Youngpreneur with Anjalee Naren: Recent Episodes
Anjalee Narenthiren
Life is so much better when you are having fun. And often, the best businesses, inventions, and ideas come from those who are curious & open-minded. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs build and grow their business ideas and thrive in the business world. Our guests include from successful CEOs, founders, and social media influencers, to professors from like Harvard and Stanford and everything in between sharing their experiences, tips, and advice that will help entrepreneurs succeed.
This week we are thrilled to feature Peter Kuperman on our podcast.
Peter Kuperman is the co-founder and the CEO of Hatch Coding, a Toronto-based code school for kids and teens. The company runs a software platform that publishes instructional materials for schools and districts. Their newest product takes students aged 13+ from any starting point to being able to earn money as a software engineer.
Through his earlier positions with organizations such as the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research at MIT, he gained experience from researching companies to building financial models.
Peter Kuperman holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering and a B.Sc. Economics (Finance) from the University of Pennsylvania.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Opening up choices with Peter Kuperman.
This week we are thrilled to feature Shadi Bakour on our podcast.
Shadi Bakour is the CEO and Co-Founder of PATH, a sustainability-focused bottled water company that provides the first 100% refillable, recyclable bottled water in a sturdy aluminum bottle. An expert in the beverage industry, As an entrepreneur Shadi’s extensive experience and proven track record of growing disruptive businesses have allowed him to drive the overall vision and strategy for PATH.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about engraining impact for entrepreneurship.
This week we are thrilled to feature Cyrus Moradian on our podcast.
Cyrus Moradian is the CEO and Co-founder of Wize, a company that empowers students to realize their potential. To date, Wize has helped over 70,000 students across North America. He is also the CEO and Co-founder of Beat Your Course, a company that provides a diverse range of products and services that give students a competitive edge to achieve their desired goals and aspirations in today’s fast-paced university environment.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about boosting your potential.
This week we are thrilled to feature Ahmed Elsamadisi on our podcast.
Ahmed is the founder and CEO of Narrator. Narrator enables companies to understand their customer, ask questions, and analyze data across all their systems from a single universal data model that grows with them.
Ahmed started his career at Cornell's Autonomous Systems Laboratory, building algorithms for autonomous vehicles and human-robot interaction. He then joined Raytheon to develop AI algorithms for missile defense, focusing on tracking and discrimination. In 2015, Ahmed joined WeWork as the first hire on their data team. He built their data engineering infrastructure and grew the team to forty data engineers and analysts. Ahmed was also recognized as one of Forbes' 30 under 30 for 2021.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Making Consistent decisions.
This week we are thrilled to feature Sheevaun Moran on our podcast.
Sheevaun Moran is a spiritual warrior for business success and growth. She is the founder of Energetic Solutions Inc . Sheevaun has also worked with fortune 500 companies, tech startups, attorneys, biotech transformation experts, authors, and many more .she delves in to help folks on the path to becoming entrepreneurs and CEOs. Sheevaun has used her unique formula to help over 25,000 entrepreneurs, CEO, and leaders achieve freedom and flow in business and life. She brings them clarity, simplicity, and profits. She has also written 20+ books and hosts her podcast about success.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about the freedom of making choices.
This week we are thrilled to feature Aaron Spivak on our podcast.
Aaron Spivak is a Canadian serial entrepreneur who started his journey with entrepreneurship at 18 years old, co-founding Revitasize, an organic cold-pressed juice kitchen serving high-quality juices and various vegan options. Aaron most recently co-founded a sleep improvement company called Hush. selling Canada's most popular weighted blanket and sleep essentials. Helping those improve sleep, ADHD, and so much more. Aaron is also a former Canadian Junior Hockey League player, OUA Champion, public speaker, and startup advisor. He was also most recently named to Forbes 30 under 30 for the Retail and E-commerce sector.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about implementing and revitalizing systems.
This week we are thrilled to feature Jan Becker on our podcast.
Jan Becker is President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Apex.AI, Inc. Building on the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS), Apex.AI was founded in 2017 to enable developers to implement complex, safety-critical software for autonomous mobility successfully. Some of the big players that have invested in Apex include Toyota's A.I Venture fund and Volvo. Jan has been active in the field of Autonomous vehicles for over 20 years, among which he has been working in several positions at Bosch, Faraday Future. Since 2010, Jan has even been a Lecturer at Stanford University for autonomous vehicles and driver assistance.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about acting on your strengths.
This week we are thrilled to feature Kaiya Gamble on our podcast.
Kaiya Gamble is a versatile pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Calgary, Alberta. Her debut single, “Speak Out,” was premiered on CBC Radio’s ‘Key of A.’ The song placed Top 3 in the International Women’s Freedom Song contest (2021), received airplay on Alberta’s top radio stations, and was nominated for Pop Single of the Year at the 2021 YYC Music Awards. She is also the youngest artist ever to be featured on HOLR Magazine’s ‘In the Mirror Podcast’ and she was nominated for the Prophets of Music Emerging Artist award at the 2021 YYC Music Awards. Most recently, Kaiya was named Lawson Vocal Studios 2021 Standout Artist in the national performance competition “Becoming”.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Taking that Leap.
This week we are thrilled to feature Felena Hanson on our podcast.
Felena is a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven. Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared workspace and business accelerator for female entrepreneurs. This as-needed, flexible work and meeting space provide a productive environment for growing businesses. Felena and Hera Hub have been featured in Inc Magazine, BBC News, Forbes, and the New York Times. She is a published author and international speaker. Her book, “Flight Club – Rebel, Reinvent, and Thrive: How to Launch Your Dream Business” is available on Amazon.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Empowering Women.
This week we are thrilled to feature Kc Rossi on our podcast.
Kc Rossi is a Business & Leadership Coach who helps high-achieving CEOs and entrepreneurs go from people-pleasing burned-out perfectionists to profitable powerhouses. She’s been a full-time entrepreneur since 1991 and has built six and 7+ figure businesses. She is also a Certified Aromatherapist, Mind-Body Eating Coach, and NLP Practitioner. This allows her to bring an integrated and intuitive approach to her coaching. Kc is also the Founder of The Soulprint Method®, a system that combines energy, mindset, and spirituality. This holistic approach provides extreme clarity, dissolves limiting beliefs, improves performance, and opens the way to experience and share your full potential. She is the host of Women Developing Brilliance® — The Spirit of Business; a show dedicated to cultivating confidence, increasing visibility, elevating vibration, and leading with purpose. Her work has also been highlighted in ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Thrive Global, SmallBizDaily, International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapists, Female Entrepreneurial Association, and The Smart Girl Tribe.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about her deep-seated drive to serve.
