Season 3

Jayme Jenkins, Co-Founder of Everist: Concentrating on the Future of Hair and Beauty Products.
July 09, 2024x
10
00:43:5130.14 MB

Jayme Jenkins, Co-Founder of Everist: Concentrating on the Future of Hair and Beauty Products.

Jayme and her co-founder Jessica set out to solve a complex and layered problem and wound up being voted one of Time Magazine's best new inventions. Jayme brings her infectious energy and passion to the show and shares with us how Everist is going about transforming the world of beauty care.

Dave Bidini, Founder West End Phoenix on the Genesis, Launch and Evolution of a Much-Loved Toronto Community Newspaper.
June 25, 2024x
9
00:38:1026.24 MB

Dave Bidini, Founder West End Phoenix on the Genesis, Launch and Evolution of a Much-Loved Toronto Community Newspaper.

For many, newspapers may not exactly be synonymous with “innovation”, but that opinion may change after listening to this episode. In 2017 musician and author Dave Bidini was inspired to start up a community paper in his west end Toronto neighbourhood. It was a labour of love and, with the help of his team and c...

Robert Kirstiuk, Founder & CEO Freshline, on Disrupting Supply Chains, a Big Pandemic Pivot, and the Business of Moving Food.
June 11, 2024x
8
00:34:4723.92 MB

Robert Kirstiuk, Founder & CEO Freshline, on Disrupting Supply Chains, a Big Pandemic Pivot, and the Business of Moving Food.

The path to entrepreneurial success is winding, steep and treacherous – just ask anyone who’s started a business. As with so many founders, Robert Kirstiuk had to make a ‘pandemic pivot’, and the result was Freshline. Robert’s story is one of starting local, with what you know, scaling up, scaling down and then ...

Britta Shillingsburg, Founder of Wild Thing Skincare, on Sustainability, Tenacity and Taking the Time to get it Right for Both Customers and the Planet.
April 23, 2024x
7
00:38:5726.78 MB

Britta Shillingsburg, Founder of Wild Thing Skincare, on Sustainability, Tenacity and Taking the Time to get it Right for Both Customers and the Planet.

Britta Shillingsburg has been hands-on in her quest to create a product that is just right for her customers and the best it can be for the planet. As you’ll hear in the episode. It's a high bar to meet, one that has set Britta on a multi-year journey from the hiking trails to her kitchen to her new online store...

Ali Sabti Founder of OtO, on Curiosity, Tinkering and Building a Product that Really (really) Meets Customer Needs.
April 09, 2024x
6
00:38:1826.32 MB

Ali Sabti Founder of OtO, on Curiosity, Tinkering and Building a Product that Really (really) Meets Customer Needs.

Founders like Ali Sabti, who have built a product are inventors at heart. Every inventor has their “Eureka” moment, for Archimedes it was in his bathtub and for Ali it was on his front lawn. Dealing with wasps and watering was the problem and, eventually, OtO was the solution. In this episode Ali shares his jour...

Craig Follett, Co-Founder of Peggy, on collecting, selling and loving art without having to be in the 1%.
March 26, 2024x
5
00:39:4527.33 MB

Craig Follett, Co-Founder of Peggy, on collecting, selling and loving art without having to be in the 1%.

Founders find inspiration in all sorts of places, and for Craig Follett, Co-Founder of Peggy, it was at Art Bazel in Switzerland. Craig, along with his Co-Founder Adam, set out to take all the best elements of the Blue Chip art market and make it available to the rest of us. The result is Peggy, a platform that ...