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The social case for solar power: John Paul Morgan
John Paul Morgan is the founder and CTO of Morgan Solar, and an evangelist for solar power. While he does want to help stop climate change,...
The fertility hacker: Alyssa Atkins
Finding out about her own fertility was taking way too long for Alyssa Atkins, so she started Lilia, a company that provides people with acc...
The quantum entrepreneur: Joseph Emerson
What happens when a physicist decides to start a company? As CEO of Quantum Benchmark, Joseph Emerson is melding the two very different worl...
The business case for accessibility: Maayan Ziv
How do we make the world more accessible? And how can that accessibility add value to a business? These aren't questions many CEOs ask, but...
The Indigenous social network founder: Shyra Barberstock
Shyra Barberstock realized positive portrayals of her community and Indigenous businesses were lacking, so she launched Okwaho Network, a so...
The reluctant CEO: Amanda Truscott
Amanda Truscott’s company Rithmik Solutions uses AI to predict and detect faults in mining equipment, saving companies millions of dollars i...
Founders Eva Lau and Cherry Rose Tan: The Truth About Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
Eva Lau is the co-founder of a venture capital firm. Cherry Rose Tan is a serial entrepreneur and executive coach. In this final episode, bo...
Bunz CEO Sascha Mojtahedi: Cryptocurrency, Dating and Having Skin in the Game
What once was a secret Facebook group has now grown into a multi-platform, online-bartering movement. In this episode, the CEO of popular tr...
Spartan Bioscience’s Paul Lem: DNA Testing, Med School and Marvel Comics
Meet the CEO and founder who wants to revolutionize health care by giving patients access to affordable, on-demand DNA results. In this epis...
Sightline Innovation's Mai Mavinkurve: Machine Learning, Motherhood and Misconceptions
Mai Mavinkurve knows all about how artificial intelligence can make businesses more efficient. The founder and COO of Sightline Innovation t...
Ritual’s Ray Reddy: Takeout, Failure and Leaving Silicon Valley
In an age of convenience, Ritual is revolutionizing the lunch rush. CEO Ray Reddy talks about the origins of his takeout app, coming to Cana...
Flytographer's Nicole Smith: Selfie Sticks, Logging Off and Seeing It To Be It
Sometimes the awkward travel selfies just won’t cut it. Enter Flytographer, the company that matches travellers to professional photographer...
Bruce Linton: Cannabis, Partying with Snoop Dog and Parenting
It's been a long time coming, but cannabis is officially legal in Canada. In this episode we hear from Bruce Linton – the man behind Canopy...
Will Richman: Couch Surfing, Burnout and Living with your Coworkers
Will Richman isn’t afraid to talk about burnout. The CEO of GrowthGenius gets candid about stress, family expectations and living with your...
Solon Angel: Racism, Fraud and Star Trek
Solon Angel, the founder of MindBridge Ai, opens up about his tumultuous childhood, his personal connection to fraud and his thoughts on Can...
Huda Idrees: Skydiving, Saudi Arabia and Digital Health Care
Huda Idrees has been building companies since she was 12-years-old in Saudi Arabia. Now, she's tackling Canada’s arcane health-care system w...
Cole Diamond: Fatherhood, Forking and the Cryptocurrency Market
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple − it’s a complicated new world and Cole Diamond is in the middle of it. The CEO of digital currency trading platfo...
Geordie Rose: Powerlifting, Money and Robots of the Future
The robots are coming. In this episode, we hear from Geordie Rose, the founder of Sanctuary AI – an artificial intelligence company attempti...
Coming Soon: I'll Go First
Introducing I'll Go First, a new podcast about the personal lives of Canadian innovators, from The Globe and Mail