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Using A.I. to Quickly and Accurately Detect the Source and Severity of Gas Emissions in Real Time

Oil, Gas & Mining, Tech 00:20:29

Alex MacGregor has worked as a professional in the oil and gas industry for over 10 years including eight years in energy technology. He was formerly the Canadian sales and distribution manager for Ambyint and prior to that worked as a consultant for Aucerna in their Canadian, Australian, and Houston offices. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

Qube Technologies Inc. (Qube), a new Calgary-based technology company, uses artificial intelligence and low-cost, high-sensitivity sensors to continuously and autonomously measure a host of gases in real-time to detect the source and severity of emissions faster than traditional industry approaches.

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Navigating a merger in a pandemic, & other entrepreneurial lessons with Ownr Co-Founder Shadi McIsaac

Business, Finance, Tech 00:31:42

Shadi McIsaac is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ownr, an RBC Ventures company that offers a simple and convenient way to register or incorporate a business as well as other tools to help entrepreneurs manage their businesses.

As a daughter of immigrant parents, Shadi saw firsthand how entrepreneurship can give Canadians the opportunity to shape their lives and provide for their families and wanted to build a platform that makes it easy to start. Now, Ownr is the largest platform for incorporating businesses in Canada, with 35,000 new corporations and sole proprietorships who have used the platform to launch and grow their business.

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Forger sa vie entrepreneuriale et contribuer à la croissance des entreprises et des individus

Business, Coaching & Consulting, Communications, Marketing & Advertising, Tech 00:22:21

Visage bien connu de la scène numérique québécoise, Charlie Fernandez s’est notamment illustré en tant que directeur des communications du Web à Québec, plus grand événement numérique francophone en Amérique.

Depuis 2017, Charlie se consacre au développement de Studio Réverbère, première agence spécialisée sur Instagram au Canada dont il est le Président et le cofondateur.

Formateur et conférencier avec plus de 100 activités à son actif, Charlie est également l’auteur d’Instagram sans filtre, ouvrage marketing le plus complet publié à ce jour au sujet de ce réseau social.

Entrepreneur, Charlie est également impliqué dans sa communauté puisqu’il agit à titre de mentor pour le réseau Femmessor, mais également à titre d’ambassadeur pour l’entrepreneuriat québécois dans le cadre de la mission économique France 2020 organisée par le Réseau M.

Enfin, Charlie est détenteur d’un baccalauréat en administration des affaires de la London South Bank University et d’une maîtrise en administration des affaires de l’IDRAC Business School dont il est l’ambassadeur au Canada.

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Lessons from a WILDLY successful Kickstarter Campaign with Quanta Vici founder Adrien Beyk

Coaching & Consulting, Communications, Fashion & Garments, Tech 00:30:19

Adrien Beyk, Founder & CEO of Quanta Vici, a Toronto-based Smart Wearable tech startup that recently launched the world’s first Smart Heated Gloves and Socks.

Adrien launched his very first product at the age of 15, a full image editing software suite that got a few million downloads back in the day, known as Pixel Degrees.

He then studied Engineering at Ryerson University, after graduation he worked with various tech startups as a senior lead engineer, handling the full cycle of different products.

Today, he is leading his company, Quanta Vici towards conquering the Smart Apparel industry through a never seen before smart wearable technology that senses and maintains the temperature of your clothing according to your very own personal preferences.

He is also a strong believer in open-source venture creation, which is why he actively produces content on YouTube and Instagram, sharing his findings and methods as an Entrepreneur.

You can also find Adrien on YouTube on Instagram by Searching Adrien Beyk where he shares his experience as an entrepreneur.

Check out his crowdfunding campaign page at https://igg.me/at/quantavici

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Canadians are buying cars online and having them delivered to their door

Business, Tech 00:21:15

In 2010, based on his experience working in car dealerships, Cody Green started Canada Drives, enabling Canadians for the first time to get approved for auto financing online.

Fast forward to 2021 – Canada Drives is the fastest growing platform empowering Canadians to buy a vehicle 100% online and have it delivered straight to their door.

