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Business in Vancouver's Forty Under 40 awards for 2020. BIV Forty under 40 winners share their most important takeaway from a year of unprecedented disruption and challenge. The awards recognize the achievements of B.C.'s young entrepreneurs, executives and professionals with demonstrated excellence in business, judgment, leadership and community contribution. “We are very proud to honour the recipients,” said Kirk LaPointe, BIV publisher and editor-in-chief. “As it is every year, the competition was strong among a large field of nominees, which made the judging quite challenging.” The recipients include: Braam Jordaan, Convo Communications; Troy Abromaitis, Bucci Developments; Solon Bucholtz, LBC Studios; Corinne Caldwell, British Columbia Real Estate Association; Natalie Chan, Be the Change Group; Zac Cohen, Trulioo; Jon Conlin, Fasken; Joshua Davis, JL Davis Enterprises; Emile de Rosenroll, South Island Prosperity Partnership; Mitchell Demeter, Netcoins; Joe Deobald, Full Frame Marketing; Carling Dick,

David Williams, vice-president of policy at the Business Council of British Columbia, discusses a new BCBC report that examines the country’s total indebtedness. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rare earth minerals are increasingly important for emerging energy technologies. For Defense Metals, a Vancouver-based mining company with a large deposit of them in northern B.C., the geopolitics involving China and America are bound to have an impact on their market --- just as Canadian policies will. CEO and president Craig Taylor of Defense Metals discusses the challenges with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Judith Sayers, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council president and Vancouver Island University chancellor, joins Hayley Woodin for a conversation on Indigenous leadership, advocacy and sustainable development. The discussion is part of a special BIV Women in Leadership series, sponsored by the Women's Enterprise Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Webnames.ca co-founder and CEO Cybele Negris joins Hayley Woodin for a conversation on female leadership in male-dominated industries, imposter syndrome and mentorship. The discussion is part of a special BIV Women in Leadership series, sponsored by the Women's Enterprise Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vancouver Airport Authority CEO Tamara Vrooman joins Hayley Woodin for a conversation on leadership, what it's like to be first and her appointment as chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. The discussion is part of a special BIV Women in Leadership series, sponsored by the Women's Enterprise Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Honourable Selina Robinson joins Hayley Woodin for a conversation on leadership in politics, her greatest professional challenges and her goals for her term as minister of finance. The discussion is part of a special BIV Women in Leadership series, sponsored by the Women's Enterprise Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BIV celebrated six 2021 Influential Women in Business award winners at a virtual gala on March 8. Watch the full event, which includes speeches from this year’s honourees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pandemic has been cranking up stress levels across the globe over the past year. As working from home becomes the norm, how are workaholics adjusting to these changes and what can be done to bring down stress levels to healthy levels? Lieke ten Brummelhuis an associate professor at SFU’s Beedie School of Business joins BIV Today to discuss these issues ahead of a March 9 lecture. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taryn Stephenson of Music Heals discusses Music Therapy Awareness Month and how the B.C. business community has stepped up to support the non-profits programming during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GenomeBC has established a leading role in scientific research in the country and has focused attention in the last year on learning about the pandemic to advance treatment techniques and to prepare us for future health threats. Pascal Spothelfer, the president president and CEO of GenomeBC, talks to BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe about the non-profit organization’s contributions to the genomic understanding of COVID-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BIV's Tyler Orton and publisher Kirk LaPointe talk about the vaccine rollout for BC and its implications.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dylan Collingwood, CEO of Tilt9 Entertainment, joins BIV Today to discuss how producers like himself are navigating new safety protocols, mandatory quarantining of international talent and more to keep the entertainment sector chugging along during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becky Brauer, co-founder and co-CEO of Vancouver-based Fresh Prep, discusses the company's launch of a zero-waste meal kit – an industry first. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stay Wilder CEO Jodie Hewson joins BIV to discuss how tapping into Millennials might be the key to giving the tourism sector a much-needed boost. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BIV honours six recipients of our annual CEO of the Year awards in a virtual event sponsored by Deloitte and FASKEN. Meet the winners: Milton Carrasco of Transoft Solutions, Roger Dall’Antonia of FortisBC, Ann English of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Darlene Hyde of BC Real Estate Association, Shahrzad Rafati of BroadbandTV, and Cathy Thorpe of Nurse Next Door. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As esports surge in popularity, it appears Vancouver has a chance to become a leading global hub. Shawn Caldera, e-sports co-ordinator for the Vancouver Economic Commission, joins BIV Today to discuss a new report detailing the city’s potential to tap into the economic benefits of esports. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the latest Home Insurance Price Index report from LowestRates.ca, condo insurance in B.C. rose 18% last year, compared to 2019. Company CEO Justin Thouin discusses insights from the report with host Hayley Woodin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthonia Ogundele is the founder Ethos Lab, which aims to create more opportunities for Black youths seeking access to technology and mentoring. She joins BIV Today to discuss the organization’s latest initiative during Black History Month. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will shape the future of work in Canada? A new report from the Brookfield Institute at Ryerson University has identified eight megatrends likely to influence the country's labour market over the next decade. One of the report's lead authors, Heather Russek, joins Hayley Woodin to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.