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Startup Canada Podcast — 303 episodes
One Product, Done Right: How Cedar Valley Grew with Surria Fadel
Mapping Rural Roads: When Evacuation Routes Become Data with Ryan Gallagher
Ownership over Franchising: Expanding Coffee Bike Globally with Vlad Priadko
Urban Exploration with a Lower Carbon Footprint with Tasha Maynard
Turning Medical Conversations Into Actionable Health Support with Dr Anker Banerjee and Dr.Sina Marzough
Pride Rewind: Language Shapes Parental Support with Gill Damborg
Pride Rewind: Sex, Health and Stigma Reduction with Ella Farlinger
Pride Rewind: Inclusion Is a Competitive Strategy with Naoufel Testaouni
Networking, Identity and Building Monday Girl with Rachel Wong
Pride Rewind: Joy as Progress with Rae Hill
Modern HR for Small Business Success with Laura Tolhoek
Permission to Rest: Slowing Down in Hustle Culture with Janine Felst
Turning Personal Deficits into Superpowers with Barb Stegemann
The Shift Back to Brand and Authenticity with Warren Thompson
Turning Home Care Into Self Care with Tammy Watson
From Family Metal Shop to Luxury Outdoor Kitchens with Cameron Mason
Whipped Up: Turning Butter Into a $2B Opportunity with Shruti Priya Agarwal
How Sunday Slowness Shaped a Brand with Stacey Kalsi
Trading the ER for Entrepreneurship: When Care Becomes the Mission with Dr. Laura Shoots
Navigating Acquisitions: Podcasts, Partnerships and Progress
Standing Out in Canadian Business with Rick Spence
The Business Behind Better Dorm Rooms with Arlyne James
The Story That Sparked a Purpose-Driven Brand with Kristyn Carriere
Sustainability on Set: Transforming Entertainment with Zena Harris
How Community and Storytelling Built Mabel’s Labels with Julie Cole
Made for Newfoundland Weather: The Mernini Origin Story with Maria Halfyard
Advice on Building, Failing and Growing with Michele Romanow, Jenn Harper and Wes Hall
Reconnecting People, Places and Culture Through Plants with Shayla Chalifoux
Transforming Caregiving: When Engineering Meets Empathy with Andrew Karesa
How Pop Up Comedy is Powering Small Business with Cole Chauvin
Google, AI and Your Business: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know with Natasha Walji
Documenting Decisions: Clarity for the Construction Industry with Karly Heffernan
The Power of Emotional Literacy for Entrepreneurs with Rhiannon Rosalind
Solving the Messy Middle of Manufacturing with AI with Kathleen Chan
Clarity Over Complexity: Email and AI for Small Business with Amanda Parker
Scaling Smart: Riipen’s Marketplace Approach with Sarah Blackmore
Investing in Misfits: How Difference Drives Innovation with Mandy Potter
Trees, Technology and Transparency with Derrick Emsley
Buying Business: How to Spot Opportunity in the Ordinary with Maureen Ngo
Upskilling a New Generation of Leaders with Sarah Stockdale
Redefining Representation Starts with Play with Samantha Ong
Love, Identity, and Moissanite with Justin De Bernardi
Food Sovereignty and Biology as Software with Jon Lomow
Staying on Top: Collars, Community an Conscious Business with Braden Haley
Swift Shift: Changing the Game with Zechariah Thomas
Funding, Values and Growth with Colum Connolly and Elizabeth Murphy
From Erasure to Evidence: Why Queer Archives Matter with Raegan Swanson
Joy as Progress: Designing for Every Body with Rae Hill
PrEP, Pride and Purpose with Dr.Caley Shukalek
A Vision for Canadian Digital Sovereignty with Ben Waldman
ReThinking Birth Control: Reya Health with Dallas Barnes
Building a Marketplace for a Missing Market with Nicole Murphy and Kayla Alexander
Transforming Travel and Community Tourism with Bruce Poon Tip
Change Starts With You (And Strategy) with Maiden Manzanal Frank
