The Bacon Bits 'n' Bytes Podcast

As someone who is an educator, I really enjoyed talking to Ben Zimmer and Amy Leask, former educators and co-founders of Enable Education about the importance of learning how people learn (pedagogy).

Enable Education is an education tech company that builds high-quality, media-rich educational training material for the classroom, board room and training room.

So many interesting topics were covered! We chat about:

• Redefining what a learner is - not just a young student, but more so someone at any age, any situation, any career path.
• How augmented reality can be used as a way to break up information that you can't picture in your mind.
• At the end of the day, adults want to play and do stuff too. This is demonstrated through game-based and gamified learning

Learn more at Enable Education

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/enable-training-and-consulting-inc-/

In this episode, I chat with Denys Linkov and Nicole (Xiner) Chen, The Team Lead and VP of Program Marketing/Iroquois Ridge Chapter Lead, respectively of Tech Under 20.

Tech Under 20 is an organization that whose main goal is to connect students aged 15-20 in the Halton region who are interested in technology and business.

The organization has several initiatives:

1. Learn To Get Hired

2. Tech Under 20 Cup (Entrepreneurship competition)

3. C3 Tech Conference - one day conference for people who have a passion for business and technology

4. Policy in Technology - bringing students together to work on case studies, brainstorm ideas, concerns and policy recommendations.

Denys and Nicole share some helpful tips on time management such as knowing your energy levels, using a calendar to group meetings together, planning your time in chunks and dividing tasks based on your skillset.

We also chat about how important it is to understand what the career you're interested in is all about, what does the job really do and to consider where the career is going.

Tune in to the episode to learn about the amazing projects that have been built through The Tech Under 20 Fellowship. FOLLOW THE BACON BITS 'N BYTES PODCAST Twitter - @baconbits_bytes Instagram - @baconbitsnbytes LinkedIn - The Bacon Bits 'n' Bytes Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6EwCOimwNSzH5PDEUdYYw

In this episode, I chat with Megan Ramwa, the founder and CEO of Sonder Toronto, a fashion-tech company that encompasses a sustainable solution to the growing amount of textile waste affecting Canadian landfills.

The idea for Sonder came from personal experience. Megan was a student and was looking for affordable outfit options to wear to an awards ceremony. She couldn't find suitable options or the clothing was only meant for weddings.

There is a huge sustainability issue with clothing. Sonder is all about solving a problem and tackling an environmental issue.

The Sonder team is launching an Early Adopters program to have users test out the service and provide feedback. Users will have membership perks such as having access to the first set of clothing available.

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In this episode, I interview Award Winning Graphic Designer Beth Marchant (Woodward) who is also the connection cultivator for South Ontario Small Biz. We chat about the importance of education in the design industry such as knowing colour trends, how colours make people feel and how branding is not just about your logo. Beth also designed the book cover for Average Girl: A Guide To Loving Your Body. This body-positive book showcases women of all shapes and sizes, highlighting the different types of beauty. Average Girl which is currently available for pre-order: www.loveaverage.com/the-book.html

Get Social with Beth:

Facebook Group:www.facebook.com/groups/southontariosmallbiz/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BethMMarchant/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bethmmarchant/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bethmwoodward/

In this second solo episode, I share my background story and how blogging helped rekindle my love for writing. I used the skills I learned from blogging to leave an unsatisfying government job and join an ad tech startup.

Tune in to the episode to learn what happened after that! FOLLOW THE BACON BITS 'N BYTES PODCAST Twitter - @baconbits_bytes Instagram - @baconbitsnbytes LinkedIn - The Bacon Bits 'n' Bytes Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6EwCOimwNSzH5PDEUdYYw

Thanks for tuning in to the first episode of the Bacon Bits 'n' Bytes Podcast. The first episode is a brief solo episode by the host, Karen Swyszcz, founder of Makinthebacon. She shares her reasoning for starting the podcast and the fact that this podcast had been several years in the making.

The podcast is available on Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, Soundcloud and iTunes.

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