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CanInnovateFind Flexible Talent & Work Environments with Jennifer HargreavesJennifer is the Founder and CEO of tellent and is on a mission to make work, work better for women. Her professional experience spans three continents across brand strategy and international market development and while her primary school teachers didnât appreciate her questions challenging âwhyâ, she embraces that curiosity and the perspective that comes with challenging the status quo to create impactful and lasting change.  In this episode: Jennifer Hargreaves, Founder and CEO of tellent and is on a mission to make work, work better for women. Jennifer has such a sparkling personality & a globa...
2020-09-1000 minCanInnovateWhatâs My Excuse?Happy New Year! 2020⌠Crazy, how time flies by. The holiday season just flew by, one minute I was preparing for it, next it was over. I do love the holiday season. Stay tuned for the end of the podcast episode, because I have a little gift for you. It should help you orient yourself for 2020. There is something magical about the holiday season. I always end up crying in commercials/ movies, you name it, my heart literally skips a beat.  I was thinking about the holidays and why is it the time of year that g...
2020-01-0800 minCanInnovateThe Power of an Informational InterviewThis is probably the most overlooked area. We tend to think about interviews in terms of getting a job. How about gathering information that really provides great insights.  I used informational interviews everywhere, not just in podcast recordings. I use this approach everywhere. I use it to build new relationships, to ask for advice & guidance, build networks and it truly helps one see different dimensions and aspects about a particular topic. Itâs an approach that Management consultants have perfected. How many times have you heard âWe hired consultants and they just validated everything that we knew.â...
2019-11-2200 min
Bamboo BeatCaninnovate w/ Kona Jones (Part 1)Welcome to the Canvascasters Podcast.
In this episode Marcus and Eddie discuss what they've been up to the last few weeks. Eddie gives specifics on his "Speed-dating through Hogwarts w/ Canvas" PD, and Marcus throws down some knowledge on eLearning attendance. Also in this episode THE CANVAS JEDI - Kona Jones (@konajones) who is the current Director of Online Learning and coordinates Faculty Academy at Richland Community College. She is responsible for the development of faculty and student technology training materials, provides instructional design support to faculty, oversees the assessment of online courses, and facilitates faculty professional deve...
2019-10-2643 minCanInnovate100 CanInnovate Podcast Episodes Thoughts and MusingsBeing that this is our 100th episode, I canât believe that the time has gone so fast. I started the CanInnovate podcast two years ago but still moving strong and it is just mind boggling to me. I keep thinking about this episode that I am going to record for you, my whole experience and the journey for the past two years and I have to say that I am really glad that I started this podcast journey because it opened up a whole new world for me that I never thought that would actually happen. My...
2019-10-0300 min
Relationships RuleConnect The Dots – How to Turn Strangers into Meaningful Network RelationshipsSapna is a management consultant by profession and has a podcast also, called CanInnovate. The goal of her new book is to bring fun and ease back into Networking and to meet interesting people. Too many people hate networking and yet it’s a necessity of life. We had a lively conversation sharing our view on networking, Canadian innovators, the Imposter Syndrome, and Gordon Ramsey. It was a fun interview! Enjoy. Sapna can be found here: sapna@caninnovate.io https://www.sapnamalhotra.io https://caninnovate.io/podcast https://www.facebook.com/sapna.malhotra https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapnamalhotra/
2019-08-1347 minCanInnovateFind Your Hidden Bank Fees Using KOHO's What The Fee with Daniel EberhadDaniel Eberhard is the CEO of Koho which offers an alternative to the traditional banking experience. He has built his career as an entrepreneur by finding ways to create scalable mission-driven companies.  In 2010, he co-founded Kineticor Renewables and facilitated the development of a 20 megawatt wind energy plant up to the point of construction. The company was acquired by Algonquin Power in 2011. After the sale, Daniel took the opportunity to backpack through Europe and saw firsthand the differences in the European banking system compared to Canadaâs. The experi...
2019-07-2400 minCanInnovateWhat marketers should know about positioning with April DunfordWe have the brilliant & talented April Dunford on the podcast today. Sheâs a much sought-out international speaker on the topics of Positioning, Market Strategy and New Product Introduction. April is a positioning consultant. 7 successful technology startups and 3 global tech giants, over 16 products and more. She knows how to make magic happen & sheâs sharing these secrets in her new book called âObviously Awesome - how to nail product position, so customers get it, buy it and love it!â  SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitc...
