Andrew combined his time away in Italy with watching a ton of YouTube videos to become a creative and “certified” videographer in the Calgary community. 

Learn why clients approach the Vek Labs team when they require video content for their business. 

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Vek Labs website | https://www.veklabs.com/ 

Vek Labs on Instagram | @VekLabs 

Vek Labs on Twitter | @VekLabs 

Vek Lab podcast titled “Vek Cast” link | https://anchor.fm/vek-labs 

Andrew Peloso on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpeloso/

From working in the car rental business to investing in a chaffeur / car driving franchise in Calgary, Rahul found himself and his team in the front-line of helping Calgary citizens navigate their grocery shopping needs  in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. 

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To find out more, click on the link to the podcast or find Rahul and his Driverseat Calgary franchise from one of the links below: 

To call for service | 1-587-355-5905 

To email for service | [email protected] 

Driverseat Inc website | https://driverseatinc.com/ 

Driverseat Calgary web link | https://driverseatinc.com/locations/driverseat-calgary/ 

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Driverseat Calgary on Instagram | @driverseatcalgary 

Driverseat Calgary on Twitter | @DrvstCalgary 

Driverseat head office on Twitter | @DriverseatFirst

Rahul Kumar on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-kumar-99b5197/ 

Karen talked a lot about the resilience of Calgary as a community and its long history of volunteering and giving; that history will go a long way to help those in (more) need during the Covid-19 crisis. Karen feels that humanity and humility will be key principles that will help to re-build the community when the pandemic passes. 

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To find out more about Karen and her work, click on the links below: 

Karen Ball & Associates website | http://www.karenball00.com/ 

Karen Ball on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenball00/ 

Karen Ball on Twitter | @Kay_B

What a pleasure it was to chat with Kamea about community, security, data, blockchain, small business and how it is likely Covid-19 will lead to “hyper localism” once the global pandemic affords a return to (quasi) normal. 

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To find out more about Intelli Network, click on the links below: 

Intelli Network website link | https://intelli-network.com/ 

Intelli Network on Twitter | @Intelli_Network 

Kamea LaFontaine on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamea-aloha-lafontaine-2b23934/ 

Calgary Crime Stoppers (Kamea is on the Board of Directors) | http://calgarycrimestoppers.org/

In another story of executives that pivoted from Oil & gas, Gord and his wife, Deborah, took the initiative to invest in an F45 personal fitness franchise. The Covid-19 crisis resulted in an unexpected pivot into the virtual fitness world which the F45 Kingsland team appears to have adapted quite well. 

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To find out more about F45 Kingsland and their initiatives to move on-line, click on the links below: 

F45 Kingsland website link | https://f45training.ca/kingsland/home 

F45 Kingsland on Instagram | @F45_training_Kingsland 

F45 Training on Twitter | @f45training 

Gordon Bristow on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordon-bristow-41786917/

Eric pivoted from oil and gas to caring for dogs to creating a food and beverages ordering app for amateur sports teams. 

Eric’s “thirst” for innovation and creativity lead Eric to start a new Instagram site called “@yyctakeoutspecials”. Not satisfied with drawing attention to restaurants that are open for take-out and delivery during the Covid-19 crisis, Eric decided to start a charitable initiative to feed 50 families for Easter weekend. Imagine that they will be feeding 69 families instead? 

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To find out more about Eric’s companies, click on the links below: 

PostGame website | https://postgame.menu 

PostGame on Instagram | @postgame_app 

PAWS on website | https://www.pawsdogdaycare.ca 

PAWS on InstaGram | @pawsdogdaycare 

PAWS on Twitter | @pawsdogdaycare 

Eric Yeung on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeunge/

From its original construction in 1912 to its major refurbishment in 2001, THE GRAND has been hosting a variety of performing arts and creative events over the past few years. 

As Tony explained “…in the post Covid-19 period, we will see a resurgence in live performances…THE GRAND will play an active role in the Calgary arts community…” 

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To find out more about THE GRAND, click on the links below: 

THE GRAND website | https://www.thegrandyyc.ca/ 

THE GRAND on Instagram | @thegrandyyc 

THE GRAND on Twitter | @thegrandyyc 

Tony McGrath on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcgrath/

This was a terrific discussion that covered various forms of technology that Jeff and his team recommend for clients to adopt when solving basic and complex problems. This includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and data visualization. Of course Covid-19 formed much of the discussion in terms of remote access to client facilities to student education to slower WiFi due to increased connections from home. 

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To find out more about VizworX, click on the links below: 

VixworX inc website | https://vizworx.com/ 

VixworX on Twitter | @vizworx 

Jeff LaFrenz on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflafrenz/

From making his own beers in the basement to opening a hard liquor distillery months before the Covid-19 crisis changed the course (temporarily) of their activities, Mark Freeland and his partners are now making hand sanitizer for healthcare workers and other front-line individuals providing essential services in Calgary. 

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To find out more about Two Rivers Distillery, click on the links below: 

Two Rivers Distillery website | https://tworiversdistillery.com/ 

Two Rivers Distillery on InstaGram | @two_rivers_distillery_yyc 

Mark Freeland on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-freeland-a23b6425/

Frustration with trying to repair garage door opener lead to Guillermo co-found ICwhatUC to help businesses and consumers avoid costly “service” calls. A similar challenge with ensuring hockey dads could find suitable sticks for growing boys lead to the formation of Raven Hockey.

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To learn more, consider clicking on the links below: 

ICwhatUC website | https://www.icwhatuc.com 

ICwhatUC on InstaGram | @icwhatuclive 

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Raven Hockey website | https://www.ravenhockey.com 

Raven Hockey on Instagram | @raven_hockey 

Raven Hockey on Twitter | @raven_hockey 

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Guillermo Salazar can be found on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermo-salazar-ab47241/