CanInnovate

CanInnovate

We focus on providing you with timeless professional development secrets & essential business life skills in a mini-byte sized format. I'm unlocking the vault and sharing best practices that management consultants have been using for decades. CanInnovate podcast is bringing global thought leaders together to provide their best practices to help you succeed in both business and in life. We are unapologetically curious!

Episodes

September 25, 2020 33 mins

How would I describe this interview with Bryton Udy. His story is a riddle that I couldn't wait to get the solution for. How does a Hockey Player, award-nominated country Music entertainer become a marketing & branding guru?  

I was absolutely fascinated and honestly, he did not disap...

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Jennifer is the Founder and CEO of tellent and is on a mission to make work, work better for women. Her professional experience spans three continents across brand strategy and international market development and while her primary school teachers didn't appreciate her questions challenging "why", she embraces that curiosity and the perspective that comes with challenging the status quo to create impactful and lasting change.

 

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This week, I sat down with Keith Ippel, the CEO & Co-founder of Spring. They are on a mission to help entrepreneurs change the world. First of all, Keith is the most down to earth person who is full of compassion, kindness, and is genuinely there to help small-medium businesses get through whichever phase they are in. From idea to growth.

More importantly, they've created this FREE resiliency program to help small businesses get th...

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Driving change during a downturn

I get a chance to sit down and chat with the infamous Rich Batchelor, who is a global Organizational Change Management guru and disruptor. We are always told to embrace change, but COVID-19 has definitely been more than most people have bargained for. Rich and I really get down to talk about how to navigate change, when it's so disruptive. 

 

How did C...

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Hey Innovators,

COVID-19 is always on our mind, it's what everyone is talking about.  We look at the COVID-19 for the things that it took away from us, but what has COVID-19 provided us?  Did COVID-19 actually give us a gift? Is this an opportunity?

I sat down with Jessie-Lynn MacDonald. She helps clients break through self-imposed limits, fears, struggles, and challenges and awaken to the beautiful and infinite potential within.  ...

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Paul Minors is a productivity blogger and virtual consultant. Paul grew his business "on the side" while working full-time and now consults to companies all around the world helping them with tools like Asana, Pipedrive and Zapier. Paul's website now receives 100,000+ visits per month and his audience of 43,000+ email subscribers love hearing about how to be more productive in business and life.

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Hey Innovators,

Are you finished baking and looking for other ideas to entertain yourself… well… I have the perfect guest.  I get to chat with Julie Shum, who has been a friend for over two decades and she always provides me with the perfect boost of inspiration. I'm so #Grateful for having such a down to earth, inspirational friend.

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As we all embrace and adjust to the 'New Normal', the impact on humankind is going to be instrumental. The biggest thing that we have just been reminded us to stop and be really present.  

I was reading a Facebook post and it just summed it up completely. This person talked about how much has changed in three (3) weeks for him. He mentions in this post that 3 weeks ago he was unhappy with his job, overwhelmed with work, wanted to l...

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Life is always a rollercoaster! Lately, I've been overwhelmed by all the key activities that are in my life. It doesn't help that I have a heightened sense of urgency. I like to get things done. It's my favorite mode. Come up with a strategy, a plan to execute and just go!

But, how do we deal with the overwhelm? First, let's define what Overwhelm is. I like to d...

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March 13, 2020 10 mins

Everyday is Happy Women's Day! You know why? because we choose our mindsets each day. Every morning when I'm in the shower, I'm thinking about the day and how to conquer it. Not, thinking about how it's going to be a struggle. I look at all the opportunities in front of me and decide where I want to spend more time or less time on.

There is a difference between ...

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Armel Beaudry Kembe Tchemeube is the CEO and Founder of Trebble FM. Before running Trebble, he worked for 8 years as a software engineer for a startup in the telecom industry that got acquired by Nokia. Armel owns a software engineering degree from the University of Ottawa.

 

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Mark 'Ski' Struczewski ("Mister Productivity") helps entrepreneurs & executives get the right stuff done in a distracted world. In addition to being a productivity expert, Mark is a speaker, host of The Mark Struczewski Podcast and an online trainer. His strategies have guided CEO's/Executive Directors, business owners, business corporate specialists and entrepreneurs to get back control of their time.

 

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Laurence is the Founder and CEO of nanopay Corporation, where he drives the vision to offer the infrastructure to enable what's more commonly known as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Prior to founding nanopay, Laurence came from the telecom industry where he was Vice President of Wireless at Shaw Communications, prior to his role as Chief Operating Officer of Bell Mobility. Active in the payments community, he is the Chairman...

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Hey Innovators,

We keep hearing the same words over and over again - innovation, innovator, agile thinker, lean startup, design thinking expanding our horizons. Ugh! What on earth does it mean?

Let's go back to reset and define Innovation. Innovation simply means continuous improvement, a way to produce new value. Very diff...

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Dave McKeown helps individuals, teams, and organizations achieve excellence by doing the ordinary things extraordinarily well. He is the CEO of Outfield Leadership and author of The Self-Evolved Leader – Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down. If that's not enough, Dave is also the host of the podcast Lead Like You Give a Damn and writes a weekly online leadership column for Inc.

 

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January 8, 2020 18 mins

Happy New Year! 2020… Crazy, how time flies by. 

The holiday season just flew by, one minute I was preparing for it, next it was over. I do love the holiday season. Stay tuned for the end of the podcast episode, because I have a little gift for you. It should help you orient yourself for 2020. 

There is something magical ab...

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    Frederic Lalonde is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hopper, the smart way to book travel on your phone. Combining massive amounts of data and advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper predicts and analyzes future airfare and accommodation prices to save users money and enable them to travel more often. Hopper has ranked as the #1 travel app in over 55 countries and has ranked as one of the top 10 travel...

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    This is probably the most overlooked area. We tend to think about interviews in terms of getting a job. How about gathering information that really provides great insights.  

    I used informational interviews everywhere, not just in podcast recordings. I use this approach everywhere. I use it to build new relationships, to ask for advice & guidance, build networks...

    Founder and President of ​NKPR​, Natasha Koifman has built one of North America's top PR and marketing companies. Natasha's strengths as a marketer, communicator and relationship builder have earned her an award-winning reputation for successfully growing North American and global brands across many sectors.

    Recognized as one of Canada's most powerful and innovative women, Natasha has been honored with awards from the Women's Execu...

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    I'll be honest, I've always been a Brandon Walsh girl over Dylan McKay! I have to say, I just watched Netflix's Riverdale episode, and how they honour Fred Andrew (who was played by Luke Perry). I have to say… WOW! They really nailed it!

    How they handled Luke Perry's death, was absolutely beautiful. The wri...

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