Turning Setbacks into Comebacks with Sarah Thompson and Jamie Rigby
Dancing for Good: Music, Community and Charity with Victoria Morton
Connecting Menstruators Across Canada with Nadia Ladak and Rashmi Prakash
Exploring Menopause and Perimenopause with Lori Casselman
The Women Behind Trusti with Ella Farlinger and Serina Ahmad
Women in Femtech with Rachel Bartholomew
Resilient and Ready: The Rain Gear Pro Story with Keilan Clark
Warm Traditions: Building a Sustainable Business in the North with Brenda Dragon
Courage and Impact: Building Eco-Friendly Brands with Jeremy Lang
Supported and Funded Business Journeys with Andrea Welling
Can Technology Transform Mental Health Care for Children? with Matt Cohen
Creating and Contributing to an Inclusive Society with Emily Mercy
Solving the Connection Conundrum with Shawn Hewat
How Tech Can Transform Travel with Shelley Montreuil
Seeds of Success: Revolutionizing Indoor Gardening with Alberto Aguilar
Lyrics That Matter: Combining Tech and Music with Darryl Ballantyne
Connections to Culture through Streetwear with Caitlin Wemigwans
Uncommon Sense for Founders with Eldon Sprickerhoff
LIVE: Startup Canada Podcast with Kurtis McBride
A Trauma Informed Approach to Leadership with Somia Sadiq
Home: A Blend of Community, Sustainability and Privacy with Dave Ransier
AI, Sports and Fans with Anna O’Brien
Give Wisely, Give Easily with Tammy Kyte
When Technology Improves the Customer Journey with Rosana and Diogo Iwasaki
Shielding Canadian Entrepreneurs from Cybersecurity Attacks with Amanda Swain
The Back End of Play and Learning with Paul Greenberg
Chew on This: Success as a Solopreneur
Disruption in the Juice Aisle with Darryl McIvor
Garnished with Grit: Growing Your Food Business with Steve McVicker
A New Era for Home Design with Jackson Wyatt
Redefining Office Spaces: Earn the Commute with Kane Willmott
A Capable Team with a Social Mission with Constanza Safatle Ferrari
Harnessing Trust: Products with a Promise with Roxanne Pettipas and John Haslam
Trust, Therapy and Transparency with Jake Karls
The Future of Adventure Holidays with Richard Campbell
Chocolate with Commitment with Nesreen Abusultan
Paying Canada’s Workforce with Shrad Rao
Take the Mic: Telling Your Story through Audio with Fatima Zaidi
Refusing to Be Invisible: A Lesson in Unapologetic Care & Identity with Anita Landback
Farming Queer Representation, and Leadership, into Agriculture with Martin Straathof
Creating Inclusive Experiences and Authentic Community with Judith Kasiama
Consulting Guided by Queerness with Jacq Brasseur and Risa Payant
Opportunity in the Outdoors with Guita Yazdani
Redefining Screen Time for Kids with Melissa Cash
Propelling Clean Energy Forward with Cat Adalay and Rachel Carr
Designing For A Forgotten Demographic with Jessica Miao
Reasoning with Ritual: Innovating Healthy Habits with Kate Bouchard
Tutoring Powered by Talent and Technology with Will Li
Get Funded: Accessing Money For Your Business with David Souaid
Underwear Worth Celebrating with Anthony Ciavirella
Celebrating Queer Lives and Relationships with Heather Hansler
Northern Pop: Kettle Corn That Connects with Katie Young
Better Family Planning Tools with Jackie Rhind
Technology Leads to Transformation with Amber Mac
Engagement That Does Good with Ange Paye
Disrupting Social Attitudes through Inclusion with Katie MacMillan
Relationships and Community as Capital with Jonah Chininga
When Customers Become Community with Adelle Renaud and Ashlie Grilz
Crunch Inspired by Culture with Odutope Macauley-Okoro
The Business of Creative Expression with Ivan Coyote
More than Money: Finance is Personal with Ellyce Fulmore
The Only Food Bank for Animals with Nicole Frey
