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Bloom: The podcast about innovation in EdmontonRUNWITHIT Synthetics dials forward into the futureHere are the relevant links for this episode:Co-host Lazina Mckenzie of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring ServiceGuest Myrna Bittner of RUNWITHIT SyntheticsLaunch Party 7Synthetic Silicon Valley earthquakeSynthetic Platform MissionsDual disaster scenarioRUNWITHIT's year-in-review videoAWS Sustainable Cities AcceleratorRWI's HolodeckSouth by Southwest (SXSW)Greentown Labs acceleratorSoCal Cleantech ExpressThe Goodwill Project granted RUNWITHIT downtown office spaceChallenging the "Silicon Valley of the North" narrativeMore innovation news[RE]WasteThe cannabis industry has a plastic waste problem — but some are finding solutionsCase study with SpiritleafEDGI platform visualizing "Edmonton's Greatest Innovations"Application form for VMSThresholdImpact VMS on InstagramMany thanks to our title sp...2023-01-1956 min
The Inner Circle with Carrie DollLazina McKenzie: Community Builder, the Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Road Less TravelledLazina McKenzie is in love with entrepreneurial spirit. She loves working with organizations and teaching people. It was in 2010 when Lazina got one of those goose-bumpy, this-is-what-life’s-about moments. She was volunteering with Suit Yourself, which offers a helping hand to disadvantaged women seeking employment by providing them with free, quality clothing and accessories. That’s when she saw firsthand how discovering a sense of style can give a person an extra boost of confidence when they need it most. So in 2011, with work experience in hand, Lazina McKenzie chose to look away from the traditional corporate route to crea...2021-03-091h 03
Chasing Common Ground: Lifestyle Conversations with Chris LiddleEpisode 155 - Lazina McKenzieThis is Lazina's return visit to The Lifestyle Chase.We talk about some big things that have happened in the second part of her year. Leadership, connection, community.We talk about a really meaningful marathon she ran on her 40th and the amazing things that came of it.It's a great episode, you'll enjoy it, but please also share it.You can check out more episode of The Lifestyle Chase by following @thelifestylechase and @christianliddle on IG or going to www.invigoratetraining.com...2020-12-081h 04
Women in Leadership and EntrepreneurshipHelping people help themselvesJoin Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them. In episode 13, Heather chats with Lazina Mckenzie, current manager of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), a mentorship program for coachable entrepreneurs hosted through the University of Alberta. Prior to joining VMS, Lazina’s entrepreneurial journey included running a personal training business to working as a change management consultant, and establishing L Squared Style, a consulting company devoted to helping people look their best in both their personal and professional lives. You can find more information about VMS at htt...2020-10-2827 min
Chasing Common Ground: Lifestyle Conversations with Chris LiddleEpisode 101 - Lazina McKenzieIf nothing else, listen to this episode so that you can hear a white personal trainer say that it's important to have brown female representation on the walls of a Lululemon in a city as racially diverse as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We dove down some rabbits holes today. We used white people, brown people terms a lot. We talked about cultural diversity. We talked about learning to admire what makes everyone in our lives great rather than what makes them different. We talked about her experiences being a born in Canada but brown and hearing a...2020-02-181h 22