Queen's Return on Innovation Podcast
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -Hear lessons learned and success stories from innovators and entrepreneurs from Queen's University and Eastern Ontario.
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Steph Smith (A16Z)
September 29, 2023 16:37 - 42 minutes - 97.6 MBFrom Queen's chemical engineering to podcast host! Listen to Steph Smith's career journey from working at an engineering consulting firm to present day, as the host of the A16Z podcast. Along the way, Steph has worked as a marketer at companies such as Trends.co and The Hustle. In this interview, Steph shares a wealth of advice for navigating one's career by being curious, travelling, constantly learning, and the valuable role of having a side hustle (or two). Follow Steph Smith ...
Shyra Barberstock (Okwaho Equal Source)
May 16, 2023 13:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Shyra Barberstock one of the co-founders of Okwaho Equal Source - an Indigenous social purpose enterprise on a mission to fuel social impact through human-centred design, innovation, and Indigenous-led research. Hear about Shyra's journey building a business while being a full time student and her 'Why' for starting and running a business. Shyra also shares some of her PhD research related to procurement practices in Canada. To learn more, please ...
Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip)
February 09, 2023 13:45 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, we chat with Rob Baker from Kingston's own The Tragically Hip. We talk about The Tragically Hip through the lens of a startup, growing into a fully fledged company that had a significant impact on the lives of millions of music fans in Canada and around the world. Rob talks about the 'Why?' of starting band. He provides insights into team dynamics and making decisions unanimously amongst the 5 band members. Learn where The Tragically Hip played their first gig! Ro...
Sushee Perumal (MaxSold)
May 26, 2022 19:22 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBHear about one of the fastest growing companies based in Kingston, Ontario. In this episode we interview MaxSold CEO Sushee Perumal (whom holds an MBA from Smith School of Business at Queen's). MaxSold, with operations across North America, is in the re-commerce space (for customers downsizing their home, for example, MaxSold will photograph contents to be sold via an on-line auction process). Sushee was an engaging interviewee whom shared the founding story of MaxSold, creation o...
Peter van der Velden (Lumira Ventures)
October 13, 2021 12:17 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBHear Peter van der Velden (2x Queen's grad - M.Sc. in pathology and an honours B.Sc. in life sciences), the Managing General Partner at share the story of Lumira Ventures. Lumira Ventures is a North American healthcare venture capital firm with a two-decade track record investing in transformative biomedical companies. In July of 2021, Lumira announced a $225M (US Dollars) fund, the largest life sciences focused venture fund ever raised in Canada. Lumira also recently launched t...
Neil Wainwright (Nexonia)
July 28, 2021 15:42 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBHear Neil Wainwright (Queen’s Engineering & Applied Sciences grad and 8x startup founder) share the founding and growth story of Nexonia – a Software as a Service to track and submit expense reports. Neil shares words of advice on the following topics: - Incubate as a side hustle, use consulting or other work to support yourself - Have a detailed focus on customer success - Be patient, but persistent – building a startup can take many years Follow Ne...
Peng-Sang Cau (Transformix)
April 23, 2021 13:21 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBHear entrepreneur Peng-Sang Cau describe the journey from day one to building Transformix to 100+ employees. Peng’s words of advice in this episode: - Every startup needs to have a strong focus on sales - Do not hesitate to think globally and go after the best market for your product or service - Kingston (Eastern Ontario) can be an ideal location to build a business Peng also serves as a mentor for a Queen’s University entrepreneurship program. Follow Pe...
Nadia Tatlow (Shift)
April 08, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBHear Nadia Tatlow (CEO & Queen’s BAH grad) share the founding and growth story at Shift – a Software as a Service to consolidate email and many other subscriptions in the browser). Nadia shares words of advice on the following topics: - Solving a problem team that members were experiencing, initial as a side project - Defining product-market fit - Striking the balance between user feedback and addressable market Follow Nadia on Twitter @NadiaTatlow Learn mo...
Alyssa Furtado (ratehub.ca)
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBRecorded pre-pandemic, in this episode Alyssa Furtado shares the story of Ratehub - Canada's leading comparison platform for mortgage rates, credit cards, GICs, insurance quotes and bank accounts). Highlights and key advice from Alyssa in this episode: - Learn how side hustles can help develop start-up readiness skills. - The importance of listen and talking to mentors/advisors. - How to scale a team. Follow Alyssa on social media: @AlyssaJRichard Learn m...
Sir Terry Matthews (Wesley Clover)
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this episode, we re-play an interview with Sir Terry Matthews recorded during a visit he made to Queen's campus. Key advice, stories, comments, and insights from Sir Terry Matthews in this episode: - Give ownership to employees - Build products customers want - Write consistent quarterly reports - Go global – fast (US is local) - Be persistent – up to half the time a lost contract can become a win Follow Wesley Clover on Twitter @WesleyC...
Anne Vivian-Scott (Kinarm)
February 12, 2021 15:35 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, recorded pre-pandemic, Ms. Anne Vivian-Scott shares the story of Kinarm. Kinarm is a Kingston, Ontario based company, founded based on research from the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Scott, at Queen’s University that sells robotic instrumentation to help researchers around the world assess patients with brain injuries (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurological disease). Key advice from Anne in this episode: How to recruit talent and form a high-functionin...
Dr. Elspeth Murray (Smith School of Business)
February 12, 2021 15:34 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode, recorded pre-pandemic, we interview Dr. Elsbeth Murray from the Smith School of Business. Key advice, stories, comments and insights from Dr. Murray in this episode: - Considerations before the startup. - Finding co-founders. - Hear the story of the founding of Evandale Caviar. - Moving forward and iterating to validate business. Follow Smith School of Business (Queen’s Venture Network) on Twitter - @QVentureNetwork Research, Inno...
Trailer - Queen's Return on Innovation Podcast
January 26, 2021 03:31 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBWelcome to the Queen's Return on Innovation podcast. This podcast is about sharing the success stories and lessons learned from experts and entrepreneurs from Queens and Eastern Ontario. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Resources at Queen’s University Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation - link Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre – link Smith School of Business – Centre for Business Venturing- link