ZoneCast: Recent Episodes

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ZoneCast is a podcast interview series that features entrepreneurs, professionals and academics.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Shireen Islam, co-owner of Code Ninjas Milton. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Evan Tapper, Director of School of Continuing Studies at The Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U). 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Pascale Audette, CEO of Carebook Technologies. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sam Senior, CEO of TestBox.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Abhishek Dadoo and Dushyant Khare to discuss Fewcents. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I feature BioBox, an online platform that helps genomic researchers collaborate. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sean Van Koughnett, Associate Vice President, Students and Learning, at McMaster University. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Carrie Purcell, Chief Operational Officer at Tech Adaptika.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Kasey Dunn, Project Manager, Centre for Entrepreneurship at Humber College.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Youssef Helwa, CEO of NERv Technology. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jerry Chien, CEO of Gravvity.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Nick Romano, CEO of Deeplite. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Matthew Smith, CEO of MazumaGo. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Philip Barrar, CEO of Moka. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jeffrey Allison, President of Delta CleanTech.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jean-Philippe Bradette, President of Apprentx.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jamie Ally, Vice President of Engineering at Almon. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Chase Ando, Chief Product Officer at Ava Technologies.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Raghavender Sahdev, CEO of NuPort Robotics. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jeff McCann, Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Insurance.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Félix Bélisle Dockrill, CEO of GRAD4.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Liz O' Connell, Co-founder and President of Arolytics.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Caleb Opersko, founder and CEO of Spot It, to discuss how the Spot It mobile app can help retail shoppers.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Travis Kanellos, Chief Strategy Officer at Elevate Farm.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Maggie Mo, Senior Manager of Strategy and Operations at Clutch.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Alex Bouaziz, founder and CEO of Deel.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Dylan Robertson, co-founder of New Earth Solutions and Respira. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Dominique Kwong, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Damon Motorcycles, about AI-enabled, smart, electric and safe motorcycles.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Glenn Meleder, founder and CEO of Securaxis.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Omar Khamissa, Manager of Community Engagement at National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Bahar Hafizi, founder of BH Legal, to discuss her entrepreneurial journey.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Denise Bedell, Executive Director of Content Innovo, to discuss content marketing.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Ben Polley, President of Evolve Builders. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jason Behrmann, Director of Marketing and Communications at Zetane.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Stephanie Mazhari, Manager of Entrepreneurship Services at Halton Small Business Centre. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Henry Vaage Iversen, Chief Commercial Officer of Boost.ai. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Robert Menegotto, CEO of Mantech.     

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Gordon Leslie, co-founder of Client Magnet and Conversify. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Kristy Lamb, founder of Bold Health, to discuss anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and proactive mental health management. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed John Arbuckle, CEO of Quorum Technologies. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Moufeed Kaddoura, founder and CEO of Kenota Health, to discuss his fundraising experience.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Shabs Badshah and Magdalene Schifferer of TrustD.space. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jo Anne Watton, CEO of UTComp.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Dana McCauley, Associate Director, New Venture Creation, at University of Guelph. McCauley is also the founder of Blue Unicorn Innovation. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Derek Vella, Director of Guelph Food Innovation Centre.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Caleb Opersko, founder and CEO of Spot It. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Adam Corneil, founder of Unbuilders. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Amanda Hertel, Manager of Data Innovation Programs at Communitech.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Tracy Laranjo, Growth Manager at Willful, to discuss growth marketing. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Lenore Johnson, founder of Lenjo Bakes. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Chef Pam Fanjoy. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jane Ong, founder and CEO of Neophyto Foods.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Carey McClement, founder of Lucy Pearlle. Lucy Pearlle is a client of Innovation Guelph. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Andrew Lambden, founder and CEO of Terra View Homes. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Savita Despot, co-founder of Blue Marble Academy.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Ahva Sadhegi, CEO of Symba. 

