, Kurr and Zach around generating a business plan, buying product (via thrifting), selling product (via omni-channel distribution networks), cash flow management and possible exit strategies – all within a limited 4-month time period!
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The following links reflect references made during recording of this session:
Junior Achievement
JA Southern Alberta | https://www.jaworldwide.org
JA Northern Alberta & N.W.T. | https://janorthalberta.org
Worldwide | https://www.jaworldwide.org
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School | https://bit.ly/3BQDi6C
Michael Porter’s Five Forces; video from Harvard Business Review | https://hbr.org/video/3590615226001/the-explainer-porters-five-forces
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Clint Cadio can be found through his LinkedIn profile (he allegedly switched off all other non-essential social media accounts):
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-c-a7461722b/
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This is episode 4 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Dan McMillan, whereby he highlights a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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In this episode, Daniel provided an introduction to the Assured Psychology work with employees from a large oil and gas “Fly-in / Fly-out” camp in Northern Alberta. Rather than simply providing “Check the box” health benefits, this oil and gas major provides employees and contractors with on site access to the clinical psychologists from Assured Psychology for a 4-day period twice per month. This provides coverage for both of the bi-weekly shifts that rotate into the camp.
Although the program is in only its first 6 months and still early to draw conclusions, Daniel explained “...we are reducing barriers to normally hard to access employees…”
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To learn more about Daniel McMillan and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Daniel McMillan LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mcmillan-946775aa/
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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This is the 6th episode of “Crypto Coach”, a series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
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This episode focused on “What is a Crypto Wallet?” with the following links and references that helped to frame the discussion:
Investopedia – definition of private keys plus a 2-minute video that helps explain private keys | https://bit.ly/3eQkziE
Medium article of 23 August 2021, “Custodial Wallets versus Non-Custodial Wallets” | https://bit.ly/3BF4YLE
Crypto.com resources “What is a Crypto Wallet? A Beginners Guide” (26 April 2022) including a comparison of “Hot Wallet” versus “Cold Wallet” | https://bit.ly/3BhtUY8
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Cold Wallets on the market (examples):
Ledger Nano | https://bit.ly/3B7neM4
Trezor T Wallet | https://bit.ly/3S3JgWY
Ellipal Titan Bundle | https://bit.ly/3eC2m8b
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Centralized Exchanges (Custodial Wallets) (examples)
Binance | https://www.binance.com/en
Crypto.com
FTX Exchange | https://ftx.com
Etoro Exchange | https://www.etoro.com
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Non-Custodial wallets (decentralized) (examples):
Metamask | https://metamask.io
Trust Wallet | https://trustwallet.com
Exodus Wallet | https://www.exodus.com
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To learn more about the Crypto528 DAO team, click on one or more of the following links:
Co-founder, Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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Co-founder, Mark Magliocco
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-magliocco-51185b69/
Twitter | @Nomadicsesh
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the 5th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco covering the period from 29 August 2022 to 12 September 2022.
Cautionary Note: All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 5 focused on several articles and stories featured in the “Crypto Press” including:
1st | Singapore regulatory framework | feature of the Bloomberg Crypto podcast of 7 September 2022 with a focus on several high profile failures of companies operating out of Singapore: Three Arrows Capital, Vauld, Zipmex and Hodlnaut | https://apple.co/3d6XPdE
2nd | Cold Wallet demand rising due to frequent hacks and exchange bankruptcy’s as discussed during another Bloomberg Crypto podcast titled “Cold Wallets are a Hot Item for Crypto Users” (6 September 2022) | https://apple.co/3RF1xKz
3rd | Crypto mining — Ethereum movement from PoW to PoS(Proof of Work to Proof of Stake); significantly declining need for crypto miners. This helps to explain the increase in the Bitcoin Hashrate as outlined in this BeinCrypto article of 12 September 2022 | https://bit.ly/3RHTc90
4th | Traditional money continues to move into crypto as highlighted in this Coindesk article “Investment Management Giant Franklin Templeton to Offer Digital Asset Strategies to Wealth Managers” (8 September 2022) | https://bit.ly/3eyAjqh
5th | Chain Reaction podcast “Binance flexes its stablecoin muscles” (8 September 2022) | https://apple.co/3L6ENk5
6th | Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0
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Our listeners are invited to join the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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This is the second (2nd) episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, CEO and co-founder of Streakers Gaming Inc, covering the week of sports from 5 to 11 September 2022
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Highlights included:
NFL football (week 1)
Women’s NBA basketball finals and the retirement of 20-year veteran Sue BirdUS Open tennis finals,
ESPORTs highlights from the Valorant tournament in Istanbul, Turkey and the Overwatch tournament in Toronto, Canada
NCAA football (week 2)
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To learn more about Craig and his sports betting app, Streakers Gaming Inc, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc website | https://streakers.ca
NOTE: The Streakers Gaming app is available for download from Google Play (Android devices) and the App Store (Apple devices)
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This is the 1st episode in a new series titled “Clint’s Chronicles” whereby high school student, Clint Cadio, shares his passion and creativity around entrepreneurship.
In this episode, we look “way back” to Clint’s early days as a middle school student at St Francis of Assisi in Red Deer, Alberta. For the benefit of the listeners, that was in the range of 3 to 4 years ago!
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Some references and links that flow from the discussion in this episode include:
St Francis of Assisi Middle School (Red Deer, Alberta) | https://bit.ly/3L5k9Rs
Wix, website design company | https://www.wix.com
Walmart, an online and physical retailer where you can buy more than a few items to re-sell at school | https://www.walmartcanada.ca
Booster Juice, where Clint worked at his first part time job | https://www.boosterjuice.com
RoPanda Drink's Website (created on Wix when Clint was 14) | https://clintfordcadio.wixsite.com/ropanda-drinks/home
Foody RoPanda Website | https://clintfordcadio.wixsite.com/ropanda/home
Counter Strike and CS:GO egaming / esports franchises that Clint enjoys | this is a link to a popular blog: https://blog.counter-strike.net
Call of Duty | https://www.callofduty.com/ca/en/
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Clint can be found through his LinkedIn profile:
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-c-a7461722b/
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Student | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurship | High School | Middle School | Hustle and Studying | Making Bank | Finance | Learning | Podcast | Canada | Alberta | Red Deer | Calgary | Small Business | Re-Selling
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This is the first (1st) episode of the Streakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, CEO and co-founder of Streakers Gaming Inc covering the week of sports from 29 August to 4 September
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This episode focused on
Women’s World Hockey championship (hosted by Denmark)
The Gold Medal match saw Team Canada defeat Team USA [2-1]; International Ice Hockey Federation article: https://bit.ly/3QiRYzt
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US Open Women’s Tennis
Serena Williams lost to Australian, Ajla Tomljanovic in the 3rd round (7-5, 6-7, 6-1). She will be retiring from professional tennis as the 2nd all-time in major wins with 23, one behind Margaret Court with 24. Further details can be found in this CBS Sports article: https://bit.ly/3RuPYFk
Coco Gauff (18 years old) qualified for the quarterfinals. All Canadian singles players (men and women) are out of the US Open.
All scores and highlights can be found at the US Open.org website: https://www.usopen.org/index.html
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US College Football
Trending news is the playoff expansion and realignment will lead to “...more participation for our nation’s national championship tournament…”, said Mark Keenum, president of Mississippi State. More details included in this CBS Sports article | https://bit.ly/3epT27w
Selected highlights that Craig wanted to share from the weekend games (from 1 to 3 September 2022) included
Number 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide played Utah State Aggies and “roll-tide” over them [55-0]; ESPN highlights: https://bit.ly/3CYTxiY
In a close match, North Carolina State Wolfpack narrowly defeated East Carolina Pirates [21-20]; ESPN highlights: https://bit.ly/3AJOq3i
In another close match, the North Carolina Tarheels defeated Appalachian State Mountaineers [63-61]; ESPN highlights: https://bit.ly/3QhS3mX
Finally, Number 7 ranked Utah Utes lost to the Florida Gators in a close game [26-29]: ESPN highlights: https://bit.ly/3qct2in
All scores can be found on the NCAA.com website | https://bit.ly/3RnZjz2
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Major League Baseball (MLB)
Playoff format. This was a repeat for many but Craig walked me through the playoff format that will see an expansion of teams competing from 10 to 12 and replacing the single elimination Wild Card games with 4 best of htree Wild Card Series. Details can be found in this MLB article: https://atmlb.com/3Ql3EBQ
Albert Pujols hit his 695th home run. That leaves him currently in 5th place in history, which leaves him 1 behind A-Rod or Alex Rodriguez in 4th place with 696. MLB article: https://atmlb.com/3RofpJ8
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UFC Paris
Main Card (Heavy Weight): Cyril Gane def Tai Tuivasa (TKO, Round 3). MMA Fighting covered this story | https://bit.ly/3CSvKkO
Other matches. Total of 11 matches including 10 mens events and 1 womens (Stephanie Egger defeated Ailin Perez in the 2nd round | UFC website: https://bit.ly/3RsdNO2
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To learn more about Craig and his sports betting app, Streakers Gaming Inc, click on one or more of the following links:
Craig Weissenfels on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-weissenfels-1524215/
Streakers Gaming Inc website | https://streakers.ca
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This is the 5th episode of “Crypto Coach”, a series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
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This episode focused on “What is A DAO?” with links to supporting discussions:
Investopedia
This article provides details on: definition of a DAO; understanding DAO’s; how DAO’s work; benefits and limitations of a DAO
Link: https://bit.ly/3Rxsujr
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The DAO Hack
This is the reason why the Ethereum fork happened, The first DAO referred to as “The DAO” was hacked not long after it was launched in April 2016. The Investopedia article goes into details on: the formation of The DAO and The DAO hack. Additional links include:
Coinbase article “Ethereum Classic and the Ethereum hard fork” | https://bit.ly/3AO5gOF
Bitcoin Podcast (ep 68) “Deconstructing the DAO Attack” with Emin Gun Sirer, CEO founder of Ava Labs (Avalanche #AVAX) on 26 June 2016 | link: https://thebitcoinpodcast.com/episode-68/
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MetisDAO | layer 2 roll-up on Ethereum; roll out your own DAO “DAO-as-a-service”
Link | https://bit.ly/3ehi7RP
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CITY DAO
The CEO of CITY DAO was featured on TedTalks
Link to TedTalk titled “Could a DAO build the next great City?” | https://apple.co/3zi17lj
Website | https://www.citydao.io
To learn more about the Crypto528 DAO team, click on one or more of the following links:
Co-founder, Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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Co-founder, Mark Magliocco
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-magliocco-51185b69/
Twitter | @Nomadicsesh
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the 7th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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In this episode, Errol highlights a selection of software solutions that are currently used by marketing professionals to support their work
1st | Cold Call Marketing. “Sanas” – real time accent translation software used by call centres | https://www.sanas.ai
2nd | Content writing. “Jasper” – AI that writes content for you | https://www.jasper.ai/
3rd | SEO Tool. “Can I Rank” – AI that compares your website to competitors; referred to as an SEO Rank Checker | https://www.canirank.com
4th | Auto-generate visuals. “Night Cafe”. AI generated art prints. Can describe an object to the AI and it will generate an image for you | https://nightcafe.studio
5th | Photo enhancement. “Remini” – app that allows you to upload a photo (for example, an old war photo) and enhance the imagery (blurry to clear) | https://remini.ai
6th | Influencer Marketing “Rozy” – from Korea; on TV; seen with celebrities; she is a computer generated influencer | https://www.virtualhumans.org/human/rozy-gram
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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LinkedIn | Technology | Innovation | Podcast | Podcasting | Engagement | Partnerships | Branding | Awareness | Customer Reviews | Networking | Artificial Intelligence | AI | Machine Learning | AI/ML | Automation | Digital Marketing | Content | Creativity
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This is episode 3 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Dan McMillan, whereby he will seek to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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In this episode, Daniel focuses on “Relationships” and why they are so important to everyone. During our discussions, references were made to two key individuals that have influenced (and continue to influence) Daniel’s work around relationships:
1) John Bowlby (1907-1990); British psychologist most notable for his interest in child development and for his work in “The Attachment Theory”
2) Dr. Sue Johnson – her work around relationships with a focus on “Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy” | https://drsuejohnson.com
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Daniel also shared his story about the “Turtle and the Badger”, a simple method he uses to explain the complexities around relationships between two individuals.
Daniel created a short animation video starring the Turtle and the Badger | https://youtu.be/G0mTtDTW9es
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To learn more about Daniel McMillan and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Daniel McMillan LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mcmillan-946775aa/
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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Mental Health | Psychology | Psychologist | Health Clinic | Counselling | Counseling | Mental Well Being | Therapy | Community Support | Shame | Compassion | Mental Illness | Vulnerability | Vulnerable | Self-Esteem | Self-Value | Loneliness | Isolation | Depression | Self-Criticism | Self-Abandonment | Self-Care | Self-Worth | Couples Counseling | Work Place Mental Health | Anxiety | Stress | Resilience | Calgary | YYC | Alberta | Podcasting | Podcast Guest | Canada Podcast | Emotions | Reactions | Relationships
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This is the third (3rd) episode in the series titled “Judith’s Journals On” whereby Judith Virag, the CEO and founder of Clean Club Calgary, sharew her practical advice and suggestions around managing a small business.
Episode 3 focused on the three important qualities of customer service centered around three “p”s: professionalism, patience, and a “people-first” attitude.
As Judith explained
“...although customer service varies from customer to customer, as long as you're following these guidelines, you're on the right track…”
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Some companies mentioned during this episode include:
Trainual – tech source for uploading training videos; Judith and her utilize this software to upload systems and processes (for both field and office staff) | https://trainual.com
Loom – utilized to record videos that are used for staff training | https://www.loom.com
Debbie Sardone – Judith is a member of “Cleaning Business Fundamentals” and feels there is huge value in the “Weekly Win calls” |
https://www.cleaningbusinessfundamentals.com/debbie-sardone-cbf-learn-more-today-and-win
AirBnB – during recording of the Masters of Scale podcast, the CEO, Brian Chesky referred to the 11-star experience they seek to create for all guests on the Masters of Scale podcast (link to Episode 1 initially aired in 2017: https://apple.co/3Rjj0Yk)
Quality Driven Software – Judith and her team utilize this software to send a survey to each customer after cleaning done “Quality-driven software” | https://qualitydrivensoftware.com
Jobber – software company out of Edmonton that Judith utilizes on a daily basis | https://getjobber.com
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To find out more about Judith Virag and her business, Clean Club Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
Clean Club Calgary
Website | https://www.cleanclubcalgary.com/
Instagram | @cleanclubcalgary
Facebook | @cleanclubcalgary or via this link: https://www.facebook.com/cleanclubcalgary
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Judith Virag on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-virag-72b4775/
Universal Women’s Network (2020, Women of Inspiration - Customer Experience Award winner) | https://bit.ly/3uzugqq
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Small Business | Entrepreneur | Startup | Calgary | YYC | Residential Cleaning | Commercial Cleaning | Canada | Podcasts | Customer Experience | Customer Care | Training | Learning | Education | Leadership | Staff | Automation software |
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In a rare in person podcast session, I traveled to the storage warehouse of Olympia ATM to chat with President, Jim Wilson and Account Manager, Cam McIntosh. There is a lot to unpack in this episode as we talked “all things cash” and ATM’s (or automated teller machines).
In no particular order we bantered about:
- Foreign exchange options (USD, Mexican PESO, EUROs) with ATM’s situated at Alberta Motor Association (AMA) to correspond with travel bookings
- One of the original ATM machines: the “Triton 9600”
- Cryptocurrency and
- Repairs & maintenance due to “bad” cash being inserted into the ATMs (tape, staples, greasy hands
- Casinos and VLTs (video lottery terminals)
- Sensor technology inside the ATM’s used to accept or reject the bills
- AGLC this is the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) is an agency of the government of Alberta
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“Cash is King” is a common expression that we brought up during our discussion. Google and Wikipedia revealed:
“...the origin of ‘cash is king’ is unclear. The phrase became popularized following the global stock market crash of 1987 by Pehr G Gyllenhammer, then CEO of Swedish car group Volvo…”
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To learn more about Olympia ATM, click on one or more of the links below:
Website | https://olympiaatm.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/olympia-atm-inc/
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This is the 4th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the week of 22 August to 28 August 2022.
CAUTIONARY NOTE:
* All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services *
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Episode 4 focused on several articles featured in the “Crypto Press” including:
1st | MakerDAO and $100m loan to Huntingdon Valley Bank in Philadelphia | Blockworks article: https://bit.ly/3e6aQEc
2nd | Maker DAO “Emergency Shutdown” measures | The Defiant article: https://bit.ly/3ctueea
3rd | “Missing Persons” on the blockchain | Tweet from “@watcherGuru”: https://bit.ly/3QZ5mKi
4th | “Binance users and regulatory framework” | Block 6 article: https://bit.ly/3R7sZzY
5th | SIMS Creator, Will Wright, raises $6million for Blockchain Games through his investment vehicle, Griffin Gaming Partners | Blockworks article: https://bit.ly/3AUulsu
6th | US Federal Reserve meetings in Jackson Hole and market downturn | CNBC article: https://cnb.cx/3e3q5xI
7th | Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0
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Check out the Crypto528 Discord channel | https://discord.gg/yvUFF26BkJ
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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This is the fourth (4th) episode of “Crypto Coach”, a series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
This episode primarily focused on “What is Blockchain?”.
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To learn more about the Crypto528 DAO team, in which both Mark and Debbie are co-founders, click on one or more of the following links:
Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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Mark Magliocco
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-magliocco-51185b69/
Twitter | @Nomadicsesh
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the 3rd episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco covering the week of 8 August to 21 August 2022. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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This session was quite heavy with discussions around:
1st | The tweet Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance (or “CZ” as he is know on Twitter). The tweet in question was “They are silently in Crypto” and the screen shot from the article “Top 100 Public Companies Investing in Blockchain & Crypto Companies” | Click on the link here to access the full article: https://bit.ly/3AaDThw
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2nd | Blackrock and their investment in Circle, the creator of the stable coin, USD Coin or USDC. Given the recent failures and hacks of several stable coins, Mark highlighted the importance of ensuring you invest in a reliable stable coin. Basically, do your research
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3rd | Canadian pension fund giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ” $150 million write-off of its investment in bankrupt crypto currency lender, Celsius Network. The discussion also made parallels to the 2008 financial crisis which saw many small banks from Iceland lose out from investing in sub-prime mortgage instruments or “Collateralized Debt Obligations” (CDO’s). What are the similarities? Low risk investors like pension funds and small chartered banks seeking higher yields end up investing in higher risk assets.
To learn more about the CDPQ write-off, click on the link to this Crypto Potato article: https://bit.ly/3T9YxXw
To learn more about the 2008 Iceland bank failures, click on this Economist article: https://econ.st/3Tj3nSG
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4th | Crypto.com obtains regulatory approval in the Cayman Islands as a “Virtual Asset Service Provider” | link to article: https://bit.ly/3QJymFBas
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5th | Yahoo Finance and the Bitcoin charts. Once again, Mark provided a brief summary of the technical trading analysis available for free from Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0
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A selection of other companies and / or individuals mentioned in this episode:
Talos | https://talos.com
Binance | https://www.binance.com/en
Goldman Sachs | https://www.goldmansachs.com
Huobi Token | https://www.huobi.com/en-us/
Nouriel Roubini | https://nourielroubini.com/
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Twitter handles of the participants in this episode:
Mark Magliocco | @nomadicsesh
Allen Wazny | @allenwaz
Crypto528 | @crypto528DAO
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web3 | Web 3.0 | Metaverse | Innovation | Technology | Marketplace Community | DAO | Decentralized Assets | Decentralized Finance | Decentralized Autonomous Organization | Digital Assets | Crypto Assets | Blockchain | Token Economy | Digital Business | Bitcoin | Ethereum | AltCoins
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In this episode, Justin Fox, the CEO and Founder of Backers Network Inc., introduces new platform, a regulated portal allowing startups and small-businesses to raise funding from both accredited and non-accredited investors by utilizing the crowd-funding regulations issued by the Canadian Ontario Securities Commission and affiliate commissions across the provinces and territories.
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Some highlights of our discussion included:
1st | 30-second and 3-minute introduction to the Backers network
2nd | Regulatory framework. The primary guidance in Canada stems from National Instrument 45-110 “Start-up Crowdfunding Registration and Prospectus Exemptions” as issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. The Ontario Securities Act and Regulation requirements, and other policies and instruments can be found on the OSC’s website at www.osc.gov.on.ca
3rd | Issuers. These are the employer and non-employer businesses across Canada that could potential benefit from the Backers platform. According to a Statistics Canada report issued in Jun 2021, there were approximately 4.2 million such businesses (comprised of 1.3 million employer businesses and 2.9 million non-employer businesses). This is a link to that report: https://bit.ly/3IqaG5N
4th | Share Registry on the Blockchain. In parallel to obtaining regulatory approval for the Backers Network platform, Justin and his team took steps to utilize blockchain technology to allow the common shares in Backers to be registered on the Ethereum blockchain. The relevant guidance for such an endeavor is outlined in ERC-1404 “Simple Restricted Token Standard”. This is a link to that standard https://erc1404.org
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To learn more about Justin Fox and the Backers Network, click on one or more of the links below:
Justin Fox on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinjfox/
Backers Network
Website | https://backers.ca
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/backersnetwork/
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/BackersNetwork
YouTube | https://bit.ly/3wLFucX
Instagram | @backersnetwork
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Small Business | Startups | Funding | Marketing | Management | Assistance | Fundraising | Investors | Issuers | Regulation | Canada | Podcast | Founders | OSC | Regulatory Body | Canadian Authorities | Podcasting | Social Media | Community | Crowdsourcing | Networking | Revenue | Growth | Alberta | British Columbia | Ontario | Provincial Regulation | Securities Commission | CF Regulation | Filing Exemptions | IPO | Initial Public Offering | Technology | Blockchain | Distributed Ledger Technology | Crypto Currency | Digital Tokens | Share registry
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This is the 6th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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Today, Errol narrowed in on the use of Linkedin by corporations (and individuals) who are simply using it as an advertising platform or “Corporate Foghorn”. Focused on me or us:
“This is what we are doing!”
Errol referred to employees being “Wi-Fi extenders” for their companies rather than seeking to add value to others.
Errol recommends that companies should treat LinkedIn as an “Online corporate networking event” and find a way to add value to others. This is similar to the principles outlined in the Dale Carnegie book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”
Errol provided an example of a company, Seismic, and its employees that never just advertise the company in their posts. They genuinely engage and provide value to others in each and every post. Since Seismic is a sales engagement platform, it is likely that they understand the importance of “engagement”.
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Website links for companies / individuals mentioned in this episode:
Dale Carnegie | https://www.dalecarnegie.com
Seismic | https://seismic.com
Gary Vaynerchuk | https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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LinkedIn | Technology | Innovation | Podcast | Podcasting | Engagement
Partnerships | Branding | Awareness | Customer Reviews | Networking
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This episode follows on from Calgary Business Podcast episode 347 on 28 July 2022, whereby Sean Crump introduced listeners to his accident that left him a quadriplegic at the age of 19. In this episode, Sean went into great detail around the origin story of his business, Included by Design.
Key companies and relevant links discussed in this episode include:
City of Calgary, Advisory Committee on Accessibility. Sean served on the sub-committee “Access Design Committee” initially as a “Contributor”; eventually he moved to working on a similar committee at the Canadian Federal level | Follow this link to learn more about the City of Calgary work in this area: https://bit.ly/3zXTEZ0
TedTalk. On 4 October 2021, Sean was a guest speaker at the TedX YYC event under the title “You’re Only Temporarily-Able Bodied” | click on this link: https://bit.ly/3zVOA7i
Thin Air Labs. Sean and his team are working with Thin Air Labs to help scale the Included by Design platform. As subscribers of this podcast will know, James Lochrie of Thin Air Labs was a guest on episode 320 on 25 October 2021 | click on this link: https://bit.ly/3BjFr7b
Christopher Reeves Foundation and other global organizations. While serving on the City of Calgary committee, Sean wanted to avoid “Impostor Syndrome” and took initiative to learn all he could around architecture, architectural design, building codes, guidelines and regulations in other countries. As Sean learned, the only thing “universal” about such standards was that they were universally different. Here is the link to the Christopher Reeves Foundation: https://www.christopherreeve.org
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To learn more about Sean and his work to improve the accessibility for the disabled in all aspects of their lives, click on one or more of the links below:
Sean Crump on LinkedIn |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-crump-75729573/
Included By Design
Website | https://bit.ly/3JuV6ql
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/included-by-design/
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Handicap | Disability | Mental Health | | Wheelchair | Healthcare | Assisted Living | Technology | Innovation | Accessibility | Calgary | Podcast | Canada | Universal Design | Architecture | Access | Isolation | Strategy and Planning | Physical and Emotional Barriers
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This is the 3rd episode with an entrepreneur from the DriverSeat Inc franchise group. The first was Rahul Kumar, franchise owner of Driverseat Calgary (episode 120 on 14 April 2020); the second was with Brian Bazely, the CEO and co-founder of DriverSeat Inc. based out of Kitchener, Ontario (episode 123 on 15 April 2020 )
Nasir Awan is the franchise owner of Driverseat Ottawa and as of recording this podcast, he continues to receive training and guidance for operating his recently obtained franchise operation. Given his entrepreneurial background in travel and tourism and the restaurant industry, it will not be long before Nasir is featured in a local newspaper for his innovative ideas and positive contribution to the Ottawa community.
There is an open invitation for Nasir to re-join the podcast in the future, particularly after he has had a chance to “move out of the passenger seat” and “explore” creative ways to share his business “recipes” with customers in the capital region.
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To learn more about Nasir and his entrepreneurial background, click on one or more of the following links:
Nasir Awan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasir-awan-51aa787a/
DriverSeat website | https://www.driverseatinc.com/own/
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Small Business | Franchise | Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneur | Chauffeur | Community Engagement | Social Media | Canada | Podcast | Canadian Franchise Association | Ontario | Quebec | Alberta | Podcast Guest |
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I was joined on this episode by long time TEC chair, Doug Bouey and we focused on his book, “Fixing Fractures: Restoring Shattered Relations in Business and In Life”. As Doug so correctly highlighted during our chat, “…virtually everyone will be directly impacted by such relationship fractures in both their personal and work lives…”
Doug took inspiration to write this book from a presentation made by John Konstanturos, a former police supervisor that developed a methodology around dispute resolution stemming from his experience with managing riots in the streets of Los Angeles.
Combining his many years working with senior executives from businesses across Canada and the United States, Doug compiled this book to provide a methodology to mend and rebuild trust in broken relationships that many deemed unrepairable.
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To learn more about Doug and his book, click on one or more of the following links:
Doug Bouey on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbouey/
Website | https://dougbouey.com
Amazon | https://amzn.to/3R4SuSD
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This is the 2nd crypto market update by the team at Crypto528, a web3 startup that is building a Crypto DAO Republik. This market update was provided by Crypto528 co-founder, Mark Magliocco.
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The key items discussed during this update included:
1st | Tornado Cash. US Treasury blacklist due to excessive bad actors
Link to CNBC article | https://cnb.cx/3dyAbq4
Link to The Hill article | https://bit.ly/3AoJpOZ
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2nd | Spammers vs Scammers? With the increased activity of the Crypto528 account on Twitter, there are daily direct messages from individuals seeking to “unlock” their USDT with our assistance. They even go as far as providing their private keys to their crypto wallet and full details of their 20-word recovery phrase. Imagine how productive these individuals would be if they focused their energy and effort on building a real business?
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3rd | Bitcoin technical trading analysis. Once again, Mark provided a brief summary of the technical trading analysis available for free from Yahoo Finance including a discussion around the VIX, or volatility index, used in the traditional capital markets. Finally, Mark closed off with a stock / coin analysis tool he uses in Yahoo called “Stochastic Momentum” or “Stochastic Momentum Index” (Yahoo Finance link: https://yhoo.it/3PngEGn
CBOE: VIX Volatility Suite | https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/
NOTE: During recording of the podcast, Mark made reference to the CME as the agency responsible for the Volatility Index. As noted above, the CBOE is the correct reference. Finally, the VIX is measured by the implied volatility option contracts on the S&P
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To learn more about Mark Magliocco and the Crypto528 team, click on one or more of the following links:
Mark Magliocco on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-magliocco-51185b69/
Crypto528
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the third (3rd) episode of “Crypto Coach”, a series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
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In this episode, Debbie shares her own story of not only paying for courses to learn about blockchain and crypto currencies, but also devoting significant time and effort to conduct her own research through reading books and other literature available on-line from:
Binance Academy | https://academy.binance.com/en
Coinbase | https://www.coinbase.com/learn
Ethereum Foundation | https://ethereum.org/en/foundation/
This episode also featured two snippets from an interview Debbie had in 2021 with a technical mobile phone engineer while in Kingston, Jamaica.
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To learn more about the Crypto Coach – aka Debbie Mamuzo – and her work with the Crypto528 DAO team, click on one or more of the following links:
Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the 1st crypto market update by the team at Crypto528, a web3 startup that is building a Crypto DAO Republik. This market update was provided by Crypto528 co-founder, Mark Magliocco.
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The key items discussed during this update included:
1st | The Nomad Bridge hack with links to several articles mentioned during the episode:
Nomad Cross-Chain Bridge hack (Bitcoin.com, 3 August 2022) | https://bit.ly/3zHnLni
Ronin Network Hack (BBC News, 30 March 2022) | https://bbc.in/3P1cR1z
Poly Network Attack (CNBC, 17 August 2021) | https://cnb.cx/3Q9Ig31
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2nd | Layoffs at Coinbase. Some relevant links related to Coinbase, specifically, and layoffs across various crypto companies:
Coinbase Layoffs (NY Times, 5 August 2022) | https://nyti.ms/3p4O3uZ|
Crypto Layoffs (Coindesk, 1 August 2022) | https://bit.ly/3diKNcU
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3rd | Bitcoin technical trading analysis. Mark provided a brief summary of the technical trading analysis available for free from Yahoo Finance. This summary focused on Bitcoin but similar analysis can be performed for many of the other crypto currencies.
Yahoo Finance | https://yhoo.it/3zHl1q0
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To learn more about Mark Magliocco and the Crypto528 team, click on one or more of the following links:
Mark Magliocco on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-magliocco-51185b69/
Crypto528
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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web3 | Web 3.0 | Metaverse | Innovation | Technology | Marketplace Community | DAO | Decentralized Assets | Decentralized Finance | Decentralized Autonomous Organization | Digital Assets Crypto Assets | Blockchain | Token Economy | Digital Business | Business transformation | Future Ready | New Economy | Disruption | Bitcoin
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This is the 2nd episode of “All Psyched Up About”, a series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Dan McMillan, whereby he will seek to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
In episode 2, Daniel focuses on the role core emotions play in our day to day interactions with others and provides some ideas on how we can take responsibility to notice such emotions, managing our reactions to core and secondary emotions and seeking to express how such emotions make us feel.
