Zane Novak has several decades of business experience (from construction to oil & gas to family estate services) and non-profit work (from volunteer activities with children to providing strategic direction for elderly support services) which he plans to draw upon if successful in his campaign to be elected as the Mayor of the City of Calgary in the October 2021 elections. 

To learn more about Zane Novak and his plans for Calgary, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Websites | https://www.zane4mayor.ca/ and https://www.calgary2point0.ca/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zane-novak-98b75032/ 

Twitter | @zane4mayor 

Facebook | @ZaneforMayor 

Instagram | @zane4mayor

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Entrepreneur | Mayor Candidate | Election Campaign | Calgary Mayor election | Calgary Election | Vote for Mayor | Alberta Business | Oil & Gas business 

Since 1997, Inn from the Cold has been helping Calgary families at risk of being homeless by providing supportive housing and emergency shelter. In addition to housing, Inn from the Cold works with local partners to provide food, clothing, education and other basic necessities. 

To learn more about the work of Tim, Jennifer and their colleagues at Inn from the Cold, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Important links to access “Inn from the Cold”: 

Websites | https://innfromthecold.org/ and https://onesmallgift.ca/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/inn-from-the-cold/ 

Twitter | @innfromthecold 

Facebook | @innfromthecold Instagram | @innfromthecold 

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Tim McGowan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhmcgowan/ 

Jennifer English on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-english-a581b961/

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Social Impact | Poverty | Social Welfare | Social Good | Families | Non-profit organization | Charity Organization | Volunteer Support | Shelter Program | Youth at Risk | Families at Risk | Child Support Programs | Youth Support Programs | Blue Flame Kitchen | Calgary Homelessness | We The North | Flames Foundation | Calgary Community | Calgary Volunteers | Calgary Housing

Shona Reilly brings a high amount of energy and true passion to the Trade Acceleration Program (or “TAP”) that is designed to help entrepreneurs, startups and business owners with exporting their goods or services outside of Canada. 

Not surprisingly, past guests of the Calgary Business Program have benefited from the TAP program including Guillermo Chan of Borken Pencil YYC (episode 252 on 19 February 2021) and Rob Kaczanowski from Black Cloud Bitters (episode 218 on 15 December 2020).  While chatting with Shona during recording of this episode, I learned that Danika Kelly from My Normative had also completed the TAP program; Danika joined me for episode 280 on 29 March 2021 and her other business, Studio D, was featured on episode 196 when Clinic Director, Kate Exley joined me in the podcast booth on 23 October 2020.

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To learn more about the work of Shona and the TAP program within the Calgary Economic Development (“CED”), click on one or more of the links below to important TAP and CED links: 

TAP Website | http://bit.ly/2NGUMfm 

CED Website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgary-economic-development/ 

Twitter | @CalgaryEconomic 

Facebook | @CalgaryEconomic 

Instagram | @LifeinCalgary 

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Shona Reilly, Trade Manager | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shona-reilly-42182460/

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Calgary community | Local trade and commerce | International trade and commerce | Startups | Entrepreneurs | Founders | Self-employed individuals | Small business | Cross border trade | Legal and tax | Calgary businesses | Calgary startups | Calgary founders | Calgary Innovation | Calgary creativity

When does blockchain technology became ubiquitous like making a Zoom call on your laptop or settling your credit card statement using a mobile app? Maybe when your digital identity remains with you when you change jobs? At least, that is just one of the use cases that the TerraHub team are executing using blockchain technology. It is clear that after chatting with the founder, Dan Giurescu, this is just the beginning!  

To learn more about the work of TerraHub, click on one or more of the links below:  

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TerraHub key links:  

Website | https://www.terrahub.work/  

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/terrahubcreds/  Twitter | @terrahub_creds  

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Dan Giurescu, Founder | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-giurescu-terrahub/

NOTE: Subsequent to recording of this podcast episode, the Terra Hub took the initiative to re-brand the company name.  Here is a link to their new website | https://home.credivera.com/

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Blockchain | Digital identity | Cybersecurity | Emerging technologies | Digital economy | Digital transformation | Technology | Innovation | Employee identification | Identity verification | Government of Canada | Government of Alberta | Employee privacy | Employee verification | Privacy protection | Data protection | Elena Dumitrascu | Information Security | Operations Security | Mobile Security | Private blockchain | Hyperledger blockchain | Proof of work | Proof of identity | Identity theft | Immutability | Trust

From an ATB sponsored hack-a-thon in early 2020, the Arbor business has quickly evolved such that the team is ready to disrupt how consumers shop — not just in Canada but across the globe. Arbor is a social impact platform that aligns a consumers spending habits with their values by providing information on a company’s ethics, its product cost, and its product accessibility. The Arbor Index will provide Arbor customers key facts about a company’s corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, diversity and locality.

