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Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E118 - Rachel Tipograph | Creativity, eCommerce, & InfluenceRachel Tipograph considered herself amongst the digerati since the moment she became an eBay power user at 13. Forbes listed Rachel as one of its “30 under 30 Who Are Changing The World”, Marie Claire named her one of "The 50 Most Influential Women in America," Fast Company named her one of "The Most Creative People in Business", AdAge named her one of "The Most Creative People of The Year," AdWeek named her one of "The Young Influentials Shaping Business and Culture," Entrepreneur named her one of the "50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs," Inc named her to the “Female Founders 100,” Business Insider named her one...2021-07-2835 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E117 - Jeff Korzenik | how second chance hiring works for your business and the communityJeff Korzenik is the Chief Investment Strategist at Fifth Third Bank, one of the country's largest regional banks, and is responsible for the allocation of over $30 billion in client investment. He is also the author of the recently published book "Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community."--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-06-2642 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E116 - Tessa Wijaya | building the fastest growing digital payments infrastructure in Southeast AsiaTessa Wijaya is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Xendit, the fastest growing digital payments infrastructure in Southeast Asia. She is responsible for the overall business operations of the company, including service and support, partnerships, government, and public relations, as well as compliance. Tessa co-founded Xendit with a highly diverse international team to build Southeast Asia’s first modern and reliable payments infrastructure, uniquely designed for the complexities of the region. Besides building Xendit, Tessa is also a champion for women entrepreneurs, spearheading the Women in Tech Indonesia platform. Tessa received her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and...2021-06-1932 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E115 - Rohan Kapoor | being a houseguest on Big Brother Canada 9 #roshowRohan is a good friend of mine, who used to be my colleague at TMX Group. He since left TMX to delve into the startup world and has since joined Gorgias, an integrated helpdesk for e-commerce brands, as a Strategic Partner Manager. He also recently starred on Big Brother Canada 9. We talk about his entire experience in the house and what it was like to switch from corporate to startup world to being on a live TV show with millions of Canadians watching. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support ...2021-06-1442 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E114 - Eytan Bensoussan | building the most effective banking experience in the worldBusiness banking built for America. NorthOne is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank; Member FDIC.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-06-0232 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E113 - Naveen Jain | ideas that will push humanity forward 🚀Naveen is an intensely curious entrepreneur who is focused on ideas that will push humanity forward. He is the author of the award-winning book Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance. His current moonshot adventures are Viome and Moon Express. As a serial entrepreneur, he previously founded InfoSpace, Intelius, and TalentWise.Viome’s singular mission is to “make illness optional.” Viome has built an AI-driven platform that analyzes the interaction between food, our microbiome, and our human cells in order to develop precision nutrition to prevent and reverse chronic diseases.Moon Express...2021-05-2053 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E112 - Hardika Shah | Financial Inclusion for Small Business EntrepreneursHardika Shah is the Founder & CEO of Kinara Capital driving financial inclusion for small business entrepreneurs in India. Kinara Capital is ranked 64 out of 500 Top High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific by The Financial Times and as India's Growth Champions 2020 by The Economic Times. For its impact on SME Financing, Kinara Capital was one of only two companies in Asia to win the Gold award as 'Bank of the Year-Asia' by the World Bank / IFC at the SME Finance Forum in Amsterdam in 2019.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get...2021-05-1327 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E111 - Elie Habib | Becoming the First Arab Tech Company to IPO on NasdaqBased in Abu Dhabi with offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo and Riyadh, Anghami is the leading music streaming venture created by seasoned entrepreneurs, funded by leading firms in the Middle East, with the aim to change the way music is discovered and listened to.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-05-0153 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E110 - Sean Merat | entrepreneurship, MMA, life & moreSean is a serial entrepreneur currently focused on the Insurtech space. He co-founded Owl.co in 2017, recognizing the potential to save insurance companies millions of dollars by changing how they approach fraud detection. By leveraging AI and machine learning to manage fraud claims, Owl.co is able to perform greater due diligence at scale, while removing human bias from the process.Passionate about data privacy and zero knowledge proof, Sean believes tech should be leveraged by consumers and not at their expense. Prior to founding Owl.co, Sean founded, sold and took public a series...2021-04-241h 35
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E109 - Ryan Walsh | Shaping the Future of Drone DeliveryValqari's patented intelligent mailbox accepts manned and unmanned deliveries, such as drones and autonomous vehicles.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-04-1441 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E108 - Anthony Zhang | Overcoming Tough Times & Building a Platform for Fine WineVinovest is the world’s first platform for investing in fine wine, an asset class that has traditionally only been available to the ultra wealthy and has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last three decades.Vinovest is supported by leaders in the asset management space, master sommeliers, as well as top-tier VCs.Disclaimer; I do personally use Vinovest, but this episode is not providing any investment advice nor am I endorsed by the company. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm...2021-04-0235 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E107 - Allen Lau | Building One of the Largest Storytelling Platforms and Getting Acquired for US$600MWattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. Wattpad’s flagship app is a leading social storytelling platform, home to a community of more than 90 million people who spend over 23 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Wattpad’s Story DNA Machine Learning technology allows the company to discover stand-out stories among more than one billion uploads written on the platform. Wattpad Studios and Wattpad Books are transforming entertainment and publishing, using data-backed insights to turn Wattpad stories into books, films and TV shows. Wattpad Brand Partnerships help brands build deep engagement with Gen Z cons...2021-03-1950 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E107 - Allen Lau | Building One of the Largest Storytelling Platforms and Getting Acquired for US$600MWattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. Wattpad’s flagship app is a leading social storytelling platform, home to a community of more than 90 million people who spend over 23 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Wattpad’s Story DNA Machine Learning technology allows the company to discover stand-out stories among more than one billion uploads written on the platform. Wattpad Studios and Wattpad Books are transforming entertainment and publishing, using data-backed insights to turn Wattpad stories into books, films and TV shows. Wattpad Brand Partnerships help brands build deep engagement with Gen...2021-03-1950 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E106 - Kalpesh Kapadia | Creating a digital-first credit card platform for students & immigrantsDeserve is a next generation analytics-based fintech company. Through machine learning and alternative data, Deserve is helping millennials and Gen Z’s, the next wave of credit owners, gain financial independence through access to fair credit products.