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Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update, episode 18 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) Date of Podcast | 14 January 2024This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to...
2024-01-1628 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update, episode 17 with “Crypto Mark” from SwapAcross (formerly X528) (CBP 419, 9 January 2023)This is the 17th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory...
2024-01-1026 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update, episode 14 with “Crypto Mark” from X528 (CBP 416, 11 December 2023)This is the 14th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
2023-12-1428 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update, episode 11 with Mark Magliocco from X528 (CBP 413, 16 November 2023)This is the 11th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
2023-11-1932 min
Calgary Business PodcastWeight Loss Obsession, “Soul. Food.” with Ange Helie, Episode 2 (CBP 411) | 23 March 2023This is the 2nd episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie out of Banff, Alberta. In this episode, Ange focused on:
– society’s obsession with weight loss
- how the pursuit of health has become an obsession
- why the protocol “simply eat less and workout more” never ends up working long term
Three take-aways from this episode:
1 | Avoid the “YoYo” cycle of dieting
2 | Seek to move...
2023-03-2745 min
Calgary Business PodcastStanding Up To Yourself | Dr Vee’s Coaching Corner, episode 4 (CBP 410) | 3 March 2023This is the 4th Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors.
In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episodes 1 to 3 under the sub-topic, “Standing Up To YourSelf”.
Dr. Vee provided the following key aspects to consider:
“Confidence does not come from outward success, it comes from within”
1st | How to boost your self-confidence from within
2nd | How to quiet that neg...
2023-03-0851 min
Calgary Business PodcastAnti-Diet, "Soul Food" episode 1, with Ange Helie of Banff, Alberta (CBP 409) | 21 February 2023In the first episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie, we took a deep dive into understanding why she is referred to as the “Anti-Diet” individual. Now, in order to avoid calling out her mother for arriving at such a distinguished title, I asked Ange to provide some clarity since there are so many diet solutions available on the market.
Selected highlights:
[2:22]...there is this external pressure…because by doing so, this will equal weight loss
[2:30]...we are getting ads for diet products, meal plans, templates or calculat...
2023-02-261h 04
Calgary Business PodcastBuilding a Marketing Team | “Errol’s Eye On”, Episode 15 (CBP 407) | 8 February 2023This is the 15th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
In this episode, Errol outlined key considerations for businesses to make around building a marketing team:
Remote and in-person marketing teams
Small and large organisations
Internal marketing staff versus outsourcing
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To learn more about Errol Vas and his work, click on one or more of the following links:
Errol Vas Business Website | https://errolvas...
2023-02-0826 min
Calgary Business PodcastA Tale of Two Watch Brands | “Errol’s Eye On”, Episode 14 (CBP 406) | 2 February 2023This is the 14th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations.
In this episode, Errol decided to focus on the marketing strategy of two watch manufacturers from the 1960’s
Brand 1 | Saxony Dive Watch – Swiss manufactured; NY-based 1968 start; spent $1 million on advertising (in 1968!!); equivalent to $8 million in 2023 dollars. In 1970, introduction of the Quartz brand of watches pretty much decimated the company.
Brand 2 | Vostok – Russian watch brand; no advertising, In the late 1950’s and 60s, the Russian M...
2023-02-0325 min
Calgary Business PodcastAnge Helie, owner of lifestyle coaching business, AfterGlow | (CBP 404) | 17 January 2023In the first episode of 2023, I shared a Zoom call with Ange Helie, a native of Banff, Alberta and the founder of AfterGlow, a lifestyle coaching business she has spent the better part of 15 years getting established. Her concerted efforts lead to recently opening a studio on Banff Avenue, which most folks associate with a street level view of Cascade Mountain on a post-card!
Ange has both the “professional” and “life” credentials to back up her work including a 2-year personal training certificate from Camosun College in Victoria and regularly competing as a Crossfit athlete in the fitness c...
2023-01-1855 min
Calgary Business PodcastSYMEND Co-founder and CEO, Hanif Joshaghani (CBP 403) | 20 December 2022In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Hanif Joshaghani, the CEO and co-founder of Calgary-based software company, Symend.
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There is a lot to unpack from our 40 minute discussion including:
[1:40]...finding the “social North Star”
[3:00]...Leveraging behavioral science to impact digital interactions
[3:40]...providing value to clients beyond initial problem of past due customers
[14:10]...”Symend” definition: a fair and transparent way of amending relationships
[20:15]...investing in research today that will be realized in 2 years time
[22:45]...Black Swan extreme events played out at least 6 tim...
2022-12-2143 min
Calgary Business PodcastStreakers Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels and Allen Wazny | Episode 10 (CBP 398) | 14 November 2022Overwatch World Finals
Final on 4 November with Dallas Fuels taking theGrand Prize over San Francisco Shock (4-3) | Livestream broadcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO1XjffJ5f8
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LEAGUE Of Legends World Championship
DRX Global (Korea) defeated T1 LOL (Korea) – score of 3-2 to win the Summoners Trophy | http://bit.ly/3zWQfKW
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MLB
The Houston Astros won the World Series in 6 games over Philadelphia. The side story is Mattress Mack and his $75 million betting proceeds | https://apple.news/ApoByoVIuRfecXOLKbl9UBg
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Women’s Wo...
2022-11-1546 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update episode #10 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny of Backers Network Inc (CBP 393) | 7 November 2022This is the 10th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny, COO of Backers Network Inc
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 10 focused on the following stories fea...
2022-11-0842 min
Calgary Business PodcastStreakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, Justin Fox and Allen Wazny | Episode 9 (CBP 392) | 31 October 2022Halloween played tricks on the sports world as excerpts from the 1977 movie “Slap Shot” appeared at the opening of Episode 9 the Streakers Gaming weekly sports rundown. The highlight was the pre-game brawl the Hanson Brothers started before the Charlestown Chiefs game against the Peterborough Patriots. This epic battle can be watched here courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/VHMi-j7W2gM
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The usual suspects received coverage on “All Hallows Eve” including a feel good story in the NFL and some major longevity in the NHL. Here is a summary:
NFL (games). A recap of the week 8 g...
