Podcasts about creative destruction lab

"Until you experience a thing, you don't know a thing. That's something that bothers me a lot with the investor world-unless you've done it, you don't really know what the grind feels like." In this episode, Bogdan Knezevic, co-founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope, unpacks how hands-on experience-from the grind at Frequency Therapeutics to launching the Rhodes Incubator-shaped his passion for biotech startups and team building. He shares the pivotal role of serendipity and authentic networking at Creative Destruction Lab and Entrepreneur First, which ultimately set the stage for founding Kaleidoscope. Bogdan dives into the challenges of innovating biotech R&D infrastructure, the importance of collaboration, and why tackling meaningful problems drives his mission in a rapidly evolving industry.

Recorded live at the 2025 GeekWire Awards in Seattle, this episode features industry leaders navigating a shifting tech and political landscape. Amid celebrations of AI breakthroughs, startup milestones, and community-building, guests discuss deeper concerns: capital flight, regulatory headwinds, and what the region needs to retain its innovation edge. Featured on the show: Ambika Singh, founder and CEO of Armoire (Workplace of the Year winner) Joseph Williams, Washington State Department of Commerce (Public Policy Champion for Innovation) Emer Dooley, Creative Destruction Lab, University of Washington (Geeks Give Back honoree) Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance Aviel Ginzburg, co-founder at Foundations (Geeks Give Back honoree) Anand Subbaraj, CEO of Zuper (CEO of the Year finalist) Related coverage: GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community ‘alive and well’ at annual celebration of best in tech Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, where it was ‘game on’ for a night of networking and more Presented by Astound Business Solutions, with category sponsors BECU, Baker Tilly, JLL, WTIA, Alltech, Wilson Sonsini, and First Tech. With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"I remember lining up for bread with my mom when we were little... There's just such a dichotomy between what happened outside our home and what happened inside." In this powerful episode, Heather sits down with Juliana Uto, a wealth mentor who shares her remarkable journey from growing up in communist Romania to becoming a financial freedom expert helping women build generational wealth. Listen in as Juliana and Heather dive into:

Share your Field Stories!Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today's episode, we talk with John Perona, science/policy analyst, writer and advocate for a healthy climate about Climate Advocacy, Biofuels, and Managing Conflicting Values in Conservation.   Read his full bio below.Help us continue to create great content! If you'd like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 1:41- What Motivates You!6:32 - Interview with Perona Starts15:03 - Pollution Laws32:30 - Having Complex Discussions 37:19 - Perona's Field Story; Spaniel Edition Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Dr. John Perona at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnperonaGuest Bio: Dr. John Perona was educated in Biochemistry at Yale and UCSF, and served for 30 years on Chemistry faculties in California and Oregon. His research involved synthetic biology and concentrated on environmental problems associated with Earth's carbon cycle. Dr. Perona also holds a degree in Environmental and Natural Resources law. He is author of a comprehensive climate science/policy text for laypersons, From Knowledge to Power, and is presently engaged in advocating for a healthy climate in the Oregon legislature, and working with the Creative Destruction Lab, mentoring startup companies in the carbon removal field.Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller Support the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Mac Van Wielingen – founder and chair of Viewpoint Group and co-founder of Viewpoint Investment Partners - a global, investment management company offering strategies to high net-worth families and institutional investors. Mr. Van Wielingen is also a founder, and partner of ARC Financial Corporation, the largest energy focused private equity fund in Canada with approximately $6 billion under management - and a founder and former chair (1996-2016) of ARC Resources Ltd., a leading Canadian energy company. Mr. Van Wielingen has served as chair of the Board of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the board of Institute for Corporate Directors (ICD), and is a founding partner of the Creative Destruction Lab, Business Council of Alberta & Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership. Among his many awards, Mr. Van Wielingen has been appointed to the Order of Canada, the Calgary Business Hall of Fame, has received The Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta), the Ivey School of Business Alumni Award, and the Fraser Institute Founders' Award.Mr. Van Wielingen is also an honours graduate of the Ivey School of Business in finance and has studied post-graduate economics at Harvard University. Among other things we discussed Family Wisdom, the Origins of ARC Financial & Navigating Investment Risk. Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsBroadbill EnergyJSGEPACAstro Rentals Support the show

Jeff Booth is a visionary leader, technology entrepreneur and best-selling author of The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future.  With his expertise in technology, system thinking and design, he is at the forefront of a transition from an economic system built for the past, and one built for the future. Jeff has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Inc.com, The Globe and Mail, BNN, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, TIME, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2015, he was named BC Technology Industry Association's (BCTIA) Person of the Year, and in 2016 Goldman Sachs named him among its 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.He is a Founding Partner of ego death capital, Co-Founder of addy and NocNoc.  He has been a Young Presidents Organization member since 2004 and contributes time as a Founding Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab.Jeff currently sits on the boards of Core Scientific, Scoop Solar, Fedi and Breez.  Listen to my last audio podcast with Jeff BoothJeff wrote a really interesting article on Bitcoin Finding Signal In A Noisy World

Send us a textWelcome back to The Sustainable Business Spotlight with Amy Auble! Today's guest, Tamara Masa Voijnovic and I first connected at a women's entrepreneurial conference, and discovered we have a coinciding passion for sustainability. Tamara is a creative turned senior project manager, passionate about living sustain(ed)-ability. Tamara launched Time Illuminated during the pandemic, combining her passion for creative strategy with film photography to create unique consumer products. Her entrepreneurial journey led her to the Creative Destruction Lab, a nonprofit supporting early-stage, science and technology-driven startups. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Tamara partners with driven entrepreneurs across diverse sectors such as Compute, Climate, Minerals, and Biomedical Engineering. She is dedicated to exploring the complexities of these industries, particularly the evolving venture capital landscape and the ongoing challenges of gender inequality in entrepreneurship.Our journey toward sustainable living begins with the choices we make and who we support. Leaders like Tamara are driving real change by reshaping business practices. Join us as we explore the importance of factors such as gender equality and how they play a crucial role in supporting sustainability. Let's dive in!In this episode you will hear: 1:36 – Tamara's pivot from being in the creative industry to sustainability and entrepreneurship, and how they intersect.4:25 – Background on Tamara's current role, with a deeper look into Creative Destruction Lab.6:00 – Women in entrepreneurship: pushing for more diversity and how to get there.16:16 – How ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) plays a role in sustainability goals, what it means, and why it's important.26:47 – Advice for business owners, including listening to your intuition and practicing ‘sustain-ed-ability.'I'm inspired by Tamara's story and the powerful example it sets for using our gifts and passions to drive change. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, share, and let me know your thoughts. Thanks for tuning in!Episode Specific Links:Tamara's LinkedIn: Tamara Masa VojinovicCreative Destruction Lab: Vancouver - Creative Destruction LabTime Illiminated: Website: Time IlluminatedInstagram: Time IlluminatedArticle on Forbes: Dear Big Tech, and VC Yet Again You've Failed Women Film photographers mentioned:Claudia Serraima - Clàudia SerraïmaNicolette Passerello -  Nicolette PasserelloAmy's Links:• Website• Alpine Start Media's Instagram• LinkedIn• Jelt's Instagram