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-03-1247 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E105 - Brett Johnson | Professional Soccer Player Turned Startup FounderSwitchedOn is a Perceptual-Cognitive-Motor (PCM) training app that is designed to take your physical training to the next level by keeping your brain SwitchedOn. Traditional training methods focus on improving either physical or cognitive performance separately, where at SwitchedOn we understand that the brain and body work together and our training must reflect that. This revolutionary method of training is currently being used by professional athletes, US military personnel, and fitness enthusiasts everywhere, and is now available on your mobile device.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on...2021-03-0448 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E104 - Jay Samit | One of the World's Leading Experts on DisruptionInternational bestselling author Jay Samit, is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry,” he raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, advises Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-02-2651 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E103 - Dr. Shawn Baker | The Carnivore Diet 🥩Dr. Shawn Baker is the father / establisher of the carnivore diet and the author of the best selling book “The Carnivore Diet”.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-02-1553 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E102 - Isabelle Kenyon | Changing the way the world treats weightIsabelle is the Founder & CEO of Calibrate, the modern, medical metabolic health business that is changing the way the world treats weight. Prior to Calibrate, she led the business operations, growth, and strategic partnerships & communications teams at Capsule, a technology business that has raised $270 million to rebuild the pharmacy from the inside out. Before Capsule, Isabelle worked at beloved consumer brands in London and New York and was selected to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Retail & E-commerce list in 2015. She began her career as an investment banker in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.2021-02-0644 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E101 - Anshul Pandey, Ph.D. | Day in the life of a CTO building no-code AIAnshul is the co-founder and CTO of Accern, an NYC-based venture-backed AI startup whose mission is to accelerate AI adoption for enterprises with a no-code development platform.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2021-01-2945 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕🎊 LGC E100! with Jean Desgagne | Life & career lessons from the C-Suite (a special episode with a friend, and mentor)Four and a half years later and we're finally at the 100th episode milestone! It's fitting to have, Jean Desgagne, someone I'm grateful to call a friend and a long-standing mentor who played a critical role in my career featured. I'm confident you'll enjoy this episode and get some really strong takeaways from hearing Jean's story with over 20 years of experience leading change in organizations like BMO, UBS, TD, and TMX Group. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-12-171h 01
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E99 - Ablorde Ashigbi | Consultant turned VC turned startup founder & building 4Degrees4Degrees is a Chicago-based startup with a vision to equalize opportunity by enabling you to build stronger professional relationships.The platform identifies the right connections for you to focus on, works with you to strengthen those relationships over time, and helps you activate your network when you need it.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-12-1146 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E98 - Cheryl Kemp | Starting a company during COVID after being let go & meeting Co-Founders virtuallyIndiFit.co is on a mission to empower fitness instructors & trainers to earn more by building their own independent businesses.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-12-0636 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E97 - Jared Mattsson | First time founder making networking more efficientLinq is the fastest way to exchange contact information with someone. No need to download an app — a Linq card and a phone camera are all you need. Curious? Go to linqapp.com/jared to connect with me and get your own Linq card.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-12-0127 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E96 - Xenia Muntean | Entrepreneurship in Europe, Building Planable, Forbes 30 Under 30Xenia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber, and United Nations. Prior to launching Planable, at 20 y.o. she built a digital marketing agency and led social for clients such as Coca-Cola.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-11-2039 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E95 - Anshul Ruparell | Disrupting real estate & raising $100MAnshul Ruparell is the Co-founder & CEO of a tech startup called Properly – which is shaking up the Canadian real estate world with features like ‘buy now, sell later’ — allowing homeowners to move into a new home before even selling the old home. This has especially been taking off during the pandemic. Properly also just announced $100M in financing from Silicon Valley Bank to support the demand for the ‘guaranteed home offer’ they’ve seen since launching.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at...2020-11-2052 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E94 - Tim Schumm | The world of recruiting post pandemic & landing a job effectivelyLucas James Talent Partners is an On-Demand Talent Acquisition Services firm focused on providing clients a high quality, cost-effective, variable, and transparent talent acquisition experience. http://www.lucasjamestalent.com--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-11-0349 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E93 - Andrew Ostro | Shaking up the life insurance industryAndrew is the Co-Founder & CEO at PolicyMe, an Intelligent technology and personalized advice platform that recommends the life insurance you need all online. https://www.policyme.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-11-0343 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E92 - Jake Dunlap | Shaping the Future of Modern SalesHighlights:• C-level sales leader and highly sought after industry thought leader, quoted by Forbes, Inc. and Huff Post.