British Columbia

Casey A. Miller, President of 6 ½ Consulting has 15+ years of business experience including roles of CEO, VP Business Development, and VP Strategy. And he is on a mission: to create thriving workplaces, relationships, and communities where people value one another. In his business life, this means helping organizations create teams that thrive on healthy conflict, emotionally intelligent leadership, and shared purpose. An expert in strategy and leadership development, Casey is charismatic and energetic, lending his clients perspectives on execution, team building, and ultimately, how to create workplaces where employees are intrinsically motivated to come to work.Download this episode (right click and save)

Bob Neudecker is the founder and president of Ten5 CRM, which specializes in consulting, implementation and training for Salesforce.com and Zoho CRM, two of the most popular web-based CRM applications. Bob helps small businesses manage their sales, marketing and customer service using a CRM system as the hub to send highly targeted marketing campaigns, track customer communications and follow-ups, and gain visibility to make effective business decisions through accurate metrics and reporting. When not at his desk, Bob takes advantage of Vancouver’s easy access to skiing and water sports with his family, as well as kitesurfing at Squamish and tropical locales whenever possible.Download this episode (right click and save)

Zac Cohen is an experienced business leader focused on strategic planning and execution, corporate management, risk management, and operational efficiency. With nearly 10 years of start-up and tech experience – primarily in the compliance space – Zac has built and scaled companies by applying a proven people-systems approach of collaboration, ownership, best practices, and accountability. His passion remains technology and its ability to impact the world. Zac is currently the General Manager at (Truly you) Trulioo – a hyper-growth Vancouver start-up – solving global identity problems associated with international compliance obligations, including cross-border AML & KYC.Download this episode (right click and save)

Andy Tsai is the president and cofounder of Reflex Wireless. Andy received his degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 2010, and cofounded ReFleX in 2011 to provide IoT devices and data analytic platforms for healthcare and industrial applications. With his leadership, ReFleX is currently offering wireless solutions for geriatric care, remote sleep monitoring and chronic illness management. His goal is to make small wireless medical sensors that will make healthcare more accessible and affordable to everyone in the world. Download this episode (right click and save)

Keith Roy has been selling real estate in Vancouver for over 10 years. Born in Vancouver and raised around BC, he graduated from high school at Vancouver College, holds a BA in political science from the University of Guelph and a post graduate diploma in Sales and Marketing from the Sauder School of Business at UBC. Keith has been featured in every major Canadian media outlet giving commentary on matters relating to the local and national real estate markets, trends in real estate sales, the City of Vancouver’s building code, house building and new construction. Keith recently started the Vancouver UnReal Estate Show – a podcast featuring interviews of real estate thought leaders and policy makers on housing issues facing our city.Download this episode (right click and save)

Annee Ngo is the founder and President of San Francisco-based startup ProtoHack – an organization dedicated to empowering the non-technical community with the tools and resources to solve big problems through technology. They offer events in over 20 cities across the globe including Milan, New Delhi, Dubai, and Sao Paolo. She’s a non-techie, law school drop out, part-time poker player, and BC Business’ 30 Under 30.Download this episode (right click and save)

Dr. Bijan Nasiri is a retired physician from Iran, an entrepreneur with over 2 decades of experience in project management and business consultation related to homelessness, addiction and HIV/AIDS. He now hosts a popular podcast called “Entrepreneur Roadmap” with more than 140 episodes, has interviewed well-known guest speakers from all over the world. Today he has taken on a role of teaching entrepreneurs, families and individuals on how to make an informed decision about the most important game in their life: Money game and how to demystify it, using universal simple language.Download this episode (right click and save)

He and his company, VanCity Life Coach Inc., are on a mission to “evolve the human experience…” Originally from the UK, Terry left a prosperous career in Marketing in order to seek genuine fulfillment of his own. Terry moved to Vancouver 6 years ago, and started blogging about his ideas on how people can navigate their lives into a healthier and happier direction. As his blog grew, he found himself connecting with people from around the globe seeking to fulfill the same emotional experience in life. Focused on this one desire we all have in common, Terry developed a fully comprehensive coaching program designed to help us find the fulfillment we’re all looking for in our lives, thus, VanCity Life Coach Inc., was born. Download this episode (right click and save)