To learn more about the work of Arbor, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Arbor key links: 

Website | https://www.yourarbor.com/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-arbor/ 

Instagram | @yourarbor 

Twitter | @yourarbor 

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Arbor-103945048086898 

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Arbor team on LinkedIn: 

Alex Todorovic, CEO | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-todorovic-a3bb49135/ 

Abdullah Choudry, Co-founder and CBDO | https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdullah-choudhry-85b34ba7/ 

Ben Grande, Chief Technology Officer | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-grande-259499101/ 

Danny Grande, Co-founder | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-grande-75ab43154/

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Technology | Innovation | Social Impact | Sustainability | Environment | Zero waste | Plastic Free | Sustainable shopping | Green marketplace | Biodegradable | Consumer education | Consumer awareness | Ecofriendly | Sustainable fashion | Plant-based | Vintage clothing | Ethically made | Reduce Reuse Recycle Repurpose | Ethical fashion

This episode is the 3rd in a series I started in which a trio of students from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary and an industry expert from the business community engage in an open Q&A discussion session. In this episode, Master of Business Administration (or MBA) students, Jagbir Randhawa and Bo Feng, are joined by angel investor and venture capital founder, Matt Wilson, Founder and Managing Director of Allied Venture Partners. 

To learn more about the individual guests on this podcast, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Matt Wilson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/ 

Matt Wilson on Twitter | @MattWilsonYYC 

Jagbir Randhawa on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagbirpal-randhawa-b0b40518a/ 

Bo Feng on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bofeng20/ 

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Allied Venture Partners 

Website | https://www.allied.vc/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-venture-partners/ 

Twitter | @alliedVC 

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Haskayne School of Business website | https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/

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Venture Capital | AngelList | Crowd Funding | Syndicated Investor | Investor Syndicate | Startup Investing | Career Advice | Job Seekers | Technology | Innovation | No-Code Low-code | Startups | Startup Founders

David did a terrific job walking through (or actually talking through) and describing many of the merchants, businesses and restaurants that comprise the Victoria Park BIA (or Business Improvement Area). There is a lot to unpack in this episode which included a number of “quotations” some of which David took personal credit for and another in which he was quick to provide accolades to John F Kennedy. 

To learn more about the work of David and the tremendous opportunity he believes exists not only within the Victoria Park BIA but across the City of Calgary, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Victoria Park BIA Website | https://www.victoriapark.org/about-bia 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/victoriaparkbia/ 

Instagram | @vicparkyyc Facebook | @vicparkyyc 

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David Low on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-low-1481a222/

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Calgary retailers | Calgary merchants | Business Improvement Area | Calgary commerce | Calgary businesses | Local business | Retail density | YYC shopping | YYC Restaurants | YYC small business | Canada Olympic Park | Calgary Olympics | Calgary Stampede | Chinook Blast | Calgary Flames | Small Businesses | Creativity in business | Travel and tourism | Leisure and Entertainment | Travel destination experiences | Banff and Calgary | YYC experiences

Technology continues to democratize many day to day business functions and payroll is no exception. In fact, the Avanti Software team has managed to move a lot of the day to day functions from the Human Resource managers desk into the cloud. As Dave and Amin described “…our clients no longer need the filing cabinet…” 

To learn more about the work of Avanti Software and how they have “Democratized the HR Function”, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Avanti Software: 

Website | https://www.avanti.ca/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/avantisoftware/ 

Instagram | @avantisoftware 

Facebook | @avantisoftware

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Co-CEO’s on LinkedIn:

David Owen Cord | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dowencord/

Amin Lalani | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-lalani/

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Calgary tech startup | Calgary tech founders | YYC technology | YYC innovation | Human Resources | API | API connectivity | API integration | HR Software | Payroll function | HR Support | Payroll support | HRTech | Calgary business | Canadian business | Canadian innovation

Connor and Jacob have combined their passion for photography and videography with formal training in digital marketing, communication, cinematography and multi-media in a company that is well placed to help small businesses improve their digital footprint and maybe learn some basic principles that are deemed common knowledge to them both. 

To learn more about the work of Connor and Jacob and their company, Digital Nature Media, click on one or more of the links below: 

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Digital Nature Media: 

Website | https://www.digitalnaturemedia.com/ 

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-nature-media/ 

Instagram | @digitalnaturemediayyc 

Facebook | @digitalnaturemediayyc 

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Connor Finlayson LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorjfinlayson/ 

Instagram (photography) | @connorjfin 

Instagram (film) | @connorjfilm 

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Jacob Martens on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-martens-563ab71a9/

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Cinematography | Film | Photography | Videography | Graphics design | Real estate | Calgary real estate | YYC Real Estate | YYC film | YYC video | Video production | Video content | Video creation | Drone photography | Film production | Video production | Video and photo studio | Photography professional | Videography professional | Calgary business | YYC Business | YYC small business | Calgary small business | Alberta startup | SAIT Video School | SAIT Film and Production | Communication and Media Studies | University of Calgary  | Digital Strategy | Freelance photography

When Guillermo Chan decided to name his animation, design and illustration studio “Broken Pencil”, it was his view that art helps to heal the mind of stress and anxiety because “…we are all a little broken in some way…”

To get a first hand look at Guillermo Chan’s creativity with drawing and animation, click on one or more of the links below:

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Broken Pencil Studios:

Website | https://www.brokenpencilstudios.ca/

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/broken-pencil-studios/

Instagram | @brokenpencilyyc

Facebook | @brokenpencilyyc

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Guillermo Chan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-chan/

Animation videos | Animation | Explainer Videos | Videography | Cinematography | Cartoons | Sketches | Mickey Mouse | Walt Disney | Drawing | Art | Arts and Craft | Artists | Art class | Film | Photography