BIV Today

On the eve of its playoff game with Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps FC coach Vanni Sartini discusses his approaches to managing, to team culture and values, and even his love of Ted Lasso. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Demand for tech talent is surging in B.C., which is drawing in global giants and serving as the launching ground for throngs of startups. But does the sector’s growing workforce accurately reflect the demographics of B.C. as a whole? A new report from Vancouver-based HR Tech Group reveals gaps within representation as well as strides being made. HR Tech Group CEO Stephanie Hollingshead joins BIV’s Tyler Orton to discuss. 

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This episode of EDI on BIV discusses the online education platform Deyen, and how it's inviting Canadians to learn about Canada's colonial history from the perspective of Indigenous women. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting and Deyen, discusses transformation, truth and reconciliation, and changing the narrative, one person at a time. BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts.

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Small businesses are generally feeling optimistic about their fortunes, according to a new survey from Scotiabank that reveals more than half are doing better or the same as prior to the pandemic. Jason Charlebois, senior vice-president of small business at Scotiabank, joins BIV Today to discuss what’s behind this positive sentiment and what headwinds small businesses must still pay attention to. Tyler Orton hosts.

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People are gearing up for holiday shopping as we speak. One of the big questions hanging over us: more than a year into the pandemic, what kind of role will online shopping play vs. the traditional brick-and-mortar experience? Deloitte Canada has released a new outlook on holiday shopping to answer those questions and more. Marty Weintraub, Deloitte Canada’s national retail practice leader and author of the report, joins BIV Today to discuss what we should expect this year from the holiday shopping experience. Tyler Orton hosts. 

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Wendy Hurlburt, CEO and President of LifeSciencesBC, discusses the reasons behind the booming investment climate for British Columbia life sciences firms and the challenges for start-ups as they build scale. She is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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The many challenges of protecting the intellectual property of ideas and innovations in the cleantech sector are the focus of a discussion with Roch Ripley, who heads the Intellectual Property department as a partner in the Vancouver office of the Gowling WLG law firm, and Jeanette Jackson, the CEO of the cleantech ecosystem accelerator Foresight. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Frank Palmer, who returned before the pandemic to DDB Canada to run its Vancouver office under the Palmer Stamnes DDB name, talks about how advertising practices and relationships have changed in his half-century in the business

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The UK High Commissioner to Canada, Susannah Goshko, discusses COP26, Canada-UK relations and the drive for a free trade agreement. She is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe. 

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This episode of EDI on BIV discusses the online education platform Deyen, and how it's inviting Canadians to learn about Canada's colonial history from the perspective of Indigenous women. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting and Deyen, discusses transformation, truth and reconciliation, and changing the narrative, one person at a time. BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts.

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