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Winter Preview for The Entrepreneur Podcast
Welcome to a new season of The Entrepreneur Podcast featuring the likes of Arkadi Kuhlmann of ING Direct Canada and US, Silicon Valley veteran Mona Sabet, and tech entrepreneur Rory Capern, whose career has included stints at some of the biggest brands in the world.
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67. Launching start-ups with Navin Kaminoulu and Scott Kaplanis
Entrepreneur Navin Kaminoulu, and Investor Scott Kaplanis discuss learnings from building companies together, from what to look for in a company and investment firm, and do’s and don’ts of raising capital, to what keeps them up at night, and the process, pros and cons of the exit.
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48. 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.
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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.
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46. Legends with John Rothschild of Recipe Unlimited
The founder of Prime Restaurants, John Rothschild, MBA '83, shares his love for business, food and celebrating good times.
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43. Legends with David Patchell-Evans of Goodlife Fitness
Welcome to our Legends Series, where we uncover stories of Western Founders who have revolutionized industries, build recognizable brands, and added richness to lives across Canada and beyond. Our first guest is David 'Patch' Patchell-Evans, Founder and CEO of Goodlife Fitness.
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39. Playing at the highest level with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Eric Janssen sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy to discuss her incredible journey, and the importance of prioritization, and how that changes in startup and large company contexts.
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34. Choosing the right people before the right idea with Rachel Zimmer of Entrepreneur First
In this episode, Rachel Zimmer walks us through her own ideation process, the criteria that she used to filter her business ideas, and the uncomfortable process of leaving her job at Johnson & Johnson to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams with business partner Bram Warshafsky.
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32. Building a Startup for Startups with Andrew D'Souza of Clearbanc
In this episode, Andrew D’Souza Co-Founder and CEO of Clearbanc shares stories and lessons learned as he transitioned from a career in consulting, to tech sales, then tech executive, and finally to founder of a now iconic Canadian scale-up.
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27. Feedback: How to give it, take it, and when to ignore it with David Ciccarelli, Co-Founder of Voices.com
In this episode, David Ciccarelli does a deep dive into the importance of setting clear goals, how to write a one-sentence job description, how he sets up employees for success (and keeps them on track), and the specific process that Voices.com uses for performance reviews. This is a playbook for onboarding new employees, and setting them up for success in a high-growth company.
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25. Authenticity: How to be unapologetically you and carve your own path with Josh Domingues, Founder & CEO of Flashfood
All too often, entrepreneurial success stories skip the messy middle: the details, mis-steps and failures along the way to their ultimate success - in this episode Josh Domingues, Founder & CEO of Flashfood spares no details.
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17. How great teams can build great Canadian companies with Michael Katchen of Wealthsimple
In this episode Michael Katchen uncovers how he thinks about hiring, and getting the most out of his team, as well as his outlook on the future of great Canadian companies.
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14. Looking for 'more' with Alan Gertner of Tokyo Smoke
In 2015, Alan Gertner was working his dream job at Google. Growing up, Alan was the type of kid who preferred computer camp to sports camp, and at only 30 years old was an executive at Google, living in Singapore. He’d dedicated his 20’s to winning at work and realized he wanted the next chapter to be different – so he left.
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12. Building Bridgit with Co-founders Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Lake
In this episode of the Ivey Entrepreneur Podcast, Eric Janssen speaks to Mallorie Brodie, HBA ’13, and Lauren Lake, B.E.Sc '13, about their journey of discovering entrepreneurship, starting a company through Next36, raising money, the challenge of hiring, and pivoting to stay relevant in a competitive industry.
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10. Founding of WestJet and the Importance of Culture in the Workplace w/ Don Bell
In this episode, Don Bell discusses the founding of WestJet, and the importance of culture in the workplace.
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7. How to Grow your Start-up with GrowthTO Founder Emily Lonetto
This week’s Ivey Entrepreneur podcast features Emily Lonetto, HBA’16, founder of GrowthTO, the largest community of growth and product practitioners in Canada.