This is an insight from our previous conversation on focusing on the key principles of successful B2B sales:How to Apply "Sell, Demo, Build" philosophyIncrease FOMO, reduce FOMU (Fear of Messing Up)Decide if you are selling reduced costs or increased revenueKalev Kaarna is a Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab and recently became ex-VC at Superangel where for the past 5 years Kalev operated as an investor and startups coach two in one. Kalev has specialized in propelling early-stage software and deep-tech startups to significant growth, with a keen focus on AI/ML, robotics, logistics, mobility, and SaaS B2B sectors. His prowess in guiding startups through initial challenges, especially in the Nordics and Baltics, is marked by his success in leading Superangel's accelerator program, where 33 startups collectively raised €40M. Listen to the full conversation with Kalev here on Episode 146:Link to SpotifyLink to Apple Podcastshttps://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/episodes/146-kalev-kaarna===============Find all episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTAConnect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/===============

This episode features Luke DeCoste. Luke has been involved in buying, building, and selling several ventures throughout his career, he is an alumnus of Techstars and Creative Destruction Lab.He helps students start companies by teaching courses on Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Dalhousie University.He co-founded MindFrameconnect.com to develop the resilience of founders and their teams at the country's top accelerators. He advises founders as board member investors, entrepreneurs-in-residences, and friends. You can find all things Luke DeCoste on his website https://www.lukedecoste.com/ He is researching entrepreneurial mindsets, and coaching as part of a Ph.D. in Positive Organizational Psychology with Claremont Graduate University.  His work is grounded in mindfulness. Above all, he is a husband and father. If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.VALD.com www.ReconditioningHQ.com

In this episode of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, hosts John Stackhouse, Senior VP of RBC, and Sonia Sennik, CEO of Creative Destruction Lab, dive into one of the most transformative technologies of our time: Artificial Intelligence. With the potential to revolutionize industries from healthcare to energy, AI is reshaping the global economy — and Canada is both a leader in research and a laggard in adoption.This week, Geoffrey Hinton, Professor at the University of Toronto, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research in artificial intelligence that began in 1987.Join John and Sonia as they discuss Canada's AI ecosystem and the country's challenges in keeping pace with global AI adoption. They're joined by three visionary guests: Sheldon Fernandez, CEO of Darwin AI, Kory Mathewson, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, and Gillian Hadfield, a Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Senior Fellow. Together, they explore the opportunities and barriers in AI adoption, the creative applications of AI, and the role Canada must play in the future of AI.This episode is packed with insights for business leaders, policymakers, and anyone curious about how AI is changing our world. Whether you're an AI enthusiast or a skeptic, this episode will challenge your thinking on the role of technology in shaping the future.Tune in to learn how AI is both an opportunity and a responsibility, and how Canada can lead the charge in this new innovation era.

Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era is a limited podcast series exploring the innovators and technologies reshaping Canada's economy. Hosted by John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President at RBC, and Sonia Sennik, CEO of Creative Destruction Lab, this series dives into solutions for navigating unprecedented global change.

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Jim Davidson - director of Topaz Energy, ATB Financial, the Business Council of Alberta, the Creative Destruction Lab, the Economic Futures Council of Junior Achievement, the Fraser Institute and the Modern Miracle Network. Mr. Davidson's principal occupation is a Corporate Director. Mr. Davidson co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in 1993 which became the world's premier choice for energy sector investment banking.Subsequently, Mr. Davidson was the Deputy Chairman of GMP First Energy, Canada's leading energy-focused investment bank from which he retired from his role in 2018. Mr. Davidson holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo and has earned the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designation.Mr. Davidson has more than 41 years of experience providing investment banking and financial services to a broad spectrum of companies in a variety of industries, most notably in the energy sector.  In 2016 Mr. Davidson was inducted into the IIAC Investment Industry Hall of Fame and awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Oil & Gas Council.  Jim is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada.Among other things we discussed An Optimistic Perspective: 40 Years of Energy Banking and a Few Lessons Learned.Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsCanada ActionEnverusContango MarketingEnergy UnitedUpgrade LabsSupport the Show.

We welcome Francis Beauchamp-Verdon, Co-Founder, VP and Business Development Director at AWL-E, to discuss his mission in the mobility space and the amazing vision his team share. At AWL-E, Francis and his team have developed  a revolutionary method to move electricity wirelessly that not only breaks all boundaries of innovation, but also has immense potential for exploitation. Their mission is to provide industries seeking innovation a way to optimize their processes and make wireless electricity commonplace, while meeting the growing consumer demand for novelty and spatial freedom.It's a big mission, and one that takes a lot of passion and entrepreneurial spirit to launch, which Francis has in spades. He's an alumnae of the Creative Destruction Lab, has been part of the Centech MTL incubator, and is part of the MaRS Discovery District Community, to name just a few of the networks Francis has leveraged to drive his world-changing ideas. We're thrilled to pick his brain on how he built AWL-E, his journey as an entrepreneur, and what the rest of 2024 and beyond has in store!Boast AI accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence. Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth. Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

