by hostmmiller | Jul 19, 2021 | Canada, Manitoba, Season 3, Special Episode, Technology
Meet Chris Schmidt, the original creator of Snapchat filters and today, the CEO and Co-Founder of Pluto Ventures – a venture-backed artificial intelligence company that is leveraging the hyper-personalized online world and using our body dimensions as a crucial component to customizing goods and services.
The founder, Chris Schmidt, is a pretty unique young guy. He started his first business at the age of ten. And right after university, he founded the world’s first Snapchat filter company, Geofilter Studio. In this episode, CEO and Founder Chris Schmidt speaks about his innate entrepreneurial nature, how to build a strong workplace culture, and what it’s like to be creating modern – some may say millennial and even Gen Z – tech solutions.
Listen now online here, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or find us on most major podcast platforms. Prefer video? Watch now on YouTube! Just search Start Canada Podcast.
by hostmmiller | May 31, 2021 | Canada, Manitoba, Season 3, Service, Technology
Meet Ben Buckwold, CEO and Founder of ESL Library – a company empowering language teachers to teach their best class, with exceptional content and a custom platform used by language teachers in more than 10,000 schools around the world.
In this episode of Start Canada Podcast, Ben speaks about being the first ESL learning app in the world, knowing when to pivot, and the importance of building great content. From the staff side, we get tips for building a great team, remote morale boosting, and the positive people effects of giving back to the community.
If you are building an online resource based business, or you want to pivot to one, be sure to tune in to this episode of Start Canada Podcast with the founder of ESL Library!
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by hostmmiller | May 3, 2021 | Canada, Manitoba, Season 3, Service, Technology
Meet Katie Hartle, Founder and CEO of FriendMatch – a unique company that is exactly as it sounds – think online dating but strictly for platonic friendships instead. In a time where loneliness is at an all-time high, Katie has built a community over 100 countries to help tackle just this, answering the question “How to Make Friends” for more than 5 million people – and counting.
In this episode, we cover the human side of business, how to build a lean start-up, tips for growing a community, and so much more. If you have an idea you believe in – be sure to catch this episode to be inspired to get started today!
Listen now online here, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or find us on most major podcast platforms. Prefer video? Watch now on YouTube! Just search Start Canada Podcast.
by hostmmiller | Feb 22, 2021 | Enabler, Manitoba, Season 3, Technology
Meet Marshall Ring, Founder and CEO of the Manitoba Technology Accelerator – an organization that helps to commercialize disruptive technologies into businesses ready to scale nationally and internationally. Our host picks Marshall’s brain on what it’s like to grow a start-up ecosystem, some exciting success stories from the Canadian prairies, and some really important insight advice for anyone looking to participate in an accelerator.
If you’re curious about what it takes to start your own start-up hub or if you are looking to join one – then don’t miss this episode!
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by hostmmiller | Jan 25, 2021 | Canada, Manitoba, Season 3, Technology
Kicking off season 3, we speak to Catherine Metrycki, Founder of Callia Flowers. We cover how she launched and grew her tech business which has reimagined the way we send flowers.
We discuss her deal on Dragons Den with Manjit Minhas, which has since provided the support necessary for Callia to be able to open all across Eastern Canada (to be now in 55 cities). And Catherine shares with us some of her experiences in improving customer service and mental health as a leader.
If you’ve ever wondered how to scale a business, or whether Dragons Den is worth it – than this episode is for you! For full show notes and resources directly from our guests, visit www.StartPodcast.ca and Subscribe Now to never miss an episode.
by startpodcast | Sep 28, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Watch Episode 26 of Start Podcast featuring Denis Devigne and Kyle Sierens, the founders of VidDay – a web app business that creates personalized video montages as gifts.
by startpodcast | Sep 14, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 25 of Start Canada Podcast features Matt Schaubroeck and Amanda San Filippo, Co-Founders of ioAirFlow – a software company focused on ‘green’ commercial buildings.
They discuss the experience of changing co-founders, finding personal balance in start-up life, and the entrepreneurial impacts of Covid-19.
For full show notes and resources directly from our guests, visit www.StartPodcast.ca, and Subscribe Now wherever you’re listening to never miss an episode.
by startpodcast | Aug 31, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 24 of Start Podcast features Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé, Co-Founders of Educalme Inc. – creators of a series of tools to help teachers bring mindfulness and social-emotional learning into their classrooms through a bilingual online program called Educalme Classroom.
by startpodcast | Aug 17, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 23 of Start Podcast features the founders of Flipside XR – a real-time animation and XR broadcast company almost purchased by one of the Big 5.
by startpodcast | Jul 20, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 21 of Start Podcast features Duncan Jessiman and Polly Craik, the founders of Vexxit – an online marketplace for professional services.
by startpodcast | Jul 6, 2020 | Health & Beauty, Saskatchewan, Season 2, Technology
Episode 20 of Start Podcast features Alicia Soulier, the founder of SalonScale – a bluetooth technology to allow hair salons to calculate hair color costs in real time.
by startpodcast | Jun 22, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 19 of Start Podcast features Scott Russell, the founder of SolarSkyrise – a data analytics company that provides architects, engineers, and real estate owners with data to generate new revenue streams from unused vertical real estate on buildings.
by startpodcast | Jun 8, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 18 of Start Podcast features Obby Khan, the founder of online marketplace GoodLocal.ca, and restaurants Shawarma Khan and Green Carrot Juice Co.
by startpodcast | May 25, 2020 | Arts and Culture, Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 17 of Start Podcast features Mitch Bowler, the founder of Evolve Artist – a business that takes a unique and modern (and virtual) approach to advanced Art Education.
by startpodcast | May 10, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
Episode 16 of Start Podcast features Matt Johnson, the founder of M3 Aerial – a prairie start-up providing specialized aerial imaging services and certified training for advanced drone pilots across North, Central and South America.
by startpodcast | Apr 13, 2020 | Manitoba, Season 2, Technology
On episode 14 of Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller interviews the founder of Bit Space Development Ltd – an interactive digital media studio focused on developing high quality Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality experiences.
by startpodcast | Oct 21, 2019 | Manitoba, Season 1, Technology, Transportation
On episode 13 of Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller interviews Garreth Rempel of Winnipeg-based tech start-up Trainfo; a data driven company that helps reduce accidents and traffic delays at rail crossings.
by startpodcast | Sep 23, 2019 | Manitoba, Season 1, Technology
On episode 12 of Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller interviews Noah Palansky and Jordan Davis, co-founders of Taiv, about their advertising tech company that turns commercial breaks into marketing opportunities through their hardware and software ad replacement solution.
by startpodcast | Aug 5, 2019 | Canada, Manitoba, Season 1, Technology
On episode 9 of Start Podcast, host Margaux Miller interviews Jason Myers, founder of Bold Commerce, about his business building the leading Shopify applications and plugins, and how it all started in a basement with his 3 co-founders.
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