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To learn more about Daniel McMillan and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Daniel McMillan LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mcmillan-946775aa/
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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This is the 5th episode of “Errol’s Eye on”, a series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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Errol stresses the importance of building trust for companies that conduct business on-line and he highlighted 4 ways in which such trust can be built:
1st | “Trust indicators” – include forming or fostering partnerships with other credible parties
2nd | “SEO” – an expansion of the “Search Engine Optimization” approach by seeking to get mentions in 3rd party publications
3rd | Podcasts – hosting or being a guest. A quick Google search reveals that in 2020, there were 850,000 active podcasts
4th | Social Media – LinkedIn is best for “Business-focused” (B2B) transactions.
Finally, Errol recommended Buzz Sumo for tracking “what others are saying about” you or your product / service on the internet | https://buzzsumo.com
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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It is not often that an introduction via email will literally blow me away. This is one of those occasions! I had no idea what to expect prior to my introductory chat with Sean Crump and I suspect most of my listeners will feel the same way after listening to the incredible back story to Sean’s business, “Included by Design”.
Sean shared an inspiring and heart felt story around becoming a quadriplegic at the age of 19 while on a camping trip in May 2004. Not only did Sean manage to overcome the mental challenges faced with being bound in a wheelchair and being fully dependent upon others, he managed to persevere and succeed in the startup business world -- not once but twice!! That success provides a terrific backdrop to a new podcast series titled “A Step Forward”. Stay tuned!
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To learn more about Sean and his work to improve the accessibility for the disabled in all aspects of their lives, click on one or more of the links below:
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Sean Crump on LinkedIn |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-crump-75729573/
Included By Design
Website | https://bit.ly/3JuV6ql
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/included-by-design/
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Handicap | Disability | Mental Health | | Wheelchair | Healthcare | Assisted Living | Technology | Innovation | Accessibility | Calgary | Podcast | Canada
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This is the second episode of “Crypto Coach”, a series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
In this episode, the primary recommendation is for newcomers (or “Noobies” or “Noobs”) to turn to the “Google of Crypto” otherwise known as “CoinMarketCap.com”.
With over 20,000 coins (tokens) available on the public market and 500 exchanges (centralized and decentralized) in which such coins trade, it can be overwhelming for anyone – most importantly for that “NOOB” that enters crypto for the first time when they get a “BUY” recommendation from a friend or neighbor.
Thanks Crypto Coach, for a most valuable resource!
Click on this link to get you started in your research: https://coinmarketcap.com
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To learn more about the Crypto Coach – aka Debbie Mamuzo – and her work with the Crypto528 DAO team, click on one or more of the following links:
Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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This is the second episode of a new series titled “Judith’s Journals On” whereby Judith Virag, the CEO and founder of Clean Club Calgary, will seek to share her practical advice and suggestions around managing a small business.
Episode 2 is focused on Talent Management and is a direct extension of the topic of Customer Reviews from episode 1 (released on 8 July 2022).
Digging deep into Judith’s Journals revealed her thoughts on 7 key components to Talent Management:
1 | Strategic Employee Planning
2 | Talent acquisition and retention
3 | Performance Management
4 | Learning and Motivation
5 | Compensations
6 | Career development
7 | Succession Planning
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The tech tools used by Judith and her team to manage the Clean Club Calgary talent include:
Hiring – Ziprecruiter (https://www.ziprecruiter.com) and Indeed (https://ca.indeed.com)
Onboarding staff – Backcheck.net (http://www.backcheck.net/authenticate/)
Payroll – Quickbooks (https://quickbooks.intuit.com)
Performance management - Bamboo HR (https://www.bamboohr.com
Learning - Trainual (https://trainual.com)
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To find out more about Judith Virag and her business, Clean Club Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
Clean Club Calgary
Website | https://www.cleanclubcalgary.com/
Instagram | @cleanclubcalgary
Facebook | @cleanclubcalgary or via this link: https://www.facebook.com/cleanclubcalgary
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Judith Virag on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-virag-72b4775/
Universal Women’s Network (2020, Women of Inspiration - Customer Experience Award winner) | https://bit.ly/3uzugqq
NiceJob Inc | https://get.nicejob.com
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Small Business | Entrepreneur | Startup | Calgary | YYC | Residential Cleaning | Commercial Cleaning | Canada | Podcasts | Customer Experience | Customer Care | Employee Management | Talent Management | Recruiting | Hiring | Performance Reviews | Career Planning | Training | Learning | Education | Leadership | Staff | Automation software
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This is the first episode of “Crypto Coach”, a new series dedicated to providing practical guidance on navigating the emerging technologies surrounding blockchain, crypto currency, digital assets and Web 3.0
To learn more about the Crypto Coach – AKA Debbie Mamuzo – and her work with the Crypto528 DAO team, click on one or more of the following links:
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Deborah (Akiara) Mamuzo
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-akiara-ab55051a8/
Instagram | @mamuzzo_
Twitter | @mamuzzo_
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CRYPTO528 DAO
Website | https://crypto528.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/84091402
Twitter | @crypto528DAO
Instagram | @crypto528DAO
Facebook | @crypto528DAO
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web3 | Web 3.0 | Metaverse | Innovation | Technology | Marketplace Community | DAO | Decentralized Assets | Decentralized Finance | Decentralized Autonomous Organization | Digital Assets Crypto Assets | Blockchain | Token Economy | Digital Business | Business transformation | Future Ready | New Economy | Disruption
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This is the 4th episode of “Errol’s Eye on”, a series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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Episode 4 of "Errol's Eye On" focused on "Offloading cognition: how using it can keep you ahead in business management and in life". Errol provided his eye on:
- What is cognitive offloading?
- Benefits and disadvantages of cognitive offloading
- How to use it in both your personal and business life
- Examples of technological tools to help with cognitive offloading
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The following companies were mentioned during this episode:
Loom | https://www.loom.com
Monday.com | https://monday.com
HubSpot | https://www.hubspot.com
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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Marketing | Retail | Merchants | Small Business | Productivity | Efficiency | Voice Skills | Siri | Alexa | Training | Technology | Innovation | Podcast | Podcasting | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning
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This is the first episode of a new series titled “Judith’s Journals On” whereby Judith Virag, the CEO and founder of Clean Club Calgary, will seek to share her practical advice and suggestions around managing a small business. In fact, the focus on Customer Reviews outlined suggestions that could apply to virtually every small business, including:
- Importance of focusing on core values
- Try for volume (many reviews)
- Use of Google reviews in combination with an automation software tool
- Use of Slack to share customer reviews with staff
- Expect that you WILL get negative reviews
- When it comes to negative reviews, “Don’t make excuses; accept responsibility”
To find out more about Judith Virag and her business, Clean Club Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Clean Club Calgary
Website | https://www.cleanclubcalgary.com/
Instagram | @cleanclubcalgary
Facebook | @cleanclubcalgary or via this link: https://www.facebook.com/cleanclubcalgary
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Judith Virag on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-virag-72b4775/
Universal Women’s Network (2020, Women of Inspiration - Customer Experience Award winner) | https://bit.ly/3uzugqq
NiceJob Inc | https://get.nicejob.com
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This is the first episode of “All Psyched Up About”, a new series whereby clinical psychologist, Dan McMillan, will discuss, and seek to unpack, a variety of issues and topics around mental health.
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To learn more about Daniel McMillan and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Daniel McMillan LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mcmillan-946775aa/
Assured Psychology
Website | https://www.assuredpsychology.com
Facebook | @assuredpsych or https://www.facebook.com/assuredpsych/
Instagram | @assuredpsychology
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This is the 3rd episode of “Errol’s Eye on”, a series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
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Episode 3 focused on sustainability in the retail sector with ideas around:
- Sourcing more sustainable materials and products
- Obtaining certification of the “Global Recycle Standard” (or GRS)
- Partnering with the global network “1% for the Planet”
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The links from two key entities mentioned during this episode include:
GRS - Global Recycle Standard | https://bit.ly/3I1Awx2
1% for the Planet | https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
Director of Marketing at Diversitech Global | https://www.diversitech-global.com
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Marketing | Retail | Merchants | Sustainability | Sustainable Products | Bio Plastic | Recycling | Recycle | Reuse | Reduce | Upcycle | Environment | Ocean Waste | Ocean Plastic | Commerce | E-Commerce
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This is the 2nd episode of “Errol’s Eye on”, a series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations
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Episode 2 covered some important topics for businesses and their staff around remote work which Errol summarized into 5 key elements:
1st | CRM - customer relationship management
2nd | Task management
3rd | Cloud-based filing system
4th | Messaging and communication
5th | Tracking system
Errol also provided his suggestions on affordable and effective tech solutions for each of these 5 elements.
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
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Remote Working | Work-from-home | Cloud-based solutions | Skype | Monday.com | CRM | Software | WhatsApp | Strategy | WeChat | Learning | Education | Podcasting | Technology | Innovation | Startups | Founders | Small Business | Marketing | Digital Marketing | Transformation | Canada | China
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This is the first episode of “Errol’s Eye on”, a new series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas.com
Errol Vas Business LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/errol-vas-com/
Errol Vas Personal LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/errolvas/
Errol Vas YouTube channel | https://bit.ly/3mzjRa0
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Business Process Outsourcing | Learning | Education | Podcasting | Canadian Education | Technology | Innovation | Startups | Founders | Canadian Podcast | Small Business | Marketing | Digital Marketing
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Architecture is a fantastic field that involves every aspect of our lives from our living spaces to our work fronts to our leisure and recreation areas.
Architecture impacts virtually all human beings in every thing we do.
However, there appears to be an inherent bias that prevents equity (or more equal representation) in ensuring the individuals (mainly women) that have the ability and skills are hired, promoted or otherwise involved with the “grass-roots” projects that are embedded in our communities.
To learn more about Kayla and her work, click on one or more of the links below:
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BOLD Workshop Architecture website | http://www.boldworkshop.ca
BOLD Workshop Architecture on Instagram | @Bold.Workshop
BOLD Workshop Architecture on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bold-workshop-architecture/
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Kayla Browne on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-browne-7a505057/
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Canada | Calgary | Architecture | Architect School | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | Chicago | Landscaping | Buildings | Community | Skyscrapers | Nature | Planning | City | Urban Planning | Downtown | Suburban | Suburbs | Citylife | University of Sydney | Australia | Master Program | University of Alberta
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What happens when chemistry meets creativity? This is not a riddle for some soon to be released Warner Bros movie. As I learned from chatting with Brandon Carbol, President of Weatherskin, the 50+ products (or SKU’s) make available for their residential and industrial clients is an elixir of being responsive to changing market conditions and the constantly evolving needs of the Weatherskin customers
In fact, the “weather” in Weatherskin really has meaning as it relates to Weatherskin’s expertise in adapting its products to adhere to the harsh Canadian climate.
To learn more about the work of Brandon and his team at Weatherskin, click on one or more of the links below:
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Weatherskin
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/weatherskin/
Website | https://weatherskin.com
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Brandon Carbol on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-carbol-11a67614/
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While buying and selling luxury hand-bags in her basement, Tammy stumbled onto an important market segment – a circular economy marketplace that includes authentication and certification; consignment, selling and re-selling; restoration and refurbishment and temporary rentals. It appears that Tammy and her team are just scratching the surface (except for the handbags)!
To learn more about the work of Tammy and her diverse lines of business, click on one or more of the links below:
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Luxe Du Jour
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/luxe-du-jour/
Website | https://luxedujour.ca
Instagram | @luxedujour and @luxebagspa
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Tammy Le on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-le-phan/
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Zeina shared a wonderful story of joining the Alberta government court system, Court of Queen’s Bench, to witness nearly 300 divorce claims per month over a 9 year period.
Zeina took that experience to work in her own private company, aptly named Trusted Divorce Services, and recently celebrated 6 years in business.
To learn more about the work of Zeina and her support of families seeking divorce services, click on one or more of the links below:
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Zeina on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeina-el-sayed/
Main Website | https://trusteddivorceservices.ca
Legal Tech Website | divorcenavigator.ca
Free instructional webinar series | https://bit.ly/3GEOpP8
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Link to Zoom video | https://bit.ly/34kbwle
Link to Zoom audio | https://bit.ly/3guI9yU
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This is the 2nd episode of “Laura’s Lens on”, a series dedicated to Laura Lirette, General Manager of Open People Network and HardBoot Inc, sharing her views on a variety of topics around the constantly and rapidly changing tech stack and the startup ecosystem she works in on a daily basis.
In Episode number 2, we did a deep dive on understanding the technology-related role of “Full Stack Developers”.
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Open People Network
Website | https://opn.ninja/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpeoplenetwork/
Instagram | @openpeoplenetwork
Twitter | https://twitter.com/Opeoplenetwork
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Opeoplenetwork/?_rdc=1&_rdr
YouTube | http://bit.ly/2MZzdGj
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Hardboot Inc
Website | https://www.hardbootinc.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/hardboot-communications-inc-/mycompany/
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Laura Lirette on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliankerz/
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This is the 21st episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions and related programs have engaged in a Q&A session with industry experts from the local business community.
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In this episode, three University of Calgary students: Isabella Guimet, Soumya Kumaria and Sydney Kwok from the Computer Science faculty, were joined by Sven Resch, the CTO and Co-founder at Inqli, an employee experience technology startup out of Victoria, British Columbia.
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LinkedIn Profiles of Podcast Guests:
Sven Resch | https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenresch
Isabella Guimet | https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-guimet
Soumya Kumaria | https://www.linkedin.com/in/soumya-kumaria
Sydney Kwok | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-kwok-5648491a1
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Inqli
Website | https://www.inqli.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inqli/
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University of Calgary | https://www.ucalgary.ca
Schulich School of Engineering | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
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Women in Computer Science (U of C)
Instagram | @wics.uofc
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wicsuofc/
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A few companies mentioned during this episode include:
Blackline Safety | https://www.blacklinesafety.com/
TC Energy (Calgary) | https://www.tcenergy.com
Pason (Calgary) | https://www.pason.com
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What a terrific chat. Hearing first hand how Dr. Moshirpour focuses on the fundamentals of coding and rather than simply teaching, he works towards coaching his students from a “learning to learn” perspective.
To learn more about the exciting work of Dr. Moshirpour and his colleagues in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Schulich School of Engineering
Website | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/school/schulich-school-of-engineering/
Instagram | @schulichengineer
Instagram (Ignite Program, formerly “Google Ignite”) | @schulichignite
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucalgary/
Twitter | @UCalgary
Instagram | @UCalgary
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Dr. Mohammad Moshirpour
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-moshirpour-319aa813/#
Personal Website | https://moshirpour.com
Instagram | @schulicjsoftwarememes
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Links to a selection of articles and awards related to Dr. Moshirpour and the software engineering school that we briefly touched upon during the session:
https://go.ucalgary.ca/2021-2022registration_LPRegistration.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/4396601/university-of-calgary-masters-software-engineering/
https://calgaryherald.com/business/energy/engineers-more-employable-than-ever-with-fast-track-masters-degree-in-software-development
https://www.apega.ca/about-apega/publications/yourpeg/a-software-engineer-and-a-nurse-strike-the-match-of-innovation
https://www.stlhe.ca/award_winners/2021-d2l-innovation-award-recipients/
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When health and safety (HSE) in an industrial setting is combined with technology, it can have a significant impact on the well-being of a company’s employees and provide invaluable insight that goes beyond the number of incidents being reported to stakeholders. Sean Stinson provided a terrific summation of how Blackline Safety leaders managed to pivot from GPS trackers to gas monitoring sensors that protect not only a company’s entire workforce located on site but also the “Lone Worker” who may be more vulnerable in dangerous situations. Of course, such shift and innovation ultimately led to Blackline utilizing the cloud and key data to provide valuable predictive analytics for its clients. To learn more about the work of Blackline Safety and its integration of technology, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Blackline Safety LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/blacklinesafety/ Website | https://www.blacklinesafety.com/ Twitter | @blacklinesafety Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/blacklinesafety/ §§§ Sean Stinson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanestinson/ §§§ Health, Safety and Environment | Industrial Plants | Canadian Business | Calgary Business | Alberta Business | Industry in Canada | Software Developers | Data Scientists | Civil Engineers | Canadian Innovation | Canadian Employment | Connected Worker | Connected Employees | Worker Safety | Remote workers | Plant Maintenance | Plant Safety | HSE Training | HSE Awareness | Fatality Reports | Near Misses. | Black Swan Events | Insurance Risk | Risk Monitoring
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This was a rare opportunity to speak with two founders that are in the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
Kimberly Ihekwoaba is a chemistry major that also has a passion for writing. Kimberly hopes to combine the two disciplines by writing the technical documents for major industrial companies.
Prince Egbukwu is a website designer and project management expert that has both a profit-oriented business (Fuse Digital) and a non-profit entity called “Kids Code and Play”. Prince is also participating in the Full Stack Developer cohort of InceptionU, as part of their Evolve learners program.
To learn about the work of MindFuel and their Founders Fundamentals program, as well as Prince and Kimberly, click on one or more of the links below:
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LinkedIn profiles of Prince and Kimberly
Prince Egbukwu | https://www.linkedin.com/in/prince-egbukwu/
Kimberly Ihekwoaba | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kihek/
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MindFuel
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfuel-ca/
Website | https://mindfuel.ca
Instagram | @mindfuel.ca
Twitter | @mindfuelca
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MindFuel.ca
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This is the 20th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions and related programs have engaged in a Q&A session with industry experts from the local business community.
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In this episode, three University of Calgary students: Joel Happ, Luke Hollinda and Niyousha Raeesinejad from the Software Engineering program at the Schulich School of Engineering, were joined by Craig Adam, the CTO at Propra here in Calgary.
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LinkedIn Profiles of Podcast Guests:
Craig Adam | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-adam-ca/
Joel Happ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-happ/
Luke Hollinda | https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-hollinda/
Niyousha Raeesinejad | https://www.linkedin.com/in/niyoushar/
Joel Happ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-happ/
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Propra
Website | https://www.propra.ca
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/propra/
Twitter | @propra_tech
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University of Calgary | https://www.ucalgary.ca
Schulich School of Engineering | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
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A few companies mentioned during this episode include:
Arcurve (Calgary) | https://www.arcurve.com
Signiant | https://www.signiant.com
Unity Technologies | https://unity.com
Pason (Calgary) | https://www.pason.com
Harvest Builders (Calgary) | https://www.harvest.builders
Neo Financial (Calgary & Winnipeg) | https://www.neofinancial.com
Skip the Dishes (Winnipeg) | https://www.skipthedishes.com
Bold Commerce (Winnipeg) | https://boldcommerce.com
Jobber (Edmonton) | https://getjobber.com
Khan Academy | https://www.khanacademy.org
Free Code Camp | https://www.freecodecamp.org
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Tech programs highlighted or discussed during this episode included
TypeScript
Javascript
React JS
VS Code
.NET
Git
Go
Rust
AirFlow
Processing
Co-Pilot
C++
C-Sharp
Haskell
Terraform HCL
GPT-3
Python
[NOTE: This may not be a complete list since my guests fired off a ton of languages and programs during the session]:
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Finally, Craig referenced the David Epstein book, “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”
Click on this link for more details on the book | https://davidepstein.com/the-range/
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This is the first episode of “Laura’s Lens on”, a new series dedicated to Laura Lirette, General Manager of Open People Network and HardBoot Inc, sharing her views on a variety of topics around the constantly and rapidly changing tech stack and the startup ecosystem she works in on a daily basis. To learn more, click on one or more of the links below:
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Open People Network Website | https://opn.ninja/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpeoplenetwork/
Instagram | @openpeoplenetwork
Twitter | https://twitter.com/Opeoplenetwork
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Opeoplenetwork/?_rdc=1&_rdr
YouTube | http://bit.ly/2MZzdGj
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Hardboot Inc
Website | https://www.hardbootinc.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/hardboot-communications-inc-/mycompany/
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Laura Lirette on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliankerz/
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Software engineering | Learning | Education | Podcasting | Canadian Education | Technology | Innovation | Data Science | AI/ML | Python programming | No-code Low-code | | Software Developer | Computer Science | Amazon Web Service (AWS) | Chrome Extensions | Data Analytics | Machine Learning | React Native | UI/UX Designers | Competitive Analysis | Startups | Founders | Venture Capital | Seed Investors | Angel Investors | Canadian Podcast
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This is the 19th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions and related programs have engaged in a Q&A session with industry experts from the local business community.
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In this episode, three University of Calgary students: Noel Thomas and Athul Rajagopal from the Software Engineering program with the Schulich School of Engineering and Jorge Avila from the Computer Science department, were joined by Dr. Maximilian Kerz, the CTO and Co-founder of Cherry Health here in Calgary.
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A few companies mentioned during this episode include:
Blackline Safety (Calgary) | https://www.blacklinesafety.com
Harvest Builders (Calgary) | https://www.harvest.builders
Vivametrica (Calgary), now operating as Sprout | https://www.sproutatwork.com
BioNTech (Germany) | https://biontech.de
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LinkedIn Profiles:
Dr. Maximilian Kerz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliankerz/
Noel Thomas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelfranthomas/
Athul Rajagopal | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajagoat/
Jorge Avila | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgeavila94/
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Cherry Health
Website | https://www.cherry.health
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherry-health-inc/
Instagram | @cherry.health
Twitter | @cherryhealthinc
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University of Calgary | https://www.ucalgary.ca
Schulich School of Engineering | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
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This is the 18th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions and related programs have engaged in a Q&A session with industry experts from the local business community.
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In this episode, three University of Calgary students: Divyansh Goyal, Maheen Hossain and Curtis Silva, were joined by two professionals from Endeavor Technologies, Madison Philps and Jeff Graw.
As listeners to this podcast will know, Endeavor Technologies CEO and founder, Brad Reiser, was a past guest of episode 311 on 17 June 2021. Here is a link to that session: https://bit.ly/3gCInDM
The primary technology that supports the Endeavor platform is Unity Technologies, which makes real-time 3D projects for Games, Animation, Film, Automotive, Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction.
The link to the Unity website can be found here: https://unity.com
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LinkedIn Profiles of guests of episode 325 can be found here:
Divyansh Goyal | https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyansh-goyal2001/
Maheen Hossain | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheen-hossain-718a16192/
Curtis Silva | https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-silva-15274020a/
Madison Philps | https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-philps-413841a4/
Jeff Graw | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-graw-944494bb/
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Endeavor Technologies
Website | https://endeavor-tech.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavor-technologies-corp-/
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University of Calgary | https://www.ucalgary.ca
Schulich School of Engineering | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
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Since 1999, Mitacs has a deep history of forming strategic partnerships across Canada with higher education facilities (faculty, researchers, students), governments (federal, provincial, terrorities and municipal) and the local business community in which students join the Mitacs “Work Integrated Learning” problem to help companies solve their business challenges.
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Companies mentioned during this podcast include:
SeeO2 Energy | PhD students from the University of Calgary, Paul Addo and Beatriz Sanchez, were past participants of the Mitacs program. Paul and Beatriz also shared the SeeO2 Energy story on Episode 188 of this podcast on 14 October 2020 | https://www.seeo2energy.com/
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ParkChamp | this Calgary-based startup has benefited from the Mitacs program | https://parkchamp.ca/apps/
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Guild Education | Denver-based edtech company is focused on re-skilling, re-tooling and/or upskilling employees at their place of work | https://www.guildeducation.com
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To learn about the work of the Mitacs team across Alberta and Canada, click on one or more of the links below:
Dr. Jphn Hepburn on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hepburn-065b0019/
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Mitacs
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitacs/
Website | https://www.mitacs.ca/en
Instagram | @Mitacs
Twitter | @MitacsCanada
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Mitacs/
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This episode pulled on a few threads that really define Mandy and her entrepreneurial spirit. From her relocation from Vancouver to Calgary to a class project in her studies at the Haskayne School of Business that was inspired by a social encounter at her part-time job, Mandy has embarked on a series of fortunate events (and viable businesses) that benefit many in Calgary and across Canada.
From Date Nights to brunch meetings to The ACE Collective, Mandy ensures that women she encounters on a personal and business level are “confident” and “accountable” to give them the “energy” they need to succeed -- not only in business but in life.
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Two Gary Vaynerchuk references were made during this podcast that are relevant to the work of Mandy and the "brunch" meetings she started prior to formalizing The Ace Collective. These are references:
Mimi Goodwin was featured on the "Crushing It" book; she is the founder of "Mimi n Style" and Sew Sew Def magazine | https://mimigstyle.com/
High School Party Concept was featured on an Inside 4D's episode in September 2019. The YouTube and podcast links are below:
Apple Podcast | https://apple.co/2XVGfMD
Sound Cloud Podcast | http://bit.ly/2kO6MgO
YouTube link | http://bit.ly/2kNlaG4
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To learn learn more and to hear about the important contribution Mandy and her team are making in the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
Mandy Balak on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandybalak/
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The ACE Collective
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/theacecollective/
Website | https://theacecollective.com
Instagram | @theacecollective_
Twitter | @theaceclass_
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Date Night
Website | https://www.itsdatenight.com
Instagram (Calgary) | @datenighyyc
Instagram (Toronto) | @datenightyyz
Instagram (Halifax) | @datenighthalifax
Instagram (British Columbia) | @datenightbc
Instagram (Ottawa) | @datenightcapital
Instagram (Edmonton) | @datenightyeg
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This is the 17th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions and related programs have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the local business community.
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In this episode, three students: Max Mandler, Ben Howard and Erik Stuebing from the Haskayne School of Business and leaders of the DeNovo Student Investment Fund, put forth their investment questions with Matthew Andrade, Managing Director of Public Investments at Werklund Family Office here in Calgary.
Two podcasts mentioned during this episode include:
Pomp Podcast | episode 703 which aired on 28 October 2021 | Anthony Pompliano ("POMP") interview with Delphi Digital founders, Anil Lulla and Yan Liberman | https://apple.co/3GJm1wP
Masters of Scale podcast | episode 50 that aired on 26 October 2021 | Reid Hoffman interview with Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates | https://apple.co/3nLyKGC
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To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast and their related activities, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Matthew Andrade | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-andrade-cfa-ab77162/
Max Mandler | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilian-mandler-a067a1176/
Ben Howard | https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingordonhoward/
Erik Stuebing | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-stuebing-765793154/
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Werklund Family Office
Website | http://www.werklund.com/
LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/werklund-family-office/
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DeNovo Student Investment Fund
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/denovo-student-investment-fund/
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Haskayne School of Business
Website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @haskayneschool
Twitter | @haskayneschool
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/haskayne-school-of-business/
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This episode was a wonderful chat around how Kim successfully transitioned from a lengthy career in Real Estate to co-authoring a book around resiliency to founding and organizing a 4 pillar "Resiliency Series" featuring industry leading women sharing their stories and expertise.
To learn more about Kim's journey, including 5+ years of producing a TV series called "Kim's Kitchen", click on one or more of the links below:
Kim Hayden | LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-hayden-74a203181/
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Resilient Series
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/resilient-series/
Website | https://resilientseries.com
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The Know Women
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/company/theknowwomen/
Website | https://theknowwomen.com
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Women in Business | Calgary Business | YYC Business | Calgary Founders | Calgary Women | Women Founders | Calgary Real Estate | Over the Top Media | Media | Television | Branding | Awareness | Leadership I Calgary Leaders | Canadian Business Women | Calgary Community | Local Community | Book Publishing | Self Published Books | Book Author | Content Creation | Content Creators | Empowerment | Career Coach | Leadership Coach | Life Coach | Career Transition | Career Pivot | Upskilling | Retooling | Re-Skilling | Mid-life Wisdom | Career Wisdom
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Balancing altruism and profitability, James and his team at Thin Air Labs have managed to compile a portfolio of 27 startups (as at the date of recording this podcast) since founding the firm in 2018. It appears that Thin Air Labs is just getting started.
To learn more about how Thin Air Labs has created an ecosystem studio that supports early-stage ventures to propel and de-risk innovation, click on one or more of the links below:
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Thin Air Labs
Website | https://www.thinairlabs.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/thin-air-labs/
Twitter | @thinair_labs
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James Locherie on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslochrie/
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In this episode, Mount Royal University students, Tyra Macdonald and Anthony Dang, shared their experiences of the first days of opening the new Code Ninjas franchise location in the Willow Park community of Calgary in April 2021.
As a marketing student at Mount Royal, Tyra has been able to apply a lot of her classroom theory into practical application including working on advertising and promotion matters with Willow Park Shopping Centre personnel and learning how to use Google Analytics to understand potential customer website visits.
Anthony shared that he did not learn coding until high school and thus understands how the students feel when they approach coding for the first time. As a computer information systems student, Anthony is also learning to code, albeit at a more advanced level than some of his students.
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To learn more about the Code Ninjas program and how they are helping to shape the next generation ot full stack developers, click on the links below:
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Code Ninjas | Willow Park
Website | https://www.codeninjas.com/willow-park-ab-ca
Instagram | @codeninjaswillowpark
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Code Ninjas | Franchisor
Website | https://www.codeninjas.com/
Instagram | @codeninjas
Twitter | @codeninjas
Facebook | @codeninjas
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LinkedIn Profiles
Tyra Macdonald | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyra-macdonald-4845801a0/
Anthony Dang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-dang-5a9896195/
Code Ninjas | https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeninjas
Mount Royal University | https://www.linkedin.com/school/mount-royal-university/
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Chris and Jen return to the podcast booth after a 2-year absence (refer to Episode 42 on 12 December 2019). This time we were joined by two student dances, Lucia and Avery, and dance instructor Cara. The other difference is everyone connected on Zoom.
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This was a terrific session whereby the girls shared their experiences of dancing from home during Covid; Chris shared some changes over the last two years on marketing the business in the Calgary community; Jen shared how they were able to expand their dance community despite the Covid shutdowns; they all shared how famous choreographers and dancers from New York and London shared their routines, practices and dance moves on-line for free during Covid (when ordinarily such performances were limited to paid events or in-person classes).
This was a great chat. Thanks Icon Dance team! To reach out to Jenn, Chris and their team of dancers, click on the links below:
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Icon Dance Company
Instagram | @icondancecompanyinc
Website | https://www.icondancecompany.com/
Facebook | @icondancecompanyinc
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Dance Studio | Dancing | Ballet | Jazz Dance | Choreography | Competitive Dancing | Fitness | Health | Calgary | Calgary Small Business | Legacy Community | Walden Community | Calgary Business | YYC Business | South Calgary | Virtual Dance Classes | Ballet School | Primadonna | Performing Arts
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Noel shared the origin stories of his startup, AERT (pronounced "Art"), linked to the trauma his 6-year old brother experienced during Covid. A finger caught from a house door being slammed on it. Noel’s initial reaction was to Google to see what triage information was available and then call the 811 health line. Conflicting information on line, a long waiting time on the phone and an hour long drive to the recommended hospital, provided the inspiration for Noel’s desire to use artificial intelligence to help families in need at the moment similar accidents (or traumatic events) occur at home.