2019-07-1700 min
The Bulletproof Entrepreneur™Sapna Malhotra Teaches You How to Network Your Way to SuccessSapna Malhotra has over two decades of international management consulting experience. Her consulting experience has taken her all over the globe helping clients increase their top line or bottom line. She truly believes that education and awareness is instrumental in overcoming any obstacles and perception challenges both globally and locally. Sapna is known for her constant industry curiosity and new and emerging technologies and being on the forefront of this innovation revolution and helping her coaching clients chart their own way. She has also started CanInnovate podcast (https://caninnovate.io/), where you can be inspired and learn how others...
2019-07-1540 minCanInnovateHow Your Skill Set and Ideas Makes Magic Happen with Amanda Chen of Salty PalomaAmanda Chen, founder of Salty Paloma, a line of naturally flavoured salts and sugars handcrafted in Toronto. She noticed a gap when there was a demand of higher quality spirits and mixers, but nothing on garnishes, which is a huge aspect of a balanced cocktail.  With no background in food or business I created these products in her home kitchen and started making sales within the first month of launching. Amanda since expanded to host cocktail classes and in-house bartending for private parties and special events. In a previous life she was a journalist, turned copy...
2019-07-1000 minCanInnovateAn Exciting Twist to The Secret Life of Weddings with Lisa MarkCo-hosts Lisa & Rebecca LOVE dishing out the world's craziest wedding tales! All the stories told on The Secret Life of Weddings Podcast are 100% true and completely unbelievable! These tales of nuptial woe are guaranteed to make you cry-laugh. Lisa Mark is a professional photographer with over 10 years experience in the industry. Lisa runs a fine art wedding photography studio in Rockwood, ON. Lisa was honored to be named as the 2014 'Canadian Photographer of the Year' and 'Best Photographer in Ontario' by the 2014 Canadian Wedding Industry Awards. Teaching others makes...
2019-07-0300 minCanInnovateIt's my Birthday and I'm giving away a few of my favorite things!Itâs my birthday and I have some things to give away. Just a few of my favorite things! How to enter. Simple! If youâre already subscribed to our newsletter, I have entered your email address into the draw! If not, no worries - just go to either website and put your email in the newsletter subscribe box. Iâve also created a link and have put in the show notes.  Here is the link to join: http://www.sapnamalhotra.io/birthday Someone asked me recently, if Podcasting has changed m...
2019-06-2600 minCanInnovateHow Ray Reddy, CEO of Ritual brings take-out app to a whole new level Ray Reddy is currently the co-founder & CEO of Ritual - the mobile pickup app that taps networks of co-workers and colleagues for fast and easy pickup and pay at a wide variety of local restaurants and coffee shops.  SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud   Episode Overview:  In this episode, I get to chat with Ray Reddy, who is currently the co-founder & CEO of Ritual.  For those tha...
2019-06-1900 minCanInnovateGo zero waste on your groceries and food with Unboxed Market co-founder Michelle Genttner Born and raised in southwestern Ontario, Michelle has worked in the hospitality industry for most of her life. After her partner Luis Martins and Michelle sold our last business a year ago, they decided that their next business would focus on values true to our core, and Unboxed Market was born!   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud   Episode Overview:  I chat with Michelle Gentt...
2019-06-1200 min
The Jason Cavness ExperiencecavnessHR Podcast - A talk with Sapna MalhotraSapna brings more than two decades of international management consultant experience in sales and business operations in the technology, financial services and telecommunication industries. She started her career at Accenture and became the global business change in organizational practice lead. She also teaches introduction of management consultancy at George Brown College in Toronto. She is also a globally recognized Certified Management Consultant and Charter Professor Accountant. She truly believes that education and awareness are instrumental in overcoming any obstacles and perception challenges, both globally and locally. She started the CanInnovate podcast, focused on Canadian innovators that have changed the game...
2019-06-0228 min
The cavnessHR podcastcavnessHR Podcast - A talk with Sapna Malhotra Sapna brings more than two decades of international management consultant experience in sales and business operations in the technology, financial services and telecommunication industries. She started her career at Accenture and became the global business change in organizational practice lead. She also teaches introduction of management consultancy at George Brown College in Toronto. She is also a globally recognized Certified Management Consultant and Charter Professor Accountant. She truly believes that education and awareness are instrumental in overcoming any obstacles and perception challenges, both globally and locally. She started the CanInnovate podcast, focused on Canadian innovators that have changed the g...