2022-11-0128 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update episode #9 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny of Backers Network Inc (CBP 391) | 30 October 2022This is the 9th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO and Allen Wazny, COO of Backers Network Inc
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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2022-11-0130 min
Calgary Business PodcastStreakers Weekly Sports Rundown with Craig Weissenfels, Justin Fox and Allen Wazny | Episode 8 (CBP 390) | 24 October 2022NBA and Draymond Green
Interview with Brian Heater of TechCrunch. Video of Jordan Poole incident that “leaked” was actually part of TNT Countdown from the start of pre-season (together with Omaha Productions, a Peyton Manning company).
Techcrunch Disrupt 2022 | https://tcrn.ch/3SvtSCM
MLB
Houston Astros swept NY Yankees in 4 straight games
Philadelphia Phillies defeated San Diego Padres in 5 games (4-1)
ESPN highlights | https://es.pn/3gubzQS
Women’s Rugby
Canada defeated USA 29-14 to finish 2nd overall; they pl...
2022-10-251h 14
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update episode #8 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO (CBP 384) | 9 October 2022This is the 8th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO up to 9 October 2022
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 8 focused on the following stories featured in the...
2022-10-1032 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update episode #7 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO (CBP 377) | 26 September 2022This is the 7th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the last week up to 26 September 2022.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 7 foc...
2022-09-2722 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update episode #6 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO (CBP 374) | 18 September 2022This is the 6th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the period from 29 August 2022 to 12 September 2022.
All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 6 foc...
2022-09-2037 min
Calgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update #5 with Mark Magliocco of Crypto528 DAO (CBP 369)| 12 September 2022This is the 5th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco covering the period from 29 August 2022 to 12 September 2022.
Cautionary Note: All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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Episode 5 focused on several articles and sto...
2022-09-1336 minCalgary Business PodcastCrypto Market Update #4 by Mark Magliocco as at 28 August 2022 (CBP 360) | 28 August 2022This is the 4th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of Crypto528 DAO, covering the week of 22 August to 28 August 2022.
CAUTIONARY NOTE:
**** All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services ****
2022-08-2938 minCalgary Business PodcastCrypto528 Market Update #3 by Mark Magliocco as at 21 August 2022 (CBP 358) | 21 August 2022This is the 3rd episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco covering the week of 8 August to 21 August 2022. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services
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This session was quite heavy with discussions around:
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2022-08-2238 minCalgary Business PodcastmemoryKPR with CEO and founder, Jessica McNaughton (Episode 276) | 24 March 2021When I invited Jessica onto the podcast, I never expected she would be competing as a finalist (against 4 other startups) at the Saskatchewan Investment Summit organized by Valhalla Angels and StartupTNT on 18 March. Since I subscribe to the StartupTNT newsletter (published by CEO and founder, Zachary Storms), I was pleasantly surprised to see the memoryKPR team on the list of the 5 finalists. After a series of presentations by each of the 5 startups and a key note speech by Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com (all on Zoom), imagine my further surprise to witness Jessica and the memoryKPR platform...
2021-03-2542 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 179 | Owen Poffenroth, Videographer | 31 August 2020Student entrepreneurs are becoming a theme on this podcast and 16-year old Owen Poffenroth has been at this for a couple of years! From creating Go Pro hockey videos like kids everywhere, Owen decided to take it to the “next level” and is now the videographer of choice for a local wedding business.
Imagine the positive influence Owen will have on fellow students and teacher over the next couple of years before he finishes high school?
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Website where you can see...
2020-08-3132 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 178 | Airdrie Food Bank, Executive Director Lori McRitchie | 28 August 2020When “food” is not the only activity of a Food Bank, you know there is something unique going on in this bustling community located just north of Calgary. Lori McRitchie provides insight on the importance of community and technology and volunteers and local businesses and global network and Olympic athletes have helped to change the narrative on how people view food banks in their area.
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To learn more about the work of Lori and her team at Airdrie Food Bank, click on the links below:
Airdrie Food Bank website | https://www.airdriefoodbank.com/
Airdr...
2020-08-2850 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 177 | JAMH.AI co-founders: Jackson, Alec, Maggie and Huda | 26 August 2020Some incredible innovation happening by the JAMH team up at the University of Calgary campus. You really need to listen to the podcast to understand how these talented young founders are using machine learning to aid in the battle against “Fake News” and provide valuable information to consultants in the ESG realm (Environment, Sustainability and Governance).
To learn more about JAMH.AI, click on the links below:
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JAMH.AI website | https://jamh.ai/
JAMH on Instagram | @JAMH.AI
Jackson Cooper on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackjcoop/
Alec Lamb o...
2020-08-2742 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 176 | Jeff Adamson, co-founder and Chief Merchant Officer of Neo Financial | 26 August 2020In the world of small business, often times digital and banking and e-commerce and marketing and data do not necessarily come into the conversation, especially with traditional “bricks and mortar” merchants. Jeff Adamson and his fellow co-founders, Andrew Chau and Kris Read and the team at Neo Financial are seeking to change that.
As Jeff said “…we are seeking to keep local businesses modern…by connecting them to their local customers…”
To learn more about the origin story of Neo Financial and how they are seeking to disrupt the banking experience for its customers and merchants, click...
2020-08-2650 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 175 | Local Laundry, co-founder Connor Curran | 24 August 2020There is a lot to unpack from this podcast, not least being the closet full of “laundry” that Connor and his fellow co-founder, Dustin Paisley, seek to change for Canadian consumers by creating a community of locally made clothing made by local manufacturers and locally-sourced materials.
