Launchcast

By Launchcode

Launchcast drives technology-focused conversations that are relevant to the industry at large, with innovation, growth, and community often being the central themes. We also love showing off some of t... more

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How many episodes does Launchcast have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Launchcast episodes:

June 01, 2023 How to break barriers and build a career in tech
Episode #17
In this episode of Launchcast, our Talent Acquisition and People Person, Chrissy Ta, hosts Zachary Novak, Founder and Community Lead at Careers in Tech and Innovation (CITI), and Sara Struthers, who is Manager, Talent Services and Industry Engagement, at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).
They talk about the resources available to people trying to make it into the tech industry, things that jobseekers can do to make themselves valuable to companies, and even the soft skills organizations are looking for.
Chapters:
(00:00) Start
(00:25) Introduction
(01:20) Meet Zachary Novak, CITI, and Sara Struthers, SAIT
(04:56) Importance of values and culture in career transitions
(09:21) Managing career trajectories and expectations
(11:38) In-demand roles in the tech industry
(13:20) Why up-skilling is important
(14:37) Soft skills crucial for success
(17:18) Authenticity and purpose are key
(18:28) Canadian work experience requirements vs networking for immigrants
(24:09) Advice for anyone hoping to get into tech
(28:45) Career transitions career stories
(33:00) Wrap up
You can also find us on:
Sara Struthers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarastruthers/
SAIT website: https://www.sait.ca
Zachary Novak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-novak/
CITI website: https://www.careerintech.ca
Launchcode Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram
#TechTalent #Alberta #Launchcodecanada #TechPodcast #YYCtech #ABtech
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36min
May 18, 2023 Unlocking agri-tech: Backing startups for a sustainable future
Episode #16
In this episode, our CRO, Robbie Butchart, hosts our CEO, Alberio Bathory-Frota, and Tall Grass Ventures' Managing Partner, Wilson Acton, and Director of Platform, Marlise Hunter, in an insightful conversation about the growing world of agri-tech, finding the right companies and entrepreneurs to back, and food sustainability.

Chapters
(00:00) Start
(00:38) Introduction
(01:37) Meet Tall Grass Ventures, Wilson Acton and Marlise Hunter
(06:34) Why AgTech?
(08:19) Who is an ideal founder persona to invest in?
(15:01) Impact of SVB closure on investments
(19:39) Innovation in AgTech
(22:47) Where do you find deal flow?
(25:30) Source of innovation in AgTech
(30:12) Opportunities from changes in laws and compliance process
(36:21) Wrap up
You can also find us on:
Tall Grass Ventures Website: https://www.tallgrass.vc
Tall Grass Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tall...
Wilson Acton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonacton/
Marlise Hunter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlise-h...

Alberio Bathory-Frota: https://to.lc.dev/AlberioBF
Robbie Butchart: https://to.lc.dev/RobbieB

Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram

#Tech #Alberta #lLaunchcodecanada #techindustry #business #AgriTech #FoodSustainability #Innovation #Podcast #Launchcode
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38min
February 23, 2023 From Canada to Brazil: Strategies for a global workplace (Portuguese and English)
Episode #14
Are you thinking about expanding into a new market, a new country? Here’s how we are doing it… with lots of insights, and lots of banter. And this special episode is a bilingual one - English and Portuguese. For subtitles, catch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://to.lc.dev/MpRhqD
In this episode of Launchcast, our Head of Marketing, Andre Buarque, engages in an amazing conversation with our CEO, Alberio Bathory-Frota, and Director of LATAM Operations, Dailson Fernandes about our expansion into Brazil. They talk about the importance of keeping the company culture alive, ensuring team members feel valued and one with the rest of the team, finding the right hiring strategies, and more.
Chapters:

(00:00) Start
(00:32) Introduction
(02:03) Meet Alberio Bathory-Frota and Dailson Fernandes
(04:25) Keeping the culture alive
(13:46) Hiring for a multicultural environment
(17:39) Why Brazil?
(30:45) Wrap up
You can also find us on:
Alberio Bathory-Frota: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberiobf/
Dailson Fernandes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dailsonfernandes/
Andre Buarque: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abuarque/
Website: ⁠https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite⁠
Linkedin: ⁠https://to.lc.dev/linkedin⁠
Instagram: ⁠https://to.lc.dev/instagram

