Best Studio245 Podcasts (2024)

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Britta Shillingsburg, Founder of Wild Thing Skincare, on Sustainability, Tenacity and Taking the Time to get it Right for Both Customers and the Planet. 38:57

13d ago38:57

38:57

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. Britta’s story is one of commitment…

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Ali Sabti, Founder of OtO, on Curiosity, Tinkering and Building a Product that Really (really) Meets Customer Needs. 38:18

28d ago38:18

38:18

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 journey to create the product that was na…

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Craig Follett, Co-Founder of Peggy, on Collecting, Selling and Loving Art Without Having to Be in the 1%. 39:45

1M ago39:45

39:45

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 enables discovery, purchase and resal…

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Tony Richardson, Co-Founder and CDO of RUX, on Inspiration, Getting a Product to Market and Design with Purpose. 36:30

2M ago36:30

36:30

It’s astounding to think of all the puzzle pieces that need to fall in place for a successful product launch. From a great design, to manufacturing, to product market fit, to shipping and sales and so (SO) much more. In this episode Tony take us from a conversation that inspired the RUX system through to today, where the product is sold online and …

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Eric Beynon, President, Sustainable Growth Company, on Open Innovation, the XPRIZE and Reasons for Hope. 43:51

3M ago43:51

43:51

Open innovation and prizes to drive exponential change have been around for a long time and have delivered huge results. In this episode Eric shares insights and stories from the front lines of sustainability – from Paris, to the UN to the XPRIZE. Eric is a fantastic storyteller and listening to this episode will be 40 minutes well-spent.…

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Bern Euler, Executive Director and Founder of the Canadian Film Festival, on Resilience, Pivots and the Power of a Great Party. 37:31

3M ago37:31

37:31

This episode is for everyone sitting in their cubicle (if that’s still a thing!) or working from their kitchen table dreaming of following their passion and starting up a business. Bern shares his journey from self-funded festival founder running the event on vacation time and credit cards, to pre-pandemic heights through the inevitable pandemic pi…

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Emily O’Brien, Founder of Comeback Snacks, on Second Chances and Building a Business Within a Very Unique Set of Constraints. 39:04

4M ago39:04

39:04

Every Founder has their “Founder’s Story”, but few have a story like Emily’s. In this episode Emily takes us on an incredible journey, from incarceration to inspiration to the shelves of your local grocery store. With humility and humour Emily shows us that creativity can’t be constrained, and that second chances can deliver astounding results.…

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Ralph Dunning, Founder of Foreign Rider Co., on the Purpose and Passion of Starting a New Clothing Brand. 53:43

2y ago53:43

53:43

Dieter Rams, the legendary industrial designer, created with the ethos of “less, but better” and that pretty neatly sums up Ralph Dunning’s approach to Foreign Rider Co. Based out of Toronto, Ralph is channeling his experience from creating Dunning Golf in his newest venture. Ralph is passionate about getting it right: for his customers, his suppli…

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Dr. Brian Goldman, MD, Author of The Power of Teamwork, Discusses Lifesaving Teamwork Lessons From the OR. 53:00

2y ago53:00

53:00

“We aren’t saving lives here.” This is a phrase I’ve heard many times in the business world as we put our projects and stress into perspective. Well, as an ER physician, Dr. Brian Goldman is actually saving lives, and in his latest book The Power or Teamwork, How We Can All Work Better Together, he brings the teamwork tools from the OR into perspec…

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Jennifer Moss, Author of The Burnout Epidemic, on What We’ve Been Getting Wrong About Workplace Stress, and How We Can Get it Right. 50:59

2y ago50:59

50:59

As businesses across North America struggle with the concept of “hybrid” work, employees are experiencing record levels of stress. In this episode Jennifer Moss shares her insights on what makes work meaningful. Strong bonds, individual contributions and empowered teams all contribute to happy employees, but remote work can stand in the way and emp…

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Chris Billingham, Head of Platform GTM, Peak AI on Using AI to Drive Smarter Business Decisions. 40:06

2y ago40:06

40:06

AI is popping up everywhere, from helping your photos look better to finishing the sentences in your email. But despite all the talk of, “big data”, for many leaders AI has not come knocking on their door. Peak AI is looking to change all that. At Peak, AI is being used to help business make better decisions, and in this episode Chris Billingham gu…

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Karen Hold, Co-Author of Experiencing Design: The Innovator’s Journey, on Unlocking the Innovator Within Each of Us. 47:30