Connor credits his parents for instilling a solid work ethic, creativity and community spirit when they first came to Canada and worked in the restaurant industry
To learn more about the origin story of Local Laundry, click on the links below:
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Local Laundry website | https://locallaundry.ca/
Local Laundry on Instagram | @locallaundry
Local Laundry on Twit...
2020-08-2540 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 174 | Flahmingo Investments, Co-founders Taran Singh Kainth (CEO) & Gio Moros (CTO)These two-time entrepreneurs are truly set to “democratize investing” for a community of students and young investors across Canada. Rather than re-creating the wheel and waiting until 2050 to release their platform, Taran and Gio are seeking to benefit from existing SaaS tools available on the market and already have a BETA version of their platform ready for users to test.
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Flahmingo Investments website | https://flahmingo.com/
Flahmingo Investments on Instagram | @askflahmingo
Flahmingo Investments on Twitter | @askflahmingo
Flahmingo Investments on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/flahmingo/
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2020-08-1946 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 173 | Greg McKiernan, President & CEO of Deltaform Technology | 13 August 2020This podcast is packed with all things tech — for small businesses, for non-profit entities, for hot-tub owners for pretty much anybody. Greg has taken his years of knowledge around working with large companies with big tech solutions and seeks to find the “low hanging fruit” to help his clients.
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Deltaform Technology website | https://www.deltaformtech.com/
Deltaform Technology on Instagram | @deltaformtech
Deltaform Technology on Twitter | @deltaformtech
Greg McKiernan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorymckiernan/
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2020-08-1349 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 172 | Corey Ma, Founder of Ma Pies | 8 August 2020Another fantastic story of an entrepreneur that has pivoted from his core profession. In this case, Corey not only pivoted from a career as a civil engineer but he also travelled to New Zealand and Frqnce to further his talents in the art of pie making!
Listen to our "pie-cast" to learn how Corey managed to pivot once more during Covid to sell pies on-line.
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Ma Pies website | https://www.mapies.ca
Ma Pies on Instagram | @ma_pies
Ma Pie...
2020-08-0835 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 171 | Amish Morjaria, CEO and Founder of Forward Level Marketing | 5 August 2020Forward Level Marketing originated from a desire to bring access to a full scale marketing department to small businesses in Calgary. After nearly 9 years in business, the focus on team, customers and community appears to be a strong indicator of success
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Forward Level Marketing website | https://www.forwardlevel.com/
Forward Level Marketing on Instagram | @ForwardLevel
Forward Level Marketing on Twitter | @ForwardLevel
Amish Morjaria on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amishmorjaria/
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2020-08-0651 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 170 | Neil Gruninger, co-founder of Kidoodle TV | 29 July 2020Truly a pleasure to get introduced to Neil Gruninger and Kidoodle TV, the company he co-founded, with Michael Lowe, a little over 9 years ago
Click on the links below to learn more:
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Kidoodle TV website | https://www.kidoodle.tv/
Kidoodle TV on Twitter | @kidoodletv
Kidoodle TV on Instagram | @kidoodletv
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2020-07-3048 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 169 | Humdinner co-founders, Kevin Bessy (CEO) and Brett Gould (CMO) | 16 July 2020Humdinner is a concept that allows for contact-less drive-thru for restaurants and retailers with seemingly unlimited possibilities to expand into other areas of day to day life.
Listen to the podcast to hear Kevin and Brett share a “Hum-Dinger” of a story behind Humdinner!
Click on the links below to learn more:
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HumDinner website | https://www.humdinner.com/ HumDinner on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/humdinner/ Kevin Bessy on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-bessy-ph-d-23b67b14/ Brett Gould on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-gould/
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2020-07-1647 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 168 | Margo Purcell, CEO and Co-founder of InceptionU | 9 July 2020There is more to Margo and her team at InceptionU; as I peeled the onion layers back during the podcast, the conversation “evolved” to “open up the possibilities” on the other businesses that have a link / connection to InceptionU and more importantly, helping businesses and individuals to learn with meaning!
Click on the links below to learn more:
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InceptionU website | https://www.inceptionu.com/
InceptionU on Twitter | @_InceptionU
InceptionU on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/inceptionu/
InceptionU on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inceptionu/
Margo Purcell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/margopurcell/
EvolveU website | https://www.evolveu.ca/
EvolveU...
2020-07-0947 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 167 | Kozak Vodka Alberta, founders Daniel Krys, Serhiy Adamyk & Ivan Pedyash | 8 July 2020Rather than try to make Ukrainian vodka (or Horilka) in Alberta, Daniel, Serhiy and Ivan decided it would be better to “bring” the vodka from the source — a factory located in Ukraine!!
To learn the origin story of Kozak Vodka Alberta, grab a shot glass and click on the links!
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Kozak Vodka on Instagram | @kozak.vodka.ab
Kozak Vodka can be found on the LIquor Connect website | https://www.liquorconnect.com/Products/Item/822906
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2020-07-0938 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 166 | Scott Kessler, Fountain Tire Northland (F090) in Calgary | 2 July 2020Scott brings nearly 26 years of experience as a Fountain Tire veteran into this podcast. His Northland location in the northwest part of Calgary is just one of 160+ location across Canada.
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To find Scott and his team, check out the following links:
Address: 4911 Northland Drive NW Calgary
Phone: (403) 286-3386
Email: F090@fountaintire.com
Fountain Tire website | https://www.fountaintire.com
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2020-07-0251 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 165 | OPLII, founders Johan Rothzen and Rob Pittman | 19 June 2020Rob and Johan embarked on being their own bosses back during their days at Mount Royal University in 2003 and have not looked back. Oplii was founded in 2014 after they saw an opportunity to help oil and gas companies while busy with their first business, Urban Lighthouse.
While Urban Lighthouse provides tech services and solutions for many sectors, Oplii focuses solely on the oil and gas sector.
Oplii helps connect oil and gas operators in the field — while they are in the field.
To learn more about how Oplli is set to “disrupt” the oil and g...
