BIV Today
925 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago -British Columbia's only daily news show focused on business, brought to you by Business in Vancouver newspaper and biv.com. Join hosts editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe as well as reporters Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin as they interview Canada's business and political leaders about the pressing issues facing British Columbian businesses and industries today. Join them as they discuss real estate, technology, the resource industries and local and provincial politics.
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BIV Buying and selling a business series: Buying pt. II
November 25, 2020 00:10 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBPart two of a four-part Business Excellence Series on Buying and Selling a Business features David Harvey of the Richards Buell Sutton law firm, Derek Strong of Roynat Capital financial services firm, and business brokers Jason Brice of jasonbrice.com and Arturo Kalb of Murphy Business Brokers. This part of the series discusses buying a business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV Buying and selling a business series: Buying pt. I
November 24, 2020 00:04 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBPart one of a four-part Business Excellence Series on Buying and Selling a Business features David Harvey of the Richards Buell Sutton law firm, Derek Strong of Roynat Capital financial services firm, and business brokers Jason Brice of jasonbrice.com and Arturo Kalb of Murphy Business Brokers. This part of the series discusses buying a business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV Philanthropy series: Canuck Place
November 20, 2020 23:30 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBOn this episode, Canuck Place Children's Hospice CEO Margaret McNeil discusses providing care during COVID-19, and how charities have been affected by the pandemic. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV CEO awards: BroadbandTV Corp. and Transoft Solutions
November 20, 2020 00:16 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBBIV is recognizing six business leaders with the annual CEO Of The Year award. This three-part series of interviews looks at their challenges of leading their organizations in the pandemic. This podcast features Shahrzad Rafati, CEO and Founder of BroadbandTV Corp. (winner in the Large Business category) and Milton Carrasco, CEO and President of Transoft Solutions (winner in the Small Business category). They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omny...
BIV CEO awards: Engineers and Geoscientists BC and Nurse Next Door
November 18, 2020 19:04 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBBIV is recognizing six business leaders with the annual CEO Of The Year award. This three-part series of interviews looks at their challenges of leading their organizations in the pandemic. This podcast features Ann English, CEO and Registrar of Engineers and Geoscientists BC (winner in the Publicly Accountable category) and Cathy Thorpe, CEO and President of Nurse Next Door(awarded a Special Distinction for her work in the pandemic). They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in...
BIV CEO awards: BCREA and FortisBC
November 18, 2020 00:09 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBBIV is recognizing six business leaders with the annual CEO Of The Year award. This three-part series of interviews will look at their challenges of leading their organizations in the pandemic. This podcast features Darlene Hyde, CEO and President of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (winner in the Not-For-Profit category) and Roger Dall’Antonia, CEO and President of FortisBC (winner in the Enterprise Company category). They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chi...
BIV Philanthropy series: Ronald McDonald House
November 16, 2020 23:56 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBOn this episode, Richard Pass – CEO of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon – shares how COVID-19 has impacted his organization and affected charitable giving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV's BC CFO awards
November 11, 2020 00:27 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBBIV and the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC are proud to announce six recipients of the 2020 BC CFO Awards. The awards in various sectors of the British Columbian economy, recognize each year the invaluable contributions of financial leadership in companies and institutions. They are particularly important this year as our economy has navigated the impact of the pandemic. The winners were honoured October 27th at a small-scale event before an in-person gathering at the Terminal Ci...
How COVID-19 is challenging the life sciences sector
November 11, 2020 00:27 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe life sciences sector is attracting significant investment and attention for its excellence in our economy. Wendy Hurlburt, president and CEO of LifeSciencesBC, discusses the timely opportunities and challenges for the sector, in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How the factual TV sector keeps delivering
November 07, 2020 00:05 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBThe annual FactualWEST conference returns this year in virtual form, offering TV industry professionals insights on how everything from docuseries to reality shows are being produced in this era. FactualWEST director of programming Kate Green joins BIV Today to unpack how the industry has been holding up amid the pandemic. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV cybersecurity panel Pt. II
November 06, 2020 00:27 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBThe pandemic has posed a new level of threats to our cybersecurity as data that was once contained on business systems now spreads into remote worksites. In a two-part series, our expert panel examines the challenges to keep our data safe. Paul Armitage, a partner and Vancouver industry technology group leader at Gowling WLG, Derek Manky, chief of security Insights & global threat alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs and David Masson, director of enterprise for the AI cyber defence firm D...
