Invested in our New Reality

Invested in Our Next Guest: Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau - Don’t like bingo? Uh-oh. For elders living in senior living facilities, a lack of interest in certain recreational activities can greatly impact their quality of life, happiness, and friendships. That’s why staff and caregivers at these facilities are turning to Welbi, innovative software that captures the information staff need to better provide person-centred services for residents and their family members. On this episode of Invested in Our New Reality, CEO and Founder Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau joins host Avis Favaro and shares the inspiration behind this ground-breaking company and her big plans for its future.

Caregiving is beautiful, meaningful, and tremendously difficult. Ottawa-based company Trualta created a platform that brings professional-level healthcare education directly to loved ones caring for those in need. They deliver evidence-based training via a proprietary, interactive online learning environment and ensure caregivers have the information and training necessary to deliver home-based care – with providers and insurers footing the bill. Trualta CEO Jonathan Davis joins Avis Favaro for episode 3 on IONR: Season 11.

For our aging loved ones, only the best will do. That’s why Evoke Health, an Ottawa-based med-tech company led by CEO and Co-Founder Varsha Chaugai, is trying to make sure the best is better than ever. In January 2020, she and her co-founder had the idea for a platform they knew would transform long-term care, providing residents, caregivers, and families with the tools they need to communicate clearly, directly, and often. Then along came the COVID-19 pandemic, and suddenly, a nice-to-have product became a downright necessity. Today, Evoke Health provides families with access to their loved ones’ health and wellness data, plus a digital platform to communicate with the healthcare professionals overseeing their care.

IONR: Season 11 - The Health Tech Revolution

Episode 1: Invested in Bringing Patient Care Into the Virtual World

Practice makes perfect, and surgery has been a tough discipline to... well, practice. Enter Ottawa-based med-tech firm Realize Medical. Led by CEO Justin Sutherland, this cutting-edge technology company pioneered innovative ways of using virtual reality in healthcare: virtual reality. The company is on a mission to improve the advanced 3D modeling, visualization and communication tools doctors need to enhance patient care. And with a rapidly growing client list and rave reviews from doctors the world over, they are well and truly reimagining care for the better.

Invested in Our New Reality is a dynamic podcast where business leaders offer honest observations about navigating our ever-evolving reality. Each episode provides a space for entrepreneurs to speak candidly about the challenges and opportunities they’ve faced, arming listeners with practical advice on how to thrive in the future. 

Season 11 of Invested in Our New Reality will introduce listeners to some fascinating innovations taking place in Ottawa’s vibrant health technology and life sciences sector. This season is guest hosted by acclaimed national journalist Avis Favaro, who has spent the past four decades covering every kind of issue that impacts the health of Canadians, from the rise of HIV/AIDS through to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Good news, marketing teams, this episode is for you! Host Manjula Selvarajah sits down with Mychelle Mollot, the Chief Marketing Officer at Solace, a local company known for building a complex technology that is, essentially, something simple: peace of mind. Listen now and find out how this leading marketing expert oversees the public face of a company some project will hit $1B in annual revenues.

Sanja Mitar is the Talent Acquisition Lead at Noibu, an error-monitoring platform that helps ecommerce teams detect, prioritize and resolve revenue-impacting errors. A bona fide expert in recruitment and retention, she joins host Manjula Selvarajah on this episode to discuss the ins and outs of hiring – and keeping – talented people at a modern tech workplace.

Keira Torkko is the Chief People Officer at Assent, an Ottawa-based company and the leading supply chain sustainability management solution for the world’s most responsible complex manufacturers. She sat down with Manjula Selvarajah on this episode of Invested in Our New Reality to talk about her role and share insights gleaned from her experience as a leader for this global company.

Pierce Ujjainwalla is CEO and Co-Founder of Knak and the next guest on Invested in Our New Reality. In this episode, he sits down with host Manjula Selvarajah and shares the story behind launching and growing the company from a cost-conscious start-up to a leading tech company with $25 million in Series A funding.