2019-06-0228 minCanInnovateWhat you need to know about #Innovation with Shawn Kanungo Shawn Kanungo is a disruption strategist. He has been recognized nationally and globally for his work in the innovation space after 12 years working at Deloitte.   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud   Episode Overview:  Shawnâs mandate at the firm was to help corporate executives to better understand and plan for the opportunities and threats associated with disruptive innovation. Shawn shares his...
2019-05-2900 minCanInnovateLearn blockchain even if you are a newbie with Ameer Rosic of Blockgeeks Ameer Rosic is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert, investor and co-founder of Blockgeeks. An online Blockchain innovation hub. And steward of bountyone.io. Blockgeeks mission is to share and grow the knowledge around Blockchain technology.   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud   Episode Overview:  We even go down a philosophical discussion about society and humans. You never know where the conversation will take y...
2019-05-2200 minCanInnovateWhy Marketing Automation is a Must-Have in Running Your Business with Jessica Rawlley of TIEIT Jessica Rawlley is the Co-Founder of MaaS Pros and TIEIT, leading edge technology companies that were able to expand at a global scale with clients across the globe and in various industries, including government organizations.   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud  She began to specialize in advising small businesses with their legal troubles, contracts and incorporations. Through this specialization, Jessica realized that she had a true passion for helping other small business owners li...
2019-05-0800 minCanInnovateCannabis is Changing the World and Tabitha Fritz is Helping to Make It Happen Tabitha always worked in different kinds of jobs, across different industries, and in varied roles but the one thing all her jobs have had in common is that she always work to help people get smarter about themselves, so they can make their own best decisions for life. The cannabis industry was really the first place where she felt like she fit- not necessarily because of cannabis, but really because it's a place for pioneers, and she really likes doing things first, before anyone else has had a chance to do it. Â ...
2019-05-0100 minCanInnovateUnderstanding Mental Health and How to Manage Depression with Scott Ste Marie Scott Ste Marie is the Founder of Depression to Expression and has been speaking openly about his experience with clinical depression and an anxiety disorder since 2013. More importantly, he shares how he manages these illnesses successfully.   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud    Episode Overview:  I had a great time chatting with Scott this week. Tune in and learn how you can...
2019-04-2400 minCanInnovateUnderstanding What Change Really Is With Yvonne Akpoveta Yvonne is a Change Strategist and Change Leadership Advocate with over 17 years of change experience helping professionals and organizations to implement and transition through change.   SUBSCRIBE TO CANINNOVATE iTunes| iHeart | Stitcher | Google | Spotify | SoundCloud   She is genuinely passionate about change and has worked with a broad range of organizations globally to help lead and manage their Strategic, Technology and Regulatory Change Initiatives. She is also the founder of The Change...
2019-04-0300 minCanInnovateImportance of Gratitude This week, I lost a dear friend of mine - Laura Holdcroft (Laura Kraemer). This episode is definitely dedicated to Laura. She was my roommate when I was studying, I was her Maid of Honour and she was just the most beautiful person inside and out. Â As I was thinking of her, I really regretted not seeing her more often. Weâd text and communicate but, I wish I wouldâve seen her more often. It got me thinking, about how much I appreciated all the things that she taught m...
2019-02-2800 minCanInnovateUnderstanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency with Mohamed El Kandri Mohamed is passionate about Blockchain technology and is committed to help growing the Blockchain ecosystem in Canada and around the world. In addition to being CEO of Fast Access Blockchain, he is program manager at The BlockchainHub, a member of the Blockchain Global Consortium and leads the C-Lab program, the first peer-to-peer community based incubation program for Blockchain startups. Mohamed is also a recipient of the âDurland Innovation Awardâ for a Blockchain use case and is a holder of the âBeta Gamma Sigma Scholastic International Awardâ. He is a world travel...
2019-02-0600 minCanInnovateHow to Improve your Credit Score in 2019 with Borrowell CEO Andrew Graham Andrew Graham is co-founder and CEO of Borrowell, a financial technology company that helps consumers make great decisions about credit. Borrowell was the first company in Canada to offer credit scores for free and has grown to be one of the countryâs largest fintech companies, with over 800,000 users. Borrowell has won numerous awards, including being named one of the top 100 fintech companies in the world by KPMG. Andrew holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA in economics from the University of Edinburgh. He was recently a finalist for the Ont...
