BUSINESS Episodes
Sander Meijers, Adyen
Adyen’s Canadian Country Manager Sander Meijers talks about the innovations in fintech leading the push towards ‘unified commerce,’ why it’s not a question of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ his global firm applies for a Canadian bank...
Norm O’Reilly, Business the NHL Way
Author Dr Norm O’Reilly talks about why the NHL makes a fantastic business case study, transferring lessons learned from the ice to the boardroom, why love him or loathe him Gary Bettman is a strong 'in control' leader, the f...
Salah Bachir, Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
Entrepreneur, publisher, art collector, fundraiser, philanthropist and now author Salah Bachir shares stories from his life and his new memoir ‘ First to Leave the Party: My Life With Ordinary People…Who Happen to be Famous ’...
Jessica Mosher, UTP Publisher
University of Toronto Press President/Publisher/CEO Jessica Mosher talks about their ‘diversity of voices & ideas’ mandate both in the U of T community and globally, the ongoing disruption related to the growth of AI [and why...
Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons, Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts Legend #31 Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons flashes that megawatt smile and talks about the upcoming 7th Annual Christmas with the Clemons event at Roy Thompson Hall, why Doug Flutie was the BEST football player he...
Sylvia Ng, ReturnBear
ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng talks about making product returns from e-commerce purchases better for all concerned parties [including our planet], the massive $60B returns market in Canada alone, how the consumer trends of ‘Try B...
Denise Donlon, Fearless As Possible
Order of Canada recipient Denise Donlon talks about moving from Whitesnake’s ‘Slide It In’ tour to The New Music, becoming an on-air personality/VJ at MuchMusic, launching MuchMoreMusic, her thoughts on Moses Znaimer/Christop...
Bill Manning, MLSE
MLSE’s Bill Manning talks about his leadership of the Toronto Argonauts & Toronto FC, working alongside Brendan Shanahan [Maple Leafs] and Masai Ujiri [Raptors], growing up with 2 of the Baldwin brothers in Massapequa on Long...
Pavlo Simtikidis, Mediterranean Music
Opa!! Guitar virtuoso & 'Lord of the Strings' Pavlo Simtikidis talks about going from Pape & Danforth to selling CDs at the One of a Kind Craft Show to his PBS Special 'Live from Santorini,' swimming upstream against record l...
Steven Raichlen, The Barbecue Bible
Grill On!! BBQ Master Steven Raichlen talks about the 25th anniversary of his landmark book The Barbecue Bible [and how it can stand in for the actual Bible], his new PBS show Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue , why grilling ...
James Sharman, Footy & Pie Enthusiast
Room 442 & Footy Prime the Podcast host James Sharman talks about his UK accent drawing more girls than fights as a 16 year old being plopped into a Mississauga high school, being a pre-launch pre-day oner at Headline Sports ...
Harley Redlick, Sharp Edge Picks
Sports betting industry expert Harley Redlick provides an outstanding primer on the Ontario sports gambling industry [as it moved from black to grey to white market], shares his ’10 Commandments of Successful Sports Betting,’...
Cameron Bailey Returns, TIFF 2023
Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey returns to the podcast to talk TIFF 2023, about the ramifications of the Hollywood actors/writers strike on the red carpet, about the most attention-grabbing & most highl...
Sara Waxman, Dine and Destinations
Dine Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Sara Waxman talks about meeting her husband Al three days after arriving in Toronto from Winnipeg, his worldwide popularity from the television shows King of Kensington, Cagney & Lacey and Twic...
Darrell Sampson, King of NHL ‘94
King of NHL ’94 World Championships organizer Darrell Sampson talks about why the GOAT of all hockey video games [from a 16 bit computing world!] still resonates today at its 30th anniversary, that scene in 'Swingers' where V...