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How one social entrepreneur designed his business to have a positive impact on the world, with Matt Wittek

Business, Education, Tech 00:34:14

Matt Wittek, Founder and CEO of Fill it Forward is a social entrepreneur on a mission to inspire the world to reuse. Based in Guelph, ON, The Fill it Forward Company has helped eliminate millions of single-use items from landfills and our oceans. Since 2012, Fill it Forward has helped fund hundreds of clean water projects benefiting communities across the world in an effort to alleviate the global water crisis. Matt has worked with many leading retailers, foodservice operators, universities and brands to promote the use of reusable products. His products and programs are used by millions of people around the world, helping to eliminate plastic bottles and disposable cups from our landfills. His work has been featured on Canada AM, CBC’s The National, Breakfast Television and the Globe and Mail.

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Yves Trottier has a passion for relationship building, promoting engineered solutions and automation

Health and Wellness, Tech 00:25:17

Yves Trottier likes to solve complex issues and has merged his robotics skills with the opportunity to promote barrier-free living for those living with physical limitations through Simple Freedom Design. As Owner and Director of Business Development, his experience and enthusiasm is instrumental in increasing access to the innovative products of Simple Freedom Design. He is working on projects that will change the whole “aging in place” sector. No one should have to move from their homes because of accessibility issues.

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How the Tinder app of the car industry is going to change the way we buy cars

Business, Tech 00:26:30

Today’s guest is Mark Raison. Born and raised in Surrey BC, Mark is the owner of the company Drivveauto.com and has over 14 years of experience working with car dealerships, assisting them in transferring their inventory onto online platforms.

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What farmers & consumers need to know about a global nanotechnology producing better food!

Agriculture, Tech 00:38:38

Nanotechnology allows Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to work. Imagine where we’d be without that technology! In a similar fashion, nanotechnology is used in farming & and agriculture to help primary producers move beyond 30-year old more dangerous, less effective techniques to enrol precision chemistry to produce smarter, faster, better results in farming and food production.

In this podcast, learn: i) what Canadian AgTech entrepreneurs at Vive Crop are doing to help plants get more of what they need, while supporting farmers to boost their efficiency in food and crop production; ii) about agriculture innovations that food consumers should be aware of now more than ever, iii) how Canadian and global leaders can connect with Vive about 4-10x their agriculture return-on-investment.

Dr. Darren Anderson is a co-founder and CEO of Vive Crop Protection and serves on its Board of Directors. Darren is passionate about using technology to improve the sustainability of agriculture while creating quantifiable results for growers. Darren is on the Board of CropLife America, the trade association for the pesticide industry in the USA; a member of the Advisory Committee for CHLOE, an organization committed to increasing STEM learning through agriculture and natural resources; and a founding member of ElectSTEM, a non-profit encouraging people with STEM backgrounds to run for political office.

Under Darren’s leadership, Vive has raised over $43M CAD of equity and debt, launched the first nanotechnology-enabled pesticide products that are approved by the EPA, and doubled its commercial business annually for the last 4 years. Dr. Anderson is the inventor on 13 issued patents and 44 pending applications. Dr. Anderson earned his PhD from University of Toronto as an NSERC doctoral fellow.

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Guiellermo Salazar’s frustration with a garage door results in on-demand customer service for major utility companies

Business, Human Resources, Tech 00:33:24

Guillermo Salazar is a Co-Founder of ICwhatUC, an industry-leading augmented reality virtual work platform that helps the mobile workforce execute remote work. He is a 20-year data & analytics professional and multiple-time founder. He began his career in consulting, left PWC to start his own ERP firm, and then sold Quatro Integration Group to Deloitte Consulting.

His entrepreneurial spirit meant starting another company of his own, and Salazar set about finding a solution to the frustration of dialing into a call centre, trying to communicate a problem and then waiting for days to get it fixed. Hence, ICwhatUC was born.

Salazar earned a finance degree from the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. He is in his ninth year as a member of its management advisory committee and is past chair of the Haskayne Alumni Board.

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