• First VP of Sales at Glassdoor (1.2 billion dollar acquisition - May 2018)• VP of Sales at NoWait (acquired by Yelp - March 2017)--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-10-2152 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E91 - Jeremie Bacon | Building the world's largest aerial adventure park while being a full-time Tech CEOJeremie Bacon is an entrepreneur and CEO in the B2B SaaS and outdoor recreation industries with a 20-year track record of success in organization building, sales & marketing execution, operations, and financial management.Jeremie served as the CEO of Imagineer Technology Group, which provides software and services that help investment management firms with their investor relations, fund marketing, and communications functions. He also co-founded The Forge Adventure Parks, which designs and builds large-scale outdoor recreation parks to exhilarate, entertain, and educate guests of all ages and abilities.He proudly sits...2020-10-1541 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E90 - Loulou Khazen Baz | Exiting Nabbesh.com and becoming an angel investor in the UAEBaz is a seasoned executive with nearly 2 decades of experience in sales, marketing and management having worked with Accor Group, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and ActiveM before launching Nabbesh.com in 2011, the region’s first and largest online marketplace connecting 120k independent contractors with 15k businesses. To date, over 20k projects were posted on Nabbesh.com, further cementing its position as a leader in the gig-economy.In 2017, Baz co-founded Kickstart Studio, an agency with a core team of design and tech experts to help non-tech entrepreneurs and SMEs build their MVPs. Baz also worked over the...2020-10-0141 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E89 - Garry Cooper | Building tech to scale reuse within organizations via RheaplyRheaply is a B2B SaaS resource management technology to scale reuse and the circular economy within organizations, helping lower procurement and storage costs and reduce waste--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-09-1654 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E88 - Godard Abel | 2 successful exits (Oracle & Salesforce) to now building G2.com, one of Chicago's top B2B Tech startupsEntrepreneur delivering success to B2B tech buyers and vendors via G2.com marketplace...and supporting ThreeKit in building the world's most amazing 3D visual selling platform.Previously built cloud CPQ software pioneers BigMachines (acquired by Oracle) and SteelBrick (acquired by Salesforce).--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-09-0350 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E87 - Kieran Mathew | Changing the way brands communicate with youth (Gen Z marketing)Kieran Mathew is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, sought-out speaker, and leading Gen Z marketer whose insights are featured in Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Strategy, Huff Post and many more. He has been referred to as a “Top Gen Z Entrepreneur” by Adweek.In 2016, Kieran launched Amplify, a data driven marketing firm which helps brands grow and succeed in the youth market.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-08-2743 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E86 - Jeffrey Doucet | Software to help people advance their careersJeffrey is the CEO of CareerJSM and Thrive. Under CareerJSM, the team builds software that helps job seekers manage their job search. Thrive (a product built by CareerJSM) is a Career Wellness Platform that is transforming the way organizations manage outplacement and career transitions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-08-2739 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E85 - Justin Bailie | Running a startup while being a father of fourJustin Bailie is a father of four, with children from two different families. Rose Rocket is a cloud-based Transportation Management Software (TMS) for trucking companies of all sizes. In only five years, they’ve reduced the time it takes for customers to manage their shipment by over 80%, built partnerships with three of the top trucking companies in North America, and saw 300% year-over-year revenue growth.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-08-0746 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E84 - David Cairns | What offices will look like post-COVIDDavid is the SVP of Office Leasing at CBRE and the Co-Founder CBRE Forward --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-07-3155 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E83 - Zev Siegl | Starting up the largest coffee company in the world, StarbucksCo-Founder of Starbucks Coffee Company and is a globally recognized business keynote speaker, consultant, and business start up advisor.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-07-2356 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E82 - Shrad Rao | "Building the kind of company I've always wanted to work at"Wagepoint is a simple and fast online payroll app, backed by the world's friendliest team. The app is ideal for small businesses across North America (US & Canada) who are looking to pay their employees easily and quickly.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-07-1048 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E81 - Sophie Le Ray | Being an entrepreneur & mixing business with family/lifeSophie is an entrepreneur, an author and experienced business facilitator. In 2003, she co-founded Naseba, a business information company specialised in supporting enterprise development in emerging markets. Sophie was appointed CEO in 2009 and was responsible for its strategic development and overseeing its operations worldwide until 2019.In 2009, Sophie founded the WIL Economic Forum, the first platform for business women leaders in the Middle East and Asia and in 2016, co authored ‘Game Changers: How Women in the Arab World Are Changing the Rules and Shaping the Future’.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor...2020-07-0148 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E80 - Michael Brody-Waite | Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts DoMichael’s TEDx Nashville YouTube video “Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts Do” is the number one talk in the history of TEDx Nashville. It has been seen by over one million people in over twenty-five countries and provides insight into his seventeen-year journey from addiction and near homelessness to CEO and co-founder of an Inc. 500 startup that he sold to a publicly-traded company. This talk sparked the #MaskFreeMovement and brought awareness to Michael’s Mask-Free Program, built on three principles inspired by his recovery, showing leaders how to achieve balance, reclaim energy, and thrive in work and life.2020-06-1850 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E79 - A'Lelia Bundles | Madam C. J. Walker, the first female self-made millionaire in AmericaAn award-winning journalist and author, A'Lelia founded the Madam Walker Family Archives, is a Columbia University trustee and immediate past chairman of the National Archives Foundation. A former network television news executive and producer, she has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, C-Span, NPR and BBC and spoken at Harvard Business School, Spelman College and dozens of corporations, book festivals and women’s conferences. Site: https://aleliabundles.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack...2020-06-0438 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E78 - Coffee Conversations | Sheetal Jaitly, CEO of TribalScaleSheetal Jaitly is the CEO of TribalScale. He is a charismatic entrepreneur, an avid investor, and a veteran in the tech space. Sheetal is passionate about innovation and digital transformation potential on both organizations. Sheetal lives in the future and takes his unique perspective to support and guide brands through their digital transformations. He works with organizations that range from startups to enterprise, and helps them become innovators in a rapidly changing industry. Sheetal is an active tech investor and works closely with TribalScale Venture Studios. Sheetal breathes and lives innovation, he helps clients create digital solutions that revolutionize...2020-05-221h 09
