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Steve Brown is the founder of Fantastic Fathers, a not-for-profit organization working to encourage, promote and support mothers and fathers to be fully involved in their children’s growth and development. They work to assist and educate each other to become the best possible parents/parental figures they can be, as well as to be socially conscious, help others in need and give back to the communities around them.

How to reach Steve:

Fantastic Fathers

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How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Hitendra is founder and CEO of IXL Center, a Cambridge-based global innovation consulting firm. He has helped over 200 global companies and their executive teams drive transformation initiatives to build innovation capabilities and get 10X growth results. Hitendra helped build the Hult Prize, the world’s largest social-impact start-up accelerator with an annual cash award of $1 Million. He is on the board of the Hult Prize. Hitendra was a senior leader of Monitor Group's and Arthur D Little’s Innovation Practice. Hitendra started his career as a technologist at Motorola and is the owner of six patents. He is also a founder of various venture-backed companies.

How to reach Hitendra:

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How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Dimitry Beluli is a senior partner of Beluli Giannotti LLP in Windsor Ontario, a firm he started in March 2009 together with Anthony Giannotti. Dimitry obtained his law degree in his home town from the University of Windsor and has been practicing Business Law, Real Estate Law and Will and Estates law in Windsor for over 25 years.  Dimitry is also a Notary Public and is a commissioner of oaths in the Province of Ontario.

How to reach Dimitry:

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Taylor Lanoie is a content strategist with a focus on experiential marketing, helping business owners humanize their brands to better connect with their audience online. She believes that the best marketing strategy starts with “caring” and has devoted her services to work with businesses who "do good" for their customers, employees and the planet.

Her unique approach to content creation and brand building has allowed her to see significant growth for clients online and within their business through the implementation of creative strategies.

To date, she has shared her experience in more than 20 different industries, including manufacturing, the non-profit sector, professional services, waste management, retail, tourism and hospitality. Copywriting, photography, social media management and strategy, e-newsletter and website maintenance are just a few of the digital services that she provides. Today, Taylor works and consults with clients across North America and Europe with tailored deliverables to suit each client and their goals.

How to reach Taylor:

Instagram

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Rob Ellis is the president of MySafeWork, a non-profit organization committed to preventing vulnerable workers from being killed, injured, and harassed on the job. At the same time, they work to inspire companies to build strong safety culture through employee engagement. Rob became an outspoken advocate for health, safety and wellness in the workplace after the death of his son David in 1999. Rob has developed international partnerships with companies dedicated to becoming champion employers. His work with young people, parents, and businesses has been widely publicized across Canada and the United States, and he is regularly sought after to participate in international events as a keynote speaker.

How to reach Rob:

LinkedIn

MySafeWork

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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John has over 30 years of experience in operations, loss prevention, health and safety and various leadership roles. While managing an operations shift at a warehouse, one of his staff had a serious forklift accident that fortunately did not result in a serious injury. As a manager responsible for over 30 staff, this was John’s wakeup call about worker health & safety.  John has been instrumental in developing health and safety programs not only for this company, he continued to take that experience and passion when he joined an Ontario Health & Safety Association, OSSA, predecessor to Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS).  His role as a consultant and key account manager afforded him the opportunity to work with large national and international employers seeking to building a sustainable health and Safety system. Using his networking skills, John has been effective in connecting employers to resources that helped them achieve this.   After working with many talented people at WSPS and his network of customers, John took this experience, knowledge and connections to lead up health and safety for a new retailer coming to Canada, Target.  This was an experience of a life time for him allowing him to put into practice his experience with a major employer.  John worked with a great team at Target Headquarters in United States and Canada to create and rollout a health and safety system across Canada, in all 10 provinces.  John got a bit more than he bargained for when Target decided to cease operations in Canada.  John was one of 25 people left at the Canadian headquarters to ensure the smooth operation of closing down the business. This an experience he will never forget or regret.  Afterwards, it was only natural for John to take what he calls his “Target MBA” back to his previous employer WSPS.   Since returning, John has taken on several leadership roles in field operations and now is Director, Commercial & Strategic Partnerships. 

How to reach John:

LinkedIn

WSPS

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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As Executive Director, Amber's role is to oversee all aspects involving T2B, working closely with all the staff, donors and hospital to ensure that the core programs they operate are running efficiently and are servicing their patients and their loved ones in highest regard. Additionally, she ensures that the charity is operating well administratively, as well as constantly developing new fundraising and marketing strategies for T2B.

How to reach Amber:

LinkedIn

Transition to Betterness

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Zack Berjawi is an experienced creative director, specializing in photography, video, graphic design, & marketing. He graduated from the University of Windsor in 2011 with a B.A.H in Communication, Media and Film Studies but started his career early in 2007 when he founded his own production company and began helping local bands, artists, & small businesses with their digital media needs. With well over 7 years of experience in the creative design field from traditional media agencies, to web startups and online/offline publishing, Zack has a solid foundation of knowledge that helps him execute successful concepts and design for international level clientele.

How to reach Zack:

Zack's Website

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Mike De Turris is a proven business development leader & strategic innovator with 20 years of experience, specializing in automotive marketing and advertising. Leading companies to achieving goals using creative thinking, tactical execution, industry expertise, data analysis and market drivers. Earning client trust and satisfaction for long-term business growth.  Leveraging existing relationships, strong relationship building and people development skills to drive businesses and teams to success.

How to reach Mike

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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A. J. Vanden Berghe is a multi-disciplined artist and host of The AVB Podcast. His expansive background in content creation includes photography for NBC/Universal and Howie Mandel, Award winning, FACTOR funded music video production for Codie Prevost, and has interviewed folks like Vanilla Ice and Spencer "Spenny" Rice on his long running podcast. Additionally he performs regularly as an acoustic cover artist who continues to play on stages and street corners where-ever he travels.

Checkout The AVB Podcast:

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Youtube

Instagram

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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