2y ago47:30

47:30

“Innovation”, the very subject of this podcast, is still a mysterious concept to most. Often understood to be a magical moment of “eureka”, the process of innovating is actually slow, messy and fraught with emotional landmines. In her new book, Experiencing Design: The Innovator’s Journey, Karen and her co-authors break down the innovation journey …

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Jared Hanley, Co-Founder of NatureQuant, is Putting a Number on Nature, and is Hoping Exposure to the Outdoors Will be the Next Key Health Metric You Track. 45:10

2+ y ago45:10

45:10

Getting outside is good for you, that is a well-established fact. Fresh air, exercise and being in nature have positive, and measurable, health benefits. Now, powered by AI and machine learning, NatureQuant is putting a number on nature and working to quantify the positive impacts of getting off your screen and out of your home. This start-up is ma…

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Melissa Young, Director of Engineering, Revenue Product & Commerce, Vox Media, on Privacy, Personalization and Premium Experiences. 37:02

2+ y ago37:02

37:02

In 2022 your time, eyes and data are fought over, and sought after, by a long list of advertisers, app developers, publishers and brands. Vox media is no different, they want your eyes and need your time, but they are different in the way they are going about it. In this episode Melissa shares the personal journey that led her to Vox, and shares he…

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Leith Moore, Founder of R-Hauz, on Fast, Repeatable and Sustainable Homes For the Future of Our Cities. 43:31

2+ y ago43:31

43:31

In big cities around the world, housing, especially in a downtown core, has become financially out of reach for many. Add to that the disruption of development on those in a neighbourhood, and the environmental impact of building and we are truly facing a multi-faceted housing crisis. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Leith Moore envisioned a fut…

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Steve Abrams, Co-Founder of Harmon’s Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer, on Getting Back to Doing What You Love. 45:54

2+ y ago45:54

45:54

After the tragic events of 9/11 Steve Abrams took a hard look at his career and decided it was time for a change. That change—starting Mill St. Brewery with some friends—took him on an amazing journey, one he is starting all over again. Steve and his Co-Founders sold sold Mill St. to Labatt in 2015, but the entrepreneurial spirit was still very muc…

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iD Short: Meet our Producer Darryl Webster and Hear How He Couch Surfed the World, and Wrote a Book About It. 14:14

2+ y ago14:14

14:14

In this, our first iD Short, we are taking a quick break from our regular format as we introduce you to our Producer, Darryl Webster. Far more than just our Producer, Darryl is also a musician, published author and film adapter. On this episode we get Darryl in front of the mic to tell us the story of his first book, Pride in Travel.…

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Luke Anderson, Co-Founder of the StopGap Foundation, on the Power of Perspective, Patience and Perseverance 1:04:00

2+ y ago1:04:00

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When Luke Anderson was 24 years old he experienced a mountain biking accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury, leaving him with quadriplegia. That moment set in motion a series of events that led Luke to create the Stopgap Foundation, an organization dedicated to both the creation of ramps that solve some of the challenges of our build enviro…

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Founder Carmen Sandor and Sales Director Suzie Sheckter from Green Owl Vodka, on Following Your Passion and Starting a Spirits Brand From Scratch. 40:37

2+ y ago40:37

40:37

It all started on vacation in Mexico when Carmen Sandor fell in love with a brand of mescal and decided to import it to Canada. While the mescal didn’t work out, it started Carmen on a journey that led her to start her own brand — a green-tea-flavoured vodka called Green Owl. Launched during the pandemic as Carmen’s side hustle, within a year the b…

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Aron Levitz, President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, on the Power of Community and the Next 100 Years of IP. 47:55

2+ y ago47:55

47:55

Aron Levitz and his team have over 100 projects in production all over the world, stories mined from the more than one billion pieces of content uploaded to the Wattpad and Webtoon platforms. Combining community, creators and technology, Aron is helping to integrate Wattpad and Webtoon after a $600 million acquisition from South Korea-based Naver. …

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Naomi Blackman and Mikayla Wujec, Co-Founders of Alder Apparel, on Transforming the World of Outdoor Clothing. 47:03

2+ y ago47:03

47:03

Friends since elementary school, when Mikayla and Naomi discovered a shared desire for better style, inclusivity and sustainability in the world of outdoor apparel, they made the big decision to leave their jobs—Mikayla a National Geographic explorer, Naomi a fashion marketer— and start Alder Apparel. Alder launched during the pandemic; a time when…