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E77 - Duncan Wardle | Coffee With the Former Head of Creativity at DisneyHaving worked for the Disney for 25 years, most recently as Head of Innovation and Creativity, Duncan now serves as an independent innovation and design thinking consultant, helping companies embed a culture of innovation and creativity across their organizations. Delivering a series of keynotes, training workshops and ideation forums, his unique Design Thinking process helps people capture unlikely connections, leading to both fresh thinking and revolutionary ideas.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-05-1443 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E76 - Mashal Waqar | Techie turned entrepreneur, COO of Tempest & Forbes 30 Under 30The Tempest (thetempest.co) is a premium global media company for women who will.Reaching millions around the world, The Tempest reaches an audience made up of determined leaders, creators, doers, and dreamers who are smart and passionate, always seeking out the full potential in every aspect of their lives.The Tempest delivers heart and substance to a highly engaged audience across a variety of devices and destinations, from original video and audio, to live experiences and social storytelling. The Tempest is home to the largest network of brands specifically serving...2020-05-0754 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E75 - Colin Egglesfield | Life Lessons from Hollywood and BeyondColin is an actor, author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur.In his book book, "Agile Artist: Life Lessons from Hollywood and Beyond", Colin shares personal stories of overcoming two bouts of cancer, living through the world trade center experience and fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional working actor in Hollywood. He has launched two online courses called INSPIRE and CAMERA READY! both of which are designed to help people overcome limiting beliefs to achieve their life goals including becoming an effective and dynamic communicator in front of the camera and live audiences....2020-05-0153 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E74 - Marc Randolph | From Startup to IPO, the Early Days of NetflixMarc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor and investor. Marc was co-founder of Netflix, serving as their founding CEO, as the executive producer of their web site, and as a member of their board of directors.Although best known for starting Netflix, Marc’s career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He's founded or co-founded more than half a dozen other successful start-ups, mentored rising entrepreneurs including the co-founders of Looker Data which was recently sold to Google for $2.6B, and invested in numerous successful tech ventures....2020-04-2253 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E73 - Justin Thouin | Leaving the corporate world at 34 years old and creating one of the fastest growing companies in North AmericaJustin Thouin is the Co-Founder and CEO of LowestRates.ca, one of the fastest growing companies in North America. He has been an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalist and under his leadership LowestRates.ca has ranked in the top 50 on Maclean's/Canadian Business' Growth 500 list of Canada's fastest growing companies for four years in a row, most recently placing 15th in 2019. The company has also ranked in the top 25 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 the past two years, stemming from its rapid revenue growth. In 2019, LowestRates.ca won Startup Canada's National and Ontario High-Growth Entrepreneurship Awards. Also in 2019...2020-04-0943 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E72 - Mark Metry | Dealing with COVID-19, writing a book, podcasting, & moreBestselling Author of Screw Being Shy, Global Top 100 Humans 2.0 Podcast Host, Amazon Prime's 📺The Social Movement & Speaker--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-04-0656 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E71 - Casanova Brooks | Beating Cancer & Becoming an Award-Winning Real Estate AgentCasanova Brooks is an award-winning real estate agent, investor, speaker, and CEO.Who would have thought that a man who once had no home to house his family in and no job to earn income, would’ve locked in 46 real estate deals in his first year as a real estate agent and earn the rookie of the year award in a brand new city with no family, friends, or network? – That’s Casanova Brooks for you! Casanova is a successful entrepreneur, Real Estate agent, investor, influential speaker, and CEO, but most importantly, a Relationship Builder cultivating...2020-04-0152 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E70 - Danny Read | Becoming Account Executive of the YearDanny is the Sales Director for a tech startup called Metadata - a platform that helps marketers automate the tedious tasks of setting up & tracking advertising campaigns.Danny won the 2019 AE Of The Year award in November, 2019 sponsored by Chili Piper. This was a national award open to any AE in the country with a $10,000 prize for first place and a $3,000 team outing all sponsored by Chili Piper.Today he sits on the board of the Esports Trade Association (ESTA) and supports the growing esports ecosystem....2020-03-2846 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E69 - Sam Bakhtiar | Refugee Turned Entrepreneur & Founder of Camp Transformation CentresRefugee turned divorcee on the verge of bankruptcy... To multi-millionaire, champion bodybuilder, author, doctor, and CEO of multiple worldwide brands.Dr. Sam Bakhtiar is an American success story with humble beginnings and a meteoric rise to wealth and influence.As founder of The Camp Transformation Centres (110+ locations) and the 1%ER Movement, Sam inspires modern adults and youth to discover their 1% potential and excel in the 5 F's - Faith, Family, Fitness, Finance, and Fun.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email...2020-03-1531 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E68 - Nadeem Nathoo | Developing Unicorn People to Solve the World's Most Important ProblemsThe Knowledge Society is a human accelerator designed for young people (ages 13-17).Our mission is to build the next-generation of global leaders who have a strong sense of purpose, tenacity, resourcefulness, leadership, and vision. TKS has built a physical environment where participants explore topics such as Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotech, Quantum Computing etc... through collaboration and guidance from world-class mentors. TKS is preparing young people to achieve big things far earlier on and carve out a piece of the future for themselves.For more information, visit: www.theksociety.com2020-03-1549 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E67 - Stephany Lapierre | Becoming One of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply ChainStephany Lapierre is the founder/CEO of Tealbook, a highly coveted supply chain thought leader, and one of the most influential minds in emerging data technologies. She has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Supply Chain, and her company, Tealbook, has both been named a Top 50 company to watch by Spend Matters and won the Cool Vendor Award by Gartner. Prior to Tealbook, Stephany spent 10 years building a successful strategic sourcing and procurement consulting firm focusing on large scale sourcing optimization projects. Given her experience and visibility into the data issues crippling procurement she...2020-03-0142 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E66 - Alex Iceman | Building Genium, a Premium Software Engineering Consulting FirmAs Founder and CEO of Genium, a premium software development and agile consulting firm. I bring 10+ years of experience in connecting innovative companies with world-class software engineers globally.At Genium, I have led more than 100 engineers, developers, and other experts, helping companies to create secure, cutting-edge mobile and web applications as well as to hire and build scalable, talented teams tailored to their project’s needs.