2019-01-2300 minCanInnovateHow to Get Press Attention Without Hiring PR Firm Using Free PR Book by Adrian SalamunovicAdrian is the founder of DNA11 and CanvasPop, which he bootstrapped to 8-figure sales and helped to launch MyFax.com, which sold to J2 Communications for over 200M dollars. He is also a public speaker, start-up advisor, investor, and PR expert who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs amplify their companies. Â Adrian has strategized the launch and continued success of many businesses, helping both his own and his clientsâ companies generate hundreds of millions of free media impressions. He is a global mentor for San Francisco based 500 Startups and and is the #1 rated advisor with a five...
2019-01-1600 min
Teaching in Higher EdBecoming an Authentic Online TeacherMichelle Pacansky-Brock shares how to become an authentic online teacher on episode 239 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Quotes from the episode
People, by nature, don’t like to recognize our faults.
—Michelle Pacansky-Brock
There’s such a rich array of data that the students can share with us if we let them in.
—Michelle Pacansky-Brock
It’s all about connection in the classroom.
—Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Resources Mentioned
Dr. Beth Harris on Smart History
Professors Share: The Moment That Changed the Way I Teach...
2019-01-1040 minCanInnovate2018 Year End - What Worked, What Didnât and Whatâs Next!? As 2018 is coming to an end, I wanted to take some time to share my adventures and misadventures this year. Â It has been a world wind of lessons learned, lots of trail and errors, victories and laughter. In this episode - I share: A new health discovery My 2018 adventures and lessons learned - there are lots of them! Discovering my own voice The joys of pivoting The 2018 goals - did I make them? Plus, I share my 3 big goals in 2019 2018 was an incredible year for me, Iâm can...
2018-12-2600 minCanInnovate3 Reasons Why Giving and Receiving Feedback Is ImportantMy sister has always been intrigued about my constant craving and desire to have feedback and not being sensitive to it. Sheâs always feels like when she gets feedback, that sheâs getting criticized. She wanted to know my secret. There secret is, I look at feedback like data. IData is really important, just look at Big Data/ Machine Learning and AI, they are always looking for ways to gather predictive data in order to be able to plan and mitigate risks. This episode will talk about...
2018-12-1900 minCanInnovateThe Art of Negotiation with Fotini Iconomopoulos of Forward FocusingNicknamed âthe negotiatorâ as a child, Fotini Iconomopoulos has been honing her skills her entire life. For the last decade, sheâs been empowering Fortune 500 executives and their teams to achieve their objectives through her expertise in negotiation, communication and persuasion.  Episode Overview: Tips on multiple areas of your life that you did not know you could actually negotiate Key lessons in big mistakes that people are making Tips on job offers and how to negotiate Gender differences on how we negotiate  When sheâs not strategizing with clients, she is a frequent guest...
2018-12-0500 minCanInnovateHow Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Changing The Way We See The Value of Data with Carole PiovesanCarole Piovesan, a lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault. She is a respected leader in the area of AI and law. Carole is known to apply creativity, strategic thinking and a multi-disciplinary approach to helping clients solve complex problems associated with all these new exponential technologies. She is the co-lead of their national Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Management group, as well as the firm lead on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Carole is also the editor of the CyberLex blog, one of Canadaâs most widely read blogs on law and data.  Episode Overvie...
2018-11-2800 minCanInnovateHow to Win Rewards and Enhance Potential Costumers with rBux President, Blake CronynBlake Cronyn is Ironman, ultramarathon runner, Guinness World Record holder, Nike Pacer, technology entrepreneur and twin. When he is not in front of a computer, he on the pavement either on a bike or in his shoes (Nike only). Humans are tool builders; Blake use technology as a tool to enhance his mental and physical capacities in order to maximize my potential. He is also the President at rBux. Humans are tool builders; Blake use technology as a tool to enhance his mental and physical capacities in order to maximize our potential. He is also th...
