Workmode

Workmode episodes:

• 11.28.2017

  Episode 28 : Jason Mante

  Previously leading the Product Design and Brand Marketing teams at Vine, Jason Mante is currently working on a stealth startup that'll soon be unveilled. In this episode of Workmode, we speak about turning your passions into paychecks, why you...

  
• 10.21.2017

  Episode 27 : Michel Gondry

  Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winner for best original screenplay, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, creator and director for countless groundbreaking music videos for Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, the White Stripes and Björk, to name only a...

  
• 06.09.2017

  Episode 26 : Alyssa Atkins

  As the Director of Marketing at CareGuide, Alyssa Atkins has helped millions of North Americans connect with the care providers that they need. In this episode, we talk about Alyssa’s diligence when it comes to scheduling and ‘deep-work’ and how...

  
• 05.27.2017

  Episode 25 : Jeff Gadway

  Jeff Gadway is the director of Product Marketing at Vidyard. He sits down with us to talk about shepherding an idea from inception to launch and what it takes to communicate that innovation effectively to others. He shares his view...

  
• 05.19.2017

  Episode 23 : Gerrit De Vynck

  Gerrit de Vynck is a Bloomberg News journalist responsible for covering the business of tech and media, following tech startups, venture capital, wireless carriers, BlackBerry and the business of media in Canada. He gives us insight into the unpredictable life...

  
• 05.18.2017

  Episode 22 : Chris Arsenault

  Chris Arsenault, cofounder, President & CEO of iNovia Capital is helping lead Montreal’s tech industry to success. Chris is consistently helping bridge the gap between VCs and entrepreneurs, by highlighting the importance of building more than just a financial relationship....

  
• 05.17.2017

  Episode 24 : Satish Kanwar

  Satish Kanwar is Shopify’s VP of Product, he is also an active speaker, mentor, and angel investor in the Canadian startup community, not to mention was included on last year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He explains how Shopify has...

  
• 05.12.2017

  Episode 21 : Masha Krol

  As the Experience Designer at Element AI, Masha Krol is leading the industry towards AI-focused design. Masha talks about the importance of distinguishing between working a lot and working productively. She discusses the potential of good design to establish trust...

  
• 04.28.2017

  Episode 20 : Justin Ling

  As an investigative journalist and editor at VICE News, Justin covers topics such as security, intel, privacy, foreign policy, justice, and politics. We learn his views on the immediacy of twitter, and the nuances of online journalism vs. print media....

  
• 04.13.2017

  Episode 19 : Isaac Souweine

  Isaac is the Entrepreneur in Residence at Real Ventures. He talks to us about the habits he’s carried with him from past leadership roles at startups like Sonder, Frank + Oak, Yahoo and Scholastic. Isaac’s passion for creating great products...

  
• 03.30.2017

  Episode 18: Miss Me

  Dubbed by VICE as Montreal’s Premier Art Vandal, Miss Me transforms the city’s walls and streets into a canvas for her art. Miss Me discussed the activism and feminism in her art that unapologetically commands the attention of passersby. We...

  
• 03.10.2017

  Episode 17: Adi Goodrich & Sean Pecknold of Sing Sing

  Adi Goodrich and Sean Pecknold are Sing Sing, a collaborative animation, photography & design studio based in Los Angeles. We spoke about the benefits of being a couple while running a studio together, their shared obsession with creativity, the importance...

  
• 02.17.2017

  Episode 16: Ethan Song

  Ethan Song is a co-founder of Frank & Oak, a digital fashion retailer with over 2.5 million members and 16 unique brick and mortar locations across North America. Ethan wears many hats at Frank & Oak, he tells us about...

  
• 02.04.2017

  Episode 15: Jess Salomon

  Jess Salomon is a former United Nations war crimes lawyer turned stand-up comic, now based in NYC. In this episode, Jess talks about finding the perfect joke, how Montreal is a unique place for comedy, and what role language and...

  
• 01.18.2017

  Episode 14 : Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree

  Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree are a design couple based in Brooklyn known for their strong individual design aesthetics, their collaborative and beautifully quirky Complements photo series, as well as a shared obsession with everything Japanese. We sat down with...

