Flagship Podcast

On this week’s show, we spoke with Francois Fortier, CEO @ KLF Media.

Francois is the founder and CEO of a 45 employee company based in Montréal, Québec, the KLF Group. He’s participated in successful spin-outs, acquisition, exit and investment round. He has 12 plus years of entrepreneurship and management experience. The KLF Group is a Canadian-based internet company specializing in e-commerce and distributio

On this week’s show, we spoke with Beth Thouin, VP Marketing @ Acquisio. She is a speaker, mentor, and marketing-hired-gun for startups and tech companies with a current position as VP Marketing for Montreal's premier ad management platform, Acquisio

On this week’s show, we spoke with Caterina Rizzi, Co-Founder @ Breather. Caterina is serial entrepreneur. She’s played a leading role in the successful creation and launch of international brands that engage people and create meaningful experiences. Her ability to read trends, innovate products and translate ideas to viable strategies has set her apart and allowed her to work on several important projects and people in major industries.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Craig Buntin CEO @ Sportlogiq. Craig is a Canadian former pair skater. He is the co-founder and CEO of Sportlogiq, an AI-powered sports analytics company based in Montreal, Quebec. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009 Canadian silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 Canadian bronze medalist, and the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. With Valérie Marcoux, he represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they placed 11th.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Georgiana Laudi, Founder @ A Better CX. Gia has been bringing brands, products and campaigns to life for 15 years. As an early employee and the VP of Marketing at Unbounce, she helped grow revenue by 900% in her first 3 years, scale her team from 1 to 35, and go from under $1M to $15.6M in ARR without any major funding.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Pino Di Ioia, CEO @ BeaverTails . As a franchisee, Mr. Di Ioia operated Montreal BeaverTails franchises from 1988 to 2010 and developed the management operating systems and training manuals used to coordinate approximate 300 yearly staff members.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Chris Emergui, Founder @ Bam Strategy. He was also a Venture Advisor at iNovia Capital. He is heavily involved in various not for profit causes and sits on the Board of YES (Youth Employment Services). Mr. Emergui also co-chairs the Young Entrepreneur’s Conference.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Anthony Palermo, Co-Founder and CEO @ Connect&Go. Anthony started his entrepreneurial journey early. At the young age of 16, he was already running a housekeeping business. Little did he know that the business plan he created in between his CEGEP courses would be a guiding force for the rest of his career. Today he is the co-founder of Connect & Go, a tech company with an enviable position in the industry

On this week’s show, we spoke with Jordan Lebel, Associate Professor @ JMSB. Jordan received his MSc from Cornell University and his PhD from McGill University and joined Concordia University in 2000. He has developed many successful and award-winning courses including the MBA elective course "Experience Marketing" and the online course "Marketing Yourself" taken by over 20,000 between 2004 and 2017.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Chris Arsenault, Managing Partner @ iNovia Capital. Chris is a senior executive with over 20 years of general management experience in high technology industries, with extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, sales, marketing and communications. Chris is the cofounder, President & CEO of iNovia Capital, a Venture Capital firm launched in 2007 with now over a half a billion under management.