Innovators

Innovators

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Innovators episodes

  • #12 - Traction on Demand - Showcase Your Passion For the Job
    In this episode, Anthony Azar, Director of Talent Acquisition at Traction on Demand, discusses the importance of finding and showcasing your passion. Anthony built his 12-year career in recruitment and found that the most successful people usually have something they are passionate about. Skills are things most of us can learn pretty quickly, but it’s hard to learn passion. Certain types of tasks just appeal to us more than others.

    Link to Traction on Demand: https://tractionondemand.com/careers/

    27 min
  • #11 - Flipp - Be Deliberate Yet Flexible With Your Plans
    In this episode, Shane Pounder, Vice President of Operations at Flipp, discusses the importance of being "flexible" with your plans. Shane spent the early part of his career as a consultant at Bain & Co. learning business problem-solving skills, before moving to Maple Leaf Foods, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and now Flipp, a major retail technology company based in Toronto. He credits his success to his ability to be flexible and take new opportunities to learn and grow his career.

    Link to Flipp: https://www.flipp.com

    30 min
  • #10 - Spocket - Always Be Hungry to Learn More
    In this episode, Kaylee Astle, Director of Operations at Spocket, discusses the importance of being "hungry" to learn. Kaylee started as an operations expert at Spocket, but quickly learned and developed skills in finance, customer support, and marketing. She proactively learned these skills to set herself apart as a leader of the company. Kaylee encourages new hires to constantly ask questions, and look for ways to improve themselves and the organization.

    Link to Spocket: https://www.spocket.co/careers

    30 min
  • #9 - Best Buy Canada - Become a Superstar Problem Solver
    In this episode, Dave Evans, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Best Buy Canada, joins us to discuss the importance of problem-solving in the work place. At Best Buy, leaders are explicitly trained to "set the path forward to win" and "create an environment to get the job done". Leaders at Best Buy do not come up with solutions for the team. Rather, they help remove roadblocks, provide resources and support, and empower team members to come up with their own solutions.

    Link to Best Buy Canada:https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/careers/

    18 min
  • #8 - Clio - Embrace and Live a Learning Mindset
    In this episode, Andrew Deacon, Director of HR at Clio, joins us to discuss the importance of professional development within the workplace. He believes talent development and high performance are not mutually exclusive, and that a good firm should focus on both. Leaders within Clio are constantly pushing employees to "live a learning mindset", regardless whether these skills will be used within the firm today or at a different firm tomorrow.

    Link to Clio Careers:https://www.clio.com/about/careers/

    33 min
  • #7 - Wize - Grit, Willingness to Fail & Perseverance
    In this episode, Cyrus Moradian, CEO and Founder at Wize, joins us to discuss how he looks for gritty and persevering members to join his "army". We also talk about how he manages or "supports" his employees. He believes the best way to grow a company is to grow the people within. He emphasizes supporting his team, over-communicating, and maintaining a flat structure where he and other leaders are always accessible—especially during a pandemic.

    Link to Wize Careers: https://wizedemy.com/careers

    27 min
  • #6 - PayPal - Employee Security, Innovation & Growth During COVID
    In this episode, Yvonne Wu, Recruitment Manager at PayPal, joins us to discuss the importance of maintaining a growth mindset amidst tough times. During COVID, PayPal launched a relief fund to support their employees and team members, provided employment security and confidence, and rolled out key products such as QR code and cryptocurrency payment technology to support their global push towards touch-less payments.

    Link to PayPal Careers: https://www.paypal.com/ca/webapps/mpp/jobs

    34 min
  • #5 - Piranha Games - Encourage People to Be Themselves
    In this episode, Jesse Dallon, Human Resources Manager of Piranha Games, joins us to discuss the importance of their fun and informal culture. And shares with us how a laid-back work environment encourages innovation and a strong creative process. Jesse shares with us details of what their culture looks like (i.e. beer Fridays, game breaks, etc.). Piranha Games was founded in 2000, and is best-known for the Free-to-Play game title MechWarrior Online.

    Link to Piranha Games: https://piranhagames.com/

    https://piranhagames.com/

    34 min
  • #4 - Tentree - Take Charge and Lead by Example
    In this episode, Arthur Kononuk, Co-founder of Tentree, joins us to discuss the importance of taking charge. We talk about the roots of Tentree and dive deep into their give-back model of planting 10 trees for every product sold. Arthur shared his initial fear of planting trees from a financial and logistical standpoint, and how they took the leap for a greater cause. Tentree has been featured on Dragons' Den and was selected as a 2019 Top Innovator by Apparel magazine.

    Link to Tentree: http://tentree.ca

    38 min
  • #3 - InnovateBC - Strong Cultures Begin With Strong Leaders
    In this episode, Raghwa Gopal, CEO & President of InnovateBC, joins us to discuss the importance of building a strong corporate culture, and why it's up to the leaders to build it and the HR team to facilitate it. The culture at your organization sets expectations for how people behave and work together. It also guides decision-making, and improves overall workflow. This all begins with the leader deliberately planning how he/she wants the company to look like. 

    www.innovatebc.ca

    41 min

About Innovators

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How we started: the Innovators Podcast was born out of a demand from job seekers wanting to learn more about the companies that they were applying for positions at. Exciting, right? The podcast gives a unique opportunity for hiring managers to open up about their best practices, to share their personal career experiences and to give advice to job candidates on how to find that dream job. Our host Simon Chou brings his own diverse experiences to the mic and asks all the burning questions that job candidates are dying to know.