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GUELPH SPECIAL

For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Genevieve Sutherns and Josh Gray to discuss Guelph Box. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Tom Berry, founder and CEO of Reel One Entertainment, to discuss:

  • Allegro Films and its acquisition.
  • Reel One Entertainment.
  • how the film industry has evolved.
  • the viability and future of theatres.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Stephanie Andrews, Head of Production at Quill.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, founder of Profound Impact. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Dan Mathers, co-founder and CEO of Eleven-x. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Zubair Qasim, Executive Director of National Zakat Foundation, to discuss the Islamic concept of Zakat. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jay El-Kaake, CEO of Fera.ai.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Stephanie Hollingshead, CEO of HR Tech Group, to discuss BIPOC and Diversity and Inclusion Resource Hub.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Aaron Barth, founder and President of Dialectic. Dialectic is a client of Innovation Guelph.

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GUELPH SPECIAL

For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Paul Subject, Wael Ahmed and Sherif Abdou to discuss FloNergia. 

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GUELPH SPECIAL

For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Spencer Waugh, founder and CEO of AceAge. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed David Levy, founder and CEO of Chocolate Tales. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Tina Brisbin, Owner of Mambella's Italian Kitchen. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Francis Valois, founder and CEO of Medzy. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Nishaant Sangaavi, co-founder and CEO of EnergyX, to discuss his fundraising experience. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Carlyn Loncaric, CEO of VodaSafe, to discuss how she leveraged her engineering and lifeguarding background to create AquaEye, a hand-held sonar device that helps lifeguards and first responders find drowning people. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I Interviewed Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars, to discuss venture deals and mental health.

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MENTAL HEALTH SPECIAL

For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Rania Awaad, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, to discuss:

  1. Stanford University's Muslims and Mental Health Lab.
  2. Khalil Centre.
  3. Sustenance of the Soul.

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GUELPH SPECIAL

For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Christina Barbato and Paul Spagnuolo (Avocado Man) to discuss Metavo, an Avocado-based nutraceutical that helps treat insulin resistance. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Maude Léger, CEO of Sold Right Away, to discuss real estate marketing.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Rachel Bartholomew, CEO of Hyivy Health, to explore how her cancer experience helped launch a new business. Hyivy Health is a client of Innovation Guelph. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jonathan Boulanger to discuss The Forge. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Remo Di Fronzo, Director of Smart Buildings at ThoughtWire, to discuss smart buildings. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Brian McCollum, Chief Commercial Officer at eSight, to discuss eSight's revolutionary product that helps restore central vision for people who suffer from macular degeneration. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Stephanie Holko, Digital Transformation Project Lead at ArcelorMittal Dofasco, to discuss project management. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sheela Viswanathan, Senior Lead, Applications & Administrator specializing in Salesforce, to discuss customer relationship management and business-to-business marketing. You can click here to learn more about Salesforce. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Taha Ghayyur, Vice President at Sound Vision, to discuss:

  • Sound Vision and Muslim Network TV.
  • Islamophobia.
  • His journey to the service of Islam.
  • His advice for Canadian muslims.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Rohit Sobti, CEO of Brand Monk, to discuss brand licensing and film advertising. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sonduren Fanarredha, creator of the Canadian Rider YouTube channel, to discuss YouTube entrepreneurship and video advertising.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Tammy Hwang, Co-founder and CEO of CoMotion Group, to discuss Hamilton's business ecosystem.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Julien Brault, founder and CEO of Hardbacon, to discuss how he crowdsourced $1.1M from multiple investors. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed RedBit to discuss the 2020 Microsoft Community Response award it received.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Naveh Shretrit, co-founder and CEO of Treebute. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Dawson Lucier, founder and CEO of PULSE Lifesaving, to discuss an augmented reality solution that enables first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training to be delivered virtually. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Simon Bourgeios, founder and CEO of Humi, to discuss how Humi raised $15M CAD through a Series A funding round. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Steve Liang, founder and CTO of SensorUp, to discuss how Sensorup raised $6M. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sonduren Fanarredha, Product Marketing Lead at Kira Systems, to discuss how Kira Systems' machine learning solution can help law firms efficiently analyze contracts. 