2020-06-1946 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 164 | Dennis King, Konnect Marketing | 17 June 2020To learn more about how Dennis and his team are seeking to creatively connect people in Calgary, click on the links below:
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Konnect Marketing website | https://www.konnectmarketing.ca/
Konnect Marketing on Instagram | @konnectyyc
Konnect Marketing on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/konnectyyc/
LinkedIn profile of Dennis King | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ife-king-184428148/
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2020-06-1742 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 163 | Aleppo Savon, Founder AbdbulFatah Sabouni and PR Manager, Afif Tabish | 15 June 2020This is a wonderful origin story of a local Calgary business that stretches across 4 generations of a family-owned soap making business that commenced approximately 125 years ago in Syria.
To learn more, click on the links below:
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Aleppo Savon website | https://alepposavon.ca/
Aleppo Savon on Instagram | @alepposavon
Aleppo Savon on Twitter | @alepposavon
Link to Red Cross Covid-19 campaign | https://alepposavon.ca/products/redcross
Afif Tabish on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/afif-tabish-287512b/
Afif Tabish and his company link | https://www.creativecycle.ca/
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2020-06-1643 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 162 | Aleks Bradasevic, Rainfall Landscapes | 12 June 2020Aleks is another podcast guest that managed to successfully pivot from a career in oil and gas (including a degree in Chemical Engineering) to owning and operating his own small business.
To “dig” into this a little further, click on the links below:
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Rainfall Landscapes website | http://rflandscapes.ca/
Rainfall Landscapes on Instagram | @rainfallandscapes
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2020-06-1234 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 161 | Andy Nguyen and Yenukwa “Nuke” Kombian, founders of Kings of Hearts | 11 June 2020This was an energized podcast to talk about the non-profit organization that Andy and Nuke founded to provide a private outlet for men to talk about mental health and other issues impacting their lives.
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2020-06-1141 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 160 | Dr. Steven Hoang, founder of Respect Eyecare in Inglewood | 10 June 2020Steven truly had his “sights” set on being an Optometrist from an early age (grade 9). When he “saw” the perfect location in the Inglewood district of Calgary, he “looked” no further before he opened his retail store in November 2019.
To learn more, click on the links below:
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Respect Eyecare website | https://www.respecteyecare.com/
Respect Eyecare on Instagram | @respect.eyecare
Respect Eyecare on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/respecteyecare/
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Dr. Steven Hoang, LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevenhoang/
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2020-06-1042 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 159 | Jason Ribeiro, WEF Global Shapers Calgary Hub and Calgary Economic Dev | 5 June 2020There is a lot to unpack in this podcast as Jason and I talked about Covid19, education, 4th Industrial Revolution, outcomes, community, digital transformation, blockchain, scaling….
To learn more, click on the links below:
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World Economic Forum (WEF) link | https://www.weforum.org/
WEF Global Shapers Calgary on Instagram | @yycshapers
WEF on Instagram | @worldeconomicforum
Calgary Economic Development (CED) website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/
CED on Instagram | @lifeinCalgary
Jason Ribeiro LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribeirojason/
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2020-06-0544 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 158 | Meredith McNamara and Antonio Querin, co-owners of Spirits with Smoke | 29 May 2020Imagine being able to create a cocktail combination based upon your “mood”? That is exactly what Meredith and Tony are able to do with a bottle of alcohol and a “smoke” board.
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Spirits with Smoke website | https://spiritswithsmoke.ca/
Spirits with Smoke on Instagram | @spiritswithsmoke
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Meredith McNamara on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-mcnamara-353122113/
Antonio Querin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-querin-b62b24a6/
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2020-05-2938 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 157 | Matthew Wilson, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor; Co-founder of BeerGuys Promotions | 28 May 2020Matthew Wilson, or Matt, shares his philosophy on how small businesses and startups can effectively and affordably “land and expand” in today’s market. Matt instinctively draws from his teenage days of getting his neighbors to sign “exclusivity contracts” for his snow shovelling business — at the age of 13!
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BeerGuys Promotions website | https://www.beerguys.ca/
BeerGuys on Instagram | @beerguysyyc
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Matthew Wilson on Twitter | @mattwilsonyyc
Matthew Wilson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/
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2020-05-2949 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 156 | Thomas Deneve, CEO of Red Spot Marketing | 28 May 2020Thomas has an abundance of ideas that he brings to the table with his digital marketing company, Red Spot Marketing. There is a lot to unpack in this podcast ranging from marketing strategies for small businesses to the fires and floods in Ft. MacMurray, Alberta to getting paid for your YouTube channel.
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Red Spot Marketing on Instagram | @redspotmarketinginc
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Thomas Deneve on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-deneve-ba4a18155/
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2020-05-2836 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 155 | Colin Pischke, President of Print Your Mind 3D Inc | 26 May 2020There is a lot to unpack in this podcast so I am just going to stop here and let Colin Pischke explain first hand about what got him started into 3D printing, what he is focused on, how the global 3D printing community has responded to the Covid-19 crisis and some ideas for the future direction of 3D printing.
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Print Your Mind 3D on Instagram | @printyourmind3d
Print Your Mind 3D on Twitter | @printyourmind3d
Print Your Mind 3D on YouTube | https://bit.ly/2TFE3J7
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2020-05-2637 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 154 | Renee Shilmover, founder of Kids OT Calgary | 25 May 2020Renee truly takes her work home with her every day. As a career Occupational Therapist, Renee saw an opportunity to not only provide OT (or occupational therapy) for her son but also for other families. That prompted her to start the “Kids OT Calgary” in 2010.
To learn more about Renee and her “OT” work, click on the links below:
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Kids OT Calgary website | https://www.kidsotcalgary.com/
Kids OT Calgary on Instagram | @kidsotcalgary
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2020-05-2629 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 153 | Malka Labell, President and CEO of The Green Generation Company | 25 May 2020Malka created the Green Generation Company from a project idea during her MBA studies at Queen’s University.
