Let's Do Coffee

In this episode we chat with Leanna Carriere.  Leanna completed the Personal Fitness Training program at NAIT in 2017 and is an elite athlete.  She and her sister founded Seven Summit Snacks out of a personal need.  They have a very interesting story behind how their name came to be.  Business has been like their chocolate, a slow burn... but they are seeing some great success.  This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Brandon Douglas of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Gillian Thomson.  Gillian founded Skipper, a totally new type of shower cap. Gillian invented the Skipper cap out of a need she personally had. Trial and error and not giving up is how Gillian got there.  Skipper will help you skip wash day with confidence. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Brandon Douglas of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Zack Storms.  Zack founded Startup TNT which is an amazing community found throughout the prairies that started right here in Edmonton. TNT stands for Thursday Night Tradition.  At Startup TNT they have fun, make friends and build companies. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Brandon Douglas of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Garrett Fleck.  Garrett completed his BBA in the JR Shaw School of Business in 2016 and is the Founder of Reputed.  Garrett is also one of the Mawji Centre's valuable Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. At Reputed they help businesses reach their true potential, changing the way businesses speak, listen and share online. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Brandon Douglas of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Mike Oostenbrink.  Mike completed the NAIT Machinist program in 2013  and is the Owner of Exakt Industries.  Exakt is a CNC machine shop that builds high quality custom parts.  The Covid outbreak accelerated Mike's plans for entrepreneurship. After incorporating in January of 2021, Exakt was up and running by April as a full-service CNC machine shop. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Brandon Douglas of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Rob Jennings.  Rob completed the NAIT Marketing program in 1998 and is the President and Founder of FKA.  FKA is an Edmonton based marketing and communications agency. After several years of working and building his marketing toolkit, Rob went out on his own and founded FKA in 2008. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Mikayla Balfour.  Mikayla is a 3rd year JRSSB student and founder of GRIT Snow.  Mikayla is one of the Mawji Centre's Entrepreneurship Blue Book Program students and recently won 1st place in our student pitch competition.  Grit Snow is an outerwear apparel line for female skiers and snowboarders.  This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Ethan Maat of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Erick Estrada.  Erick is the Executive Director of the Alberta Avenue Business Association and co-founder and Director of FlamingSoft Inc.   Erick completed his Business diploma at NAIT as an international student and is now working on his BBA.  This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Ethan Maat of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Kelly Wolfert.  Kelly is the owner of Leven Creative, Keen Eye Cameras, and RAW rental house. Kelly is an alumnus of the NAIT Radio and Television Program and the Producer behind SpiderMable, a real life super hero story. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Ethan Maat of NAIT's Radio and Television program.

In this episode we chat with Jade Chiles and Evan Wain.  Jade and Evan are the Co-founders of Ordr.  Why pay a ton for tickets to a live event and then miss out on magical moments while waiting in line at a concession?  Jade is a NAIT JRSSB BBA student and Evan is a NAIT Bio Sciences alumnus. This episode was hosted by NAIT's Mawji Centre and produced by Ethan Maat of NAIT's Radio and Television program.