Venture & Gains

In this episode, we are in conversation with Jordan Anderson, COO of BITBUY. An episode we're titling Crypto Canada Crypto. Just named to Deloitte's Tech 2021 Fast 50, ranked number 9, their top-down approach to platform building with a super simple and elegant user experience makes buying crypto simple, intuitive and delightful. There's something for everyone, whether you're a trader or a crypto accumulator, as they're called. Keys, wallets, phrases, passwords - Just simplify it, please. Thank you, Bitbuy, it's an awesome story and awesome platform. Keep an eye on this one and try Bitbuy for yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

The Psychedelic Renaissance. Ronan Levy walks us through the Field Trip Health growth story in the emergence of psychedelic assisted therapy and new mental health treatments. Much stemming from Michael Pollan leading the way and on the forefront of this cultural shift as humanity wrestles with the crisis of emotion or a crisis of spirituality. I like to call it the emergence of the clinical Shaman. So many treatments are showing promise in advancing the development of psychedelic therapies. If you're curious about psychedelics or the emerging mental health treatment, I think you'll enjoy this conversation. Get to Know Ronan: https://www.fieldtriphealth.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronanlevy/?originalSubdomain=ca --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Calm, confident and Reassuring. Adam Reeds walks us through the original idea and hyper growth of his digital asset lending company, Ledn. From an idea of building a financial services company on Bitcoin rails to how he's gone about growing a startup financial services company by building trust with consumers, being transparent and working with third party providers and trusted sources. An amazing platform. Adam shares light on where they are today, the value in what they were doing and the open road ahead. Get to know Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-reeds-ledn?originalSubdomain=ca https://ledn.io/en/team https://twitter.com/adamreeds?lang=en https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/digital-asset-savings-and-loan-platform-ledn-raises-us30m-series-a --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Inward Breathwork – 25% Lifetime Discount & 7 Day Free Trial Discount Code: VG25 https://www.inwardbreathwork.com/ Amanda and Harry were just meant to do this. Together they are creating a transformative business which includes the sauna, the cold and breath work. Hearing Amanda discuss how they turned their idea into a business driven by an overriding mission to build up each other and build up other people is amazing. Then Boom, they landed in the sauna, the hot sauna and the zero-degree cold tub. We go into detail around the program and the mental and physical benefits of the hot and cold. The inward breath work platform is great for people who struggle with meditation. Breath is force. The idea came about organically, grew out of covid, and is now a large and growing membership platform with weekly, quarterly and yearly options. Humans are stressed. Life runs at an incredibly fast pace and the idea of calming the mind and settling down can be hard for many. I couldn't agree more with what Harry had to say, ‘We're not living in our bodies, were just living way too much in our head'. The themes that run throughout are so potent. The sense of community and science, meets spirituality, connecting with nature, swearing in ceremony. This episode really resonated with me and I really think you're on to something. This will be big. Enjoy Harry and Amanda. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Inward Breathwork – 7 Day Free Trial Discount Code: VG25 https://www.inwardbreathwork.com/ Dean just has so much insight to offer anyone in business development, sales or anyone who has conversation for that matter. All of us. Dean walks us through his framework of standardize, improvise, and customize to get the most out of any conversation. There are tons of key things to note during today's episode like; focus on the other person, be human and light but prepared, people like to hear their name. The concept of having a phrase like a nursery rhyme, once upon a time which focuses the conversation bringing in the sense of succinct imagery, imagination. Conversations should be like nursery rhymes. Be specific about your ideal client, the more you hone in on the profile, the more you will attract them. And last but not least, if you help enough people get what they want, you'll get what you want. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Carly's passion for design and creating a more collaborative and open design build industry is palpable. It's this passion for her craft that has driven her to create an award-winning design build firm and ‘The Collective', a first of its kind coworking space for architects, designers and builders. She offers great insight into the ambiguous value of design and the trials and tribulations of building a strong team. On a personal note, she defined my design style as midcentury modern with a touch of old Hollywood. Nailed it. Check her out at https://www.thecollective.com/ or https://www.carriagelanedesigns.com/. Enjoy this conversation with Carly. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Roslyn McLarty always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur, the trigger to her life as an entrepreneur came like most good ideas from a personal pain point, a need for a sports media platform that spoke to women today. Roslyn is the co-founder of a rapidly growing sports media brand ‘The GIST' creating sports content for women by women and empowering underserved sports fans. Everyone wants to be a part of the watercooler chat, for many women, sports can feel like a boys club, exclusionary and intimidating, generally male dominated. Here are a couple stats. Less than 14 percent of sports journalists are female. Less than four percent of sports media coverage is on female athletes, and less than two percent of C Suite executives in major sports leagues are women. Sports is one of our social currencies bringing people together, The GIST strives to make sports more inclusive, relatable and funny, making something that can be intimidating into something fun and approachable for brands. It's an interesting opportunity to align with the growing and interesting demographic and audience. We cover some great topics and have a wonderful conversation. You could find The Gist at thegistsports.com/ and their podcast, The GIST of it. Get to know Roslyn: https://ca.thegistsports.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegistnews-ca?originalSubdomain=ca https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-gist-of-it/id1496908555 https://www.linkedin.com/in/roslyn-mclarty-cpa-ca-51058223?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.instagram.com/thegistusa/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