BIV cybersecurity panel Pt. I
November 06, 2020 00:23 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe pandemic has posed a new level of threats to our cybersecurity as data that was once contained on business systems now spreads into remote worksites. In a two-part series, our expert panel examines the challenges to keep our data safe. Paul Armitage, a partner and Vancouver industry technology group leader at Gowling WLG, Derek Manky, chief of security Insights & global threat alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs and David Masson, director of enterprise for the AI cyber defence firm D...
BIV cybersecurity panel: Pt. II
November 04, 2020 00:17 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBThe pandemic has posed a new level of threats to our cybersecurity as data that was once contained on business systems now spreads into remote worksites. In a two-part series, our expert panel examines the challenges to keep our data safe. Paul Armitage, a partner and Vancouver industry technology group leader at Gowling WLG, Derek Manky, chief of security Insights & global threat alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs and David Masson, director of enterprise for the AI cyber defence firm D...
BIV cybersecurity panel: Pt. I
November 03, 2020 00:23 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThe pandemic has posed a new level of threats to our cybersecurity as data that was once contained on business systems now spreads into remote worksites. In a two-part series, our expert panel examines the challenges to keep our data safe. Paul Armitage, a partner and Vancouver industry technology group leader at Gowling WLG, Derek Manky, chief of security Insights & global threat alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs and David Masson, director of enterprise for the AI cyber defence firm D...
How the U.S. election could affect your finances
October 30, 2020 22:19 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBWith the U.S. election just days away, BlueShore Financial’s Claudio Chisani unpacks how the state of American politics and global conditions brought on by the pandemic are set to influence investments of Canadians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV CFO awards: CPA and Pinnacle Renewal
October 29, 2020 22:43 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBBIV features its Chief Financial Officers of the Year in this interview series in the impact of the pandemic on their businesses This conversation features Amy Lam of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia And Andrea Johnston of Pinnacle Renewal. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV CFO awards BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Diversified Royalty Ltd.
October 28, 2020 22:16 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBBIV features its Chief Financial Officers of the Year in this interview series in the impact of the pandemic on their businesses This conversation features Hitesh Kothary of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Greg Gutmanis of Diversified Royalty Ltd. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Best of: BIV CFO awards UBC Properties Trust and Tasktop Technologies
October 26, 2020 23:24 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week we meet our Chief Financial Officers of the Year award winners to discuss how they’ve dealt with the challenges of the pandemic on their operations. Today’s conversation is with Don Matheson of UBC Properties Trust, the winner in the large private sector company category, and Simon Bodymore of Tasktop Technologies, the winner in the small private sector company category. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
B.C. economic debate
October 21, 2020 23:50 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBJoin Business in Vancouver online as the three major political parties debate their policies for the British Columbian economy. Over 90 minutes they'll be questioned by BIV journalists on their ideas for pandemic relief, for resources and the environment, and for spending and taxation in the years ahead. Participants include (alphabetically): Mike Bernier, BC Liberal MLA for Peace River South; Sonia Furstenau, Green Party of British Columbia MLA for Cowichan Valley and her party's leader; an...
The State of B.C.'s Cleantech Sector: Pt. II
October 21, 2020 23:19 - 18 minutes - 17 MBCarbon Engineering's Anna Stukas, Foresight's Jeanette Jackson and Gowling's Roch Ripley join BIV Today to dissect how the challenge's facing B.C.'s cleantech ecosystem and how the pandemic is providing the sector opportunities to grow. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts Part II of a two-part discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The State of B.C.'s Cleantech Sector: Pt. I
October 20, 2020 22:52 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBCarbon Engineering's Anna Stukas, Foresight's Jeanette Jackson and Gowling's Roch Ripley join BIV Today to dissect how the challenge's facing B.C.'s cleantech ecosystem and how the pandemic is providing the sector opportunities to grow. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts Part I of a two-part discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV 2020 election series: John Horgan, BC NDP
October 19, 2020 21:18 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBBIV journalists interviewed the three party leaders in the BC provincial election. This features BC NDP leader John Horgan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV 2020 election series: Andrew Wilkinson, BC Liberal Party
October 19, 2020 21:14 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBBIV journalists interviewed the three party leaders in the BC provincial election. This features BC Liberal Party leader Andrew Wilkinson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV 2020 election series: Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party
October 19, 2020 21:14 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBBIV journalists interviewed the three party leaders in the BC provincial election. This features BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV CFO awards: BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Diversified Royalty Ltd.