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SERIES For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Jill Torrance and Emily Kinread to discuss how Digby Paints, an online provider of paints and related accessories, is digitizing the paint-buying process. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Eugene Suyu, founder of Tinkerine, to discuss how he pivoted to manufacture and sell personal protective equipment. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Aaron Vidas, founder and CEO of StrategyBox. Together, we discussed: 

  • StrategyBox, a marketing analytics platform.
  • Raising $2M.
  • The important question entrepreneurs need to ask. Do you grow your business organically by re-investing profits? Or do you find an investor to finance the growth of your business?

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Mike Cotton, CEO of Rumble Gaming.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Alysha D'Souza, Director of Marketing at Finaeo, to discuss B2B and content marketing. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Anna Strachan, Professor and Program Coordinator at Sheridan College, about how the pandemic has affected the higher education sector. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Valentin Staykov, co-founder and CEO of Pastel. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Gihan Fonseka, founder and CEO of Powered by Arc, to discuss the sports and esports management platform he designed for players, coaches and clubs.   

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Maja Maher, CEO of Nova Institute. 

Nova Institute is a training company specializing in artificial intelligence and internet of things. In March 2020, when Maher was not able to deliver in-person classes because of the pandemic, she decided to pivot her business. Currently, she manufactures and sells personal protective equipment to businesses, healthcare facilities and pharmacies. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Steve Joordens, Director of Advanced Learning Technologies Lab at University of Toronto, about how: 

  • the pandemic and news can affect mental health.
  • technology can be used to improve learning outcomes.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Mohamad Fakih, CEO of Paramount Fine Foods. Together, we discussed:

  • His journey from Lebanon to Canada.
  • His gemology background.
  • Paramount Fine Foods.
  • The pandemic's impact on Paramount Fine Foods.
  • How he adapted Paramount Fine Food's business model for the pandemic era.
  • His battles against Islamophobia.
  • His business philosophy - people, product, purpose and planet.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Sheila Knight, Director of Digital Marketing and Operations at Kira Systems, to discuss B2B and digital marketing. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Saad Uddin, founder and CEO of Native Touch, to discuss mobile advertising. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Iqra Khalid, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mississauga Erin Mills.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Donny Ouyang, founder and CEO of BlackCart.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Sabrina Azraq, Project Coordinator at Canadian Council of Muslim Women, to discuss Islamophobia, racism and discrimination.   

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Schanze Sial, the young Milton-resident who secured a NASA internship. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Tareq Hadhad, Chief Executive Officer of Peace by Choclate.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Tristan Rahman, founder and CEO of Rizer Social, to discuss how Rizer Social's artificial intelligence solution can help brands execute digital advertising and influencer campaigns. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview April Dunford, Author and Product Positioning Professional. Together, we discussed:

  • Product positioning.
  • B2B software marketing.
  • Customer discovery.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Huda Idrees, founder and CEO of Dot Health. Together, we discussed:

  • Dot Health, a mobile application which allows you to request, collect and manage your health information.
  • Fundraising.
  • Gender equality.
  • Crafting effective emails.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Miriam Verberg, Founder and CEO of Bloom Digital, to discuss the mobile games she developed to help people improve their relationship skills.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Paul Ghezzi, CEO of Kontrol Energy, to discuss how Kontrol Energy is using artificial intelligence to reduce the operating cost and energy consumption of commercial and residential buildings.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Stephanie Harper, Associate Director, Career Education at Brock University. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Ishan Gosh, CEO of Barrett and Welsh, to discuss ethnic advertising. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dan Kalmar, Managing Editor of Upshot. Upshot is a service offered by Influitive to help brands and businesses gather authentic word-of-mouth recommendations, references and case studies.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Daniel Kube, CEO of servicePath. servicePath is a configure, price and quote (CPQ) platform that automates and expedites the price quoting process.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Elizabeth Plouffe, founder of Spero Careers Canada, and Paulette Goddard, advisor at Spero Careers Canada, to discuss the challenges faced by mental health patients in the workplace.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Mark Steffler, Manager of Innovation and Partnerships at TechPlace. TechPlace is a Burlington-based incubator that supports new and emerging businesses. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Bobby Sagoo, co-founder of Enertics. Enertics is an IOT and machine learning technology that helps industries manage their asset performance. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Michelle Gorman, co-founder of Kidicted. Kidicted is a mobile app that encourages children to participate in offline activities. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Julie Ellis, leadership coach and consultant, to discuss her leadership and entrepreneurial experience and journey. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Ryan O'Neil Knight, co-founder of Detailing Knights, to discuss how he developed a successful franchise business.   