2018-11-2100 minCanInnovateIdeas to Make You Become from Wannapreneur to Entrepreneur with Karen Greve Young of FuturpreneurKaren Greve Young is the Chief Executive Officer of Futurpreneur Canada, Canadaâs only national organization dedicated to supporting young entrepreneurs. Futurpreneurâs unique model combines funding, mentorship and start-up programs to fuel the success of thousands of young entrepreneurs in every Canadian province and territory. Karen is an accomplished non-profit leader dedicated to fostering economic and social prosperity through new approaches and partnerships. Â How did the birth of Futurpreneur Canada come about? Â When Futurpreneur Canada started two decades ago before Karen even lives in Canada, there really was...
2018-11-1400 minCanInnovateThe Muse 2 Takes Meditation To A Whole New Level with Ariel GartenAriel is the Founder of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. She is also a neuroscientist, innovator, mother, and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential.  Weâve had Ariel on before talking about How to Overcome the Knots in your Head on Episode 45. Real tactical tips to overcome your obstacles and help change your mindset. Iâve received so much feedback on this episode that people have really liked the tactical exercises versus the theoreti...
2018-11-0700 minCanInnovateA Revolutionize Tattoo Category that Empowers Customer to Make Good Decisions with Tyler Handley of inkboxTyler Handley is the co-founder & CEO at inkbox - a tattoo ecosystem that empowers customers to make good tattoo decisions. In just 3 years heâs led the development of a new product category and co-manages a team of 60 employees on a mission to empower the world to find confidence through tattoos. Outside of work you can find Tyler reading, staying fit, and playing too much Fortnite. Â Episode Overview: This episode is pretty exciting for a few reasons. Â First of all - one of our podcast listeners nominated inkbox! Â Thank you Asma! This is definitel...
2018-10-3100 minCanInnovateCanInnovate 1st Year Anniversary Special: What I Learned Over A Year of PodcastingWe made it! I am so excited to share with you all the first year anniversary of CanInnovate podcast. I can't believe that we made it this far and I could have done it without all of you who supported me and my podcast on this journey. CanInnovate as you might already know is my passion project. A passion project that is dedicated to share to the world how awesome Canadian innovators are. During my journey, I have interviewed so many aspiring innovators who are changing the world as we know it by providing valuable lessons, marketing...
2018-10-2400 minCanInnovateHow Smooch Business Messaging Can Make Our Lives Easier with Warren LevitanWarren Levitan is co-founder and CEO of Smooch, the omnichannel conversation platform for enterprise software makers. He previously served as CEO of Radialpoint, which was acquired by AppDirect. Founded in 2015, Smooch connects any business software to all the worldâs messaging channels for a more human customer experience. It was named New Startup of the Year at Techvibesâ sixth annual Canadian Startup Awards and a 2018 CIX Top 20 company by the Canadian Innovation Exchange. Episode overview: This week, Warren  shares his vision and insights on what is happening in customer experience and how messaging is going to make all of our live...
2018-10-1700 minCanInnovateHow to Get Unstuck using The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier of Box of CrayonsMichael Bungay Stanier is the author of several books, including The Coaching Habit and Do More Great Work. Michael has written for or been featured in numerous publications including Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, The Globe & Mail and The Huffington Post. Michael is giving away two The Coaching Habit to CanInnovate listeners. So be sure to tune in and send me an email or comment down below. Â Episode Overview: Â A sought-after speaker, Michael regularly speaks to businesses and organizations and has delivered keynotes at Leadership, HR and Lear...
2018-10-1000 minCanInnovateEmbracing the Change with Rich Batchelor of Toronto Change DaysRichard Batchelor the Founder of Toronto Change Days and President of Capillary Consulting has been delivering successful change for over 25 years. Always an early adopter, change thinker and someone who relishes the challenge of embracing the new, he is a strong believer in following the mantra of his university - their motto is "Do Different" and that's what he's been doing ever since. Episode Overview: Â Richard is a very highly respected international change management professional with extensive experience delivering successful outcomes to engagements in business transformation, enterprise technology solutions and organizational re...
2018-10-0300 minCanInnovateHow to Leverage your Business using Venture Capital with Jonathan Hera of Marigold CapitalJonathan Hera is the Founder and Managing Partner of Marigold Capital. Marigold offers strategic consulting and fund management for private market impact investments. The firm works with families, foundations, corporations and governments to better use finance for equitable and prosperous social change. Â Episode Overview: Â In this episode, Jonathan talked about venture capital and why VC (venture capital) doesnât work for everybody but it is super sexy and a super exciting type of finance at this stage. In Marigold Capital, they use different types of mechanism and different type of finance that al...