Under what circumstances would change be possible? Questions like these fuel the work of Paul Cubbon, whose leadership at the University of British Columbia's Creative Destruction Lab enables early-stage businesses to scale their innovations and impact in a variety of interrelated fields affecting the health of humanity, the planet, and economies. Paul has a view of some of the world's most exciting technological innovations, and he shares what drives his conviction that rapid, scalable improvements are possible as people seek to build a better world. He offers suggestions for changemakers seeking to remove common barriers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inara is the Co-Founder & CEO of FemTherapeutics, a VC-backed medical device company that is leveraging AI and 3D printing to develop the first category of personalized prosthetics for women's health. Since inception, FemTherapeutics has gone on to be named as Canada's Top 20 Most Innovative Companies by CIX, been awarded Innovations for Equity by WIN: Women in Innovation alongside Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Taygerly Labs, and has ranked within the top start-ups internationally at Collision and WebSummit. The company has also been featured in BNN Bloomberg, Forbes, CityNews and more. Growing up, Inara moved around from country to country, including Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Poland, Qatar and Canada. Amidst the vibrancy and multiculturalism, she saw widespread socioeconomic inequalities that has since inspired her interest in social business. Inara is a visionary leader in women's health, having spoken about bridging the gender health innovation gap, women's entrepreneurship, and youth involvement in many panels, podcasts, and conferences globally. Prior to FemTherapeutics, Inara worked in technology consulting leading Fortune 500 companies through large-scale digital transformations and product launches. Inara holds a degree from McGill University in Information Systems, Surgical Innovation & Entrepreneurship. As CEO of FemTherapeutics, Inara has been accepted into numerous competitive accelerators including Creative Destruction Lab and Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate. Her dedication and work have earned her notable awards and recognitions, including Forbes 30 Under 30, Bay Street Bull's Women of the Year 2022 and J. Armand Bombardier Excellence Award.www.femtherapeutics.com__________________________________________________________________________________Feel Amazing Vagina Moisturizer https://www.feel-amazing.com/?ref=vaginacoachThank you so much for listening! I use fitness and movement to help women prevent and overcome pelvic floor challenges like incontinence and organ prolapse. There is help for women in all life stages! Every Woman Needs A Vagina Coach! Please make sure to LEAVE A REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to the show for the best fitness and wellness advice south of your belly button. *******************I recommend checking out my comprehensive pelvic health education and fitness programs on my Buff Muff AppYou can also join my next 28 Day Buff Muff Challenge https://www.vaginacoach.com/buffmuffIf you are feeling social you can connect with me… On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VagCoachOn Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vaginacoach/On Twitter https://twitter.com/VaginaCoachOn The Web www.vaginacoach.comGet your Feel Amazing Vaginal Moisturizer Here

We welcome to the show Kristjan Sigurdson, Managing Director at Endeavor Canada. Founded in 1997, Endeavor is a global organization with a mission to unlock the transformational power of entrepreneurship by selecting, supporting, and investing in the world's top founders. Today, Endeavor's network spans 40+ locations and supports 2,300+ entrepreneurs, whose companies generate combined revenues of over $28 billion, have created more than 3.9 million jobs, and, in 2020, raised over $4 billion in capital. As Managing Director of Endeavor Canada, Kristjen connects growth-stage entrepreneurs with resources, mentorship, and networks to scale their businesses and transform their communities. But he's been working hard to drive Canadian innovation in numerous roles for more than a decade, including helping scale the Creative Destruction Lab into one of the world's largest startup support organizations, while also completing a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He's got an amazing background and has been a stellar resource to founders across Canada and beyond, and I can't wait to pick his brain on what it takes to drive innovation, achieve growth and scale in 2024. Boast AI accelerates the success of innovative businesses globally with software that integrates financial, payroll, and engineering data into a single platform of R&D intelligence. Visit Boast.ai, sign up for our Blog newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for weekly #InnovatorsLive sessions and the latest news to fuel your growth. Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

This was the year artificial intelligence got its wings — especially generative AI — and the tech is soaring to new heights. Whether you're excited or concerned, it's clear that AI is one of the most disruptive forces in history. AI is transforming the world at record pace — but is Canada prepared? On the season finale, we visit the Creative Destruction Lab's AI Super Session to talk with leading minds on the frontlines of Canada's AI journey. We also sit down with Cari Covent, Head of AI at Canadian Tire to hear about how the iconic Canadian company is using AI — from robots to shopping assistants — to enhance the customer experience, improve employee productivity and eliminate mundane tasks.

Navigating the Unknown, Mental Toughness, Space Travel and Innovation  This episode of Trailblaze features Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut, business leader, and tech entrepreneur.  Having commanded the International Space Station and directed companies, he shares best practices and tactics on guiding teams through extreme circumstances of complexity and change, while also sharing the marvels and wonders of science and spaceflight. Hadfield became the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS) and has flown on multiple space missions. Known globally for his creative content on social media from space, Hadfield captivated the world with breathtaking photos, live Q&As, and a viral cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity." In this episode, Commander Hadfield shares his early inspirations that ignited his passion for space exploration and propelled him on a trajectory beyond the limits of Earth. He reveals the training, meticulous preparations and mental fortitude required for the numerous space missions he has been part of. From the unique challenges of space missions to the daily routine aboard the ISS, listen for a glimpse into the resilience and mindset needed to navigate the unforgiving environment of outer space. Commander Hadfield discusses what it was like to share his experiences with the world by creating the first-ever music video in space, the inspiration behind his content creation and the joy of representing Canada on a global scale. In addition to music, he is also a 5-time best-selling author and global speaker on leadership, change and managing life.  As a leading advocate for space exploration and science education post-retirement, he shares the projects that currently excites him and his role as an advisor to Canadian and international entrepreneurs, offering insights into the future of space exploration and beyond. In addition to now serving as a director and advisor to multiple tech companies including Space and Virgin Galactic, co-founding the Space Stream at Creative Destruction Lab (creating $1.6B of new business equity value in the past 5 years), he has also written 5 internationally bestselling books. Listen to get a sense of the impact space travel has on health, both physical and psychological, as Commander Hadfield shares his personal experiences in preparing his body and mind for the challenges of space and recovering upon returning to Earth.  Recorded in beautiful Muskoka, during this episode Anthony and Chris reflect on his health journey and impart wisdom on longevity, offering unique perspectives to challenge conventional thinking. Today, Commander Hadfield continues to trailblaze as he extends his wisdom to those venturing into uncharted waters, advising individuals pursuing cutting-edge businesses, research and innovation.  Connect with Chris Hadfield  Chris Hadfield's Official Website Twitter Instagram Thank you for listening to Trailblaze! Share your thoughts about this episode of Trailblaze on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyLacavera Instagram: https://instagram.com/anthony.lacavera  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anthonylacavera  For more about Anthony Lacavera and to subscribe to the mailing list visit https://anthonylacavera.com. Trailblaze is produced by CreatorClub. Create your podcast at https://creatorclubstudios.com.  This episode was recorded on September 8, 2023.