2023: A Year in Podcasts with Rick Spence and Kayla Isabelle
LIVE at the Startup Canada Tour 2023 with Rick Spence
Customer Driven Storytelling with Jessica McNaughton
In the Spirit of Community with Mila Olumogba
Your Mind Matters with Darren Anderson
What Is Equitable Mental Health Care? with Rae Massop
Your Money and Your Mental Health with Chantel Chapman
The Entrepreneur’s Therapist with Shulamit Ber Levtov
Help For Those Who Help with Liane Wood and Randy Chu
Behind the Why: Documenting Your Process with Bobby T
Content Creators Are Entrepreneurs with Nishant Raina and Katrina Olson-Mottahed
Built Here: Embracing The Northern Lifestyle with Myles and Tanner Hougen
Infusing Inuit Teachings into Entrepreneurship with Bernice Kootoo Clarke
Guiding Charitable Giving with John Bromley
Pop Up Weddings with Sarah Anderson
Leading Anti-Discrimination Work with Debbie Owusu Akyeeah
Brewing Diversity with Ren Navarro
Unleashing the Power of AI for Marketing with Emily Baillie
The Future of Legal Counsel with Brett Colvin
The 9 Year Old Entrepreneur with Lily Harper
Breathing Collaboration with Giancarlo Sessa and Aedan Fida
Vicarious Entrepreneurship and Impact with Scott Stirrett
Making Interviews Equitable with Bradley Daye
Ride In Style with Janet Hiebert
What if AI is truly helpful? with Kevin Collins
Empowering Girls in STEM with Ingrid Gayle
Revitalizing Queer Pride: Uplifting Community through Drag with Ian Burns (Rowena Whey)
Consulting for Change: Strategies & Tools for Inclusion with Fae Johnstone
Food for Thought: Recipes for Community Empowerment with Joline Beauregard
Every Girl Deserves to Shine: Inclusivity in Fashion with Jamie Alexander
Young Voices for Climate Change with Sarah Syed
Branding as a Super Power with Christine Lieu
Accessibility as a Competitive Advantage with David Bestwith David Best
Let’s Talk Side Hustles with Jeff Mitchell
Celebrating Yukon Doers and Dreamers with Karen McColl
Breaking Barriers with Christina Wong
The Power of Networking with Jarrod Goldsmith
Transforming Parkinson’s Disease with Bronwyn Bridges
Embracing Innovation with Matt Mizzi
Redefining the Motel Experience with April Brown and Sarah Sklash
Representation on the Runway with Lesley Hampton
Helmets as a Tool for Inclusion with Tina Singh
Bold Flavours and Fair Team Wages with Liz Mok
Black Women and Creative Entrepreneurship with Keosha Love
Building up Black Businesses in Atlantic Canada with Cheyenne Jones
Bringing Afro-Flair Fashion to Canada with Funmilayo Odeniyi
Two Failed Startups Before Acquisition with Marc Lafleur
Indigenous Pathways with Michael Maracle Polak
Sweet Sweet Sustainability with Marina Tran Vu
Business From the Heart with William Wells
Innovation Under the Sun with Stephanie Tien and Kristina Knox
Creating Community Through Food with Asha Wheeldon
2022 Reflections: A Message From Our CEO
Empathetic Leadership with Julia St.Amand
Taboo Topics Make For Viral Products with Rachel Kerr and David Gaylord
Investing in Artists with Vel Omazic
Empowered Teams are Motivated Teams with Muni Boga
Powerful Mental Health Discoveries with Dr. Daphne Voineskos
Softening the Mental Health Space Through Music with Aaron Labbé
Mindsets Influence Mental Health with Purdeep Sangha and Ryan Benoit
Spearheading Change Through Passion with Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Procurement and Partnership with Chantal Potvin
Entering a Value-Based World with Dexter and Byron Peart
Entrepreneurship As A Gift with Janelle Desrosiers
The State of Small Business in Canada with Nishant Raina
Canadian and American Stories of Success with Christina Gwira and Sheila Hawkins-Bucklew
Empowering Women in STEM with Sherry Shannon-Vanstone
Got A Business Idea? with Brian Scudamore