I am an experienced iOS and Android Developer/System Architect/Project Manager who has overseen, designed and developed over 100+ mobile and web products using emerging...2020-02-2843 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E65 - Dr. Chris Stout | The Importance of Mental Health for Success in Life and WorkDr. Stout’s career includes business, government, and nonprofits, as well as the UN and academia. He’s traveled the world, published 38 books, won a wide range of accolades, including four additional doctorates (honoris causa), and invitations to TEDs, Davos, Renaissance Weekends…He’s is a licensed clinical psychologist and Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives, a Top Rated Healthcare Nonprofit. His entrepreneurial experience is demonstrated in multiple start-ups and serving as an advisory board member, and early-money-in investor. He's been faculty in the University of Illinois' College of Medicine and Northwestern's Feinberg...2020-02-2151 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E64 - Peter Taunton | From Popcorn Stand to Building One of the Most Iconic Brands in FitnessPeter Taunton is a pioneer in the fitness industry. In 2003, he had a vision for Snap Fitness: to create an affordable, 24-7, results-driven gym differentiated from the impersonal, expensive big-box experience. Today there are Snap Fitness franchises in 2,500 locations in 26 countries. And Taunton, CEO of Lift Brands, didn’t stop there.Taunton is an expert at understanding consumer desires and fulfilling them. In recent years, he has acquired and founded several brands to round out the consumer-fitness experience: 9Round, Farrell’s, YogaFit, STEELE Fitness, Fitness On Demand. Together with the Snap Fitness brand they comprise...2020-02-1141 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕LGC E63 - Anas Ghazi | From Science to Advertising, and Leading With GratitudeAnas Ghazi is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Stagwell Group. Anas oversees Stagwell’s client engagement, business development and go-to-market strategy.Prior to joining the Stagwell Group, Anas was at WPP where he held several executive roles including leading the firm’s global data practice as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of WPP’s Data Alliance and delivering business growth as Kantar’s Growth Officer. Anas began his career in financial services at TransUnion and American Express.Anas graduated Summa with a Master of Science in Communication from Northwestern University, in...2020-02-1038 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E62 with Andrew Witkin | Building a Business From Selling StickersStickerYou is the best platform in the world for custom products that make you stick.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2020-01-1236 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E61 with Ralph Kisso | Second Lebanese Person in History to Summit Mt. EverestOn a quest to successfully climb the Seven Summits, Ralph Kisso has completed six so far. One of those was Mt. Everest, which on 22nd of May, 2019 at 4:30 AM, he raised the Lebanese flag and became the second Lebanese person in history to summit the mountain.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2019-11-2739 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E60 with David Meltzer | Making Money, Having Fun, Helping PeopleIn his early 20s, David Meltzer quickly rose to the top of his game in the business world, becoming a millionaire. David lectured around the globe and saw rapid success in every business project he touched. But something was missing, and in his 30s as a multimillionaire, he went on a rapid downward spiral that ended in bankruptcy. It was only then that David realized, in order to revive and thrive, he needed to codify what had made him successful in the first place. He has since emerged to realize even more rewarding heights of success in business and...2019-10-0318 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E59 with Buster Scher | From School Radio Station to Growing Hoops Nation with Millions of FollowersFrom the beginning of Hoops Nation becoming a real media outlet back in it's early days of reaching 10k people a week where it only existed on Facebook with written content, to being hugely influential across all platforms.Hoops Nation has gone from reaching 10k a week only on Facebook, to 35m impressions per week on Facebook alone, countless viral original videos and more. That, to growing the Instagram 500k in a year, Snapchat, Twitter and the site. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to...2019-09-3030 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E58 with John Ruffolo | Launching One of the Largest Venture Capital Funds in CanadaJohn Ruffolo is the Founder of OMERS Ventures, the venture arm of OMERS. John is also the Co-Founder of the Council of Canadian Innovators. John sits on the board of a number of leading innovation based organizations including Hootsuite, Ontario Centres of Excellence, and Ether Capital.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2019-08-2145 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E57 with Nadia Genevieve Masri | From Harvard to Starting Perksy - While Battling MeningitisPerksy is a progressive new marketing technology startup with a fresh, contemporary take on understanding motivations, interests, preferences, and behaviors of Gen Y & Z consumers. By contextually hypertargeting consumers through a rewarding, user-first mobile app, Perksy delivers deeper insights in real-time through innovative technology that evolves at the speed of culture.Nadia is passionate about marketing, consumer behavior, and human psychology – especially as applied to the fields of emerging platforms and new technology. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast...2019-08-1949 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E56 with Kevwe Mowarin | From Investment Banking to Women's FashionKoviem was born out of a simple idea: custom suiting needs a feminine experience. Once reserved for wealthy businessmen, the power suit is now the uniform for the female of the future. Our philosophy is simple…create beautiful pieces for the modern woman! Founded in 2016, Koviem has come a long way from its early stages when we were simply trying to fill a void based on personal needs. We noticed a gap in the market. Although the number of empowered women was increasing, access to the custom suiting market was relatively closed off. We decided to fix that.2019-08-1028 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E55 with Michel Falcon | building businesses that earn over $15 million/year in salesMichel helps entrepreneurs and professionals build strategies to improve the experience they deliver to their customers and employees.His businesses earn over $15 million/year in sales and have 150 employees in the ultra competitive hospitality industry.His book, "People-First Culture: Build a Lasting Company By Shifting Your Focus From Profits to People" is available on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/y8ng9xdm.For Michel's full-length bio, please visit http://michelfalcon.com/about/.