This week we are thrilled to feature David Zamarin on our podcast.
David Zamarin is the Founder & CEO of DetraPel, his latest venture that appeared on Season 9 of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. DetraPel is an advanced materials company that manufactures protective coatings without any cancer-causing fluorochemicals (PFAS). He also founded two other companies that he has since exited. David is also a member of several advisory boards: he currently sits on the Entrepreneurial Advisory Board of FedEx, is a Strategic Advisor for EntrepreneurShares, is an advisor for Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, and does numerous speaking engagements. A member of Forbes 30 Under 30, Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, and Boston’s 25 Under 25 by BostInno, David inspires youth ventures by being an active member of several youth entrepreneurship advisory boards.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about being independent and transparent.
This week we are thrilled to feature Katherine Wintsch on our podcast.
Katherine Wintsch is the founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, she helps the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, and Airbnb better understand and support their mom customers and employees. And in her latest venture, Katherine combines 10+ years of groundbreaking research on motherhood with her own personal journey in her popular book Slay Like a Mother. Parade magazine recently named Slay Like a Mother, one of the “top 10 life-changing self-help books of the year” and Katherine’s research has been featured by The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. Katherine is a recipient of the “Working Mother of the Year” award by the Advertising Women of New York, the “Outstanding Woman” award from the YWCA, and most recently a “Woman of the Decade” award from the Women’s Economic Forum in India.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about her drive to succeed.
This week we are thrilled to feature Olga Nesterova on our podcast.
Olga Nesterova is the founder of OnestBusiness - a Marketing Strategy consulting company specializing in working with business startups and entrepreneurs. She is also the President of Onest TV Network and Executive Producer at Onest Media Productions. In response to social unrest in summer 2020, Olga founded the Artists 4 Justice nonprofit initiative that unites performers of all kinds in their fight for justice and unity. Olga has also worked in TV production after having produced NBA, WNBA & NHL halftime entertainment as a part of her ProAm Dance Team company. Additionally, she has founded Onest Media Productions, which creates exclusive series and programs for various companies and organizations alongside its Onest TV Network.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about her drive to succeed.
This week we are thrilled to feature Lisa Curtis on our podcast.
Lisa Curtis is the Founder & CEO of Kuli Kuli, the leading brand pioneering the sustainably sourced superfood moringa. Kuli Kuli’s moringa powders, bars, and wellness shots are sustainably sourced from African women and other small farmers worldwide and sold in 11,000 U.S. stores. Lisa began working on Kuli Kuli while serving in the Peace Corps and has grown it into a multi-million dollar social enterprise. Prior to Kuli Kuli, Lisa served as the Communications Director at Mosaic, where she managed a team of six to grow the company from zero to over $5M invested in solar through Mosaic’s online marketplace.
Previously, Lisa wrote political briefings for President Obama in the White House, served as a United Nations Environment Programme Youth Advisor, and worked at an impact investment firm in
India. Lisa was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and Inc Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders list.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about building a sustainable food system.
This week we are thrilled to feature Sea F.Briganti on our podcast.
Sea F. Briganti is the Co-Founder and CEO of LOLIWARE, an award-winning, seaweed-based climate tech company replacing single-use plastics. She has also co-founded other companies such as HyChia, Mademoicell, and The Way We See The World. In addition, she has won multiple international awards for her work related to LOLIWARE seaweed-based products. Over the next five years, Sea and the LOLIWARE team are hyper-focused on rapidly obsoleting big plastic with seaweed to tackle plastic pollution, improve our ocean’s health, and decarbonize our future.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about perseverance for a better future.
This week we are thrilled to feature Grant Aldrich on our podcast.
Grant Aldrich is a serial entrepreneur who has a purpose driven mission to make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone. He’s the founder of OnlineDegree.com which helps people save up to 30% on their college degree, and Preppy, which has made job certification training faster, easier and cheaper. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 18 years of experience. He has been a board member and donor to a number of nonprofits, an advisor to many publicly traded companies, and a guest speaker at seminars and graduate school courses. He has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, American Express, Reader's Digest, and nearly 100 radio shows and podcasts.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Striving for Greatness.
This week we are thrilled to feature Dave Hirschkop on our podcast.
Dave Hirschkop is the founder and creative force behind Dave’s Gourmet. His products reflect his love for delicious food, wholesome ingredients, and innovative ideas. Dave became determined to design innovative pasta sauces using the best tasting and highest quality ingredients he could find. His creations include Butternut Squash, Organic Red Heirloom, Wild Mushroom, and Golden Heirloom Pasta Sauces, earning him more than seventeen prestigious Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation awards, including “best in category” four times. Dave has also authored a cookbook and made numerous appearances on television including the Food Network. His success has been built on viewing situations from different perspectives and creating solutions and products that create joy and meet needs.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Managing Brand Space.
This week we are thrilled to feature Ashlee Ammons on our podcast.
Ashlee Ammons is the Co-Founder and the President of Mixtroz. She is the 38th Black Female to raise over $1M in pre-seed funding. Prior to co-founding Mixtroz with her mother, Kerry Schrader, Ashlee established a career as an Events Producer working with an impressive list of A-listers including Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jay-Z, as well as legacy brands like Moët Hennessy and Coca-Cola. Ashlee serves on the Executive Board of Tech Birmingham and is an Advisor to the Nashville Entrepreneur Center following her time on the NEC’s Board. Ashlee is a 2019 Birmingham Business Journal 40 Under 40 recipient as well as Birmingham 40 Under 40 of the decade and Business Journals National Rising Star. Ashlee and her mother were named “Powerful Women” by Entrepreneur Magazine on their inaugural list in November 2019.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about overcoming failures.
This week we are thrilled to feature Sophia Fairweather on our podcast.
Sophia Fairweather is the founder of Key-Angels.com.It is a unique financing platform that connects single parent and zero parent families access to buying their first home. Sophia is also an award winner in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). At the age of 8, she was the youngest award recipient of the Women of Inspiration Awards for official Canada 150. Her influence space is diverse, from being a board member to an AWSN board member to an ERA Board member. She is also a Government Policy Influencer, an Entrepreneur, author, and contributor to community Now Magazine and UWN, a National Youth Ambassador for UWN, and a creator and moderator in the Peer to Peer JAM Role Model talks!
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Embracing opportunities.
This week we are thrilled to feature Reetu Gupta on our podcast.
