Episodes
March 14, 2021
EP24 - How to stay Relevant on Marketing, Technology and Other Stuff with Jed Schneiderman
Jed Schneiderman is a proven entrepreneur, and executive in the marketing, media and technology space. When I think of Jed, I think of someone who is known for his thought leadership on topics ranging from marketing and tec…
Feb. 15, 2021
EP23 - The Future of Agencies is in Driving Total Customer Experience
Jeff Greenspoon thinks that the future of agencies is really in driving total customer experience. He says that this can be accomplished by bringing together the right people at the right time to solve the right problems, w…
Jan. 17, 2021
EP22 - Solving Some of the Hardest Problems That Don't Really Exist Today
They say that lightning doesn't strike twice, but this time I think they might just have that wrong. Andrew Chau is a co-founder of SkipTheDishes , the largest food delivery network in Canada which he helped expand to over 1…
Dec. 10, 2020
EP21 - Entrepreneurs Should Take the Offer, Then do it All Over Again
Ghassan Halazon’s entrepreneurial journey started at the age of 25. Over the past decade, companies founded or acquired by Ghassan and his partners have saved Canadians close to $1 billion, hired 350 employees, and raised ca…
Nov. 24, 2020
EP20 - The Big Push, Taking Women-led Companies From Seed to Series A and Beyond
At The Big Push , Sharon Zohar and team challenge the traditional accelerator model by tapping into a collective of business and technology executives ready to provide hands-on services and support to create actionable and m…
Oct. 26, 2020
EP19 - Turning a Pick-Up Culture Into a Delivery Culture
SkipTheDishes is growing, and FAST! In the third quarter of this year the number of orders rose by 98% to 23.5 million when compared to the same period in 2019. Canadians have long had a legacy of picking up food but pushed …
Sept. 13, 2020
EP18 - Success Means Being Right Most of the Time With Only 40% of the Information
While considered a success in her career, Alyssa Atkins had ended a long term relationship and witnessed some of the people, women in particular, in her life going through challenges with regards to getting pregnant and havi…
Aug. 9, 2020
EP17 - Plumbing in the Cloud
It doesn’t matter whether the drain in your kitchen sink gets clogged, the toilet backs up, or the shower stops working: any plumbing problem brings with it a state of high urgency. For most people, the first course of actio…
July 27, 2020
EP16 - The Best Brands Have a Crystallized Point of View
The best brands in the world ultimately have a crystallized point of view. They know why they exist, whether you call it purpose or experience, it doesn't really matter. The point is that, whatever you call it, there is cons…
July 8, 2020
EP15 - A Bias Free Disruption of the $50 Billion Executive Search Industry
ExecThread isn't a recruiting firm. It is a platform, a community, a marketplace, trying to do something that's paradigm-shifting in the executive recruiting market by using a unique crowdsourced approach to bring much-neede…
July 4, 2020
EP14 - What do Denny's, Sandman Hotels and The NHL's Dallas Stars have in Common?
Every once in a while I come across an organization that I had no idea existed, you know, we've all had that experience where we're looking up a stock symbol, we're watching a financial news show, we find out one of our fri…
June 25, 2020
EP13 - Canada's Top CDO (That's Digital and Data to you)
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, digital, data, UX, and technology solutions could not be more critical to an organization’s overall strategy, growth, and success. As an executive leader, Shawn Mandel transfor…
June 15, 2020
EP12 - Live Your Customer's Story with Tony Chapman
Tony Chapman won a multi-million dollar agency pitch with 40 pictures and a monologue. I was there to witness it, and ever since, have marveled at this marketing guru who is also one of Canada’s leading communication experts…
June 5, 2020
EP11 - Spotify on a Watch, and How to Build a Business With Spotify
Ivan Pehar is the Country Manager for Spotify Canada. After spending a number of years at another digital goliath, he made the move to conquer one of most people's passions, the music business. In this episode, I talk with I…
May 24, 2020
EP10 - Transitioning from a Shopping Cart to a Shopping Cart
If you are in Canada then you have probably spent a good portion of your grocery, drug and other living expenses at a store owned, operated or franchised by Loblaw. Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest Canadian food retai…
May 19, 2020
EP9 - Starting a New Job in a Pandemic
It’s completely natural to be nervous when starting a new job. New people, new office, new commute, new culture... new coffee. But in the age of the pandemic, more and more people are starting their new jobs from home. Alone…
May 10, 2020
EP8 - Will we Ever Step Foot in a Gym Again?
A recent poll posted to 2,200 Americans by Statistica asked one simple question to try and see the impact of the coronavirus on consumer sentiment about going back to the gym. The results weren't all that surprising. 69% of …
May 4, 2020
EP7 - Taking Rakuten Kobo Global with Michael Tamblyn, CEO Rakuten Kobo
It was 1999 and I was early in my career, VERY early in my career. I had started as a product manager at a "stealthy startup" and found myself working for a really smart and charismatic individual, Michael Tamblyn. Michael w…
May 1, 2020
EP6 - The Power of the LinkedIn Platform
I consider myself a "power user" on the LinkedIn platform, having had my profile used in sales pitches by LinkedIn sales representatives over the years. I love the platform, it's power and it's ability to maintain my profess…
April 26, 2020
EP5 - Find Your Yes With Erica Ehm
For fourteen years Erica Ehm has been developing her craft as an entrepreneur and CEO, after spending the first part of her career as an icon in Canadian television and music. From interviewing rock bands, to informing and …
April 19, 2020
EP4 - Working from Home
I recently posted a single question on Linkedin and Twitter asking a very simple question. What’s your number one tip for staying motivated while working at home? It was a popular post and I wanted to dig in further, so I re…
April 13, 2020
EP3 - The Fractional Executive
Small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMEs) which includes startups, now represent just under 90% of employment in North America. They are hungry for talent but often lack the revenue base to support having highly qualified, exper…
April 5, 2020
EP2 - Launching an Outplacement Startup in the Middle of a Pandemic
No matter the economic conditions, it is still possible to do something risky and succeed. No matter the time, environment or challenges you face, if you have an idea you believe is ready for the world, why not give it a sho…
March 30, 2020
EP1 - My Three Team Rules
Everyone is a population of 1. For me, that is no more evident than in my career path. Over 20 years, I have gone from coding databases to selling Viagra to running a 2MM customer digital bank. I have decided to launch this …