BIV Today

This week we meet our Chief Financial Officers of the Year award winners to discuss how they’ve dealt with the challenges of the pandemic on their operations. Today’s conversation is with Don Matheson of UBC Properties Trust, the winner in the large private sector company category, and Simon Bodymore of Tasktop Technologies, the winner in the small private sector company category. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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The BC Liberals this week floated the idea of doing away with ICBC's auto insurance monopoly if they were to form government. Aaron Sutherland, vice-president Pacific for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, joins BIV to discuss what such a possibility may look like if it were to come to fruition.

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A new poll indicates the provincial election campaign promises so far are having no effect on party popularity. Mario Canseco, president of Researchco, discusses the findings and the challenges of the campaign. He is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV publisher and editor in chief.

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In this episode, founder and CEO of Nude Beverages Julius Makarewicz discusses the company's recent move, its expansion into the U.S. and its plans over the next several years.

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From the outset of the pandemic, Canada's insurance industry has had to navigate everything from a shift away from face-to-face meetings to strained revenue sources from clients. Melissa Carruthers, a senior manager within Monitor Deloitte's strategy consulting practice, recently co-authored a study examining how life and health insurance has responded to the dramatic changes afoot. She joins reporter Tyler Orton on BIV Today and offers her own letter grade on how the sector is dealing with the crisis.

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The insurance industry has had to pivot and respond to the challenges of the pandemic. Joshua Krenus, the CEO of the Alteri insurance firm, discusses what the business has learned and how it might reshape insurance in the future.

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Jessica Nordlander, chief operating officer of Thoughexchange, unpacks how new communications tools can address workplace inclusion and diversity.

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Kari Yuers, the chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and CEO of Kryton International, talks about the challenges of leadership in the pandemic and how she has managed a firm globally through the difficulties. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of BIV.

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Leena Manro, co-founder and director of Vancouver-based All Purpose, discusses diversity and inclusion training within organizations, and the evolution of corporate social citizenship. Hayley Woodin hosts.

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The Pay Up For Progress initiative launched this week, drawing support from a contingent of tech companies looking to close the persistent wage gap between genders. Leslie Collin, vice-president of people and culture at Vancouver-based Unbounce, joins the show to discuss why her company is spearheading this campaign and how the pandemic may impact efforts to realize equal pay.

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