⁠⁠#Tech⁠ ⁠#Alberta⁠ ⁠#lLaunchcodecanada⁠ ⁠#LaunchcodeLATAM⁠ ⁠#Brasil⁠ ⁠#techindustry⁠ ⁠#business⁠
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33min
February 09, 2023 Gaming industry in Alberta is bigger than you think: Digital Alberta
Episode #13
In this episode of Launchcast, our Head of Marketing, Andre Buarque, talks to Digital Alberta Executive Director Alecia Peters and Program Manager Paisley Churchill about the booming interactive and digital technology industry in Alberta. If you are into gaming, AR/VR, animation, digital twinning, etc., do not miss this episode!

Chapters:
(00:00) Start
(00:20) Introduction
(01:18) Meet Digital Alberta, Alecia Peters and Paisley Churchill
(07:11) Role of Digital Alberta
(09:04) Cooperation with other provinces
(10:28) History of Digital Alberta
(11:33) Future of interactive technologies in business
(14:48) How big is the gaming industry in Alberta
(22:15) Origins of the TV show The Last Of Us
(27:50) Wrap up

You can find us on:
Digital Alberta Website: https://digitalalberta.com
Digital Alberta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitalalberta/
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram
#LaunchcodeCanada #Alberta #DigitalAlberta #gaming #games #tech #techindustry #arvr
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31min
January 26, 2023 ClearSource: Transforming the industrial supplies industry
Episode #12
In this episode of Launchcast, ClearSource co-founders Dan Hunt and Mike Janzen join our Product Owner, Michael Kissinger, and Content Manager, Mikhil Bhat, in a conversation about leveraging the internet and bringing an ecommerce-like experience to industrial supplies procurement. The conversation also meanders through their journeys, entrepreneurship and its challenges.

Chapters:
(00:07) Introduction
(00:49) Meet Mike Jansen and Dan Hunt from ClearSource
(01:11) Challenges faced in industrial procurement
(05:51) Data to support ClearSource
(08:59) Development of the product
(10:09) Product ideation
(14:58) Entrepreneurial journey
(19:40) Creative aspect to problem-solving
(23:16) Product review
(24:25) ClearSource’s RFQ (Request for Quotations) focus
(29:01) Technology platforms behind ClearSource
(34:14) Wrap up

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You can find us on:
ClearSource website: https://www.clearsource.ca
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram

#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #Tech #Clearsouce #AlbertaTech
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36min
December 22, 2022 How this Calgary non-profit helps people change careers into tech
Episode #11
In this episode of Launchcast, our Talent Acquisition and People Person, Chrissy Ta, hosts InceptionU co-founders Margo Purcell and Greg Hart, and our CEO Alberio Bathory-Frota in a conversation about how reskilling helps close the gap as the tech industry faces a talent shortage.
From life-changing stories of the talent pool InceptionU has worked with through their professional education programs to changing landscapes in the global economy, this conversation adds some much-needed perspective.

Chapters:
(00:06) Introduction
(00:44) Meet Margo Purcell and Greg Hart from InceptionU
(02:02) Inception of InceptionU
(04:34) Finding core competencies
(07:57) No one path to success
(14:43) Life-changing stories of InceptionU students
(19:10) InceptionU’s impact on the Calgary tech ecosystem
(19:57) InceptionU’s expansion plans
(22:52) Mindset of Design
(25:33) Paths to learning with InceptionU
(28:36) Wrap up
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You can also find us on:
InceptionU website: https://www.inceptionu.com
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram

#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #InceptionU #Training #YYCtech #AlbertaTech #ABtech
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30min
December 07, 2022 SOL: Creating tech that works for your employees
Episode #10
In this episode of Launchcast, our Content Manager, Mikhil Bhat, hosts Masterpiece Care President Tim Garforth-Bles in a conversation about SOL, a solution that helps optimize schedules that not only ensure efficiency for retirement homes, but more importantly, allows employees to take charge of their time.