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Ann Cavoukian, former Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, to discuss the privacy challenges we face. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Nargis Naqwi, Founder and Mentor of MY Voice Canada. MY Voice Canada is is a quarterly magazine that shares the voice of muslim youth.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Michael Koral, COO of Needls. Needls is a social media agency that helps consultants and businesses find and target potential customers who have expressed a purchase intent.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Sandy McKean, education and media executive. Previously, he was the Dean of Pilon School of Business at Sheridan College. Together, we discussed:

  • his extensive experience in journalism, media and education

  • the evolution of journalism 

  • his contributions at Sheridan College

  • his new and upcoming training and consulting firm

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Michelle Caers, CEO of Crowdmark. Used by University of Toronto and University of Waterloo, Crowdmark is an online grading and analytics platform for professors. Together, we discussed how the founder discovered and validated the idea behind Crowdmark.    

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Kevin Samra to discuss Milton Education Village Innovation Centre.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Alex Norman, founder of Tech Toronto, to discuss Toronto's position as a startup city.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Hussein Hashi, co-founder of TwyneCares, to discuss his online platform that helps organize food drives. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Charles Javelona, founder of Univjobs, to discuss how he raised $500K to fund his online platform that helps brands find and hire graduates. 

Together, we discussed:

  • Fundraising.
  • Word-of-Mouth Advertising.
  • Being approached by big clients.
  • Valuation.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Diego Cortes, Partnerships Lead at EDGE. EDGE is an entrepreneurship centre at Sheridan College that supports student-run businesses. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Anna Strachan, Coordinator, Precision Manufacturing Programs at School of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships at Sheridan College, to discuss the skilled trade industry in North America. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Paul Mercante, founder of GeneBlueprint.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Ashlin Kanawaty, Mechatronics Engineer at Mariner Endosurgery.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Anthony Gatti, Founder of NeuralSeg, to discuss a revolutionary algorithm that stores and segments medical images.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Jeff Goldenberg, founder of Abacus Agency, to discuss advertising. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Balaji Gopalan, founder and CEO of Medstack, to discuss his revolutionary product and his successful $2.4M fundraising round.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Mike Willand, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, and Sergio Aguirre, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Epineuron Technologies. 

Epineuron is developing an electrical stimulation device that can increase the speed of recovery of nerve injuries by at least 30%. In 2018, Epineuron received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel Temporary Peripheral Nerve Stimulation System. It is amazing how two young Canadian lads are helping accelerate recovery of nerve injuries. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Kerry Liu, founder of Rubikloud. Rubikloud provides artificial intelligence solutions to help retailers with their decision making process.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Ross Andrew, CEO of Maropost, a provider of sales cloud solutions. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Alia Youssef, founder of The Sisters Project.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dave Watson, Executive Design Director at Mosaic North America. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Hong Yu, Associate Professor, Retail Management at Ryerson University. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Calum McGuigan, Founder of Fervent Events, to discuss experiential marketing.  

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Chris Atkinson, Founder and CEO of FleetOps. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Howard Levitt, Lawyer and Senior Partner at Levitt LLP. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Emile Maamary, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Steadiwear. 

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Mike McCarron, President of Left Lane Associates, to discuss the sale of his previous business, MSM Transporation, to Wheels Group.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Abdurrahman Muni, founder of Tabnex.