Jeff Booth is a visionary leader, technology entrepreneur, Founding Partner at ego death capital and best-selling author of The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future.  With a profound grasp of technology, system thinking, and design, he stands at the forefront of a shift from an outdated economic model to one designed for tomorrow.  Jeff's insights and achievements have earned him the BC Technology Industry Association's Person of the Year in 2015 and in October 2023, he was honored with induction into the prestigious BCTIA's Hall of Fame.  Furthermore, in 2016, he gained recognition from Goldman Sachs, who named him one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.  In addition to his work investing and helping entrepreneurs build on the rails of Bitcoin, he is a Co-Founder of addy and NocNoc. Jeff also actively serves on the boards of Fedi, and Breez, in addition to several advisory boards. A dedicated member of the Young Presidents Organization since 2004, he further contributes as a Founding Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab. In this episode, Jeff and Patrick continue their conversation that began in 2022 about the current financial system, the decentralization and security of Bitcoin, ways to protect our capital and store value, plus the unlearning that may be required to do so. Jeff shares some digestible, simple concepts around Bitcoin, its perceived transactional inability, inflation (money manipulation), and the deflationary nature of technology. Jeff's optimism for the future includes a call to curiousity, and encouragement to open our minds and our hearts and move our time and energy into learning about the new system, the optimism therein, and the connection it creates.

Louise Hill is co-founder and CEO of GoHenry - the prepaid debit card and financial education app designed to teach kids and teens how to be smart with money. Responsible for the UK operations of GoHenry, Louise has built the business from the ground up and played an integral role in its international growth, firstly with GoHenry's acquisition of French Fintech Pixpay, followed by the merger with US Fintech Acorns. As a passionate advocate for financial education, Louise is a Trustee of The Centre for Financial Capability, a mentor for the Creative Destruction Lab accelerator programme at Oxford University and a speaker at leading Exec MBA programmes across the UK. Louise is also a huge supporter of women in business, regularly speaking at events and offering her time as a mentor for female founders, start-ups, and scaling businesses in order to drive cultural change around female leadership.Whether you're passionate about financial literacy, intrigued by the world of fintech, or inspired by stories of female empowerment in the business world, this podcast episode with Louise Hill promises to be a captivating and enlightening listen. Tune in and embark on a journey of discovery, empowerment, and transformation.Find out more about Louise Hill via: LinkedIn.Find out more about Go Henry via: their website, Instagram and Facebook.A new episode EVERY WEEK, showcasing the journeys of inspirational entrepreneurs, side hustlers and their mentors. We discuss their successes, challenges and how they overcame setbacks. Focusing mainly on what they wish they had known when starting out. The podcast aims to give aspiring entrepreneurs the confidence to START UP and START NOW by showcasing real and relatable entrepreneurs. After all, seeing is believing! Join the conversation using #startupstartnow and tagging us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Don't forget to leave a review as it really helps us reach those who need it and allows us to get the best guests for you! Connect with START UP. START NOW. and to nominate a guest please visit: www.startupstartnow.co.uk.  To connect with Sharena Shiv please visit: www.sharena.co.uk.

Lex chats with Christian Catalini, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Lightspark - a company aiming to break down global payment barriers, throwing its weight behind a new standard intended to make payments as easy as sending an email. Christian kicks off by discussing his career in blockchain and academia, as well as the challenges and opportunities in the fintech industry. He explains how he became interested in crypto through his research on crowdfunding and how he later focused on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Catalini also discusses the importance of decentralized governance and the potential of Bitcoin as a global payment network. He introduces Lightspark's products, including Lightspark Predict and Universal Money Addresses (UMA), which aim to make Lightning Network more efficient and user-friendly for cross-border money movement. He emphasizes the need for compliance and regulatory clarity in the crypto industry and highlights the role of various partners in facilitating on and off-ramps between digital assets and traditional payment systems. MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION Lightspark's Website: https://bit.ly/3uQ0Nw1Christian's LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3UVwBu3 Topics: blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Digital Assets, AI, cross border, payments, lightning network Companies: Lightspark, Diem, Libra, Meta Fintech, MIT, MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab ABOUT THE FINTECH BLUEPRINT 

Is our future with generative AI terrifying, exciting, or fascinating? In this episode, we talk about the adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the opportunities to implement AI in healthcare delivery, and privacy in a world enabled by generative AI. Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is the Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Along with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, Avi is the author of the bestselling books Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, we talk about the adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the opportunities to implement AI in healthcare delivery, and privacy in a world enabled by generative AI.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-sunstrum/In Season 4, Episode 16 of the Food Professor Podcast, we engage in a fascinating discussion with special guest Alison Sunstrum, a tech entrepreneur and investor. Sunstrom, recognized for her significant role in the Creative Destruction Lab in Calgary, is lauded for her community building and investment acumen, particularly in structuring the CDL. The episode also delves into recent experiences at a tech conference, highlighting innovations in restaurant technology, including a robot that makes French fries and advanced vending machine technologies.LeBlanc shares his observations from the conference, noting the emergence of unique vending technologies and automated cooking solutions. The episode shifts to a discussion about the latest retail trends, with a particular focus on a Petco store in Union Square, Manhattan, which features a chef kitchen for dogs, offering custom food preparations.The hosts then pivot to addressing critical supply chain issues, including the impact of disruptions at the Suez Canal and the broader implications for global logistics and food inflation. They critically examine government interventions in food pricing, particularly in France, and the ineffectiveness of such policies in controlling inflation.Additionally, the podcast covers the acquisition of Carol Restaurants by RBI (Restaurant Brands International) and its implications for the fast-food industry. The conversation also touches upon the anticipated entry of new restaurant chains into Canada, highlighting the country's appeal as a test market due to its diverse population.In a significant segment, Sylvain discusses his meeting with the management of Canada Royal Milk in Kingston, addressing various controversies and clarifying their operations and future plans. This includes their intentions to manufacture baby formula for the Canadian market and potential exports to the U.S.The episode concludes with a discussion on the latest food industry news and a congratulatory note to Canadian chef and entrepreneur Matty Matheson for winning an Emmy for the show "The Bear."About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa.About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row.Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Remarkable Retail , with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world.Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers.Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America

In the first of a special mini-series focused on AI in the workplace, guest hosts Pauline James and David Creelman ask "what exactly is AI all about and where is it heading?"Joining Pauline and David on the podcast is Avi Goldfarb, the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Along with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, Avi is the author of the bestselling books Prediction Machines and Power and Prediction.He has published academic articles in marketing, statistics, law, management, medicine, political science, refugee studies, physics, computing, and economics. Avi has testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on related work in competition and privacy in digital advertising. His work has been referenced in White House reports, European Commission documents, the New York Times, the Economist, and elsewhere.Questions for Avi include:You have been studying AI for a long time; well before its advances garnered the attention of the general population. Is anything taking you by surprise with the current advances?You have talked about AI automating prediction in ways that we had only understood humans could do well/reasonably well previously. Can you explain this for our audience?You have an interesting (and hopeful) perspective that AI may become more of an equalizer across professions than past advances have been, can you tell us more about that?Can you provide your thoughts on how long it will be until we see broad sweeping changes in work and how it is organized?With your extensive work with entrepreneurs on the bleeding edge of new technology, what advice do you have for those on the other side of the equation: those who are making recommendations and purchasing tech for their organization. How should we balance not being left behind with appropriate diligence?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views andFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here and contact sales@hr-gazette.com. Follow us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter Check out our in-person events

