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Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and sought after speaker and emcee. Julie is no stranger to the media, having appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, HLN’s Raising America, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24, among many others. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Today’s Parent, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and numerous websites.

Frustrated by their children’s things getting lost, mixed up and leaving home never to return, Julie Cole, Julie Ellis, Cynthia Esp and Tricia Mumby knew they could do better than the scribbles on masking tape that were being passed off as labels. From there, the idea for the product was born: the very best personalized waterproof name labels and tags that were equally cute and durable. Mabel’s Labels started humbly out of a basement and has grown to be an award-winning, market-leading company loved by Moms and kids alike.

Today, Mabel’s Labels is the best-known brand of durable labels for families, and our growing line of products features baby bottle labels, allergy and medical alert products, sports labels, household labels and seasonal items. They’re extremely durable, they’re laundry, dishwasher and microwave safe – and they’re 100% guaranteed.

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Julie's Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Like-Mother-Birthing-Businesses-Babies/dp/1989716628

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AdMass helps companies save money on online marketing by turning their customers into communities of brand advocates that promote their brand on social media. Companies increase customer loyalty, raise more brand awareness, and drive more sales by using AdMass to create AI-driven flywheels that catapult their online presence forward.

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First responders and especial fire fighters put their lives at great risk everyday to serve us daily! Giving them the tools they need to be safer is critical. Longan Vision saw this opportunity when they were assessing technology in the automotive industry and saw how they can apply it to help first responders. Take a listen to this exciting episode with Enzo who takes us through Longan Vision.

Based at McMaster Innovation Park in Hamilton, Ontario, Longan Vision is a provider of design and sales of enhanced vision and communication devices. We provide advanced products to face extreme challenges. We are building an ecosystem of linked products to enhance communication and efficiency.

At Longan Vision, one of our key values is working with our community partners to continue to adapt and evolve. Through these partnerships, we work together to make our lives better.

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Emily O’Brien is the founder of Comeback Snacks- a popcorn company that changes the status quo. A formerly incarcerated individual, Emily made it her mission create a platform to fight for fair chances of those that have been impacted by the justice system-and it all started with popcorn. The recognition of her efforts led her to being awarded with the Queens Platinum Jubilee Community Service Award from the House of Commons and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2022, as well as the Woman of Distinction Award in 2020 from the YWCA.

Comeback Snacks mission is to develop a wide range of fun and delicious snacks while at the same time making a difference in the lives of people trying to make a comeback - especially those who have made a mistake in the past. We plan to do this in the following four ways:

1. Raise awareness through our platform as a brand and in media appearances,
2. Challenge business leaders directly through our growing number of speaking engagements to hire more people with criminal backgrounds,
3. Where possible, hire people with criminal backgrounds or potentially help them find work through our partners,
4. As we grow the business, provide a portion of our profits to organizations focused on reintegration programs, prison reform, and recidivism reduction.

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Reconnect Hamilton is Hamilton Hive's quarterly networking event where we bring entrepreneurs, young people, and the community together to make connections, build partnerships and spark friendships. Our last Reconnect Hamilton event was focused on our municipal elections where candidates running for city council can meet young people and talk about important issues impacting them.

October 24th the City of Hamilton is voting in a new city council. In this special episode, we have one of the top 3 mayoral candidates sit down with independent journalist of The Public Record, Joey Coleman. We want to acknowledge Bob Bratina and thank Bob for planning on joining us, however, due to a positive covid results the week of our event, Bob was not able to be on the panel. This special is the live recording at Reconnect Hamilton with real questions from young people for our other top Mayoral Candidate Keanin Loomis.

About our Moderator: Joey Coleman is a Hamilton-born journalist best known for his tireless coverage of Hamilton City Hall and his election podcast, The 155, which interviews all candidates running for City Council and school board trusteeships. Additionally, Joey Coleman is a Southam Fellow.

The Public Record: https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/archives/podcasts/

155 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-155-hamilton-ontarios-news-podcast/id1428717163

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https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/municipal-election/candidates-third-party-advertisers/certified-candidates

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Commitment, consistency and lots of coffee is what it took to build Kahawa Company. Co=Founder Tamir quickly jumped at the opportunity to partner with his friend after years of just being an idea. Like many entrepreneurs, Tamir found himself in a new exciting industry after selling his web development business he started in his early teens. Taking these early experiences as an entrepreneur, he enters unchartered territories to offer affordable specialty coffees through lean business principles.

Kahawa Company started as a labour of love, bringing something genuinely missing to Hamilton, Ontario and Canada. It was the affordability of specialty coffee from East Africa. With our roots in sourcing and transporting coffee from East Africa to across the world since the early 1980s, we have grown valuable relationships with producers, coops and individual farmers to understand their need for a sustainable, well-funded ecosystem.

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Wake up with the rich notes of East African Coffee. Use code HIVE10 for a 10% discount off your first order.

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From a musician to digital marketing enthusiast to now co-founder of Search + Gather, Doug Gorrie is a born creator, problem solver and change maker. Doug and his co-founder Drew decided to be cowboys in the wild west of digital marketing landscape with an aspirations to build the most respected agency. Learning from past experiences, Doug takes us on their journey from friction to fireworks as they celebrate bringing on long standing employees as partners.

Search & Gather is a digital marketing agency that works with startups and SMBs to develop a plan to achieve measurable results from their digital advertising. This involves getting clients on the most relevant networks, with accurate audience targeting, engaging creative and precise tracking for all campaigns.

S+G is proud to be known in the Toronto start-up scene as the go-to agency partner that has helped companies grow through seed rounds and acquisitions with companies like Top Hat, QuickTapSurvey, Ecobee, Hi Mama, and many more.

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Because its more than just a game Amar decided to take a big risk and quit his job as a lawyer. In this conversation, Amar dives into how all aspects of his life sunk to rock bottom and how he gained the courage and confidence to marry his passion and profession to become an entrepreneur in a space ripe for innovation.

Our law firm was founded because we believe it’s more than just a game. It’s a growing multibillion-dollar industry that is underrepresented and underserved. There aren’t enough lawyers who care about video games. There aren’t enough lawyers who understand the industry. We do. We have the needs, wants, and ambitions of the video game industry in mind. This is how we practice law, and this is how we solve problems.

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Innovation, vision, and dedication helped Matt and his Co-Founder build Collect Arts. With the odds stacked against them like most first time founders, Matt only had about an 18% chance of being successful. His story started in 2013 and is going strong as he continues to trust and lead his team to innovate and be creative.

Collective Arts fuses the creativity of craft beverages with the inspired talents of artists from around the world. We feature limited-edition works of art on our labels, and we work to make sure the liquid on the inside is as diverse and creative as the artists we profile.

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Passionate about our freedom to participate in our democracy, Sandra Bedawed sits down with us to talk about how her passion turned into co-founding Civiconnect.

Civiconnect is a nonprofit organization focused on youth skill development and career-building. Its mission is to connect youth and private sectors to their communities to maximize their social impact through technology, innovation, and strategy.

Civiconnect operates a Youth Skills Studio (YSS), a partnership with the Town of Lincoln and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. The YSS is designed to provide youth with the skills and experience they need to make valuable contributions to the workplace and beyond by working on real life projects for the small business community.

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