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Sales Talent Agency is a leading Canadian sales recruitment firm. For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Kristin Condon, Vice President and Partner at Sales Talent Agency, to discuss recruitment and female leadership.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Carter Li, founder of SWTCH. SWTCH provides electric vehicle charging management solutions.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Toni Holley, Director of Marketing at Square One Shopping Centre, to discuss retail marketing.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Jamie Scarborough, co-founder of Sales Talent Agency, to discuss recruitment and talent selection. Sales Talent Agency is a leading Canadian sales recruitment firm.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Philip Yan, founder of Genesis XD.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview author Joshua Kloke to discuss his new book, Come on You Reds: The Story of Toronto FC.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Ryan Spinner, Head of Innovation at Aviva, to discuss Aviva Ventures and Aviva's $170M investment fund.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to interview Ola Mirzoeva, Founder of KariyaKoo, to discuss how she uses the concept of virtual reality to showcase Dar Es Salam, Tanzania.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Barry Wood, Acquirer and Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Excavac, to discuss the sale of his previous business.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Julie Cole, Founder of Mabels Labels, to discuss the sale of her previous business, Mabels Labels.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Tom Corr, President of Ontario Centres of Excellence.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Zac Skeith, Vice President of Strategy at ThreeLefts, to discuss blockchain solutions.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Mick B, founder of IAmI Authentications, to discuss cyber-threats.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Imran Mouna, co-founder of InStage. InStage provides virtual reality services to help businesses improve their training and public speaking skills.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Harris Maxwell and Cory Rosenfield, co-founders of Qoints.

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For the episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Tom Lee, Chief Education Officer at Quanser.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Doug Lindeblom, Director of Economic Strategy, Regional Municipality of York Region.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Ishaan Srivastava, Professor of Fintech at Seneca College, to discuss Seneca College's upcoming fintech graduate certificate program.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Manu Kabahizi, Founder of Ulula. Ulula provides web and mobile solutions to help supply chain workers anonymously report workplace conditions.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Frederic Dimanche, Director of Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University, to discuss the Ted Rogers Sales Leadership Program.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Marc Saltzman, Freelance Technology Journalist and Broadcaster, to discuss his professional journey.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Sebastin Koper, co-founder and co-CEO of Elevety. Elevety provides an attachable device that adds music and communication capabilities to helmets. We discussed opportunity identification, market validation and startup valuation.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Vanessa Francone, Account Manager at North 6 Agency, to discuss public relation and social media campaigns.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Trina Boos, President of Boost Agents.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Paul Roth, Director of Ryerson Image Centre, to learn about the Ryerson Image Centre.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Valerie Fox, Founder of Pivtal Point, to discuss Toronto's startup ecosystem.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I interviewed Sami Kustantini, Senior Brand Development Manager at Tree of Life Canada, to discuss food marketing.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Michael O'Leary, Dean of Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies at Sheridan College.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Fran Lasowski, founder of 20/20 OptimEyes, to discuss her product that may may help cure Dry Eye Disease (DED) without causing any burning sensation.  

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Episode 13

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Episode 12

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Hakeem Lauther, member of Seneca HELIX.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Jonathan Wheatle, Manager of Strategic Economic Initiatives at York Region.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Kisha Bolton, winner of 2018 Europitch competition.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview innovators from the Markham Stouffville Hospital and Seneca HELIX to discuss their healthcare innovations and experiences.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Adam Erwood, Manager of Innovation at Markham Stouffville Hospital, to discuss how Markham Stouffville Hospital supports the development and advancement of new healthcare technologies.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Chris Dudley, Director of Entrepreneurship at Seneca College, to discuss the vision and mission of HELIX, Seneca College's startup incubator.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Brittany Ugolini, Director of Key Accounts at Sampler.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Brian Hanna, Founder of Grassroot Biotics.

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For this episode of ZoneCast, I had the opportunity to meet and interview Andrew Safranko, Entrepreneurship, Startup and Incubation Lead at IBM Canada, to discuss IBM Innovation Space.