--- This episode is...2019-08-1044 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E54 with Swish Goswami | Building TrufanIntuitive social data powering unforgettable fan experiences. Trufan help brands activate their engaged fans and target new audiences primed for conversion. Create amazing fan moments or let our team conceptualize, produce and distribute them for you. Trufan’s advisory board includes industry rockstars like Sam Sheffer (YouTuber), Michael Hyatt (Executive Chairman, BlueCat Networks), Ryan Holmes (CEO, Hootsuite), Mark Zablow (CEO, Cogent Marketing), Tim Hyde (CEO & Founder, TWH Media), Eliot Robinson (CEO, Dunk Media), Buster Scher (CEO, Hoopsnation), Diana Day (Founder, Icona Agency), Chuck Figueroa (NBA Comercial Agent), Anthony Ford (CEO &...2019-08-1043 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E53 with Aaron Spivak | Selling Anxiety Reducing Blankets and Growing to $50k/monthA serial entrepreneur, at 18 years old Aaron co founded Revitasize, an organic cold pressed juice kitchen serving high quality juices, smoothies, acai bowls and a variety of vegan options. In 3.5 years Revitasize has expanded to 7 locations throughout Toronto and the GTA. Aaron also co founded a recently launched Anxiety blanket company called Hush. Hush blankets are designed to help with sleep anxiety, insomnia, ADHD and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife...2019-07-1649 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E52 with Ron Tite | The Unification of Content and AdvertisingRon has been an award-winning advertising writer and Creative Director for some of the world’s most respected brands, including Air France, Evian, Fidelity, Hershey, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Intel, Microsoft, Volvo and many others.His advertising work has been recognized by The London International Advertising Awards, The New York Festivals of Advertising, The Crystals, The Extras, The Canadian Marketing Association, The Advertising & Design Club of Canada and The Marketing Awards, to name just a few.He is Founder and CEO of Church+State (originally The Tite Group), a Toronto-based content marketing...2019-07-1551 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E51 with Dean Karnazes | 50 Marathons in 50 Days Across 50 StatesTIME magazine named Dean Karnazes as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World." Men's Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet. An internationally recognized endurance athlete and NY Times bestselling author, Dean has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees. On ten different occasions, he's run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing alongside teams of twelve.2019-07-0629 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E50 with Rachel David | Becoming One of Canada’s Most Sought out MarketersRachel David is one of Canada’s most sought out marketers. She built the influencer marketing company Hashtag Communications in 2016 and has since helped market companies like BestBuy, RBC and Google. The company is comprised of 90% women and they recently hit their million dollar milestone. Rachel recently gave a keynote at this year's TEDxVancouver where she discussed "How Influencers Have Transformed Modern Day Marketing" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support 2019-07-0647 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E49 with Shawn Finder | Professional Tennis Player Turned EntrepreneurShawn Finder has always been an entrepreneur at heart. At age 24, Shawn entered the entrepreneurial world after competing as one of Canada's top-ranked tennis players. He started out importing packaging from the Orient and selling to top retailers in North America. However, knowing he always loved selling and list building, he founded ExchangeLeads in 2013 which helps his company build quality lists for outreaching new prospects. This was followed by his new venture Autoklose in 2017 that combines both sales engagement and list building all-in-one platform.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest...2019-06-2435 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E48 ft. Director X | Creating Award Winning Music Videos & Encouraging Meditation Director X (formerly known as Little X) was born on October 31st, 1975 in Toronto, Canada, and is of Trinidadian and Swiss descent. Moving to New York City, he became the protégé of pioneering director Hype Williams. X has been noted for directing high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular artists, including: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Fifth Harmony, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, John Mayer, Korn, Iggy Azalea, Sean Paul and many more. His work has been nominated and awarded by the MTV Music Video Awards and Much Music Video Awards. X has directed commercials for Apple Music, Ebay...2019-06-1449 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E47 with Carol Leaman | Canada's Leading Female EntrepreneurCarol Leaman (BA, MAcc, FCPA) is an award-winning thought leader with an impressive track record of successfully leading tech companies. Not only is she a disruptor in the corporate learning space, but she’s also the brains behind the Axonify Microlearning Platform. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of PostRank Inc., a social engagement analytics platform she sold to Google. She was also the CEO at several other technology firms, including RSS Solutions and Fakespace Systems. Carol is a celebrated entrepreneur and trailblazer (Sarah Kirke Award 2010, Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Intrepid Award 2011 and the Profit500 Award...2019-06-0534 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E46 with Bailey Parnell | Social Media, Mental Health, EntrepreneurshipBailey is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She is a TEDx speaker with over 1 million views, an award-winning digital marketer, and a businesswoman with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success. Her work and expertise have been featured in Forbes, CBC, FOX News, Flare Magazine, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support 2019-05-1646 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E45 with Ross Paquette | Growing to 180+ Employees Without Ever Raising FundingRoss founded Maropost in 2011 as a customer-centric ESP, but it quickly grew beyond his original vision. As the capabilities expanded, so did customers, and in a few short years, Maropost became one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, without ever raising funding. Ross has one goal: to build a better platform by responding to customer needs. With that aim in mind, Maropost has evolved into a fully unified customer engagement platform, designed to provide a single solution for all areas of business—across marketing, commerce, service, clienteling, referral, and more. 2019-05-0433 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E44 with Francisco Diaz-Mitoma Jr. | Building an Ecosystem for Personalized Health and WellnessFrancisco is a software architect with over 15 years of experience and was nominated to Forbes 30 under 30. He is currently the Co-Founder and Head of Product at Bowhead Health - a health technology startup focused on removing the pain points and inefficiencies of preventive health management. Bowhead is launching a connected device that will enable at-home biometric testing of critical nutrients and hormones, real-time recommendations from health care professionals and the dispensing of personalized supplements and vitamins. Bowhead is leveraging blockchain technology to ensure the anonymity and security of medical and health data. 2019-04-2733 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E43 with Chris Tester | Making Coffee More Nutrient & Turning It Into a BusinessChris is the Founder of Coffee Booster - a flavourless liquid health supplement you stir into your favourite coffee. Whether you need a pre-workout boost or a solution for aching joints, Coffee Booster delivers a nutritional pick-me-up; sip after sipChris is currently building one of Canada's fastest growing CPG companies and is always looking for new opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs alike.