2018-09-2600 minCanInnovateHow Innovation is Structured in your Organization with Braden Kelley of Innovation ExcellenceBraden Kelley is an experienced leader of projects and programs focused on innovation, digital transformation, design thinking, organizational change, and process improvement. He is the author of two books (1) "Charting Change" and (2) "Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire", and has helped numerous organizations increase their revenue and cut their costs through the creation of innovative strategies, organizational change, digital transformation, and improved organizational performance. He has maximized profits for companies while living and working in England, Germany, and the United States. Braden earned his MBA from top-rated London Business School. Braden is passionate about digital...
2018-09-1800 minCanInnovateBonus Episode: CanInnovateâs New Innovation Game Cocktail MixHey Innovators! Â This podcast truly started out as a passion project and itâs really one of my favourite things. Everytime I record an episode.. I literally say out loud âthat I love my jobâ. I get to learn from smart people. There is a saying that you are who you spend time with. Each episode I definitely become wiser as we get to learn from their insights. Â Â These guests share lessons learned and best practices. Unleashing areas of unknowns. My friend Paul - will laugh when he hears me say this. You...
2018-08-2200 minCanInnovateHow to Automate your Audio and Video Content with RePurpose.io Founder, Hani MourraHani Mourra is a dad, Softwareprenuer, and the creator of Repurpose.io a software designed to help content creators automate the distribution of podcasts and live videos across multiple platforms and grow their audience faster. Hani truly believe that the less time you spend on the technical side of things, the more time you will have to create amazing content for your audience! Â What makes this a Canadian Innovation or Innovative thinking? Â Automation of tedious tasks so business owners and content creators can focus on delivering valuable content to they...
2018-08-1500 minCanInnovateBenefits of Engaging with your Audience with Olivia Simmons of ConferenceCloudOlivia Simmons  is a two-time entrepreneur and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, with a Specialization in Applied Mathematics and Economics. She also attended University of Waterloo Math Faculty where she grew a love for Computer Science before transferring to U of T. She is a self-taught web programmer and has been running her own tech businesses since she was 21.  âSelf love - put yourself first and as much as you can take a moment to love yourselfâ  Episode Overview: This week, I get to chat...
2018-08-0800 minCanInnovateOptimize the Crazy In All Of Our Minds by Muse Founder and Inventor, Ariel GartenAriel Garten is a neuroscientist, innovator, mother, and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential. Ariel is the Founder of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Her teamâs technology has been featured in over 1000 media pieces, as well as was the feature showcase at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, an installation that allowed over 7,000 people control the lights on the CN tower, Canadian parliament buildings, and Niagara Falls with their brains from across the country. Ari...
2018-08-0100 minCanInnovateTips on How to Build Massive Wealth with your Business Profits with The Kickass Entrepreneur, Jeff WeinerJeff Wiener is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor and now a best selling author. He has just published the The Kick Ass Entrepreneur Guide to Investing that hit #1 in Amazon business book and he is now helping entrepreneurs reach their potential and helping them to create wealth with other entrepreneurs sharing his 30+ years of experience. Â âI want to help entrepreneurs but I wasn't really sure what capacity that I want to help themâ Â How do you market your book? Â The idea concept behind it is, you have to take...
2018-07-2500 minCanInnovateHow Toronto Can Become a Citizen Driven Human Centered Smart City with CTO, Michael KolmMichael Kolm is the City of Torontoâs first-ever Chief Transformation Officer. A seasoned executive with extensive experience in business transformation. Michael provides strategic leadership to help the City become more effective and efficient in its delivery of public services, now and in the future, while delivering maximum value for public dollars. With a long and successful background in consulting with powerhouse firms such as EY and PwC, Michael worked with private and public sector clients to plan for and realize the benefits of implementing business transformation. Leading the Cityâs Transformation Office, Michael works closely...
2018-07-1800 minCanInnovateHow 3D Billboards Can Change and Improve Your Business with HaulerAds CEO and Founder Casey BinkleyCasey Binkley is the Founder & CEO of HaulerAds, a Truck-Side Advertising Marketplace data-fueled by WI-FI / GPS performance analytics. They've launched in Canada and are expanding into the US. Casey previously built a global manufacturing business to $2.5M ARR, and was recently selected as a Canadian Delegate to the 2018 G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Â Episode Overview In this episode, we feature Casey Binkley of HaulerAds where he drops value bombs and tips on how moving ads provide impact in your companyâs market exposure. He also shared their companyâs breakthrough with Ryerson Universityâs summer ou...
