Innisfil Accelerates
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -A podcast about the people and technology that are transforming one Ontario town. Innisfil is a town that is constantly pushing the boundaries. From using Uber as public transit to partnering with the world's top start-up accelerator. Hear the stories of the innovators building the future. The entrepreneurs working with the DMZ Innisfil program. These are the disrupters looking to change the gig economy, local food production, AI and self-driving cars.
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Peter Barbosa | Episode 21
December 03, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBPeter Barbosa is Co-Founder and CEO of Opsware Data, a no-code data privacy technology platform built for modern enterprises. They're on a mission to help organizations simplify their compliance journey. Their team invests heavily on regulatory insights and research to help you remain compliant with modern data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA/CPRA. Say goodbye to inefficient and error-prone manual workflows and be worry-free with a privacy tech platform that lets you take-charge and stay...
Michael Badham | Episode 20
December 02, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBMichael Badham is currently the president and managing director of the Georgian Angel Network. Bringing 40 years of experience in large and small advisory partnerships, helping client businesses with their financings, M&A, business growth strategies and designing appropriate finance strategies in Canada and internationally. Currently, acting as the Executive Director of the International Institute of Business Valuers (a global not-for-profit organization supporting international business v...
Anthony and Sadie Rossano | Episode 19
November 24, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBAnthony and Sadie officially opened Gilford Local Eatery in July 2021. They have worked in the restaurant industry for 10+ years and always wanted to have one of their own. They felt their small hometown needed a place for the community to gather and enjoy themselves. The location used to be a restaurant 15+ years ago and Sadie actually remembers getting ice cream there as a little girl. It was sitting vacant and used as a storage shed for many years. Renovations were all completed with the ...
Hannah Conroy | Episode 18
November 08, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBOn this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Hannah Conroy, an Economic Development Officer from Simcoe County. Hannah covers many topics for local businesses like the importance of job fairs, the outlook on growth for Simcoe County, what that means for Innisfil, and more! Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisf...
Sergio Navaretta | Episode 17
November 01, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBOn this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Sergio Navaretta. Sergio is an internationally recognized award-winning director who is fiercely passionate about bringing meaningful content to the screen. He draws inspiration from Italian cinema, and considers his work an exploration of the human condition. Sergio has called Innisfil home for the last 20 years, and we talk with him about his career, the importance of art, what towns like Innisfil can do to boost film produc...
Episode 16 | The State of Small Business in a Post-COVID World
July 12, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/the-state-of-small-business-in-a-post-covid-world/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1 Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7 Between March and April 2020 the economy contracted by more than 18%. An...
Episode 15 | Successful tech business ideas for women
June 21, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/successful-tech-business-ideas-for-women/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1 Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7 Sara Bentham is the Director of the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre at Geor...
Episode 14 | This healthcare app transformed life for workers fighting COVID
June 07, 2021 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-healthcare-app-aided-in-the-fight-against-covid/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1 Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7 Paul is the CEO of GoEasyCare, one of the companies working with Inni...
Episode 13 | The post-COVID business mindset your business needs to succeed
May 24, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/a-post-covid-business-mindset-your-business-needs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1 Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7 Chris Adams has been successfully creating and managing companies for ov...
Episode 12 | This is why your small business needs a mentor
May 10, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-is-why-your-small-business-needs-a-mentor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1 Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7 Joy Adams, the founder and CEO of Covenant Wealth, with whom we had a chanc...
Episode 011 | What life will be like in the smart city
April 26, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 9.99 MBManaging resources like water, power and sanitation can be far more efficient if you know exactly when to deliver those services when people need them. But redesigning the city for the information age isn’t going to be easy. Suresh Parmachand has been thinking a lot about that vision. He previously worked with the Canadian Standards Association to develop smart technology rules and regulations for Canadian industry. Now as the VP of marketing for Trend Hunter he helps brands to prepare for ...
Episode 010 | How to power the smart city
April 12, 2021 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-to-power-the-smart-city-with-sustainable-energy/ Almost every plan for a smart city features a similar claim. That the city of the future will be powered by clean, sustainable energy. A global technology race is underway to figure out how to do that. To get some clarity about that system might actually function in the real world we reached out to Ryan Franks. Ryan is an engineer that has worked with businesses and municipalities to design and ...
Episode 009 | A different kind of smart city
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/a-different-kind-of-smart-city/ Are such enormous projects only going to be possible for autocratic governments or freewheeling billionaires? Those questions are ones that Noah Redler wrestles with on a daily basis. The founder of the Smart City Experience Noah works with Municipalities, community organisations and businesses to envision a different kind of smart city. One that is far more responsive to and designed for regular people. Twitter:...