What Makes an Effective Leader? with Reena Khullar Sharma
Get Funded with Brianna Blaney and Aria Hahn
Cybersecurity 101 with Joel Boyd
Changing the Conversation with Laurie Samuel
Empowering Entrepreneurs to Digitally Transform with Anthony Martiniello and Wade McFarland
Building Canada’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Chiara Toselli & Nevin Buconjic
Let’s Talk Mental Health with Jonathan Friedman
Understanding Trademarks with Julie MacDonell
Democratizing Access to Funding with Mike Lee
Data-driven Climate Change with Chris Naismith
Driving Change and the Stories That Happened Before It with Sarah Fodey and Han Nguyen
Bump’n Barriers to Accessibility with Andrew Gurza
Why Tech Needs More Representation with Naoufel Testaouni
Inclusion as an Instrument for Wellness with AK MacKellar
Brewing For Change, Fairness and Good with Mickey McLeod
Removing Barriers and Investing in Accessibility with Maayan Ziv
Glass Half Full: Leadership in Hospitality with Ryan Moreno
Activating Women Entrepreneurs with Lyssa Leclerc and Cathy Bennett
Start with Direction, Not Ideas with Steve Hoffman
Secure Workflows and Collaboration with John Cammalleri
State of the Art Entrepreneurship with Steve Blank
Getting Close to Your Customers with Suzie Yorke
Partnership and Canadian Production with Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg
Spotlighting and Scaling Black Businesses with Nerissa Allen
Data Backed Systems for Supplier Diversity with Stephany Lapierre
Creating Champions of Your Solutions with Serese Selanders
In Good Taste: Understanding Your Customers with Carmen Sandor
Upholding Traditions and Culture through Business with Joella Hogan
Real Estate & Investment: Creating Your Own Access with Isaac Olowolafe
Lasting Impact for Young Entrepreneurs with Mona Lisa Prosper
Removing Barriers to Actualize Belonging with Victor Beusoleil
Including Youth in Our Workplace with Janelle Hinds
Recognizing Disruption in Old Industries with Angie Schick and Mike Wood
Communication is Entrepreneurship with Lyndon Johnson
Incubate Accelerate and Innovate with Kari Lamotte
The Chemistry of Business with Vince Guzzo
Declaring Your Success with Edwin Frondozo
Planting PR Seeds for Success with Jacob Crompton
Building Your Security Ecosystem with Joel Boyd
The Future of Food with Tara Haddad
Leadership in 2021 with Sarah Jakeway
Institutionalizing Compassion with Jennifer Denouden
Making Your World Bigger with Michelle Zatlyn
Repeatable Processes and Scaleable Revenues with Agnes Lan
Good Hiring & Growth with Joe Diubaldo
Accessing Government Support with Minister Nina Tangri
Teams That Reflect Your Customers with Jill Schoolenberg
The Work and Rewards of Funding with Jeremy O’Krafka
When Challenge Meets Opportunity with Don Ludlow
Disrupting Real Estate Investing with Ava Benesocky
An Appetite for Risk with Allen and Eva Lau
Nano-materials, Big Problems and Holistic Healing with Megan Leslie
Partnering on Community Missions Through Tech with Peter Near and Casey Pruden
Peace, Not Pain: Bringing Innovation to End of Life Arrangements with Mallory Greene
Ready for Reconnection: Companies and Their Customers with Kelly McBain
Knowing Your Customers: Strategy, Security & Success Online with Ellie Zolghadr
Power Over Politeness: Funding Canada’s Disruptors with John Ruffolo
A Superfood Business: Melting Innovation and Impact with Dominic Dubé & Claudia Poulin
Covering the Spectrum: Fashion, Technology & Health with Adrien Beyk
Building a Culture of Commitment with Donald Cooper
Expression and Empowerment Through Jewelry with Rachel Mielke
Athlete Recovery & Prioritizing Wellness with Rachael Rapinoe
LGBTQ2+ Entrepreneurs: Leaders in Innovation with Connie Stacey