Reetu Gupta is the CEO and the Co-founder of Cirkled In, an award-winning, 21st-century recruitment platform for Kindergarten – College students to exhibit themselves in the best possible way and increase their success rate for all their applications - from college to jobs, internships, and scholarships. Before Cirkled In, Reetu spent 20 years in corporate America, from startups to Fortune 50 companies. Reetu earned her MBA (Valedictorian) in Technology Management from Foster School of Business at UW and MS and BS from NIT, India.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Exhibiting Diverse Talent.
This week we are thrilled to feature Tevah El Emmet “The Idea Man” on our podcast.
Tevah El Emmet is the Founder and CEO of Nspired Media, a platform that supports companies to optimize their social impact then uses that to market their business and increase profits. He also sits on the global advertising team at Facebook where he has been recognized by company VPs for being a founding team member of Facebook Elevate, Facebook’s global company program to train millions of black and Latinx-owned small businesses in marketing. Tevah has also advised US Congress on using economic policy to reverse the negative effects of inequalities faced by minority-owned businesses. He’s also spoken at Pixar, Stanford, Facebook, Yelp, and the Federal Reserve.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about education and exponential learning.
This week we are thrilled to feature Anant Bhardwaj on our podcast.
Anant Bhardwaj is the Founder and CEO of Instabase, the horizontal application platform that employs deep learning to solve unstructured data problems. It has reimagined how businesses build, run and share software applications, changing how they operate. Under Anant’s leadership, Instabase raised $130 million in funding and reached unicorn status just four years after launching in 2015.
While working on his Ph.D. at MIT, Anant realized businesses needed one horizontal platform where enterprise applications could be easily created and used. To solve this, he built a platform, now Instabase, that enterprises such as Standard Chartered began to test building applications on. Today, Bhardwaj’s Instabase is a trusted platform used by top financial and insurance companies, including customers like NatWest, Standard Chartered, and Gusto to automate complex business processes from processing the largest volume of paycheck protection loans in the country to automating the entire insurance claims process.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about building the underlying foundation.
This week we are thrilled to feature Archer Chiang on our podcast.
Archer Chiang is the Founder and CEO of Giftpack. He is an entrepreneur, a product designer, and a software engineer. He has also been a serial entrepreneur with four companies across the globe (US, Taiwan, China, Japan, and Korea) since he was 19. A drop-out from Stanford University (Computer Science Master), graduated from Academy of Art University (New Media MFA), and National Sun Yet-sen University (Computer Science BA) in Taiwan. In the past five years, he has fixated on the digitalization of the gifting economy to change and impact the way people do gifting.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about balancing technology and humanity.
This week we are thrilled to feature Evie Smith Hatmaker on our podcast.
Evie Smith Hatmaker is the Founder and CEO of Rebellious PR. After almost 10 years working with startups and Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley, she started Rebellious PR in 2016 to pursue her vision of elevating PR industry standards through better work, better agency culture, and a focus on cultural competency. She has repeatedly infiltrated the cultural zeitgeist with her forward-thinking clients whether fighting sex tech censorship, uplifting and amplifying underrepresented founders and companies, or landing media opportunities in nearly every major media outlet. In 5 years, she has built and scaled Rebellious from independent practice to a million-dollar agency.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about prioritizing kindness.
This week we are thrilled to feature Jeff Hu on our podcast.
Jeff Hu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Turing Chain, the platform helping schools issue e-certificates on the blockchain, creating a paperless and reliable reality. He was also the first invited scholar at Berkeley Blockchain X-Lab, and global fellow at Clinton Foundation. He previously worked as Head of Blockchain in a New York media company and NLP consultant at J.P. Morgan. Jeff Hu has published three blockchain papers in ACM, IEEE, and international journal CPE and was awarded the Best Paper in CryBlock'18, Germany. In addition, he was the winner of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2017 HK, the South Korea FinTech UpTown Competition 2018, ETNet E-commerce Competition 2019 HK, and 20+ international awards.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about taking the first step.
This week we are thrilled to feature Kylie Woods on our podcast.
Kylie Woods is the Founder and Executive Director of Chic Geek, a supportive community that aids women with progressing in their careers. Chic Geek is driven with strong roots to amplify gender diversity in technology and empower women in tech through various programs. Kylie Wood’s career has evolved from being an employee and consultant to an entrepreneur in the technology industry.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about leading with intentions and inner drive.
This week we are thrilled to feature Dean J. Fusto on our podcast.
Dean J. Fusto is the President and Head of the Brandon Hall School, an international boarding and day school. He is also the founder of Teach.Learn.Lead community. This site is an online edu-library that has grown massively, building a vast global network of teachers and school leaders seeking professional development and access to educational research. In 2017, he founded the Center for Global Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurial Studies at Brandon Hall School to develop his passion for inspiring youth leadership. Dean J. Fusto is a 2020 recipient of the Klingenstein Fellowship at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a past recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship through the University of Connecticut and an EE Ford Fellowship. Dean J. Fusto is also the author of The Next Best Thing to Being There.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about owning your passion.
This week we are thrilled to feature Tim Jackson our podcast.
Tim Jackson is the President and CEO of SHAD Canada, uplifting the next generation to be equipped with resources and knowledge to solve the world's problems. In addition, he has served as CEO of the Accelerator Centre, an incubator for technology startups, Vice President at the University of Waterloo, and Executive Vice-President at the MaRS Discovery District, one of the world's largest urban innovation hubs. Tim Jackson has also chaired several boards such as The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Waterloo Public Library, The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, and the Centre in the Square Theatre.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about growth mindset and transparency.
This week we are thrilled to feature Danielle Baxter on our podcast.
Danielle Baxter is the CEO and Co-Founder of BinoBooks, a customizable literacy platform that provides personalized e-storybooks for parents and their children in the pre-k to grade 2 age range. The purpose is to create stories as conversation starters on complex but crucial topics. Danielle Baxter is also a recent environmental science graduate with a passion for visual storytelling and entrepreneurship.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about taking chances.
This week we are thrilled to feature Anya Cheng on our podcast.
Anya Cheng is the CEO and founder of Taelor, an AI-powered menswear rental subscription startup in Silicon Valley providing the service of helping men stand out without the effort and commitment of purchasing. Previously in her career, Anya Cheng had been a Global Software Product Management and Marketing Executive. She has led Product Managers, Engineers, UX/UI Designers, Data Scientists, and Marketers for Fortune 500 companies launching innovative products. She is also a Mentor at 500 startups, a top accelerator in Silicon Valley, author of a best-selling career book, a TEDx talk speaker, and named in Girls in Tech 40 under 40 list.
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Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about pursuing the path towards success.