As Noel explained, “…this is work in progress, I am still a student, afterall…”
To reach out to Noel and see if you can help provide the necessary anonymized data to feed his “AI-algorithm”, click on his LinkedIn bio below:
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Noel Thomas LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelfranthomas/
Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary | https://schulich.ucalgary.ca
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You may have heard the term “practice what you preach” -- Dr. Nicole Byers seems to have taken that personally. Not only does she operate a neuro-psychology practice for individual’s dealing with an accident or stroke that impacts their brain function, she also coordinates on-line courses, a podcast and confidence building bootcamps to help individuals in variety of areas including coping with stress, building self-confidence and improving their productivity on a daily basis. That is a sample of the wide range of tools available in her “psychology” tool box
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To learn more about the activities of Dr. Nicole Byers, click on one or more of the links below:
Website | https://www.drnicolebyers.com
Instagram | @ drnicolebyers
Podcast “The Bold Life” (on Apple) | https://apple.co/3trOaSK
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnicolebyers/
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Mental Health | Clinical Psychology | Neuro Psychology | Calgary Clinic | Calgary small business | Alberta Health Services | Calgary Health Services | Mental Health | Health and Wellness | Stress | Anxiety | Self-esteem | Self-awareness | Education and Training | Canadian Mental Health | Canadian Psychology | Mental Habits | Healthy Habits | Work from Home | Work-life balance | Patient HM - Henry Molaison | Epilepsy | Seizures | Medial Temporal Lobe | Dr. Brenda Milner | Neuro-McGill University | Hippocampus | Memory Impairment | University of Saskatchewan | College of Alberta Psychologists
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Mark combined his professional investment expertise with a family medical condition around a rare brain disease to start a life sciences venture fund with co-founders, Gord Anderson and Dr. Lawrence Korngut. The combined expertise of the founding team makes them uniquely placed to assess and evaluate startups at the ideation stage — including at the research level in the University labs.
Such initial startups currently include:
Modelis Inc with a focus on drug discovery for rare and genetic diseases
Lumiio Inc with a focus on health-related data collection
AazeinTx with a focus on oral treatments for acute asthma attacks
Pure Life Carbon and its focus on agricultural products that increase crop yields while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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To learn more about the work of KASTx Ventures, click on one or more of the links below:
KASTx Ventures
Website | https://kastxventures.com
LinkedIn page | https://www.linkedin.com/company/kastx-ventures/
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LinkedIn profile of KASTx founders
Mark Starratt | https://www.linkedin.com/in/markstarratt/
Gordon Anderson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-anderson-b101735b/
Dr. Lawrence Korngut | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-korngut-64b99137/
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Website of selected portfolio companies
Pure Life Carbon | https://purelifecarbon.com
Lumiio Inc | https://www.lumiio.com
AazeinTx | https://aazeintx.com
Modelis Inc | https://modelis.ca
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Evelyne Nyairo enthusiastically shared the origin story of how an extended oil and gas trip in Chad resulted in pivoting to her own business of producing sustainable and socially conscious skin care products.
To learn more about Ellie Bianca Beauty, click on one or more of the links below:
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Ellie Bianca Beauty
Website | https://store.elliebianca.com/ I
nstagram | @elliebiancabeauty
Facebook | @EllieBianca
Twitter | @EllieBiancaInt
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/elliebiancabeauty/
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Evelyne Nyairo on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelyne-nyairo-a67bb85/
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Health and Beauty | Natural Products | Skincare | Women in Business | Women Founders | Female Founder | Omni-Channel | Consumer Products | Face Cream | Hand Cream
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Several key take-aways from this podcast include:
- Fintech and traditional banking will remain in place to give people the option to choose (not “or” but “and”)
- Traditional investing methods (via broker) and new self-trading platforms (such as Questrade) will provide individual investors with the options to do both
- Keeping up with rapidly changing investment landscape requires a lot of reading, being open, selective podcasts, short and efficient articles and most importantly, relying upon experts (such as investing in digital assets like Crypto-currency)
To learn more about Julie Shipley-Strickland and her work as a wealth advisor, click on one or more of the links below:
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LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-shipley-strickland-8a435347/
Website | https://advisor.wellington-altus.ca/julieshipleystrickland/
Email | julie.shipley-strickland@wprivate.ca
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Wellington-Altus | https://www.wellington-altus.ca/
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SokoLocal may just actually become the defacto local “Google” for retailers and e-commerce companies – not only in Calgary but across the globe. When an on-line order from a European clothing distributor required Nikhil to return the item at cost considerably more than the initial purchase price, Nikhil set out to help others like him by creating a website to “localize” such orders.
To learn more about SokoLocal, click on one or more of the links below:
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SokoLocal
Website | https://www.sokolocal.com/
Instagram | @shopsokolocal
Twitter | @shopsokolocal
Facebook | @shopsokolocal
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Nikhil Sonpal | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilsonpal/
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Ecommerce | Geolocation | Geomapping | Local business | Small business | Technology | Innovation | Shop Local | Buy Local | Spend Local | Calgary startup | Calgary small business | Calgary retailers | Canadian retailers | Canadian e-commerce | Calgary e-commerce | Support local | Edmonton business | Vancouver business | Eat local | Local shopping | on-line shopping | Entrepreneur | Founder | Startup | Avenue Magazine | CTV Calgary | CTV Morning Live | Rocky Mountain Soap Company | Crave Cupcakes | The Plant Place in Cochrane
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The Work Experience Program at Mount Royal University has a rich 25-year history of providing students with practical skills that are immediately transferable upon completing their studies and commencing employment. During episode 41 of this podcast on 11 December 2019, Paul Varella referred to the Mount Royal University campus containing many “hidden gems”. It is likely my chat with Daniel Santiago just revealed one of those precious stones.
Click on one or more of the links below to learn more about the Work Experience, and a variety of other programs, at the Mount Royal University:
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Mount Royal University
Website | https://www.mtroyal.ca/
Instagram | @mrulife
Facebook | @MountRoyal4U
Twitter | @MountRoyal4U
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/mount-royal-university/
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Daniel Santiago on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielsantiago19/
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The simulation software of Endeavor Technologies is geared towards technical users interested in drilling oil & gas wells but it also enhances the user experience by utilizing the technology tools of Unreal Engine – the same visualization software that powers the popular gaming app, Fortnite. Click on one or more of the links below to learn more about Endeavor Technologies and their plans to apply their technology into other fields including the medical profession: §§§ Endeavor Technologies Website | https://endeavor-tech.ca/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavor-technologies-corp-/ §§§ Brad Reiser on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-reiser-3b49b3122/
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Cynthia and her team at Virtira have been providing high impact value-added services to Blue Chip organizations for many years, primarily by helping companies manage their remote workforce. To learn more about Virtira, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Virtira Website | https://virtira.com/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtira/ §§§ Cynthia Watson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiadwatson/
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Wood’s Homes has been around since 1914 when it was initially set up to house orphaned children during World War 1. It has evolved over its 117 year history to provide treatment and support for children, youth and families with mental health needs. To learn more about Wood’s Homes, including the recently introduced Elbow Springs Counselling program, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Wood’s Homes Website | https://www.woodshomes.ca/ Facebook | @woodshomesNFP Instagram | @woods_homes Twitter | @ChildMntlHealth YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/WoodsHomes1/videos LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/woods-homes/ §§§ David Williamson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-williamson-135a13213/
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Athennian has developed a platform that automates many of the routine functions of a lawyer working in either a professional practice or as general counsel with a corporate entity. One of the key features of the Athennian platform, that Josh Malate, and his fellow co-founders, including CEO Adrian Camara and others have developed, is the ability to reduce the workload of the paralegal and other associates to allow them to provide more quality, value-added services to more senior lawyers.
To learn more about how Athennian could follow in the “Unicorn” footsteps of other Calgary tech startups, click on one or more of the links below:
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Athennian Website | https://www.athennian.com/
Twitter | @athennian LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/paper-interactive/
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Josh Malate on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-malate/
Adrian Camara on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriancamara/
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Legaltech | Careers in law | Legal profession | Legal careers | Legal technology | Legal innovation | Paralegal professionals | Contract automation | Office automation | Legal software | Cloud-based legal software | Law firm | Law student | Faculty of Law | Legal professionals | Corporations | Legal counsel | General counsel | Corporate Secretary | Incorporation | Legal services | Small business | Calgary startup | Calgary business | Canadian startup | Canadian business | Tech startup | Creativity | Innovation
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Cherry Health may just actually become the defacto “LinkedIn” for Locum network affiliated medical professionals across Canada. When Covid highlighted the lack of a suitable platform to coordinate work for Locum professionals like himself, Jordan Vollrath teamed together with Max Kerz and Adrian Mitchell to develop a free to use and highly effective mobile app.
To learn more about Cherry Health, click on one or more of the links below:
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Cherry Health
Website | https://www.cherry.health/
Instagram | @cherry.health
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherry-health-inc/
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Jordan Vollrath on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanvollrath/
Dr. Maximillian Kerz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliankerz/
Adrian Mitchell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriansmitchell/
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This podcast is an extension of the series of episodes started in February 2021 in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business communities.
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In this episode, Pamela Torres, Femi Bode-George and Scott Luxton, learners from the full stack developer program coordinated by InceptionU, the Evolve Program, join Jeff LaFrenz, President of Vizworx Inc. here in Calgary.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast and their related activities, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Jeff LaFrenz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflafrenz/
Femi Bode-George | https://www.linkedin.com/in/femi-bode-george-msc-0a2b8761/
Pamela Torres | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-torres/
Scott Luxton | https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-luxton-a9679649/
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Vixworx
Website | https://vizworx.com/
Twitter | @vizworx
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vizworx-inc-/
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InceptionU Ltd
Website | https://www.inceptionu.com/
Instagram | @inceptionu_ltd
Twitter | @_inceptionU
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inceptionultd/
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Technology | Innovation | Career pivot | Retooling | Reeducation | Upskilling | Full stack developer | Back end developer | Front end developer | Artificial intelligence | Machine learning | Data science | Data analytics | Robotics | Project Management | Construction | Construction management | Supply chain | Construction Workfronts | Change order automation | Construction automation | AI/ML | ReactJS | MondoDB | Python | Software engineer | Coder Bootcamp | Agility Software | Augmented Reality | | Virtual Reality | AR/VR | Mixed Reality | Industrial automation | Finch | Supply chain innovation | Instrumentation and controls
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Numi Health is simplifying the booking of routine healthcare diagnostics, starting with vaccinations for Covid-19. Key partnerships with Calgary and Edmonton airports along and other strategic employers is a strong indication of the potential to scale the Numi Health platform To learn more about Numi Health, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Numi Health Website | https://numihealth.com/ Instagram | @numihealth Facebook | @numihealth LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/numihealth/ §§§ Peter Verburg on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-verburg-740a9b18/
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This is the 15th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business communities.
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In this episode, three students from the Bachelor of Commerce faculty at Haskayne, Taylor Van Hell (completed 1st year), Rachel Hughes (graduated) and Gabby Gueco (completed 3rd year), are joined by Alitta Tait, Head of Partnerships at Harvest Builders.
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Alitta Tait | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alitta-tait-205ba016/
Taylor Van Hell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorvanhell/
Rachel Hughes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-hughes1/
Gabby Gueco | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabbygueco/
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Harvest Builders
Website | https://www.harvest.builders/
Twitter | @harvestbuilders
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvestbuilders/
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @ucalgary
Twitter | @ucalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucalgary/
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Haskayne School of Business
Website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @haskayneschool
Twitter | @haskayneschool
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/haskayne-school-of-business/
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Venture Capital | Talent management | Career advice | Harvest Ventures | Startups | Staffing | Technology | Innovation | Recruiting | Career pivot | Career change | Skip the Dishes | Founders | Co-founders | Canadian business | Canadian prairies | Alberta business | Saskatchewan business | Manitoba business | NEO Financial | Proptech | FinTech | Real Estate | Learning and development | Human Resources | Community | Partnerships | Local hiring | Calgary startup | Calgary small business | Calgary technology | Calgary students | Student careers | Student life | Internships
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Yr Plans is seeking to work with employers to help their employees better manage their student debt.
To learn more about Yr Plans and their plans to grow their business across Canada, click on one or more of the links below:
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Yr Plans
Website | https://yrplans.com/
Instagram | @yrplans
Facebook | @yrplans
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/yr-plans-inc/
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John Kenny on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkennycalgary/
Sangita Prasad on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sangita-prasad-6ba44b30/
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A Twitter post in 2012 lead to Tessa starting a campaign to promote Gluten Free foods in Calgary (and the GFYYC campaign) which then lead Tessa to attend a social media conference in May 2014. Those early musings lead to a thriving social media business, Marr Media Group. As Tessa explained during the podcast “Stay Curious” is how her team manages to remain on top of the fast-paced and forever changing technology around digital marketing and social media.
To learn more about Marr Media Group and how their curiousity can help your business, click on one or more of the links below: §§§
Marr Media Group
Website | https://www.marrmediagroup.com/
Instagram | @marrmediagroup
Facebook | @marrmediagroup
Twitter | @marrmediagroup
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/marr-media-group/
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Tessa May Marr on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessamaymarr/
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Gluten Free YYC
Website | http://www.gfyyc.com/
Twitter | @GFYYC
Instagram | @gfyyc §§§
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To learn more about Abram Averbach, Stacey Lee and their focus on Family Law within the SVR Law practice, click on one or more of the links below:
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SVR Law
Website (Family Law) | https://familylaw.svrlawyers.com/
Website (Full practice) | https://www.svrlawyers.com/
Instagram | @svrfamilylaw
Facebook | @svrfamilylawyers
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/svr-family-lawyers/
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Abram Averbach | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abram-averbach-a0304156/
Stacey Lee | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-lee-88a86021/
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To learn more about Catherine and the work of The Awakened Company, click on one or more of the links below:
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The Awakened Company
Website | https://awakenedcompany.com/
Instagram | @theawakenedcompany
Twitter | @AwakenedCompany
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompany
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XwzGZacXitTYvb4NPdhgw
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-awakened-company/
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Catherine R. Bell
Email | catherine@awakenedcompany.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/
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Vadim has used the Covid period to build out his business, CoSquare, to help entrepreneurs incorporate their businesses, submit government filings, help them navigate a shift to a more on-line presence, provide input on their social media strategy and he even runs a podcast to draw about the successes (and failures) of entrepreneurs as they grow their businesses.
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To learn more about Vadim and how he is seeking to help entrepreneurs, click on one or more of the links below:
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CoSquare
Website | https://cosquare.co/
Instagram | @cosquare.co
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/cosquare-inc/
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Vadim Lidich
Email | vadim.lidich@cosquare.co
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadimlidich/
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UPDATE: As of 19 July 2021, Vadim provided an email newsletter update to the CoSquare community that the company name has been changed to Paperstack to focus on self-employed entrepreneurs. Vadim also announced that he co-merged his bookkeeping app (referred to as Minance) and appointed Assel Beglinova) as CEO. From that date, Vadim will shift his focus to act in the capacity of CTO & CPO
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When most people win a championship at any level, they are pretty much satisfied. It is my view, that 11 world championship kickboxing & karate titles is not enough for Maeghen Cotterill and that when Covid opens up across the globe and injuries have fully healed, Maeghen will continue pursuing more world titles.
Of course, Maeghen’s athletic accomplishments were obtained in parallel to training thousands of students ranging from young children to adults of all abilities. Off the mat, Maeghen was recognized by Avenue Calgary in their annual “40 Under 40” awards and named to President of Team Canada for the World Kickboxing and Karate Union.
To learn more about how Maeghen and her martial arts training school, click on one or more of the links below:
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5 Elements Martial Arts
Website | https://5elementscalgary.com/
Instagram | @5elementsma
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/5-elements-martial-arts/?originalSubdomain=ca
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXC7Z7MmuaYUTHqYAK_plQ
Facebook | @5elementsmartialarts
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WKU Canada on Instagram | @wkuCanada
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Maeghen Cotterill
Instagram | @ninjagirlmma
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maeghen-cotterill-1a3720b/
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Although it is common for many people in Calgary to pivot from oil and gas into their own business, Tanis Gatzke decided her business would use no plastic, involve natural ingredients, reduce the impact of skin allergies, uses local products and create a product that virtually everyone uses on a daily basis. You guessed it, shampoo bars! Okay, perhaps not that easy to guess but an incredible story of creativity and innovation that has the ability to change the way we view washing our hair!
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To learn more about this unique e-commerce business, click on one or more of the links below:
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Earth and Flowers
Website | https://www.earthandflowers.ca/
Instagram | @earthandflowersca
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/earthandflowersca
Email | info@earthandflowers.ca
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Tanis Gatzke on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanis-gatzke-46646a46/
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This is the 14th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education institutions have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business communities.
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In this episode, three students, Sigmund Holtz, Kyle Minato and Jonah Pandarinath, from the Haskayne Bachelor of Commerce faculty at the University of Calgary, are joined by Jason Ribeiro, Nationally-Awarded Researcher & Ph.D. Candidate
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast and their related activities, click on one or more of the links below: §§§§
Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Jason Ribiero | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribeirojason/
Sigmund Holtz | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sigmundholtz/
Kyle Minato | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleminato/
Jonah Pandarinath | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonah-pandarinath-0a5422197/
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @ucalgary
Twitter | @ucalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucalgary/
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Haskayne School of Business
Website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @haskayneschool
Twitter | @haskayneschool
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/haskayne-school-of-business/
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This is the 13th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education facilities have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business communities.
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In this episode, two students, Aarti Barakale and Shanna Hollingworth, from the Computer Science department at the University of Calgary, are joined by Jason Tate, Chief Operating Officer of Bridgewater Labs. NOTE: Honorable mention extends to Aliya Mammadova, a student in the same faculty as Aarti and Shanna, that was unable to connect to this session. There is an open invitation for Aliya to join a similar podcast in the future!
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast and their related activities, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Jason Tate | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jatate/
Aarti Barakale | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aartsb/
Shanna Hollingworth | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanna-hollingworth/
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Bridgewater Labs
Website | https://bridgewaterlabs.com/
Twitter | @BridgewaterLabs
Instagram | @Bridgewater.Labs
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgewaterlabs/
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucalgary/
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Women in Computer Science (U of C)
Instagram | @wics.uofc
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wicsuofc/
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Software engineering | Computer Science | Students | Learning | Education | Podcasting | Calgary University | Canadian Education | Technology | Innovation | Data Science | AI/ML | Machine Learning | Artificial Intelligence | No-code Low-code | Synthetic Biology | Software Developer | Computer Science | Amazon Web Service (AWS) | Data Analytics | Machine Learning |
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This is the 12th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education facilities have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business community.
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In this episode, two recent graduates (Grace Quinn and Paul Lesage) and a 3rd year student (Eliza Balkwill) from the Faculty of Business and Communications at Mount Royal University, were joined by Bob Sumner, Director of Media Relations and Business Development at Parker PR here in Calgary.
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To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Bob Sumner | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmsumner/
Eliza Balkwill | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliza-balkwill-450b7317a/
Paul Lesage | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lesage-1994-07-02/
Grace Quinn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-e-quinn/ (Including her Instagram business account @allthingsgq_ )
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Parker PR
Website | https://parkerpr.ca/
Instagram | @parkerpr including Bob @newsbobb
Twitter | @parkerprca
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/parkerprca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/parker-pr-corp./
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Mount Royal University
Website | https://www.mtroyal.ca/
Instagram | @MRULife
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/mount-royal-university/
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This was an engaging and eye opening conversation on the growing problem associated with “self-representation” in cases of family law and associated legal matters around mediation, arbitration and court proceedings.
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To learn more about Crossroads Law, Coach My Case and the innovative approach Marcus Sixta and his team have taken to providing legal advice, click on one or more of the links below:
Crossroads Law
Website | https://www.crossroadslaw.ca/
Facebook | @Crossroadslaw
Twitter | @crossroads_law
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossroadslaw/
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Coach My Case
Website | https://coachmycase.ca/
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Coach-My-Case-575098336515827
Instagram | @coachmycase
Twitter | @coachmycase1
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/coachmycase/
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Marcus Sixta on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-m-sixta-64698545/
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This is the 11th episode in which students from Calgary post-secondary education facilities have engaged in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the Calgary and Edmonton business community.
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In this episode, graduates from the Faculty of Business and Communication Studies at Mount Royal University, Lauren Trelford, McKayla Saint Cyr and Earl Webb were joined by Lana Rogers, Founder and Director of Lana Rogers PR + Media Consulting in Calgary.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Lana Rogers | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lana-rogers-58491023/
Lauren Trelford | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-trelford-5ab9b9122/
McKayla Saint-Cyr | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckayla-saint-cyr-3a18b780/
Earl Webb | https://www.linkedin.com/in/earl-webb-010a37155/
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Lana Rogers PR Website | http://www.lanarogerspr.com/
Instagram | @lanamrogers
Twitter | Lana_Rogers
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/lana-rogers-pr-media-consulting/
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Mount Royal University
Website | https://www.mtroyal.ca/
Instragram | @MRULife
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/mount-royal-university/
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UPDATE: In June 2021, Lana Rogers PR and her team re-branded to "Gentle Lion Communications". Please follow these links to learn more:
Website | https://www.gentlelion.ca/
Instagram | @gentlelioncomms
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/gentlelioncomms/
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Public Relations | Media Relations | Social Media | Investor Relations | Digital Marketing | Sales and Marketing | PR Careers | Marketing Careers | Communication Careers | Branding and Awareness | Online presence
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There was a lot to be inspired from my chat with Darby, which includes her various national awards for recognition of her business leadership and influence as a women. What stood out most for me is how Darby and her team are truly seeking to level the playing field for individuals with all kinds of disabilities, not just those in a wheelchair!
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To learn more about a business model that will forever change the way you view accessibility, click on one or more of the links below:
Level Playing Field
Website | https://www.levelplayingfield.ca/
Instagram | @lpfaccessibility
Facebook | @levelplayingfieldinc
Twitter | @level_pfagency LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/level-playing-field-inc-/
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Darby Lee Young on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/darby-lee-young/
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Alex and I covered a lot of ground in our chat, including some terrific comparisons he made between the Arts Commons and the Lincoln Centre in New York City, where he worked for several years. Alex commented that Calgarians are “hungry for experiences” which the team at Arts Commons continues to provide the local community through its online and digital offerings, in absence of being able to fully offer live performances.
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To learn more about Arts Commons, click on one or more of the links below:
Arts Commons
Website | https://artscommons.ca/
Instagram | @yycarts
Facebook | @yycARTS
Twitter | @yycARTS
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/artscommons/
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Alex Sarian on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsarian/
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Since StockAlgo is literally only a weeks-old startup, Trevor has plenty of time to build out his idea of “Democratizing Trading” for everyone
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To learn more about StockAlgos, click on one or more of the links below:
StockAlgos
Website | https://stockalgos.com
StockAlgos on Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/company/stockalgos/
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Trevor Bergeron on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-bergeron/
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Bruce started his business in 2020 during the Covid pandemic and really provides inspiration for other entrepreneurs that are waiting for the “gate” to open. Bruce even provides insight for his former colleagues at Alberta Economic Development that has equal application to many of the small business across Alberta. One such recommendation was for governments and businesses to try and look “beyond the emergency” when they plan for the future.
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To learn more about Connect4Commerce and some of the ways Bruce and his team can help, click on one or more of the links below:
Connect4Commerce
Website | https://www.connect4commerce.ca/
Facebook | @connect4commerce
Twitter | @c4commerce
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/connect4commerce/
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Bruce Tannas on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-tannas-a3875728/
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Josh started “Depth” as a means to help companies improve the digital experience of the users of their website. Not just build websites, but seek to focus on the visual design to build out a whole experience for customers of their clients.
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To learn more about Josh and his user experience focused startup, Depth, click on one or more of the links below:
Depth
Website | https://www.depthxd.com/
Instagram | @depthxd
Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/company/depth-experience-design/
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Josh Udall on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-udall/
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This podcast was packed full of creative ideas! Jonathan and Karen shared some terrific stories of how people of all ages across the Alberta community — not just Calgary and Edmonton — can participate in the Jube School programs.
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To learn more about the Jube School (and its affiliation to the Alberta Jubilee Auditorium), click on one or more of the links below:
Jube School
Website | https://www.jubeschool.com/
Instagram | @jubeschool Facebook | @jubeschool Twitter | @jubeschool
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Podcast guests on LinkedIn
Jonathan Love, Executive Director, Alberta Jubilee Society | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanlovevo/
Karen Youngberg, Cultural Development Specialist, Alberta Jubilee Society | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-youngberg/
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Nobody anywhere has ever had a pair of socks go unmatched or maintained a drawer full of missing socks — until now. Friday Sock Co was established to solve the challenge of mis-matched socks. Friday Sock Co allows you to purchase your new pair of socks with the sole purpose of the socks not matching one another - BEFORE they are removed from the packaging!
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To learn more about the Friday Sock Co, click on one or more of the links below:
Friday Sock Co
Website | https://www.fridaysocks.com/
Instagram | @fridaysockco
Facebook | @fridaysockco
Twitter | @FridaySockCo
Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.ca/fridaysockco/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/friday-sock-co/
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Adam Thompson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamryanthompson/
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Although the foundation for Inqli started with grade 9 students and the Rethink Thinking program (now a Foundation), Rebecca, along with her co-founder and husband, Sven, are building a community that connects students of all ages (“lifelong learners”) with a network of mentors.
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To learn more about Inqli and its creative business model, including how to pivot, re-tool, re-educate, upskill, retrain or simply learn something new, click on one or more of the links below:
Inqli
Website | https://www.inqli.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inqli/
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Rethink Thinking Foundation
Website | https://rethinkthinking.ca/
Facebook | @rethinksummit
Twitter | @rethinksummit
Instagram | @rethinksummit
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/rethink-thinking-the-summit/about/
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Rebecca Kirstein Resch on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccakirstein/
Sven Resch on Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenresch/
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Adult Education | Edtech | Learning
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This is the 10th episode in which students from the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgary, engage in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the business community. In this episode, Master of Management Candidates Brielle Pelletier, Nicholle Grunsky and Mariah Wilson, were joined by Robert Price, CEO and co-founder of Bode Canada in Calgary.
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To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Robert Price | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-price-903652b/
Brielle Pelletier | https://www.linkedin.com/in/briellepelletier/
Nicholle Grunsky | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholle-grunsky/
Mariah Wilson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahleewilson/
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Bode Canada
Website | https://www.bode.ca/
Instagram | @bode.canada
Facebook | @Bode.Canada
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bode
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Haskayne School of Business | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/ University of Calgary | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
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This is the 9th episode in which students from the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgary, engage in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the business community.
In this episode, Master of Business Administration students, Shobhit Dixit and Suhas Lal were joined by Chris Lavin, MNP Regional Managing Partner, Advisory Services.
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To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Chris Lavin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lavin-6601903/
Shobhit Dixit | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shobhit-dixit-a3a63412/
Suhas Lal | https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhaslal/
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MNP
Website | https://www.mnp.ca/
Twitter | @MNP_LLP Instagram | @MNPLLP
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MNPLLP/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mnp/
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Consulting firm | Consulting career | Career advice | Career pivot | Management consulting | Cannabis expertise | Canadian Cannabis laws | USA Cannabis Laws | Legality of Cannabis | Cannabis marketing | Cannabis consulting | Cannabis potential | Tax on Cannabis | Professional services firm | Consulting services | Audit services | Tax services | Big-4 professional services
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Bottled water has been around for many years but Saawan and Linda found two key factors missing from the majority of the options available on the market in Canadian shops: a truly Canadian bottled water and a metal re-usable container. North Water Canada provides a unique solution to both of those aspects and does so through a new manufacturing facility in North East Calgary.
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To learn more about ordering your Canadian bottled water from North Water Canada, click on one or more of the links below:
North Water Canada
Website | https://drinknorthwater.com/
Instagram | @drinknorthwater
Facebook | @drinknorthwater
Email | info@drinknorthwater.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwater/
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Saawan Logon on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwater/
Linda Cheung on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-cheung-a4b0046a/
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Buy Local | Bottled Water | Environment Friendly | Sustainability | Entrepreneurs | Women Founders | We the North
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This is one of those business cases that is easily validated from one or two individuals. My Normative originated due to the existing products available on the market not meeting the needs of at least two women: Danika Kelly, and her co-founder, Renee Kokts-Porietis. That validation appears to have been sufficient to allow My Normative to scale to reach a significant number of women, starting with the key age range from 18 to 35. Machine learning, combined with empirical data, should provide the necessary informational tools to scale across the globe. Danika and her team appear to be content with tackling the North American market — for now!
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To learn more about My Normative, click on one or more of the links below:
My Normative
Website | https://mynormative.ca/
Instagram | @my.normative
Facebook | @mynormative
Twitter | @mynormative
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mynormative/
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Danika Kelly on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danika-kelly-wellness/
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Healthcare | Women's Health | Healthtech | Health Data | Data Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | AI/ML | Health
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Jo shared an incredible 44-year story of how the Greenery Office Interiors team has been an active participant in ensuring the downtown Calgary office community understands the term “BioPhilic Design”. Jo also provided her take on some pretty unique projects that clients have chosen to include a “Living Wall” and a “Moss Wall” as part of their office decor.
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To learn more about Jo Young and her “green thumb”, click on one or more of the links below:
Greenery Office Interiors
Website | https://greenery.ca/
Instagram | @greenerycalgary
Facebook | @greenerycalgary
Twitter | @greengaljo
Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.ca/greeneryyyc/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenery-office-interiors-ltd/
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Jo Young on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-young-7a209315/
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Environment | Office Interiors | Commercial Real Estate | Healthy Living | Clean Air | Healthy Working
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Although the average guitar pick is likely no more than 1mm thick and not much bigger than a Canadian quarter, there is nothing small about the backstory behind the wooden guitar pick company, Tree Picks, that Adam Chiasson started here in Calgary. We mostly chatted about the multiple instruments that he plays, learning guitar on YouTube and the importance of music to families in Nova Scotia. I did not expect to “pick” these topics but the discussion was fascinating!
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To learn more about selecting the right pick for you, click on one or more of the links below:
Tree Picks
Website | https://treepicks.com/
Instagram | @treepicks
Facebook | @treepicks
Twitter | @TreePicks
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Adam Chiasson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-chiasson-a4405573/
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Music | Art | Musicians | Family | Guitar Playing | Learning | Self-employed | Home Business | We The North | Eastern Canada | Western Canada | Maritimes
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This podcast was a journey that was simultaneously recorded on Zoom whereby Kyo (Kyo-Jean Simon Chung) shared his origin story of working in his parents cafe, “You & I Cafe”; travelling to Europe and acquiring an appreciation for liqueurs, wines and spirits; working with coffee traders in Mexico and Guatemala; mixing drinks at the twice yearly weekend events coordinated by Market Collective.
Those “social” experiences are captured in the “pop-up” events management business Kyo has been running since 2015. This is where my journey began. Kyo had shipped me a “Cocktail” kit in advance of our “Zoom-Cast”. Just before the one hour mark, we focused on the cocktail kit and Kyo walked me step by step through the process of mixing an amazing cocktail comprised of Gin, Lemon Juice, Raspberry sugar water, egg whites and ice. The added touch was rubbing the lemon peel along the outside edge of the glass to capture the citrus scent as you tip the glass for your first sip.
