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Career Buzz
by CIUT 89.5FM
Since 2006, we’ve broadcast unrehearsed and informative conversations featuring extraordinary career stories of ordinary people, and insights from future-of-work thought leaders including National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis, former Member of Parliament, Helene Leblanc, and career experts Sareena Hopkins, Norm Amundson, Roberta Borgen, Rich Feller and many more.We also look at the intersection of real-world business practice and people’s career and life choices. We explore how individuals turn their personal passion for innovation into tangible commercial success. And we learn about innovation management best practices, and lessons learned.Listen to Career Buzz to hear inspiring career professionals share useful insights to increase awareness about the importance of career literacy and share tips to support you to clarify what’s next for you. Hosts:Mark Franklin, MEd,PEng, (he/him) leads CareerCycles, co-founded OneLifeTools, co-authored Who You Are Matters! and On
Episodes
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Change Is Hard, Growth Is Worth It
Join Hoda and her guests as they bring Career Literacy to life. Tricia Berry shared, “Change is good but change is hard… Even good change is still a challenge”. What are your thoughts on change? How have you handled the changes in your life? Peter Pitts said, “There is this unspoken magic that...
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What makes work - worth doing?
Is work worth doing based on what we accomplish? What we earn? The people we help? The skills we master? The feeling that we belong to something larger than ourselves? And if our work doesn’t feel meaningful, does that mean we need to find different work, or might we need to look differently at…
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The Careers We Imagine
Join Hoda and her guests as they bring Career Literacy to life through real stories and lived experiences. Liv Pennie challenges us to rethink traditional career education, noting that for many adults, their school‑based career experience “is often a really negative reflection… wrapped up in one...
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Interview Smarter, Brand Stronger
Join Hoda for amazing discussions that boost your career literacy. Lili Foggle highlighted, “just about anybody can learn to interview successfully”. How confident are you in your ability to successfully interview? Urmi Hussein shared, “Your personal brand is portable, no matter where you go, you...
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Making Sense of Messy with Daniel Atlin
What do you do when your career, your organization, or life itself gets MESSY? My guest on Career Buzz (Wed. July 22, 11-noon ET) is Daniel Atlin whose career has included senior roles at the University of Guelph, Seneca, the University of Toronto, in government, and as host of the podcast, Messy...
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Regulating the Future: Rethinking Technology, Professional Practice, and Public Protection in the Age of AI
Technology is advancing faster than at any time in human history. AI is transforming industries, quantum computing promises to reshape cybersecurity and national security, and digital technologies are increasingly making decisions that affect every aspect of our lives. Yet the professional...
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Career Crossroads: Learning, Changing, Becoming
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. Pete Robertson shares, “there’s a myth that before you start doing something, you should have all the skills and knowledge first. Actually, very often you learn by doing”. Have you ever taken on something without having all the required...
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What to Do if You Don't Know What to Do
My guest today is Evan Jones, a high school English teacher at Petitcodiac Regional School in New Brunswick, and winner of a 2026 New Brunswick Book Award for his book, What to Do if You Don’t Know What to Do. For the first part of our conversation, we’re joined by Angelica Welner, a Grade 9...
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The Entrepreneurial Journey of Robert Ketchin and Georgian Hills Vineyards
In 2004, Robert Ketchin and his partners launched Georgian Hills Vineyards to pioneer a sustainable cool-climate wine industry along Georgian Bay. Following extensive soil testing beginning in 1998, the team established vineyards in Beaver Valley, utilizing the Niagara Escarpment's unique...
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How Engaged Are You in What You're Doing Everyday?
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. Guests share thought provoking statements. Sonny Wong said, “if we have a strong and healthy career identity during career transitions, we’re able to maintain our wellbeing”. My question to you, how clear are you on your career…
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What happens when the tools you once needed to survive become the work you offer the world?
