This conversation with Jen Couldrey covers various ways to incorporate social good into your business, no matter what stage it is at.

As a champion of social responsibility in the Canadian tech community, Jen helps business leaders build a blueprint for making a positive impact through their business. 

As the Executive Director of The Upside Foundation, Jen works with founders of scaling companies across Canada who want to make a difference in the world, enabling donations of equity rather than cash. She also serves as the Co-Founder and Toronto Lead of The Home Front (supporting frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19), Chair of the Board of Directors at Future Possibilities for Kids, on the #Tech4SickKids Advisory Council, and more. Jen has been recognized as one of the Top 30 Women Making a Difference in Tech by Ryerson DMZ, as a Corporate Knights Top 30 under 30 Sustainability Leader, and as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.

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Our guest Nadir Chaudhry sits down with Now’s Managing Director to discuss Nadir’s journey in business — from digital marketing to building an e-commerce business around a niche of air filtration called PureFilters, to launching Maskwell to meet the needs of the current pandemic.

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Our guest on this episode is Heather Briggs, who has collaborated with Now Creative Group since the early days. She's a brand strategist and marketing consultant that helps people and organizations share their message, grow their business and reach more people by getting clear on their unique brand soul. Her approach to marketing is holistic and human-centred, leveraging over 20 years of experience as a designer, strategist, copywriter and coach.

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This episode is with marketer, technology expert and entrepreneur Erin Bury. We discuss how her startup is scaling during the pandemic, and share recommendations on how to be thoughtful about your marketing during these times.

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What started off as a music-based video app for Gen Z is now seeing brands hopping in on the trends — and seeing some serious results.

TikTok is a social media platform with over 1.5 billion downloads and more than 500 million active monthly users. If you’re still wondering what it is, TikTok includes 15-60-second user-recorded videos that allow for in-app editing and integration with the other major social players.

We had a great conversation about all things TikTok as part of our Now Common Convos series (which airs Mondays on Instagram Live). Now’s Managing Director April Hossain hosted Sam Park, the founder of Joybox, who works with forward-thinking creators and brands to create original content and viral campaigns for TikTok. They discuss creating viral content, what brands are doing now, and what it takes to grow on the fastest-growing social media platform. 

Last year, before officially launching Joybox Sam was one of the 36 Canadian entrepreneurs chosen nationwide to go through the NEXT Canada accelerator program. Sam is a serial entrepreneur with a ton of experience working with clients in the social media marketing world.

It’s clear that there is no other social platform out there where you can have 0 followers, post once, and get tends of thousands of views. That’s the power of TikTok — but how can businesses utilize this platform?

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Time is tough for organizations of all kinds and community-builders, with teams working remotely, meetings and events being cancelled. So on this episode, we talk about how communities and organizations can thrive in quarantine.

Our guest this week Louroz Mercader, an experienced city builder and communications professional with a progressive career in the public and not for profit sectors. He is currently the Manager of the York Eglinton Business Improvement Area. He is responsible for implementing the BIA's new strategic plan, leading the proposed streetscape projects and managing several key projects related to the Eglinton LRT Crosstown construction.

Recently, he was the Manager of Communications and Public Engagement at Waterfront Toronto responsible for Sidewalk Toronto - a joint effort by Waterfront Toronto and Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to create a new kind of mixed-use, complete community. As an active member in his community, he sits on the boards of Ashworth Square Cooperative Housing, ACCESS Innovation and RISE Tribe, a Filipino youth mentorship program. Louroz previously served on the board of directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Safe City Mississauga, Canadian National Exhibition, GO Transit Customer Service, and the United Way of Peel Region. He currently serves as Chair of Proud Politics – a national organization working to increase the number of LGBT leaders in public office and on public boards, commissions and agencies. Louroz has also worked for the Ministry of Health Promotion, Rapport Youth and Family Services, Elections Canada, Peel HIV Aids Network, MIAG Centre for Diverse Women & Families.

The episode is hosted by Daniel Francavilla, the Founder, Creative Director & Strategist of Now Creative Group.

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On this episode, we discuss how to avoid panicking during the current pandemic, and how to focus on making smart investments. 

Our guest this week is Anthony Chiaravalloti, a Wealth and Tax Planning consultant at King Street Wealth Management and the co-host of The Wise Investor podcast. King Street Wealth specializes in corporate tax planning, business development, and wealth planning for individuals and families. Tax and wealth planning for entrepreneurs, high performing salespeople and executives. We are taught in school how to square a circle but not how to do our taxes, how to open a bank account, how to invest wisely or how insurance/mortgages work. The Wise Investor podcast helps Canadians become more financially literate, one post at a time.

The episode is hosted by Daniel Francavilla, the Founder, Creative Director & Strategist of Now Creative Group.

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Introducing Now Common Convos — a series of insightful conversations with awesome individuals from Now's network, sharing tips and answering our community's questions.

Our first episode features Fatima Zaidi, the co-founder and CEO of Quill and the Listen In Podcasting Conference. Prior to Quill, she was VP of Business Development for a Toronto-based creative communications agency. Fatima is a frequent guest speaker, event host, and moderator for organizations including the American Marketing Association. In addition to being a commentator for BNN, she is a past contributor to Global News, and writes for publications including The Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Financial Post, and BetaKit. As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, ‍Fatima has keynoted on world stages such as Web Summit, Haste & Hustle, and DX3 alongside speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk, Arlene Dickenson, and most recently, Richard Branson. Over the past few years she has been named as a Top 30 under 30 Marketer and Sales Developer by Marketing Magazine, Young Professional of the Year by Notable Life, and one of Flare Magazine’s Top 100 Canadian Women.

The episode is hosted by Daniel Francavilla, the Founder, Creative Director & Strategist of Now Creative Group.

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