Even as they wrap their heads around AI, business leaders and organizations should be devoting some R&D resources to quantum computing. Though it's still a nascent technology, Professor Francesco Bova joined the Executive Summary to explore the huge potential economic benefits of the new form of computing, and explains why every business should be getting themselves "quantum ready" today.Show notes: [0:00] A new technology is waiting on the sidelines; quantum computing is poised to be worth trillions. [0:23] Meet Associate Professor Francesco Bova, who has been studying the economic potential of quantum for the past five years. [0:45] And he believes now is the time for businesses to get themselves quantum ready. [1:14] What is quantum, and how is it different from classical, or traditional computing?[1:58] The real potential benefit of quantum is speed and it's ability to solve "intractable" problems - that is problems too large for a traditional computer. [3:26] What is the quantum advantage?[3:56] Quantum is in the noisy intermediate scale; it's not fault tolerant, must operate in very specific conditions and isn't commercially available. But it can work, and people are using it in a "hybrid" approach. [5:00] And both public and private investment is flowing.[6:28] A big reason is the "threat" that quantum might break the encryptions that currently underpin much of our secure digital activity, like banking or health data. [7:25] But it may also be a boon for industry, particularly pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automotive and finance. [8:20] It could, for example, be a way to speed up drug discovery. [9:00] And it has a number of applications in the data-heavy finance industry. [11:27] A number of businesses are currently playing around in this space using the hybrid approach. [11:57] So how should businesses get "quantum ready"? Step one: identify your pain points. [12:56] Step two: consider experimenting with the hardware or partnering with a company already in this space. [13:48] Finally, explore a formal education or boot camp on the topic to get up to speed. [14:00] "I would argue that in most cases, especially for larger companies, the opportunity cost of spending a bit of time doing these things is comparatively small, relative to maybe even the short-term benefit you can generate from experimenting with this hardware."

Fika with Vicky's Guest this week is #1best selling author Chris Hadfield. Despite The Defector's recent release, and a busy book tour schedule, Chris graciously agreed to having a thirty minute conversation. So this is a pre-recorded Fika Special Feature for you to enjoy. I know I enjoyed the time I spent with this author.   We'll be focussing on his thrillers The Apollo Murders and The Defector, which take place during the Cold War. Both books are #1 National Best Sellers, The Apollo Murders also being a New York Times Best Seller and The Times (London) Thriller of the Year Pick.  A regular live Fika with Vicky will begin at 1:40 p.m., and you're welcome to join in and let us know what you liked about The Apollo Murders or The Defector, or just say hello.       Photo Credit: Shye Klein    Bio:  Chris Hadfield has flown three space missions, built two space stations, performed two spacewalks, crewed the Shuttle and Soyuz, and commanded the International Space Station. Formerly NASA's Director of Operations in Russia, Hadfield is a heavily decorated astronaut, engineer, and military fighter pilot who was named the Top Test Pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. A 4-time internationally bestselling author, Hadfield has written An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth; You Are Here; a children's book The Darkest Dark; and the thriller The Apollo Murders, which is in production as an 8-part TV series. Hadfield also released a music album, Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can, and his TED talk, What I Learned from Going Blind in Space, has been viewed over 11 million times. Hadfield is the co-creator and host of the internationally acclaimed BBC series Astronauts, as well as the co-host, with actor Will Smith, of National Geographic's One Strange Rock. He produces the celebrated Rare Earth series on YouTube and is a creator of the on-stage celebration Generator, which combines science, comedy, and music. Additionally, Hadfield is an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, has a Masterclass online, advises SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, runs the Space stream at the Creative Destruction Lab, and serves  on several boards.  You can learn more about Chris on his website at https://chrishadfield.ca/

Fika with Vicky's Guest this week is #1best selling author Chris Hadfield. Despite The Defector's recent release, and a busy book tour schedule, Chris graciously agreed to having a thirty minute conversation. So this is a pre-recorded Fika Special Feature for you to enjoy. I know I enjoyed the time I spent with this author. We'll be focussing on his thrillers The Apollo Murders and The Defector, which take place during the Cold War. Both books are #1 National Best Sellers, The Apollo Murders also being a New York Times Best Seller and The Times (London) Thriller of the Year Pick. A regular live Fika with Vicky will begin at 1:40 p.m., and you're welcome to join in and let us know what you liked about The Apollo Murders or The Defector, or just say hello. Photo Credit: Shye Klein Bio: Chris Hadfield has flown three space missions, built two space stations, performed two spacewalks, crewed the Shuttle and Soyuz, and commanded the International Space Station. Formerly NASA's Director of Operations in Russia, Hadfield is a heavily decorated astronaut, engineer, and military fighter pilot who was named the Top Test Pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. A 4-time internationally bestselling author, Hadfield has written An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth; You Are Here; a children's book The Darkest Dark; and the thriller The Apollo Murders, which is in production as an 8-part TV series. Hadfield also released a music album, Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can, and his TED talk, What I Learned from Going Blind in Space, has been viewed over 11 million times. Hadfield is the co-creator and host of the internationally acclaimed BBC series Astronauts, as well as the co-host, with actor Will Smith, of National Geographic's One Strange Rock. He produces the celebrated Rare Earth series on YouTube and is a creator of the on-stage celebration Generator, which combines science, comedy, and music. Additionally, Hadfield is an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo, has a Masterclass online, advises SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, runs the Space stream at the Creative Destruction Lab, and serves on several boards. You can learn more about Chris on his website at https://chrishadfield.ca/

In this episode, we hear from different innovative companies and incubators about their products and how they have benefited from the Innovation Zone at the CPMA Convention and Trade Show. The first part features Mike Mauti interviewing Denise VanderVeen of CleanWorks, a produce innovator, and Andrew Wylie of Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. www.cleanworkscorp.com www.vinelandresearch.com In the second part, Mike Mauti interviews Mike Meinhardt of Provision Analytics, also a produce innovator, and Heather Marshall from the Creative Destruction Lab, an incubator affiliated with the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto that supports companies and their new technologies. www.provision.io www.creativedestructionlab.com/locations/calgary Listen to the end for this month's episode of Industry Insights as Mike Mauti shares more current statistics from the Canadian consumer market. Play the Podcast Thank you to our podcast series sponsor, Nature Fresh Farms.