Malka has a real passion for the potential in the Canadian cannabis industry and is dedicated to “…ending the stigma on Cannabis…” through education and awareness.
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The Green Generation Company on Twitter | @GreenGenCo1
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2020-05-2549 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 152 | Brendan Boyle, CEO of Vintri Technologies | 21 May 2020Vintri Technologies is a software solution to provide traceability of key materials (such as pipes and valves) in the construction and management of oil and gas assets.
To learn more about Vintri Technologies, click on the links below:
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Vintri Technologies website | https://vintritech.com/
Vintri Technologies on Twitter | @VintriTech
Vintri Technologies on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vintri-technologies-inc-/
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2020-05-2135 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 151 | Kevin Dahl, Co-founder of EvryWork and Advisor at Platform Calgary | 20 May 2020Kevin has been around business and tech pretty much since graduating from University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce, Development of Information Systems degree.
His current business, the EvryWork co-working platform which he co-founded with his 3 partners, appears to be well suited to help small businesses effectively and affordably function in the years to come.
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Evry Work website | https://evrywork.com/
Evry Work on Instagram | @evrywork
Evry Work on Twitter | @evryworkwork
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Platform Calgary website | https://www.platformcalgary.com/
Platform Calgary on Twitter | @PlatformCalgary
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2020-05-2044 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 150 | Patti Morris, CEO of Wellspring Calgary | 19 May 2020Wellspring Calgary is an incredible support organization for individuals with cancer that was fittingly founded in 2007 by 3 (three) cancer survivors.
Patti Morris introduces the Calgary Business Podcast listeners to a fully functioning operation of staff, volunteers, and programs that are geared towards focusing on the needs of its 6000+ members.
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Wellspring Calgary website | https://wellspringcalgary.ca/
Wellspring Calgary on Twitter | @WellspringYYC
Wellspring Calgary on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WellspringCalgary/
Wellspring Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellspringcalgary/
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Patti Morris on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-morris-16ab2914/
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2020-05-1940 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 149 | Andi Caruso, Founder of Tadoo and Managing Director of Proof Consulting | 14 May 2020Andi Caruso is an inspiration to those wanting to start their own business, for those that may need help with their business and for those that need help clearing those pesky “To Do Lists”.
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Tadoo website | https://tadoo.ca/
Tadoo on Instagram | @tadooinc
Tadoo on Twitter | @tadooinc
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Andi Caruso on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andi-caruso-mba-31616123/
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2020-05-1438 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 148 | Jonathan Herman, Co-founder and Creative Director of Daughter Creative advertising agency | 13 May 2020There is no surprise that the “daughter” of this creative studio works with many iconic brands in the Calgary community, not least of which was a past guest of the podcast (episode 56)
To learn more about how the Daughter team can help brands create, click on the links below:
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Daughter Creative website | https://www.daughtercreative.com/
Daughter Creative on Instagram | @Daughter_Creative
Daughter Creative on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/daughter-advertising-&-design/
Jonathan Herman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanh/
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2020-05-1329 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 147 | Matthew Widmer, Co-founder of Wild Life Distillery in Canmore, Alberta | 13 May 2020What a terrific origin story. From working at his father's restaurant in Banff to taking a "Spirits" course in Chicago, Matt and his co-founder, Keith, decided to open their own craft distillery in the town of Canmore!
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Wild Life Distillery website | https://www.wildlifedistillery.ca
Wild Life Distillery on Instagram | @wldspirits
Wild Life Distillery on Twitter | @wldspirits
Matthew Widmer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wldmatt/
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2020-05-1332 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 93 | Bow Valley College, Digital and Emerging Media CourseEileen Gaetz, instructor of the Digital and Emerging Media class referred to as “PREL2103”. This short podcast session was conducted to introduce the students to editing and distributing their own podcasts.
Allen managed to interview a few of the students to learn the subject matter of their planned podcasts!
To learn more about this course and other programs offered at Bow Valley College, click on this website link: https://bowvalleycollege.ca/
Follow Bow Valley College on Instagram: @bowvalley
Reach out to Eileen Gaetz on LinkedIn to learn more about this innovative and practical course: http://linkedin.com/in/eileengaetz
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2020-03-0406 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 44 | Tyler Chisholm, CEO and co-founder, clearmotive marketing groupIn this episode, Allen meets with Tyler Chisholm to learn about his journey from flying airplanes to navigating through the intricate world of marketing and advertising.
clearmotive website: https://clearmotive.ca/
Instagram:
@tylerchisholmyyc
@collisionsyyc
@theyjustgetit
LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/tylerchisholm
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2019-12-1825 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 42 | Icon Dance Company, Jen and Chris ZachariasIn this episode, Allen had the pleasure of meeting with Jen and Chris, the founders and owners of the Icon Dance Company, a newly established business in the Legacy Community of South Calgary.
Instagram and Facebook: @icondancecompanyinc
Website: www.icondancecompany.com
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2019-12-1217 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 40 | Victoria Bradbury, CEO of Pendragon Construction ServicesIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of interviewing Victoria Bradbury, the Chief Executive Officer of Pendragon Construction Services and a Board member for two companies: Canada Land Company and the British and Commonwealth British Association of Canada.
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2019-12-1019 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 39 | Lorie Abernethy, MEOW Foundation Executive DirectorIn this episode, Allen had the pleasure of learning about the origins of Meow Foundation and the unique ways Lorie and her team have adapted the business model of the foundation.
Link to the website: www.meowfoundation.com
Link to LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/lorie-abernethy-5991b78
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2019-12-0924 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 38 | Pete Smith, CEO of Strata Health in CalgaryIn this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Pete Smith, the CEO of Strata Health. Real interesting to learn that their health SaaS has been around since 2002 — well before the IPhone!