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To learn more about mixing your own cocktails and how to book your Sugar Water Events experience, click on one or more of the links below:
Sugar Water Events
Website | https://sugarwater.bar/
Instagram | @sugarwater.bar
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Kyo on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyo-jean-simon-chung-b3990366/
You & I Cafe website | https://youandicafe.com/
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Alcohol | Risky Business | Cocktails | Events | Social | Fun | Creativity | Kyo Protocol | Imagination | Beverages | Food & Wine | Happy Hour | Entertainment | Homelife | Bartender | Barkeeper | Barmaid | Restaurant | Restaurants | Party | Parties | Social Gatherings | Social Events | Social Media
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When I invited Jessica onto the podcast, I never expected she would be competing as a finalist (against 4 other startups) at the Saskatchewan Investment Summit organized by Valhalla Angels and StartupTNT on 18 March. Since I subscribe to the StartupTNT newsletter (published by CEO and founder, Zachary Storms), I was pleasantly surprised to see the memoryKPR team on the list of the 5 finalists. After a series of presentations by each of the 5 startups and a key note speech by Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com (all on Zoom), imagine my further surprise to witness Jessica and the memoryKPR platform (KPR pronounced “keeper”) being selected as the “winning” startup! That memory is truly a keeper!
To learn more about Jessica and the origin story behind memoryKPR (and a good reason why her little startup on the Saskatchewan prairie won top prize), click on one or more of the links below:
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memoryKPR Website | https://www.memorykpr.com/
Instagram | @memorykpr
YouTube | http://bit.ly/3w0icOq
Facebook | @memoryKPR
Twitter | @memoryKPR
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/memorykpr/
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Jessica McNaughton on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicamcnaughton/
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Photography | Videos | Photos | Videography | Memories | Family | Social | Social Media | Personal | Family | Innovation | Creativity | Entrepreneur | Self-employed | Technology | Photography | Venture Capital | Startups | Seed Funding | Investing | Presentation | Pitchdeck | Advisors | Strategy | Saskatchewan | Moose Jaw | Edmonton | YYC | YEG
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This is the 8th episode in which students from the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgary, engage in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the business community.
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In this episode, Master of Management candidates, Emma Duffy, Carmen Massel and Hailey Leonardis were joined by Vicki Knott, CEO and co-founder of Crux OCM.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Vicki Knott | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-knott-p-eng-00b0ab27/
Emma Duffy | https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmagduffy/
Carmen Massel | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmassel/
Hailey Leonardis | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-leonardis/
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Crux OCM
Website | https://www.cruxocm.com/
Twitter | @cruxocm
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/crux-ocm/
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Pipeline controls | Robotic Industrial Process Automation | RIPA | Robotic Process Automation | Oil and gas pipeline | Woman founder | Women founders | Technology | Innovation | Women Leaders | Leadership | Oil and gas innovation | Venture Capital | Fundraising | Career advice | Energy Industry | Oil pipeline | Infrastructure | Control room automation | Digital Transformation | Business students | Career pivot | Careers in technology | Technology careers | Software engineers | Diversity | Environmental | Environment | Sustainability | Corporate Governance | Petroleum Engineer | Engineer | Mechanical Engineer | Chemical Engineer | Civil Engineer | Bachelor of Engineering | Engineering Degree | Women Engineers
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After a short career in oil & gas and a shift into law school, Catherine managed to take her years of experience working in various legal roles to successfully run her own law firm since late 2014 with a focus on employment and immigration law.
To learn more about the Catherine and her law firm, click on one or more of the links below:
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Confluence Law
Website | https://www.confluencelaw.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/confluence-law/
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Catherine McAteer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-mcateer-09717920/
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Self-employed | Entrepreneur | Lawyer | Legal Profession | Law Students | LegalTech | Employment Law | Immigration Law
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This is the 7th episode in which students from the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgary, engage in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the business community.
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In this episode, Master of Management students, Sam Goldberg, Alex McKenzie and Brock Weston from the University of Calgary, were joined by Harish Consul, President and CEO of Ocgrow Group of Companies, a venture capital investor and real estate developer.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Harish Consul | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-consul-23701910/
Sam Goldberg | https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-goldberg11/
Alex McKenzie | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenzie-alexander/
Brock Weston | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brockweston/
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SOLA Calgary (a real estate project of Ocgrow Group)
Website | https://solacalgary.com/about-us/
Twitter | @solacalgary
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Growing up, most kids have their mom to tell them to clean up their room or do their homework. Bryan’s mom went a little further. She let the “creative” side of the Bell family unleash in the unfinished basement of their family home in Ontario; that became the foundation for helping companies plan their corporate events. After 31 years, Bryan continues to hold the creative torch as his mother continues to manage through a prolonged health matter. Leslee Bell, on behalf of all of the guests and listeners of Calgary Business Podcast, allow me to extend thoughts, prayers and best wishes for a speedy and "creative" recovery!
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To learn more about the Decor & More story, click on one or more of the links below:
Decor & More
Website | http://www.decorandmore.com/
Instagram | @decorandmore.inc
Facebook | @decorandmoreinc
Twitter | @DandMEvents LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/decor-&-more-inc./
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Bryan Bell (President) on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bell-ab31454/
Erin Bjorkstedt (Team Lead, Calgary) on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinbjorkstedt/
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Events Management | Creativity | Innovation | Change the Narrative | Family Business | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurs | Social Media | Entertainment | Interior Design
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When it comes to real estate, I always remember the line “Location, Location, Location”. In today’s world of social media and traditional media, it is difficult to get the attention of anyone, let alone a real estate buyer. It is Jared’s view that when it comes to location and attention, you “…cannot have one without the other…”
Although I later learned (from Google) that this line comes from a classic Frank Sinatra song, “Love and Marriage”, it is my view that Jared and his team understand the importance of not only matching the attention of their customers with the location they are seeking to live in, but also to take into consideration their eventual experience (s) when they take possession of their new home.
Maybe Marcus and Diane and the hundreds of other families helped by Jared over the years will share those experiences in the podcast booth!
To learn more about the Chamberlain Real Estate Group, click on one or more of the links below:
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Chamberlain Real Estate Group
Website | https://www.chamberlaingroup.ca/
Instagram | @chamberlaingroup
Facebook | @chamberlaingroup
Twitter | @ChamberlainGrp
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-chamberlain-group-calgary-ab/
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Jared Chamberlain on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredc/
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This episode is the 6th episode in which students from the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgary, engage in a Q&A session with an industry expert from the business community.
In this episode, MBA students, Sudeepta Mohapatra, Kavya Piduri and Nadia Lachman are joined by Patty Miller, CPHR, providing expertise in HR, Business Consulting and Business Coaching.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Patty Miller | https://www.linkedin.com/in/millernethr/
Nadia Lachman | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadialachman/
Kavya Piduri | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavyapiduri/
Sudeepta (Su) Mohapatra | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudeepta-su-m-a6523631/
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MillerNet HR Website | http://www.millernet.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/millernet-hr-solutions-inc-/
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Haskayne School of Business
website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
The Leadership Circle | https://leadershipcircle.com/en/
The Women’s Web | https://www.womensweb.in/s/?q=sudeepta%20Mohapatra
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Human Resources | Job Search | Career Guidance | Careers | Master of Business Administration | Master students | Career Search | Post Graduation | Recruiting | Supply Chain | Women Professionals | Women in Business | Business Coach | Employee Coach | Career Coach | Leadership
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Jeni shared the origin story of Project “Projekt” after I stumbled upon the creative work of Keli Pollock on Instagram. Keli happens to be the Creative Chair for “Projekt” which is a new platform for “of-the-moment” art and design and its first "Project" include projecting selected artwork from 60 local artists outside of the Glenbow Museum during the Chinook Blast in February 2021.
To learn more about the work of Jeni and Keli related to Project “Projekt” , click on one or more of the links below:
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Project “Projekt”
Website | https://www.projectprojekt.ca/home I
nstagram | @project_projekt
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Keli Pollock on Instagram | @made_by_pollock
Jeni Piepgrass on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenipeep/
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Art | Artists | Art Community | Creativity | History | Historical Artifacts | Innovation | Inspiration
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Priyanka, and her husband, Robin, have a passion for food including creating unique blends (or “Fusion Food”) to share with their growing food community. Through her company, the Gourmet Pantry, Priyanka aims to support locally grown and sourced gourmet products prepared by small, family-owned businesses by making them more accessible to consumers through her e-commerce platform. This includes fresh Canadian maple from the Hutchinson’s Farm in Nova Scotia!
To learn more about The Gourmet Panty and their famous "Maple Curry Chicken recipe" , click on one or more of the links below: §§§
The Gourmet Pantry
Website | https://gourmetpantry.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/gourmetpantry/ I
nstagram | @gourmetpantryyyc
Facebook | @gourmetpantryyyc
Hutchinson’s Farm | https://www.hutchinsonacres.com/
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Priyanka Malhotra on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankamalhotra/
Robin Malhotra on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinmalhotra/
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Canadian Business | Canadian Small Business | Small Business | Self-employed | Self-employment | Subscription | Mealbox | Food | Recipes | Cooking | Meals | Family | Spices | Gourmet Cooking | Cooking | Home Cooked Meals | Startup | Female Founder | Founders | Online business | Social Media | Local business | We the North
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It is one thing to work for a company working on cool projects for global companies like NASA but it is another to work for a company that at the same time, seeks to maintain a strong internal culture to motivate its staff. One example is the creativity around using Slack to allow its diverse work force to learn another language in one room, chat with their European colleagues in another or relax with videos uploaded in yet another separate room. Not to mention, some of the cool local companies that Bridgewater Labs has worked with (and continues to work with) that have also been past guests of this podcast including PLAYCity (episode 51), ICWhatUC (episode 112) and InspiredGo (episode 223)
To learn more about the exciting (and fun) work of Bridgewater Labs, click on one or more of the links below:
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Bridgewater Labs
Website | https://bridgewaterlabs.com/
LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgewaterlabs/
Twitter | @bridgewaterlabs Instagram | @bridgewater.labs
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Jason Tate on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jatate/
NOTE: To hear more of Jason's creativity and insight in the world of computing, search for episode 295 published on 4 May 2021 with University of Calgary Computer Science students, Aarti Barakale and Shanna Hollingworth
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Technology | Innovation | Software Developers | Software Engineers | Full Stack Developers | Front End Developers | Back End Developers | Digital Transformation | Learning | Development | Curiosity | Tech
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This episode is a natural extension of the Q&A podcast sessions with Master of Management students and industry experts that preceded this episode. Candace Moody shared the origin story, in her capacity as Director, of this very young Masters program that started in 2019. The Master of Management is geared towards non-management students that participate in a robust 10-month program which provides them with practical and real-life experiences to utilize when entering the work force.
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LinkedIn Profiles
Candace Moody | https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-moody-cpa-ca-b186b024/
Haskayne School of Business | https://www.linkedin.com/school/haskayne-school-of-business/
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
University of Calgary website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
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Business School | Continuing Education | Business Degree | Learning and Development | Jim Dewald | Faculty of Management | Scurfield Hall
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This is the 5th episode in a series I started in which a trio of students, from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, and an industry expert from the business community, engage in an open Q&A discussion session.
In this episode, Master of Management students Dora Tamas, Shamus Westra and Cassidy Sullivan are joined by entrepreneur, angel investor and technology strategist, Neeraj Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer at Attabotics and Chief Advisor for Technology and Innovation Investments at Invest Alberta.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles on LinkedIn
Neeraj Gupta | https://www.linkedin.com/in/neeraj-gupta-16648a1/
Dora Tamas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/doratamas/
Shamus Westra | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamus-westra/
Cassidy Sullivan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidy-sullivan/
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Attabotics website | https://www.attabotics.com/
Invest Alberta website | https://investalberta.ca/ Alberta IoT website | https://albertaiot.com/
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Students | Learning | Careers | Career Advice | Career Development | Startups | Founders | Innovation | Technology | Venture Capital | Angel Investor | Strategic Advisor | Strategy and Leadership | Investing | Investments | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | AI/ML/IOT | Alberta IOT | Immigration Services Calgary | Innovation MasterMinds Edmonton (imYEG) | Indian Institute of Technology |
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This episode is the 4th episode in a series I started in which a trio of students from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an industry expert from the business community engage in an open Q&A discussion session.
In this episode, Master of Management students, Amit Patel, Maxwell Chen and Aditya Bhandari, are joined by entrepreneur, angel investor and tech expert, Evan, founder of AltoSante, Founding Partner of Creative Destruction Lab, Board member of Platform Calgary and Technology Alberta.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Individual profiles
Evan Hu on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanhu61/
Amit Patel on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-patel-calgary/
Maxwell Chen on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellcgwchen/
Aditya Bhandari on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityabhandariab/
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AltoSante
Website | https://www.altosante.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/altosante/
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Creative Destruction Lab website | https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/
Technology Alberta website | https://technologyalberta.com/
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Innovation | Business Accelerator | Technology Advisor | Technology Expert | Entrepreneur | Computer Science | Adult Education | Continuing Education | Venture Capital | Seed Investor | Angel Investor | Career Advice | Job Seeker | Business Degree | Learning and Development
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Kendra provided a unique perspective on how many Calgarians take (or have taken) the Rocky Mountains for granted and yet within 90 minutes from the Calgary International Airport, you can have a wild and safe experience that is readily attainable. As Kendra further pointed out, Covid has made us slow down and re-examine what is important to us including family, friends and the close proximity of the mountains to the Calgary community.
To learn more about Sunshine Village, click on one or more of the links below:
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Website | https://www.skibanff.com/about-us
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunshine-village-ski-&-snowboard-resort/
Instagram | @SunshineVillage
Twitter | @SunshineVillage
Facebook | @SunshineVillageResort
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Kendra Scurfield on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendra-scurfield-96397b37/
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Canadian Travel | Alberta Travel | Alberta Tourism | Canadian Tourism | Canadian Rockies | Alberta Rockies | Travel and Tourism | Travel Alberta | Hotels and Entertainment | Summer Getaways | Winter Getaways | Winter Skiing | Summer Hiking | Gondola Rides | Chairlifts | Ski Patrol | Ski Experts | Ski for Fun | Leisure & Entertainment | Family-owned Business | Canadian Business | Calgary Business | Outdoor Activities | Fitness and Exercise | We The North
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Zane Novak has several decades of business experience (from construction to oil & gas to family estate services) and non-profit work (from volunteer activities with children to providing strategic direction for elderly support services) which he plans to draw upon if successful in his campaign to be elected as the Mayor of the City of Calgary in the October 2021 elections.
To learn more about Zane Novak and his plans for Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Websites | https://www.zane4mayor.ca/ and https://www.calgary2point0.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zane-novak-98b75032/
Twitter | @zane4mayor
Facebook | @ZaneforMayor
Instagram | @zane4mayor
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Entrepreneur | Mayor Candidate | Election Campaign | Calgary Mayor election | Calgary Election | Vote for Mayor | Alberta Business | Oil & Gas business
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Since 1997, Inn from the Cold has been helping Calgary families at risk of being homeless by providing supportive housing and emergency shelter. In addition to housing, Inn from the Cold works with local partners to provide food, clothing, education and other basic necessities.
To learn more about the work of Tim, Jennifer and their colleagues at Inn from the Cold, click on one or more of the links below:
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Important links to access “Inn from the Cold”:
Websites | https://innfromthecold.org/ and https://onesmallgift.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inn-from-the-cold/
Twitter | @innfromthecold
Facebook | @innfromthecold Instagram | @innfromthecold
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Tim McGowan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhmcgowan/
Jennifer English on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-english-a581b961/
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Social Impact | Poverty | Social Welfare | Social Good | Families | Non-profit organization | Charity Organization | Volunteer Support | Shelter Program | Youth at Risk | Families at Risk | Child Support Programs | Youth Support Programs | Blue Flame Kitchen | Calgary Homelessness | We The North | Flames Foundation | Calgary Community | Calgary Volunteers | Calgary Housing
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Shona Reilly brings a high amount of energy and true passion to the Trade Acceleration Program (or “TAP”) that is designed to help entrepreneurs, startups and business owners with exporting their goods or services outside of Canada.
- Get the tools, connections and knowledge you need to take your business into new markets. The TAP team understands the challenges businesses are facing and is available to provide support in a number of areas:
- Give business owners customized, face-to-face coaching and advice
- Help them navigate the complex global trade ecosystem
- Give them access to a network of experts and thought leaders
- Help founders and their staff become familiar with international best practices Help them develop and set up an export plan
Not surprisingly, past guests of the Calgary Business Program have benefited from the TAP program including Guillermo Chan of Borken Pencil YYC (episode 252 on 19 February 2021) and Rob Kaczanowski from Black Cloud Bitters (episode 218 on 15 December 2020). While chatting with Shona during recording of this episode, I learned that Danika Kelly from My Normative had also completed the TAP program; Danika joined me for episode 280 on 29 March 2021 and her other business, Studio D, was featured on episode 196 when Clinic Director, Kate Exley joined me in the podcast booth on 23 October 2020.
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To learn more about the work of Shona and the TAP program within the Calgary Economic Development (“CED”), click on one or more of the links below to important TAP and CED links:
TAP Website | http://bit.ly/2NGUMfm
CED Website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgary-economic-development/
Twitter | @CalgaryEconomic
Facebook | @CalgaryEconomic
Instagram | @LifeinCalgary
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Shona Reilly, Trade Manager | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shona-reilly-42182460/
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Calgary community | Local trade and commerce | International trade and commerce | Startups | Entrepreneurs | Founders | Self-employed individuals | Small business | Cross border trade | Legal and tax | Calgary businesses | Calgary startups | Calgary founders | Calgary Innovation | Calgary creativity
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When does blockchain technology became ubiquitous like making a Zoom call on your laptop or settling your credit card statement using a mobile app? Maybe when your digital identity remains with you when you change jobs? At least, that is just one of the use cases that the TerraHub team are executing using blockchain technology. It is clear that after chatting with the founder, Dan Giurescu, this is just the beginning!
To learn more about the work of TerraHub, click on one or more of the links below:
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TerraHub key links:
Website | https://www.terrahub.work/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/terrahubcreds/ Twitter | @terrahub_creds
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Dan Giurescu, Founder | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-giurescu-terrahub/
NOTE: Subsequent to recording of this podcast episode, the Terra Hub took the initiative to re-brand the company name. Here is a link to their new website | https://home.credivera.com/
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Blockchain | Digital identity | Cybersecurity | Emerging technologies | Digital economy | Digital transformation | Technology | Innovation | Employee identification | Identity verification | Government of Canada | Government of Alberta | Employee privacy | Employee verification | Privacy protection | Data protection | Elena Dumitrascu | Information Security | Operations Security | Mobile Security | Private blockchain | Hyperledger blockchain | Proof of work | Proof of identity | Identity theft | Immutability | Trust
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From an ATB sponsored hack-a-thon in early 2020, the Arbor business has quickly evolved such that the team is ready to disrupt how consumers shop — not just in Canada but across the globe. Arbor is a social impact platform that aligns a consumers spending habits with their values by providing information on a company’s ethics, its product cost, and its product accessibility. The Arbor Index will provide Arbor customers key facts about a company’s corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, diversity and locality.
To learn more about the work of Arbor, click on one or more of the links below:
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Arbor key links:
Website | https://www.yourarbor.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-arbor/
Instagram | @yourarbor
Twitter | @yourarbor
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Arbor-103945048086898
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Arbor team on LinkedIn:
Alex Todorovic, CEO | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-todorovic-a3bb49135/
Abdullah Choudry, Co-founder and CBDO | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdullah-choudhry-85b34ba7/
Ben Grande, Chief Technology Officer | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-grande-259499101/
Danny Grande, Co-founder | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-grande-75ab43154/
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Technology | Innovation | Social Impact | Sustainability | Environment | Zero waste | Plastic Free | Sustainable shopping | Green marketplace | Biodegradable | Consumer education | Consumer awareness | Ecofriendly | Sustainable fashion | Plant-based | Vintage clothing | Ethically made | Reduce Reuse Recycle Repurpose | Ethical fashion
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This episode is the 3rd in a series I started in which a trio of students from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an industry expert from the business community engage in an open Q&A discussion session. In this episode, Master of Business Administration (or MBA) students, Jagbir Randhawa and Bo Feng, are joined by angel investor and venture capital founder, Matt Wilson, Founder and Managing Director of Allied Venture Partners.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Matt Wilson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/
Matt Wilson on Twitter | @MattWilsonYYC
Jagbir Randhawa on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagbirpal-randhawa-b0b40518a/
Bo Feng on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bofeng20/
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Allied Venture Partners
Website | https://www.allied.vc/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-venture-partners/
Twitter | @alliedVC
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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Venture Capital | AngelList | Crowd Funding | Syndicated Investor | Investor Syndicate | Startup Investing | Career Advice | Job Seekers | Technology | Innovation | No-Code Low-code | Startups | Startup Founders
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David did a terrific job walking through (or actually talking through) and describing many of the merchants, businesses and restaurants that comprise the Victoria Park BIA (or Business Improvement Area). There is a lot to unpack in this episode which included a number of “quotations” some of which David took personal credit for and another in which he was quick to provide accolades to John F Kennedy.
To learn more about the work of David and the tremendous opportunity he believes exists not only within the Victoria Park BIA but across the City of Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Victoria Park BIA Website | https://www.victoriapark.org/about-bia
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/victoriaparkbia/
Instagram | @vicparkyyc Facebook | @vicparkyyc
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David Low on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-low-1481a222/
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Calgary retailers | Calgary merchants | Business Improvement Area | Calgary commerce | Calgary businesses | Local business | Retail density | YYC shopping | YYC Restaurants | YYC small business | Canada Olympic Park | Calgary Olympics | Calgary Stampede | Chinook Blast | Calgary Flames | Small Businesses | Creativity in business | Travel and tourism | Leisure and Entertainment | Travel destination experiences | Banff and Calgary | YYC experiences
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Technology continues to democratize many day to day business functions and payroll is no exception. In fact, the Avanti Software team has managed to move a lot of the day to day functions from the Human Resource managers desk into the cloud. As Dave and Amin described “…our clients no longer need the filing cabinet…”
To learn more about the work of Avanti Software and how they have “Democratized the HR Function”, click on one or more of the links below:
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Avanti Software:
Website | https://www.avanti.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/avantisoftware/
Instagram | @avantisoftware
Facebook | @avantisoftware
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Co-CEO’s on LinkedIn:
David Owen Cord | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dowencord/
Amin Lalani | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-lalani/
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Calgary tech startup | Calgary tech founders | YYC technology | YYC innovation | Human Resources | API | API connectivity | API integration | HR Software | Payroll function | HR Support | Payroll support | HRTech | Calgary business | Canadian business | Canadian innovation
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Connor and Jacob have combined their passion for photography and videography with formal training in digital marketing, communication, cinematography and multi-media in a company that is well placed to help small businesses improve their digital footprint and maybe learn some basic principles that are deemed common knowledge to them both.
To learn more about the work of Connor and Jacob and their company, Digital Nature Media, click on one or more of the links below:
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Digital Nature Media:
Website | https://www.digitalnaturemedia.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-nature-media/
Instagram | @digitalnaturemediayyc
Facebook | @digitalnaturemediayyc
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Connor Finlayson LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorjfinlayson/
Instagram (photography) | @connorjfin
Instagram (film) | @connorjfilm
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Jacob Martens on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-martens-563ab71a9/
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Cinematography | Film | Photography | Videography | Graphics design | Real estate | Calgary real estate | YYC Real Estate | YYC film | YYC video | Video production | Video content | Video creation | Drone photography | Film production | Video production | Video and photo studio | Photography professional | Videography professional | Calgary business | YYC Business | YYC small business | Calgary small business | Alberta startup | SAIT Video School | SAIT Film and Production | Communication and Media Studies | University of Calgary | Digital Strategy | Freelance photography
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When Guillermo Chan decided to name his animation, design and illustration studio “Broken Pencil”, it was his view that art helps to heal the mind of stress and anxiety because “…we are all a little broken in some way…”
To get a first hand look at Guillermo Chan’s creativity with drawing and animation, click on one or more of the links below:
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Broken Pencil Studios:
Website | https://www.brokenpencilstudios.ca/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/broken-pencil-studios/
Instagram | @brokenpencilyyc
Facebook | @brokenpencilyyc
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Guillermo Chan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-chan/
Animation videos | Animation | Explainer Videos | Videography | Cinematography | Cartoons | Sketches | Mickey Mouse | Walt Disney | Drawing | Art | Arts and Craft | Artists | Art class | Film | Photography
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To find out more about the activities of Oscar Bonilla Jr and Malka Labell, click on one or more of the links below:
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Herbal Goods
Website | Herbalgoods.ca
Instagram | @herbalgoodsco
Oscar Bonilla Jr on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-bonilla-jr-742401b4/
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Malka Labell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/malka-labell/
Green Green Generation company | https://greengencompany.com/
The Green Book | https://greenbook.site/
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Cannabis | Cannabis retail | Subscription box | Natural products | Consumer packaged goods | Corn Husk Filters | Pre-roll accessories | Smoking experience | Wholesale distribution | Retail seller | Entrepreneur | Startup | Craft cannabis | Cannabis accessories | 420 Community | Cannabis community | Cannabis life | Canadian Cannabis | Canadian grown | Pre-rolled cones | Hand rolled | Cannabis culture
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Susan combines a 23-year career as a BMO Nesbitt Burns wealth advisor with a customized approach to providing financial advice to individuals and their families. Susan seeks to have “money conversations” clients and potential clients that are “relevant” to their situation and circumstances. In a world that is continually “Cash-less”, that conversation will differ if it is with your child deciding on a how to “pay” for a new mobile device or considering the implications of whether grandma will obtain “in-home’ care or move to an assisted-living home.
To find out more about Susan and her innovative and collaborative approach to wealth management, click on one or more of the links below:
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Susan O’Brien Group
Website: https://www.networththinking.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/net-worth-thinking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/networththinking
A New Way Forward book: https://www.amazon.ca/New-Way-Forward-Wealth-Management/dp/1949639398
Will I run out of money in retirement? Find out in a quiz: https://www.networththinking.com/calgary-retirement-planning/
Free book! https://www.networththinking.com/a-new-way-forward-for-wealth-management/
Upcoming Webinars: https://www.networththinking.com/webinar/
Google Page: https://g.page/susan-o-brien-group-calgary?share
Media Kit: https://www.networththinking.com/media-kit/#
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Susan O’Brien on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-o-brien-/
Amazon link to Susan’s book “A New Way Forward For Wealth Management: Net Worth Thinking” | https://amzn.to/2OQrwmP
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Financial planning | Wealth management | Money manager | money equation | Financial education | Personal financial planning | HNWI | Family office | Estate planning | Investing | Money matters | Family investing | Children's Education |
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Liz Small and her daughter, Chloe, have taken the idea for a food truck, which originated from her late husband before he passed away, and made it a reality. They offer Calgarians freshly-made soups and baked potatoes, sourced from local Alberta Farms and suppliers.
When Covid lockdown scuppered their launch plans for the venture, it required a shift from their planned school and office deliveries to making their gluten free, nut free soups available to customers, delivered directly to their homes.
The pair pledge to donate a percentage of each sale to charitable causes of personal importance including women and children at risk and suicide prevention.
To find out more about Souperspudz and the future plans of this mother-daughter entrepreneur team, click on one or more of the links below:
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Souperspudz website | https://www.souperspudz.com/
Souperspudz on Instagram | @souperspudz
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Small business | Family business | Food and beverage | Meal trucks | Career pivot | Family planning | SME | Home-based business | Entrepreneurship | Self-employed | Food industry | Food retail | Home-cooked meals | Fresh ingredients | Local business | Local suppliers | Local community | Charitable donations | Women entrepreneurs | Women founders
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It is comforting to learn that amongst the advancement of technology in the field of graphic arts, particularly with the suite of tools available from Adobe, Alyssa O’Connor learned to work with offset printing machines and ink during the 2-year program she attended at SAIT. Combine that with a knack for scrap booking as a child, there is real charm in the work of AO'C Designs and the approach Alyssa takes to helping her clients.
To find out more about AO'C Designs, click on one or more of the links below:
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AO'C Designs website | https://www.aocdesigns.ca/
AO''C Designs on Instagram | @_aocdesigns
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Graphic arts | Graphic design | Web design | Custom signs | Custom signage | Marketing | Digital marketing | Shop Local | Shop Calgary | Three Sisters Events | Shop Canmore | Shop Airdrie | Small Business | YYC Startup | Packaging | Packaging and Design | Wedding Events | Events Planner | Wedding Planner | Wedding Calendar | Three Sisters Mountains | Three Sisters Canmore | Three Sisters Illustration | YYC Photography | Airdrie Alberta | Airdrie Small Business | Airdrie Events | Airdrie Photography
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Mike likes to focus on trends that meet the customer needs. As a 20-year old, Mike started with his “Grow Kit” in 2016 to allow consumers to grow cannabis in their home. That startup earned him an appearance on CBC’s Dragon’s Den
In 2019, Mike decided to offer electric bikes to Calgary consumers when he started EVT Bikes, an electric bike that is great for students to make their way around campus and collapsible to take on trips to the mountains. In 2020, Mike added inflatable paddle boards to his e-commerce site and is already taking pre-orders for the 2021 lake season!
To find out more about EVT Bikes, click on one or more of the links below:
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EVT Bikes website | https://evtbikes.ca/
EVT Bikes on Instagram | @evtbikes
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Grow Kit on Dragon’s Den | https://bit.ly/2M096io
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E-commerce | Calgary Ecommerce | YYC E-commerce | Local business | Calgary business | Calgary local small business | Electric bike | Paddle Board | EV Bikes | Water fun | Calgary lakes | Calgary outdoors | E-Bikes | Paddle board and accessories | Retail goods | Consumer packaged goods | Consumer products | Calgary consumer | Shop local | Buy local | Spend local | Local YYC | YYC bikes | YYC paddle boarding | YYC lakes
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Although the Clubhouse app is quite new, Calgary-native Tanisha Cherry was able to expertly navigate me from the “hallways” into the chat rooms. Tanisha provides practical advice on how to create your bio (or biography) on Clubhouse and recommendations on who to follow (or not). The idea is to “hop” Into chat rooms and “hop” onto the stage to create attention to what you are doing “outside of the club” — namely on other social media platforms or in your business. Tanisha also highlights the feature that allows users to provide feedback on their experience with using the app to the Clubhouse creators.
Just in case the podcast is not enough, you can also find out more about Tanisha’s activities in and outside of the Clubhouse by clicking on one or more of the links below:
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Tanisha Cherry website | https://www.tanishacherry.com/
Tanisha Cherry on Instagram | @tanisha.cherry
Tanisha Cherry on Twitter | @tanishacherry
Tanisha Cherry YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/tanishacherryy
Cherry Lounge podcast (on Apple) | http://apple.co/37huV4o
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Tanisha Cherry on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanishacherry/
Social media | Digital marketing | Marketing | Influencer | Influencer marketing | Podcasting | Calgary Podcast | Canadian Podcast | Clubhouse for business | Small business | YouTube channel | YouTube marketing | YouTube influencer
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This episode is the 2nd of a new series I started in which I bring together a trio of students from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an industry expert from the business community.