This week we are thrilled to feature Scott Steward on our podcast.
Scott Steward is the Founder and CEO of Genius Lab. Genius Lab has an exemplary mission of exposing the youth to the possibilities of learning and exploring their inner greatness to think boldly in achieving accomplishments. Scott Steward encompasses over 30 years of business experience working with Fortune 500 companies and has taught business and entrepreneurship at the collegiate level. He aims to empower the next generation of business leaders to create an impact globally.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about the significance of unleashing your inner genius.
This week we are thrilled to feature Kathleen Brown on our podcast.
Kathleen Brown is the Founder and CEO of Buddhi. Buddhi is the digital platform building support for people dealing with cancer and bridging the gap caused by cancer through producing content, community, and curated products. Kathleen Brown founded Buddhi and was inspired by her years as a cancer survivor lacking the support she needed. She encompasses over 25 years of experience in the cancer community, fundraising, and advocacy for organizations like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The V Foundation.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about reimagining support and inclusivity.
This week we are thrilled to feature Dan Shapiro on our podcast.
Dan Shapiro is the CEO and Co-founder of Glowforge. Glowforge is a tech company that has created a 3D laser printer where designers have now used their Glowforge printers to create millions of products. Earlier in his career, before founding Glowforge, Dan launched the best-selling board game in Kickstarter history, Robot Turtles. In addition, he was the CEO of Google Comparison Inc and the CEO of Photobucket Inc. Dan also holds a dozen US patents and is the author of Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook, published by O’Reilly.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about the power of creation.
This week we are thrilled to feature Trond Undheim on our podcast.
Trond Undheim is the Co-founder and CEO of Yegii Inc. It is a knowledge discovery platform built for digital natives with machine intelligence to inspire change and provide high-tech expertise on-demand to organizations. Trond Undheim is also the Lead Ecosystem Evangelist at Tulip and a popular speaker at several international events, having written numerous articles and published on health innovation, e-Government, and knowledge management, to name a few. He is also the author of Health tech (2021), Future Tech (2021), among four other books, and a podcaster.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about diving deep into exploration and future perspectives.
This week we are thrilled to feature Chih-Wei Tang on our podcast.
Chih-Wei Tang is the Co-founder and CEO of Oasense. This startup specializes in developing a luxury high-tech showerhead to make conservation effortless and enjoyable while preserving water resources. Previously, Chih-Wei Tang also served in the founding team of the Silicon Valley Lab of Ford Motor Company.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about leading innovations and solutions into reality.
This week we are thrilled to feature Dr. Zachary Burton on our podcast.
Dr. Zachary Burton is the Co-Founder and the Executive Director of The Manic Monologues that aims at breaking down stigma by highlighting stories of mental health at the forefront through theatre and film. The Manic Monologues has been highlighted and featured by The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, Fast Company, and many more. Dr. Zachary Burton is also a board member of the Coalition for Action for Preventive Mental Health in Kenya, the Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health, Advisory Committee Member to Generation Mental Health with many other prominent roles.
He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford and has worked for NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and a Fortune 500 energy producer. His written work has also been published by Devex, the United Nations, The Wall Street Journal, and several other scientific journals. He has also been invited to speak for TedX and has received many other prestigious speaker invitations for his work.
Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about initiating conversations on what matters.
This week we are thrilled to have Liz Pearce on our podcast.
Liz Pearce is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fresh Chalk, a social network for sharing recommendations for products and professionals with your friends. Liz Pearce was previously the CEO of LiquidPlanner and has held roles at Sony PlayStation, Google and Amazon early in her career. She was also a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year program, awarded by Ernst & Young in 2016 and a Seattle 40 under 40 honoree.
Tune into this week's episode to learn more about fueling your vision and the significance of transparency.
This week we are thrilled to have Luis Miguel Varona on our podcast.
Luis Miguel Varona, only being 17-years-old, has participated and spoken about outreach programs he directs in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Luis Miguel Varona supports both local and international communities in his many roles of Executive Management at the Good Intentions Foundation and Brave Minds, Senior Management at Teach for Speech and ASEAN Youth Organization Philippines, and a Board Advisor at KidsForFinance and the World Blood Foundation.
Tune into this episode to learn more about taking a stand and inheriting to make a difference.
This week we are thrilled to have Zachary Conway on our podcast.
Zachary Conway is the CEO of Seeds, a platform that aims to empower investors with tools encouraging them to participate in change by aligning investor financial goals and personal values. Zachary Conway is also the Co-Founder of Life and Wealth Network and Managing Director of Conway Wealth, which is helping to create a balance between money and life.
Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about balancing your way forward and aligning your values.
This week we are thrilled to have Matt Stockamp on our podcast.
Matt Stockamp is the Sustainability lead at Nisolo, a company with a vision of inducing the fashion industry to value the world and the creators. Matt Stockamp manages and leads the social and environmental impact initiatives instituting fair living wages and benefits. In addition, he champions making a difference in the fashion industry and guiding the company towards an impactful direction.
Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about the impact of sustainability and seeking opportunities to make a difference.
This week we are thrilled to have Toomas Truumees on our podcast.
Toomas Truumees is the CEO of Adaptive Strategic Partners, a company specializing in strategic decision-making and uncertainty management utilizing futuristic technologies to aid healthcare leaders. Toomas Truumees has more than 25 years of experience as a corporate strategist and trusted advisor to boards and senior management teams. He has further worked with numerous C-suite clients and also has authored several articles on strategic management.
Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about strategic decision-making and acting faster to move forward.
This week we are thrilled to have Rebekah Bastian on our podcast.
Rebekah Bastian is the CEO of OwnTrail, a peer-to-peer support system empowering professional and personal development for women. A platform where women can share their own unique, authentic stories as trails and receive the inspiration and insights to advance to blaze their own trails. She is also the author of Blaze Your Own Trail.
Create your trail now at OwnTrail and explore the trails of our host and Rebekah Bastian.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about embracing every story and blazing through life.
This week we are thrilled to have Dr. Patrick Flynn on our podcast.
Dr. Patrick Flynn is the Founder of The Wellness Way, a company that aims to restore health by providing healthcare testing and guidance to achieve total wellness. Dr. Patrick Flynn encompasses 21 years of practice training thousands of doctors on a different approach to healthcare. He is also the author of an international bestselling book - I Disagree. Amongst his many achievements, he strives to help people take control of their health.
Tune in to this weeks' episode to learn more about how you can prioritize and build lives.
This week we are thrilled to have Rand Fishkin on our podcast.
