In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs podcast, Pat hosts Catherine Clark. Catherine is the owner of Catherine Clark Communications. They perform a wide spectrum of communication work, but specialize in video production and media and public speaking training. Catherine’s backstory is quite unique, being the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister, Joe Clark.  Here are some ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Catherine Clark

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs podcast, Pat hosts Erin Hamilton from MOGL. Erin is the owner of MOGL here in Ottawa. MOGL is a small business just like the customers they serve. They can help you in the execution of business development, marketing, strategy, operations and administration on a hourly contracted basis. What makes ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – MOGL

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs podcast, Pat hosts Marc Lewis from Supreme Yard.

What makes this episode so unique is that Marc established Supreme Yard in 2012 when he was just 15 years old. Supreme Yard is a locally owned and operated business, offering a full range of services from regular lawn maintenance to completely redesigning your back yard.

Marc shares his insight and first hand experience as a budding entrepreneur. He covers the following.

A look at what is was like to start Supreme Yard at 15 years old.

How Marc found his passion for landscaping.

The personal evolution of Marcs growth as an entrepreneur.

His opinion on the landscaping industry and the direction its going.

How Marc organizes his day as a young entrepreneur.

The journey Marc has taken with getting Supreme Yard off the ground and where he sees it going.

Advice to younger entrepreneurs on starting their own business.

You can read more about Supreme Yard here: http://www.supremeyard.com/

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, Pat hosts Wendy Threader. Wendy is a professor in the marketing and management program at Algonquin College. She is also the coordinator of a new program called the entrepreneurship acceleration graduate certificate. Wendy spent 20 years between Canada and the USA in the high tech industry. Having been ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Wendy Threader

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, we shift gears to answer a question from a fellow listener of the show. The question is, “Pat, what do you mean when you say ‘strategy before tactics’?” Pat goes into a detailed overview of the importance in strategy before tactics, and how your small business can benefit in ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Pat Whalen

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, Pat hosts Scott Stern. Scott’s story is unique as he is ex-CIA agent from the United States and is now a founder of his own marketing agency based in Chicago, IL. Scott specializes in inbound and digital marketing for businesses who have a difficult market to attract. ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Scott Stern

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, Pat hosts David Gourlay. David’s story is unique as he is the President & Minority owner of the Ottawa Champions baseball club in Ottawa, while having a full time job outside of the team. The Ottawa Champions baseball club just completed it’s inaugural season this past year as ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – The Ottawa Champions

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, Pat hosts Sari Cantor. She’s a partner with Recruiting In Motion. Recruiting In Motion is an Ottawa based B2B recruiting company that is a unique way of assisting employers with their permanent, temporary and consultant hiring needs in a variety of levels, skills and services. They are ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Recruiting In Motion

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast, Pat hosts CEO & Co-founder Dave Hale from Soshal. Soshal is a design studio that delivers both consumer and enterprise digital product design services. Dave has been recognized by Marketing Magazines 30 under 30, Profit Magazines 20 under 30 and Soshal has won numerous awards included the best ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Soshal

In this episode of the Ottawa Entrepreneurs podcast, Pat hosts Ed Hansen from Hansen Lawn & Gardens. Hansen Lawn and Gardens was established in 1988 and are one of Ottawa’s most established and respected landscape companies. They pride themselves on professional, high quality products and services at affordable pricing. Ed shares his 25+ years of ... Read more Ottawa Entrepreneurs Podcast – Hansen Lawn & Gardens