On this episode of Career Buzz, we hear from Dena Jackson, comedian, speaker, creator of Self Help Me. Dena’s career story moves from theatre and stand-up comedy to corporate public relations, from personal upheaval and divorce to yoga, breathwork, mindfulness, and wellness practice. Along the…
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Environmental & Social Risk in Global Project Development
Environmental and Social (E&S) risks refer to the potential negative impacts of a project on ecosystems—such as air, water, and biodiversity—and on communities, including effects on livelihoods, health, labor rights, and cultural heritage. These risks are central to global project risk…
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Careers, branding, risk, and reinvention, with Banditos founder, Anthony CK Thomas
On this episode of Career Buzz, Mark Franklin is joined by Anthony CK Thomas, entrepreneur, business builder, and founder of Banditos, a Canadian-made “Mexi-CAN” lager. It was created to challenge both the beer market and some of the cultural assumptions around branding, identity, and who gets to...
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The world is yours. You own it.
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. Dr Seth Hayden reminded us that “Each person has their journey and sometimes we gotta be with the journey and see where it takes us and reach out for help when needed”. Guest Uli Schild adds to this and tells us, “The world is yours.…
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Where is Your Point B?
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. Guest John Suarez shares his interesting career path and reminds us that “It’s ok if you don’t know, but you can’t do nothing. What are you going to do? Where is your point B? It doesn’t matter if it’s not the last step. You don’t have…
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How do you rebuild your career when life, and the people who depend on you, start asking something different of you?
On this episode of Career Buzz, Mark Franklin is joined by Teri Hart—television and radio host, producer, content creator, and now the creator and host of The Hart of It All podcast. Teri spent years on air with Bell Media, Corus, and Rogers, building a career in broadcasting—until a sudden job...
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Do you have a real sense of Purpose? When does Growth happen?
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. Guest Emer O’Donnell shares, “When you have a real sense of purpose and this is why you’re here, then you can’t help but follow your heart”. Do you have a real sense of purpose? Sharon Vandermeer follows with a statement about why she...
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We see headlines about refugee camps—but what does it actually look like, and what does it feel like, to live and work inside one?
On this episode of Career Buzz, host Mark Franklin interviews Dr. Maria Milland, a Danish obstetrician and gynecologist whose humanitarian work has taken her to some of the world’s most challenging environments. Drawing on her experience working in the al-Hol refugee camp in northeast Syria…
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A Career journey into Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineering sits at the intersection of advanced science, complex systems design, and the timeless human ambition to fly. From the earliest aircraft to today’s highly sophisticated jets and emerging sustainable aviation concepts, the field continues to push the boundaries of innovation...
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Challenging our understanding of the role of Career Development
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. In this episode, Dr Brian Hutchison shares, “Particularly in the west we can get this idea of individualism in our head and I think that that’s an inaccurate idea”. Do you agree? Comment and share your thoughts and experiences. Guest…
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Canada’s Electric Future: Are We Ready for the EV Transition?
Canada is accelerating toward an electric future—but are we truly ready for the EV transition? Beyond the headlines, this shift raises real questions about infrastructure, affordability, and grid resilience. Today, we ask what’s working, what’s missing, and whether Canada is prepared for what…
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Your comfort zone is killing your dreams, move from exclusion to inclusion
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. One quote that stands out in this episode, is by Ahmed Mostafa Kamal who shared many useful career and life tips staying in our “comfort zone is killing our dreams”. Do you agree? Next, Ruth challenges us by stating “you can move…
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Building a better future through earn-and-learn
On Career Buzz, we’re stepping into one of the biggest questions facing Canada, the U.S., and every advanced economy navigating digital transformation: How do we redesign the bridge from education to employment? Ryan Craig, is a Managing Director at Achieve Partners, a US firm investing in the...
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The Homeless in Toronto- Revisiting 9 years Later – Much Worse
We explore the plight of the homeless in downtown Toronto with Stephen Armstrong and Bob Duff, by focussing on the St Simons Shelter in Cabbagetown. “The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens”…. Abraham Lincoln. “A nation’s greatness is measured…
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What happens when a 7-year-old kid falls in love with the wind — and never lets go?
