The ONSIDE Podcast

Rhiannon Davies has driven multiple businesses to profitability and acquisition, and led companies through successful multibillion IPOs. As a co-founder and managing partner of Sandpiper Ventures, the purpose-led entrepreneur is now changing tides in Atlantic Canada’s venture capital environment.

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Doug Jones has developed and brought several sports products to market including an Amazon bestseller soft toss machine that he invented out of his basement in Nova Scotia.

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Just hours before the Perseverance rover landed on Mars, we had a chat with one of the NASA scientists who worked on the mission. 

Greg Wanger, Founder and CEO of Halifax-based Oberland Agriscience, has been a scientist all his life. In this episode, we talk about the intersection between science and entrepreneurship, bug farming and of course everything Mars and Perseverance rover.

Julia Rivard Dexter brings us on her journey from her early childhood days in rural Northern Ontario.

Named one of the top 50 Canadian women in STEM, the former Olympian and mother of four, has founded and led several successful technology ventures, including Google’s first North American premier GoogleApps partner. She is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Squiggle Park and Dreamscape, whose goal is to improve literacy rates for children worldwide through a hyper-engaging game platform.

When Gabbrielle first came to Nova Scotia, Canada in 2014, she thought she would be returning to her home in Detroit, Michigan right after her Master’s Degree. Today, she is the Founder and CEO of Coloursmith Labs, a successful startup based in Halifax, Nova Scotia that’s changing the way we see through functional colour vision technology. 

A visionary entrepreneur originally from the dynamic tech hub of Tel Aviv, Israel, and now based in Halifax, Novas Scotia, Ohad breaks down tech entrepreneurship, culture, and attitude. 

Ross Simmonds, an internationally renowned marketing guru tells all about his entrepreneurship journey. In this episode, he shares useful tips on positioning and marketing for startups. 

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Entrepreneurship does not exist in a vacuum. It takes different players working together to create the conditions necessary for entrepreneurs to succeed. In this episode, Chere Chapman, CEO of DGI Clinical shares her innovation-driven entrepreneurship journey spanning different companies and countries around the globe; and how entrepreneurship amplifiers are coming together to bolster entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia.

Welcome to the first episode of The ONSIDE Podcast. A podcast on innovation-driven entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada. Join us on this journey as we amplify the power of disruptive ideas.

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Hosted by Alex McCann

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