What an incredible origin story. Matthew and his partners initially wanted to solve the problem associated with a hands-free or key-less keyboard to complete work for a client. That idea lead to the ZeroKey team solving a decades old problem for the German car manufacturer, VolksWagen (VW). To learn more, click on the links below: 

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ZeroKey Inc website | https://zerokey.com/ 

ZeroKey on Twitter |  @zerokey123

Matthew Lowe on Twitter | @OnTheMF

ZeroKey on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerokeyinc/ 

Matthew Lowe on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwlowe/

FKN Beer, derived from the initials “Furniss Kirk Nterprises” has a combined a unique marketing strategy with a quality brewer in Calgary, “Last Spike Brewery”, to launch a new business. 

To learn more about this unique beer brand, click on the links below: 

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FKN Beer website | https://www.fknbeer.ca/ 

FKN Beer on Instagram | @fknbeer 

Captain Kirk Furniss on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/capt-kirk-furniss-5335b6aa/

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To find more about Last Spike Brewery, click on this link | https://www.lastspikebrewery.com/

Moe has been around the Swiss Chalet franchise since the early 2000’s, first as a manager in Edmonton and secondly as a franchisee owner at the Shawville location in Calgary since 2009. 

To learn about how to get 20% off of your next food order, listen to the podcast and then click on the links below: 

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Address: 265 Shawville Blvd SE, Calgary 

Phone: 403-919-2636 

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Swiss Chalet website | https://www.swisschalet.com/ 

Swiss Chalet Shawville on Instagram | @swisschaletshawville 

Moe Ali Khawaja on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/moe-ali-khawaja-89a8076a/

Being part of the College Pro Painters franchise during his university days inspired John to find another franchise. Ironically, he went from painting houses to painting roads while forming a successful franchise business of his own. 

To learn more, consider clicking on the links below: 

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EverLine Coatings & Services website | https://everlinecoatings.com/ 

EverLine on Twitter | @EverLineCoatngs 

EverLine on Instagram | @everlinecoatings 

EverLine on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/everline-coatings-and-services/ 

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John Evans on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnevansyyc/

Paul is a computer science student (and recent U of C graduate) that felt there was a “social media” void for students to access all relevant aspects of campus life. The ivy app brings events, people, classes, ideas, news, activities direct to students. To learn more about how this innovative project turned business, consider clicking on the links below: 

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ivy website | http://www.theivysocialnetwork.com/ 

ivy on Twitter | @network_ivy 

ivy on Instagram | @theivysocialnetwork 

ivy on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivy-social-network/ 

Paul Dan on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dan/

What happens when a financial planner decides to invest in a franchise? He selects one that is low cost and has the potential for high growth. To learn more about how Aziz Rahman got in the loop, consider clicking on the links below: 

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Get in the Loop website | https://getinthelooplocal.com/ 

Get in the Loop on Twitter | @getintheloopca 

Get in the Loop Calgary on Instagram | @getintheloopCalgary 

Get in the Loop on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/getintheloop-marketing/ 

Aziz Rahman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azizyyc/

Dave and Mike have combined their expertise in digital marketing, construction, entrepreneurship and software coding to bootstrap their residential construction SaaS marketplace that is set to disrupt the industry both in Canada and abroad. 

To learn more, consider clicking on the links below: 

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Cost Certified website | https://costcertified.com/ 

Cost Certified demo on YouTube | https://youtu.be/e1aF2R_Nb0g

Cost Certified on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/costcertified/

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Mike Bignold on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27/ 

Dave Vass on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevass/ 

Ian Holloway shared some unique insights into the changes of teaching law at the U of C law faculty that has made their graduating students more relevant upon entering the work force. 

To learn more, consider clicking on the links below: 

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U of C, Faculty of Law website | https://law.ucalgary.ca/ 

U of C, Faculty of Law on Instagram | @ucalgarylaw 

U of C, Faculty of Law on Twitter | @ucalgarylaw 

Ian Holloway on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-holloway-pc-cd-qc-7534851// 

Link to University of Calgary website | https://www.ucalgary.ca/