Behind the Brand®

Jul 16 2024 52 ep. 39 mins

Welcome to Behind the Brand® presented by Neo, hosted by Jeff Adamson, co-founder of Neo Financial and SkipTheDishes. On this podcast, we learn from leaders who are reimagining, innovating, and transforming the financial and retail industries across Canada.

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The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & Company

Jul 16 2024 48 mins

S02:E08: The Future of Global Banking with Miklós Dietz, Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office at McKinsey & CompanyMiklós Dietz | Senior Partner, Managing Partner of Vancouver Office | The Future of Global Banking“Winning business models are not stuck in one sector.”— Miklós DietzThis time, on Behind the Brand, we sit down with Miklós Dietz. Miklós le

Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of Canada

Jul 02 2024 44 mins

S02:E07: Modernizing Payments Infrastructure with Ron Morrow, Executive Director at the Bank of CanadaRon Morrow | Executive Director at the Bank of Canada | Modernizing Payments Infrastructure“You want a system that is stable and reliable, but not one that is so stable and reliable that it stifles innovation and competition. So it's a challenge to find [the] trade off.I think a

The State of Entrepreneurship in Canada with Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Co-Founder and CEO at Flinks

Jun 18 2024 45 mins

S02:E06, Yves-Gabriel Leboeuf, Co-Founder and CEO at FlinksYves-Gabriel Leboeuf | Co-Founder and CEO at Flinks | State of Entrepreneurship in Canada“Having competitors is fine. It's actually good… It keeps you sharp... You gotta find ways to have the right product that fits in the market against your competitors.”— Yves-Gabriel LeboeufIn this episode, we speak with Yves-Gab

Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada

Jun 04 2024 43 mins

S02:E05, Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments CanadaDonna Kinoshita | Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada | Bringing Real-Time Payments to Canada with Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer at Payments Canada“We call it… the three legged stool. You've got the Retail Payments Activities Act as the rules. The Canadian Payments Act is the who can be members a

Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float

May 21 2024 45 mins

S02:E04, Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at FloatRob Khazzam | Co-Founder and CEO at Float | Delivering Frictionless Financial Experiences for Canadian Enterprises with Rob Khazzam, Co-Founder and CEO at Float"There's a million reasons for a company like Skip or Neo or Float or any business to not go anywhere. They get built by people who go 'I will go through every single rabbit h

Designing a Banking System for New Entrants with William Keliehor, Former Chief Commercial Officer at Interac

May 07 2024 49 mins

S02:E03, William Keliehor, Former CCO at InteracWilliam Keliehor| Former CCO at Interac | Designing a Banking System for New Entrants with William Keliehor“My philosophy in life is very agile, in that, I'd rather get something to market, and listen, learn, and then tweak, pivot, and then move.”— William KeliehorIn this episode, we speak with William Keliehor. William is the f

Unlocking the Potential of Small Businesses in Canada with Faye Pang, Country Manager at Xero

Apr 23 2024 41 mins

"There is so much that technology can unlock in terms of giving small business owners back time... their most valuable resource in life. - Faye Pang We’re joined by Faye Pang, Country Manager at Xero, a new Zealand–based technology company that provides cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. Faye is an industry leader with a track record of successfully launching

The Future of Open Banking in Canada with Abraham Tachjian, Canada's Open Banking Lead

Apr 09 2024 41 mins

S02E01: Abraham Tachjian, Director of Digital Banking, PwCEpisode Title: Abraham Tachjian | Former Open Banking Lead to the Government of Canada“Consumers don’t care about open banking… It's an industry term… They care about the capabilities that come with it.”— Abraham Tachjian We’re speaking with Abraham Tachjian, Open Banking Lead to the Government of Canada and th

E43: Erin Barton | Chief Development Officer, JA Canada | Fostering Entrepreneurship among Young Canadians

Mar 19 2024 34 mins

“Our teens today will find themselves in five or more really quite different careers over the course of their lifetime... how we equip youth with the skills to be able to transfer and adapt through their different career journeys and environments is really, really key to our work.”— Erin BartonErin Barton is the Chief Development Officer for JA Canada and one of Canada's lead

E42: Mike Murchison | CEO, Ada | The world of AI entrepreneurship: Navigating risks, embracing authenticity, and scaling up

Mar 05 2024 40 mins

“And that's what that's what entrepreneurship gives you. It gives you access to problems that are really hard to solve that, in my case, at least, for the kind of problems I like to solve, I can't find anywhere else.”— Mike MurchisonIn this episode, Mike Murchison, the co-founder and CEO of Ada, shares insights on redefining success beyond external measures and embracing intr