Master of Business Administration (or MBA) students Jagbir Randhawa, Bo Feng and Kenedy Assman are joined by Allie Knull, founder and CEO of ResumeFree in Edmonton. After a short introduction, the students engaged in a terrific Q&A session with Allie.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Allie Knull on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/allieknull/
Jagbir Randhawa on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagbirpal-randhawa-b0b40518a/
Bo Feng on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bofeng20/
Kenedy Assman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenedyassman/
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ResumeFree website | https://goresumefree.com/
River City Recruiting & HR | https://rivercityhr.ca/
Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Human Resources | Job search | Career Advice | Resume review | University and Colleges | Students | Graduates | Management students | graduate students | Leadership | Branding | Awareness | HR and Recruiting | Social Media | College graduates | Podcast guests | Podcast series | Canadian Podcast | Calgary Business | Edmonton Business | Calgary Startups | Canadian startups | YYC | YEG | Business and management | Innovation | Technology | 40 under 40 | Entrepreneur | Venture funding |
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Today’s episode is part of a new series I started in which I bring together a trio of students from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an industry expert from the business community.
Master of Management students Cassidy Sullivan, Dora Tamas and Omar Razavi are joined by Alitta Tait, head of partnerships at Harvest Builders here in Calgary. After a short introduction, the students engaged in a terrific Q&A session with Alitta.
To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below:
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Alitta Tait on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alitta-tait-205ba016/
Cassidy Sullivan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassidy-sullivan/
Dora Tamas on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/doratamas/
Omar Razavi on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarrazavi/
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Harvest Builders website | https://www.harvest.builders/
Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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Venture Capital | Talent management | Career Advice | Career pivot | Career change | Human Resources | Harvest Ventures | Skip the Dishes | NEO Financial | Small business | Local business | E-commerce | food delivery | Fintech | Proptech | Real estate technology | Management students | Internships | Branding and awareness | Outreach | Self awareness | Confidence | Women founders | Women in business | Technology | Innovation | Leadership | Canadian business | Calgary business | Alberta business | Saskatchewan business | Manitoba business
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Natalie Gomersal was inspired by a “Boho Festival” themed wedding in the UK, whereby all participants slept in beautiful canvas tents with lush furnishings and fabulous internal decor. After attending the free self-employment small-business support program of Momentum Calgary, Natalie has recreated such glamorous camping, known as “Glamping”, for individuals and families in Calgary seeking to plan weddings, graduations, birthday parties, retreats and backyard staycations.
To find out more about Natalie and her “glamping” business, Lavish Canvas, click on one or more of the links below:
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Lavish Canvas website | https://lavishcanvas.com/
Lavish Canvas on Instagram | @lavishcanvas
Lavish Canvas on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/lavishcanvasglamping
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Calgary Business | Calgary startup | Calgary small business | Calgary events | Calgary outdoor | Calgary camping | Calgary glamping | Backyard camping | Staycation | Woman founder | Woman startup | Outdoor experiences | Backyard experiences | Camping experiences | Local business | Female founder | Female business | Female-owned business | Self-employed | Startup | Creative camping | Unique outdoor experiences
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Jamie took me through an historic journey of his history as a professional cyclist which lead him to design and engineer the core technology for improving the rear bike suspension for mountain bikes to working as a retail sales representative for Oakley to designing an ERP system for the marketing department of Oakley’s parent, the Italian eyewear conglomerate, Luxottica Group.
Jamie did not hesitate to draw attention to Calgary individuals (James Klassen, Mark Walton, and Greg Stewart) and Calgary companies (Bow Cycle, The Bike Shop and Calgary Cycle) that had a positive impact on both his personal and business life.
To find out more about Jamie and his work with iconic retail brands, click on one or more of the links below:
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54blue website | https://www.54blue.com/
54blue on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/54blue-communications-inc/
54blue on Instagram | @54blue
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Brand Regular website | https://www.brandregulator.com/
Brand Regulator on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/regulator/
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Jamie Calon on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-calon-9474ab45/
Branding | Retail Brands | Consumer Packaged Goods | CPG Brands | Software | Innovation | Technology | Back office support | Marketing | Digital Marketing | Systems | Procedures | Processes | Cycling | Elite Athletes | Promotion | Startup | Founder | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurship | Small Business | SMEs | Calgary | Canada | Podcasting
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In a forever changing world, changing the way we approach the relationship we have with our cars is exactly what the Communauto team have done since the early 1990’s! Imagine that Adrianna and her team only started operating in Calgary in the summer of 2020? With over 3,300 vehicles in the Canadian fleet, the 150 units in Calgary represents tremendous opportunity for growth in the years to come!
To find out more about Communauto and their car sharing business, click on one or more of the links below:
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Communauto website | https://communauto.com/
Communauto (Calgary) on Instagram | @communauto_yyc
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Adrianna Rangeloff on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianna-rangeloff-110a69204/
Communauto on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/communauto/
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RideSharing | Marketing | Branding | Staycations | Small business | Branch operations | Awareness | Innovation | Market opportunities | Carpool | Connecting People and Business | Find a Ride | Vehicle Marketplace | Carpooling | Community | Local | Travel convenience | Affordable | Convenience & Affordability | Urban mobility | Podcasting | Podcast Host | Canada Podcast | YYC business | YYC travel | YYC podcast
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When a business has been around since 1945 (or 75+ years) there is a reason: personalized customer service, community-oriented focus, paying attention to detail and shifting their business activities, when appropriate, appear to have been successfully passed to Sheldon Fishman and his wife, Tasha, from the founders, Lily and Jack Fishman (grand-parents of Sheldon) and second generation owners, Rosa and Benny Fishman (parents of Sheldon)
To find out more about Fishman’s Personal Care Cleaners and their current initiatives to “clean” the Calgary community, click on one or more of the links below:
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Fishman’s Personal Care Cleaners website | https://fishmans.ca/
Fishman’s on Instagram | @fishmansyyc
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Sheldon Fishman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldon-fishman-11194562/
Fishman’s Personal Care Cleaners on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/fishman-s-personal-care-cleaners/
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Drycleaner | Small business | Entrepreneur | Family-owned business | Local business | Local laundry | Dry-cleaning | Dry-clean | Pressed shirts | Suit cleaning | Wedding dress cleaning | Commercial laundry | Laundry business | Multi-location business | Local partnerships | Community
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Momentum Calgary has been helping individuals, entrepreneurs, startups and small business since 1991 by providing training, advisory, mentoring, coaching and even access to micro-loans.
Momentum is a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty.
Momentum is the organization behind the Be Local Network - a Calgary network of community-focused businesses.
To find out more about the activities of Jeff Loomis and his team at Momentum Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Momentum Calgary website | https://momentum.org/
Momentum Calgary on Instagram | @momentumcalgary
Momentum Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentumcalgary/
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Be Local Calgary | https://www.belocal.org/
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Claudio provides inspiration for young and old; athletes and business people; celebrities and common folks. From his early experience as an 8-year old visiting Three Rivers Stadium for the first time to his most recent podcast with legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti, Claudio repeatedly referenced to his Italian roots and the life lessons passed on from his mom and dad. Claudio truly brought his “A-game” to this podcast!
To find out more about Claudio and his Pittsburgh-based activities, click on one or more of the links below:
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Claudi Reilsono website | https://www.claudioreilsono.com/
Claudi Reilsono podcast | https://claudioreilsonoshow.podbean.com/
Claudi Reilsono on Twitter | @ClaudioReilsono
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Judith may no longer “hold the broom” when it comes to the day to day cleaning the premises of her residential and commercial customers, she does not “sweep anything under the carpet” when it comes to understanding the key fundamentals to succeed in her cleaning business.
Judith focuses on education (staff, customers, community), customer service (including ensuring trust) and the use of technology (both affordable and practical) that could really transfer into virtually any small business — not just the cleaning industry
To find out more about Judith Virag and her business, Clean Club Calgary, click on one or more of the links below:
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Clean Club Calgary website | https://www.cleanclubcalgary.com/
Clean Club Calgary on Instagram | @cleanclubcalgary
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Judith Virag on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-virag-72b4775/
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What happens when three female high school students get together to compete in an international Technovation competition? This is not a riddle. They learn real life skills around creating a business plan, coding and developing an app for BETA testing, preparing a pitch deck and presenting to a panel of judges. As if that was not sufficient, the girls are seeking to remove the stress that many high school students feel upon graduation and that burning questions "what to do next?" Their website, Joy to Job, seeks to connect students with professionals from various disciplines and sectors to help in making that “what next” decision. To find out more about “Joy to Job”, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Joy to Job website | https://joytojob.com/ Joy to Job on Instagram | @JoytoJob §§§ International Technovation Competion website | https://technovationchallenge.org/ Western Canada High School website | https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/westerncanada/Pages/default.aspx
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While working in the construction sector, Jordan and Daniel saw an opportunity in 2018 to help small businesses with their storage of spare parts, light industrial equipment and dry goods (including alcohol-free beverages). They started with taking on a 10,000 square foot warehouse that has since grown to approximately 40,000 square feet today.
Daniel and Jordan place a lot of value on their customers and staff and along with being ready to adopt new ways of conducting their business, feel these will be key to their future success
To find out more about Trade Space, click on one or more of the links below:
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Trade Space website | https://www.gotradespace.com/
Trade Space on Instagram | @GoTradeSpace
Trade Space on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/gotradespace/
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Jordan Tetreau on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantetreau/
Daniel Delgado on Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieldelgadorod/
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The famous expression “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” pretty much sums up the work of Barry Lawrence and his company, Bastion Safety Solutions. Mix in years of experience with some Blue Chip industry players, a strong sense of the industrial work place and the latest in technological advances and it is easy to understand why companies choose Barry to meet their health and safety training and related needs.
To find out more about the work of Bastion Safety Solutions, click on one or more of the links below:
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Bastion Safety Solutions
Website | https://bastionsafe.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bastion-safety-solutions/
Twitter | @bastionsafe
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Barry Lawrence on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastionsafetysolutions/
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Health & Safety | Industrial operations | HSQE | HSE | Construction Industry | Training | Education | Learning | Awareness | Oil & Gas | Occupational Health & Safety | Leadership Training | WHMIS | COR Certification | Workplace Training | Electrical Safety Training | Hazard Assessment | Scaffolder | Scaffolding | Chainsaw Safety | Elevated Work Platforms | Chemicals | Enterprise Asset Management | Ground Disturbance | Workplace Inspections | Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) | TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods) | First Aid | Workers Compensation (WCB) | ERAPS (Emergency Response Assistance Plans) | Knowledge
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Jannette Festival and her team at NorthernStar have created a real community in Calgary, in Alberta and across Canada comprised of hospital and healthcare workers, mothers and infants that benefit from breast milk that otherwise would not have been readily available had she not taken the decision to pivot from her career in oil and gas.
The serendipity of her decision to get a nursing degree led Jannette to work at the Foothills Hospital which lead her to visit a milk bank facility in Austin, Texas to finding mothers to donate their milk. There are a few other stages in between that Jannette shared during our chat.
To find out more about the NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank, click on one or more of the links below:
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NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank website | https://www.northernstarmilkbank.ca/
NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank on Instagram | @northernstarmilkbank
NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/northernstar-mothers-milk-bank/
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Jannette Festival on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannette-festival-7b4a9391/
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Healthcare is such an important part of everyone’s life and when chronic illnesses such as cancer arise, Shaneel Pathak and his co-founder, Cory Kapser, want to ensure that each individual has the data that is relevant to them as they seek to manage through the process. This includes using the ZoeInsights app to track, graph, analyze and view trends in your symptoms, activities and health data.
To learn more about ZoeInsights, click on one or more of the links below:
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ZoeInsights website | https://www.zoeinsights.com/
ZoeInsights on Instagram | @zoeinsightsapp
ZoeInsights on Twitter | @zoeinsights
ZoeInsights on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/zoeinsights/
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Shaneel Pathak on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaneel-pathak/
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Ellen Parker not only owns and manages a public relations and media business, she lives it! From her relentless charity work in the community and schools to helping small businesses manage through the Covid crisis to having a solid understanding of the nuances of each ot the main social media platforms, Ellen really relates to what is happening with her public: the Calgary community.
To learn more about Ellen Parker and her team at Parker PR and Parker Media, click on one or more of the links below:
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Parker PR website | https://parkerpr.ca/
Parker PR on Instagram | @parkerpr
Parker PR on Twitter | @parkerprca
Parker PR on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/parkerprca/
Parker PR on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/parker-pr-corp./
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Ellen Parker on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-parker-8653378b/
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Kevin’s 17+ years with Sturgess Architecture has clearly gone beyond the 3D CAD drawings, the cladding of a city building or the fence surrounding a house. His ideas on community, connecting, combining old and new (social media, technology), spatial awareness, Covid and creativity, training and learning and even issues of climate change, provides a real indication that the firm he has taken over from Jeremy Sturgess, takes into consideration the 4 decades of history that preceded him.
To learn more about Sturgess Architecture (_SA), click on one or more of the links below:
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Sturgess Architecture website | https://www.sturgessarchitecture.com/
Sturgess Architecture on Instagram | @sturgessarchitecture
Sturgess Architecture on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/sturgess-architecture/
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Kevin Harrison on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-harrison-2b1a471b/
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“You had me at Chocolate” is one of the key phrases when you visit the website of Dwarf Stars and it is clear from the photos of the Pumpkin Seed Butter Cups on their Instagram page why that phrase exists!
Kathryn has done her homework when it comes to understanding the key ingredients in the Dwarf Stars vegan and allergy-friendly chocolates and it seems that she is helping others to gain such knowledge through regular postings on the company blog.
To learn more about Dwarf Stars, click on one or more of the links below:
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Dwarf Stars on Instagram | @dwarf.stars
Dwarf Stars on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/dwarfstarsco
Dwarf Stars on Twitter | @dwarfstarsco
Dwarf Stars Website | https://dwarfstars.ca/
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Kathryn Kozody on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkozody/
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It appears that the “Sober Curious” movement has become a thing in Calgary and the founder and CEO of Sexy AF Spirits (AF stands for “Alcohol-Free” in case you are wondering) wants to ensure your “Liquid to Lips” experience is amazing without the “next day” side affects.
To learn more about Jo-anne and her Sexy AF Spirits business, click on one or more of the links below:
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Sexy AF Spirits on Instagram | @sexyafspirits
Sexy AF Spirits on Twitter | @sexyafspirits
Sexy AF Spirits Website | https://sexyafspirits.com/
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Jo-Anne Reynolds on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sexyafspirits/
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In my view, Andre really takes the “personal” side of being a Personal Financial Planner seriously and he does this by continuously asking his clients to think of two personal questions: (1) Where am I? and (2) Will I be okay? In fact, a lot of our chat frequently reverted back to these questions whether it was Covid, market volatility, Crypto-currency or small business digitation.
To learn more about the work of Andre and Dentro Financial, click on one or more of the links below:
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Dentro Financial website | https://dentrofinancial.com/
Dentro Financial on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/dentro-financial/
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Andre Degagne on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-degagne-00aa8019b/
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Jeffery (also known as Jeff or JP) has been “Open” with startups and founders for a long time, dating back to his days as an internal IT / dev guy for the Loblaw’s grocery chain. In those days, Jeffrey used his server room to meet with startups that “pitched” their ideas for the Loblaw ecosystem; fast forward a few years and now Jeffery and his Open People Network (“OPN”) team use Zoom, YouTube, Podcasts and social media to bring entrepreneurs and investors together.
Jeffery did get on the end of the Kaboose, drove down Route 15 and made a HardBoot before he landed on the OPN gig!
To learn more about the work of Open People Network, click on one or more of the links below:
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Open People Network
Website | https://opn.ninja/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpeoplenetwork/
Instagram | @openpeoplenetwork
Twitter | https://twitter.com/Opeoplenetwork
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Opeoplenetwork/?_rdc=1&_rdr
YouTube | http://bit.ly/2MZzdGj
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Affiliate companies:
Supporters Fund | website: https://supportersfund.com
HardBoot Inc | website: https://www.hardbootinc.com
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Jeffery Potvin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferypotvin/
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Venture Capital | Founders | Startups | Startup | Technology | Innovation | Deeptech | Fintech | Financial services | Consumer Packaged Goods | CPG | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare | Healthtech | Toronto incubators | Toronto Accelerators | York Angel Network | University of Toronto | Small business | Seed capital | Angel Investors | Pitch Presentation | Fundraising | Digital Marketing | Social Media | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurs | Entrepreneurship |
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From a Grade 9 science project to an MBA assignment and ending in a business plan to help provide a second income to Canadian farmers, Victoria Ross and her Agro Systems team are currently helping both farmers and craft brewers by transporting spent grains from the beer producers to be used as feed stock for farm animals. To learn more about the work of Agro Systems Inc, click on one or more of the links below: §§§ Agro Systems website | https://agrosystems.ca/ Agro Systems on Instagram | @agrosystemsinc Agro Systems on Twitter | @aGRO_Systems Victoria Ross on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-ross-417b9b110/
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The Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta (VMSA) follows the MIT framework set in place in the year 2000 to provide free mentoring advice to entrepreneurs from volunteer mentors. The MIT program has 100+ organizations like VMSA across North America and other global locations, that matches local entrepreneurs with seasoned mentors from their local community.
As Chris Doble, the project manager for the Calgary-based entity, outlined during our chat: “…the primary focus of the VMSA is to provide leadership advice and focus on the individual and less on how to operate their business…”
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To learn more about the work of Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta (VMSA), click on one or more of the links below:
Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta (VMSA) website | https://www.vmsalberta.org/
VMSA on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vmsa/
Chris Doble on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-doble-976b017a/
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Finding a fresh salad for lunch inspired Jon Karwacki to join with Derek Rucki to create “Inspired Go”, a tech enabled platform to order fresh salad — at work. When Covid hit, Derek and Jon found that their customers, although working from home, still needed to eat. That inspired them to change their method of ordering from text messages to a mobile-enabled app.
Two key partnerships ensure they have a reliable fresh food supply (via Star Produce) and timely delivery (via Routeique).
Entrepreneurial minded students from Mount Royal University (which Derek is an alumni), use of social media (Facebook and Instagram) and constant communication with customers (email and newsletters) appear to be recipe to scale across Canada (now in YYC, YVR and YXE)
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To learn more about Inspired Go, click on one or more of the links below:
Inspired Go website | https://inspiredgo.ca/
Inspired Go on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspired-go/
Inspired Go on Instagram | @inspired.go
Inspired Go on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/inspired.go/
Derek Rucki on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-rucki-3481b447/
Jon Karwacki on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-karwacki-4a49521a5/
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Graeme Math, and his co-founders Jeff Weaver and Kevin Black, are seeking to democratize HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) for the small to medium sized oil & gas, mining and industrial companies that may not be in a position to engage full-time HSE experts.
Combining years of practical experience, a mobile-enabled technical platform and a focus on data management, InUnison ensures it clients are fully compliant with health and safety regulations. Also, by automating much of the manual paperwork associated with key processes, InUnison clients are able to free up their HSE staff to work on more value-added and higher impact activities.
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To learn more about InUnison, click on the links below:
InUnison website | https://inunison.io/
InUnison on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inunisontech/
Graeme Math on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/graeme-math-a0732555/
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Euan and his two colleagues, Christine Dawson and Peter Rynsburger, have the best job in the world! Not only do they get to sample hundreds of craft beers from across Alberta and neighbouring provinces, they also get to provide feedback to their customers that can help them improve the quality and possibly safety of future samples!
In the event that listeners also happen to be Microbiology students, the growing popularity of micro and craft distillers of beer and alcohol, coffee and tea houses and specialty drinks like kombucha, will likely increase the need for more scientists like Euan, Christine and Peter to enter this unique line of business!
To learn more about Raft Beer Labs, click on the links below:
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Raft Beer Labs
Website | https://www.raftbeerlabs.ca/
Instagram | @raftbeerlabs
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/raft-beer-labs/
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LinkedIn Profiles of podcast guests
Euan Thomson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/euan-thomson-21918530/
Christine Dawson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-dawson-97a8221bb/
Peter Rynsburger | https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-rynsburger-2657451bb/
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Omer Chaer coordinated the podcast with Abir and Aya to allow me to learn the origin story of how a shop-a-holic mother (Abir) was convinced by her book worm daughter (Aya) to start A to Z Liquidation to allow other shoppers to share this experience at one location — rather than spending hours shopping for deals at retail stores and on-line.
There is a real community feel for how these two entrepreneurs have approached the business including helping local charities, such as “In From the Cold” (https://innfromthecold.org/) and offering local merchants to list their products on their website.
To learn more about A to Z Liquidation, click on the links below:
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A to Z Liquidation website | https://atozliquidation.com/
A to Z Liquidation on Instagram | @atozliquidation
A to Z Liquidation on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/AtoZliquidationcalgary
A to Z Liquidation auction link | https://atozliquidation.hibid.com/
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When people order a pizza in their community, it usually arrives in a cardboard box. Imagine answering the door to find two guys standing there with a 600-lb wood-fired oven, fresh dough, fresh ingredients and a bundle of wood? That isn’t quite how it happened when Tony and Mike started making pizzas out of various restaurant kitchens in the Renfrew area of Calgary, starting with the Diner Deluxe restaurant on Edmonton Trail.
The mobile oven played a big part in growing their pizza-loving community before Tony and Mike found a more permanent location to mix the key ingredients of flour, yeast, water, tomato paste and mozzarella cheese.
To learn more about how to order your pizza from Pizza Face, click on the links below:
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Pizza Face website | https://www.pizzafaceyyc.com/
Pizza Face on Instagram | @pizzafaceyyc
Tony Migliarese on Instagram | @the_handtalker
Mike Garth | @garthopolous
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This is a terrific story of how two co-founders, Rob and his wife, Brandy, started experimenting in their home kitchen with making home-made bitters. Those experiments turned into researching about how to extract flavours from diffusing alcohol and herbs together; how best to package and ship the finished product; how to navigate through provincial and federal government regulations and a host of other activities over a 5-year span Such steps lead them to expand from their home kitchen to a commercial kitchen and expand gifting their product to family and friends to sell at scale to liquor retailers across Canada and into the United States.
Rob managed to pack his 5-year journey into a 55 minute podcast!
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Black Cloud Bitters website | https://www.blackcloudbitters.com/
Black Cloud Bitters on Instagram | @blackcloudbitters
Rob Kaczanowski on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robkaczanowski/
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It is not often that a temporary 6-week project turns into a permanent 7 year relocation from Aberdeen, Scotland to Calgary, Alberta. That is what happened with Neil Summers when he agreed to an assignment for an existing client for his Scottish employer, Electra Learning. That was in 2013. Now Neil employs 16 full-time staff and numerous contract consultants to provide targeted IT learning, training and coaching initiatives to employees of oil and gas, mining and industrial companies.
To learn more about the Electra Learning management system, click on the links below:
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Electra Learning website | https://www.electralearning.com/
Electra Learning on YouTube | https://bit.ly/2Lw2NSV
Electra Learning email contact | info@electralearning.com
Neil Summers on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-summers-8493b35b/
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When Rashad was working with various freelancers and tradesmen (plumbers, electricians) as a business consultant, he noticed the pain points they felt around dealing with their invoices and receipts — or rather, their lack of desire to want to deal with the accounting and bookkeeping of such receipts — it inspired him to develop a simple and effective solution to help them. That is where Receipt Depot comes in. Photo images of expense receipts can be easily uploaded to the Receipt Depot platform and converted into the relevant file format for exporting into existing accounting systems.
To learn more about Receipt Depot and how it can help small businesses, entrepreneurs and sole practitioners avoid carrying around a shoe box full of receipts to hand to their accountant, click on the links below:
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Receipt Depot website | https://www.receipt-depot.com/
Receipt Depot on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/receiptdepot/
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Receipt Depot on Twitter | @ReceiptDepotInc
Receipt Depot on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtcgH1HcEZ4
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Rashad Bayram on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashadbayram/
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Harish and his venture capital company, Ocgrow Group, have combined their expertise with real estate and tech in their latest condo development in Calgary, called “SOLA Project”. Given that Harish spent many years living and working in Vancouver with tech startups, it is no surprise that Ocgrow / SOLA are partnering up with Amazon and Shopify to ensure the UI/UX - or customer inter-face and customer experience — of the condo owner is leading edge.
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SOLA Calgary website | https://solacalgary.com/about-us/
SOLA Calgary on Twitter | @solacalgary
Harish Consul on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-consul-23701910/
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Jade connects Calgary small businesses through his Facebook Live program (called “Telling It Like It is”) and with over 1 million downloads, it is not surprising that his show is booked up until March 2021. Jade also started the “Founders Coffee YCC” meetups and even though Covid has prevented many of the in person meetups in 2020, Jade ensures startups, founders and entrepreneurs continue to get help and guidance through Zoom and similar one on one calls. In fact, Jade emphasized the importance of such individuals to not be afraid to "ask for help"
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To learn more about how Peer Guidance is helping small businesses in Calgary (and Alberta) click on the links below:
Peer Guidance website | https://peerguidance.ca/
Peer Guidance on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/peer-guidance/
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Jade Alberts on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadealberts/
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In the age of digital books and self-publishing, Trena White and her co-founder, Jesse Finkelstein, have combined their years of experience in the publishing industry, to forge a unique relationship with the non-fiction authors they work with to bring their books to the market. In fact, Trena compares the digital age to the time in the 19th Century when authors, like Charles Dickens, used to publish portions of their books in broadsheets, the traditional form of a newspaper
To learn more about Page Two and modern day book publishing, click on the links below:
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Page Two website | https://pagetwo.com/
Page Two on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/page-two/
Page Two on Twitter | @pagetwobooks
Page Two on Instagram | @pagetwo_books
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Trena White on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/trenawhite/
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Randene brings 20+ years of education and oil field experience into ensuring her startup, Onitt Inc, reflects solutions that deal with the “pain points” she suffered while managing projects and ensuring compliance with government regulations. In turn, the U/X or user experience, of her customers on the Onitt Inc platform will save time and allow engineers, geologists, land personnel to perform more “value-added” activities.
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ONITT Inc website | https://onitt.ca/
ONITT on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/onitt-inc/
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Randene Seeman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/randene-seeman-a57b7928/
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This brotherly duo is set to create a marketplace where landlords and tenants can potentially transact beyond the move-in and move-out checklists, collection of monthly rent checks and adhoc service requests that are inherent with living in a rental property.
Scott and Mike are seeking to build a rental property platform that rewards renters with cashback and protects landlords from bad tenants.
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Yaldi Renting website | https://www.yaldirenting.com/
Yaldi Renting on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/yaldi-renting/
Yaldi Renting on Instagram | @yaldirenting
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Scott Andrews on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-andrews-/
Michael Andrews on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-andrews-6750b283/
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Having a rocket science degree may or may not help when working in the financial profession but a degree in neuro science from McGill University provided Jeremy Clark with some of the core skills that have helped him be successful in his 22+ years in the financial management industry.
To learn more about the work of Jeremy Clark and CH Financial, including philanthropy work with the Calgary Philharmonic, McGill University and the Calgary Police Foundation, click on the links below:
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CH Financial website | https://chfinancial.ca/
CH Financial on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/ch-financial-ltd/
CH Financial on Instagram | @ch.financial
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Jeremy Clark on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyclarkcalgary/
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Self-employment is difficult at the best of times and if there is a lack of support during crisis periods, the challenges for such individuals increases dramatically. In fact, it was only recently that I heard about the MNP “Self-Employment” program and I thought:
“…what a terrific initiative to make available to small businesses and entrepreneurs during the Covid pandemic…”.
I quickly learned from Troy Deck, the senior manager at MNP here in Calgary, that the program has been in place since 1992 and to date, over 2000+ entrepreneurs have moved on to start their own businesses. Although jointly funded by the Governments of Alberta and Canada, the MNP team brings together an array of advisors from within their firm and experts from the business community §§§
To learn more about how MNP Calgary is helping professionals pivot into self employment, click on the links below:
MNP website (English) | https://www.mnp.ca/en
MNP website (French) | https://www.mnp.ca/fr
MNP on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mnp/
MNP on Twitter | @MNP_LLP
MNP on Instagram | @mnpllp
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Troy Deck on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/troydeck1/
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Pivoting from oil and gas has been a consistent theme on the Calgary Business Podcast. After a 17-year career as an electrical engineer, Tammam Altajar converted his hobby with flight simulation into a startup business.
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To learn more about Tamman’s journey into entrepreneurship with his business, Altitude Flight Simulation, click on the links below:
Altitude Flight Simulation website | https://nicerr.org/
Altitude Flight Simulation on Instagram | @AltitudeFlightSimulation
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Tammam Altajar on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammam-altajar-8a6b2551/
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It is rare when the underlying business model seeks to help more than one party at the same time. The Nicerr platform does exactly that. It is designed to bring volunteer advisors together with entrepreneurs / small business owners to provide them with targeted guidance for a fee. In parallel, Nicerr contributes a portion of such fees to a charitable cause.
In my view, it does not stop there. The advisor indirectly benefits from learning about a new business in which he/she can share experiences with similar businesses, including the charitable organization adopting such advice to their own activities. Finally, each transaction expands the Nicerr community to benefit future newcomers!
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To learn more about Nicerr, click on the links below:
Nicerr website | https://nicerr.org/
Nicerr on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/nicerr/
Nicerr on Instagram | @teamnicerr
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Robin Daltauni on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindaultani/
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In what initially started as a hobby tutoring children on maths and sciences, Launchpad learning started offering coding courses to students in a Southeast Calgary recreation centre. Covid required them to shift virtually all classes to their on-line platform (which they named “Learning Management System”) to allow students to submit their code for immediate review and comment by instructors
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To learn more about the Launchpad Learning team and their plans to scale up their coding for grade 3 to 12 students, click on the links below:
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Launchpad Learning website | https://launchpadlearning.ca/ Launchpad Learning on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/l2iyyc/
Launchpad Learning on Instagram | @launchpadlearning_l2i
Launchpad email | info@launchpadlearning.ca
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Sam Begai on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampada-bagai/
Yash Purwar on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashasvi-purwar-a542915/
Abhishek on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-abhishek-554b9324/
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Since 2006 or so, Eric Crowell has been coaching CEO’s and senior executives across Canada and the globe. As Eric highlighted, the first 9 months of 2020 has brought about more change and complexity than he has seen in the 10+ years that preceded this year.
Eric does a wonderful job articulating some of the major trends he has seen with CEO’s and leaders as they manage through such complexity.
Eric finished our chat with a heart felt story and words of wisdom from Suzanne West, who had a successful career in Calgary as an executive, entrepreneur and Board member. Sadly, she passed away from cancer in 2018 at the age of 52.
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To learn more about Eric and his work with CEO’s from across Canada and globally, click on the links below:
Awesome Journey website | https://www.awesomejourney.ca/
Awesome Journey on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/awesome-journey/
Eric Crowell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-crowell-ba212214/
Eric Crowell email | Eric@awesomejourney.ca
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Colin and his team at Canadian Distribution Network benefited from an existing product (handsanitizers) and an existing network (with major supermarket chains) to help other small businesses when Covid hit. One example was "white labelling" a product for third parties to get them shelf space with such food retailers. This creativity and innovation extended to the development of a new product called "Mask Careier" to provide a means for individuals to store surgical / medical masks that are mandated in public places across Canada.
