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20Mile is a place where you come to learn about startup life, entrepreneurship, challenges faced by founders and how balance & discipline are key to a startup’s survival.

Gabe Barcante & Mike Williams

  • May 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 33m AVG DURATION
  • 33 EPISODES


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Saba Mohebpour| Spocket

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 43:16


Saba is a young entrepreneur being part of the Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2020 and CEO of Spocket. Spocket is on course with the help of machine learning to revolutionize the dropshipping market and aid online retailers...

Sean Bourquin| First Light

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 61:41


Sean is the CEO and Founder of First Light Technologies. A company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of architectural quality, self-contained solar-powered, LED lighting products.

Jasper Blake|B78

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 58:32


Jasper is an Ironman Champion and Entrepreneur, starting B78 12 years ago as a lifelong athlete. Coaching athletes of all walks to better themselves and find a training plan that will help create personal physical success.

Andrew Mcleod|Certn

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 55:33


Andrew is the C3O of Certn, a leader amongst data companies, he also holds a BBA and a Masters of International Business and Law. Additionally, Andrew is currently a co-founder, shareholder and/or investor in; Goldilocks Wraps (zero waste food wraps) Smoothie Club (fresh smoothie subscription service) Emei Supply Co (adventure sports equipment)

Aaron Christopher (A.C.) Evans| Drips

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 84:43


Evan's the Founder and CEO of Drips a fast-growing marketing software platform, running automated voice, SMS, and email drip marketing campaigns in order to convert more leads to calls.

Tony Zarsadias | The Condo Group

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 45:57


Tony is the Co-Owner of The Condo Group. Tony has an extensive history in the Victoria real estate market. He is also a well-known leader in the real estate community.

Scott Phillips | StarFish Medical

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 50:10


This week on 20 Mile, Mike Williams interviews Scott Phillips, the Founder and CEO of StarFish Medical. He gives invaluable entrepreneurial insights from his 20-year long march.

Wes Bush | Product-Led Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 39:57


Wes Bush is the Author of Product-Led Growth, A Speaker, The host of the Product-Led Summit, and Founder of Product-Led Institute, The Leading Community For Product-Led Growth Professionals.

Caleb Bernabe | VINN Auto

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 33:25


Caleb Bernabe is the Founder and CEO of VINN Auto Canada's premiere Automotive E-commerce Marketplace. In this episode hosted by Mike Williams and Gabe Barcante, Caleb reveals his theory that a series of micro failures within your business to inform future decisions are great. Keep Marching On.

Sam Mod, Freshworks Studio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 32:33


Sam Mod is the CEO and Co-Founder of FreshWorks Studio, which is a highly specialized, local and "fresh" mobile & web app development firm in Victoria, British Columbia. Check out this episode for insights into his march and more than a few nuggets of entrepreneurial advice.

Kyle Campbell, CTO.ai

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 39:35


Kicking off 2020 with an interview with Kyle Campbell, the founder of CTO.ai. He tells us some incredible stories about how he bootstrapped CTO.ai and made it what it is today. Make sure you listen to the end for his reflections and things he might have done differently.

Juan Orrego, Cuboh

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 20:04


Juan Orrego is the Founder and CEO of Cuboh, a SaaS app creating the new way restaurants use delivery applications. He is passionate about SaaS, and really enjoys experimenting with new ventures every now and then. Listen in to hear about his march.

Shaun Jamieson, Freshworks - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 5:45


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Shaun Jamieson, Founder and VP of Freshworks Studio.

Jose Albis, Moduurn - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 12:36


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Jose Albis, Founder and CEO of Moduurn.

Humaira Ahmed, Locelle - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 7:30


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Humaira Ahmed, Founder and CEO of Locelle.

Brandon Wright, BRNKL - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 8:41


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Brandon Wright, Founder and CEO of Barnacle.

Connor Tobin, eBuyNow - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 13:04


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Connor Tobin, CIO and Co-founder of eBuyNow.

Amber Simpson, Covault - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 7:37


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Amber Simpson, CEO and Co-founder of Covault Technologies.

Will Fraser, Saasquatch - Bonus Content

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 13:55


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Will Fraser, CEO and Co-founder of Saasquatch.

20Mile Season 1 Wrap Up

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 29:31


Our co-hosts, Gabriel Barcante and Mike Williams wrap up season 1 of the 20Mile podcast and reflect on the challenges of entrepreneurship, lessons learned from our guests’ journeys, what the 20 mile march is, why 20Mile Media was created and what is next for this podcast.

Shaun Jamieson, Freshworks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 28:02


In this episode Shaun Jamieson, Leader of Sales and Operations at Freshworks, tells the story of how his skills and interest in business execution and building teams have led to successful outcomes. Shaun walks us through his journey so far, from joining AbeBooks and running one of its subsidiaries to turning a business around and, most recently, joining Freshworks, a fast growing mobile app design and development studio based in Victoria, BC Canada.