We welcome Prashant Matta, General Partner at Panache Ventures.We look back at Prashant's time at OMERS Ventures, how his approach to investing and working with founders has evolved, and the lessons he learned working with some amazing investors and founders during his time there.We dig into the changes in the Canadian venture scene since Prashant entered the industry, how recent market downturns have impacted Panache Ventures' investment strategy, and why they focus on pre-seed and seed-stage investments.And lastly, we discuss the importance of diversity in startups and how Panache Ventures supports founders along the different stages of development.About Prashant Matta:Prashant Matta is a General Partner at Panache Ventures. Before joining Panache, he worked as a Principal at OMERS Ventures as a product strategist at Samsung, and as a senior management consultant at Deloitte.He's a board member at Junior Achievement and the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association and has been a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab and Techstars.He received a bachelor's from York University and an MBA from INSEAD.In this episode, we discuss:(01:21) Prashant's journey to becoming an investor(02:35) His time at OMERS Ventures(04:21) The importance of seeing a lot of deals to learn(05:22) Joining Panache Ventures(07:19) Panache's place in the Canadian startup ecosystem(10:48) Why Panache focuses on early stage inversting at Pre-Seed and Seed(13:08) LPs view on joining fund II(15:25) Lessons fron the super-heated 2021 venture market(17:49) Why founders are so important to Prashant(19:09) How they source early-stage founders(22:30) The trade-off for going for YC(25:36) What is Founder Fuel(27:44) How Canada differs from other regions with its accelators(34:14) Future plans for PanacheFast Favorites:*

Michael Serbinis, a member of the Business Council of Canada and Fellow of the Creative Destruction Lab​,​ shares tips for raising money, using personalization features, and entering accelerator programs. Plus, discover new emerging technologies that will improve the way your business operates. For more on Michael Serbinis and show notes- https://bit.ly/3PwO0WQ

Get ready to address the YES this week with guest Will Bazeley, the Founder and CEO of Roof Marketplace, a technology company that's changing the way insurance is done when it comes to roofing and roof estimates. In the conversation, Will talks about the ways carriers are using Roof Marketplace, and how they are working to solve a big problem to bring some order to an otherwise potentially crazy area. Will talks about the emerging tech in the roofing industry, and how Roof Marketplace is providing a solution to make the customer experience easier, all while helping roofers get their job done easier and more efficiently.    Learn More: www.fnoinsuretech.com Will Bazeley: LinkedIn  Roof Marketplace    What You'll Hear In This Episode: [7:03] Will joins the show and talks about the path that led him to Roof Marketplace.  [8:00] Is Roof Marketplace a venture backed organization?  [8:32] Roof Marketplace was part of Creative Destruction Lab's first entrance of companies, and a lot of good came out of it.  [9:15] The decision to rebuild Roof Marketplace's whole platform from scratch.  [9:39] So, what exactly does Roof Marketplace do?  [12:07] Why 94% of the insurance carriers that use Roof Marketplace give it a thumbs up.  [16:33] Annually, carriers spend about $20 billion on roof related claims.  [21:14] How much the average roof costs in America.  [24:22] Will talks about their (trademarked) motto “address the yes”!  [26:30] The work stream for a carrier and how the technology fits in.  [27:52] Will talks about where the revenue for Roof Marketplace comes from.  [31:08] Making sure Roof Marketplace has the right roofers and partnering with leading industry partners to make sure they are getting the highest quality professionals.  [35:09] Who makes the decision on which roofer is going to be used?  [45:03] How the service helps homeowners get things done easier and in less time.  [44:26] Will talks about how Roof Marketplace is less a contractor network and more a technology and InsureTech platform.  [46:53] Does Roof Marketplace effect Loss Adjustment Expense?   

When Joshua Gans and his co-authors released their book Prediction Machines in 2018, they were writing about a topic that seemed quite niche. At this time, machine learning was just starting out. In the last year, the speed at which artificial intelligence has advanced has surprised almost everyone.In this conversation, we hear how the analytical framework that he and his colleagues developed helps to sort through the hype. He argues artificial intelligence is best thought of as a prediction machine. You'll hear why he's optimistic that artificial intelligence will be able to help people remove some of the drudgery from some jobs, but at this time, doesn't seem likely to take over full jobs. He'll share how understanding artificial intelligence as an advance in predictive statistics will help leaders assess how artificial intelligence may or may not be useful. About our guest:Joshua Gans is a Professor of Strategic Management and holder of the Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Rotman School of Management, the University of Toronto (with a cross-appointment in the Department of Economics). Joshua is also Chief Economist of the University of Toronto's Creative Destruction Lab. Prior to 2011, he was the foundation Professor of Management (Information Economics) at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne and before that, he was at the School of Economics, University of New South Wales. At Rotman, he teaches MBA students entrepreneurial strategy. He has also co-authored (with Stephen King and Robin Stonecash) the Australasian edition of Greg Mankiw's Principles of Economics (published by Cengage), Core Economics for Managers (Cengage), Finishing the Job (MUP), Parentonomics (New South/MIT Press) and Information Wants to be Shared (Harvard Business Review Press) and The Disruption Dilemma (MIT Press, 2016);

Welcome to the AMA podcast episode featuring Darrell Kopke, Executive Director at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Vancouver, Adjunct Professor at UBC Sauder, and former General Manager at Lululemon. Join us as Darrell shares invaluable insights on entrepreneurship, social impact companies, and the transformative power of CDL. Discover Darrell's inspiring journey from Lululemon, where he emphasizes the importance of building a strong brand with a positive impact to attract and retain loyal customers. Learn how storytelling in marketing connects with customers on a deeper level and drives success. Unveil the philosophy of "stretchy pants" in entrepreneurship, embracing adaptability, innovation, and openness to change. Explore how successful entrepreneurs thrive in uncertainty, take calculated risks, and learn from their mistakes. Learn about the growing importance of social impact in businesses, particularly for younger consumers who prioritize companies addressing the climate crisis. Understand the essence of CDL as a mentorship program for pre-seed and seed ventures. Darrell clarifies that applicants can choose from different CDL sites and streams based on their technology and mentorship preferences without the need to physically relocate. Darrell's passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and social impact shines through, making it an inspiring and informative listen for aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and motivation to drive positive change in the business world. Are you a tech startup founder and want to get involved? Learn more about what we do at launchacademy.ca Find out more at https://launch-ama.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-cc5b6f for 40% off for 4 months, and support Launch AMA.

