Aaron Serruya is the President and CEO of Yogurty's, Yogen Fruz, and Canadian Juice Company, the master franchisor for Jamba Juice in Canada. Aaron faces competition head-on and relishes the opportunity to excel in his ventures. Aaron shares th
Ken Segall is the author of 'Insanely Simple - The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success'. Ken worked closely with Steve Jobs for many years and understands the minds of Steve and Apple. Ken readily shares great inside stories, and expounds on
Arlene Dickinson is the CEO of Venture Communications and an award-winning star of CBC's Dragons' Den. Few people have the perspective on business that Arlene has gathered over the years. In this episode she readily shares the tips to successfu
Dave MacDonald is the CEO and President of Softchoice, named a 'Best Large Workplace in Canada'. How they've maintained that elite status for the past seven years is a great story, with lessons for every business owner and manager
Asif Khan is the founder of the Location Based Marketing Association, and a popular return guest. Now with international LBMA chapters, Asif talks about the creative approaches to location-based marketing, both outdoors and indoors. The new hot
Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Claudiu Popa, security and privacy advisor and lead author of "Managing Personal Information - Insights on Corporate Risk and Opportunity for Privacy-Savvy Leaders" host the
Lisa Kember is the Regional Development Director at Constant Contact, a multinational public company. With roots as an entrepreneur, she faced unique transitional challenges and opportunities joining a large organization. Lisa shares some of he
David Fono is the co-founder of Atmosphere Industries. With significant funding from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Atmosphere created WatchersGame.com, an augmented board game. The game's purpose is to teach online privacy l
Dave Dinesen is the President & CEO of BackCheck, Canada’s largest pre-employment screening company. A rogue employee is a disaster – and Dave has the stories. Plus, BackCheck has recently been acquired by an American firm. Dave shares the less
Matthew’s perspective on the new entrants into the social media toolbox is guidance for any business working with an online community, or wanting to increase its social awareness. From Google+ to Pinterest, Matthew has thoughts on them all, and
Chris Taylor is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Actionable Books, the industry leader bringing business lessons from the top business books into the workplace. Chris' team repurposes the information into lively and interactive workshops. The
Dr. Vivien Brown is the VP Medical Affairs, Medisys Health Group Inc. Dr. Brown shares her unique insights into strategically controlling your business' healthcare costs as stress, aging, and cardiovascular issues all come into play in today's
Leaders Series: Athena Varmazis is Amex Canada's VP and General Manager, Small Business Services. Having just released the Amex Q1 Monitor exploring cash flow management in 2012, Athena shares the surprising results from the survey's analysis.
Darrell MacMullin is the Managing Director, PayPal Canada, bringing a unique perspective to the world of payment technologies. To Darrell there is no online or offline, there is only commerce. And with the introduction of PayPal Here, mobile pa
Jeff Fox is the author of 'How To Become A Rainmaker'. Jeff's mantra is 'You're not at lunch to eat lunch'. As the founder of Fox and Company, Jeff has authored numerous books on leadership, and 'Rainmaker' is the classic. We all learn from Jef
Erik Qualman is the founder of Socialnomics and the author of 'Digital Leader'. Known as the Digital Dale Carnegie, Erik puts his STAMP on digital leadership and influence (listen to the podcast to understand the acronym). Described as being to
Phil Hogg is the President, Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (Toronto Chapter). Phil understands the advantages of aligning with your friends and foes. When Rogers and Bell came together and acquired MLSE it was for mutual advant
Mitch Joel is the president of Twist Image and the author of 'Six Pixels of Separation'. In 'Six Pixels' Mitch addressed how new media has changed business forever. His new book 'CTL ALT DLT' answers the question "Now what?". As everyone is sha
John Boynton is the EVP Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer at Rogers Communications Inc. When Rogers launches a new product they do so after deep research and significant internal testing. John shares his unique insights about their methods and
Peter Sander is the author of 'What Would Steve Jobs Do?'. By probing into the six steps of Steve's leadership style, Peter lays out the elements that all leaders can easily apply within their own organizations and lead like Steve.
Albert Lai is the co-founder and president of Big Viking Games, his seventh company. Albert addresses the three drivers that guide him as a serial entrepreneur: corporate culture, innovation, and financing.
Marc’s Canadian-based division is behind numerous Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and has faced lightening-fast industry changes. Marc talks about adaptation and challenges, and how to stay well ahead of the global curve.
Leaders Series: Jennifer Beale is the founder of BizNetworkNews.com and she's at the hub of networking in Canada. Her weekly publication connects managers and entrepreneurs to networking events across the country. Jennifer shares the networking
Leaders Series: Rajah Lehal and Chris Kay are the co-founders of Multiplicity Accelerator. Focussed on the growth and sales of fast-paced tech startups they offer a view beyond that of the previous generation of incubators. Acceleration, iterat
Leaders Series: John Holland is the co-founder of CustomerCentricSelling and the co-author of 'Rethinking The Sales Cycle'. John's approach: Selling is dead. Long live buying. John challenges our historical approach to selling and looks at the