Rand Fishkin is the CEO of SparkToro, a software company specializing in making market research accessible with a mission towards helping people to do better marketing. He has contributed much of his professional life to empowering people through his startups, writing, speaking and his book Lost and Founder, all of which contribute to building better marketing and a path to success.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how you can build your path to success.
This week we are thrilled to have Connie Stacey on our podcast.
Connie Stacey is the Founder of Growing Greener Innovations, a Canadian energy technology company creating engineering solutions towards a better energy future. Her mission through developing clean energy solutions is to help empower people and eradicate global energy poverty. Her patented technology has won several awards, including the Canadian Product Innovation Award in 2020.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about her journey of inventing technology to drive social change.
This week we are thrilled to have Audra Renyi on our show.
Audra Renyi is the Founder of earAccess Inc, a social enterprise that connects people to the world through hearing in underserved countries by providing affordable and sustainable hearing loss solutions. She is also the Founding Executive Director of World Wide Hearing Foundation International. Audra Reyni has won the Governor General of Canada’s Innovation Award and was named a Heroine of Health at the 2018 WHO World Health Assembly for her exemplary service and contribution.
Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about her journey to implement innovative solutions with a positive impact.
This week we are thrilled to have Lynn-Marie Angus on our show.
Lynn-Marie Angus is the CEO of Sisters Sage, an indigenous brand that handcrafts modern wellness and self-care products. She aims to create beautiful, Indigenous-inspired products that not only spotlight the rich culture but also advocate environmental sustainability and empower future female and young entrepreneurs.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about her experiences on how she aims to empower your voice.
This week we are thrilled to have Assel Beglinova on our show.
Assel Beglinova is the Founder of Minance, a company helping solopreneurs on simplifying their finances leading to revitalize the service of understanding finances better. She is also the Founder of Tea Club Toronto that aids founders in overcoming startup challenges.
Tune into this weeks’ episode to learn more about how she acts on curiosity and implements her proactive approach in prioritizing finances.
his week we are thrilled to have Tyler Menezes on our show.
Tyler Menezes is the Executive Director of CodeDay, a company that aims to increase diverse Computer Science enrollment worldwide. He runs events to inspire low-income and underrepresented students to fall in love with coding in over 50+ cities. He is also recognized as one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about insights on how to strive for excellence.
This week we are thrilled to have Kyla Bolden on our show.
Kyla Bolden is the Founder of Wiz Kid Coding, a company that specializes in providing coding and STEM education programs to kids aged 3 to 16. She is a Bermudian born entrepreneur with a focus on empowering others through tech-focused businesses.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how to take every opportunity.
This week we are thrilled to have Thembi Bheka on our show.
Thembi Bheka is the Founder of Virtual Staff On-Demand, an organization that trains women from disadvantaged backgrounds (mainly in Africa) to create income online working as virtual assistants. She was voted the Launch Club (Jeff Walker’s community) Spokesperson for the year by over a 1000 entrepreneurs.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how she aims to bridge the gap between employment shortage and unemployment rate.
This week we are thrilled to have Vadim Lidich on our show.
Vadim Lidich is the Founder and CEO of CoSquare, a platform that helps entrepreneurs incorporate their businesses, issue shares, & submit government filings. He is also the founder and host of OneThirtyAM podcast, a podcast about what keeps entrepreneurs up at night.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how you can cut your losses and continue to progress.
This week we are thrilled to have Daryl Edwards on our show.
Daryl Edwards is the Founder of Daryl Edwards Coaching, a company which aims to accelerate self-leadership growth of service driven leaders and amplify positive change and impact they have on the world. He is also an ICF-trained coach with 15 years of international social enterprise entrepreneurial experience and nearly 10 years in purpose driven coaching, leading diverse teams in dozens of countries.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how he helps others build their passion.
This week we are thrilled to have Vino Jeyapalan on our show.
Vino Jeyapalan is the CEO and Founder of Kabo Fresh Dog Foods, a company that uses doggy data to deliver healthier diets for dogs. As a young entrepreneur categorised under the Forbes 30 under 30, his focus is on solving the diet issues and health issues of pets.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about how he helps the communities around him.
This week we are thrilled to have Suba Umathevan on our show.
Suba Umathevan is the CEO of DROSOS Foundation which is at the forefront of supporting projects and promoting life skills of disadvantaged children and young people. With over 5 years of experience as the CEO of Plan International Switzerland, her focus was on children’s rights and quality for girls.
Tune in to this weeks’ episode to learn more about connecting people beyond our differences.
This week we are thrilled to have Daniel Nieto on our show.
Daniel Nieto is the Co-founder and CEO of Kalsa, a company that aims to re-imagine financial services for an interconnected world. He is also the startup Founder of Ascension, an incubation program exclusively focused on helping Canadian Fintech startups develop their products and collaborate with others in the ecosystem.
Tune in to today’s episode to learn more about how he helps people get closer to financial freedom.
This week we are thrilled to have Mateo Pekic on our show.
Mateo Pekic is the Founder of 3DQue, a company that aims to revolutionise the way people print 3D material through software automation systems and other innovations. Their goal is to help FFF 3D printing become a viable low-cost solution for volume manufacturing.
Tune in to today’s episode to learn more about how he revolutionizes volume manufacturing.
This week we are thrilled to have Stefany Nieto on our show.
Stefany Nieto is the Founder and Executive Director of Green Iglu, an award-winning food-security start-up that builds food production facilities in remote communities across Canada, including the Arctic. She is also the Co-founder and COO of Gwella which aims to build the most accessible and Promethean over-the-counter portfolio of mushroom products that amplify individual and community wellness.
Tune in to today’s episode to learn more about how she overcomes her fears as an entrepreneur.
This week we are thrilled to have Kim Langen on our show.
Kim Langen is the CEO and Co-founder of Spirit of Math, an innovative leader in after school Math tuition. With over 30 years of success moving into over 40 campuses across Canada, USA and Pakistan, her focus is on high performance students.
Tune in to today’s episode to learn about her experiences throughout life which lead to this powerhouse of a company.
This week we are thrilled to have Jacqueline Jennings on our show.
Jacqueline is an Associate of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and a Director of the Fireweed Fellowship Program. The Fireweed Fellowship Program is the first national accelerator program for Indigenous entrepreneurship. The goal of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is to accelerate the success of indigenous social enterprises by providing access to capital and bespoke technical assistance, within an Indigenous cultural framework.
Tune into today's episode to find out more about these exciting companies that aim to support indigenous entrepreneurs.
Suzanne Tyson is the Founder and CEO of Higher Ed Points, an organization that helps students fund their higher education through loyalty points. Prior to this she has held roles in educational publishing companies and in the loyalty industry.
