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Indigitech Podcast
by Richard Perry
Host Richard Perry celebrates the accomplishments of Indigenous entrepreneurs, business owners and policy experts who are driving the push to a $100 billion Indigenous economy in Canada.
Episodes
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Nicole Robertson, Muskwa Productions & Consulting
That first $5 typewriter Nicole Robertson got when she was a little girl helped put her on the path to becoming a network television journalist. But she went far beyond those early reporting days to become a leading communications pro focusing on national and regional Indigenous organizations....
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Mike Kuba – MKS Security Consultant
Mike Kuba has had a varied career in security both in the public and private sector. He is a go-to trainer for Indigenous communities that want to provide their own security instead of hiring outsiders. His contact information: [email protected].
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Frank Busch – CEO, co-founder of NationFUND
1:27 Frank describes his move from a national Indigenous financial institute to the newly created NationFUND business. 2:06 Growing up in northern Manitoba and watching the devastating impact of a mine closure. 3:14 How a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies and an aptitude for numbers helped...
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Tara Everett – Canoe Co-working Inc.
If the Indigenous economy in Canada is going to hit $100 billion per year, it will be due in part to the tenacity and no-quit attitudes of young entrepreneurs like Tara Everett. The doors to her co-working space aren't open yet, but not for lack of effort. This 29-year old Anishinaabe woman in...
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David Paul – Aboriginal Resource Consultants
David Paul of the ARC Group is a senior consultant specializing in business and community development from Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick. He shares his insights into the necessity for Indigenous communities to assert their jurisdiction with taxation powers, business development and taking...
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Victoria LaBillois – Wejuseg Construction
Victoria LaBillois, a very determined Mi'kmaq entrepreneur, has come a long way from her first entrepreneurial venture – a t-shirt printing business. She built a construction company, invested in other ventures and is now a mentor to Indigenous women across Turtle Island. "We came from a land of...
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Karen MacKenzie – co-founder, MacKintosh Canada
Karen MacKenzie is a proud Cree-Métis woman and the co-founder and president of MacKintosh Canada, an indigenous-owned, international consulting company. Karen brings her traditional knowledge of indigenous ways into the contemporary workplace as this wisdom and way-of-being reflect “wise…
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Jason Calla – First Nations Infrastructure Institute
From his upbringing in Squamish Nation in B.C. to his studies at the London School of Economics, Jason Calla talks about his journey and the critical need for infrastructure in First Nation communities (and a better way to fund it.) Recorded at the First Nations Leading the Way conference in…
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Ernie Daniels - First Nations Finance Authority
Ernie Daniels talks about his journey from growing up on Salt River First Nation in the NWT to his career as a CPA and now head of FNFA. With more than $620 million in capital disbursed to communities nationwide, he sees a bright future for entrepreneurs seeking opportunities in economically more...
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Harold Calla - First Nations Financial Management Board
Harold Calla remembers the day his business on Squamish Nation in British Columbia was turned down for a payday loan and what the bankers told him about needing "ministerial approval." Today, the executive chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board guides an operation that provides...
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Trailer - Season One
Host Richard Perry welcomes you to the first season of Indigitech, a new podcast that will celebrate the voices of Indigenous business owners across Canada. From startups to big corporates, we'll explore the entrepreneurial ecosystem that will drive the $100 billion Indigenous economy. #Indigenomics
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Host Richard Perry celebrates the accomplishments of Indigenous entrepreneurs, business owners and policy experts who are driving the push to a $100 billion Indigenous economy in Canada.
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