Calgary Business Podcast

This was an energized podcast to talk about the non-profit organization that Andy and Nuke founded to provide a private outlet for men to talk about mental health and other issues impacting their lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Steven truly had his “sights” set on being an Optometrist from an early age (grade 9). When he “saw” the perfect location in the Inglewood district of Calgary, he “looked” no further before he opened his retail store in November 2019.  To learn more, click on the links below:  §§§  Respect Eyecare website | https://www.respecteyecare.com/  Respect Eyecare on Instagram | @respect.eyecare  Respect Eyecare on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/respecteyecare/  §§§ Dr. Steven Hoang, LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevenhoang/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

There is a lot to unpack in this podcast as Jason and I talked about Covid19, education, 4th Industrial Revolution, outcomes, community, digital transformation, blockchain, scaling….  To learn more, click on the links below:  §§§  World Economic Forum (WEF) link | https://www.weforum.org/  WEF Global Shapers Calgary on Instagram | @yycshapers  WEF on Instagram | @worldeconomicforum  Calgary Economic Development (CED) website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/  CED on Instagram | @lifeinCalgary Jason Ribeiro LinkedIn profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribeirojason/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Imagine being able to create a cocktail combination based upon your “mood”? That is exactly what Meredith and Tony are able to do with a bottle of alcohol and a “smoke” board. To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ Spirits with Smoke website | https://spiritswithsmoke.ca/ Spirits with Smoke on Instagram | @spiritswithsmoke §§§ Meredith McNamara on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-mcnamara-353122113/ Antonio Querin on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-querin-b62b24a6/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Matthew Wilson, or Matt, shares his philosophy on how small businesses and startups can effectively and affordably “land and expand” in today’s market. Matt instinctively draws from his teenage days of getting his neighbors to sign “exclusivity contracts” for his snow shovelling business — at the age of 13! To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ BeerGuys Promotions website | https://www.beerguys.ca/ BeerGuys on Instagram | @beerguysyyc §§§ Matthew Wilson on Twitter | @mattwilsonyyc Matthew Wilson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilsonyyc/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Thomas has an abundance of ideas that he brings to the table with his digital marketing company, Red Spot Marketing. There is a lot to unpack in this podcast ranging from marketing strategies for small businesses to the fires and floods in Ft. MacMurray, Alberta to getting paid for your YouTube channel. Click on the links below: §§§ Red Spot Marketing website | https://www.redspotmarketing.ca/ Red Spot Marketing on Instagram | @redspotmarketinginc §§§ Thomas Deneve on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-deneve-ba4a18155/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

There is a lot to unpack in this podcast so I am just going to stop here and let Colin Pischke explain first hand about what got him started into 3D printing, what he is focused on, how the global 3D printing community has responded to the Covid-19 crisis and some ideas for the future direction of 3D printing. Click on the links below: §§§ Print Your Mind 3D website | https://www.printyourmind3d.ca/ Print Your Mind 3D on Instagram | @printyourmind3d Print Your Mind 3D on Twitter | @printyourmind3d Print Your Mind 3D on YouTube | https://bit.ly/2TFE3J7 §§§ Colin Pischke on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-pischke-44a9bb61/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Renee truly takes her work home with her every day. As a career Occupational Therapist, Renee saw an opportunity to not only provide OT (or occupational therapy) for her son but also for other families. That prompted her to start the “Kids OT Calgary” in 2010.  To learn more about Renee and her “OT” work, click on the links below:  §§§  Kids OT Calgary website | https://www.kidsotcalgary.com/  Kids OT Calgary on Instagram | @kidsotcalgary --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Malka created the Green Generation Company from a project idea during her MBA studies at Queen’s University.  Malka has a real passion for the potential in the Canadian cannabis industry and is dedicated to “…ending the stigma on Cannabis…” through education and awareness.  To learn more about Malka and her work, click on the links below:  §§§  The Green Generation Company website | https://greengencompany.com/  The Green Generation Company on Twitter | @GreenGenCo1  §§§ Malka Labell on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/malka-labell/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Vintri Technologies is a software solution to provide traceability of key materials (such as pipes and valves) in the construction and management of oil and gas assets. To learn more about Vintri Technologies, click on the links below: §§§ Vintri Technologies website | https://vintritech.com/ Vintri Technologies on Twitter | @VintriTech Vintri Technologies on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/vintri-technologies-inc-/ §§§ Brendan Boyle on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-boyle-55249143/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Kevin has been around business and tech pretty much since graduating from University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce, Development of Information Systems degree. His current business, the EvryWork co-working platform which he co-founded with his 3 partners, appears to be well suited to help small businesses effectively and affordably function in the years to come. To learn more about Kevin Dahl and his work in Calgary, click on the links below: §§§ Evry Work website | https://evrywork.com/ Evry Work on Instagram | @evrywork Evry Work on Twitter | @evryworkwork §§§ Platform Calgary website | https://www.platformcalgary.com/ Platform Calgary on Twitter | @PlatformCalgary Platform Calgary on Instagram | @PlatformCalgary Platform Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/platformcalgary/ §§§ Kevin Dahl on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindahl/ Kevin Dahl on twitter | @kevindahl --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Wellspring Calgary is an incredible support organization for individuals with cancer that was fittingly founded in 2007 by 3 (three) cancer survivors.  Patti Morris introduces the Calgary Business Podcast listeners to a fully functioning operation of staff, volunteers, and programs that are geared towards focusing on the needs of its 6000+ members.  To learn more about Wellspring Calgary, click on the links below:  §§§  Wellspring Calgary website | https://wellspringcalgary.ca/  Wellspring Calgary on Twitter | @WellspringYYC  Wellspring Calgary on Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/WellspringCalgary/  Wellspring Calgary on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellspringcalgary/  §§§   Patti Morris on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-morris-16ab2914/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Andi Caruso is an inspiration to those wanting to start their own business, for those that may need help with their business and for those that need help clearing those pesky “To Do Lists”.  To learn more about both of her companies, click on the links below:  §§§  PROOF CONSULTING Proof Consulting Website | https://www.proofconsulting.ca/  §§§  TADOO  Tadoo website | https://tadoo.ca/  Tadoo on Instagram | @tadooinc  Tadoo on Twitter | @tadooinc  §§§  Andi Caruso on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andi-caruso-mba-31616123/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