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To learn more about Colin and his work as a Calgary entrepreneur, click on the links below:
Mask Careier Kickstarter campaign (expires early December 2020) | https://bit.ly/2H8NFcz
Canadian Distribution Network website | https://thecanadiandistributionnetwork.com/
Canadian Distribution Network on Instagram | @canadiandistributionnetwork
CDN Citrus Clean on Instagram | @cdncitrusclean
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Colin George on Instagram | @CNG649
Colin George on LinkedIn | http://linkedin.com/in/colin-george-1bb6abb4
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Pivoting from a career in social services, Jason found a co-founder, Michael Knisely, to form a company focused on helping businesses reduce their environmental impact, reduce expenses and improve the efficiency of their energy consumption. The unique feature of their platform is to require customers to pay nothing upfront for the capital costs and seek to earn their revenue by sharing in the future savings experienced by their customers.
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To learn more about Origin Energy, click on the links below:
Origin Energy website | https://www.originenergy.ca/
Origin Energy on Twitter | @originenergym
Origin Energy on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/originenergyefficiency/
Jason Gravelle on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-gravelle-a8102145/
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Yassine provides a unique view of how he used his own personal experiences with Covid to pivot into raising funds for healthcare workers in Algeria and now coaching Canadian startups to match them with investors from private family offices in the Middle East.
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To learn more about Yassine and his work, click on the links below:
Coach Business Solution | https://www.messenger.com/t/MyCBSauto
Algeria fundraising on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/algerians-vs-covid-19/
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Yassine Azzouni on LinkedIn | hhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/yassine-mohammed-azzouni-73339962/
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Teser Technology was literally born at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic when Phil and his team brainstormed on how to sanitize their own production and fabrication facilities. This quickly led to development of a compact unit that allows for sterilizing / sanitizing of “Personal Protection Equipment” (PPE) used by healthcare workers such as face masks and medical instruments. In a short period of time, the Teser ACT — Advanced Cleaning Technology — is set to scale its activities beyond simply a few healthcare facilities.
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To learn more about Teser Technology, click on the links below:
Teser Technology website | https://teser.ca
Teser Technology on Instagram | @tesertech
Teser Technology on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesertech/
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Phil Alle on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-alle-27132476/
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What happens when an investment banker goes rogue? He starts trading in cuff links, pocket squares and scarves for men!! He secures contracts with Italian suppliers and hedges the downside risk by offering a line of women’s scarves. Finally, he swaps ideas with his family on how to invest a portion of top line revenues into charitable programs.
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To learn more about Gentleman Rogue, click on the links below:
Gentleman Rogue website | https://gentlemanrogue.ca/
Gentleman Rogue on Instagram | @GentlemanRogue1
Gentleman Rogue on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/GentlemanRogue1
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Matthew Andrade, CFA on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-andrade-cfa-ab77162/
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The co-founders of Bode Canada, Robert Price (CEO) and Alan Kelly (Chief Revenue Officer) referred to the “Humble Abode” as being one of the key aspects behind naming their startup. There is nothing humble about the disruption these entrepreneurs, including their fellow co-founder Jeff Jackson, have unleashed on the real estate market. Their customer focused approach has unlocked the door to tremendous potential that exists in the “home sweet home” including using data to allow buyers to fully understand that the “home is where their heart will be” from the very beginning.
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To learn how to more about how Bode Canada is set to “Democratize Real Estate Buying”, click on the links below:
Bode Canada website | https://www.bodecanada.com/
Bode Canada on Instagram | @bode.canada
Bode Canada on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Bode.Canada/
Bode Canada on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bode/
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Robert Price, Founder and CEO | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-price-903652b/
Alan Kelly, Founder and Chief Revenue Officer | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alankelly4/
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Shannon and her partners used one business, the East Calgary Registry, as the inspiration to start a new tech-driven business called “Wait Well”. The trigger? Long lines during Covid and little or no information to provide her customers with an estimate of wait times. Well, the wait experience will change forever — at least for those individuals that have a mobile phone that allows for text messaging! No app to download. No advance registration. Simply send an SMS text to opt in and, well, wait for notification from “WaitWell” that your turn in line is next!
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To learn how to more about WaitWell can improve your waiting experience, click on the links below:
WaitWell website | https://waitwell.ca/
WaitWell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/waitwell/
WaitWell on Twitter | @waitwell2
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Entrepreneurs are found in all areas of Calgary. Kinesiology classmates at the University of Calgary, the Studio Spero team turned their combined photography hobby (Justin) and a propensity to critique videography in films (Adam) into a self-learning studio of innovation and creativity.
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Given their understanding of engaging their customers and removing the conservative barriers in the Calgary real estate community, it is likely that Justin and Adam will find other niche markets in their new chosen profession to move from firing bullets to firing cannons.
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To learn how to more about Studio Spero, click on the links below:
Studio Spero website | https://www.studiospero.com/
Studio Spero Intagram link | @Adam.studiospero
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Studio D is seeking to disrupt the health and wellness business by offering its patients and clients with access to multidisciplinary experts in the areas of kinesiology, physiotherapy, nutritionists and related disciplines.
With a focus on risk management and prevention, the Studio D team also works in the community with sports team to assess athletes in action and recommended targeted corrections to prevent injury. This community outreach has stretched into the corporate offices of the Studio D patients to understand how best to match individual treatment to the health and benefits included in their company insurance plans.
It appears that Studio D will soon disrupt the health insurance industry by ensuring corporate plans are specially curated to reflect the lifestyle of each of its individual employees.
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To learn how to more about Studio D, click on the links below:
Studio D website | https://studioddigital.squarespace.com/
Studio D on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/studioddigitalhealth/
Studio D on Instagram | @studiod.digital
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When Babak mentioned his father working as an accountant without a computer and greenledgers, he already had my full attention. That reference was just one of many during our chat that completely resonated with me and likely will appeal to not only oil and gas engineers but also machine learning, artificial intelligence and data science experts.
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To learn the predictions for the next simulation of innovation available from Integra Data and Analytic Solutions, click on the links below:
Integra Data and Analytic Solutions website | https://www.integradas.ca/solutions
Integra Data and Analytic Solutions on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/integradas/
Babak Shafiei on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/babak-shafiei/
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Not only has Jonathan bootstrapped virtually all (if not all) of the initial funding for his vertical farming startup, he has done a deep dive into researching the virtually all of the technical aspects related to getting his demo model ready for commercial use. This includes, but was not limited to, learning about preventing mold spores through proper air flow, use of hemp fibre as a growth medium and corn-based polymer to print the planter boxes on his 3D printer.
It all started with a desire to reduce / minimize food waste!
To learn more about Agriolabs, click on the links below:
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Agriolabs website | https://agriolabs.ca/
Agriolabs on Instagram | @agrio.labs
Jonathan Mui on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/j3thewebdev/
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Innovation from the University of Calgary science lab to the corporate board room is a growing trend on the Calgary Business Podcast. Pierre Wijdenes and his co-founders at Neuraura have found the right combination to take their research and studies of the brain to produce a medical device to help patients with epilepsy.
To learn more about Neuraura and the incredible science behind their company, click on the links below:
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Neuraura website | https://www.neuraura.com/
Neuraura on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/neuraura/
Neuraura on Twitter | @neuraura
Pierre Wijdenes on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-wijdenes-41127227/
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EdTech and tech-focused learning has been top of mind since the Covid pandemic came into the classroom. However, tech education has been on Julie Rubin’s mind since 2016 when she founded InnoTech College and over a decade since she became involved in the learning field. This podcast is fully stacked and it will take only 6 months to complete! Okay, that is the length of time students need to commit to obtain a Full Stack Development Diploma.
To learn more about InnoTech College click on the links below:
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InnoTech College website | https://innotechcollege.com/
InnoTech College on InstaGram | @innoTechCol
InnoTech College on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/innotech-college/
Julie Rubin on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-rubin/
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Michelle Cederberg is a Calgary-based author, coach, and sought-after motivational speaker. She specializes in helping people who are stuck on autopilot shift to living a life that energizes and fulfills them. Her main areas of expertise include work-life balance, productivity, and health and fitness Her new book, The Success-Energy Equation is due to be released in the coming weeks, shows readers how to combat modern stress and tap into a well of energy that will fuel every area of their life.
Michelle shared some key areas of her book which she described as a “Covid Survival Guide” but is also meant for the long term.
To learn more click on the links below:
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You can learn more about Michelle Cederberg here: https://michellecederberg.com/
Michelle Cederberg on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-cederberg-21013b3/
Michelle’s publisher is Page-Two Books out of Vancouver | https://pagetwo.com/
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Launching an e-commerce site can be scary at anytime; launching it within a few days of the Covid lockdown in March 2020 took a lot of courage. However, the combination of a quality website designer, existing products and consumers shift to on-line helped Angela and her husband Jake start and expand their business of selling health and beauty products on-line.
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UnHako website | https://www.unhako.com/
Unhako on Instagram | @Unhako_
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In the first ever Zoom-Anchor podcast, the Secure-Rite team connected me with their President, Lucas Griffin via Zoom from their Kelowna office. The creativity and innovation around modifying a standard metal sea containers into storage, living and office spaces hardly scratches the surface of the depth and variety of uses for this seemingly one dimensional product!
To learn more about the Secure-Rite business and how they have “Democratized Storage”, click on the links below:
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Secure-Rite website | https://www.seeo2energy.com/
Secure-Rite on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/secure-rite-mobile-storage-inc./
Secure-Rite on Instagram | @Secure_Rite
Lucas Griffin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-griffin-ba771a16/
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What happens when your PhD dissertation becomes so compelling of an idea? Of course, you file patents, form a company and fly to Norway to attend a TechStars accelerator! Well, at least that is my interpretation of this exciting company that captures C02 (carbon dioxide) from just about any industrial application to remove it from the atmosphere and allow alternative uses for the by-products. Did I forget about the Oreo cookies Paul and Beatriz serve while demonstrating their invention? To learn more about Seeo2 Energy and how to order your “cookies”, click on the links below: §§§ Seeo2 Energy website | https://www.seeo2energy.com/ Seeo2 Energy on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/seeo2-energy/ Paul Addo on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-addo-phd-219a8831/ Beatriz Molera Sanchez | https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatriz-molero-sanchez-phd-265aba103/
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In May 2018, I had the privilege of meeting Sleem in person on a trip to Dubai. Today, a Zoom call and the Anchor app combined to connect with Sleem from his home office in Dubai. Sleem has been investing in startups for many years with a variety of sectors covered recently including investments in Fintech, HealthTech, Information tech, e-commerce, IoT, wearable, social media and blockchain startups
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To learn more about the venture capital and entrepreneur spirit of Sleem, click on the links below:
Privity LLE website | http://www.privitylle.com/
Privity LLE on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/privity-fz-lle/
Sleem Hasan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sleem-hasan-2825a14/
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Student-led innovation and entrepreneurship has moved beyond simply studying what is happening (or has happened) to businesses in the private and public markets. Tyson and Laura shared the origin story of Vancouver-based “National Social Value Fund” — founded by UBC graduate Steve Petterson — which provided them with the inspiration, along with 4 other co-founders, to create the Calgary Social Value Fund.
With an array of activities ranging from recruiting to marketing to investor outreach to managing deal flow to performing due diligence, Tyson, Laura and their team are set to make a real impact on social enterprise in Calgary!
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To learn more about the Calgary Social Value Fund, click on the links below:
Calgary Social Value Fund website | https://nsvf.ca/locations/calgary/
LinkedIn page of Calgary Social Value Fund | https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgary-social-value-fund/
Calgary Social Value Fund on Instagram | @nationalsvf
Calgary Social Value Fund on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Calgary-Social-Value-Fund-122812832610360
Tyson Bilton on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyson-bilton/
Laura Foster on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fosterlaurac/
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Holly Singer literally allows a candle to burn at both ends as she continues to seek new ways to expand her business and in parallel help others in need. Rather than “spill the wax” on how this one time kinesiology graduate turned into an entrepreneur, you need to listen to the podcast to hear how Holly sheds light on this topic.
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To learn more about Holly and the Milk Jar Candle Co click on the links below:
Milk Jar Candle website | https://www.milkjar.ca/
Milk Jar on Instagram | @milkjarcandleco
Milk Jar on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/milkjarcandleco
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When your canvas for creating art is the human skin, you really need to ensure you practice a lot before going “Live”! In fact, one of the first tests for Arie was to self-tattoo her own body: “…if you cannot hurt yourself, then you don’t have the right to hurt others…” §§§
To learn more about Arie and her artistic talent with a needle, ink, sharps and liners , click on the links below:
Arie Miette website | http://www.artsbyarie.com/
Arie Miette on Instagram | @ariemiette
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A picture is said to be worth a thousands words but if an artist cannot sell their painting, no words will help. Vandy and her on-line platform creates an opportunity to match the artists with potential buyers while sipping coffee and relaxing in their pyjamas.
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To learn more about Vandy and her business, Art Match, click on the links below:
Art Match website | https://www.artmatch.ca/
Art Match on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Artmatch.ca
Art Match on Instagram | @ArtMatch
Vandy Midha on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandymidha/
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Bread is a staple part of most people’s diet. Bread is stapled on the name-tag of David Moore. Those of my listeners in the Renfrew and Bridgeland districts of Calgary will know first hand what it is like to break bread with David!
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To learn more about David and his ability to raise the wheat levels in your diet, click on the links below:
Bridgeland Bread website | http://www.coolmelon.com/bridgelandbread/
Bridgeland Bread on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/BridgelandBread
Bridgeland Bread on Instagram | @BridgelandBread
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In the first ever “Olive Cast”, Angela shared how her work with an Edmonton olive distributor lead her to “branch” out on her own and “pit” her self against other food entrepreneurs in Calgary. Nearly 10 years later, Angela stuffs 6000+ olives a week for her customers and has earned the nickname “Olive Lady”
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To learn more about Angela and her Calgary olive business, click on the links below:
Angela’s Olives website | https://www.angelasartisanolives.com/
Angela’s Olives on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/AngelasOlives/?ref=settings
Angela’s Olives on Instagram | @OliveLady_yyc
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When I think of jam, I think of the little packets of various flavours available at most restaurants when you have toast with your breakfast. That is just not the case with Ashlee and her company, Worthy Jams. She has migrated from making 5 litre batches in her home kitchen to 300 litre batches in a commercial kitchen. Imagine how many jam jars can be filled with 300 litres of home-cooked Artisan Jam? Ashlee does not reveal this mystery during our chat but she does spread a lot of ideas around during the podcast!
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To learn more about Ashlee and how she has managed to “solo-scale” her jam making production, click on the links below:
Worthy Jams website | https://www.enjoyworthy.com/
Worthy Jams on Instagram | @enjoyworthy
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Student entrepreneurs are becoming a theme on this podcast and 16-year old Owen Poffenroth has been at this for a couple of years! From creating Go Pro hockey videos like kids everywhere, Owen decided to take it to the “next level” and is now the videographer of choice for a local wedding business.
Imagine the positive influence Owen will have on fellow students and teacher over the next couple of years before he finishes high school?
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To learn more about Owen and his work, click on the links below:
Website where you can see the past and current works of Owen Poffenroth | https://owenpoffenroth.com/
Owen Poffenroth on Instagram | @Owen.poffenroth
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When “food” is not the only activity of a Food Bank, you know there is something unique going on in this bustling community located just north of Calgary. Lori McRitchie provides insight on the importance of community and technology and volunteers and local businesses and global network and Olympic athletes have helped to change the narrative on how people view food banks in their area.
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To learn more about the work of Lori and her team at Airdrie Food Bank, click on the links below:
Airdrie Food Bank website | https://www.airdriefoodbank.com/
Airdrie Food Bank on Instagram | @airdriefoodbank
Airdrie Food Bank on Twitter | @airdriefoodbank
Lori McRitchie on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-mcritchie-a392b21a/
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Some incredible innovation happening by the JAMH team up at the University of Calgary campus. You really need to listen to the podcast to understand how these talented young founders are using machine learning to aid in the battle against “Fake News” and provide valuable information to consultants in the ESG realm (Environment, Sustainability and Governance).
To learn more about JAMH.AI, click on the links below:
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JAMH.AI website | https://jamh.ai/
JAMH on Instagram | @JAMH.AI
Jackson Cooper on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackjcoop/
Alec Lamb on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-lamb-224636152/
Maggie Thai on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiethai/
Huda Abbas on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/huda-abbas/
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In the world of small business, often times digital and banking and e-commerce and marketing and data do not necessarily come into the conversation, especially with traditional “bricks and mortar” merchants. Jeff Adamson and his fellow co-founders, Andrew Chau and Kris Read and the team at Neo Financial are seeking to change that.
As Jeff said “…we are seeking to keep local businesses modern…by connecting them to their local customers…”
To learn more about the origin story of Neo Financial and how they are seeking to disrupt the banking experience for its customers and merchants, click on the links below:
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Neo Financial website | https://www.neofinancial.com/
Neo Financial on Instagram | @neo_financial
Neo Financial on Twitter | @neo_financial
Neo Financial on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/neo-financial/
Jeff Adamson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffadamson/
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There is a lot to unpack from this podcast, not least being the closet full of “laundry” that Connor and his fellow co-founder, Dustin Paisley, seek to change for Canadian consumers by creating a community of locally made clothing made by local manufacturers and locally-sourced materials.
Connor credits his parents for instilling a solid work ethic, creativity and community spirit when they first came to Canada and worked in the restaurant industry
To learn more about the origin story of Local Laundry, click on the links below:
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Local Laundry website | https://locallaundry.ca/
Local Laundry on Instagram | @locallaundry
Local Laundry on Twitter | @locallaundry
Local Laundry on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/local-laundry/
Connor Curran on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-curran/
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These two-time entrepreneurs are truly set to “democratize investing” for a community of students and young investors across Canada. Rather than re-creating the wheel and waiting until 2050 to release their platform, Taran and Gio are seeking to benefit from existing SaaS tools available on the market and already have a BETA version of their platform ready for users to test.
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Flahmingo Investments website | https://flahmingo.com/
Flahmingo Investments on Instagram | @askflahmingo
Flahmingo Investments on Twitter | @askflahmingo
Flahmingo Investments on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/flahmingo/
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This podcast is packed with all things tech — for small businesses, for non-profit entities, for hot-tub owners for pretty much anybody. Greg has taken his years of knowledge around working with large companies with big tech solutions and seeks to find the “low hanging fruit” to help his clients.
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Deltaform Technology website | https://www.deltaformtech.com/
Deltaform Technology on Instagram | @deltaformtech
Deltaform Technology on Twitter | @deltaformtech
Greg McKiernan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorymckiernan/
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Another fantastic story of an entrepreneur that has pivoted from his core profession. In this case, Corey not only pivoted from a career as a civil engineer but he also travelled to New Zealand and Frqnce to further his talents in the art of pie making!
Listen to our "pie-cast" to learn how Corey managed to pivot once more during Covid to sell pies on-line.
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Ma Pies website | https://www.mapies.ca
Ma Pies on Instagram | @ma_pies
Ma Pies on Twitter | @ma_pies
Corey Ma on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-ma-67101391/
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Forward Level Marketing originated from a desire to bring access to a full scale marketing department to small businesses in Calgary. After nearly 9 years in business, the focus on team, customers and community appears to be a strong indicator of success
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Forward Level Marketing website | https://www.forwardlevel.com/
Forward Level Marketing on Instagram | @ForwardLevel
Forward Level Marketing on Twitter | @ForwardLevel
Amish Morjaria on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amishmorjaria/
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Truly a pleasure to get introduced to Neil Gruninger and Kidoodle TV, the company he co-founded, with Michael Lowe, a little over 9 years ago
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Kidoodle TV website | https://www.kidoodle.tv/
Kidoodle TV on Twitter | @kidoodletv
Kidoodle TV on Instagram | @kidoodletv
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Humdinner is a concept that allows for contact-less drive-thru for restaurants and retailers with seemingly unlimited possibilities to expand into other areas of day to day life.
Listen to the podcast to hear Kevin and Brett share a “Hum-Dinger” of a story behind Humdinner!
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HumDinner website | https://www.humdinner.com/ HumDinner on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/humdinner/ Kevin Bessy on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bessy-ph-d-23b67b14/ Brett Gould on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-gould/
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There is more to Margo and her team at InceptionU; as I peeled the onion layers back during the podcast, the conversation “evolved” to “open up the possibilities” on the other businesses that have a link / connection to InceptionU and more importantly, helping businesses and individuals to learn with meaning!
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InceptionU website | https://www.inceptionu.com/
InceptionU on Twitter | @_InceptionU
InceptionU on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/inceptionu/
InceptionU on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inceptionu/
Margo Purcell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/margopurcell/
EvolveU website | https://www.evolveu.ca/
EvolveU on Instragram and Twitter | @evolveuYYC
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Rather than try to make Ukrainian vodka (or Horilka) in Alberta, Daniel, Serhiy and Ivan decided it would be better to “bring” the vodka from the source — a factory located in Ukraine!!
To learn the origin story of Kozak Vodka Alberta, grab a shot glass and click on the links!
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Kozak Vodka on Instagram | @kozak.vodka.ab
Kozak Vodka can be found on the LIquor Connect website | https://www.liquorconnect.com/Products/Item/822906
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Scott brings nearly 26 years of experience as a Fountain Tire veteran into this podcast. His Northland location in the northwest part of Calgary is just one of 160+ location across Canada.
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To find Scott and his team, check out the following links:
Address: 4911 Northland Drive NW Calgary
Phone: (403) 286-3386
Email: F090@fountaintire.com
Fountain Tire website | https://www.fountaintire.com
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Rob and Johan embarked on being their own bosses back during their days at Mount Royal University in 2003 and have not looked back. Oplii was founded in 2014 after they saw an opportunity to help oil and gas companies while busy with their first business, Urban Lighthouse.
While Urban Lighthouse provides tech services and solutions for many sectors, Oplii focuses solely on the oil and gas sector.
Oplii helps connect oil and gas operators in the field — while they are in the field.
To learn more about how Oplli is set to “disrupt” the oil and gas sector, click on the links below:
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Oplii website | https://www.oplii.com/
Oplii on Twitter | @opliiapp
Urban Lighthouse website | http://urbanlighthouse.com/
Urban Lighthouse on Twitter | @UrbanLighthouse
LinkedIn profile of Johan Rothzen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanrothzen/
LinkedIn profile of Rob Pittman | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robpittman/
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To learn more about how Dennis and his team are seeking to creatively connect people in Calgary, click on the links below:
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Konnect Marketing website | https://www.konnectmarketing.ca/
Konnect Marketing on Instagram | @konnectyyc
Konnect Marketing on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/konnectyyc/
LinkedIn profile of Dennis King | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ife-king-184428148/
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This is a wonderful origin story of a local Calgary business that stretches across 4 generations of a family-owned soap making business that commenced approximately 125 years ago in Syria.
To learn more, click on the links below:
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Aleppo Savon website | https://alepposavon.ca/
Aleppo Savon on Instagram | @alepposavon
Aleppo Savon on Twitter | @alepposavon
Link to Red Cross Covid-19 campaign | https://alepposavon.ca/products/redcross
Afif Tabish on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/afif-tabish-287512b/
Afif Tabish and his company link | https://www.creativecycle.ca/
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Aleks is another podcast guest that managed to successfully pivot from a career in oil and gas (including a degree in Chemical Engineering) to owning and operating his own small business.
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Rainfall Landscapes website | http://rflandscapes.ca/
Rainfall Landscapes on Instagram | @rainfallandscapes
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This was an energized podcast to talk about the non-profit organization that Andy and Nuke founded to provide a private outlet for men to talk about mental health and other issues impacting their lives.
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Steven truly had his “sights” set on being an Optometrist from an early age (grade 9). When he “saw” the perfect location in the Inglewood district of Calgary, he “looked” no further before he opened his retail store in November 2019.
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Respect Eyecare website | https://www.respecteyecare.com/
Respect Eyecare on Instagram | @respect.eyecare
Respect Eyecare on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/respecteyecare/
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Dr. Steven Hoang, LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevenhoang/
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There is a lot to unpack in this podcast as Jason and I talked about Covid19, education, 4th Industrial Revolution, outcomes, community, digital transformation, blockchain, scaling…. To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ World Economic Forum (WEF) link | https://www.weforum.org/ WEF Global Shapers Calgary on Instagram | @yycshapers WEF on Instagram | @worldeconomicforum Calgary Economic Development (CED) website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/ CED on Instagram | @lifeinCalgary Jason Ribeiro LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribeirojason/
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Imagine being able to create a cocktail combination based upon your “mood”? That is exactly what Meredith and Tony are able to do with a bottle of alcohol and a “smoke” board. To learn more, click on the links below:
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Spirits with Smoke website | https://spiritswithsmoke.ca/ Spirits with Smoke on Instagram | @spiritswithsmoke
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Meredith McNamara on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-mcnamara-353122113/ Antonio Querin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-querin-b62b24a6/
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Matthew Wilson, or Matt, shares his philosophy on how small businesses and startups can effectively and affordably “land and expand” in today’s market. Matt instinctively draws from his teenage days of getting his neighbors to sign “exclusivity contracts” for his snow shovelling business — at the age of 13! To learn more, click on the links below:
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BeerGuys Promotions website | https://www.beerguys.ca/ BeerGuys on Instagram | @beerguysyyc
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Matthew Wilson on Twitter | @mattwilsonyyc
Matthew Wilson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/
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Thomas has an abundance of ideas that he brings to the table with his digital marketing company, Red Spot Marketing. There is a lot to unpack in this podcast ranging from marketing strategies for small businesses to the fires and floods in Ft. MacMurray, Alberta to getting paid for your YouTube channel.
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Red Spot Marketing website | https://www.redspotmarketing.ca/
Red Spot Marketing on Instagram | @redspotmarketinginc
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Thomas Deneve on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-deneve-ba4a18155/
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There is a lot to unpack in this podcast so I am just going to stop here and let Colin Pischke explain first hand about what got him started into 3D printing, what he is focused on, how the global 3D printing community has responded to the Covid-19 crisis and some ideas for the future direction of 3D printing. Click on the links below: §§§ Print Your Mind 3D website | https://www.printyourmind3d.ca/ Print Your Mind 3D on Instagram | @printyourmind3d Print Your Mind 3D on Twitter | @printyourmind3d Print Your Mind 3D on YouTube | https://bit.ly/2TFE3J7 §§§ Colin Pischke on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-pischke-44a9bb61/
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Renee truly takes her work home with her every day. As a career Occupational Therapist, Renee saw an opportunity to not only provide OT (or occupational therapy) for her son but also for other families. That prompted her to start the “Kids OT Calgary” in 2010.
To learn more about Renee and her “OT” work, click on the links below:
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Kids OT Calgary website | https://www.kidsotcalgary.com/
Kids OT Calgary on Instagram | @kidsotcalgary
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Malka created the Green Generation Company from a project idea during her MBA studies at Queen’s University.
Malka has a real passion for the potential in the Canadian cannabis industry and is dedicated to “…ending the stigma on Cannabis…” through education and awareness.
To learn more about Malka and her work, click on the links below:
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The Green Generation Company website | https://greengencompany.com/
The Green Generation Company on Twitter | @GreenGenCo1
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Malka Labell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/malka-labell/
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Vintri Technologies is a software solution to provide traceability of key materials (such as pipes and valves) in the construction and management of oil and gas assets. To learn more about Vintri Technologies, click on the links below: §§§ Vintri Technologies website | https://vintritech.com/ Vintri Technologies on Twitter | @VintriTech Vintri Technologies on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vintri-technologies-inc-/ §§§ Brendan Boyle on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-boyle-55249143/
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Kevin has been around business and tech pretty much since graduating from University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce, Development of Information Systems degree. His current business, the EvryWork co-working platform which he co-founded with his 3 partners, appears to be well suited to help small businesses effectively and affordably function in the years to come. To learn more about Kevin Dahl and his work in Calgary, click on the links below: §§§ Evry Work website | https://evrywork.com/ Evry Work on Instagram | @evrywork Evry Work on Twitter | @evryworkwork §§§ Platform Calgary website | https://www.platformcalgary.com/ Platform Calgary on Twitter | @PlatformCalgary Platform Calgary on Instagram | @PlatformCalgary Platform Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/platformcalgary/ §§§ Kevin Dahl on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindahl/ Kevin Dahl on twitter | @kevindahl
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Wellspring Calgary is an incredible support organization for individuals with cancer that was fittingly founded in 2007 by 3 (three) cancer survivors. Patti Morris introduces the Calgary Business Podcast listeners to a fully functioning operation of staff, volunteers, and programs that are geared towards focusing on the needs of its 6000+ members. To learn more about Wellspring Calgary, click on the links below:
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Wellspring Calgary website | https://wellspringcalgary.ca/ Wellspring Calgary on Twitter | @WellspringYYC Wellspring Calgary on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WellspringCalgary/ Wellspring Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellspringcalgary/
§§§ Patti Morris on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-morris-16ab2914/
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Andi Caruso is an inspiration to those wanting to start their own business, for those that may need help with their business and for those that need help clearing those pesky “To Do Lists”. To learn more about both of her companies, click on the links below: §§§ PROOF CONSULTING Proof Consulting Website | https://www.proofconsulting.ca/ §§§ TADOO Tadoo website | https://tadoo.ca/ Tadoo on Instagram | @tadooinc Tadoo on Twitter | @tadooinc §§§ Andi Caruso on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andi-caruso-mba-31616123/
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There is no surprise that the “daughter” of this creative studio works with many iconic brands in the Calgary community, not least of which was a past guest of the podcast (episode 56) To learn more about how the Daughter team can help brands create, click on the links below: §§§ Daughter Creative website | https://www.daughtercreative.com/ Daughter Creative on Instagram | @Daughter_Creative Daughter Creative on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/daughter-advertising-&-design/ Jonathan Herman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanh/
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What a terrific origin story. From working at his father's restaurant in Banff to taking a "Spirits" course in Chicago, Matt and his co-founder, Keith, decided to open their own craft distillery in the town of Canmore! To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ Wild Life Distillery website | https://www.wildlifedistillery.ca Wild Life Distillery on Instagram | @wldspirits Wild Life Distillery on Twitter | @wldspirits Matthew Widmer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wldmatt/
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The technology Cory Fehr and his team introduced to the oil & gas sector in 2016 was critical in terms of saving time and money for their clients. This just may be the period when such benefits will play a part on helping oil companies navigate through the Covid-19 crisis. To learn more, click on the links below:
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Integrity Insitu website | http://integrityinsitu.com
Integrity Insitu on Twitter | @IntegrityInsitu
Cory Fehr on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-fehr-95691312/
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Fantastic to learn that Toronto-based Social Lite Vodka began it’s origin story on the shelves of liquor stores in Calgary and across Alberta before expanding across Canada. To learn more, click on the links below:
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SoCIAL Lite Vodka website | https://www.sociallitevodka.com
SoCIAL Lite Vodka on Instagram | @sociallitevodka
SoCIAL Lite Vodka on Twitter | @sociallitevodka
Dan Beach on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbeach1/
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What happens when an urban planning graduate ends up working as a flight attendant? He decides to launch a tech company focused on providing a 3D vision of skyscrapers in downtown Canadian cities.