October 15, 2020 23:44 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBBIV features its Chief Financial Officers of the Year in this interview series in the impact of the pandemic on their businesses This conversation features Hitesh Kothary of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Greg Gutmanis of Diversified Royalty Ltd. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
B.C. 2020 election debate coverage
October 14, 2020 18:52 - 16 minutes - 15 MBMario Canseco, president of Researchco, joins BIV’s Tyler Orton and Kirk LaPointe to look at last night’s BC party leaders’ debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIV CFO awards: UBC Properties Trust and Tasktop Technologies
October 13, 2020 22:47 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week we meet our Chief Financial Officers of the Year award winners to discuss how they’ve dealt with the challenges of the pandemic on their operations. Today’s conversation is with Don Matheson of UBC Properties Trust, the winner in the large private sector company category, and Simon Bodymore of Tasktop Technologies, the winner in the small private sector company category. They are in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
BIV Insurance series: The Future of Auto Insurance in B.C.
October 09, 2020 22:29 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBThe BC Liberals this week floated the idea of doing away with ICBC's auto insurance monopoly if they were to form government. Aaron Sutherland, vice-president Pacific for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, joins BIV to discuss what such a possibility may look like if it were to come to fruition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The polls haven't moved much in B.C.'s 2020 election
October 08, 2020 21:20 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBA new poll indicates the provincial election campaign promises so far are having no effect on party popularity. Mario Canseco, president of Researchco, discusses the findings and the challenges of the campaign. He is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV publisher and editor in chief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vancouver-based Nude Beverages expands
October 07, 2020 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBIn this episode, founder and CEO of Nude Beverages Julius Makarewicz discusses the company's recent move, its expansion into the U.S. and its plans over the next several years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Grading the insurance industry's response to COVID-19
October 06, 2020 23:05 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBFrom the outset of the pandemic, Canada's insurance industry has had to navigate everything from a shift away from face-to-face meetings to strained revenue sources from clients. Melissa Carruthers, a senior manager within Monitor Deloitte's strategy consulting practice, recently co-authored a study examining how life and health insurance has responded to the dramatic changes afoot. She joins reporter Tyler Orton on BIV Today and offers her own letter grade on how the sector is dealing with ...
BIV Insurance series: How COVID-19 has reshaped insurance
October 05, 2020 23:09 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThe insurance industry has had to pivot and respond to the challenges of the pandemic. Joshua Krenus, the CEO of the Alteri insurance firm, discusses what the business has learned and how it might reshape insurance in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Business: Changing Workplace Culture
October 02, 2020 21:45 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBJessica Nordlander, chief operating officer of Thoughexchange, unpacks how new communications tools can address workplace inclusion and diversity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Business: Leadership challenges in the pandemic
October 01, 2020 23:16 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBKari Yuers, the chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and CEO of Kryton International, talks about the challenges of leadership in the pandemic and how she has managed a firm globally through the difficulties. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of BIV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Business: Diversity and inclusion
September 30, 2020 22:49 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBLeena Manro, co-founder and director of Vancouver-based All Purpose, discusses diversity and inclusion training within organizations, and the evolution of corporate social citizenship. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Business: Closing the wage gap
September 29, 2020 23:19 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThe Pay Up For Progress initiative launched this week, drawing support from a contingent of tech companies looking to close the persistent wage gap between genders. Leslie Collin, vice-president of people and culture at Vancouver-based Unbounce, joins the show to discuss why her company is spearheading this campaign and how the pandemic may impact efforts to realize equal pay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Business: Addressing child care in B.C.
