Unusually Well Informed

Dennis Geelen is founder of Zero In, a customer experience and innovation consulting company. Dennis and I discuss his book titled "The Zero In Formula".

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Guest: Dennis Geelen

THE ZERO IN FORMULA: The Definitive Guide to Building a Disruptive and Sustainable Business through Customer-Centric Innovation

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Erica Lee Garcia is an engineer and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She helps leaders in manufacturing, mining and professional services reduce operating costs while building great workplace culture. We talk about Six Sigma, Lean, and the value these approaches produce.

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Guest: Erica Lee Garcia, P.Eng.

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Dr. Lee Vinsel is an author and historian of technology. With his co-author Andrew L. Russell he wrote a book, the focus of today’s conversation, titled “The Innovation Delusion - How our obsession with the new has disrupted the work that matters most””.

Lee and I talk about how innovation speak has displaced true, valuable innovation and the impact this has on our economy, our environment and our infrastructure.

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Guest: Dr. Lee Vinsel

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Dr. Mojgan Jadidi is a faculty member at York University’s Lassonde school of Engineering. She has a PhD in Geomatics, a Masters in Earthquake and Seismology Engineering and did her undergrad in Civil-Survey Engineering. Her work and her studies have taken her around the world from Iran to Italy to France and to Canada.

Mojgan and I talk about geomatics and its impact on our lives, her work as an engineering professor, and the importance of ethics in engineering. We explore her research interests including predicting and mitigating the impact of earthquakes and coastal erosion, automated marine vehicles and route planning, low impact development and stormwater management.

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Guest: Dr. Mojgan Jadidi

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Kerry Goyette is the Founder & President of Aperio Consulting Group. Aperio uses workplace analytics and research-based strategies to build high performance teams.

Kerry is an international speaker with a popular TEDx talk titled "Stop Trying to Motivate Your Employees".

Today, Kerry and I are discussing her book “The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence”.

We will also explore Aperio’s intriguing research on the use of machine learning to help angel investors make more accurate, profitable decisions.

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Tyrenny Anderson is an innovation strategist and coach. She is the founder of the Tyrenny Anderson Consulting & Training firm, and Distinguished Faculty & Mentor at Colleagua, a social impact fund. Tyrenny and I talk about ways organizations and individuals can develop solutions to complex challenges, and create comfort with change.

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The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any other affiliation. The content of today’s podcast should not be taken as investment advice.

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Olav Trent is founder, CEO and fund manager of the Trent Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund. Olav is one of the youngest fund managers in Norway. He and I discuss the strategy of his fund and events around the world that are affecting private equity.

Spoiler alert: Olav is planning to make it possible to invest in his fund using crypto tokens.

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The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any other affiliation. The content of today’s podcast should not be taken as investment advice.

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Mel Savage is a veteran in the world of advertising and marketing, including over ten years as a senior executive at McDonalds in both Canada and the UK. 

Mel is also an ACTP Certified Career & Leadership Coach, a keynote & TEDx speaker and the host of the Career Reset Podcast.

Mel and I talk about creating a career with meaning and purpose.

Guest: Mel Savage https://thecareerreset.com

Disclaimer The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any other affiliation.

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Chris Lambert is the interim CEO at Payload Technologies. Payload helps energy exploration and production companies automate their logistics allowing them to gain greater visibility into their business cycles. Chris and I discuss the impact Payload Technologies is having on the oil and gas industry and his observations on technology innovation in Canada. 

Chris shares his insights on recognizing customer needs, gathering valuable feedback on software services, leading a company, building its culture and rigorous selection of people who will fit that culture. We discuss blockchain, IoT, AI and the importance of incrementally introducing new technology to ensure that it increases customer value.

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Guest: Chris Lambert

Payload Technologies

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Howard Green is a three-time bestselling author who spent more than three decades in broadcasting. He is one of the founders of Business News Network in Canada now called BNN Bloomberg. Howard and I discuss his most recent book, Railroader,  the story of four-time railroad CEO Hunter Harrison.

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Guest: Howard Green

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