Tune into today’s episode to learn more about how you can support the higher education goals of your loved ones.
As Marine Biologist turned Entrepreneur, Brianne Miller aims to achieve zero waste, connect people to the environment and to come up with cool and creative solutions to complex conservation problems. She is the co-founder of NADA, Vancouver’s package free grocery store, which links buyers to suppliers and offers healthy local and unpackaged products.
Tune into today's episode to learn more about Brianne’s experiences that lead to the success story of NADA.
Tania Lo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tandem Innovation Group which is at the forefront of the co-creation economy and the growing demand for outsourced experts.
Tune in to hear how a simple expedition turned her life around.
Patrice Mousseau is the Creator of Satya Organics which is an NPN approved/ USDA certified Organic products manufacturer and we are excited to have her on our show this week.
Her goal is to help those with skin conditions such as Eczema and offer a legitimate alternative to steroid products.
Tune in to today’s episode to find out more about this exciting product by Patrice Mousseau.
This week we are thrilled to have BE Alink on our show.
Alinker’s inventor, Be Alink aims to connect people with each other by creating meaningful social contacts through which people can engage based on who we are as humans.
She is also the founder of BeAlinker family farm that promotes a healthy life by building a community for people who are isolated and dismissed due to disabilities.
Tune in this week to learn more about Alinker, a vehicle for social change.
Vicki Saunders is a dreamer who's journey began when she spent several years in Prague after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since then, she has gone on to launch companies on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange), built a number of other successful ventures based all around the world, and founded Sheo. Sheo is a mind blowing company that is helping to solve the world’s biggest problems through an innovated crowdsourced VC funding model. They have several thousands of activators and over 70 portfolio companies.
Dr. Sven Beiker is a Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer where he instructs students on strategies for startups and corporations in the field of automated, connected, electrified, and shared mobility. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Silicon Valley Mobility, a consulting and advisory firm which helps demystify mobility trends. Dr. Beiker brings to bear his over 20 years of experience gained during his tenure at the BMW Group, Stanford University, and McKinsey & Company.
Tune in to learn about where the automotive industry has gone, where it's heading, and where it needs to go.
Our guest for today, Cindy Poiesz is the Founder of Supernola and Co-Founder/CEO of EVOLVE Brands.
Cindy is using her finance background to realign the way we snack by making the healthy choice the easy choice.
Supernola can be found in over 8,500 retailers across the US, including Walgreens and Sprouts.
Tune in to hear how Cindy used Covid-19 related disasters to propel growth, why she believes her health-focused brand belongs in convenient stores, and more.
Professor J.D Schramm , a Keynote Speaker, Communication Consultant and Coach, Author of Communicate with Mastery: speak with confidence and write for impact For over twenty years JD has taught at NYU. Columbia, and Stanford where he founded the Mastery in Communication Initiative at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Tune into today's episode to learn the exciting lessons of communication from J.D.Schramm!
Kim Le is the co-founder of Terramino Foods (now primeroots), first conceived of the idea to use fungi to create a meat replacement for salmon in the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology’s Alt.Meat Challenge Lab. She has been working in management within the food industry for over ten years and is determined to bring delicious, and nutritious foods to increase accessibility and equity in our food system. Tune into today's episode to learn how Kim's journey of healthy food production went!
James Bello is the Co-Founder of Shameless Pets works to reduce the environmental impact of pet food through nutritional upcycled treats made with lobster shells and meat; egg shells, blueberry pulp, apples, and more.
Tune into today's episode to find out the exciting inventions done by Shameless Pets to reimagine food for our furry friends.
Farmer's Fridge CEO & Founder Luke Saunders is creating a connected network of vending machines offering fresh & healthy meals, shares insights on creating a restaurant-like experience, solving food-supply chain issues, and capitalizing on grassroots marketing .
Farmer’s Fridge has been included as a TIME Top 100 Invention in 2019.
Tune into today's episode to learn about the journey Luke Saunders went through when he founded Farmer's fridge.
Professor Matt Abrahams is a lecturer of Organizational Behaviour at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Co-Founder of Bold Echo LLC, a company which is well experienced in coaching Silicon Valley executives and business professionals. Tune into today's episode to learn on how the Rising star of the Management communication Association overcame anxiety, and walk through his journey of success with us!
Troy Henikoff is a Managing director of the venture capital firm, MATH Venture Partners and also a board member of many organizations such as JioBit, Retrium, EatStreet, CardFlight, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, and has also been a founder, founding member, or CEO of several notable companies such as SurePayroll, Onewed.com, Jellyvision and many others Tune into today's episode to be a part of this entrepreneur turned VC life and experience.
Sashee Chandran is the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar company that creates organic, bagless teas. Tea Drops can be found in over 1,500 retail stores nationwide, has been featured on Good Morning America and Oprah Magazine as well as loved by female leaders like Chrissy Teigen, Tory Burch, and Michelle Obama. Join us on today's episode to learn how Sashee founded Tea Drops, and her inspiration behind it
Dr. Federico Antoni, the Co-founder of ALLVP has been supporting the Mexican venture capital since 2012. He has 25 investments to-date and is also a professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at the Stanford Business School Tune into today's episode to learn Antoni's experience throughout life when it comes to entrepreneurship as a career, and now, supporting entrepreneurship through a venture capital firm
Clinton Robinson, the CEO of Lane, a Proptech company offering a communication platform for landlords and tenants, is a serial entrepreneur, who founded his first successful company at the age of 15. He speaks on the difference of founding companies in different times of the digital world, and his journey as an entrepreneur and the lessons he learned en route. Tune into this episode to understand his journey creating these amazing startups, and get the best knowledge on entrepreneurship.
Mark Thomann is the founder of Dormitus Brands and recently founded an early-stage health and wellness fund called Spiral Sun Ventures. He has relaunched many brands that were dear to many consumers by making them more consumer friendly, and healthy. Tune in to this episode to get hands on knowledge on entrepreneurship, and get a sneak peak on how he relaunched some of the best brands out there.
Dr. Tom Eisenmann is a Professor at Harvard. His focus is on Business Administration, and he is also a Faculty Co-Chair of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. He has made significant research contributions to topics surrounding tech and entrepreneurship. His new book, Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success comes out on the 30th of March, 2020. Preorder today: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Startups-Fail-Roadmap-Entrepreneurial/dp/0593137027/
Tune in to this episode for to get a sneak peak on his findings. Learn why startups fail, and what you can do to avoid it.
