Shawn Wilson talks about how Muzooka works for more than 1.5 million artists and the industry built around them
Shawn Wilson is CEO of Muzooka. What is Muzooka? Wilson: Muzooka is where musical artists and their teams manage their media assets across multiple platforms from one central hub. Update your photos, bio, social media and video links on Muzooka, and we distribute those to our many industry partners, who always need access to the…
President Neil Gruninger wants to create a YouTube alternative for families, content producers and family brands
Neil Gruninger is president and chief product officer of Kidoodle TV. What is Kidoodle TV? Gruninger: Kidoodle.TV is a Safe Streaming video service for children that delivers thousands of hours of vetted children's programs to Internet-connected devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, personal computers, Roku, Apple TV and many others. How, when and why…
Kerry George of the Canadian Imperial Business Network on the kind of game-changing information you get when you make connections
Kerry George is CEO at Canadian Imperial Business Network. What’s the Canadian Imperial Business Network and what does it do? George: The Canadian Imperial Business Network or CIBN is a business networking organization that brings business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals together for networking and knowledge. Our mission is to help Canadian business owners to thrive.…
Ron Wuotila of RW Sport Performance Consulting talks about the importance of leadership, commitment to detail, discipline and belief
Ron Wuotila is president at RW Sport Performance Consulting. What is RW Sport Performance Consulting and what do you do? Wuotila: I help high-performance sport organizations, coaches and leaders get better. Much of my consulting work with organizations focuses on assessment and healthy reflection as a means to ensure that they have the right strategies,…
Elle Campbell of Elle Connects talks about connecting with your target audience where they’re already hanging out
Elle Campbell is a marketer, social media strategist, brand storyteller, and owner and chief operator of Elle Connects. Tell me a little about your background and what you do now? Campbell: With my content marketing business Elle Connects, I help brands and businesses tell their brand story and connect with their customers through content creation…
David Owen Cord and Amin Lalani of Avanti Software talk about assisting companies in executing and improving people management
David Owen Cord and Amin Lalani are co-CEOs of Avanti Software. What is Avanti Software and what does it do? Lalani: Simply put, Avanti exists to help Canadian companies build better workplaces. We do this through our all-in-one, Human Capital Management (HCM) software-as-a-service (SaaS). Our integrated, end-to-end platform helps businesses find, engage, schedule, manage, pay…
Shami Sandhu talks about what makes Realty ONE Group different and why those differences work well for buyers and agents
Shami Sandhu is president and regional director of Realty ONE Group of Western Canada. What is the Realty ONE Group and what do you do? Sandhu: Realty ONE Group is a full-service lifestyle real estate brand that has experienced rapid growth since Kuba Jewgieniew started the company in 2005. Unlike existing traditional models, we don’t…
Ben Myers of Bullpen Research & Consulting talks about how markets are changing across the country
Ben Myers is president of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc. What does your research tell you about today's consumer and what they’re looking for in a new home? Myers: Location remains the top priority for buyers, that hasn't changed. However, different demographic segments have much different priorities after location. In speaking with realtors and developers,…
Paul Bzeta of Kicker Video talks about how marketing in the digital age is evolving
Paul Bzeta is CEO of Kicker Video. Paul spoke with Calgary's Business's Mario Toneguzzi Tell me what Kicker is and what it does? Bzeta: Kicker produces video content for B2B clients in Canada and the U.S. Videos that help our clients explain their products and services in a simple way in order to drive new leads,…
Kathy Yuen of Phase One Design talks about how to build an award-winning company from scratch, even during downturns
Kathy Yuen is president of Phase One Design. Tell me about Phase One Design. How it got started, why, where you’re located and what you do? Yuen: Phase One Design is a residential design firm. We specialize in the architecture of luxury custom homes (not to be confused with interior design). How did it all…
Ernest Barbaric of Ernest Media talks about adopting an agnostic and agile approach
Ernest Barbaric is a digital marketing strategist at Ernest Media, lead designer and instructor for digital marketing strategy at the Canadian Marketing Association and founder of the Social Media for Business program at Calgary's Mount Royal University. What's your feel about how businesses today have used social media to better their bottom line? Barbaric: Social…
The CEO of the Canadian Football Academy talks about why team building, leadership and motivation are so important
Tom Higgins is CEO of the Canadian Football Academy and a former coach in the Canadian Football League. What is the Canadian Football Academy and what does it do? Higgins: The CFA was born of an idea between me and Tony Fasano. We wanted to promote youth football in a positive, safe and skilful way.…
Ann Marie MacDougall of LeaderBoom talks about preparing the next generation for the high-pressure global business arena
Ann Marie MacDougall is president of LeaderBoom Inc. What is LeaderBoom and why was it created? MacDougall: LeaderBoom is a results-oriented firm launched in 2012 that provides just-in-time customized leadership development programs and advisory services designed to empower and accelerate performance in individuals, teams, organizations, and communities. We do this by integrating fresh insights mined through…
Ryan DeLuca of the Calgary Real Estate Board talks about what a buyer can ask and what a seller must disclose about pot
Ryan DeLuca is supervisor of training and compliance, member practice, with the Calgary Real Estate Board. What are the biggest potential impacts to the residential housing market of the legalization of cannabis? DeLuca: For some buyers, cannabis cultivation in a property may affect their ability to secure financing or homeowner’s insurance on that property. Some…
Cheryl Dyck of MSI Action Group and CASS Consulting talks about moulding leaders who inspire success
Cheryl Dyck is president and CEO of MSI Action Group and CASS Consulting Inc. Tell me what you do? Dyck: At a high level, we work alongside business owners and their teams to build their success, like business advisers. We become confidantes of the business owners and help them plan their business future, growth and…