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Rob Miller, CMO at Hyperloop TT, on an Incredibly Fast, Safe and Energy Efficient Way to Move People and Things. 41:18

2+ y ago41:18

41:18

In 2013 Elon Musk published the Hyperloop Alpha paper. Just a few weeks later Hyperloop TT was founded and started down the long road to commercialize the concept. Fast forward to today and Hyperloop TT is one of the front runners to get hyperloop to market; and it has been a wild ride. Hyperloop sounds almost too good to be true—safe, reliable, su…

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Hugues Bissonnette, Country Manager Polestar Canada, on the All-Electric Future of Driving. 35:00

3y ago35:00

35:00

If you’ve paid even a little attention to the news lately you’ve noticed the flurry of all-electric announcements by major global automakers. Ford, GM and Volvo, amongst others, are aiming to make the vast majority of their fleet fully-electric within the next 15 years. In this episode, we talk about the EV revolution with Hugues Bissonnette, the C…

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Rosemary Thompson, VP at the National Gallery of Canada, on Experiencing Art in a New Way. 47:14

3y ago47:14

47:14

Almost everything has changed in some way or another over the last year and a half, and the world of presenting and experiencing art is no exception. In this episode we talk to Rosemary Thompson, VP Corporate, Public Affairs and Marketing at the National Gallery of Canada, about helping to lead Canada’s premier public art institution through the pr…

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David Stover, Co-Founder of Bureo, on the Journey to Turn Commercial Fishing Nets From Ocean Waste into Useful Products. 46:17

3y ago46:17

46:17

LA-based Bureo started as many companies do; with an opportunity and an idea. The opportunity was a start-up program in Chile, and the idea was a skateboard made from recycled fishing nets. While the Bureo team is still on the ground in Chile, and you can still buy one of those skateboards, a lot has changed since 2013 when David and his partners w…

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Maayan Ziv, Founder of AccessNow, Talks Entrepreneurship and Mapping Accessibility Around the World. 51:47

3y ago51:47

51:47

In 2005 Maayan Ziv founded AccessNow, a platform to crowdsource and share accessibility data for locations around the world. In a time when there was an app for pretty much everything, Maayan still found it difficult to find information that would help her, and others living with a disability, navigate a world filled with barriers. Fast forward to …

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Taylor Lane and the Cigarette Surfboard. 56:19

3y ago56:19

56:19

With a great idea and literally buckets of cigarette butts he collected off of California beaches, Taylor Lane and his friend Ben designed a surfboard that won an international design competition and kicked off a journey that would take them around the world. In this episode, Taylor tells host Neil Follet the improbable story of a surfboard made of…

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David Lavin, Founder of The Lavin Agency, on Building a Successful Business Based on Interesting People 36:00

3y ago36:00

36:00

David Lavin founded The Lavin Agency over 30 years ago, and his business has grown to be North America’s largest “intellectual talent” agency. In David’s words he works with “smart people”, and in this episode he takes us on the journey from his very first booking, to dominating the market. He shares what happened when COVID meant all his bookings …

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Chris Barth and His Urban Farming Side Hustle 42:35

3y ago42:35

42:35

Chris Barth is an author and a Lead Strategist for Contagious Communications, a strategic intelligence business. He’s also an urban farmer, growing vegetables on a plot of land in downtown Minneapolis. Running the farm with his wife Ashley, and now his very young son Rhys. Chris speaks with Neil as he is about to start his third planting season. Ch…

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Jacie DeHoop Talks Sports, Start-Ups and Friendship 38:07

3y ago38:07

38:07

In this episode host Neil Follett speaks with Jacie DeHoop, co-founder of TheGist, a growing sports content platform targeted at the more casual fan. Jacie shares how the Gist came to life, talks about leading a growing business with her best friends, and reflects on the challenges a sports-focused business faces when sports are cancelled due to a …

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David Sax Breaks Down the Start-Up Myth 38:02

3y ago38:02

38:02

In his latest book, The Soul of an Entrepreneur: Work and Life Beyond the Startup Myth, best-selling author David Sax takes us from Silicon Valley all the way back to the roots of entrepreneurship. Host Neil Follett talks to David about why the start-up myth is a myth, what drives and connects entrepreneurs, and the process of writing his new book.…

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LaRayia Gaston and the Lost Art of Giving a F*ck 38:38