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast...2019-04-2732 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E42 with Saad Siddiqui | Creating a Millennial Marketplace for Men's ClothingSaad is the CEO & Co-Founder of Shop Bonsai - one of Canada’s fastest growing startups. The team is on a mission to build the media app of the future, an app that will forever change the way people shop.Powered by machine learning, Bonsai brings together leading brands and digital publishers to create the world’s first shoppable-content app. For publishers of digital content, Bonsai represents an incredible opportunity to earn new revenues without playing the pay-per-click, affiliate game. Merchants are using Bonsai's intent-generating platform to drive incremental sales through...2019-04-2746 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E41 with Brian Scudamore | Building the World's Largest Junk Removal ServiceBrian Scudamore is the founder and CEO of O2E Brands, the banner company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.Brian is a serial entrepreneur, known for pioneering the professional junk hauling industry with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Since conquering that market, he’s gone on to apply the O2E (ordinary to exceptional) formula to the painting, moving, and home-detailing industry with WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine.Currently, he’s at the helm of a burgeoning home-service empire; each brand...2019-04-2725 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E40 with David Segal | Building DAVIDsTEA & Starting Mad RadishDavid Segal is the founder of Mad Radish, retail thought-leader and speaker. He is best known for bringing radical innovation to a 5,000 year product category with the launch of DAVIDsTEA, the company he co-founded in 2008.During his time at DAVIDsTEA, Segal grew the company from a single store on Toronto’s Queen Street West to a $200 million retail giant. In June 2015, DAVIDsTEA became a publically-traded company on the NASDAQ, and since launch, the brand has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Women’s Wear Daily, The Globe and Mail, and Fast...2019-04-1226 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E39 with Claude Silver | Hustle x Heart @ VaynerMediaClaude Silver is an optimist, coach, manager, and mentor. She's the first ever Chief Heart Officer of VaynerMedia working for 800 humans. The CHO was created to scale Gary, and to make sure that VaynerMedia’s 800+ employees—and one day it will be 1,000+—have a place they can find a home. Claude's hope is that in her 15-30 minute meetings, people will feel a lot clearer and leave with a newfound path to a solution. That in turn, creates success for them and VaynerMedia.--- This episode is...2019-04-1233 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E38 with with Adrian Salamunovic | Using FREE PR to Generate ImpressionsBest selling author of FREE PR and one of the world's top experts in earned media and PR. He is a serial entrepreneur and former co-founder of CanvasPop. In his spare time he advises hundreds of companies through San Francisco based 500 Startups and Clarity.fm.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email list at georgekhalife.substack.com2019-04-1237 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E37 with David Priemer | Art & Science of Modern SellingDavid Priemer is widely recognized as a thought leader in the area of sales and sales leadership and has been published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Barrons, and Inc. magazines. Previously David held several executive leadership positions at leading technology companies including Salesforce, where he was the Vice President of Commercial Sales and creator of the Sales Leadership Academy program. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.David holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and...2019-04-0432 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E36 with Dr. Greg Wells | Better Health, Energy and FitnessGreg Wells is a health and high performance expert who inspires better living through better nutrition and better fitness. As a coach, scientist and physiologist Dr. Wells has amassed more than 20 years of world-class experience with the extremes of human health and performance. As a result, he understands how it is possible for anyone to have better health, energy and fitness. He has coached, trained and inspired dozens of elite athletes to win medals at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Olympics. He makes regular appearances on national television and radio...2019-03-2525 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E35 with Dr. Paul Ekman | Understanding Micro Expressions & Reading FacesDr. Paul Ekman is the co-discoverer of micro expressions, the originator of training tools such as Micro Facial Expressions Training Tool (METT), Subtle Facial Expressions Training Tool (SETT), PEG Interactive (Responding to Micro Facial Expressions), CAP (Capturing your Anger Profile), and is the author, co-author, or editor of 15 books.Dr. Ekman is recognized as the pioneer in facial expression, deception, and emotion. He was the scientific consultant for the TV series, “Lie to Me,” and appeared in the 2009 TIME 100-- Time magazine's annual list of the "100 most influential people in the world".2019-03-2250 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E34 with Christopher Gimmer | Bootstrapping a SaaS Business to $55K MRRChris Gimmer is the co-founder of Snappa - a SaaS app that helps non-designers create online graphics in a snap. Snappa makes it super easy to create graphics for social media, ads, blogs, and more. Since launching on November 23, 2015 - the startup is now doing over $55K USD in monthly recurring revenue.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support Get on the email...2019-03-1943 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E33 with Dennis Mortensen | The Future of Artificial IntelligenceDennis Mortensen is the CEO and co-founder of x.ai. Dennis is an expert in leveraging data to solve enterprise use cases and a serial entrepreneur who’s successfully exited several companies on that theme. His long-term vision of killing the inbox led to the formation of x.ai and the creation of Amy + Andrew, artificially intelligent assistants who schedule meetings. He speaks frequently to anyone who’ll listen, from the crowds of Web Summit to his building’s doorman, about an optimistic future for AI, productivity, and the future of work. ...2019-03-1934 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab coffee E32 with Manny Padda | Canadian Angel Investor of the YearManny is the founder of New Avenue Capital (NAC), an investment firm that brings together financial, human and impact capital for high-growth companies. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, he’s “long on people,” with a knack for recognizing talent, cultivating relationships and connecting change makers.Prior to founding NAC, Manny was a self-made entrepreneur, building his first multi-million dollar company, PM Search Partners, by age 26. Leveraging his powerful network, he made the leap from executive search to investment and currently manages a portfolio of 40+ companies in tech, mining, real estate and more. Manny...2019-03-1927 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E31 with Drew Green | creating the world's largest custom apparel companyDrew Green is an award winning entrepreneur and expert in managing fast-paced, high-growth companies. A visionary leader, Green has created one of the world's fastest growing apparel brands. Since 2015, he has established up to $100M in strategic capital commitments for INDOCHINO. Previously recognized as top 40 under 40, as well as having been nominated for CEO of the year, Green has been recognized for his accomplishments throughout his career. In 2017 Green was awarded the Innovation in Retail award by the University of Alberta. In 2018 he was awarded Breakout Retailer of the Year by Chain Store Age, and in 2018 Green was selected...2019-02-2527 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E30 with Jay Rosenzweig | Building a high-end executive search firm Jay Rosenzweig is the founding partner of Rosenzweig & Company - an expert in designing, building and attracting world class teams. He consults to public and private companies including large global corporations; emerging growth to mid-sized businesses; professional services firms; and private equity and venture capital firms. Prior to joining the search industry, Jay was in the field of law. Jay earned three degrees at McGill University: Philosophy, Civil Law , and Common Law. Jay is a champion of the cause of gender equality. He has been actively advocating on behalf of women...2019-02-0544 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E29 with Case Kenny | Creating 150K+ Following Through Quality ContentCase is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of PRSUIT - a top daily email similar to The Skimm but focused exclusively on self development content. Named a top email newsletter by Entrepreneur Mag and features in Inc, Forbes, Chicago Tribune and more. 125K daily email subscribers and growing. Case is the host of the New Mindset, Who Dis podcast, an iTunes top 50 podcast focused on real and no BS self development content. Case is the co-host of The Hustle Sold Separately, named a Forbes “Top 7 Podcasts...2019-02-0526 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E28 with Cassy Aite | Growing Sales from $0M to $1MOn E28 of Let's Grab Coffee, I sit down with Cassy Aite - CEO & Co-Founder of Desk Nibbles, the easiest way for offices to order snacks, beverages and more. Desk Nibbles is based in Ottawa and in a span of 2 years grew to 20+ employees and $1M in sales! Desk Nibbles was always incubated in Ryerson's DMZ and has been mostly bootstrapped - raising $362,500 (debt financing & angel capital) to expand into the U.S. Cassy talks about his experience growing Desk Nibbles with his...2019-02-0540 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Get Coffee E27 with Michael Hyatt | Selling BlueCat for $400 millionMichael Hyatt is the co-founder of BlueCat, which was sold to Madison Dearborn Partners, of Chicago, IL. He serves as a director of BlueCat, ranks as one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs, and is a known as a technology visionary. Michael is also a weekly business commentator on CBC and was a celebrated “Dragon” on CBC’s online Dragons’ Den. He is an investor on the hit podcast “The Pitch” and a Founding Partner and Fellow at the Rotman School of Management’s prestigious Creative Destruction Lab. Michael sits on the CEO Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one...2019-02-0544 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E26 with Marc Champagne | Starting Entrepreneurship Later in Life & Building KYŌ AppMarc is the Co-Founder and Creative Lead of Kyo - an app that fuel people's daily reflection through questions from some of the most inspiring figures in the world. Get the most out of every day: www.kyoapp.com Follow Marc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-cham... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support ...2019-02-0536 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E25 with Mark Metry | Creating a Top 100 PodcastMark is the host of iTunes Top Charts podcast, Humans 2.0. Mark’s show features an innovative and talented guest in every episode available on YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, and iHeart Radio. On the show, Mark converses with CEO’s, entrepreneur’s, authors, and many other inspiring individuals like Jay Samit, Neil Patel, and David Meltzer to educate others to change their own lives and upgrade to the Human version 2.0 that is inside all of us. Learn More: https://www.markmetry.com/humans-2-0-... 2019-02-0543 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E24 with Lily Tse | Building Technology for Beauty Shoppers & BrandsLily is the Founder and CEO of Think Dirty® is a mobile-first, social commerce platform that connects ingredient-conscious beauty shoppers to natural beauty brands. Think Dirty's mission is to make reading cosmetic and personal care product labels simple, easy and fun. Think Dirty is the winner of Mastercard Women Entrepreneurship Competition, a DMZ alumni company, it's also named as one of the Top 25 SheEO Ventures, MaRS JOLT and CFC Ideaboost. Think Dirty was named the best beauty apps by Refinery29 and Brit+ Co. It was also featured on O Magazine, Fast Company, NPR, Huffington Post, TED Blog, Allure Magazine...2019-02-0530 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E23 with Allen Gannett | Starting TrackMaven & writing The Creative CurveAllen is the Founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing analytics platform that enables creativity. Marketers user TrackMaven to measure and improve performance across every channel - so they can tie the details to the big picture. The platform is used by the NBA, Microsoft, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many more modern marketers. Allen is also the Author of The Creative Curve - a book that combines findings from the latest science on creativity with findings from interviews with two dozen of the world's modern creative giants ranging from the Broadway team...2019-02-0536 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E22 with Raphael Wong | Startups, Podcasts, Self-Development, and lifeRaphael is an adventurer at heart; loves discussing new product/business concepts; and is on a mission to unlock human potential through data, process and technology. Currently, Raphael is working at ThoughtWire, a Toronto-based technology company looking to disrupt the relationship between humans, devices and information with the goal of making a healthier, safer and cleaner world. Prior to his new role, Raphael was a Senior Associate in PwC's Private Company / SMB Consulting practice where he worked closely with C-suite teams on strategic mandates focused on unlocking levers for growth and operational...2019-02-0554 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E21 with Victoria Pelletier | Women in Leadership, Networking, and Self-DevelopmentVictoria is a dynamic, passionate and disciplined Senior Executive with two decades of progressive experience as a strategic and effective leader with extensive North American and International experience within Professional Corporate Sales and Services Organizations, including the following industries: HR Technology and Human Capital Services & Solutions, Financial Services, Corporate Travel, BPO. Victoria received her degree in Psychology, Law from the University of Calgary and is now a speaker, passionate networker, as well as a fitness enthusiast. Victoria is currently the Vice President and Lead Account Partner of Global Business Services at...2019-02-0544 min
Let's Grab Coffee Podcast ☕Let's Grab Coffee E20 with Shawn Kanungo | Embracing Change, Keeping Pace with InnovationShawn Kanungo is a strategist and keynote speaker who operates at the intersection of creativity, business and technology. He has been recognized nationally and globally for his work in the innovation space after 12 years working at Deloitte. Shawn’s mandate at the firm was to help corporate executives to better understand and plan for the opportunities and threats associated with disruptive innovation. Now as General Partner of Queen & Rook Capital, he is focused on applying exponential technologies and new business models to mature businesses. Shawn is a practitioner who has worked...2019-02-0539 min