On this episode of Career Buzz, host Mark Franklin interviews Max Robinson, a lifelong wind enthusiast, water athlete, and coach who turned his early spark for windsurfing into a world-class career. From the shores of Georgian Bay to the Wingfoil World Tour, Max has flown across oceans, competed…
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The Evolution of AI in Aerospace – From Hype to Secure, AI-Native Operations
AI is rapidly transforming the aerospace industry, with Boeing recently deploying over 70 generative AI applications across engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance, positioning AI as a “co-pilot” to support human decision-making under supervision. This shift marks a significant step in...
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A career to live the life you want, finding value in writing goals
Join Hoda for conversations that boost your career literacy. In this episode, Manana Jaworska shared, “I believe it’s possible for everyone to find a career that enables them to live a life that they want”. Do you agree? Dr Alan McAlpine told us how he finds value in writing his goals down and...
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Unusual ways to help people & make a difference
Humans have difficulty knowing what to want. Have you ever wanted something - a certain food, a job - gotten it, then realized you don't like what you wanted? There's a technical term for that - it's called "Miswanting." According to researchers Dan Gilbert and Tim Wilson, Miswanting happens when...
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Stop, look back, take stock and celebrate!
In this episode with Hoda Kilani, the guests shared spectacular stories that showed them stepping out of their comfort zones. You could almost feel Nerel’s passion to support every student transitioning from high school to college or career. What did you think of his approach? Katherine reminded…
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Why You Need an "Empathetic Sherpa"
When you lose your job, do you need resume-writing tips & job interview best practices? Or, do you need an empathetic sherpa to guide you through the stages of grief, so that when you land your next job, you are prepared for success? Born and raised in sunny San Diego, Steve Jaffe began his…
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The Heart of Being Human: Why the Humanities Matter in the Age of AI
Stephen Armstrong and Fail Vanstone explores how a humanities education can help us understand not just the systems we live in, but what it means to live well within them. From art and literature to ethics and philosophy, we’re looking at how stories, emotions, and imagination connect us- to each...
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Just Ask AI
Join Hoda and her guests for conversations that boost your career literacy. In this episode, Dr Marilyn Maze suggested that we should “just ask AI” during our job exploration. Do you use AI in your career exploration? Dr Steve elaborated on the statement, “if you want to change performance…
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Why Career Development Belongs at the Core of the AI Conversation
What happens when you put career development at the heart of conversations about AI, longevity, and the future of work? On this Career Buzz episode, we’re diving into the future of work with Lisa Taylor, Founder and CEO of Challenge Factory — an organization that helps people and companies…
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Upskilling for careers of the future
Isn’t there a faster way to gain job-ready tech and AI skills — without committing to a whole degree program? Today on the show… imagine you want to step into a new career — but the idea of spending years earning another degree feels out of reach. There is another path. As the saying goes, AI…
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Executive Search in the Age of AI
In this episode, we’re tackling a topic that affects not just companies, but communities and careers: how we find and grow the people who keep our industries moving. Our focus is on the aerospace, engineering, and manufacturing sectors—areas where Canada has deep strengths but also faces big...
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Designing a fashion brand
When Helene Clarkson’s kids were a bit older, and her husband’s career was on track, she asked herself: Hey, what am I gonna do? Today on Career Buzz, we talk with Helene Clarkson, founder of a Canadian sustainable fashion label that designs stylish, smart, versatile clothing for women on the go....
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Next Chapter Dialogues
In career, there are fast shifts - and slow shifts. Fast is quitting, layoff, retirement. Slow is the build-up to fast. How can you optimize slow to weather fast? On Career Buzz, we explore transitions with Marilyn Hintsa — a retirement readiness coach and facilitator of Next Chapter Dialogues....
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Team building & career development in organizations | SWIFT framework
Why are team-building and career development critical for creating engaged, high-performing workplaces? How do trusting relationships between employees lead to stronger collaboration, better productivity, and lasting success for organizations? Heidi Heung and Mark Franklin and Rich Feller lead…
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Why an Entrepreneurial Path is Hard
Entrepreneurship is the process of identifying a commercial opportunity and putting it into action by developing new products, services, or business models, often involving innovation and risk-taking. It encompasses a wide range of activities, from starting a small business to launching a…
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Career Play
In this special episode, Dr Michael Stebleton and Dr Abby Razink present an engaging discussion about a new concept they are playing with, namely, Career Play. Explore the meaning of Career Play and its value for your career and life success. Listen & join Hoda and her guests on Career Buzz to...