  
• 12.22.2016

  Episode 13 : Caterina Rizzi

  Caterina is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Breather, a rapidly expanding on-demand space company operating in cities like New York, San Francisco, LA, London, Toronto and Montreal. She talks about the importance of design in unlocking new markets,...

  
• 12.10.2016

  Episode 12 : Clark Valberg

  We interview the man, the myth, the meme: Clark Valberg, aka “Clark from Invision.” In 2011, he co-founded InVision; the company that has gone on to receive more than $130 million in investment and become an essential industry prototyping tool....

  
• 11.25.2016

  Episode 11 : Meg He and Nina Faulhaber

  Meg He and Nina Faulhaber are co-founders of ADAY, a lifestyle brand creating fashionable technical clothing for busy ladies. They discuss their daily routines, and how simplifying your morning routine can create the headspace and time for more meaningful work....

  
• 11.08.2016

  Episode 10 : Nicole Jacek

  Nicole Jacek is the founder and creative director of NJLA, a research-based design consultancy in Venice Beach in LA. We talk about how she’s changed her work habits to get the most out of her brain, how she mixes...

  
• 10.28.2016

  Episode 9 - Keira Alexandra

  Keira Alexandra discusses approaches to her work as Co-Founder of the design studio Work-Order in NYC. They run an incredible Festival called Day for Night, happening for the second time this December in Houston. We learn how they’ve quickly carved...

  
• 10.26.2016

  Episode 9 : Keira Alexandra

  Keira Alexandra discusses approaches to her work as Co-Founder of the design studio Work-Order in NYC. They run an incredible Festival called Day for Night, happening for the second time this December in Houston. We learn how they’ve quickly carved...

  
• 10.13.2016

  Episode 8 : Sylvain Carle

  Sylvain Carle has been a Partner at RealVentures and the General Manager at FounderFuel since 2014. Prior to this, he was a Senior Developer Advocate at Twitter in Silicon Valley. Sylvain is always an open book, a really wonderful guy,...

  
• 09.29.2016

  Classic: Episode 7 - Armin Vit

  Alex speaks with Armin Vit of UnderConsideration, Brand New and the Brand New Conference about the evolution of a side-project blog that is now a world-renowned design conference, and the importance of following your obsessions, because you never know...

  
• 09.14.2016

  Episode 6 : Maria Molfino

  Maria Molfino is a writer and women’s creative leadership coach, helping women put their creative confidence into action. She is also the host of Heroine – a podcast featuring the journeys of top creative women leaders and risk-takers. In this...

  
• 08.31.2016

  Episode 3 : Daniel Burka

  As a Design Partner at GV, Daniel Burka has what many would consider a designer’s dream job, in being able to create impactful design, growing as a designer through mentorship, and working on a wide variety of projects. In a...

  
• 08.31.2016

  Episode 2 : Ann Friedman

  We speak with Ann Friedman about her transition from accidental to intentional freelance journalism, her much loved Call Your Girlfriend podcast and weekly newsletter, and the inherent self-promotional nature of writing vs. other creative disciplines. We learn how “old school”...

  
• 08.31.2016

  Episode 4 : Patti Schmidt

  We chat with the eminent digital music and arts curator Patti Schmidt about discovering culture through radio while growing up the suburbs of Ottawa, her first radio gig at McGill and how’s she’s inserted herself into the underground music scene...

  
• 08.31.2016

  Episode 5 : Mikael Cho

  As the Co-Founder of the startups Crew and Unsplash, Mikael Cho makes it all sound so simple. Behind his relaxed demeanour, we discover the secret to Crew’s success (hint: it’s not all about crushing monthly targets), and how a heightened...

  
• 08.31.2016

  Episode 1 : Tobias van Schneider

  On our inaugural episode, we chat with the one and only Tobias van Schneider about his various multidisciplinary design projects, making meaningful connections on social media, and staying productive in the age of distraction. Despite a prolific career, you may...