3y ago38:38

38:38

LaRayia Gaston, founder of the non-profit Lunch on Me can now add published author to her long list of accomplishments. In her new book Love Without Reason, The Lost Art of Giving a F*uck, LaRayia lays out a personal, powerful and accessible blueprint for being more connected to those around you, and to yourself. In this episode Neil and LaRayia ta…

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Britta Shillingsburg, Founder of Wild Thing Skincare, on Sustainability, Tenacity and Taking the Time to get it Right for Both Customers and the Planet. 38:57

1
Ali Sabti, Founder of OtO, on Curiosity, Tinkering and Building a Product that Really (really) Meets Customer Needs. 38:18

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Craig Follett, Co-Founder of Peggy, on Collecting, Selling and Loving Art Without Having to Be in the 1%. 39:45

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Tony Richardson, Co-Founder and CDO of RUX, on Inspiration, Getting a Product to Market and Design with Purpose. 36:30

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Eric Beynon, President, Sustainable Growth Company, on Open Innovation, the XPRIZE and Reasons for Hope. 43:51

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Bern Euler, Executive Director and Founder of the Canadian Film Festival, on Resilience, Pivots and the Power of a Great Party. 37:31

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Emily O’Brien, Founder of Comeback Snacks, on Second Chances and Building a Business Within a Very Unique Set of Constraints. 39:04

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Ralph Dunning, Founder of Foreign Rider Co., on the Purpose and Passion of Starting a New Clothing Brand. 53:43

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Dr. Brian Goldman, MD, Author of The Power of Teamwork, Discusses Lifesaving Teamwork Lessons From the OR. 53:00

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Jennifer Moss, Author of The Burnout Epidemic, on What We’ve Been Getting Wrong About Workplace Stress, and How We Can Get it Right. 50:59

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Chris Billingham, Head of Platform GTM, Peak AI on Using AI to Drive Smarter Business Decisions. 40:06

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Karen Hold, Co-Author of Experiencing Design: The Innovator’s Journey, on Unlocking the Innovator Within Each of Us. 47:30

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Jared Hanley, Co-Founder of NatureQuant, is Putting a Number on Nature, and is Hoping Exposure to the Outdoors Will be the Next Key Health Metric You Track. 45:10

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Melissa Young, Director of Engineering, Revenue Product & Commerce, Vox Media, on Privacy, Personalization and Premium Experiences. 37:02

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Leith Moore, Founder of R-Hauz, on Fast, Repeatable and Sustainable Homes For the Future of Our Cities. 43:31

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Steve Abrams, Co-Founder of Harmon’s Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer, on Getting Back to Doing What You Love. 45:54

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iD Short: Meet our Producer Darryl Webster and Hear How He Couch Surfed the World, and Wrote a Book About It. 14:14

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Luke Anderson, Co-Founder of the StopGap Foundation, on the Power of Perspective, Patience and Perseverance 1:04:00

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Founder Carmen Sandor and Sales Director Suzie Sheckter from Green Owl Vodka, on Following Your Passion and Starting a Spirits Brand From Scratch. 40:37

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Aron Levitz, President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, on the Power of Community and the Next 100 Years of IP. 47:55

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Naomi Blackman and Mikayla Wujec, Co-Founders of Alder Apparel, on Transforming the World of Outdoor Clothing. 47:03

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Rob Miller, CMO at Hyperloop TT, on an Incredibly Fast, Safe and Energy Efficient Way to Move People and Things. 41:18

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Hugues Bissonnette, Country Manager Polestar Canada, on the All-Electric Future of Driving. 35:00

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Rosemary Thompson, VP at the National Gallery of Canada, on Experiencing Art in a New Way. 47:14

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David Stover, Co-Founder of Bureo, on the Journey to Turn Commercial Fishing Nets From Ocean Waste into Useful Products. 46:17

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Maayan Ziv, Founder of AccessNow, Talks Entrepreneurship and Mapping Accessibility Around the World. 51:47

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Taylor Lane and the Cigarette Surfboard. 56:19

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David Lavin, Founder of The Lavin Agency, on Building a Successful Business Based on Interesting People 36:00

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Chris Barth and His Urban Farming Side Hustle 42:35

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Jacie DeHoop Talks Sports, Start-Ups and Friendship 38:07

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David Sax Breaks Down the Start-Up Myth 38:02

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LaRayia Gaston and the Lost Art of Giving a F*ck 38:38

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