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The Creators with Robert Hocking
by Robert Hocking
We believe that too often business reporting focuses on the mechanics, on the scorecard, and not enough on the inspiration and true transformative effect of what we do in business. The Creators speaks to that thing in all of us that says, ‘chart a path, create a new way.'A huge thank you to our partners and sponsor at the Innovation Hub at Carleton University - if you want to launch your own great venture visit them at: https://carleton.ca/innovationhub/
Episodes
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The Virtual Classroom Democratising Education Worldwide | Fred Dixon & BigBlueButton
The Creators is a weekly YouTube series that serves to provide rich, business-oriented conversation with interesting entrepreneurs from all corners of the globe. This week, we spoke with Fred Dixon, an entrepreneur from Ottawa, who currently hails as the CEO of Blindside Networks, which offers...
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The Advisor Helping Support The Legacies Of Family Business | Sabrina Fitzgerald & PwC
Family businesses contribute almost 65% of Canada's GDP and in employment, and the community loves them too, with a report from the Harvard Business School suggesting that 60% of consumers prefer to buy from family businesses. However, running a family business is no easy feat, especially when...
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A North African Consultant Fuelling North American Tech Startups | Faten Matmati & WeaveLines
The U.S. is the largest tech market in the world, holding a value of almost 2 trillion dollars. A recent NY Times Article outlined just how fast growth can be accumulated tech startups: they point out that in 2015 there were 80 tech startups valued at a unicorn level - meaning a valuation of $1B…
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The Importance Of Creating A Culture That Accepts Innovation | Dan Holloway & Rogue interrobang
When we hear the word creativity, we often think of music or an eye-catching piece of artwork. However, creative thinking can also be used as a powerful tool that can help organisations turn challenges into opportunities, all with a switch in perception. According to the World Economic Forum,...
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A Restaurant Business That Wouldn't Surrender to Covid | Ian O’Meara, Darren Morenstein & Hanley’s
The business world was rocked hard by the pandemic. We've heard the saying 'necessity is the mother of all invention' once in our lives before, and the last couple of years proved it to be true. For the thousands and thousands of businesses that closed, many were forced to think on their feet to...
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A Brave Retailer Who Launched During Retail's Worst Point Ever | Harry Cunningham & GoodMRKT
Join us for an interview with Harry Cunningham, Co-Founder of GoodMRKT, a New York based retail boutique that rallies together purpose-driven brands that help consumers, through the act of buying, make a positive difference in the world. In this interview, Harry will discuss the influence his...
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An Entrepreneur Helping Companies In The Fight For Inclusion | TJ Jones & Full Picture Management
Join us for an interview with TJ Jones, Founding consultant of Full Picture Management, a business working to provide employees, customers and service-users belonging to the LGBTQ+ community an equal footing. In this interview, TJ will talk about the distressing experience of growing up and...
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Creating Success Through Sound: The Business Of Music Curation | Dan Lywood & Playlister
Join us for an interview with Dan Lywood, a music lover turned DJ turned entrepreneur who is now in the business of curating sound for companies. While music curation isn’t new, it’s exploded in popularity and sophistication in the last 20 years as streaming programs have expanded our ability to...
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How A Passion For Games Led To A Multi-Million Dollar Business | Ricardo Evangelho & Hit Point Press
Join us for an interview with Ricardo Evangelho, an engineer turned graphic designer whose combination of creativity with his passion for table-top roleplaying games led him to create Hit Point Press, an exceptionally successful company that is refreshing some of our most beloved games! In this...
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Rethinking How To Get To Market In The Food Space | Stuart Langley & Disappearing Dining Club
Join us for an interview with Stuart Langley, a food entrepreneur whose lack of initial funding helped him launch the amazing Disappearing Dining Club, a business that delivers outstanding pop-up dining experiences in unconventional spaces. Stay tuned, this interview will fill you up! Connect…
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An Entrepreneur’s Guidebook To Raising Funds | Les Green & Lex Associates LLP.
Join us for an interview with Les Green, an entrepreneur and investor whose company Lex Associates helps small companies become big winners. For startups and entrepreneurs, getting funding for your business is vital. If you’re a company or entrepreneur who wants to learn how to better your odds…
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A Nigerian Engineer Disrupting The Goliaths Of The Watch Industry | Hamzat Balogun & Sovrygn Watches
Growing up in Nigeria, Hamzat Balogun would travel to Canada to study Electrical Engineering at Carleton University. With a mother who pursued a variety of side-hustles, and having helped run his father's business as a teenager, Hamzat's experience running and maintaining a company would prove...