The brain science tells us that the average professional has an eight second attention span, we're more distracted, more distant and more distressed than ever before. And guess what? It's harder for distressed people to listen and learn. How we communicate is more important than ever, but we often communicate to impress rather than inform. As professionals, we should be designing for attention, our scarcest resource. Debra Jasper breaks down critical today skills that we could all use, right for action, redesign how we are presenting, S.O.S emails and of course, the Title Slide - The LinkedIn profile in Google Search Result, where she takes great positioning on how you should appear, not what you do. What you love about what you do for your clients. Debra cuts through the fluff, a storytelling master in a can't miss interview. Get to Know Debra Jasper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debrajasper https://mindsetdigital.com/ jasper@mindsetdigital.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

This episode, we dive into the psychedelic space with David Nikzad, the founder and chairman of EI Ventures, where he lays down the groundwork for the therapeutic use of botanical psychedelics. Maybe the answer is as simple as go back to the land, go back to the plants. We discussed synthetic versus natural compounds and psychedelics. David's main objective is to create the new standard of pharma, food as medicine, using products that come from the Earth and whole plant form. We round out the conversation with trying to better understand how people can participate in the growing psychedelic space, how to invest and where to start. Ultimately, EI Ventures stands for Emotional Intelligence Ventures and for David, this psychedelic journey is about establishing empathy for others, as he puts it, viewing people out of other people's lenses. I've learned a lot in this conversation and I hope the same for you. Get to Know David Nikzad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dnikzad​ https://www.ei.ventures/​ https://www.orthogonalthinker.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Welcome to Season 2 of Venture & Gains! Adam is a great conversation and a charismatic character, and the English/Texan accent certainly helps. He brings a very interesting and timely perspective to digital marketing specifically as it applies to real estate syndication online. As he notes, this will only get bigger in the idea of creating an automated engine that allows for spending less time raising capital and more time creating value is a powerful concept. The concept applies to almost every market, transferring the spoken word into recordings and content in a way that converts your entire story, uniqueness, history, track record value, prop to attract and convert leads. Get to Know Dr. Adam Gower https://gowercrowd.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gowercrowd/ https://twitter.com/gowercrowd?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

We've distilled the season down to a few common themes. All the themes are broken down into clips and the clips are mostly one minute or less. Passion is a consistent theme. For our guests, it's less about tactics and more about why they do things and how they think about things. When you block the themes together, it's fascinating how people from various backgrounds hammer on the same common threads. These are all great people and I'm thankful and honored that they were guests and took the time to share insights with us. The themes; being opportunistic and the overly planned career, advice for us all, mentality and risk taking, providing value and using your network, the power of people, purpose and culture, taking shortcuts, decisions and deal making and a few good stories to tell, season one wrap-up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

