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TechTO Together episodes

  • TechTO Firesides ft. Justin Herlick of Pine

    TechTO Firesides feature deep chats with some of the most prominent names in Canadian Tech.

    Today's episode features a conversation with CEO and Co-Founder of Pine, Justin Herlick.


    Here's what you can expect:

    • His journey from Canada to Silicon Valley
    • Lessons learned in the US
    • Returning to Canada
    • How he built Pine
    • The current market, and how that has challenged the business 


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      17 min
    • TechTO Firesides ft. Rebecca Kacaba of DealMaker

      TechTO Firesides feature deep chats with some of the most prominent names in Canadian Tech.


      Today's episode features a conversation with CEO and Co-Founder of DealMaker, Rebecca Kacaba. 

      Here's what you can expect:

      • How they landed their first customer
      • Advice for other Founders trying to raise on the platform 
      • What sort of customer feedback should you care about
      • Best takeaways and lessons learned

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        19 min
      • Attributes of Safe & Connected Cities | Aviva Canada & Highline Beta

        On April 7th, the Safe x Connected Accelerator Demo Day, in partnership with TechTO and various industry leaders, explored the redefined potential that our cities hold through new ways of connecting people, things and technology. We’ll also take a deeper look at some of the opportunities and challenges that we could be facing along the way and how technology is making a difference. 

         Speaker(s):  ‍

        • Nicole LeBlanc is a partner with 2150, an urbantech & sustainability focused VC fund tackling  major unsolved problems across the ‘Urban Stack’, from the way our cities are designed, constructed and powered, to the way people live, work and are cared for. Prior to this Nicole was the Director of Investments and Partnerships for Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs that works with developers and cities to build more sustainable, innovative, and equitable places. Before joining Sidewalk managed a portfolio of 150+ seed stage startups with Director roles at BDC Capital and NBIF. Nicole began her career as a CPA, including roles as a controller at Ganong Bros, an East Coast family-run confectionery manufacturer that invented the chocolate bar. She stays active in the community through board roles at Innovacorp, Propel and Brilliant Labs, as well as actively mentoring with Creative Destruction Lab and Next Canada.  
        • Paul Fletcher joined Aviva Canada in 2001, having previously worked at Aviva in the UK. Paul serves as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, leading Distribution Operations, Marketing, Sustainability, Communications and Government Relations. Prior to this role, Paul held many senior leadership positions including in Regional Training, Strategy and Business Transformation, Broker Distribution, and Commercial Lines. Paul has an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Warwick University, as well as a postgraduate diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He also holds an MBA from Cranfield University, and the designation of Chartered Insurer as a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.  
        • Valerie Swatkow is Chief Development Officer at Highline Beta, a hybrid corporate venture studio and VC firm that works with global enterprises including RBC, Intuit and AB InBev, and invests in startups that pilot with corporations to drive growth innovation. Before joining Highline Beta Valerie launched a $5M corporate venture fund with the mission to invest in and accelerate early-stage technology companies in the martech/adtech space, brought NewCo to Toronto, a festival celebrating emerging purpose driven businesses and was also a co-founder of Elevate, Canada’s innovation festival. Valerie started her career in advertising in Toronto, but grew her skills outside of Canada working with global corporate clients like McDonald’s and Procter & Gamble. She is an active mentor for Next Canada.  ‍
          • 25 min
        • Emotional Intelligence & Honesty In The Workforce | Lubna Khader

          On March 8th, 2022, TechTO hosted another segment of International Women's Day with DevTO.  Director of Software Engineering, at Loblaws Digital, Lubna Khader, is overseeing the technical development on Loblaw's Retail Media Platform, working towards building a best-in-class advertising solution. She has spent her entire career in Adtech, after getting her master's degree in applied computing at UofT, she started as a data scientist working on a Demand-side platform for a startup. When that startup was acquired by The Weather Network, Lubna led Machine Learning and Big Data efforts to increase the platform’s optimization and intelligent targeting.

          10 min
        • Recognizing Your Passion & Core Purpose: Career & Interpersonally | Maria Hristova

          On March 8th, 2022, TechTO hosted another segment of International Women's Day with DevTO.  Maria Hristova has close to 20 years of software development experience ranging from quality assurance to operations and development.  In her current role as the VP of Engineering, Maria leads the Firmex development team and is responsible for the technical deliverables of the organization.  Prior to Firmex, she worked at Microsoft, Blue Yonder and a number of startups. Maria focuses on building diverse organizations and works on attracting and retaining talent from groups that are under-represented in the tech world.  Maria holds degrees in Computer Science and Math from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, USA.

          25 min
        • Capitalism 101: How Capitalism Impacts The World As We Know It | Janice Liu

          On March 8th, 2022, TechTO hosted another segment of International Women's Day with DevTO. Janice Liu, SVP & General Manager of Magnet Consultancy, a data and technology consulting firm based out of Toronto. Janice is an experienced data broker, investor and entrepreneur who, through her innate leadership qualities and passion projects, works to inspire a new generation of women and BIPOC individuals in technology. Her leadership of Magnet enables smarter, more impactful advertising and marketing decisions through market-leading consulting services and proprietary data solutions.

          27 min
        • Founder Fundamentals AMA | Insurance

          Are you thinking about or in the early days of starting a business? TechTO wants to help! We have compiled experts from a multitude of industries, to shed light on the most relevant topics. Whether you want to know how to incorporate, or just how to keep track of finances, we can help. 

          This segment features Shane Murphy, Director at RBC Ventures and COO at Ownr, Andrea Bartlett, Director of People Operations at Humi and Kieran Knock, Team Lead at APOLLO Insurance. 

          Ownr

          Get 20% off* Business Registration or Incorporation

          Ownr makes it easy to start, manage, and grow your business. Register, incorporate, create legal agreements, manage employees, and more. From registering your first business to hiring employees and bringing on new partners, Ownr helps you succeed. Use code TECHTO20 at checkout to redeem! https://www.ownr.co/?utm_source=techto

          Humi

          Get a free 3-month trial period with Humi using code TECHTO21. Simply share it with your Humi sales contact when you're ready to ditch your spreadsheets and get on a flexible, all-in-one HR, payroll, and benefits platform. Offer limited to new clients with 20 or less employees.

          Apollo

          At Faculty of Change, a consultancy I run, our Professional Liability policy was up for renewal. We went to APOLLO for a second quote. Their team helped us better tailor our coverage to our needs and was able to get us coverage at ⅓ the cost of our current provider! You can get the same service at https://info.apollocover.com/techto

          39 min
        • Invoking Change in Both Large & Start-Up Companies | Colin Toal

          This session of TechTOgether features Colin Toal, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Chisel AI, a company focused on AI solution for commercial insurance, discusses his career journey and contributions to the software servicing industry. Apart of starting initial projects that end up growing and influencing growth in already big companies to invoke change. He discusses building something from scratch in both Big corporate companies and start up companies and how similar, yet different those paths are to fill those gaps and how to forge ahead.

          25 min
        • Gauging Opportunity & Success in Rebranding | Wayne Pommen

          This session of TechTOgether features Wayne Pommen, SVP Canada (PayBright) at Affirm, Inc., where he discusses his career journey and discovering a need for a job change that ultimately led to the right opportunity. He discusses how he deciphered what the best choice/opportunity idea could be - through investing, remaining interested and passionate, building connections to eventually partnering and running a business.

          25 min

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