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Career development is everyone's responsibility ~ Career Buzz hosts Professor Michael Stebleton
How can everyone a student meets help them in their career exploration? Professor Michael Stebleton from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and colleagues argue in their publications that anyone can be a “career influencer” and that career conversations can be effective when everyone on campus...
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The Path From Industrial Designer to Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical products that may be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product’s form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufacture or production of the product. Industrial Design can...
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What’s it like to work in the world of simulators?
You know those giant pieces of heavy equipment you see on construction sites like cranes, bulldozers, backhoes? Ever wonder how people learn to operate them? And how the decide to get into that work in the first place? Imagine a heavy equipment simulator so good you can use it to train people…
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Part 2: Navigating the Future: AI, Gen AI, and Managed Services in Management Consulting
As technology grows day by day, businesses also grow to stay ahead, or else be obsolete. Part 2 of the Innovation Nation episode with Pranav Bhardwaj explores how AI and Generative AI are reshaping management consulting. It covers strategic implications like new business models, managed services,...
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The One About Careers: Careers & Parenting
Thrilled to have Devon Turcotte, and Sarah-Jane VandenBerg join us to talk about careers, parenting and their podcast, The One About Careers. Listen & join Hoda and her guests on Career Buzz to increase your Career Literacy. Guest Bios Sarah-Jane VandenBerg is a Career Coach, Author and Speaker....
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“A new story that works changes everything”: Angus Fletcher on Career Buzz
Is it true that children are more creative than computer AI? How can we use literature, art, and stories to increase innovation, resilience, and joy in the era of AI? These are the research questions of Career Buzz guest, Angus Fletcher. We had an inspiring conversation covering Angus’s own…
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Part 1: Navigating the Future: AI, Gen AI, and Managed Services in Management Consulting
As technology grows day by day, businesses also grow to stay ahead, or else be obsolete. AI and Gen AI is impacting the MC industry requiring a major transformation in operations and services. The MC industry is a $1T business globally and is expected to rise to $5T by 2028. This paradigm shift…
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The Joy of Not Knowing
Enjoy this lively conversation and dive deep with Hoda and guest, Dr Marcelo Staricoff, into the JOY OF NOT KNOWING aka #JONK. Listen & join Hoda and her guests on Career Buzz to increase your Career Literacy. Guest Bio A former scientist and Primary School Headteacher, Dr Marcelo is currently a...
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From a Hobby obsession for Rugby to a Business Initiative
Welcome to the show where we explore how everyday hobbies can spark extraordinary ventures. Whether you’re baking on weekends, tinkering with tech, snapping photos, or writing poetry—your hobby might be more than just a pastime. In this series, we dive into real stories and expert insights on how...
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Gathering Others to Support You
Our message today is about gathering others to support you. Wayne Pagani’s term was Circle of Support. Take the time to pause, re-listen to the definition of the term and let us know how you grow your Circle of Support. Bella Doswell is on a mission to increase awareness about the work that…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Since 2006, we’ve broadcast unrehearsed and informative conversations featuring extraordinary career stories of ordinary people, and insights from future-of-work thought leaders including National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis, former Member of Parliament, Helene Leblanc, and career experts Sareena Hopkins, Norm Amundson, Roberta Borgen, Rich Feller and many more.We also look at the intersection of real-world business practice and people’s career and life choices. We explore how individuals turn their personal passion for innovation into tangible commercial success. And we learn about innovation management best practices, and lessons learned.Listen to Career Buzz to hear inspiring career professionals share useful insights to increase awareness about the importance of career literacy and share tips to support you to clarify what’s next for you. Hosts:Mark Franklin, MEd,PEng, (he/him) leads CareerCycles, co-founded OneLifeTools, co-authored Who You Are Matters! and On
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