Flagship Podcast

This week’s guest is Tyler Simmons, Director sales strategy & operations @ Foursquare in NYC. Tyler has been in the AdTech industry for 10 years, with roles across operations, sales, account management, and strategy. In his current role, he’s helping to build and grow their media and data offering, Pinpoint.

On this show, we spoke about

• His role at Foursquare, being part of the high growth division.
• Why location intelligence is so valued right now in the market
• How Foursquare is able to work with some of the world’s largest brands today
• His plan to schedule a no-meeting day in 2017

Foursquare is a pioneering company in tech space and Tyler is playing a huge part on the business side. I learned a lot about the location space, I hope you do as well!

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This week’s guest is Philippe Beaudoin, VP Research Group and Co-Founder of Element AI. Philippe is a former Google colleague and an expert in the area of machine learning. He recently left the tech giant to join & launch Element AI. The company enables world-class entrepreneurs to tackle hard problems by building products that solve their artificial intelligence needs. Element AI brings together cutting edge researchers and industry leaders looking to assist in implementing an "AI-First" strategy and introduces the possibility for any organization to develop their own artificial intelligence strategy.

On this show, we spoke about:

• What is artificial intelligence and what are common misperceptions?
• Who is winning in AI today
• His role at Element AI and the challenge they are taking on
• His biggest priorities
• What he’s excited about right now in this fast moving field

I really enjoyed catching up with Philippe, I learned a ton about artificial intelligence. I hope that you do as well.

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On today’s show, we spoke with Patrick Poulin, President of the Staffing division @ Randstad Canada. Patrick manages several hundred people and rose threw the ranks as a junior associate.

We spoke about the following topics:

• What it takes to succeed as an intrapreneur & the skills are the most useful
• Randstad Canada’s main business units and how they are growing
• The recent Monster acquisition and its potential impact
• The challenges Randstad currently faces around technology and how they are tackling it head up
• How Patrick plans ahead for the success of the business (hint: he spends time with customers)

Patrick is an impressive individual with a great track record. This show is useful for anyone that is interested in intrapreneurship and the impact of technology on large businesses.

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On today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Tara Hunt, best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and social media guru. Tara was super generous with her time and we covered several interesting topics

• Why she keeps starting companies
• Her new startup, TrulySocial
• What brands should focus on (hint: it’s about the customer)
• Why startups need to build an audience
• How she prioritizes her day with lists
• Her top social media tips

I really enjoyed talking with Tara and I hope that you find the conversation just as useful.

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On this episode, we had a great conversation with Beatrice Couture, General Manager at InnoCité MTL. InnoCité MTL is the 1st smart city startup accelerator in Canada. Prior to InnoCité, she gained a solid experience with municipal sales and infrastructure project management as a team member of BIXI business development team managing the bike share system implementation in major Canadian and American cities. Follow InnoCité MTL on Facebook.

On this show we spoke about:

• How she made the move from the legal world to the world of tech startups
• InnoCité MTL and its mission
• Current state of smart cities and other areas in the world to watch
• How she helps her cohort focus on their priorities
• Her biggest challenge in getting more qualified startups to apply and what she’s doing about it

Beatrice is a super smart and on the path to building something really impressive. I hope that you enjoy the chat!

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On today’s episode, we spoke with Patrick Gagné, partner and chief of product at Teo Taxi. Patrick is a serial entrepreneur and was part of Teo Taxi at its inception. Teo is fighting against the solo driver in the urban environment.

We had an amazing conversation that covered

• The transport industry and key trends
• Teo’s competitive advantage in the market
• Teo’s USP: parking permit token allocation
• Profitability and unit economics of electric vehicles
• Tip for CEOS: lean startup methodology that helped kickstart Teo’s growth (hint: validation works)

It was an interesting conversation that touched upon not only the transportation industry but also the importance of a strong customer focus.

Enjoy the chat!

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On this episode, we had the pleasure of talking to Noah Redler, founder of Arche Innovation. Noah is your quintessential entrepreneur with an interesting & eclectic background. During this chat, we covered several topics

• His new project in Africa
• Reasons to be excited for the start up space in Africa
• How company’s organizational structure needs to evolve
• Reasons for open innovation & application

Noah also shared his best practices on prioritizing & to do list.

Enjoy the chat!

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We had the pleasure of talking to David Nault, Principal/Vice President Investments at iNovia Capital. David is a high energy, smart investor and seasoned entrepreneur. On this episode, we talked about how:

• How CEOs should prioritize
• Best line: Early stage companies don’t die of starvation, they die of indigestion
• The OKR methodology
• How he prepares for the day
• How iNovia thinks about investing and what they are looking (hint: the future of work is huge)
• His biggest satisfaction in his career
• How Canadian founders/entrepreneurs should travel more

Enjoy the chat!

Episode 1: PNR Podcast, Ian Jeffrey

On this introductory episode, we had the pleasure to talk with Ian Jeffrey,General Manager, Safe Identity at Intel.

Ian is a seasoned entrepreneur and marketing pro. We discussed the state of the tech industry, advances with personal encryption and marketing tips.