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Startup Canada Podcast: Canada's Entrepreneurship Podcast

Startup Canada

The Startup Canada Podcast Show is a production of Start up Canada, a grassroots, entrepreneur-led movement to bring together, celebrate, and give a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurship commun...

Episodes

20 of 41 episodes

Fantastic Plastic: A New Resource Extraction with Janna Swales

Janna Swales is the Founder of Yukon Plastics , based in Whitehorse, Yukon. Janna is collecting plastic waste and turning it into beautiful,...

41:59Oct 27, 2026

Banking on Growth with Lida Lisney and Cristina Galeano

In our final episode of the Startup Women Podcast, powered by CIBC Business Banking, we are joined by Lida Lisney and Cristina Galeano. Lida...

1:08:10Oct 20, 2026

$200K in Year One With Zero Ad Spend with Ashlyn Newlove

Ashlyn Newlove is the Creator and Founder of Smart Sip Cream Co. In this conversation, we talk about selling directly to customer and why gr...

50:28Oct 20, 2026

Polar Bears and Back by Bedtime with Josh Gale

Josh Gale is the President of Gold Star Canadian Tours , an adventure company that allows you to see polar bears and be home by bedtime. Thi...

53:36Oct 8, 2026

Why Sharing Stories Beats Giving Advice with Rob Fraser

Our Podcast Producer met with Rob Fraser in Victoria BC before he took the Startup Canada Tour stage for his keynote. Tune in for some rapid...

8:28Oct 8, 2026

A Business Model that Combines Podiatry and Retail with Teressa Dinshaw

Teressa Dinshaw is the Co-Founder and CEO of Align Custom Fit. Teressa joins Mallory Rowan for a conversation about shifting into the role o...

1:01:38Sep 30, 2026

Never Back to Zero: Art, Aging and AI with Anthea Taljaard

Anthea Taljaard shares her journey from corporate management to folk art sculpture. We talk about how AI and digital assets are transforming...

47:53Sep 29, 2026

Why Lived Experience Creates Better Accessibility Solutions with Trish Kelly

In this episode, Trish Kelly, Managing Director of Untapped Accessibility , shares her journey into accessible leadership, the importance of...

44:19Sep 22, 2026

Connecting Generations Through Kokom Scrunchies with Mya and Marcie Beaudry

Mya Beaudry is the Founder of Kokom Scrunchies. Mya shares her journey of expanding her business through innovative ideas like vending machi...

1:04:13Sep 15, 2026

How Skipper Otto Turned Seafood Into a Community Model with Sonia Strobel

Sonia Strobel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Skipper Otto. Sonia shares how she has transformed the seafood industry community-supported fishe...

51:47Sep 8, 2026

How Persistence Built a Pet Business That Won’t Quit with Smriti Pratishruti

Smriti Pratishruti is the Owner and Founder of PawzNDogz . In this episode, Smriti focuses on the importance of persistence, innovation in p...

47:20Sep 1, 2026

Turning Seaweed into Carbon Storing Insulation with Amy Yang

Amy Yang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seafoam Materials , innovative seaweed-based insulation that will change the construction industry.

40:29Aug 25, 2026

One Product, Done Right: How Cedar Valley Grew with Surria Fadel

These pita chips started as a school project. Now, they are available in retailers across Canada. Surria Fadel is the Co-Founder and COO of...

51:44Aug 11, 2026

The Messaging Shift That 6x’d Sales with Jessica Stevenson

At Everist, one product is sold every minute. But it wasn’t always this way. Jessica Stevenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Everist. I...

51:36Aug 7, 2026

Mapping Rural Roads: When Evacuation Routes Become Data with Ryan Gallagher

Ryan Gallagher’s personal wildfire experience inspired a groundbreaking AI-powered platform that transforms rural road safety and main...

37:49Aug 4, 2026

Ownership over Franchising: Expanding Coffee Bike Globally with Vlad Priadko

Vlad Priadko began with just one bike. Now, Coffee Bike World is expanding across Canada and beyond.

52:53Jul 28, 2026

Urban Exploration with a Lower Carbon Footprint with Tasha Maynard

Tasha Maynard is the Founder and CEO of HeyYa Carts , a new way to explore Victoria and Vancouver, BC. Discover how Tasha navigated regulato...

36:02Jul 21, 2026

The Rubiks Cube of Growth: Scaling Zero Collective with Ashley Boyce

Ashley Boyce is the CEO of Zero Collective. We focus on the pivotal moments in Ashley’s career and how her background expands from cor...

51:49Jul 7, 2026

Turning Medical Conversations Into Actionable Health Support with Dr Anker Banerjee and Dr.Sina Marzough

Neurologist turned entrepreneurs Dr.Sina Marzugi and Dr. Ankur Banerjee discuss their innovative digital health program, Marcus Health . Mar...

54:07Jul 7, 2026

Pride Rewind: Language Shapes Parental Support with Gill Damborg

Gill Damborg is the Chief Creative Officer at Brood . In this Pride Rewind episode, we revisit how the words we use affect the experience pe...

1:19:16Jun 30, 2026