In this episode, I chat with Katie and Bridget from Joy to Job, a local organization started by young students to help answer the question, “What do you want to do after high school?” To accomplish this, the Joy to Job team is helping students become curious about the non-linear paths to career success by connecting them with local professionals.
Read MoreIn this episode, Chido returns to the show to define and explain digital wellness. She debunks myths around multitasking, how Silicon Valley easily attracts top talent, and why employees care about lifestyle, not money. This episode will give you the tools you need to lead your team successfully through the transition.
Read MoreIn this episode of Beyond the Echo, I am joined by Royce Chwin, President & CEO at Tourism Vancouver. We discuss his previous role as CEO at Tourism Alberta where he, and his team, transformed the perception of what Alberta is with dynamic storytelling marketing. If you’re curious about how to align audacious goals between different parties and create an optimistic dialogue for your brand, this episode will inspire you to be bold in your approach to shared goals.
Read MoreThe world of work is changing. Organizations need to ensure that their workplaces are flexible and adaptable, ready for the unprecedented shift in employee needs and preferences. And nobody knows all the answers. However, Jennie Gilbert, Applied Management Facilitator at SAIT, is the perfect person to guide us through the paradigm shift in employees’ preferences and needs by exploring the six areas of emotional intelligence leaders need to adapt to our new future of work.
Read MoreThe pandemic has shown the world a new way to work and accelerated ourselves into the future of work. In this episode, Rod Miller, CEO at CPHR Alberta, shares how the pandemic has highlighted our most important asset in business - the value of people - and what this means going forward.
Read MoreRobbie Butchart is an optimist who loves asking big questions and thinking about longevity and success - which makes him the perfect person to explain LaunchCode’s unique approach to developing and integrating technology and tech talent into an organization.
Read MoreWhat if we could turn wastewater into a resource? Melanie McClare’s team at Swirltex is doing that - and more. This Cleantech company is using a unique, proprietary membrane to separate solids and liquids based on buoyancy to treat a wide range of wastewater.
Read MoreScott walks us through how United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative (UFA) was formed by farmers for farmers, who knew that they could accomplish more by working together. The co-operative evolved over the years, even forming the provincial government from 1921 to 1935, and today it is 120,000 members strong. Agriculture is constantly evolving, and the same holds true for UFA, over the years it has grown to include 34 Farm & Ranch Supply stores and 111 cardlock agencies, serving farmers and ranchers across the province and in parts of BC and Saskatchewan. Our agriculture sector is united by UFA and poised to be a leader - not just in Canada, but globally - leveraging their 110+ year expertise into Alberta’s future proof economy.
Read MoreIn this episode, John Hetherington, who has a 25-year career in the technology industry and is an Adjunct Instructor at SAIT for Digital Transformation, joins me to discuss the real fears new technology adaptation can create and why it doesn’t have to be as scary as it seems.
Read MoreIn this episode, I sit down with Lauryn Vaughn, a two-time female entrepreneur award recipient and Founder of The Upside. Lauryn walks us through her experience when raising capital - because women have a very different experience than men - and how her passion for fashion has led her to entrepreneurial success.
Read MoreIn this episode, I sit down with Daniel Santos, CEO at Evotrux. This Winnipeg-based company is disrupting the freight industry with their “Tinder for Trucks” unique methodology of matching shippers and carriers. If your business uses transportation to ship anything, you’ll want to tune in to this episode.
Read MoreIn this episode, I am joined by Jeff Loomis, Executive Director at Momentum, to discuss the impacts of rising income inequality in the Western world and how Momentum addresses them by assisting Albertans that are under or unemployed with education and community connections.
Read MoreIn this episode, I’m pleased to be joined by two innovators in the hydrogen space: George Ardies and Jason Schultz, Founders of SpectrumH2. Specifically, we discuss Alberta’s innovative approach to carbon dioxide storage, as well as the future of hydrogen power.
Read MoreIn this episode, I am joined by Tiffany Kaminsky, Co-Founder and CMO at Symend, to discuss the invaluable need to understand why your organization provides the solutions it does.
Read MoreIn this episode, I discuss the infrastructure and adoption of Artificial Intelligence with Crys Vanier, Executive Director of Industry Sandbox and Artificial Intelligence Computing (ISAIC). ISAIC’s mandate is to provide computational resources to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of AI for businesses in Western Canada.
Read MoreI am joined by Christine Gillies, Director of Product & Client Marketing at Benevity, a socially responsible tech company that delivers corporate purpose software to help organizations track and manage employee engagement, community investment, and customer engagement.
Read MoreIn this episode, I discuss why looking at technology as an overarching tool for business growth rather than a one-project-at-a-time solution is key to longevity with Stuart McDonald, Vice President and CTO of WestJet.
Read MoreIn this episode, I am joined by Tracey Bondarchuk, CRO of Hopewell Residential, a leading home builder in Calgary and Edmonton who builds homes that are truly made to live.
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