Joe Born is the Founder & Chairman of Aiwa USA. The company is a reincarnation of the old $2 Billion Japanese Audio brand abandoned by Sony over a decade ago. Since 2015 he has been resurrecting the old brand with new Audio products in the US and Europe. Their wireless headphones and modern-day "boombox" are their best sellers. Joe's has been in the consumer electronics space for more than two decades.
Through his career, Joe has brought over $400MM worth of innovative consumer electronics products to market.
Tune in to hear about Joe’s journey as an inventor, how he is innovating in the age of Amazon and resurrecting the illustrious tech brand - Aiwa.
Tanmay Bakshi is a 16-year-old Canadian author, AI and ML Systems Architect, TED & Keynote speaker, Google Developer Expert for Machine Learning, and IBM Champion for Cloud.
He has addressed over 200,000 executives, developers, and audiences worldwide as a speaker. The United Nations, NASSCOM, Linux Foundation, Apple, SAP, IBM, KPMG, Microsoft and Walmart are a few of the organizations he has keynoted for.
Tanmay has been featured in the Toronto Star, Forbes and CNBC, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, just to name a few.
His self-titled YouTube channel reaches over 330,000 subscribers across the world.
Erik Lloyd is CEO at Brink Bionics, an innovative startup that is dedicated to developing bionic enhancements for consumers Their first product is Impulse, a bionic reaction-time enhancement for PC gamers. He co-founded Brink Bionics with Dr. Ning Jiang and Dr. Jiyan during his time as a grad student at the University of Waterloo.
Tune in to hear the fascinating tale of what it is like to start a hardware business during covid, the serendipitous beginnings that helped to launch this innovative startup, and more.
As a teenager, Nour watched her mother struggle and persevere as she started and grew a successful auto parts company in a male-dominated field.
Today, Nour is the President of Build a Dream – the non-profit that she founded in 2014 — to inspire youth to make informed career choices that challenge the status quo.
Nour has traveled across Canada speaking about workforce development and recruiting women for male-dominated industries. She also led a national research project with AIA Canada to develop a national strategy to help the industry attract, recruit, retain, and advance women in the automotive industry.
Tune in this week to learn about quantum computing and photonics with Tom Bromley. How will it revolutionize industries like pharma and finance, and why should you be interested?
Tom Bromley is a Theoretical Physicist who is currently at Xanadu developing quantum machine learning algorithms. He studied Physics in the UK and graduated with his PhD in 2017. Tom's research topic was quantum information theory, focusing on how quantum properties such as entanglement can be measured and used.
Alan Cook is the founder and CEO of BrilliantPet.He appeared on ABC’s hit television show Shark Tank to launch the BrilliantPad self-cleaning dog potty in November 2017. This summer his team followed up with BrilliantPad SMART, which adds WiFi connectivity and an app. Now you can see and replace dirty puppy pads from the palm of your hand.
Alan has created many well-known products and companies, including the ScoopFree® self-cleaning litter box, FroliCat™ family of electronic pet toys, the Belle-V Kitchen designer ice cream scoop -- which is the featured at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum, and the Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour gift shop, and even a sensor and data analytics system that was acquired by Intel / GE Healthcare.
Alan guest lectures on the topics of product development and entrepreneurship at Penn, Wharton, and MIT. He is an investor in several technology start-ups and an adviser to Spark Shop, a not-for-profit that fosters STEM education in middle-schools and high schools.
In his spare time, he practices yoga and races cars, and we’ll talk about that too!
Mike brings with him experience in taxation, financial reporting, investments and real estate.
Prior to co-founding ConnectCPA, Mike worked as a Senior Associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers specializing in small and medium sized business advisory. Mike also spent time as a tax and accounting manager at a mid-sized accounting practice and as an Investment Associate at a real estate private equity firm.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Schulich School of Business and is a Chartered Accountant.
In his spare time, Mike loves to spend time with his wife and family, including his nieces. He is also an avid golfer and likes to pretend that the highest score wins.
Sundi Sundaresh is a serial-entrepreneur and seasoned CEO. He has over twenty-five years of successful leadership experience as Board Member, CEO, General Manager (P&L), and senior executive in the development and growth of high technology businesses. Over his extensive career, Sundi has led organizations with up to 1500 people and revenues of up to $1B. And Sundi is no one trick pony – all his startups were incredibly diverse from location analytics to enterprise software to semiconductors. He is a visionary leader who always seems to rise to the occasion.
Chuck Goldman is a seasoned serial-entrepreneur, as well as CRO at SkyX, a company that is revolutionizing the way we manage long-range assets. He has successfully exited multiple successful tech companies like Apperian App management, Interactive Media Solutions and Applied CD Technologies. Apperian helped Apple accelerate the adoption of IOS in enterprise and was acquired by Blackberry and Arxan.
In between his Founder/C-suite roles, Chuck spent time in leadership positions at companies like Apple and Accenture. At Apple, he was Director of System Engineering for 8 years where he managed a team of 300+ engineers. During this time, he also ran Apple's first state-wide laptop deployment to 70 thousand students and teachers.
This week’s guest is Anjalee Narenthiren. She is a 17-year-old serial-entrepreneur, world-robotics champion, and host of the 2020 show. She is a VEX robotics world champion, having beat out 20,000+ international teams. When she was just fifteen, she founded her first venture, TechExplore, a social enterprise that brought tech education to over 1000 kids, and was featured in publications like the Toronto Star, Thompson Reuters, and more. Now Anjalee is working to use her experiences as a young founder to help train the next generation of leaders through Startup Dojo.
Dr. Cynthia Lucas Hewitt is a Professor of Sociology, and Faculty of the African American Studies Program at Morehouse College. She is Director of the International Comparative Labor Studies program. Dr. Hewitt’s current research includes the impact of different authority structures on social well-being; and labor market outcomes of racial and ethnic inequality in the US. Dr. Hewitt is also a Kettering Foundation Whisenton Public Scholar.
Tune in to hear about how BLM and other movements have progressed over the last century, and their role in shaping the future.
Peter Kuperman is CEO and Founder at Hatch Coding. He started coding when he was nine and now, he is working to spread that passion to over 40,000 students. Hatch believes that students learn better through hands-on-activities, that is why they offer an awesome library of over 600 projects that students can choose from.
Tune in this week to hear about Peter’s time spent studying alongside Elon Musk, working with Jeff Johnson, and his advice for young entrepreneurs.
Mano Kulasingam is a visionary tech-entrepreneur. His last venture, Digiflare, was focused on helping media companies deliver ground-breaking video service. Mano was pivotal in growing Digiflare to a company with over 120 employees. Through the 10 years that Mano dedicated to this company, Digiflare's impressive client roster grew to include Disney, NBC, CNN, HBO and Sony, and more.
