The Entrepreneur Podcast

Sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

54. Recognizing Opportunity — Learning Value in the Unexpected with Erik Mikkelsen

In this episode, Erik Mikkelsen, HBA '06, co-founder and Managing Partner of Auxo Management LP, and the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Stealth Monitoring Inc., shares his journey through entrepreneurship and the detours within his career where he found new avenues for opportunity.

53. Helping Canada Upskill with Melissa Sariffodeen

Melissa Sariffodeen has a number of roles and titles on her profile. One of them is "lifelong student." And it’s fitting.

52. Everyone is selling something with Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki joins Eric Janssen to discuss his career, the importance of sales, how to be an effective employee in an early-stage start-up, and fatherhood.

51. Snakes and ladders with Rick Cytrynbaum

Rick Cytrynbaum joins Eric Morse to share various aspects of his journey; from finding the white space in an industry, and cultivating one’s gut feel, to the critical role failure plays in the life of an entrepreneur.

50. Helping the world listen better with Patrick Spence of Sonos

Patrick Spence shares lessons from the highs and lows of his career, his philosophy on technology and innovation, Sonos’ legal battles with Google, and the different outlooks of entrepreneurs on both sides of the 49th parallel.

49. Real chocolate and real family with Jake Karls

Jake Karls, BA'16, joins Ivey Faculty Larry Plummer to discuss the rise of Mid-Day Squares, covering a range of topics including the importance of authenticity, various funding sources, the complicated world of retail and how he balances family and business while forging a chocolate empire.

Summer Preview for The Entrepreneur Podcast

This Summer, the Entrepreneur Podcast is back! Featuring the likes of Jake Karl of Mid-Day Squares, the Montreal-based chocolate company that’s taking the world by storm, Patrick Spence from the innovative audio giant Sonos, and Rick Cytrynbaum, a true trailblazer in the direct-to-consumer fashion industry.