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CanInnovateWhatâs 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 min