September 28, 2020 22:51 - 10 minutes - 9.94 MBSharon Gregson, provincial spokesperson for the $10aDay Child Care campaign, discusses the ongoing barriers to making child care in B.C. more accessible. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Best of: BIV transportation series: Peter Lukomskyj, Lyft
September 25, 2020 21:03 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBLyft’s B.C. general manager, Peter Lukomskyj, joins BIV Today to offer insights on how ride hailing will reshape transportation in Metro Vancouver in the coming years. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Future of Canada’s innovation economy after the Throne Speech
September 24, 2020 22:40 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBWednesday’s Throne Speech outlined the next session of Parliament’s goals, including a number of initiatives focused on Canada’s innovation economy as the country continues to navigate the pandemic. Ben Bergen, executive director of the Canadian Council of Innovators, joins the shows to delve into the future of the knowledge economy amid these transformative times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Building a more innovative economy in the pandemic
September 23, 2020 23:03 - 25 minutes - 23 MBKarimah Es-Sabar, chair of the federal government’s health and biosciences economic strategy table and CEO of Quark Ventures, discusses the challenges to build a more innovative economy in the pandemic. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What are farmers seeking from the economic recovery
September 22, 2020 22:51 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBKaren Ross, head of the Farmers for Climate Solutions, discusses how farmers have dealt with the pandemic and what they are seeking in the economic recovery. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV publisher and editor-in-chief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The writ is dropped
September 21, 2020 22:23 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBJohn Horgan has called a provincial election with an advantage in the polls, but will it backfire to send voters to the polls during the pandemic. Mario Canseco, president of Researchco, a public research firm, joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fastest Growing Companies: Mike Maierle, Etro Construction
September 18, 2020 20:17 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBEtro Construction Ltd. is the second-fastest growing company in B.C., according to data compiled by BIV. Principal Mike Maierle joins host Hayley Woodin to take about what has fuelled the company's more than 16,000% revenue growth over five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fastest-growing companies: Tarren Wolfe, Urban Cultivator
September 17, 2020 22:04 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBUrban Cultivator is B.C.'s fourth fastest-growing company. Co-founder Tarren Wolfe joins the show to discuss the organic growth his hydroponics firm has experienced amid brushes with everyone from Martha Stewart to Snoop Dogg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fastest Growing Companies: Marco Pimentel, Assembly Technologies
September 16, 2020 22:33 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBAssembly Technologies Inc.'s co-founder and general manager Marco Pimentel shares with host Hayley Woodin what it's like to navigate revenue growth of more than 66,730% over five years. Assembly is the fastest growing company in B.C., according to BIV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marshall Berkin, Telus
September 15, 2020 22:21 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBMarshall Berkin, Telus’ vice president, product and services, discusses how the pandemic has influenced our use of technology and how it might reshape business as part of our week-long series on tech and fast-growing firms. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jill Tipping, B.C. Tech Association
September 14, 2020 23:27 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBDescription: B.C. Tech Association CEO Jill Tipping breaks down the state of the innovation sector six months since the outset of the pandemic, as companies navigate everything from raising capital to recruiting talent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
B.C. CTO Awards: David St. Angelo, Carbon Engineering
September 11, 2020 18:47 - 21 minutes - 20 MBDavid St. Angelo, chief technology officer at Carbon Engineering, is BIV's CTO of the Year award winner. He sits down to discuss his decades-spanning career in cleantech as well as how Carbon Engineering's technology is set to transform the way governments and businesses tackle the environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inaugual CTO award winner, Owen Ingraham
September 11, 2020 18:18 - 12 minutes - 11 MBOn this episode, BIV's inaugural CTO of the Year award winner Owen Ingraham discusses the past year at Intiveo, and tech trends that have accelerated as a result of the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CTO/CIO Awards: CJ Ritchie, Government of B.C.
September 10, 2020 22:45 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBCJ Ritchie, chief information officer for the Government of B.C., is BIV's CIO of the Year. She joins the show to discuss the province’s digital response to COVID-19 and why she chose a career in public service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.