Tune in to hear about Mano’s journey finding product-market-fit, the lessons he learned through the process, and his advice on how to cultivate a resilient culture.
Brian Burkhart is founder of SquarePlanet, which was named an Inc. 5000 company in 2018. A sought after keynote speaker, he works with some of the world’s leading brands, including Google, Red Bull, Amazon, Northern Trust, McDonalds,and more. In addition to his extensive experience, Brian is an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University’s prestigious Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Brian’s first book, Stand for Something: The Power of Building A Brand People Authentically Love, is an Amazon #1 bestseller in several business categories.
Check out this week’s episode to hear about Brian’s journey building Square Planet, and why he always chooses love over hate through practicing gratitude.
Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri is the Executive Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, as well as a Professor at the Wharton School of Business. Much of his research has focused on understanding operational drivers in innovation-focused acquisitions, and investigating the implications of R&D outsourcing projects.
In this episode, Dr. Chaudhuri discusses how Covid-19 wil impact outsourcing and M&A operations, as well as how industries like airlines can better handle the pandemic-related turbulence.
Angela is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. She specializes in public sector strategy and transformations, and advises governments on how to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of their service delivery.
Tune in to this week’s episode to hear more about how the public-sector is adapting to covid-19 in the short and long term.
Dr. Gad Allon is a Professor of Operations and Decisions, at the Wharton School of Business. Recently, Dr. Allon has done some fascinating work looking at gig economies, as well as information and competition models. His articles have appeared in leading journals, including Management Science, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Operations Research.
Tune in this week to hear about how the gig-economy will evolve in a post COVID world, why supply chains probably won’t change much, and how we can become more resilient to black swan events.
Victor Mapunga is a Zimbabwe native who is working to use technology to better the lives of millions. In Africa, there are over 400 million citizens without proper identification. Most of them cannot get any credit or formal employment because they are unable to prove who they are. Victor is the man on the front line working to solve this billion-dollar problem. His company, FlexFinTx, is currently running a pilot program with the largest commercial bank in Zimbabwe to finally make banking more accessible.
Tune in this week to hear about Victor’s experience bootstrapping a startup in Zimbabwe, the fascinating opportunities for innovation in emerging markets, and more.
Professor Aulet is the Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is an award-winning educator and author whose current work is built off his successful 25-year business career. During this time, he created hundreds of millions of dollars of shareholder value through his companies.
His acclaimed book, Disciplined Entrepreneurship (2017), has been translated into 18+ languages.
Tune in to hear how Prof. Aulet developed the principals in his book, how they have held up, and how young entrepreneurs can become "antifragile."
Neil Wainwright is a serial entrepreneur who has built over 8 successful startups over the past three decades. Currently, he is the CEO and Founder of UpHabit, as well as an Associate at the Rotman Creative Destruction Lab, and a Peerscale Board Member. His current company, UpHabit, is a new mobile-first venture that is helping people develop, build and nurture deeper personal relationships.
Tune in to hear Neil’s biggest takeaways from his eight startups, his advice on how to minimize stress as a founder, and everything else about entrepreneurship!
Want one-on-one advice from Neil? Book a time on his calendar: https://calendly.com/neil-wainwright
Dr. Amy Yeboah is an Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Howard University. Currently, she teaches courses on Black Film, Education, and Gender. In addition to being invited to speak on shows like PBS NewsHour, Professor Yeboah has been published in journals like Mosaic Magazine; the CLA Journal, and more.
Join us this week as we discuss police brutality, anti-black racism, and how you can help push for reform.
Steve Woods is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Nudge.ai, a relationship intelligence platform that helps drive sales, and Eloqua, a company that was acquired by Oracle in 2012.
He is also the author of the book "Digital Body Language."
Join us this week to hear how Steve built two largely successful startups, the lessons he has learned along the way, and his predictions for the future.
Joel Lessem is the CEO and Founder of Firmex, an industry leader in the virtual data room software category. Tens of thousands of organizations use Firmex's VDR SaaS software, and under his leadership, Firmex is rapidly becoming a standard for sharing large volumes of highly confidential documents.
Tune in to hear how Joel built businesses that thrived through the last two recessions, and how he is leading his company through this pandemic.
Jason Braverman is the CTO at SkyX Systems, a company that is revolutionizing the way we manage long-range assets. SkyX (www.skyx.com) integrates AI with custom-built drone systems to accumulate and analyze data on assets like pipelines, railways, and more. Their long-range drones are able to collect comprehensive data on assets that would normally take humans days to check.
In this episode, Jason discusses the exciting future that SkyX is building, and how the SpaceX ISS launch makes him confident that it won’t be long before privately built Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will change the way that we live. The future of UAV looks thrilling and I can’t wait for you to join us on this ride!
From helping to bring Hotmail to Microsoft, to building Kobo, Ken Nickerson has done it all. Ken is currently the CEO of iBinary LLC. Formerly he spent a decade at Microsoft, five years at Rogers Communications, and several years in banking and insurance developing emergent systems. Ken is a founder, board member, or advisor to dTaz, i6, OmersV, CDL, Xanadu, HorizonIO. He was also previously involved with Flixel, Rthm, OpenCola, and Kobo.
In this episode, Ken discusses his work with think-tanks, the long-term societal and economic impacts of COVID-19, how he is helping to move quantum computing forwards with Xanadu, and his predictions on how emerging technologies will move humanity forwards – and backward.
Jesse Beyroutey, General Partner at IA Ventures, shares how his investment decision-making is changing into the 2020s, and how he has helped his portfolio companies excel. He also analyzes different market gaps that Covid-19 is opening up, and offers advice on how other companies can make the most of these changing times.
Jesse was on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 - Venture Capital List. At just 26, he made partner at IA Ventures. IA is quietly one of the most successful seed firms of the last decade, backing billion-dollar startups like TransferWise, The Trade Desk, Komodo Health, Datadog, and Flatiron Health.
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Don Chapman, former President of Novell Canada, shares his advice for businesses looking to thrive through this pandemic. As an Advisor to many top tech startups, Don has a birds-eye view into how Covid-19 is impacting businesses in different verticals. Don shares how three of his startups – Audience View, CampBrain, and Condo Control – are proactively taking advantage of new market opportunities and becoming “better partners to their customers.”
In addition to being President of Novell, Don was also an executive at many other large corporations (like ComputeInnovations, IBM and more). Presently, he is a CEO Advisor, helping leadership teams lead their businesses to higher levels of achievement.
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