Also, check out:
Building an all-powerful healthcare scheduling app
Spotify: https://to.lc.dev/wDbI6g
Apple Podcasts: https://to.lc.dev/Qprswe
Google Podcasts: https://to.lc.dev/GVhXAX
Amazon Music: https://to.lc.dev/X5irVX

Chapters:
(00:08) Introduction
(01:25) Meet Tim Garforth-Bles
(04:55) Background on real estate trusts
(05:44) Retirement residence market
(15:18) Working with Launchcode on SOL
(18:45) Advice for entrepreneurs on embracing technology
(20:33) Wrap up

You can also find or follow us on:
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/Instagram

#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #Tech #SOL #MasterpieceCare #AlbertaTech
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23min
November 24, 2022 Booming Alberta tech ready for the world
Episode #9
In this episode of Launchcast, our CRO Robbie Butchart hosts Alberta IoT Executive Director Brenda Beckedorf and our CEO Alberio Bathory-Frota in an insightful conversation about the growing tech sector in Alberta. Brenda talks about various Alberta IoT initiatives that help bridge the gap between the industry, researchers and students, including Science Parks and Fast Track.

Chapters:
(00:07) Introduction
(00:51) Meet Alberta IoT and Brenda Beckedorf
(03:52) Strategic partnerships for Alberta IoT
(07:02) Alberta tech at the world stage
(09:31) Alberta IoT initiatives to connect the market with service providers
(15:43) What the future looks like - Science Park
(18:05) Alignment with post-secondaries
(23:00) Partnerships with other Canadian provinces
(24:41) Resource challenges for the industry
(28:31) Momentum in the Alberta tech industry
(31:13) Wrap up
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You can also find or follow us on:
Alberta IoT: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertaiot/
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram
#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #Tech #ABtech #YYCtech

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33min
November 03, 2022 I am passionate about possibilities in tech: Launchcode COO Ian Woodley
Episode #8
How did technology change the banking sector? Are there limits to what’s possible with technology? Launchcode Head of Marketing André Buarque discusses that and more with Launchcode COO Ian Woodley in this episode of Launchcast.
(00:08) Introduction
(01:08) Meet Ian Woodley
(02:17) Investment vs Retail banking operations
(06:15) Impact of technology on the financial industry
(14:45) Technology demanding a change in traditional ways
(20:40) Why Launchcode?
(25:08) Market review of Alberta/Calgary tech ecosystem
(32:11) Wrap up

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You can also find or follow us on:
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram
#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #Tech #banking #Growth #Leadership
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34min
October 13, 2022 What does it take to be an entrepreneur?
Episode #7
So what does it take to be an entrepreneur?
In this episode of Launchcast, hosted by our CRO Robbie Butchart, my-eforce founder Brennan Lewis and our CEO Alberio Bathory-Frota talk about their entrepreneurial journeys and why they keep doing what they do.

(00:06) Introduction
(01:19) Meet Brennan Lewis and my-eforce
(03:00) Persistence crucial in entrepreneurs
(04:16) What does it take to be successful as an entrepreneur?
(07:49) Alberio shares his start with Patronscan and Launchcode
(10:23) Formulation of the idea: Light bulb moment to execution
(18:12) Organic growth or inorganic growth?
(22:41) Let’s get real about entrepreneurship
(28:50) What’s a piece of advice for your younger self?
(35:04) Wrap up

You can find also find or follow us on:
Brennan Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennanle...
Alberio Bathory-Frota: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alberiobf/
Website: https://to.lc.dev/lcwebsite
Linkedin: https://to.lc.dev/linkedin
Instagram: https://to.lc.dev/instagram

#Launchcode #LaunchcodeCanada #Tech #Entrepreneurship
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37min

FAQs about Launchcast:

How many episodes does Launchcast have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.