Intergenerational Healing through Entrepreneurship with Jad Jaber – June 21 2021
Transforming Workplaces: Gender Inclusion with Kai Scott – June 15, 2021
Creating Long Lasting Visibility for LGBTQ2+ Communities with Florence Gagnon & Sandeep Nair – June 8, 2021
Entrepreneurship: A Lesson in Identity with Patrick Hunter – June 1, 2021
Pivot, and Pivot Again: Grassroots Scaling with Neetu Godara – May 25, 2021
Identifying Opportunity with Razor Suleman – May 18, 2021
Mixing Art and Management with Matthew Johnston – May 11, 2021
Financial Literacy as Empowerment with Gurgeet Matharu & Aman Thind – May 4, 2021
Optimism: The Essential Resilience Tool with Warren Dietrich – April 27, 2021
Strategic Planning: Playing the Odds with Warren Coughlin – April 20, 2021
Navigating Clean Technology with Greg Kiessling – April 13, 2021
Making It Work with Jess Chow and Sunny Fong – April 6, 2021
The Power of Community with Ravina Anand – March 30, 2021
Creating New Value with Debbie Motilewa – March 23, 2021
Harnessing Fear with Keturah Osinde – March 16, 2021
Making the Most of Mentorship with Ashley Werhun – March 9, 2021
Entrepreneurship as Healing with Dawn Iehstóseranon:nha Setford – March 2, 2021
The Art of Leadership with Bruce Poon Tip – February 23, 2021
Funding the Future with Raymond Luk – February 16, 2021
Product Development 101 with Jason Sparrow – February 9, 2021
Utilizing the Right Tech with Michal Pisarek – February 2, 2021
The Future of Work with Jason Brommet – January 26, 2021
Building Great Teams with Bruce Croxon – January 19, 2021
Understanding Circular Design with Lindsay Lorusso – January 12, 2021
Financing Your Idea with David Kosmayer and Simon Yep – January 5, 2021
Enhancing Success: Adopting New Tech with Dominic Sévigny – December 29, 2020
Knowing When to Say No with Selene Vakharia – December 22, 2020
Fighting For Change with Jennifer Sloan – December 15, 2020
Shoot Your Shot: Navigating the Gig Economy with Nicole Smith – December 8, 2020
Attracting and Retaining Top Talent with Lisa Bull – December 1, 2020
Cybersecurity During COVID with Sukhmani Dev – November 24, 2020
Having Trust in Yourself with Janice Tsao – November 17, 2020
Navigating the LifeRaft with Mary Jane Leslie – November 10, 2020
Finding Your Inner Motivation with Evita Machevin & Carol Corera – November 3, 2020
Building A Brand with Jeremy Miller – October 27, 2020
Business After COVID-19 with Stuart Ducoffe – October 20, 2020
Cybersecurity for Startups with Anne Genge – October 13, 2020
The Non-Linear Journey to Success with Colin Weston – October 6, 2020
Monetizing Your Ideas with Aaron Reynolds – September 29, 2020
Social Media on a Budget with Nichole Howson – September 22, 2020
Industry Disruption and Resilience with Danish Yusuf – September 15, 2020
Building a Team Culture with Rob Catalano – September 8, 2020
Financial Fitness for Entrepreneurs with Tracey Bissett – September 1, 2020
The Art of Pitching with Kevin Smith – August 25th 2020
Empowering Canadian Entrepreneurs with Portia Asli – August 18th 2020
Making Money While Doing Good with Jim Estill – August 11th 2020
A Manager’s Co-Pilot with Aydin Mirzaee – August 4th 2020
Hiring Top Talent with Jamie Hoobanoff – July 28th 2020
The Art of Fusion with Charles Khabouth – July 21st 2020
The Heart of an Entrepreneur with Rivers Corbett – July 14th 2020
How to Employ Yourself with Catherine Clark – July 7th 2020
Switching Focus for Success with Bruce Croxon – June 30th 2020
The Future of Canadian Entrepreneurship with Razor Suleman – June 24th 2020
Coincidentally on Purpose with Amanda Truscott – June 16th 2020
Growing From Grassroots with Sonya Satveit – June 9th 2020
Doing It Right, Without the Rush – June 2nd 2020