It's a journey that many getting into tech would love to take. From Uber employee number 62 to managing 10,000+ people as head of mobility and business operations, Andrew McDonald's rise is a fascinating one and come to some terrific lessons. The conversation spans the early days at Uber, launching city after city, tackling hurdle after hurdle along the way, to founder Travis Kalanick ability to problem solve in align his team with the clarifying description and leadership tactic ‘Here's how I think about the problem', to the Uber culture and how it has changed as the company grows and how entrepreneurship is very much celebrated. The Uber chat wraps up with where Uber goes next, focusing on mobility. My favorite parts of the conversation are Andrew's simple lessons that have got him to where he is today with no real career master plan he is ambitious and hardworking, so he would just try the next thing, work hard at it and see where it goes from there. A refreshing approach. Mac leaves us with a personal framework. ‘What would need to be true for me to start something', some clear advice to new grads and insights on how to filter ideas as an investor or entrepreneur. If you didn't know Mac before, you should keep track of him from here. Enjoy this episode with Andrew Macdonald. Get to Know Andrew Macdonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmacdonald6 https://www.uber.com/en-CA/newsroom/leadership/andrew-macdonald/ https://twitter.com/andrewgordonmac?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

A cheerful and global citizen, in every sense, Sam is not only a great storyteller, but his own story is fascinating. We never did get to the part about him teaching me Singlish, but that's for another time. After leaving the world of private equity, Sam ventured off to start Gipsy Hill Brewery as a way to be more hands on and to create a better work life balance. But with four young kids at home, he quickly realized that work runs you until you get on top of it. There are a few laughs in this one, but Sam's approach to business and life is inspiring. And he hits on a number of principles that can be applied to any entrepreneur anywhere including; focusing on value and how a product makes someone feel, the idea that you only need a small audience to make a version of a thing, a brand's ability to unite a team and tell a story. When you are a person, like many entrepreneurs wearing many hats, how and when you can start to remove a hat or two, and ultimately at the end of the day, how it's all about fantastic people. Sam's passion, intelligence and heart are on full display and in his words, yeast is magic. Beer connoisseur or not, I hope you enjoy this episode on Building a Brewery, The Rapid Ascent of Gipsy Hill and some words of wisdom along the way. Here comes that hilarious and insightful Sam McMeekin. Get to Know Sam McMeekin: https://gipsyhillbrew.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gipsyhillbrew/?hl=en https://uk.linkedin.com/in/sam-mcmeekin-50417b2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Mina and his team are literally and figuratively on a rocket ship. Since meeting his co-founders in college and starting to launch rockets in their spare time, space engineering and big ideas have been Mina's passions and ultimately where Kepler Communications was born. The 2015 Kepler origins include big goals like putting Internet access outside of Earth based on the premise that connectivity is the lifeblood to powering economies today. With five satellites in orbit and a goal to have 50 by the end of 2021, Kepler's becoming the drop-box of space, making its electric impact on the rapidly growing space economy. As people like Elon Musk and Richard Branson have made SpaceX a place that was once reserved for sci fi stories only feel more mainstream, Mina highlights the reform of space access through business model innovations, critical government regulation changes, and how people are starting to develop the multitrillion dollar space market. Get to Know Mina Mitry: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mmitry https://twitter.com/mitrymin?lang=en https://www.keplercommunications.com/company/team --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Norm is a guru. There's no other way to put it. He covers a lot in this conversation and some of the things that drew me in are the idea as to what separates great producers from average producers. For high performers, the big separator is the time frame in which they think. Framing the long game, the short game and the infinite game. It's interesting how tweaks in language can be so powerful. For example, referrals versus introductions and mastering the art of retaining introductions. One of my favorite parts of the conversation is the ‘Can't Miss' section on mastering the client attraction conversation. In the fascinating take on how you answer the question, ‘what do you do?' Finally, how technology is changing conversation when it comes to prospects, particularly when people make decisions, they triangulate using intuition, word of mouth and the internet. Get to Know Norm Trainor: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/normtrainor https://www.covenantgroup.com/ https://twitter.com/normtrainortcg?lang=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Matt is a longtime strength coach to some of the world's greatest athletes, but beyond that, he considers himself a creative problem solver. Helping people reach their goals by pushing themselves to their potential. Part scientist, part life coach, Matt is in a great position to offer insights into how the intangibles separate true greatness. His training philosophy is based around health, longevity, and performance. Boiling it down to the fact that the weight on the bar might change, but the principles never do, whether you're an executive or an athlete, and it's great to apply to life generally. Given his background, his endless great stories with the emergence of the workout called the ‘Swedish Touch' created for legendary Maple Leaf Matt Sundin is a great one. We hit on interesting topics like micro-coaching emerging in sports, skill specific and hyper specialized coaching, as well as the bubble in pro sports and how athletes are human, too, and the bubble impacts them. There's lots of great takeaways in this one, so I hope you enjoy this chat with Matt. Get to know Matt Nichol: https://mattnichol.com/ https://www.instagram.com/matt_nichol/ https://twitter.com/M_Nichol https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-nichol-02726b196 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Sunny was the appropriate name for this guy. He's bright, light and warm. He's an educational entrepreneur and founder of Tutor Bright. He has varied interests, and I'm sure you'll pick up quickly on the fact that he's wise beyond his years. He's got a unique connection to Napoleon Hill in the classic book ‘Think and Grow Rich'. Part of this episode, he drills down on the concept of always wanting more and finding the balance between today and tomorrow, including the fear that drives us to a place where it's acceptable to be stressed and how to unwind that. On the forefront of education talks a little bit about parents complaints about education and how they should just chill out and give their kids time and how not to hinder their abilities with micro goals, highlighting the value of peer groups for social and emotional well-being. Sunny talks a little bit about managing growth and struggling to stay authentic along the way and the rise and transformation of education during the pandemic, how geography can limit the power and impact of education. Get to Know Sunny Verma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnyvermatutorbright/ https://www.instagram.com/sunnyv_tb/?hl=en http://tutorbright.com/about-us/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

