Harpreet began his entrepreneurial path creating a start-up with a high school friend in 2010. The venture created a platform that sold tickets to clubs and venues. The venture was too ahead of its time technologically for consumers to adopt and they eventually decided to cut their losses. This allowed him to gain first experience in his entrepreneurial journey. His computer science and entrepreneurship educational background has given him an advantage which he had utilized in every one of his businesses.

 

While enrolled at Ryerson, Harp became involved in organizing a group of students to travel and assist a village of women in Kenya. After graduating he had taken a liking to real estate and after obtaining his license, he closed his first client using Twitter. He has since continued to educate himself in marketing and sales from YouTube and online courses. He now gains 100% of his customers through social media marketing while growing an organic value based social media presence.

 

Harp speaks in depth about how he utilized the marketing and his Ryerson education (systems and optimization) to his advantage and success in his real estate business and how those same strategies are now helping his wife’s specialty jewelry online business prosper and lead the segment. His love for growth and knowledge is what he believes to be his primary unfair advantage that gives him the edge. We have an in-depth talk about real estate, technological landscape and trends that will continue to push the boundaries of numerous industries

Stacking Wisdom - 005 – Claudio Ferrone (www.claudioferronedj.com)

 

In this episode we speak to Claudio Ferrone an electronic/house music Artist, DJ, Producer (www.claudioferronedj.com) and host of TorHouseMusic Podcast (www.torhousemusic.com).

 

Claudio speaks to us about the early days of House music scene in Toronto and Ontario. He takes us back on a journey to how he was introduced to the scene and the development of the industry.

 

Claudio Ferrone recently has revamped his DJ/Producer career and is working with two record labels Stereophonic Records (Italy) and Opium Muzik (USA/Italy) on releasing his music.

 

In this podcast we discuss the creativity process, the business of the music industry, current state of the music scene and all the aspects that bring controversy to the club culture such as drugs.

 

As an artist there is always difficulty to combine the creative process together with the business aspect of the music production and DJing. Claudio tells us about his growth as a person and the ability to use his now life experience in creating a strong brand and how it has been partly a blessing to have a second chance in a music career.

 

We learn about Claudio’s connection to Joel Zimmerman (Deadmau5) and Kenny Glasgow (Art Department) who gifted him his very first mixer.

In this episode we speak to Chef Eyal Liebman and Sommelier Rifka Meir, owners of Chef & Somm Bespoke Dining (Toronto’s Bespoke Private Chef & Sommelier Service).

 

They speak of their struggle of arriving in Canada as immigrants and facing the 2008 recession. They speak of changing their careers in order to make a living but also finding themselves in the food and wine industry. The years of experience allowed them to grow as professionals and to establish an innovative collaboration in order to provide clients with a one of a kind dinning experience.

 

The conversation sheds light on the hardships experienced by many working in the food industry. They tell us about their initial failed business concept that taught them to cater to an undeserved niche. They discuss the difference in running a large corporate entity and the difference of making a small business successful.

 

An in-depth discussion on the consumers unhealthy relationship with convenience of quick ready to eat meals and the respect that needs to be shown to the food and to the cooking process by every human in order to maintain good health.

 

They discuss how their knowledge gained through travel and the exposure to many cultures allows them to create a unique experience for their clients.

In our third episode with speak with Avee Kalra, founder and co-owner of Kiravee Inc., general contractor services company.

 

Avee talks about his journey in proving himself in a new country far away from his father’s business; his search in finding his passion and how he learned to adapt his artistic skills to serve his new purpose. He reflects on how he learned to stand his ground and to set and adjust his life goals along the way.

 

At the start of his career he admits to being stubborn and careless. Life however, has taught him some very hard lessons while almost loosing his hand to an accident and the turning point in his life while he almost froze in a minus 30 Celsius (-22 F) Canadian winter.

 

Avee’s small misfortunes permitted him to learn all the ins and outs of the construction business every step of the way, which in-turn became a blessing allowing him to start his own construction company while also being able to perform every conceivable task necessary to make his business a success.

In our second episode with speak with Beth M. Woodward, founder and owner of Beth Woodward Branding & Graphic Design: www.bethmwoodward.com/

Beth talks about leaving a steady job behind and starting her own company, branding essentials and launching a Facebook community group for Small Business Owners of Southern Ontario. We learn about her family's entrepreneurial/competitive upbringing and ways to deal with stress.

In our very first episode with speak with Scot Zelazny, the founder of Optimal Fitness Ergonomics: https://www.getoptimo.com/

Scott talks about life, growth, motivation, pains and struggles. He explains how his whole life so far has been building up to the creation of a new revolutionary product for the fitness industry.

In this episode, Alex and Artem speak about what motivated them to start this podcast, the meaning behind the name Stacking Wisdom, and what the listeners will gain from tuning in weekly to Stacking Wisdom.