There is no surprise that the “daughter” of this creative studio works with many iconic brands in the Calgary community, not least of which was a past guest of the podcast (episode 56) To learn more about how the Daughter team can help brands create, click on the links below: §§§ Daughter Creative website | https://www.daughtercreative.com/ Daughter Creative on Instagram | @Daughter_Creative Daughter Creative on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/daughter-advertising-&-design/ Jonathan Herman on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanh/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

What a terrific origin story. From working at his father's restaurant in Banff to taking a "Spirits" course in Chicago, Matt and his co-founder, Keith, decided to open their own craft distillery in the town of Canmore! To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ Wild Life Distillery website | https://www.wildlifedistillery.ca Wild Life Distillery on Instagram | @wldspirits Wild Life Distillery on Twitter | @wldspirits Matthew Widmer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wldmatt/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

The technology Cory Fehr and his team introduced to the oil & gas sector in 2016 was critical in terms of saving time and money for their clients. This just may be the period when such benefits will play a part on helping oil companies navigate through the Covid-19 crisis. To learn more, click on the links below:  §§§  Integrity Insitu website | http://integrityinsitu.com  Integrity Insitu on Twitter | @IntegrityInsitu  Cory Fehr on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-fehr-95691312/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Fantastic to learn that Toronto-based Social Lite Vodka began it’s origin story on the shelves of liquor stores in Calgary and across Alberta before expanding across Canada. To learn more, click on the links below:  §§§  SoCIAL Lite Vodka website | https://www.sociallitevodka.com  SoCIAL Lite Vodka on Instagram | @sociallitevodka  SoCIAL Lite Vodka on Twitter | @sociallitevodka  Dan Beach on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbeach1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

What happens when an urban planning graduate ends up working as a flight attendant? He decides to launch a tech company focused on providing a 3D vision of skyscrapers in downtown Canadian cities. To learn more of this exciting company and its energetic CEO, click on the links below: §§§ 3D City Scapes website | https://www.3dcityscapes.ca/ 3D City Scapes on Instagram | @3dcityscapes 3D City Scapes on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/3dcityscapes/ Raza Jafri on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/razajafri/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

In yet another episode, the Calgary Business Podcast featured a guest that pivoted from his career as an engineer into a real business opportunity providing talented artists with an off-stage platform to find gigs. To learn more, click on the links below: §§§ StageHand website | https://www.stagehand.app StageHand on Twitter | @stagehandlive StageHand on Instagram | @stagehandlive Derek Manns on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-manns/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message

Vanessa has a passion for tea that has inspired her to create a unique customer experience behind each cup of tea similar to a glass of fine wine or Cuban cigar. Since Vanessa informed me that tea has a 5000 year history, we barely scratched the surface on this podcast! To learn more, click on the links below:  §§§  Shisso Tea website | https://shissotea.com/  Shisso Tea on Twitter | @ShissoTea  Shisso Tea on Instagram | @shissotea  Vanessa Chislett on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessachislett/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message