Website link: www.stratahealth.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/peter-smith-9375362
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2019-12-0923 min
Calgary Business PodcastSarah McAllister, CEO and founder of Go Clean Co (Episode 37) | 6 December 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny met with Sarah Bronwin, the founder of Go Clean Co and Go Dog Co talks about starting up in Calgary from 2018 to 2006,
Instagram handles: @gocleanco
Website | https://gocleancoyyc.com/
Home Cleaning | Cleaning community | Calgary cleaners | Cleaning hacks | Time to Clean | Time is the new currency | Your Home | Calgary Homes | Residential cleaners | Calgary residential homes | YYC Cleaners | Gig economy | Bleach Pray Love
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2019-12-0619 minCalgary Business PodcastCIBC Chestermere, Darren Blasetti & Oleks Prysyazhnyy (Episode 36) | 6 December 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny had the benefit of having both Darren Blasetti (CIBC Branch Manager) and Oleks Prysyazhnyy (Personal Banking) on the Podcast. Darren and Oleks talked about the incredible changes in Chestermere along with the changes in digital banking and readily available banking-related information online. Both Darren & Oleks talked of the importance of building strong relationships with individuals and business owners in the Chestermere community.
Link to CIBC website: https://www.cibc.com/en/cibc-websites.html
Link to Darren’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/darren-blasetti-933b6443
Link to Oleks’ LinkedI...
2019-12-0620 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 35 | Tammy Oliver-McCurdie, CEO and founder of Lockdown CalgaryIn this episode, Allen Wazny had fun visiting the LockDown Escape Rooms facility just down the road from Chinook Mall. This was truly fun!!
To learn more visit: www.lockdowncalgary.ca
Tammy’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/tammy-oliver-mccurdie-b2285a27
Instagram connection: @lockdowncalgary
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2019-12-0516 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 34 | Barbara Spain, Executive Chef / Owner of Cleaver and Gringo Street RestaurantsIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the chance to meet with Barbara Spain and learn the origin story of how she came to Calgary from Ireland 6 years ago to set up the Cleaver restaurant. She then opened the Gringo Street restaurant, right next door, a few years later.
Barbara also shared the story behind the “50 seats and a Cow” description on her Instagram profile. The secret is on the walls!
To learn more of this trendy “Irish” restaurant: www.cleavercalgary.com
To learn more of the Peruvian themed restaurant: www.gringost.com
Instagram links for both restaurants:
@cleavercalgary
@gringostcalgary
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2019-12-0414 minCalgary Business PodcastShannon Pestun, Director of Women’s Entrepreneurship at ATB Financial (Episode 33) | 2 December 2019In this episode, Allen managed to track down Shannon Pestun and learn about the key initiatives established by ATB Financial for Calgary women entrepreneurs. Shannon also happens to be on the Board of Governors at Mount Royal University. Subsequent to this podcast, Shannon went to co-found her own business, The Finance Cafe.
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To learn more, this is the link to the ATB website: https://www.atb.com/personal/
This is the link to Mount Royal University website: https://www.mtroyal.ca/
This is the link to Shannon’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linke...
2019-12-0219 minCalgary Business PodcastPamela Draper, CEO and President, Bitvo Inc (Episode 32) | 29 November 2019In the episode, Allen had the unique opportunity to meet Pamela Draper, the President and CEO, a crypto-currency exchange here in Calgary. Subsequent to recording this episode, Pamela also assumed the role of President and CEO over financial services company, Pateno Payments in July 2020.
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Bitvo Exchange
Website: https://www.bitvo.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitvoexchange/
Twitter | @bitvoexchange
Instagram | @bitvoexchange
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Website | https://www.pateno.com
LinkedI...
2019-11-2919 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 31 | Mike McAra, CEO and co-founder of RealOffice360In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Mike McAra and finds out how low oil prices allowed him to pivot from his geology roots to co-found a successful tech startup in the Calgary real estate sector.
Mike’s website link can be accessed here: https://realoffice360.com/
Mike’s LinkedIn profile is here: http://linkedin.com/in/mikekmcara
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2019-11-2822 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 30 | Desiree Bombenon, CEO of SurecallIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of chatting with Desiree Bombenon, the CEO and Chief Disruption Officer of Surecall. Desiree talked through the early days of how pagers were initially disrupted by cell phones to what is today a complete offering of corporate communication solutions for startups to large organizations.
Link to website: https://surecallcc.com/
Link to Desiree Bombenon LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/desireebombenon
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2019-11-2726 minCalgary Business PodcastLourdes Juan, founder and Executive Director of Leftover Foundation in Calgary (Episode 29) | 27 November 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Lourdes Juan and learns about the numerous profit and non-profit activities that she is involved in within the Calgary community. This includes co-founder of Moonlight Market Foundation, founder and executive director of Leftovers Foundation, CEO and director of Soma Hammam & Spa, and director of Hive Developments. Unfortunately we did not have time to focus on all of these activities and the links below should provide more details that the podcast could not.
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Leftovers Foundation
Website | https://rescuefood.ca/
Instagram | @leftoversfoundation
Twitter | @leftoversYYC
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2019-11-2722 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 28: Lancy Qiu, CEO and Co-founder of iWare TravelIn this episode, Allen had the pleasure of meeting with Lancy to learn the origin story behind her travel insurance platform.
Link to website: Www.iwaretravel.ca
Link to Lancy’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/lancy-qiu-iwaretravel
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2019-11-2715 minCalgary Business PodcastTanya Eklund, The Tanya Eklund Group (Episode 27) | 26 November 2019In the episode, Allen Wazny has the pleasure to meet with Tanya Eklund, the managing director of The Tanya Eklund Group and learns the origins of an exciting 19 years in the Calgary Real Estate community. With amazing energy, Tanya shares her journey of the changing landscape in Calgary real estate.