2018-07-1100 minCanInnovateHow to Transform Passive Audiences into Active Participants through Ads using SmartTones with Daryl HemingwayDaryl Hemingway is an entrepreneur, rocket scientist and filmmaker. Daryl is founder and CEO of SmartTones Inc. that is connecting broadcast to mobile, at the cutting edge of the evolution of advertising and media. Daryl found a gap in time between when people discover  something they want to do and when they can take that action. So he looked for a better way on how to directly connect the audience to the entertainment media they love. The solution is to use silent sign codes in the audio track of the film, TV show, radio song or live ev...
2018-07-0400 minCanInnovateCreating a Brighter Tomorrow for the Future Encoders with Melissa Sariffodeen of Canada Learning CodeMelissa Sariffodeen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Canada Learning Code. She is a celebrated digital literacy advocate who is dedicated to ensuring that women and youth have the critical skills, confidence, and opportunities that they need to thrive in our increasingly digital world. She is a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business and is currently pursuing her Masterâs in Education Policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She taught herself how to build websites from scratch using HTML when she was 11 years old and has been coding ever sin...
2018-06-2700 minCanInnovateHow Brent Lessard of rLoop Turned His Science Fiction Dream Into an Amazing Transportation RealityBrent Lessard is the co-founder and project manager at rLoop, a SpaceX award winning globally distributed and crowd-sourced organization with over 1300 members for more than 50 countries. Brent also serves as an advisor to the president of Durham College for the school of Science and Engineering and was recently awarded the Ontario's Premier Award for his work within his local community as well as rLoop. rLoop is working to revolutionize the future of transportation. Through open-source and collaborative design, a prototype was designed, manufactured, and tested entirely by the crowd, capable of travel at hyper speeds, enabling people...
2018-06-2000 minThe cavnessHR podcastThe cavnessHR Podcast - A talk with Sapna Malhotra, CPA, CMCSapna brings more than two decades of domestic and international management consulting experience in sales and business operations in the technology, financial services, and telecommunications industries. She has significant experience in leading large-scale business and IT transformation programs to deliver consistent end-user experience in demanding and fast-paced environments. Sapna is known for her constant industry curiosity and new and emerging technologies that will enable different industries to be on the forefront of this digital revolution. She has the CanInnovate podcast that focuses on learning from Innovators that are crushing it in the industry. Plus she has a career coaching business...
2018-06-0417 minThe Jason Cavness ExperienceThe cavnessHR Podcast - A talk with Sapna MalhotraSapna (SUP-NA) Malhotra (MAL-HOT-RA) brings more than two decades of domestic and international management consulting experience in sales and business operations in the technology, financial services, and Telecommunications industries. She has significant experience in leading large-scale business and IT transformation programs to deliver consistent end-user experience in demanding and fast paced environments. Sapna is known for her constant industry curiosity and new and emerging technologies that will enable different industries to be on the forefront of this digital revolution. She has the CanInnovate podcast that focuses on learning from Innovators that are crushing it in the industry, plus she has a...
2018-06-0417 minCanInnovateExperience Digital Dating on Another Level with Carmelia Ray of Woo You Dating AppCarmelia Ray is an internationally acclaimed matchmaker for high achieving men and the quality women theyâre searching for. Sheâs also a renowned TV personality from Mom Vs. Matchmaker, The Real Housewives Of Toronto, and A Userâs Guide to Cheating Death (Fall 2018). She's also won the 2018 best dating coach award! She's THE Chief Dating Advisor! With decades of experience and a tireless enthusiasm for online dating and matchmaking, Carmelia has established herself as the go-to attraction expert when elite singles are ready to find, attract, and connect with Mr. or Ms. Right. In her career, s...
2018-05-3000 minCanInnovateInsiders Guide to GDPR & turning it into a competitive advantage with Dr. Ann CavoukianWhat is GDPR? How to turn GDPR into our next competitive advantage & avoid the penalties! Today, we are talking about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the due date for businesses to be compliant is fast approaching.. May 25th, 2018. Â We chat with Dr. Ann Cavoukian who gives us the low-down on the importance of GDPR, the relevance, the implications and some tools that will enable us to be prepared and turn this into our next competitive advantage. Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the world's leading privacy experts. She is currently th...
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