Jason Morehouse, Checkfront - Bonus content

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 9:30


Bonus content - We continue our chat with Jason Morehouse, CEO and Co-founder of Checkfront.

Tim Teh, Kano

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 39:40


In this 20Mile episode we learned about Tim Teh’s journey. Tim is the CEO and Co-founder of Kano, a growing Canadian gaming studio. From turning a challenging situation into a contract that evolved into a company and finding himself as CEO as the business continued to grow, Tim talks about how Kano, which focuses on free-to-play games as a service, has established gaming communities encompassing millions of players worldwide thanks to its player obsession and goal to build meaningful connections through lasting social games.

Jason Morehouse, Checkfront

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 39:38


We had the opportunity to sit down with Jason Morehouse, CEO and Co-founder of Checkfront. Jason walks us through his path, from starting to work in Toronto as a teenager to learning to code by himself, moving to New Zealand and coming to Victoria, Canada where he started Checkfront, a B2B product that makes it easy for companies to manage bookings and customers.

Brandon Wright, BRNKL

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 38:16


Brandon Wright is the solo founder and CEO of BRNKL, aka Barnacle Systems Inc. With a background in electrical engineering, Brandon tells us how his march took him from working with security systems for royal families in the Middle East and completing contracts with the NSA to creating an innovative monitoring and security system for boats.

Todd Hooge, Metamend

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 38:26


Todd Hooge, CEO and Co-founder of Metamend tells his story. From being interested in computers and music at an early age, deciding to leave university and follow one of his two major passions. During this episode, Todd shares the successes and challenges he’s faced in his march. Today Metamend is a full-service, digital marketing agency working with enterprise Fortune 500 multinational companies and smaller local organizations looking to grow their business over time.

Amber Simpson, Covault

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 44:13


From studying child and youth care to working in counseling with high-risk families as well as real estate, Amber Simpson, CEO & Co-founder of Covault, has a myriad of experiences under her belt. She shares how these experiences have helped her transition into tech as she and her husband continue their march with Covault, a co-op marketing platform that simplifies the ads approval process between brands and retailers.

Jose Albis, Moduurn

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 35:18


Born and raised in Colombia, Jose Albis, Chief Digital Officer and Co-founder of Moduurn, tells his story. He tells us how an interest in the arts and a supportive environment allowed him to explore his entrepreneurial tendencies from an early age. After moving to Victoria, Canada to study, he was faced with visa constraints. The constraints forced him to get creative in order to extend his visa and led him down a Marketing and Communications path which he embraced fully.

Charles Lavigne, LlamaZOO

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 25:29


In episode 5 of 20Mile’s season 1, we had the opportunity to chat with Charles Lavigne, CEO and co-founder of LlamaZOO - A 3D data visualization company that uses VR/AR solutions to help companies easily digest and visualize data. Charles tells how a grad from Vancouver Film School, specializing in game design, created a solution that has seen success in the oil, mining and coal industries.

Connor Tobin, eBuyNow

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 40:29


We had the pleasure of sitting down with Connor Tobin, Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of eBuyNow. Following a different path than other companies located in Victoria, Canada, eBuyNow is a remote company that manufactures, brands and brings to market consumer electronic products. They are also going public. Connor talks about how he met his co-founder, who is a business relationship whisperer, and their path together to growing eBuyNow’s business to working with companies such as Skype and Kodak.

Leif Baradoy, Giftbit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 31:02


On 20Mile’s third episode of season 1, we sat down with Leif Baradoy, CEO and Co-founder of Giftbit - A B2B company that facilitates the sale and offering of giftcards to clients. If there is one word to describe Leif, it is intense. If there is another one, it is driven. Leif found his entrepreneurial drive at an early age, as he witnessed his relatives run successful businesses started from scratch. This drive also led him to become a high-level triathlete, competing against the top athletes in the world and ranking in the top 5. From ideating to entering one of the top startup accelerators in the world, to raising angel and venture capital money for growth, Leif tells the story of how he got Giftbit off the ground.

Humaira Ahmed, Locelle

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 31:33


In episode 2 of 20Mile’s season 1, we sat down with Humaira Ahmed, CEO and Founder of Locelle (/lōk-el/) - A location based women only social networking platform. Humaira tells us her story, from being raised in Pakistan and challenging cultural norms to fit her vision, to moving to Canada with her family at a young age and her march towards empowering women entrepreneurs.

Will Fraser, Saasquatch

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 35:02


This is 20Mile Podcast’s first episode! Welcome. Will Fraser, CEO and Co-founder of Saasquatch, tells the story of how he got started, as a new grad with a software engineering background and founded his first company with three other engineers. His march took him on a number of turns which today is his SaaS company, Saasquatch: A B2B referral SaaS platform.

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