Subsequent to this episode, Tanya also started her own podcast / video series called "VOW" or Voice of Women. To date (21 October 2021), Tanya has recorded and released 68 episodes of the VOW podcast
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2019-11-2618 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 26 | Rick Hu, CEO and founder, VivametricaIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure of chatting with Rick Hu, the CEO and founder of Vivametrica, a health analytics company focused on predictive tools for insurers and wellness program providers.
Link to website: https://www.vivametrica.com/
Linked to Rick’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/drrickhu
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2019-11-2629 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode #25 | Justin Bobier, Owner and President, Crystal Creek HomesIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the chance to learn about how Crystal Creek homes has managed to weather the Calgary “economic storm” and continue building homes for the Calgary community.
Link to website | www.crystalcreekhomes.ca
LinkedIn profile of Justin Bobier | http://linkedin.com/in/justin-bobier-480246a
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2019-11-2213 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 24 | Brad Vescarelli, Marsh Canada in Calgary, Canada Energy and Power LeaderIn this episode, Allen Wazny meets with lawyer turned insurance expert, Brad Vescarelli, who is the Canada Energy and Power Leader with Marsh here in Calgary.
Link to Marsh corporate website: https://www.marsh.com/
Link to Brad’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-vescarelli-83312950/
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2019-11-2117 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 23 | Stephen King, CEO and Founder, CMO4HireIn this episode, Allen Wazny has an energetic discussion with Stephen King, the founder and CEO of CMO4Hire, and learns some unique aspects of digital marketing in the Calgary community.
These are his website links:
www.cmo4hire.com
www.dbmms.io
This is the LinkedIn to his LinkedIn profile:
http://linkedin.com/in/stephenking13
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2019-11-2024 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 22 | Dominique Fraser, CEO and Founder of TeamFundIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the pleasure to meet and then chat with Dominique Fraser Landry, the President and CEO of TeamFund.ca, an innovative approach to helping amateur sports teams raise funds.
This is a link to the TeamFund website: http://www.teamfund.ca
This is a link to Dominque’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/dominique-fraser-landry-0aa1b962
Link to podcast: https://bit.ly/35fBNvz
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2019-11-1917 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 21 | Irfhan Rawji, founder and CEO of Mobsquad; partner with Relay Ventures VCIn this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Irfhan Rawji, the founder and CEO of Mobsquad, an innovative idea to attract software engineers and match them with their clients with local and “near-shoring” capacity. This is a link to the company website: https://www.maverickscalgary.io/mobsquadcafe. This is a link to the Venture Capital firm in which Irfhan is a partner: http://relayventures.com/
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2019-11-1219 minCalgary Business PodcastDr Brad Donaldson, VP Academic at SAIT (Episode 20) | 8 November 2019In this episode, Brad Donaldson shares his views with Allen Wazny on how SAIT, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, prepares graduates to work in the current world. In his view, SAIT’s industry linkages are critical “…we are moving from industry telling educators what they want in graduates to now asking for us to help them figure it out…”.
This is a link to Professor Donaldson’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/brad-donaldson-edd-8b6335.
This is a link to the SAIT website: https://www.sait.ca/
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2019-11-0817 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 19 | Allan Marston, CEO & Founder of Zenoshi IncIn this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Marston, a Calgary entrepreneur who has moved from the corporate boardroom to a technology-focused company he founded, Zenoshi Inc.
This is a link to Allan Marston’s LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/allanmarston.
To learn more about Zenoshi Inc, visit the company website: http://Zenoshi.io
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2019-11-0729 minCalgary Business PodcastBrian Kroeker, President of Little Rock Printing (Episode 18) | 6 November 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Brian Kroeker, CEO of Little Rock Printing and learns about the secret sauce to make this Inglewood, Calgary based printing business thrive in an era of PDF’s and digital documents.
NOTE: Subsequent to this episode, Brian was featured in a Calgary Herald article for the innovation and leadership that Little Rock Printing showed during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. This included creating hand-free store stops and plexiglass dividers for local businesses to install. The article was written by PostMedia Journalist, Amanda Stephenson. Here is a link to that a...
2019-11-0626 minCalgary Business PodcastYuen Ip, COO at CPA Alberta (Episode 17) | 5 November 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny had the unique opportunity to learn about the key issues faced by Yuen Ip in his role of Chief Operating Officer with CPA Alberta, formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.
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Yuen Ip LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/yuenip
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2019-11-0532 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 16 | Chat with Gary Davies, President of e=mc2 events in CalgaryIn this episode, Allen Wazny had the opportunity to meet with Gary Davies, the President of events management company, e=mc2 events, Gary is also the founder of the “Best of Calgary”, a survey platform that has grown from 3000 annual participants to what is expected to reach 30,000 or more this year.
To learn more about the e=mc2 events, follow this link: https://emc2events.com/
LinkedIn profile of Gary Davies: http://linkedin.com/in/gary-davies-24692a2
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2019-11-0518 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 15 | Interview with Allan Fogwill | part 1 of 2In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Fogwill, the President and CEO of the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) to gain his perspective of the current business climate in Calgary and the effects on the oil and gas industry. Allan Fogwill shares his thoughts on the innovation and creativity that has come out of the sector over a long period of time — not just the past few years. To learn more about the work of Allan and the CERI team, follow this link: https://ceri.ca/
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2019-10-3017 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 15 | Interview with Allan Fogwill | part 2 of 2In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Allan Fogwill, the President and CEO of the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) to gain his perspective of the current business climate in Calgary and the effects on the oil and gas industry. Allan Fogwill shares his thoughts on the innovation and creativity that has come out of the sector over a long period of time — not just the past few years.
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2019-10-3011 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 14 | Jason Arrell, Principal of Queen Elizabeth High SchoolIn this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with high school principal, Jason Arrell, and manages to draw out his unique thoughts on the importance of secondary education in preparing students for their future in the Calgary business community
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2019-10-3021 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 13 | A visit to the Apple Store in Market MallIn this episode, Allen Wazny shares his enthusiasm for the energy and atmosphere that is felt when visiting the Apple Store
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2019-10-3002 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 12 | Dr David Allwright, Dean of Business and Technology, Bow Valley CollegeIn this episode, Allen Wazny meets with David Allwright, Dean of the Business and Technology Department at Bow Valley College in downtown Calgary.
