Founder Journey | The Untold Stories of the Founder Journey

On today’s episode of the Founder Journey, we discuss a very inspiring entrepreneurial journey and share the ultimate playbook for today's builders.

In a live studio session with TechTO during Toronto Tech Week, Michael Hyatt, the legendary builder, investor, former Dragon on CBC's Next Gen Den and current inspiring tech figure, joined Alexandra Reilly and guest host Marsha Druker to hone in on the Founder Journey.

From a very personal beginning into the world of building, all the way to lending his voice and guidance to the next generation of builder's, Hyatt gets very candid on the entire process from start to finish.

Stay subscribed to the series to hear from more of today's biggest names in tech, who share their authentic and unique stories of success, failure and lessons learned, and how they built some of the biggest companies in the country and globally.

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Today's episode is sponsored by Sage. Learn more about how they can support you at: https://www.sage.com/en-ca/

On today’s episode of the Founder Journey, we dive in on all things FinTech, Founder mental health and how to make an impact in a very regulated space.

In a live studio session (at StartWell) with TechTO during Toronto Tech Week, COO and Co-Founder of Canadian FinTech powerhouse, Borrowell, Eva Wong, got candid about her unlikely journey into the tech world, balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, embracing the world of AI and how today's Founder's can truly iterate their ideas in a big way.

Stay subscribed to the series to hear from more of today's biggest names in tech, who share their authentic and unique stories of success, failure and lessons learned, and how they built some of the biggest companies in the country and globally. We drop new episodes all month long.

Thank you to our podcast partners StartWell. You can learn more about how they can support your content and business gatherings at https://startwell.co

In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with Founder of eSentire, Eldon Sprickerhoff.

Eldon, most notably remembered for his breakthrough cybersecurity company eSentire, got candid with the team to share his thoughts on scaling from idea to billion dollar business, how AI has changed the game for builders today, what founders should curious about when starting to build, and how he is now continuing to support the ecosystem as a mentor.

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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with CEO of Missive, Phillipe Lehoux.

Phil, shared his interesting approach to building a business, how they bootstrapped successfully, advice for today's builders, and how to maintain authenticity as your business and team grows.

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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with CEO of Clutch, Dan Park.

Dan, who has had an extensive career building and launching businesses in Canada, shared how he helped grow Uber Eats Canada, the strategy behind disrupting the car selling market, and how you as a builder can also achieve big things in Canadian Tech.

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In today's newest episode of the Founder Journey, our hosts Alex Norman and Alexandra Reilly of TechTO sat down with Founder of Workleap, Simon De Baene.

Simon got honest about the early years of generating revenue, how to develop a strong team, what it was like making the decision to drop out of school in the pursuit of entrepreneurship and everything he has learned a long the way. He has also shared a very unique activity that taught him the most about being a Founder.

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On the newest season of the Founder Journey Series, we catch up with more of today's top Founders and builders, one-on-one to learn more about their journey to building their current business.

In today's episode, Marie Chevrier Schwartz, seasoned Entrepreneur and current CEO at TechTO gets candid about the hardships Founders face, juggling entrepreneurship and building a family, and shares honest takeaways for today's builders.

If you or someone you know has a great Founder Journey to share, drop us a line at [email protected].

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In today's episode of the Founders Journey, we welcome CEO and Co-Founder of BenchSci, Liran Belenzon.

Liran shares wisdom and insights on joining the company 10 years ago, fundraising on a massive scale, and even his unique approach to fundraising conversations (and why it might be one you've never heard before).

Want to chat more with Liran about what he's helping to build at BenchSci? Reach out to him at [email protected]

BenchSci is also hiring! You can learn more and apply here

Welcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series. Today's episode is hosted by Alexandra Reilly, Head of Marketing at TechTO

In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.

Today’s guest is Emiel Bril, CEO and Co-Founder of VendorPM. In today's episode, Emiel gets honest about:

- Entrepreneurship

- The challenges of building a business

- Lessons learned from the fundraising journey

- The most important takeaways every Founder (new or established) should know

If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you are watching or listening.

You can also connect with Emiel on LinkedIn.

VendorPM is also hiring - check out their open roles here.

Let's learn about the Alberta Ecosystem and why tech in Alberta is thriving right now.

CEO of Alberta Innovates joins the TechTO team to discuss the future of tech in Canada and the continued journey for innovation.

Learn more about their work and everything they have coming up here: https://albertainnovates.ca