Episode 008 | Imagining Smarty City Solutions
March 15, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBThe term Smart City is everywhere these days. But very few people know what that means. That question can be a tricky to answer. That’s because there are so many potential answers. One of the people thinking about those answers is Francois Bedard. He works with companies and governments to develop a roadmap to the future city. Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/imagining-smart-city-solutions/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfile...
Episode 008 | Imagining Smarty City Solutions
March 15, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBThe term Smart City is everywhere these days. But very few people know what that means. That question can be a tricky to answer. That’s because there are so many potential answers. One of the people thinking about those answers is Francois Bedard. He works with companies and governments to develop a roadmap to the future city. Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/imagining-smart-city-solutions/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfile...
Episode 007 | This local company can cut government red tape and improve business efficiency
March 08, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJon Gilham and Andrew Rains call their company Fractal SAAS and it’s based around a simple observation. That there are easy fixes technology offers for a huge number of annoying problems that most organizations just don’t bother to fix. Even though those problems are costing money and wasting time. Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/technology-can-improve-business-efficiency Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: ht...
Episode 007 | This local company can cut government red tape and improve business efficiency
March 08, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJon Gilham and Andrew Rains call their company Fractal SAAS and it’s based around a simple observation. That there are easy fixes technology offers for a huge number of annoying problems that most organizations just don’t bother to fix. Even though those problems are costing money and wasting time. Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/technology-can-improve-business-efficiency Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: ht...
Innisfil Accelerates Podcast Episode 006 | This govtech app revolutionized one town’s pandemic news alerts
March 01, 2021 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBMunicipalities haven’t done a great job of keeping up with how people communicate these days. That got Tristan Tsvetanov and Roy Katznelson thinking. The result was Communicaty - a company with big plans for the future. Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-govtech-app-revolutionized-one-towns-pandemic-news-alerts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: htt...
Episode 005 | This company is about to make local fresh food cheap and easy to find
February 23, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBMarcia Woods is the founder of FreshSpoke. FreshSpoke connects local producers to the distribution channels previously only accessible to huge food companies. Show notes: https://bit.ly/2ZJtG9Y Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1...
Episode 005 | This company is about to make local fresh food cheap and easy to find
February 23, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBMarcia Woods is the founder of FreshSpoke. FreshSpoke connects local producers to the distribution channels previously only accessible to huge food companies. Show notes: https://bit.ly/2ZJtG9Y Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Podcast Info: Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1...
Episode 004 | How a gig work app revolutionized hospitality staffing
February 15, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-a-gig-work-app-revolutionized-hospitality-staffing/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Businesses are created to solve problems. For Michael Agema the problem was hospitality staffing. Event companies are constantly struggling to find enough hospitality staff for ...
Episode 003 | How a used care salesman became a tech CEO
February 08, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBShow notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-a-used-car-salesman-became-a-tech-ceo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Great entrepreneurs know what a great product looks like because they understand what consumers want John Ulman is an entrepreneur who perfectly illustrates that point.
Episode 002 | An Amazon alternative for local food delivery
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBShow notes: https://bit.ly/2MjaxZe Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Fresh Find is a local Amazon alternative that allows local people to buy local products easily. It’s a simple idea with powerful possibilities. Is it possible to build a local Amazon alternative? When the COVID crisis paralyzed global marke...
Episode 002 | An Amazon alternative for local food delivery
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBShow notes: https://bit.ly/2MjaxZe Twitter: https://twitter.com/InnisfilEcDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innisfilecdev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/innisfilaccelerates/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/innisfil-accelerates Fresh Find is a local Amazon alternative that allows local people to buy local products easily. It’s a simple idea with powerful possibilities. Is it possible to build a local Amazon alternative? When the COVID crisis paralyzed global marke...
Episode 001 - A new definition for the gig economy. One that makes life better for workers
January 22, 2021 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBTechnology is dramatically changing the way we work. One-third of Canadians have worked in the so-called gig economy. These informal, usually one-off jobs, are providing much needed income. But are also leaving workers a lot more vulnerable. That’s because of limited access to things like insurance and benefits. These seismic changes are reshaping the way we live and work. But we are still underestimating the sheer scale of transformation still to come. Daniel Copeland and Darren Perlman, ...
Introducing the Innisfil Accelerates Podcast Series
September 28, 2020 19:00 - 54 seconds - 683 KBA small rural Canadian town 45 minutes north of Toronto is challenging the status quo. From using Uber as public transit to partnering with the world's top-ranked University based accelerator, Innisfil is a town that is constantly pushing its boundaries. Listen to the Innisfil Accelerates Podcast with weekly episodes featuring interviews of entrepreneurs in the DMZ Innisfil program, leaders in remote work, other leaders in the world of startups, innovating municipal governments and the fut...