Originally born in Singapore, Inthran moved to B.C at the age of 5. He graduated with a diploma in Business Management and a BBA in Human Resources Management in 2012 from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He also ran his own small business during University, importing and reselling smartphones and tablets. Inthran is now an HR Manager at TPD, an international HR & Workforce Solutions company that provides tailored & scalable solutions to organizations that are experiencing growth, change or HR related problems. Specializing in HR Consulting, he partners with organizations to provide on demand solutions that help them save time, money and internal resources. Download this episode (right click and save)

Dean Sutton is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company at age 19, and has been building and investing in companies ever since. With a focus on high impact technology – he has founded, built and sold companies in the areas of security, nutrition, renewable energy, healthcare, media and finance. Currently he runs a venture foundry and investment company, focused on his leadership roles in Victory Square Health, Insight Diagnostics and BlockTech Ventures. He believes that entrepreneurs are the key to improving and changing our world, that we’re living through the most unique time in history, and that “inconsequential is unacceptable”.Download this episode (right click and save)

Brandon Roe is the founder of The WestEast Group, a firm that specializes in B2B tech but has also made millions of dollars over the past 17 years for clients in 43 industries, 8 countries and 3 languages. His work has been featured in media across the country including our very own Vancouver Sun. He is an Under 40 Business Person of the Year Finalist, a philanthropist and a self-professed code geek.Download this episode (right click and save)

Brings over 15 years of experience in marketing, communications and public relations. Throughout his career, he has also been a founder and board member of various foundations and charitable organizations. Through his award winning company, Jelly Marketing, Darian has worked with various local, national and global brands building and executing on their digital & PR strategies. He’s been featured in BC Business magazine, Business in Vancouver and on the Canada Post training circuit. Download this episode (right click and save)

Originally from New Zealand, where he studied Chemistry and International Business. Despite the great people and an awesome place to work, he and his girlfriend decided to leave NZ and explore – travelling through South America for 6 months and then moving to Canada. His startup is a labour of love with a passion for science, and looking to help bring more of it to the world. Phil is eagerly building the first equity crowdfunding marketplace for research science right here in Vancouver, and its called…Start the Reaction. Download this episode (right click and save)

A Blockchain Solution Expert at Vanbex Ventures. A 2x entrepreneur, Gregg has been working with technology startups since 2002 and blockchain since 2015 as an investor, trader and educator. He has extensive experience advising early-stage blockchain startups on product strategy and crypto economics.Download this episode (right click and save)

He got his Ph.D. in Mathematics from UBC in 1984. Bruce started his first company while finishing his thesis and was soon acquired into another startup which was doing AI for business applications. His most successful startup was Singular Software, which created the product PluralEyes for video production. Bruce is currently in the early stages of a new startup that is looking at applications of Deep Learning to audio processing and to making a better hearing aid.Download this episode (right click and save)

JoAnne Marlow is an educator/trainer, public speaker, professional life coach, and best selling published author of over 15 books and articles. JoAnne is a thought-leader in creating highly productivity multi-generational teams. She’s an advisor to upper management and their teams by assessing the issues within the culture and efficiency of the organization and assisting in the implementation of appropriate solutions and systems.Download this episode (right click and save)

Bob Wang is the founder and CEO of Legacy Advantage. He holds a CPA, CA and had cut his teeth at one of the Big 4 accounting firms. Bob is passionate about entrepreneurship. Currently, he is on a mission to revolutionize the bookkeeping industry. He is married to Anne, and has a super energetic daughter, Elizabeth, who is 16 months old. Download this episode (right click and save)

Diane is an award-winning communications strategist and a sales & marketing expert. She is a master storyteller who has spoken on stages internationally and worked with hundreds of clients to initiate massive growth in their businesses. She has helped clients secure millions of dollars in funding and sales contracts, and initiate change through creating story-based speeches, webinars and investment pitches. Diane is the founder/CEO of “Be a Better Story” business services.Download this episode (right click and save)

Melanie Ewan is Managing Partner at local startup advisory firm, Volition, where she oversees operations and communications, in addition to working with entrepreneurs on funding research and grant writing projects. As COO and Head of Research at Women in Tech World, a national grassroots organization based out of Vancouver. Melanie took to the road for two months this past fall, to provide a platform for Canadian women in tech, and their allies and advocates, to share their experiences and ideas for creating more inclusive and diverse tech communities nationwide. When Melanie isn’t working with clients, colleagues and community members, she can be found traveling. Download this episode (right click and save)

Fergus leads acquisitions and strategic partnerships at Glance Technologies. He has a background in strategic advising and management consulting for startups in Toronto, Vancouver and Silicon Valley. He holds a Master of Finance from the Rotman School of Management at U of T. Download this episode (right click and save)