BUSINESS Episodes
Dan Pronovost, Driftscape
Driftscape Co-Founder/COO Dan Pronovost talks about the single app platform being a combination encyclopedia + Pokemon Go for both residents & tourists, developing a discovery app that does NOT monetize eyeballs, why coding b...
Kevin Tansey, Hockey Pro/CBD Entrepreneur
Hockey Pro/CBD recovery entrepreneur Kevin Tansey talks about playing for the Herning Blue Fox in Denmark [handball over hockey!], eating all the fresh fish he can handle, changing the stigma around CBD use, educating about t...
David Cynamon, Toronto Argonauts/Entrepreneur
Toronto Argonauts Former Co-Owner/K2 Pure Solutions Co-Founder David Cynamon talks about gaining the entrepreneurial spirit selling 50 cent foot longs [fully loaded!] at Edmonton Eskimos games, the business mentorship of his ...
Gina El Kattan, Nuba Tisane/Dragons' Den
Dragons’ Den Entrepreneur & Nuba Tisane Co-Founder [with her mom Amal!] Gina El Kattan talks about moving from Egypt to Oakville, jumping right into Business studies at University of Toronto, the lockdown power of the Clubhou...
Malcolm Johnston, Toronto Life
Toronto Life’s Editor-in-Chief Malcolm Johnston talks about managing the Toronto Life ‘brand,' coming up with the annual list of the 50 most influential Torontonians, serving as ‘an anchor for Toronto residents,’ digging deep...
Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the UN
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae talks about his incredible career as a diplomat, lawyer and politician, Canada’s role as the 7th largest donor to the United Nations, shares an actual ‘day in the life’ of our...
Brad Nathan, Private Equity
Lynx Equity Limited Co-founder and President Brad Nathan talks about ranking #478 of Canada’s largest 500 companies, hitting $650mm in revenue while shooting for $1B, his entrepreneurial start drilling peepholes [legally!], a...
Barry Avrich, Moguls Monsters & Madmen
Filmmaker & Marketing Executive Barry Avrich talks about RENT-A-FAN CLUB, getting stuck in an altercation between Jackie Mason & Jerry Stiller, why you need to treat ‘yelling’ as performance art, why his Bob Saget anecdote wa...
Eric Alper, Musicaholic
Publicist and Music Industry Expert Eric Alper talks about music entering his bloodstream via his Grandfather Al’s Grossman’s Tavern, the influence of American Hot Wax & Music World at Promenade Mall, why Snoop Dogg travels w...
Jake Gold, The Tragically Hip Manager
Multiple-time Manager of the Year Jake Gold talks about his first concert [Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens 1964!], 17 years of managing The Hip/a 17 year break/starting anew in 2020, music’s most important North American cities...
Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, Little Canada
Little Canada’s founder & visionary Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer introduces us to ‘Our Home & Miniature Land,’ learns about Wayne Gretzky [“who is this The Great One?”], explains why the process is as important as the product, s...
Mark Cohon, NBA/MLB/CFL/Junos/Toronto Global/Gin Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur & Business Executive Mark Cohon shares his journey from cheeseburgers to basketball to baseball to pigskin to music to the Gin Smash, tales of the ‘Big Mac Bus’ & ‘George the Amphibious Car,’ how the Royal Family...
Cameron Bailey, Toronto International Film Festival
Ahead of the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, CEO Cameron Bailey talks about growing up in the countryside of Barbados, his time at NOW during the heyday of alternative weekly newspapers, writing his first movie revi...
Wes Hall, Dragons’ Den
The King of Bay Street Wes Hall talks about his humble beginnings in rural Jamaica, lessons learned from his Grandmother, coming of age in Malvern, his past life as the Chicken Catching Grim Reaper, the importance of construc...
Dr Brian Goldman, ER Physician/Author/Radio Host
Emergency Room Physician/Author/Radio Host Dr Brian Goldman talks about his long-suffering Maple Leafs fandom, being a ‘browner’ who would study for a blood test, extending his storytelling from the ER to bookwriting to his C...
David Segal, Tea Entrepreneur
Tea Evangelist David Segal talks about his entrepreneurial roots, his first DAVIDsTEA shop on Queen St West, being a 10 year overnight success, why you need a healthy dose of naivety, getting product into Oprah’s hotel room, ...
Mark Breslin, Yuk Yuk's
Comedy King Mark Breslin shares the Yuk Yuk’s story and talks the Order of Canada, Joan Rivers vetting him via Howie Mandel, his initial reaction to Jim Carrey, why “the customer is always in the way,” his Canadian-first book...
Gary Chowen, Hairstylist
Yorkville Hairstylist Gary Chowen talks about his start at Caruso’s salon, being Cher’s ‘Hair-apist’, his partnership with Bob Mackie, his friendship with John Byner, getting Jim Carrey his first TV gig, and the brilliance of...
Bob Stellick, Former Toronto Maple Leafs Executive
Former Toronto Maple Leafs executive Bob Stellick talks about negotiating with Harold Ballard in front of #1 draft choice Wendel Clark, brother Gord’s reign as GM, Mats Sundin’s helmet choice, and unfettered urination in the ...
Mark Cullen, Gardening Expert
Gardening Expert Mark Cullen talks about being a Member of the Order of Canada, hitting the soil with the 7th generation of Cullens, maintaining ‘brand’ integrity, building Markham’s Eco-Sandbox, why you need to ‘think like a...
Cheese Boutique’s Afrim Pristine
Cheese Boutique’s Maitre Fromager Afrim Pristine talks about his food emporium, his cookbook, his food/travel docuseries, his new wine, the ‘cheese shot’ heard around the world, why the lactose intolerant can rejoice, grilled...
NorthStar Gaming CEO Michael Moskowitz
NorthStar Gaming CEO Michael Moskowitz talks about the Apple Newton, the innovation of the hotsync cradle, his love for Halifax AND South America, the early trauma of wiring your car for satellite radio, his made-in-Ontario N...
Terry O’Reilly, Advertising Guru/Podcaster/Author
Advertising Guru/Podcaster/Author Terry O’Reilly talks about great mentors, overcoming your ‘best’ mistakes, fist slam moments, solving for what’s stepping on your garden hose, driveway podcasts, and 17 seasons of being Under...
CreateTO CEO Vic Gupta
CreateTO CEO Vic Gupta talks about leading the City of Toronto’s real estate agency, its key projects within this $27 billion portfolio, working for and with Mayor John Tory, his ‘bromance’ with Aubrey Drake Graham, and where...