To learn more of this exciting company and its energetic CEO, click on the links below:
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3D City Scapes website | https://www.3dcityscapes.ca/
3D City Scapes on Instagram | @3dcityscapes
3D City Scapes on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/3dcityscapes/
Raza Jafri on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/razajafri/
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In yet another episode, the Calgary Business Podcast featured a guest that pivoted from his career as an engineer into a real business opportunity providing talented artists with an off-stage platform to find gigs.
To learn more, click on the links below:
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StageHand website | https://www.stagehand.app
StageHand on Twitter | @stagehandlive
StageHand on Instagram | @stagehandlive
Derek Manns on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-manns/
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Vanessa has a passion for tea that has inspired her to create a unique customer experience behind each cup of tea similar to a glass of fine wine or Cuban cigar. Since Vanessa informed me that tea has a 5000 year history, we barely scratched the surface on this podcast! To learn more, click on the links below:
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Shisso Tea website | https://shissotea.com/
Shisso Tea on Twitter | @ShissoTea
Shisso Tea on Instagram | @shissotea
Vanessa Chislett on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessachislett/
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What an incredible origin story. Matthew and his partners initially wanted to solve the problem associated with a hands-free or key-less keyboard to complete work for a client. That idea lead to the ZeroKey team solving a decades old problem for the German car manufacturer, VolksWagen (VW). To learn more, click on the links below:
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ZeroKey Inc website | https://zerokey.com/
ZeroKey on Twitter | @zerokey123
Matthew Lowe on Twitter | @OnTheMF
ZeroKey on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerokeyinc/
Matthew Lowe on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwlowe/
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It is well known that Covid-19 has shut down the global travel industry. Natasha Spokes and her FarCloser Travel team are using this downturn to get “closer” to their existing partners and seeking ways to improve their platform for the future.
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FarCloser Travel website | https://farclosertravel.com/
FarCloser Travel on Instagram | @farclosertravel
FarCloser Travel on Twitter | @farclosertravel
FarCloser Travel on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/farcloser-travel/
Natasha Spokes on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashaspokes/
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FKN Beer, derived from the initials “Furniss Kirk Nterprises” has a combined a unique marketing strategy with a quality brewer in Calgary, “Last Spike Brewery”, to launch a new business.
To learn more about this unique beer brand, click on the links below:
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FKN Beer website | https://www.fknbeer.ca/
FKN Beer on Instagram | @fknbeer
Captain Kirk Furniss on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/capt-kirk-furniss-5335b6aa/
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To find more about Last Spike Brewery, click on this link | https://www.lastspikebrewery.com/
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Moe has been around the Swiss Chalet franchise since the early 2000’s, first as a manager in Edmonton and secondly as a franchisee owner at the Shawville location in Calgary since 2009.
To learn about how to get 20% off of your next food order, listen to the podcast and then click on the links below:
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Address: 265 Shawville Blvd SE, Calgary
Phone: 403-919-2636
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Swiss Chalet website | https://www.swisschalet.com/
Swiss Chalet Shawville on Instagram | @swisschaletshawville
Moe Ali Khawaja on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/moe-ali-khawaja-89a8076a/
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Being part of the College Pro Painters franchise during his university days inspired John to find another franchise. Ironically, he went from painting houses to painting roads while forming a successful franchise business of his own.
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EverLine Coatings & Services website | https://everlinecoatings.com/
EverLine on Twitter | @EverLineCoatngs
EverLine on Instagram | @everlinecoatings
EverLine on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/everline-coatings-and-services/
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John Evans on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnevansyyc/
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Paul is a computer science student (and recent U of C graduate) that felt there was a “social media” void for students to access all relevant aspects of campus life. The ivy app brings events, people, classes, ideas, news, activities direct to students. To learn more about how this innovative project turned business, consider clicking on the links below:
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ivy website | http://www.theivysocialnetwork.com/
ivy on Twitter | @network_ivy
ivy on Instagram | @theivysocialnetwork
ivy on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivy-social-network/
Paul Dan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dan/
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What happens when a financial planner decides to invest in a franchise? He selects one that is low cost and has the potential for high growth. To learn more about how Aziz Rahman got in the loop, consider clicking on the links below:
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Get in the Loop website | https://getinthelooplocal.com/
Get in the Loop on Twitter | @getintheloopca
Get in the Loop Calgary on Instagram | @getintheloopCalgary
Get in the Loop on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/getintheloop-marketing/
Aziz Rahman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azizyyc/
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Dave and Mike have combined their expertise in digital marketing, construction, entrepreneurship and software coding to bootstrap their residential construction SaaS marketplace that is set to disrupt the industry both in Canada and abroad.
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Cost Certified website | https://costcertified.com/
Cost Certified demo on YouTube | https://youtu.be/e1aF2R_Nb0g
Cost Certified on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/costcertified/
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Mike Bignold on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27/
Dave Vass on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevass/
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What happens when a serial entrepreneur attends an incubator program in Denmark? A Virtual Reality (VR) training application called “We are Nidum” is created for the hospitality sector! In fact, Nidum may just have more widespread application to other sectors, including oil and gas — the exact sector where the Founder and Chief Ideology Officer, Jose Azares, began his career and entrepreneurship! To learn more, consider clicking on the links below: §§§ Nidum website | https://nidum.buzz/ Nidum on Instagram | @we_are_nidum Nidum on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/loveinclusion/ Jose Azares on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zemiguel36/
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Ian Holloway shared some unique insights into the changes of teaching law at the U of C law faculty that has made their graduating students more relevant upon entering the work force.
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U of C, Faculty of Law website | https://law.ucalgary.ca/
U of C, Faculty of Law on Instagram | @ucalgarylaw
U of C, Faculty of Law on Twitter | @ucalgarylaw
Ian Holloway on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-holloway-pc-cd-qc-7534851//
Link to University of Calgary website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
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Chantelle provided some unique insights on the shift in marketing from traditional “word of mouth” to the need to understand and learn in a rapidly changing digital marketing world. Chantelle also provides some key recommendations for businesses (small or large) to create content during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Tiller Digital | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiller-digital-inc-/
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Chantelle Little | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiller-digital-inc-/
Tiller Digital | @tillerdigital
Chantelle Little | @chantellemlittle
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“Bessie” is a business that facilitates the direct ordering of meat and poultry from ranchers and farmers to consumers. Bessie cuts through many supply chain layers to reduce the “order to delivery” time from more than a week to “same day” service
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Link to Bessie website | https://bessiebox.com/
Bessie on Instagram | @getbessiebox
Bessie on Twitter | @getbessiebox
Spencer Kerber on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerkerber/
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Carrie has combined her power of the “pen” to co-found a software company that takes the written word, from text or email, to provide evidence used to resolve difficult relationships.
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Link to PwrSwitch website | https://www.pwrswitch.com/
PwrSwitch on Instagram | @getpwrswitch
wrSwitch on Twitter | @getpwrswitch
Carrie Gour on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriegour/
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Tom Morin has taken his life skills to the classroom, consulting table and book pages. Personal life and work incidents in the past have motivated Tom to change his work focus on several occasions and inspired him to write a book on work titled “Your Best Work”
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Link to Tom’s website | https://workfeelsgood.com/
Tom’s book can also be found on Amazon | https://www.amazon.ca/Your-Best-Work-Create-Working/dp/1989603505/
Tom Morin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-morin/
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Iggy has some wise advice for business leaders that are managing through the Covid-19 crisis including embracing video-conferencing and engaging staff through other creative means such as recording short video and audio messages then upload onto YouTube for your staff and/or customers.
To learn more, consider clicking on the links below:
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Tundra Process Solutions website | https://www.tundrasolutions.ca
Tundra Process Solutions on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/
TundraProcess Tundra Process Solutions on Instagram | @tundraprocesssolutions
Iggy Domagalski on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tundra-process-solutions/
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Website | https://www.remaxirealtyinnovations.com/
Jimmy Diep on Instagram | @remaxirealtyinnovations
Jimmy Diep on Twitter | @Jimmy_Diep
Jimmy Diep on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-diep/
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A fellow member of CPA Alberta, Deepak used a personal health moment to pivot from accounting into helping others with their health, fitness and diet to improve their wellbeing.
To learn more about Deepak and his work, consider clicking on the links below:
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Deepak Saini Health Website | https://deepaksainihealth.com/
Deepak Saini Health on Twitter | @DSainiHealth
Deepak Saini Health on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWvgpLG5V19PKDkFitQR-g
Deepak Saini on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-saini-health-aa486215a/
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Lisa and her team provide targeted advice to clients on their marketing strategies by mixing together research, data analytics and technology with staff that understand the human side to consumer behavior, patterns and trends. To learn more about the “BottomLine”, consider clicking on the links below: §§§ BottomLine website | https://www.wearebottomline.com/ BottomLine on Instagram | @BottomLineYYC BottomLine on Twitter | @BottomLineInc BottomLine on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/BLMarketinginc Lisa Genovese profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamariegenovese/
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To learn more about Driverseat Inc, the franchise business that Brian started with his brother, Luke, in 2012 and has expanded across Canada including 2 states in the USA, click on the links below:
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Driverseat Inc website | https://driverseatinc.com/
Driverseat Inc on Instagram | @driverseatinc
Driverseat Inc on Twitter | @driverseatfirst
Driverseat Inc on YouTube | https://bit.ly/3cqvVmZ
Brian Bazely profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbazelydriverseat/
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If you ever want to know about peanut butter, Margaret Taylor in Calgary is the person to ask. From all natural ingredients to reusable glass jars, Margaret makes sustainable and zero waste peanut butter through her Nude Market brand name.
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nudemarket website | https://nudemarket.ca/
nudemarket on Instagram | @Nudemarket.yyc
nudemarket on Twitter | @nudemarketyyc
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Andrew combined his time away in Italy with watching a ton of YouTube videos to become a creative and “certified” videographer in the Calgary community.
Learn why clients approach the Vek Labs team when they require video content for their business.
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Vek Labs website | https://www.veklabs.com/
Vek Labs on Instagram | @VekLabs
Vek Labs on Twitter | @VekLabs
Vek Lab podcast titled “Vek Cast” link | https://anchor.fm/vek-labs
Andrew Peloso on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpeloso/
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From working in the car rental business to investing in a chaffeur / car driving franchise in Calgary, Rahul found himself and his team in the front-line of helping Calgary citizens navigate their grocery shopping needs in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.
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To find out more, click on the link to the podcast or find Rahul and his Driverseat Calgary franchise from one of the links below:
To call for service | 1-587-355-5905
To email for service | calgary@driverseatinc.com
Driverseat Inc website | https://driverseatinc.com/
Driverseat Calgary web link | https://driverseatinc.com/locations/driverseat-calgary/
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Driverseat Calgary on Instagram | @driverseatcalgary
Driverseat Calgary on Twitter | @DrvstCalgary
Driverseat head office on Twitter | @DriverseatFirst
Rahul Kumar on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-kumar-99b5197/
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Karen talked a lot about the resilience of Calgary as a community and its long history of volunteering and giving; that history will go a long way to help those in (more) need during the Covid-19 crisis. Karen feels that humanity and humility will be key principles that will help to re-build the community when the pandemic passes.
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To find out more about Karen and her work, click on the links below:
Karen Ball & Associates website | http://www.karenball00.com/
Karen Ball on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenball00/
Karen Ball on Twitter | @Kay_B
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What a pleasure it was to chat with Kamea about community, security, data, blockchain, small business and how it is likely Covid-19 will lead to “hyper localism” once the global pandemic affords a return to (quasi) normal.
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To find out more about Intelli Network, click on the links below:
Intelli Network website link | https://intelli-network.com/
Intelli Network on Twitter | @Intelli_Network
Kamea LaFontaine on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamea-aloha-lafontaine-2b23934/
Calgary Crime Stoppers (Kamea is on the Board of Directors) | http://calgarycrimestoppers.org/
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In another story of executives that pivoted from Oil & gas, Gord and his wife, Deborah, took the initiative to invest in an F45 personal fitness franchise. The Covid-19 crisis resulted in an unexpected pivot into the virtual fitness world which the F45 Kingsland team appears to have adapted quite well.
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To find out more about F45 Kingsland and their initiatives to move on-line, click on the links below:
F45 Kingsland website link | https://f45training.ca/kingsland/home
F45 Kingsland on Instagram | @F45_training_Kingsland
F45 Training on Twitter | @f45training
Gordon Bristow on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-bristow-41786917/
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Eric pivoted from oil and gas to caring for dogs to creating a food and beverages ordering app for amateur sports teams.
Eric’s “thirst” for innovation and creativity lead Eric to start a new Instagram site called “@yyctakeoutspecials”. Not satisfied with drawing attention to restaurants that are open for take-out and delivery during the Covid-19 crisis, Eric decided to start a charitable initiative to feed 50 families for Easter weekend. Imagine that they will be feeding 69 families instead?
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To find out more about Eric’s companies, click on the links below:
PostGame website | https://postgame.menu
PostGame on Instagram | @postgame_app
PAWS on website | https://www.pawsdogdaycare.ca
PAWS on InstaGram | @pawsdogdaycare
PAWS on Twitter | @pawsdogdaycare
Eric Yeung on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeunge/
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From its original construction in 1912 to its major refurbishment in 2001, THE GRAND has been hosting a variety of performing arts and creative events over the past few years.
As Tony explained “…in the post Covid-19 period, we will see a resurgence in live performances…THE GRAND will play an active role in the Calgary arts community…”
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To find out more about THE GRAND, click on the links below:
THE GRAND website | https://www.thegrandyyc.ca/
THE GRAND on Instagram | @thegrandyyc
THE GRAND on Twitter | @thegrandyyc
Tony McGrath on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcgrath/
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This was a terrific discussion that covered various forms of technology that Jeff and his team recommend for clients to adopt when solving basic and complex problems. This includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and data visualization. Of course Covid-19 formed much of the discussion in terms of remote access to client facilities to student education to slower WiFi due to increased connections from home.
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To find out more about VizworX, click on the links below:
VixworX inc website | https://vizworx.com/
VixworX on Twitter | @vizworx
Jeff LaFrenz on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflafrenz/
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From making his own beers in the basement to opening a hard liquor distillery months before the Covid-19 crisis changed the course (temporarily) of their activities, Mark Freeland and his partners are now making hand sanitizer for healthcare workers and other front-line individuals providing essential services in Calgary.
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To find out more about Two Rivers Distillery, click on the links below:
Two Rivers Distillery website | https://tworiversdistillery.com/
Two Rivers Distillery on InstaGram | @two_rivers_distillery_yyc
Mark Freeland on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-freeland-a23b6425/
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Frustration with trying to repair garage door opener lead to Guillermo co-found ICwhatUC to help businesses and consumers avoid costly “service” calls. A similar challenge with ensuring hockey dads could find suitable sticks for growing boys lead to the formation of Raven Hockey.
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To learn more, consider clicking on the links below:
ICwhatUC website | https://www.icwhatuc.com
ICwhatUC on InstaGram | @icwhatuclive
Raven Hockey website | https://www.ravenhockey.com
Raven Hockey on Instagram | @raven_hockey
Raven Hockey on Twitter | @raven_hockey
Guillermo Salazar can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-salazar-ab47241/
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This was a dynamic interview whereby Scott highlighted his recent article on LinkedIn “Adaptive Ideation during a Crisis” and how isolation will foster innovation. Scott expressed his views on how many people will “shift to trust” after the crisis. He shared his experience attending the Gary Vaynerchuk “Inside 4D’s” seminar in New York. Finally, Scott is writing a book which will likely feature a compilation of ideas from his 25+ years in business.
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Groundswell Marketing website | https://www.groundswell.marketing
Groundswell Marketing on InstaGram | @groundswell.marketing
Groundswell Marketing on Twitter | @groundswell_m
Link to the Groundswell Marketing Podcast | https://apple.co/2JP4K9c
Scott Martin can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottadammartin/
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This is an amazing story that started with me seeing a post on LinkedIn! I really don’t want to spoil the surprise of my listeners.
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To learn more about Jared and his cleaning business, click play!
Then consider visiting the website of Picture Perfect Cleaning | https://pictureperfectcleaning.ca/
Picture Perfect Cleaning on InstaGram | @pictureperfectcleaning
on Twitter | @PicturePerfectClean
Jared Sarbit can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-sarbit-9604a329/
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Janis has taken what she learned from her own running injury “Runners Knee” to teach, train and educate others on how to focus on their own individual body movements to improve their wellbeing — whether or not they are athletes.
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To learn more, visit the website of My Body Couture | http://mybodycouture.com/
My Body Couture on InstaGram | @mybodycouture
Janis Isaman on Instagram | @janis.isaman
My Body Couture on Twitter | @MyBodyCouture
Janis Isaman can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jisaman/
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From a real life hurricane experience in Grenada as a child, Micah Louison created a real business solution to a global social issue linked to natural disasters. Micah and his team are gathering research to help communities better plan and manage temporary facilities and supplies during emergencies.
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To learn more, visit the website of Home in a Bag: https://www.homeinabag.com/#
On Twitter: @myhomeinabag
Micah Louison can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-louison-683907154/
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Andrea shared her experience in the insurance sector which included comments on various risks such as cybersecurity and ransomware and local catastrophies like the Calgary floods of 2013 and the forest fires in Ft McMurray. Andrea also shared some thoughts Covid-19 crisis that may be of benefit to business owners as they navigate through these uncertain times.
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To learn more, visit the website of Collis Insurance: https://collisinsurance.ca/
Collis Insurance can be found on Twitter: @collisinsurance
Collis Insurance on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collis-insurance-services-group-inc./
Andrea Collis can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreacollis/
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In another remote podcast to ensure social distancing requirements are met, Jesse Brown walked through his real estate tech (or “PropTech”) solution for the commercial real estate industry. Jesse also had some practical suggestions on what he and the KnoGeo team are doing to manage through the initial stages of the Covid-19 crisis
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To learn more, visit the website of KnoGeo: https://www.knogeo.com
KnoGeo can be found on Instagram: @knogeo
Consider visiting the KnoGeo blog on Medium: https://medium.com/knogeo-3d-data-technologies
Jesse Brown can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-brown-95504b91/
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This is the 4th remotely recorded episode since the Covid-19 crisis mandated social distancing. To learn about Lindsay's ability to design engagement rings, visit the website of Luxura Diamonds: https://www.luxuradiamonds.com/
Luxura Diamonds on Instagram: @luxuradiamonds
Lindsay Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-stapon-jones-60373533/
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This is the 3rd remotely recorded episode after the Covid-19 crisis mandated “work from home” for non-essential business activities. Brett and his “good team” have created a legal SaaS (software as a service) that helps match legal freelancers across Canada to provide affordable legal help to small and medium-sized businesses across Canada.
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Website of Goodlawyer: http://www.goodlawyer.ca/ Goodlawyer on Instagram: @Goodlawyerinc
Goodlawyer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodlawyer.ca
Goodlawyer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodlawyer/
Brett Colvin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettrcolvin/
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This is the second podcast episode that I remotely recorded subsequent to social distancing becoming the norm across Canada and the globe. Mitch is a Petroleum Engineer that has pivoted from oil and gas into entrepreneurship. Only months after launching the Rviita energy tea, Covid-19 has required Mitch to once again “pivot” and manage his business through the current crisis.
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Website of Rviita: https://rviitalize.com/
Rviita on Instagram: @reviitalize
Rviita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rviita-inc/about/
Mitch Jacobsen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-jacobsen-p-eng-89277649/
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In my first podcast since Covid-19 forced social distancing and mandatory work from home requirements, Toni Desrosier joined me on the podcast to provide background on her business, Abeego, and fruitful discussion on how the Abeego team are managing through the early days of the crisis.
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Website of Abeego: https://canada.abeego.com/
Abeego on Twitter: @abeego Abeego on Instagram: @abeego
Abeego on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abeego/
Toni Desrosier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonimdesrosiers/
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Website of SensorUp: https://www.sensorup.com
On Twitter: @sensorup
Steve on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/steve-liang-198b44
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To find out more about YWCA Calgary and its new headquarters on the edge of Inglewood in SW Calgary, follow this website link l https://www.ywcalgary.ca/
Check them out on Instagram: @YWCalgary
On Twitter: @YWCalgary
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ywcacalgary
Sue Tomney on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sue-tomney-8a189010
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This was a unique podcast that took place in an historic Calgary landmark, Carl Safran Building, a former Calgary high school.
To find out more about EducationMatters, follow this website link l https://www.educationmatters.ca
Check them out on Instagram: @edmattersyyc
On Twitter: @edmattersyyc
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edmattersyyc/
Marilyn Field on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyn-field-71587923/
Helen Nowlan-Wells | http://linkedin.com/in/helen-nowlan-walls-4325a427
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To find out more about Calgary Arts Development, follow this website link l https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com/
Check them out on Instagram: @CalgaryArtsDev
On Twitter: @CalgaryArtsDev
Patti Pon LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/patti-pon-3222056
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To find out more about Liz Nandee and her interior design work, follow this link to her website l www.basicblackdesigns.com
Check her out on Instagram: @basicblackdesignsinc
On Twitter: @basicblkdesigns
LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/liz-nandee-41600719
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To find your favorite wine, craft beer and craft spirits, follow this website l www.vinestyles.ca
Check them out of Instagram: @vinestylesyyc
On Twitter: @vinestylesyyc
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To find out more about Zelos Capital here in Calgary, follow these links:
Website: https://www.zelosglobal.com
Company profile on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zelos-capital-ltd./
Gilbert Bong on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gilbertbong
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To find your favorite beer and food, follow this website l www.1410bierhaus.com
Check them out of Instagram: @world_bier_haus
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Eileen Gaetz, instructor of the Digital and Emerging Media class referred to as “PREL2103”. This short podcast session was conducted to introduce the students to editing and distributing their own podcasts.
Allen managed to interview a few of the students to learn the subject matter of their planned podcasts!
To learn more about this course and other programs offered at Bow Valley College, click on this website link: https://bowvalleycollege.ca/
Follow Bow Valley College on Instagram: @bowvalley
Reach out to Eileen Gaetz on LinkedIn to learn more about this innovative and practical course: http://linkedin.com/in/eileengaetz
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To find out more about Soul Float Health follow these links:
Website: https://www.soulfloat.ca Instagram: @soulfloatstudio LinkedIn Profile of Shannon: linkedin.com/in/shannon-vander-meulen-9a7ab5b0 Facebook: @soulfloatstudio
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To find out more about Tash Marshal Bean follow these links:
Website: www.tashmarshallbean.com Instagram: @trainingwithtashie LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/tash-marshall-bean-7604b9ab Facebook: @trainingwithtashie
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To find out more about Great West Radon, follow these links:
Website: https://www.greatwestradon.com/ Instagram: @greatwestradon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatwestradon/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jordan-bewernick-382ba446
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To find out more about Prairie Dog Brewing, follow these links:
Website: www.prairiedogbrewing.ca Instagram: @prairiedogbeer Twitter: @prairiedogbeer Facebook: @prairiedogbeer
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To find out more about Career Vitality Services follow these links:
Website: www.careervitality.ca
Instagram: @careervitality1
Twitter: @careervitality
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Communo was described by Heidi Lacey, Office Manager as “a talent optimization platform”. That summation barely scratches the surface on the innovation and creativity behind the Communo business!
To find out more about Communo, follow these links:
Website: www.communo.com Instagram: @communohq Instagram: @ryangillshares Twitter: @communohq
Ryan Gill LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/ryandgill
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To find out more about Village Brewery, follow these links:
Instagram: @villagebrewery Website: www.villagebrewery.com Twitter: @villagebrewery
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To find out more about GAM Tech, follow these links:
Website: https://www.gamtech.ca LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gam-tech/ Twitter: @GAM_Tech_CA
LinkedIn profile of Adrian Ghira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianghira/
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To find out more about Brain Mechanics Foundation, click on this website link: https://www.brainmechanics.org/
https://www.brainmechanics.io
Instagram: @brain_mechanics
LinkedIn profile of Karim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdelgado/
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To find out more about all natural cleaning, click on this website link: www.amcleaning.ca
Instagram: @amcleaning_yyc
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To find out more about how you can learn more about activities of the Calgary Food Bank, follow this website link: https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com
Instagram: @calgaryfoodbank
Twitter: @calgaryfoodbank
LinkedIn profile of James McAra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmcara/
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Marlo has built this energetic and modern workout studio in a re-purposed brick warehouse in the Ramsay area of Calgary.
To find out more, click on this website link: https://barrebodystudio.com/
Instagram: @BarreBodyStudio
Twitter: @BarreBodyStudio
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To find out more, click on this website link: http://www.mellonrealestateinspection.com/
Instagram: @mellon_real_estate_inspection
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To find this quaint cafe in southwest Calgary, click this website link: https://sucrecafe.com/
Instagram: @sucrecafeyyc
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Alex has taken his understanding of “off the shelf” sensors to create a complete technical solution that combines hardware software, data and cloud capabilities to be applied to monitor conveyor systems used in the food processing industry
To learn more, follow this link to the E.O.I Technologies: www.eoi-technologies.com
LinkedIn Profile of Alex Sulkin: http://
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Lisa Maric has created a real sense of community in this quaint social house located in the heart of Marda Loop and Garrison Woods community. The Distilled Beauty Bar and Social House combines coffee, food and personal aesthetics to create a wonderful customer experience. How wonderful?
As Lisa explained “...some guests will stay for two or three hours...”
To learn more, follow this link to the Distilled Beauty Bar and Social House website: www. https://distilledbeautybar.com/
Instagram: @distilled_beautybaryyc
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Karen is a serial entrepreneur that has successfully transitioned from running her “Studio Gorgeous” business for 13 years to writing a book to starting her latest venture “A Dose of Happiness” right in the heart of downtown Calgary in Bankers Hall.
To learn more, follow this link to Karen’s website: www.getadoseofhappiness.com
Follow Karen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenjudgeadoseofhappiness/
Instagram: @doseofhappinessyyc
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Jackie shares her experiences from working as a sales and marketing executive in the plumbing business to starting her own business to writing a book titled “The Badass Guide to Superstar Selling”.
To learn more, follow this link to Jackie’s website: https://rainmakersgroup.ca
Follow Jackie on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackierainforth/ Instagram: @jackierainforth Twitter: @jackierainmaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rainmakersgroup.ca
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Stan Peake is obsessed with removing the barriers to business growth, and empowering leaders to transform their organizations into the powerhouses they should be.
To learn more, follow this link to the InSite Performance Coaching website: https://www.insiteperformancecoaching.com
Follow Stan and his team on:
Instagram: @coachpeake Twitter: @yourbizcoaches Twitter: @stanpeake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InSitePerformanceCoaching/
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Sean took his experience as a real estate developer and combined it with his love of farming to delve into the world of “controlled-environment agriculture” or CEA.
To learn more, follow this link to the Harvest Hub website:
http://theharvesthub.ca/
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Instagram: @theharvesthub Twitter: @theharvesthub
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Vicki shares a brilliant story of how one day she was working in a pipeline monitoring control room and the next day (metaphorically) she was traveling to Oslo, Norway to attend a Techstars Energy accelerator.
To learn more, visit the Crux OCM website :
https://www.cruxocm.com/
LinkedIn profile of Vicki: http://linkedin.com/in/vicki-knott-p-eng-00b0ab27
Twitter: @cruxcom
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This family-owned business has done an amazing job at recreating what can only be described as a typical Middle East retail shop. Jacob and his parents truly understand the products they are selling for Calgary and international customers.
To learn more, visit their Instagram pages:
@sonofthepharaoh @realegyptianpapyrus
The link to their website: https://sonofthepharaoh.com/
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Bryce Currie, one of the co-founders of The Dandelion Cafe, took me through the origin story of the cafe and yoga studio — located just off the beaten Inglewood path and close to Scotsman’s Hill in the Ramsay district of Calgary.
Instagram: @thedandelioncafe_
Website: https://the-dandelion-cafe.myshopify.com/
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Briana started her journey in 2017 as a blog writer in order to share the message with others. Briana takes pride in impacting her family, friends and relatives but simple ideas like “a plastic free month” or “don’t take your plastic to work” days (okay, I made that last one up!) will easily spread to others.
To learn more about the programs and initiatives of Briana Loughlin and her team at PlasticFreeYYC, follow one or more of the links below:
Instagram: @plasticfreeyyc @zerowastefestyyc
Twitter: @plasticfreeyyc
Website: https://plasticfreeyyc.com/
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Work Nicer provides a real community for startups and small businesses to share common resources and work in a thriving hub of activity that really defines the term “coworking”.
Instagram: @worknicer
Twitter: @worknicer
Website: https://www.worknicer.com/
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Set in the heart of Inglewood, Kyle Chow has built two cozy businesses: Plant and Recess. Words can hardly describe the care and attention Kyle and his team have taken to ensure the experience of their customers takes precedence.
Instagram: @plantshopyyc
Twitter: @plantshopyyc
Website: www.plantshop.ca
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Conrad and his wife, Louisa, have taken the trendy kombucha tea drink to the next level in Calgary. From his Chartered Accountant roots, Conrad has branched out into the world of entrepreneurship with his True Büch beverage drink.
To learn more, visit the True Büch Kombucha website: http://truebuch.com
Twitter: @true_buch
Instagram: @true_buch
Finally, check out Conrad’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/cferrel
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Kyla took me through her life as a political science student that did not want to go to law school and search land titles on micro fiche.
Kyla has spent a number of years in the health and fitness industry working with amateur and pro athletes. This work recently lead to Kyla working on mental health issues.
To learn more, visit her website: www.fitnessevolution.ca
Twitter: @fitnessevolyyc
Finally, check out Kyla’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/kyla-zalapski
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Steve and Zoe understand what it means to combine their efforts in events management with drama, performing arts, tech, nostalgia, and creativity, to name a few. That probably explains how they can transcend their work at RocketHouse into an fundraising event, Spin for Life, for the Canadian Cancer Society.
To learn more, visit the Rocket House website: https://rockethouse.ca/ and the Spin for Life website: https://spinforlife.ca/
Instagram for both: @rockethouseinc @spinforlifeyyc
Finally, check out Steve’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-klintberg-nagy-52b9453a/
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Jacques and Daniel have masterfully converted the retail showroom of this former furniture seller located just off Edmonton Trail and Memorial Drive.
To learn more about this unique business:
Find them on Instagram: @bridgelanddistillery
Website link: https://bridgelanddistillery.com/
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Within seconds of walking into the market, anyone will understand the user experience (or UX) will be terrific. Lina’s Italian Market is a thriving Mediterranean experience that Matthew and his team have curated with a combination of staff, fresh ingredients and reliable suppliers.
You can find out more about Lina’s Italian Market on their website: https://linasmarket.com/
You can follow their posts on Instagram: @linasmarket
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The origin story is brilliant. Sister and brother co-founders. Oil and gas professional that pivoted into the world of entrepreneurship. Doodle Dogs focuses on pet foods and accessories but also is becoming an educator on the benefits of nutrition and pet health.
