Startup Canada

Jan 20 2025 10 ep. 43 mins 359
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Can Technology Transform Mental Health Care for Children? with Matt Cohen

Jan 20 2025 45 mins  
In this episode, Matt Cohen, Founder and CEO of PlaySpace, a digital health platform focused on improving mental health care for children, discusses the evolution of therapy from in-person sessions to virtual environments, emphasizing the importance of engaging children in therapy through play.

Creating and Contributing to an Inclusive Society with Emily Mercy

Jan 13 2025 48 mins  
Emily Mercy lives by the principle that whatever your mind can conceive, it can achieve. Emily has always been a creator and had the ability to visualize the outcomes that she hopes to achieve. As the Co-Founder and the Managing Director at Goparity Canada, Emily has gained valuable insights into the challenges facing the Canadian social finance landscape. Everyday she works to adv

Solving the Connection Conundrum with Shawn Hewat

Jan 06 2025 39 mins  
Shawn is the CEO and co-founder of Wavy, the Culture Hub for distributed teams. Wavy empowers companies to build meaningful connection and community at work, regardless of where employees are located. With a background in employee experience and marketing, Shawn is passionate about the future of work, people and culture, and work-play-life balance. Outside of Wavy, she can be found

How Tech Can Transform Travel with Shelley Montreuil

Dec 16 2024 43 mins  
Shelley Montreuil has more than 15 years of experience building and managing tech for tourism. Trippl is a next generation, all in one trip planning app that partners with tourism destinations to bring travellers ‘gems’ without having to go through the hassle of scouring the web.

Seeds of Success: Revolutionizing Indoor Gardening with Alberto Aguilar

Dec 09 2024 37 mins  
Alberto Aguilar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Plantaform Technology, an innovative company focused on creating smart indoor gardens using NASA's FogPonics technology. Alberto shares his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges faced during product development, and the impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains.

Lyrics That Matter: Combining Tech and Music with Darryl Ballantyne

Dec 02 2024 45 mins  
Darryl Ballantyne, Founder and CEO of LyricFind, shares his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of music licensing, and the innovative solutions his company provides to the music industry.

Connections to Culture through Streetwear with Caitlin Wemigwans

Nov 25 2024 36 mins  
In this episode of the Startup Canada Podcast, Caitlin Wemigwans, Founder of Pre&Peri, shares how her streetwear brand connects customers to culture by incorporating Indigenous designs and motifs. Interested in a .CA domain? Check it out here!

Uncommon Sense for Founders with Eldon Sprickerhoff

Nov 18 2024 47 mins  
Eldon Sprickerhoff is an active entrepreneur, investor, mentor, author, advisory and board member at the intersections of information security, computer science, machine learning, SaaS, and finance. He is best known for founding eSentire, a leading global cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response company based in Waterloo that in 2021 achieved a “unicorn” valuation of 1.1b U

LIVE: Startup Canada Podcast with Kurtis McBride

Nov 11 2024 42 mins  
For the first time ever, we took the Startup Canada Podcast to the big stage at the Startup Canada Tour in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. In this episode, our host Rick Spence, interviews Kurtis McBride, Founder of Miovision, a fast-growing Kitchener-based company using computer vision, artificial intelligence and advanced modeling to help cities modernize their approach to managing

A Trauma Informed Approach to Leadership with Somia Sadiq

Nov 04 2024 43 mins  
Somia Sadiq, Founder of Narratives Inc., discusses her work in engagement, conflict transformation, and negotiating space for marginalized voices.