Startup Canada Podcast

We brought our podcast mic to the fifth and final Startup Canada Tour stop in Brampton on October 26! In this episode, hear from entrepreneurs who took part in the Pop-up Pitch Competition, and meet the top 3 winners of the 2023 Startup Global Pitch Competition Grand Finale.

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“For memorykpr, a lot of my self motivation comes from spending time with my clients. To hear their stories is the best motivation.”

Jessica McNaughton is the Founder of memoryKPR and our 2023 People’s Choice Award Winner. Jessica McNaughton is the Founder of memoryKPR, based in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan. MemoryKPR technologies are committed to connecting the world through story.

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Mila Olumogba is a mother, entrepreneur and marketing executive who utilizes her lived experiences to highlight the importance of racial representation. Her debut children’s story is out now, Dr.Santa and The Miracle Makers. 

“It was the first time I had time to slow down, and to think. Colour Me Christmas was always something I wanted to start.”

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Darren Anderson has been a business consultant and marketing advisor for over 20 years working with major corporations to local business owners.  Anderson Marketing Group helps grow small and medium-sized businesses through real hands-on marketing services that are designed to work. In 2018, Darren founded the Love My Mind Non-Profit Initiative in memory of his brother Mark Anderson, who suffered from the darkness of depression, compounded by an addiction to alcohol, which ultimately led to Mark taking his life. During the grieving period, Darren recognized a desperate need for awareness and support surrounding mental health, addiction, and suicide.

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Rae Massop is a Registered Social Worker and Social Entrepreneur focused on dedicating her career towards health promotion for marginalized Canadians. She is a former health equity researcher and current founder and CEO at Aworie Health.

“It’s easy to target the people with money and those who have insurance plans. This doesn’t feel true to our mission.”

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“We believe if you live in our dominant economic culture, it is very likely you or someone you know has money trauma. This is like first-aid training for anyone who works with money.”

Chantel Chapman is the Founder of The Trauma of Money, an accredited course certifying professionals in facilitating and healing money trauma. In this episode we explore how your money might be affecting your mental health. 

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Shulamit Ber Levtov, is your therapist because we are stronger with support. Shulamit specializes in working with women business owners to care for their mental and emotional wellbeing, in an era of relentless stressors.

“The way entrepreneurs experience isolation is unique.”

Resources: 

Read more from Shulamit: https://www.shula.ca/blog/

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In this episode, we explore the power and the support that Jane.app has brought to health practitioners across Canada and beyond. We speak to Liane Wood, an ambassador for Jane.app and the Founder of RethinkMe, as well as Jane.app’s product trainer Randy Chu.

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“You can use your content and documentation, and your sharing almost as a resume, to show to partners, employees, potential clients, or even investors. They can see the history of your work.”

Bobby T is on the Startup Canada Podcast to reveal what is behind it all, and why documenting your process and who you are matters.

Connect with Bobby at https://www.justbobbyt.com/

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In this episode, Nishant Raina and Katrina Olson-Mottahed discuss what happens when content creators and small business collide. Tune in to this conversation to learn about Mastercard’s Creator Class Research to better understand the next wave of small business owners and creators online.

This episode is in partnership with Mastercard Canada, learn more about their small business products and solutions.

Connect with Katrina Olson-Mottahed on Instagram and TikTok.

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