Brian Crombie talks with one of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, who has survived near death, has just launched a new $500 million VC fund. John was CEO of OMERS’s very successful growth equity venture fund. Last year as he was launching his new fund, Ruffolo an avid cyclist, was knocked off his bike by a Mack truck paralyzing from the waist down. We discuss his accident, his recovery, his past tech investments, what he wants to invest in, and what he believes the secrets to success are in leading tech businesses and investments. One of the most inspirational interviews I have ever done.

Brin Crombie talks everything about Fashion with Klaudia Zinaty-Capalbo. Klaudia is the Regional Director of Fashion Group International Toronto and a Professor teaching Fashion Courses, Public Relations & Marketing. Her background includes National Accounts at FLARE, LOULOU and HELLO Magazines. Prior to working at FLARE magazine, Klaudia worked in broadcast media at Chum Television and in sports entertainment with NBA Canada Inc.

Brian Crombie talks with two inspirational people about different ways of giving to charity:
- Mark Halpern - Taxes and Charities
- Tamara Leitch - Marathons and Charities

Mark Halpern, Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Master Financial Advisor - Philanthropy (MFA-P) is widely recognized as one of Canada's top life insurance advisors. As CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com® and illnessPROTECTION.com® Mark leads a team across Canada that provides special expertise and insurance strategies for business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals and wealthy families.
Tamara Leitch is a Health Care Professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Science with 2 minors in Communication and Psychology. She is a Clinical Instructor at the Canadian National Institute of Health in the Department of Dental Hygiene. She started running as therapy, has run the Boston Marathon and now she runs for charity, The Canadian Cancer Society and her first Ultra Marathon (50k) in Ottawa this May.

Brian Crombie talked with five impressive diverse community leaders from Peel that came together to distribute PPE personal protective equipment against COVID-19 to needy recipients. The generous donation of PPE from the congregation at Spirit Of Pentecost have distributed over (300,000) 😷 disposable face masks + (1,000) bottles of hand sanitizer. Speakers:
📌Chief, Stacey Laforme (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation)
📌Pastor, Terrell Heard (Spirit Of Pentecost)
📌Detective Sergeant, Feras Ismail (Peel Regional Police)
📌Imam, Zahir Bacchus (Jamiat-ul-Ansar Brampton)
📌Imran Hasan (President, Transglobal Systems Of Canada)

Brian Crombie talks with two bright young CEOs about implications of Covid 19 and our future.

Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad is CEO of DX3 a conference about retail and marketing going digital and is creating IoT, Big Data focused events to help create awareness and opportunities for Canadian organisations. He hosts a portfolio of events: Intelligent Cities, IoT, Big Data Healthcare and DX3 Canada [email protected] Intelligent Cities Showcase. May 26-27, 2021, https://intelligentcities.ca
Alex Vezina is the CEO of Prepared Canada Corp. and has a graduate degree in Disaster and Emergency Management. We discuss vaccine rollouts, variants versions of Covid 19, how that impacts public health measures and Lockdowns and what we need to do now. He can be reached at [email protected]

Brian Crombie speaks with Rick Anderson, PRINCIPAL Earnscliffe Strategy Group about vaccine deployment, and this tweet: “So, we are in the process of rethinking the geopolitical world order, social justice, policing, seniors care, clean energy and local supply chains. While coping with a global virus we still don’t understand, plus massive new debt loads. That should keep us busy.”
Highly active in politics and public affairs commentary throughout his life, Rick has served in senior advisory positions to prime ministers, party leaders and leadership candidates including Preston Manning and John Turner. He is a frequent political affairs commentator on Canada’s leading news organizations.

Brian Crombie talks to two fashion experts:

Roger Lamoureux is an articulate and highly accomplished influential fashion leader with over 40 years of experience, he is passionate about designing and selecting timeless fashions for any lifestyle. Roger has held senior positions in prestigious companies, Roger has been instrumental in ensuring sustainability, ethical sourcing and inclusivity are top of mind when designing or selecting a line.
- Marilyn Weston, Owner of Marilyn’s – the store and Host of From a Women’s Perspective, AM740, ZOOMER Radio, airs weekly. She has been dubbed “The Wardrobe Doctor”. And for decades, she has advised and dressed some of Toronto’s most fashion-conscious & powerful women.

Brian Crombie interviews the feisty former money columnist for the Toronto Sun, Linda Leatherdale, VP, Public Relations and Communications, Canada for Cambria.

Linda is a sought-after commentator on business, political, consumer and personal finance issues. A crusader and believer in advocacy journalism, she has led highly-charged campaigns on high taxes, government fiscal policy, the high cost of credit cards, high gasoline taxes, soaring insurance premiums and helped in the passage of new consumer protection laws in Ontario. She was host of the popular Money Line TV show and Linda’s Money Show, and a business/personal finance anchor for Global TV’s morning show and City TV’s Breakfast Television. Linda is author of Money Is A Girl’s Best Friend. She was Business Editor of the Edmonton Sun, and inaugural Business Editor of the Ottawa Sun.

Have you been struggling?

Brian interviews Rebecca Burrows, RP, a Registered Psychotherapist based in Halton Region. We discuss issues around Covid 19, mental health, relationships, resilience, recovering from assault and specifically sexual assault, and many other topics.

Rebecca is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. She has specialized experience related to sexual violence and complex trauma in both training and as a therapist.

Brian Crombie speaks with Tim Murphy Executive Partner at McMillian LLP, about P3 Partnerships, Infrastructure, and are these two a way to stimulate the economy post-Covid 19? We also talk a little about his political career and what he thinks of politics vs business.
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Tim Murphy is recognized as a leading lawyer in public-private partnerships and infrastructure. He has exceptional expertise in financial services, government and public policy, and Aboriginal law. He served as chief of staff to Paul Martin, former prime minister of Canada, providing strategic advice and direction to the cabinet, the prime minister, and senior levels of the public service. He also served as chief of staff to a finance minister of Canada, as a member of provincial parliament in Ontario, and as a strategic advisor to governments at all levels.