Journey Map

Mark Pytlik, CEO at Stink Studios, sits down with Journey Map to talk about his career path and all he's learned from writing about bands and founding and leading a business.

Learn more about the Stink Studios and connect with Mark:

Company website: https://www.stinkstudios.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stinkstudios/

Facebook: @stinkstudios

Twitter: @stinkstudios

Instagram: @stinkstudios

Read more from Mark: https://markpytlik.com/

Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpytlik/

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap

Today’s guest is Luke Vachon, Director, Global Brand Strategy & Development at ALDO. Luke’s decade long journey has led him to work with some of the world’s top brands. Now he peers into his crystal ball to help understand and adapt one of Canada’s top fashion brands for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

Learn more about the ALDO Group and connect with Luke:

Company website: https://www.aldoshoes.com/ca/en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aldo-group/

Facebook:@ALDO

Twitter: @aldo_shoes

Instagram: @aldo_shoes

Luke Vachon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-vachon-66694a35/

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap

On today’s episode of Journey Map, you’ll hear from Alexandra Aylott, Creative Director at Brand & Mortar. Listen as she shares how she applies her love of organization to her passion as a creative person, as well as her path from design to direction, individual contributor to leader.

Learn more about Brand&Mortar and connect with Alexandra:

Website: https://brandandmortar.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brand-&-mortar/ 

Facebook:@brandandmortar

Twitter:@BrandandMortar

Instagram: @brandandmortar

Alexandra Aylott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandraaylott/

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap

Today, we are speaking with Mr. Gary Fernandes, Design Research Director at TD, one of Canada's leading financial institutions. From his early days studying psychology at University of Toronto and Carlton University to his current role leading and influencing digital design decisions, Gary has been obsessed with understanding human behaviour and what people need from their digital experiences and products. 

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap 

Today, we are speaking with Mr. Kevin Lim, the founder and CEO of Lim Geomatics one of North America's leading GIS software development companies with offices in Calgary and Ottawa, Canada. If that doesn't keep him busy enough, he also does personal consulting above and beyond the world of his company due to his unique set of skills – sounds very Liam Neeson in Taken, if you asked me. He is one of those rare examples of Journey Map interviewees, who has stuck to one thing for a very long time honing his skills throughout his career. 

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap 

Today I am joined by Anshey Bhatia, the founder and CEO of Verbal+Visual. Anshey works with mission-driven lifestyle brands to help them share their story and products in a more engaging and thoughtful way. A self-described boisterous sports fan and people connector, he's been able to take his love of great design, pair it with an appreciation for performance outcomes and evolve into the founder and CEO he is today.

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap 

Today's guest is a multifaceted creative communicator with extensive experience in the art direction, brand management, and multi-channel marketing domain of the fashion industry.

Mylantha Davey studied fashion merchandising at the Blanche MacDonald Centre before graduating to Ryerson University, where she obtained a Bachelor of design with a concentration in fashion communication. Since graduating in 2013, our guest has become a force to be reckoned with in Canada's fashion marketing industry. The roster of brands she has worked for includes Fidelity Denim, Aritzia, Lacoste, NEWAD, Aldo, and Vancouver Fashion Week, to name a few. Fast forward to today and she is the brand marketing manager for Roots where she develops, implements, and manages the cross-functional marketing strategy for both wholesale and retail channels.

You can check out her athleisure fashion line Cherry Gardens here

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap 

What's so special about today's episode? Well, we've turned the tables and will be interviewing the partners of the website production company Craft&Crew, who also happened to produce this podcast. September 8 2020, marks their 10th anniversary of being in business. We will explore with them their entrepreneur origin stories, how they got started in business, some of the ups and downs they experienced over the years and where they see the company headed.

Special thanks to Erin Blaskie and her company Fellow. They have a wonderful podcast themselves called Supermanagers you should check-out. 

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map, you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager Work Management software puts your ideas, plans, and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams, and more. MindManager's flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand, and evolve critical business information. And with powerful collaboration and sharing features, it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned on track and headed in the right direction. You can take a free 30 day no-commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap 

Today's guest graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2009 with a degree in Finance. He started his career as a Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. During this time he also worked as an Efficiency Consultant with the United Nations World Food Programme. In 2014 he leaves his Consulting position to Co-Found the mobile food ordering & delivery service Skip the Dishes. He stays at Skip the Dishes running business development and strategy until 2018 when he leaves to Co-Found fintech company Neo Financial. For those of you who don't know Neo Financial is a Calgary based fintech company built for Canadians. Neo Financial offers a no-annual fee credit card and savings account while also giving Neo members access to instant rewards from hundreds of brands all in one card. Today's guest is Andrew Chau, Co-Founder and CEO of Neo Financial.

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager work management software puts your ideas, plans and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams and more. Mind Managers flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand and evolve critical business information and with powerful collaboration sharing features it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned, on track and headed in the right direction.You can take a free thirty day no commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap. 

Today's guest graduated from UC Davis with a bachelors in English and Music. After graduation she went on to work as a Customer Service Representative at Kforce Inc. In April 2007 she set off and started working in User Operations at Facebook where she stayed for five years before becoming UX writing lead and content strategist at Pinterest. Where she helped concept, develop, and rollout Pinterest’s very first ad campaign in the US. In 2018 she leaves Pinterest to become Head of UX Writing and Content Strategy for ride share app Lyft. There she’s headed many exciting projects. Today we’re speaking with Kim O’Rourke, Head of UX Writing at Lyft.

Also here is Kim's personal website where you can check out the campaigns mentioned in the podcast.

Today's episode of Journey Map is brought to you by MindManager. Journey Map listeners know that with the right map you can take your career anywhere you set your mind to. MindManager work management software puts your ideas, plans and projects on the path to success by transforming them into dynamic digital maps, charts, diagrams and more. Mind Managers flexible visual format makes it easy to capture, organize, understand and evolve critical business information and with powerful collaboration sharing features it's the perfect tool for keeping remote teams aligned, on track and headed in the right direction.You can take a free thirty day no commitment trial today by visiting www.mindmanager.com/journeymap.