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2019-10-2432 minCalgary Business PodcastNeeraj Gupta, founder of Lawcubator Technologies Inc (Episode 11) | 21 October 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Neeraj Gupta, a dynamic founder / co-founder of several tech companies here in Calgary. Allen learns the origin story of Lawcubator Technologies, which Neeraj founded in 2016 and two other companies which he co-founded, FormulateIP (in 2007) and Chapter.AI (in 2018).
Subsequent to recording of this podcast, Neeraj took on several strategic roles across the tech landscape in Alberta including:
Chief Strategy Officer with Attabotics here in Calgary | https://www.attabotics.com/
Member / Associate of Creative Destruction Lab here in Calgary | https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/
Board Member o...
2019-10-2126 minCalgary Business PodcastSteve Wheatcroft, CEO and Founder of ULS Maintenance and Landscaping (Episode 10) | 21 October 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny manages to speak with Steve Wheatcroft, the Founder and CEO of ULS Maintenance and Landscaping, a local Calgary business established in 1989 with 250+ employees and an operating fleet of 100+ maintenance vehicles.
Website | https://urbanlifesolutions.com
Calgary landscaping | Canadian landscaping | YYC commercial landscaping | YYC lawn care | Landscaper | Industrial landscaping | Facility landscaping | Urban Life Solutions | ULS | Government contracts | Municipal and civil contracts | Professional maintenance and landscaping | Outdoor services | Snow & Ice Management | Landscape Management | Towing, Recovery & Storage | Road Sweeping & Water Truck Services | Parking Lot Management | Parking Lot cleaning | Asphalt Paving, repair & Enhancements | City Wide...
2019-10-2114 minCalgary Business PodcastTerry Rock, CEO of Platform Calgary (episode 9) | 18 October 2019In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Terry Rock, the President and CEO of Platform Calgary. It was a pleasant surprise to learn that the entity has been in operation for nearly 40 years providing Calgary founders a base in which to grow and scale their business.
Links to Platform Calgary
Website: https://www.platformcalgary.com/
Instagram | @platformcalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/platformcalgary/
Twitter | @platformcalgary
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Terry Rock on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryrock/
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2019-10-1824 minCalgary Business PodcastOleks Osiyevskyy, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Haskayne School of Business (episode 8) | 15 October 2019In this episode, Allen seeks to understand the origin story of the Entrepreneurial Program at Haskayne’s School of Business at the University of Calgary. The interview with Oleksiy goes a long way to accomplishing this task as he expands on what got him started as a professor, what changes has he seen since commencement and what key issues does he feel will impact the program in the coming years.
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University of Calgary
Website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/
Instagram | @ucalgary
Twitter | @ucalgary
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...
2019-10-1534 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 7 | Interview with Adam Pekarsky, founder of Pekarsky & CoIn this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with Adam Pekarsky, the founding partner of Pekarsky & Co, a search and recruiting firm in Calgary. Allen seeks to find out what prompted a law student to enter the field of recruiting. And I have to say the photo of Gordie Howe on the conference room shelf caused goose bumps on my arm! Legendary.
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2019-10-1028 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 6 | Conversation with Dr. Bob Schulz, Haskayne School of Business at U of CIn this episode, Allen Wazny speaks with Professor Bob Schulz in what can only be described as “electric” and informative
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2019-10-0516 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 5 | Interview with Luther Salvan, Uber driverIn this episode, your host ALLEN WAZNY chats with Uber driver to find our more about the issues he faces in the Calgary community.
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2019-10-0511 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 4 | Jaana Woiceshyn, Professor, Haskayne School of BusinessIn today’s episode, Allen Wazny meets Jaana Woiceshyn, Professor at the University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, Faculty of Management. Allen seeks to understand the changes that Jaana has seen over the last 30 years since he graduated in 1989.
This is a link to Jaana’s business articles posted on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/376JSog
This is a link to her book “How to be Profitable and Moral: A Rational Egoist Approach to Business” published on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2qPXJP2
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2019-09-3027 minCalgary Business PodcastEpisode 3 | Darrell Cohen of “Darrell Cohen Law Office”In this podcast, your host Allen Wazny seeks to gain a small business lawyer’s perspective on the Calgary business community. Darrell talks a little bit about what got him into law. He also shares his ideas on the differences between the downtown office core and the “Belt Line”. Terrific insight!
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2019-09-2522 minCalgary Business PodcastCraig Nieboer, CFO of Pipestone Energy Corp (episode 2) | 18 September 2019Your host, Allen Wazny, seeks to learn about what Craig has done since returning to Canada after a long career in Russia and Azerbaijan. Craig shares his wisdom of working in the capital markets for the past 10 years and how the markets tend to reward “cash flow” for oil producers. Craig provides some further insight as to where oil prices will head in the future.
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Pipestone Energy website: https://pipestonecorp.com/
Craig Nieboer LinkedIn profile: http://linkedin.com/in/craig-nieboer-3b71a3169
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Oil & Gas | Hydrocarbons | Canadian Energy Patch | Calgary oil company...
2019-09-1814 minCalgary Business PodcastGord Hobbins, Founder, Entrepreneur and Business Owner, Gord’s Running Store (EPISODE 1) | 17 September 2019In this Episode, your host Allen Wazny speaks with Calgary retailer, Gord Hobbins, owner and operator of Gord’s Running Store. Allen and Gord discuss what got him started, how long he has been in business, what are the changes he has seen over the years and what he views as important in the future.
As many Calgary fitness folks will know, visitors to the store always ask "Is Gord In?" when they first arrive. In order to help you "Find Gord", click on one or more of the links below:
Website | https://gordsrunningstore.com/
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