In this episode former NHL player Kevin Bieksa breaks down how he gained a physical and mental edge over his competition on and off the ice; the challenges athletes face post retirement; and how he was able to successfully transition from hockey player to media personality and youth mentor. Kevin Bieksa played professional hockey for fifteen years, thirteen of which were in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks and the Anaheim Ducks. Currently he is Director of Elite Defensemen Mentorship for KO Sports, as well as a broadcaster and analyst for Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada. Get to Know Kevin Bieksa: https://twitter.com/kbieksa3?lang=en https://www.westcoastacademy.com/the-program/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

Mukala Partners' Pat Hayes takes us through his career development, and how his incredible mindset has helped him excel. Find out how he uses his unique blend of leadership, emotional intelligence, and business acumen to help private equity firms maximize human capital. Pat founded Mukala Partners in 2019, prior to that he worked at Green Peak Partners and Bridgewater Associates. Love some of the insights on Data driven decisions, and how they should be used in the interview and hiring process. The importance of mentors and tapping into the wisdom of others. Get to Know Patrick Hayes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hayes-61166014 https://www.mukalapartners.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

In this episode CPS Capital co-founder Jeffery Tung takes you through his journey from software developer to starting his own private equity shop, and how his hands on, personalized approach has sets him apart from the competition. Jeffrey co-founded CPS in 2013 with Michael Arblaster. From 2013-2016 he was co-CEO of Windley Ely, in charge of operations and technology . Shortly thereafter he sprinkled in an amazing cannabis run. Prior to founding CPS he was at McKinsey & Company, where he led industry shaping deals in telecom, banking, and utility. Get to Know Jeff Tung: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeffreytung https://cpscapital.com/team/jeffrey/ https://cpscapital.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

In this episode we learn from Adrian Rocca's incredible story of building to $2Bn in AUM in under 4 years, and more about his unique approach to the Real Estate development and asset management landscape. With fifteen years of experience in real estate and principal investing, Adrian Rocca brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. Adrian is the CEO of Fitzrovia Real Estate, prior to that he worked at Tricon Capital Group as Managing Director, and at AREA Property Partners as Director of Real Estate Private Equity. Get to Know Adrian Rocca: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/adrian-rocca-b555a563 https://www.linkedin.com/company/fitzrovia-real-estate-inc https://www.fitzroviarealestate.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/fitzroviarealestate/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/venture--gains/support

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