To find Doodle Dogs on Instagram: @doodledogsyyc
To find out more about the two Doodle Dogs locations in Calgary, visit their Website at: https://www.doodledogsboutique.com/
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Surprises are usually meant for birthday parties and anniversaries. Four20 markets themselves as a premium cannabis retailer and that was not obvious from their Instagram feed! Amber did a terrific job of introducing me to the cannabis focus of Four20 and their unique approaches to marketing their Calgary retail stores before opening a branch in each community.
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Click on the links below to learn more:
Four20 Premium Market
Website | http://www.420pm.ca/
Instagram: @four20yyc
YouTube | https://bit.ly/3jlWGyF
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/four20canada
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Amber Craig profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambercraigcreative/
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Cannabis | Canadian Cannabis retailer | Education | Healthcare | Alternate Medicine | Medicinal benefits | Calgary Business | Community | Local retailer | Local business | Canadian Local company | CBD | CBD Oils | CBD products | Cannabis Products | YYC retailer | YYC Business | Business in Calgary | Calgary Community | Calgary Cannabis |
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Finding your “dharma” (not “darma”) is really the only way to describe the yoga studio that was founded by Natalie St. Hilaire in the Altadore community (edge of Mardaloop) in Southwest Calgary.
To find Yoga Nova Studio on Instagram: @yoganovastudio and Natalie: @natsthilaire
Website link: https://yoganovastudios.com/
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From University of Calgary Adjunct Professor to Councillor for the City of Calgary (Ward 3), Jyoti Gondek shares how her prior experiences have helped her to understand the day to day activities of running and managing the municipal affairs of a local government.
Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyoti-gondek-491270132/
City of Calgary Website link: https://www.calgary.ca/SitePages/cocis/default.aspx
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Calgary Mayor | Calgary Civic Leader | Calgary Election | YYC Mayor | YYC Election | YYC Leader | 2021 Election | Calgary Leadership | Urban Planning | Community | Awareness | Calgary City Hall | YYC City Hall | Downtown Calgary | Calgary Communities | YYC Government |. YYC Planning | Municipal Affairs |
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What an experience visiting the O.T. Brewing facility in the Blackfoot industrial park in southeast Calgary! Carrie and Mike Korithoski have mixed nostalgia with beer drinking alongside the micro-brewery distillation process in the back warehouse. There is boundless creativity around the premises that only enhances the experience of enjoying a brew.
Find them on Instagram: @otbrewing_co
Website link: https://otbrewingcompany.com/
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Driving to the Phil & Sebastian coffee shop located in the basement of the old Simmons Building reminded me of how long I have been away from Calgary. The cafe (or barista) has real charm and character. I truly appreciated learning the origin stories behind an #iconic #Calgary brand that literally did not exist when I last resided in Calgary. Thanks Phil!
To find the Phil & Sebastian team, click on one or more of the following links:
Website link | https://philsebastian.com
Instagram | @philandseb
Twitter | @philandseb
Facebook | Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters
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Hoopla Donuts, another business venture of Phil and Sebastian, was opened subsequent to this podcast:
Website | https://www.hoopladonuts.ca/
Instagram | @hoopladonuts
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Calgary Coffee | Coffee Roaster | Calgary Business | Local Business | Coffee Beans | Coffee Farmers | Single Origin Coffee | YYC Coffee | YYC Business | Simmons Building | East Village YYC | Calgary East Village | Calgary Marda Loop | Marda Loop YYC | Coffee Lover | Coffee Drinker | Cup of Java | Espresso | Latte | Coffee and donuts | Chinook Mall | Bridgeland YYC | Manchester YYC | Calgary Place | Stephen Avenue Mall | City of Calgary | Calgary Donuts | Donuts and coffee | Mission YYC
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Aubrey shared the origin story of how her Masters thesis pivoted from focusing on the spine to focusing on the knee. Aubrey and the Ammolite BioModels team have constructed a synthetic model of the knee to help not only sports medicine and physiotherapy specialists but also medical professionals as they train in the “competencies” related to the knee.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aubrey-blair-pattison-67161152/
Website link: www.ammolitebiomodels.com
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Terry has always brought an incredible level of energy and dynamics to his approach to professional services. I learned that first-hand during my tenure with EY Calgary; 25 years later has not changed a thing.
A pleasure to obtain Terry’s view on the CPA profession and the increasing importance of tech in his work and that of the clients of RSM Canada.
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Terry Booth LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-booth-b428205/
Website link: http://www.rsmcanada.com/
Twitter | @rsm_Canada
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CPA | CGA | CMA | Certified Public Accountant | Chartered Accountant | Certified Management Accountant | Certified General Accountant | Management Consulting | Professional Services | Tax Advice | Technology | Innovation | Data Science | Data Analytics | Data Scientists | CPA Alberta | CPA Canada | CPA Profession | Capital Markets | Private Enterprise | Deeptech | Artificial Intelligence | Life Sciences | Biotech | Healthtech | PropTech | InsurTech | FinTech | SaaS | Venture Capital | Mergers & Acquisitions | Venture Capital | Angel Funding | Share Capital | Fundraising | Due Diligence | M&A transactions | Business Valuations | Business Advice | Small Business | Medium-sized enterprises | Large industrial companies | Middle Market | Cybersecurity | Private Equity | The Real Economy
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Dino brings a generation of experience in the restaurant and gelato business in Canada. Dino relocated to Calgary from Vancouver to initially sell gelato to restaurants and hotels to starting his own cafe to create more awareness for the general public.
Instagram link: @amatogelato
Website link: https://www.amatogelatocalgary.com/
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Annie is a 20 year veteran in the pet care industry and in 2009 decided to start her own facility. Annie and her team make an effort support to local Calgary suppliers and be an eco-friendly business owner.
Instagram link: @muttleycrueyyc
Website link: https://www.muttleycrue.ca/
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Hafiz went from trying to find a tennis partner on the empty tennis courts connected to his apartment building to executing a plan to create a fully functioning app to bring link-minded sports enthusiasts off their phone and onto the court.
Link to website: https://www.playcityapp.com/
Link to Instagram: @playcityapp
LinkedIn Profile of Hafiz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafiz-mitha/
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What an appropriate name for a marketing and branding company. Caleb and his team understand how to approach the market, irrespective of a companies product or service. Some real old school ideas mixed with new school way of approaching marketing in the new digital economy.
Link to website: http://www.hldigital.ca/
Link to Instagram: @hookandladderdigital
Caleb’s LinkedIn Profile: https://bit.ly/362Ejp0
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What happens when you take a former Canadian Olympic volleyball player and appoint him to manage a private fitness center? You end up with a community of members that enjoy a variety of social and fitness activities to make the Calgary Fitness Club a real part of the lives of members and their families.
Thanks Kevin for sharing this hidden gem on the base of Nose Hill in northwest Calgary!
Link to the CWC website: https://www.calgarywinterclub.com/Mobile/Home.aspx
Link to the CWC Instagram: @calgarywinterclub
Kevin’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/kevin-boyles-6bb40438
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Chemistry, shipping, sulphur, heavy oil and technology all play a part in this innovative company, International Ultrasonic Technologies (or IUT), located in the Foothills industrial park of southeast Calgary.
In a combination of technical, oil & gas and business terminology, Kerri enthusiastically introduces IUT to the Calgary Business podcast listeners.
To learn more, click on the IUT website link: http://internationalultrasonics.com/
Kerri’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/kerri-mcgrath-91264a24
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This hidden gem of a company is poised to disrupt the way we view waste and the everyday biomass all around us.
Link to website: http://www.licella.com
LinkedIn profile of Perry Toms: http://linkedin.com/in/perry-toms-4567666
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This was an excellent discussion with an individual that I would classify as knowing the “macro” and “micro” issues faced by Calgary businesses. Mary provided her insights on key life sciences, agri-business and talent initiatives the team are working on including much broader matters such as foreign direct investment and trade.
Link to website: https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/
Mary Moran profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-moran-mba-icd-d-8824a7/
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Civic Leader | City of Calgary | Calgary commerce | Calgary business | YYC Leader | Calgary Leadership | Small Business | Medium-sized enterprises | Large industrial companies | Canadian head office | Canadian Unicorns | Business in Canada | Calgary community | Community Builder | YYC Community | YYC Business | YYC Economy |
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I travelled to the Calgary community of Altadore to meet the founder and CEO of RNDSQR, a real estate developer and inner city community builder. Al Devani wowed me with his vision for the next steps to the connected home — a connected community. Truly fantastic!
Subsequent to this episode, Avenue Magazine named Al Devani to its list of "Top 40 Under 40" for 2021. Here is a link to the formal announcement | https://www.avenuecalgary.com/top-40-under-40/2021/
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To learn more about the RNDSQR team, click on the links below:
RNDSQR
Website | https://www.rndsqr.ca/
Instagram | @rndsqr_
Twitter | @rndsqr_
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Rndsqr/
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Al Devani | profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkarim-devani-45964a24/
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Real estate | Real estate development | YYC Real Estate | Calgary Real Estate | Community | Local | Calgary Local business | Small Business | Founder | Calgary Startup | Calgary innovation | Inspiration | Canadian Business | Winnipeg real estate | CY33 | Marda Loop | Winnipeg development
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In this episode, Allen meets with Tyler Chisholm to learn about his journey from flying airplanes to navigating through the intricate world of marketing and advertising.
clearmotive website: https://clearmotive.ca/
Instagram:
@tylerchisholmyyc @collisionsyyc @theyjustgetit
LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/tylerchisholm
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This podcast goes retro and the days of trying Tequila as a teenager came hauntingly back as Zack and Taylor walked through the origin story of the “Hecho” Tequila Soda
Link to website (Bodega Brands): www.siphecho.com
LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/zack-lister-287b8228
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In this episode, Allen had the pleasure of meeting with Jen and Chris, the founders and owners of the Icon Dance Company, a newly established business in the Legacy Community of South Calgary.
Instagram and Facebook: @icondancecompanyinc
Website: www.icondancecompany.com
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This was a fantastic Podcast! Paul walked me through the new and old parts of Mount Royal University and outlined some of the exciting “hidden gem” programs up at the Campus.
Link to MRU websites:
www.mru.ca www.mru.ca/business
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/Business/Institutes/InstituteInnovationEntrepreneurship/index.htm
MRU graduate Oxford University prize: https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Newsroom/roisin-dillon-research.htm
Paul Varella LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/pvarellac
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of interviewing Victoria Bradbury, the Chief Executive Officer of Pendragon Construction Services and a Board member for two companies: Canada Land Company and the British and Commonwealth British Association of Canada.
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In this episode, Allen had the pleasure of learning about the origins of Meow Foundation and the unique ways Lorie and her team have adapted the business model of the foundation.
Link to the website: www.meowfoundation.com
Link to LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/lorie-abernethy-5991b78
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Pete Smith, the CEO of Strata Health. Real interesting to learn that their health SaaS has been around since 2002 — well before the IPhone!
Website link: www.stratahealth.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/peter-smith-9375362
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In this episode, Allen Wazny met with Sarah Bronwin, the founder of Go Clean Co and Go Dog Co talks about starting up in Calgary from 2018 to 2006,
Instagram handles: @gocleanco
Website | https://gocleancoyyc.com/
Home Cleaning | Cleaning community | Calgary cleaners | Cleaning hacks | Time to Clean | Time is the new currency | Your Home | Calgary Homes | Residential cleaners | Calgary residential homes | YYC Cleaners | Gig economy | Bleach Pray Love
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the benefit of having both Darren Blasetti (CIBC Branch Manager) and Oleks Prysyazhnyy (Personal Banking) on the Podcast. Darren and Oleks talked about the incredible changes in Chestermere along with the changes in digital banking and readily available banking-related information online. Both Darren & Oleks talked of the importance of building strong relationships with individuals and business owners in the Chestermere community.
Link to CIBC website: https://www.cibc.com/en/cibc-websites.html
Link to Darren’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/darren-blasetti-933b6443
Link to Oleks’ LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/oleksandr-prysyazhnyy-cfa-a7903282
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Chestermere Alberta | Banking services | Financial Services | Calgary Finance | Podcast Guests | Podcast Host | Small business banking | Calgary Small Business | YYC Business | FinTech | Financial markets | Town of Chestermere | Community | Local bank | Canadian Bank
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had fun visiting the LockDown Escape Rooms facility just down the road from Chinook Mall. This was truly fun!!
To learn more visit: www.lockdowncalgary.ca
Tammy’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/tammy-oliver-mccurdie-b2285a27
Instagram connection: @lockdowncalgary
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the chance to meet with Barbara Spain and learn the origin story of how she came to Calgary from Ireland 6 years ago to set up the Cleaver restaurant. She then opened the Gringo Street restaurant, right next door, a few years later.
Barbara also shared the story behind the “50 seats and a Cow” description on her Instagram profile. The secret is on the walls!
To learn more of this trendy “Irish” restaurant: www.cleavercalgary.com
To learn more of the Peruvian themed restaurant: www.gringost.com
Instagram links for both restaurants:
@cleavercalgary @gringostcalgary
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In this episode, Allen managed to track down Shannon Pestun and learn about the key initiatives established by ATB Financial for Calgary women entrepreneurs. Shannon also happens to be on the Board of Governors at Mount Royal University. Subsequent to this podcast, Shannon went to co-found her own business, The Finance Cafe.
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To learn more, this is the link to the ATB website: https://www.atb.com/personal/
This is the link to Mount Royal University website: https://www.mtroyal.ca/
This is the link to Shannon’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-pestun-03601b7/
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The Finance Cafe
Website | https://thefinancecafe.ca
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Entrepreneur | Women in Business | Women Entrepreneurs | Women in Finance | Diversity & Inclusion | Sheinnovator | Women Founders | Entrepreneurship | Startups | Founders | Small Business | Women-owned businesses | Female Founders | Female Leaders | Leadership
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In the episode, Allen had the unique opportunity to meet Pamela Draper, the President and CEO, a crypto-currency exchange here in Calgary. Subsequent to recording this episode, Pamela also assumed the role of President and CEO over financial services company, Pateno Payments in July 2020.
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Bitvo Exchange
Website: https://www.bitvo.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitvoexchange/
Twitter | @bitvoexchange
Instagram | @bitvoexchange
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Pateno Payments
Website | https://www.pateno.com
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/pateno-payments/
Twitter | @pateno_payments
Instagram | @pateno_payments
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Pamela Draper LinkedIn profile | http://linkedin.com/in/pamela-draper-3b39017
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Fintech | Bitcoin | Crypto currency | Cryptocurrencies | Ethereum | NFT | Solana | DOGE | Blockchain | Financial services | Mobile payments | Digital payments | Digital currency | Small Business Finance | SME support | SME Payments | SMB Support | SMB Financial services | API connectivity | Crypto Trading | Capital Markets | Private Markets | Disruption | Innovation | Technology
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Mike McAra and finds out how low oil prices allowed him to pivot from his geology roots to co-found a successful tech startup in the Calgary real estate sector.
Mike’s website link can be accessed here: https://realoffice360.com/
Mike’s LinkedIn profile is here: http://linkedin.com/in/mikekmcara
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of chatting with Desiree Bombenon, the CEO and Chief Disruption Officer of Surecall. Desiree talked through the early days of how pagers were initially disrupted by cell phones to what is today a complete offering of corporate communication solutions for startups to large organizations.
Link to website: https://surecallcc.com/
Link to Desiree Bombenon LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/desireebombenon
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Lourdes Juan and learns about the numerous profit and non-profit activities that she is involved in within the Calgary community. This includes co-founder of Moonlight Market Foundation, founder and executive director of Leftovers Foundation, CEO and director of Soma Hammam & Spa, and director of Hive Developments. Unfortunately we did not have time to focus on all of these activities and the links below should provide more details that the podcast could not.
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Leftovers Foundation
Website | https://rescuefood.ca/
Instagram | @leftoversfoundation
Twitter | @leftoversYYC
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Link to Soma Hammam & Spa | www.somacalgary.com
Link to Hive Developments: www.HiveDevelopments.ca
Link to FreshRoutes: www.FreshRoutes.ca
Link to Moonlight Market: www.Moonlightmarket.ca
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Lourdes Juan profile on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lourdesmercedesjuan/
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Non-profit organization | Charity | Philanthropy | Food Waste | YYC Charity | Calgary Charity | YYC Giving | Food Donation | Food Giving | Homeless | Food Delivery
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In this episode, Allen had the pleasure of meeting with Lancy to learn the origin story behind her travel insurance platform.
Link to website: Www.iwaretravel.ca
Link to Lancy’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/lancy-qiu-iwaretravel
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In the episode, Allen Wazny has the pleasure to meet with Tanya Eklund, the managing director of The Tanya Eklund Group and learns the origins of an exciting 19 years in the Calgary Real Estate community. With amazing energy, Tanya shares her journey of the changing landscape in Calgary real estate.
Subsequent to this episode, Tanya also started her own podcast / video series called "VOW" or Voice of Women. To date (21 October 2021), Tanya has recorded and released 68 episodes of the VOW podcast
Please see the links below to learn more about Tanya and her work in the Calgary community:
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Link to Tanya’s website | http://www.tanyaeklund.net
Tanya’s Instagram handle | @tanyaeklund
Tanya’s profile on LinkedIn | http://linkedin.com/in/tanyaeklund
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The VOW Podcast
Via the Tanya Eklund Group website | https://tanyaeklundgroup.ca/curator/the-vow
Via the Anchor podcast | https://anchor.fm/tanya-eklund
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Real Estate | Calgary Real Estate | YYC Real Estate | Calgary community | YYC Leader | Women in Business | Women of Inspiration | Calgary Women | Canadian Women of Influence | Women Leaders | Podcast Host | Realtors | Real Estate agents | Branding | Awareness | Reputation | Business fundamentals | RE/MAX Real Estate | Home Buyer | Home Seller | Home Mortgage | Partnership | Business Partner | Luxury Homes | First time homebuyers | Mount Royal in Calgary | Elbow Park in Calgary | Marda Loop | Residential Homes | Britannia in Calgary | Altadore Community | Killarney Community | Luxury Apartments | CREB | Alberta Real Estate Board | MLS | Multiple Listing Services
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of chatting with Rick Hu, the CEO and founder of Vivametrica, a health analytics company focused on predictive tools for insurers and wellness program providers.
Link to website: https://www.vivametrica.com/
Linked to Rick’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/drrickhu
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the chance to learn about how Crystal Creek homes has managed to weather the Calgary “economic storm” and continue building homes for the Calgary community.
Link to website | www.crystalcreekhomes.ca
LinkedIn profile of Justin Bobier | http://linkedin.com/in/justin-bobier-480246a
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with lawyer turned insurance expert, Brad Vescarelli, who is the Canada Energy and Power Leader with Marsh here in Calgary.
Link to Marsh corporate website: https://www.marsh.com/
Link to Brad’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-vescarelli-83312950/
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In this episode, Allen Wazny has an energetic discussion with Stephen King, the founder and CEO of CMO4Hire, and learns some unique aspects of digital marketing in the Calgary community.
These are his website links:
www.cmo4hire.com www.dbmms.io
This is the LinkedIn to his LinkedIn profile:
http://linkedin.com/in/stephenking13
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure to meet and then chat with Dominique Fraser Landry, the President and CEO of TeamFund.ca, an innovative approach to helping amateur sports teams raise funds.
This is a link to the TeamFund website: http://www.teamfund.ca
This is a link to Dominque’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/dominique-fraser-landry-0aa1b962
Link to podcast: https://bit.ly/35fBNvz
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Irfhan Rawji, the founder and CEO of Mobsquad, an innovative idea to attract software engineers and match them with their clients with local and “near-shoring” capacity. This is a link to the company website: https://www.maverickscalgary.io/mobsquadcafe. This is a link to the Venture Capital firm in which Irfhan is a partner: http://relayventures.com/
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In this episode, Brad Donaldson shares his views with Allen Wazny on how SAIT, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, prepares graduates to work in the current world. In his view, SAIT’s industry linkages are critical “…we are moving from industry telling educators what they want in graduates to now asking for us to help them figure it out…”.
This is a link to Professor Donaldson’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/brad-donaldson-edd-8b6335.
This is a link to the SAIT website: https://www.sait.ca/
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Subsequent to this podcast, I managed to have Jason Tate on the podcast to provide some insight to the recently formed SAIT school for Advanced Digital computing and transformation. Jason is an instructor and part of the Technical Advisory Board at SAIT. Jason was a guest on episode 266 (on 10 March 2021 in his capacity as COO of Bridgewater Labs) and episode 296 (on 4 May 2021 with Computer Science students from the University of Calgary)
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As many will know, in January 2020, the Calgary Economic Development funding initiative, OCIF (Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund) committed $8.2 million over 5 years to support the Digital Transformation Talent hub as part of SAIT's new School for Advanced Digital Technology. This is the link to the NewsWire article: https://bit.ly/3EylBra
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Technology | Innovation | Education | Learning | Deep technology | Digital Transformation | Calgary Higher education | YYC learning | YYC tech startups | Calgary Business | YYC Business | YYC investments | Calgary investments | Founders | Small Business | Calgary education | New Economy | Live Tech Love Life | Future Proof | Re-learning | Re-tooling | Career Pivot | Business transformation | Canadian investments | Canadian Podcast | Podcast guests | Canada Podcast
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Marston, a Calgary entrepreneur who has moved from the corporate boardroom to a technology-focused company he founded, Zenoshi Inc.
This is a link to Allan Marston’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/allanmarston.
To learn more about Zenoshi Inc, visit the company website: http://Zenoshi.io
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Brian Kroeker, CEO of Little Rock Printing and learns about the secret sauce to make this Inglewood, Calgary based printing business thrive in an era of PDF’s and digital documents.
NOTE: Subsequent to this episode, Brian was featured in a Calgary Herald article for the innovation and leadership that Little Rock Printing showed during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. This included creating hand-free store stops and plexiglass dividers for local businesses to install. The article was written by PostMedia Journalist, Amanda Stephenson. Here is a link to that article: https://bit.ly/2XBanQm
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To learn more about this Family-owned business, click on one or more of the links below:
Little Rock Printing
Website | www.theallinprinter.com
Instagram | @littlerockprinting
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Brian Kroeker LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/brian-kroeker-b32bb61b
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Calgary business | YYC Business | Calgary Podcast | YYC Podcast | YYC Printing Company | Calgary Printing Company | Calgary Small business | Local business | Local partnerships | Printing services | Local collaboration | Posters | Stickers | Labels | Custom-made printing | Branding | Awareness
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the unique opportunity to learn about the key issues faced by Yuen Ip in his role of Chief Operating Officer with CPA Alberta, formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.
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To learn more about CPA Alberta, follow this link: https://www.cpaalberta.ca/
Yuen Ip LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/yuenip
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Chartered Accountant | Chartered Accountants | CA | CGA | CMA | CPA | Certified Public Accountant | Certified General Accountant | Certified Management Accountant | Small Business | Large Enterprise | Public Audit | Private auditors | Professional Services | Consulting | Tax | Audit | Capital Markets | Accounting Policies | Accountant | Controllers | Tax practitioners | BIG4 | Community | Education | Learning | Development | Thought leaders | Leadership | Innovation | Creativity | Business Fundamentals | Partnerships | Member firms
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In this episode, Allen Wazny had the opportunity to meet with Gary Davies, the President of events management company, e=mc2 events, Gary is also the founder of the “Best of Calgary”, a survey platform that has grown from 3000 annual participants to what is expected to reach 30,000 or more this year.
To learn more about the e=mc2 events, follow this link: https://emc2events.com/
LinkedIn profile of Gary Davies: http://linkedin.com/in/gary-davies-24692a2
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Fogwill, the President and CEO of the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) to gain his perspective of the current business climate in Calgary and the effects on the oil and gas industry. Allan Fogwill shares his thoughts on the innovation and creativity that has come out of the sector over a long period of time — not just the past few years. To learn more about the work of Allan and the CERI team, follow this link: https://ceri.ca/
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Fogwill, the President and CEO of the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) to gain his perspective of the current business climate in Calgary and the effects on the oil and gas industry. Allan Fogwill shares his thoughts on the innovation and creativity that has come out of the sector over a long period of time — not just the past few years.
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In this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with high school principal, Jason Arrell, and manages to draw out his unique thoughts on the importance of secondary education in preparing students for their future in the Calgary business community
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In this episode, Allen Wazny shares his enthusiasm for the energy and atmosphere that is felt when visiting the Apple Store
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with David Allwright, Dean of the Business and Technology Department at Bow Valley College in downtown Calgary.
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Neeraj Gupta, a dynamic founder / co-founder of several tech companies here in Calgary. Allen learns the origin story of Lawcubator Technologies, which Neeraj founded in 2016 and two other companies which he co-founded, FormulateIP (in 2007) and Chapter.AI (in 2018).
Subsequent to recording of this podcast, Neeraj took on several strategic roles across the tech landscape in Alberta including:
Chief Strategy Officer with Attabotics here in Calgary | https://www.attabotics.com/
Member / Associate of Creative Destruction Lab here in Calgary | https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/
Board Member of Alberta IoT | https://albertaiot.com/
Chief Advisor for Innovation and Technology at Invest Alberta | https://investalberta.ca/
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To learn more about Neeraj and the extent of his strategic impact on technology and innovation in Calgary and across Alberta, follow this link to his LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/neeraj-gupta-16648a1
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Venture Capital | Calgary Innovation | Calgary technology | Alberta Innovation | Canadian Business | Alberta Business | Calgary startups | Local small business | Tech community | Angel Investors | Seed capital | Capital markets | Strategic Mentor
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In this episode, Allen Wazny manages to speak with Steve Wheatcroft, the Founder and CEO of ULS Maintenance and Landscaping, a local Calgary business established in 1989 with 250+ employees and an operating fleet of 100+ maintenance vehicles.
Website | https://urbanlifesolutions.com
Calgary landscaping | Canadian landscaping | YYC commercial landscaping | YYC lawn care | Landscaper | Industrial landscaping | Facility landscaping | Urban Life Solutions | ULS | Government contracts | Municipal and civil contracts | Professional maintenance and landscaping | Outdoor services | Snow & Ice Management | Landscape Management | Towing, Recovery & Storage | Road Sweeping & Water Truck Services | Parking Lot Management | Parking Lot cleaning | Asphalt Paving, repair & Enhancements | City Wide Towing & Recovery | P Munro Group | John Sweeping
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In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Terry Rock, the President and CEO of Platform Calgary. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that the entity has been in operation for nearly 40 years providing Calgary founders a base in which to grow and scale their business.
Links to Platform Calgary
Website: https://www.platformcalgary.com/
Instagram | @platformcalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/platformcalgary/
Twitter | @platformcalgary
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Terry Rock on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryrock/
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Calgary Business | Calgary startups | Technology | Innovation | Founders | Calgary Economic Development | Startup Calgary | Entrepreneurs | Entrepreneurship | YYC Business | Business in Calgary | Pitch presentations | Pitch event | Business Advisory | Canadian Business | Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Seed Capital | Pre-seed company | Small Business | Large enterprise | Mentorship | Leadership | Mentor program | Advisory services | Founders Fundamentals
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In this episode, Allen seeks to understand the origin story of the Entrepreneurial Program at Haskayne’s School of Business at the University of Calgary. The interview with Oleksiy goes a long way to accomplishing this task as he expands on what got him started as a professor, what changes has he seen since commencement and what key issues does he feel will impact the program in the coming years.
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @ucalgary
Twitter | @ucalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucalgary/
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Haskayne School of Business
Website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @haskayneschool
Twitter | @haskayneschool
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/school/haskayne-school-of-business/
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Calgary Students | Innovation | Career Pivot | Entrepreneurship | Technology | Campus Life | Re-tooling | Continuous education
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In this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with Adam Pekarsky, the founding partner of Pekarsky & Co, a search and recruiting firm in Calgary. Allen seeks to find out what prompted a law student to enter the field of recruiting. And I have to say the photo of Gordie Howe on the conference room shelf caused goose bumps on my arm! Legendary.
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In this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with Professor Bob Schulz in what can only be described as “electric” and informative
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In this episode, your host ALLEN WAZNY chats with Uber driver to find our more about the issues he faces in the Calgary community.
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In today’s episode, Allen Wazny meets Jaana Woiceshyn, Professor at the University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, Faculty of Management. Allen seeks to understand the changes that Jaana has seen over the last 30 years since he graduated in 1989.
This is a link to Jaana’s business articles posted on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/376JSog
This is a link to her book “How to be Profitable and Moral: A Rational Egoist Approach to Business” published on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2qPXJP2
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In this podcast, your host Allen Wazny seeks to gain a small business lawyer’s perspective on the Calgary business community. Darrell talks a little bit about what got him into law. He also shares his ideas on the differences between the downtown office core and the “Belt Line”. Terrific insight!
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Your host, Allen Wazny, seeks to learn about what Craig has done since returning to Canada after a long career in Russia and Azerbaijan. Craig shares his wisdom of working in the capital markets for the past 10 years and how the markets tend to reward “cash flow” for oil producers. Craig provides some further insight as to where oil prices will head in the future.
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Pipestone Energy website: https://pipestonecorp.com/
Craig Nieboer LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/craig-nieboer-3b71a3169
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Oil & Gas | Hydrocarbons | Canadian Energy Patch | Calgary oil company | Drilling rigs | Rig count | Energy prices | Oil prices | Calgary Business | Canadian Business | Canadian publicly traded enterprises | Canadian stock exchange | Capital markets | International energy prices | OPEC | horizontal drilling | fracking
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In this Episode, your host Allen Wazny speaks with Calgary retailer, Gord Hobbins, owner and operator of Gord’s Running Store. Allen and Gord discuss what got him started, how long he has been in business, what are the changes he has seen over the years and what he views as important in the future.
As many Calgary fitness folks will know, visitors to the store always ask "Is Gord In?" when they first arrive. In order to help you "Find Gord", click on one or more of the links below:
Website | https://gordsrunningstore.com/
Instagram | @gordsrunningstore
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Gords.Running.Store
Phone | 403-270-8606
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Calgary Fitness | Calgary Running | Marathon training | Track and Field | Athletics | Water Running | Shoe clinics | Walking shoes | Running shoes | Light hikers | YYC Fitness | YYC Health | YYC Track | Calgary Small Business | Calgary Entrepreneur | Elite Athletes | Amateur Athletes | Casual Runners | Customer Service | Nike | New Balance | Saucony | Adidas | Brooks | Asics | Oakley Sunglasses | Oakley Athletic Wear | Patagonia | Triathlon | Ultra-marathon | 10K runners | Men's Running | Women's Running | Student Athletes | Coaching clinics |
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Thank you for listening to the Calgary Business Podcast. I started the podcast in September 2019 to understand the community that had changed dramatically after living and working abroad for nearly 18 years. Since then, I have completed 261 podcasts to date and one initiative that stands out represents my chat with three Grade 12 students from Western Canada High School here in Calgary.
The students, Bridget Ferguson, Katie Sattler and Grace Attalla, took the initiative in 2020 to launch “Joy to Job”, a series of webinars dedicated to connecting students with community professionals. The girls shared the origin story of “Joy to Job” on episode 236 earlier this year.
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