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Using Experiential Simulations To Create A New Generation Of Leaders | Don Jones & Experience It Inc
Having no background in starting a business, and with only $200 in his pocket, Don Jones would go on to start Experience It Inc., a company helping business professionals across the world hone their leadership skills through immersive and engaging simulations. In this interview, Don shares how an...
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A Female Entrepreneur Raising The Bar On The Food We Buy | Elspeth Copeland & EC Consulting (PT. 2)
Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen says there are approximately 30,000 new products that are introduced each year, with 70-80% of those launched into the grocery channel failing to make the cut with consumers. Why is it that big brands with access to capital and the best...
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A Female Entrepreneur Raising The Bar On The Food We Buy | Elspeth Copeland & EC Consulting (PT. 1)
Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen says there are approximately 30,000 new products that are introduced each year, with 70-80% of those launched into the grocery channel failing to make the cut with consumers. Why is it that big brands with access to capital and the best...
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An Israeli Founder Using AI To Detect Diseases Earlier | Ori Geva & EarlySign (PT. 2)
In each and every single one of us roams millions of microorganisms - each playing their own specific role in contributing to our overall health. Under certain circumstances however, these microorganisms give rise to disease or illness, jeopardising our wellbeing. In this two-part interview, Ori...
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An Israeli Founder Using AI To Detect Diseases Earlier | Ori Geva & EarlySign (PT. 1)
In each and every single one of us roams millions of microorganisms - each playing their own specific role in contributing to our overall health. Under certain circumstances however, these microorganisms give rise to disease or illness, jeopardising our wellbeing. In this two-part interview, Ori...
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A Startup Fueling The Plant-Based Food Revolution | Johnathan Bonnell & Wholly Veggie (PT. 2)
Did you know there's a revolution taking place? A revolution changing the way we eat and subsequently impact the environment? Johnathan Bonnell is one of the many who are helping to lead the fight towards a more sustainable and healthy food system that creates healthier bodies and a healthier...
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A Startup Fueling The Plant-Based Food Revolution | Johnathan Bonnell & Wholly Veggie (PT. 1)
Did you know there's a revolution taking place? A revolution changing the way we eat and subsequently impact the environment? Johnathan Bonnell is one of the many who are helping to lead the fight towards a more sustainable and healthy food system that creates healthier bodies and a healthier...
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How Happy Workers Means Better Business Performance | Nic Marks & Friday Pulse (PT. 2)
What's the key to a better future? Well, unsurprisingly: being happy. Each day, thousands upon thousands of people go to work as feeling unappreciated and miserable, which directly affects their ability to produce good work, which results in the business and staff losing out. In this two-part...
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How Happy Workers Means Better Business Performance | Nic Marks & Friday Pulse (PT. 1)
What's the key to a better future? Well, unsurprisingly: being happy. Each day, thousands upon thousands of people go to work as feeling unappreciated and miserable, which directly affects their ability to produce good work, which results in the business and staff losing out. In this two-part...
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A Female Founder Blending Fine Art and Business | Ali Hillman & Friday Trampoline (PT. 2)
At the very heart of entrepreneurship lies creativity and curiosity, which combined together can help to create some of the most exceptional businesses in the world. While creativity permeates throughout our culture and life, it's often seen that business is a rigorous field that lacks…
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A Female Founder Blending Fine Art and Business | Ali Hillman & Friday Trampoline (PT. 1)
At the very heart of entrepreneurship lies creativity and curiosity, which combined together can help to create some of the most exceptional businesses in the world. While creativity permeates throughout our culture and life, it's often seen that business is a rigorous field that lacks…
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The Business About to Make Puberty A Whole Lot Easier | Jo Goodall, Jas Schembri & Luna (PT. 2)
Puberty is hard enough as it is for girls - the added difficulties of misinformation online not making it any easier. In this two-part conversation, Jo & Jas from Luna, an app that empowers girls going through puberty with factual advice, detail their backgrounds in consulting and how they became...
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The Business About to Make Puberty A Whole Lot Easier | Jo Goodall, Jas Schembri & Luna (PT. 1)
Puberty is hard enough as it is for girls - the added difficulties of misinformation online not making it any easier. In this two-part conversation, Jo & Jas from Luna, an app that empowers girls going through puberty with factual advice, detail their backgrounds in consulting and how they became...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We believe that too often business reporting focuses on the mechanics, on the scorecard, and not enough on the inspiration and true transformative effect of what we do in business. The Creators speaks to that thing in all of us that says, ‘chart a path, create a new way.'A huge thank you to our partners and sponsor at the Innovation Hub at Carleton University - if you want to launch your own great venture visit them at: https://carleton.ca/innovationhub/
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Robert Hocking
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