How did a class clown turned award-winning comedian light up the artificial intelligence research community at the intersection of theatre and machine learning? Kory is a Senior Research Scientist with Alphabet's DeepMind and an Associate Industry Member at Mila – the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Montreal, Canada. He is a Lab Scientist with Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Toronto, where he supports massively scalable science-based startup ventures. Kory also serves as a Special Advisor to the National Research Council of Canada. We talk about the importance of self-expression, the intersection of creativity and technical rigour, how many different types of laughter there are, and his vision for the future of improv. Spoiler alert - it involves robots!

Around 1,200 participants congregated in Toronto for the first in-person CDL Super Session in four years. The two-day event featured intense exchanges between startups from the 24 CDL streams, mentors, researchers and academics. There were equally hard-hitting exchanges on AI, geopolitical shifts in innovation and the advancement of humanlike intelligence. HEC Paris sent a strong delegation to Canada to exchange on its growing involvement in this objective-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage companies. A Breakthroughs special brings you an extended program highlighting the key exchanges during this third in-person Super Session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Host, Christine Dobbyn,  interviews Meagan R. Pitcher, Ph.D., CLP, CEO of Bairitone Health. Meagan and her colleagues, Britt Cross, DO, CMO and Onur Kilic, PhD, CTO are doing great work on innovative wearable technology that will be used to identify airway collapse during natural sleep*.Bairitone Health was a Texas Medical Center Innovation Biodesign fellowship start-up, SBIR grant recipient & Creative Destruction Lab participant. Meagan discusses this journey and their novel technology to improve the diagnosis of sleep apnea.

Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and Professor of Marketing at Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a fellow at Behavioral Economics in Action at Rotman, and a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Avi has written extensively on a broad range of topics from marketing, statistics, law, management, medicine, political science, refugee studies, among many others. He has also conducted much deep work in the study of AI and machine learning and how businesses can wield and leverage the predictive capabilities of these technologies.In this podcast, he shares:Point-to-point changes v. the bigger, broader systemic changes that AI may introduceHow AI prediction changes judgement. Until now, most of the exploration of machine learning have been around prediction, but how will things change when AI starts getting good at judgement? The fascinating implications machine learning and AI will have on business decision-making, economics, and competitive advantage _________________________________________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:00:00—Highlight from today's episode00:44—Introducing Avi+ The topic of today's episode2:21—If you really know me, you know that...2:50—Could you talk about cost of prediction coming on?6:25—Can machine learning surpass human judgment, or where do they have their place?9:30—Could you explain the point-to-point solutions vs. systemic changes?11:40—How does technology change power?14:27—Could you give us an example of the impact of AI-powered predictions in a practical real-life case?17:01—Do you think we have a reason to worry?19:01—How can people continue learning from you?__________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources: Personal Page: https://www.avigoldfarb.com/Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/avi-goldfarb-46a7473Twitter: https://twitter.com/avicgoldfarb?lang=en

In this episode: Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Avi Goldfarb Who Can Benefit From This Conversation? This conversation is for all of us who are interested in taking an economist lens of thinking about technology and the statistical nature of prediction. As prediction becomes cheaper, what are the cream and sugar to prediction in this space? Join this informative conversation with Avi and Lauren to learn more about power and prediction. Who is Avi Goldfarb? Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare, and Professor of Marketing, at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. A former Senior Editor at Marketing Science, his research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. He has published academic articles in marketing, computing, law, management, medicine, physics, political science, public health, statistics, and economics. He co-authored the bestselling book Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence. His work on online advertising won the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science Long Term Impact Award, and he testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition and privacy in digital advertising. Avi received his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University. His new book, also a bestseller, Power and Prediction, was published in November by Harvard Business Review Press. REDEFINING AI is powered by The Squirro Academy - learn.squirro.com. Try our free courses on AI, ML, NLP and Cognitive Search at the Squirro Academy and find out more about Squirro here.

Spotlight One is a snippet from our upcoming episode: Power and Prediction with Avi Goldberg! Listen to the full episode as soon as it comes out, by following and subscribing to Redefining AI. Who is Avi Goldfarb? Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare, and Professor of Marketing, at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. A former Senior Editor at Marketing Science, his research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. He has published academic articles in marketing, computing, law, management, medicine, physics, political science, public health, statistics, and economics. He co-authored the bestselling book Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence. His work on online advertising won the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science Long Term Impact Award, and he testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition and privacy in digital advertising. Avi received his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University. His new book, also a bestseller, Power and Prediction, was published in November 2022 by Harvard Business Review Press.

Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines describe what you can do to prepare. Banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, retail. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into many industries around the world. But the truth is, it has just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions to drive strategic business decisions--powering and accelerating business. When prediction is taken to the max, industries transform. The disruption that comes with such transformation is yet to be felt--but it is coming. How do businesses prepare?  In Prediction Machines, eminent economists Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb explained the simple yet game-changing economics of AI. Now, in Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence (HBR Press, 2022), they go further to reveal AI as a prediction technology directly impacting decision-making and to teach businesses how to identify disruptive opportunities and threats resulting from AI. Their exhaustive study of new developments in artificial intelligence and the past history of how technologies have disrupted industries highlights the striking phase we are now in: after witnessing the power of this new technology and before its widespread adoption--what they call "the Between Times." While there continue to be important opportunities for businesses, there are also threats of disruption. As prediction machines improve, old ways of doing things will be upended. Also, the process by which AI filters into the many systems involved in application is very uneven. That process will have winners and losers. How can businesses leverage, or protect, their positions? Filled with illuminating insights, rich examples, and practical advice, Power and Prediction is the must-read guide for any business leader or policy maker on how to make the coming AI disruptions work for you rather than against you. Interviewee Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab and the CDL Rapid Screening Consortium, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. He has published academic articles in marketing, statistics, law, management, medicine, political science, refugee studies, physics, computing, and economics. Avi is a former Senior Editor at Marketing Science. His work on online advertising won the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science Long Term Impact Award. He testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition and privacy in digital advertising. His work has been referenced in White House reports, European Commission documents, the New York Times, the Economist, and elsewhere. Peter Lorentzen is economics professor at the University of San Francisco. He heads USF's Applied Economics Master's program, which focuses on the digital economy. His research is mainly on China's political economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Disruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling Prediction Machines describe what you can do to prepare. Banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, retail. Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into many industries around the world. But the truth is, it has just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions to drive strategic business decisions--powering and accelerating business. When prediction is taken to the max, industries transform. The disruption that comes with such transformation is yet to be felt--but it is coming. How do businesses prepare?  In Prediction Machines, eminent economists Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb explained the simple yet game-changing economics of AI. Now, in Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence (HBR Press, 2022), they go further to reveal AI as a prediction technology directly impacting decision-making and to teach businesses how to identify disruptive opportunities and threats resulting from AI. Their exhaustive study of new developments in artificial intelligence and the past history of how technologies have disrupted industries highlights the striking phase we are now in: after witnessing the power of this new technology and before its widespread adoption--what they call "the Between Times." While there continue to be important opportunities for businesses, there are also threats of disruption. As prediction machines improve, old ways of doing things will be upended. Also, the process by which AI filters into the many systems involved in application is very uneven. That process will have winners and losers. How can businesses leverage, or protect, their positions? Filled with illuminating insights, rich examples, and practical advice, Power and Prediction is the must-read guide for any business leader or policy maker on how to make the coming AI disruptions work for you rather than against you. Interviewee Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab and the CDL Rapid Screening Consortium, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. He has published academic articles in marketing, statistics, law, management, medicine, political science, refugee studies, physics, computing, and economics. Avi is a former Senior Editor at Marketing Science. His work on online advertising won the INFORMS Society of Marketing Science Long Term Impact Award. He testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition and privacy in digital advertising. His work has been referenced in White House reports, European Commission documents, the New York Times, the Economist, and elsewhere. Peter Lorentzen is economics professor at the University of San Francisco. He heads USF's Applied Economics Master's program, which focuses on the digital economy. His research is mainly on China's political economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Welcome to episode #859 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #859. How does artificial intelligence affect the structure and dynamics of the global economy? What are the potential benefits and risks associated with artificial intelligence on the future of humanity? Joshua Gans is the co-author of the recently published book, Power and Prediction - The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. He is also widely known as the co-author of Prediction Machines and over ten other books at the intersection of technology, disruption and economics. Joshua is a Professor of Strategic Management and holder of the Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is also the Chief Economist at the Creative Destruction Lab and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a leading expert in the field of economics, particularly in the areas of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. Along with book writing, he is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal. He has also done extensive work on entrepreneurship, the digital economy, and the management of intellectual property. Joshua is a recipient of the John Kenneth Galbraith Prize for his work on the economics of the digital economy and was recently named one of the world's top 25 most influential economists by Bloomberg. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 47:06. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. Check out ThinkersOne. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Joshua Gans. Power and Prediction - The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. Prediction Machines. Rotman School of Management. Creative Destruction Lab. Follow Joshua on Twitter. Follow Joshua on LinkedIn. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

On the heels of launching my latest book, Our Book of Awesome, I'm enjoying the fellowship of two authors in my life — one of whom I met 22 years ago when I was in my final year at Queen's.   Bounding into my life at the time came a young professor named Ajay Agrawal. And I mean bounding! He was cold calling left, right and center,  dancing around the room, and extremely theatrical. As you listen to him you'll see why I found him so captivating and clairvoyant.    Professor Ajay Agrawal has won Professor of the Year seven times! He's like Canada's Adam Grant. He is the co-author of the bestselling book, Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence, named one of the best tech books of the year by Forbes, The New York Times and The Economist. His latest book has just come out and it is called, Power and Prediction, also co-authored with Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb.   Ajay is a tenured professor at Rotman, a research associate at The National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, a not-for-profit program that helps start-ups launch, and co-founder of Next Canada dedicated to the development and training of young entrepreneurs. He is also a recent winner of the Order of Canada which is the highest civilian honor that Canada awards.   Over the years I've gotten a chance to meet Ajay's truly lovely partner in life: Gina Buonaguro. And, guess what? She's a writer too! Ajay focuses on the future. Gina focuses on the past. Gina is originally from New Jersey but has been living in Toronto for many years. She started at Villanova University, all the way up to the University of British Columbia on a Fullbright Scholarship.   Gina's written dozens of articles, won five writing grants and is the co-author of six historical fiction books, including her latest, The Virgins of Venice.   You could not think of two books which are more different: The Virgins of Venice and Power and Prediction. One is a 500 year old historical fiction saga taking place in a convent with sexy nuns. And the other a deep dive into AI.   I was intrigued by the relationship dynamics between them, what their books really say, and how their writing processes work. So I invited them, together, to come on 3 Books. I also asked Leslie to join the conversation.    So the four of us sat down in Gina and Ajay's living room and we discussed questions like: what is the fate of girls in 16th century Venice, what does it mean for a city to be excommunicated, why has Uber been so revolutionary, what is the point vs systems solution in AI, how can books be shared and read together, what is an Untouchable Day, how can we think about living a little more intentionally, how does AI manipulate us today and it goes on and on and on.   This is a wide ranging conversation that I think you will truly enjoy.   Let's flip the page into Chapter 117 now…   What You'll Learn: What does it mean for a city to be excommunicated? Why has Uber been so revolutionary? What is a point solution vs a system solution in AI? What is holding AI back? How can books be shared and read together? What is a writer's group? What is the power of reading aloud to our kids? How can we bring in more quiet into our busy urban lives? What is an untouchable day? How can we live intentionally? How does AI manipulate us? What are the challenges of raising kids in a tech centric world? Why are young people finding social interactions so awkward these days? What is the Chinese solution to screen time? What is the tension between ideology and critical thinking? How can we encourage more critical thinking?  How can we temper cancel culture? What is the role of school today?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/117   Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future chapter: 1-833-READ-A-LOT.     Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list    3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

AI was expected to revolutionize the way we do just about everything, but the changes that were promised haven't materialized as quickly as expected. What's holding AI back?On this episode of Disruptors, an RBC podcast, host John Stackhouse sits down with Ajay Agrawal to dig into this question and more. Ajay is a professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management; he was named to The Order of Canada this year for his contributions to enhance Canada's productivity, competitiveness, and prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship, and he's the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, an early proponent of AI ingenuity.Ajay is also the author of two books about AI. His latest, Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, co-written with fellow Rotman professors Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb, focuses on the fact that AI hasn't lived up to the excitement that he himself helped create. When he looked back at the predictions made in his 2018 bestseller, Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence, he realized it was time to shift focus away from AI as a technology and instead look at the economics of the systems in which it operates.  This episode also features an exciting new AI technology called GPT-3, which uses deep learning to produce text that reads like it was written by a human. It was created by Open AI, an organization founded in San Francisco in 2015. Ilya Sutskever, their chief scientist, is Canadian and a U of T alum. GPT-3 even provided a brief summary of John and Ajay's conversation: “Creative Destruction Lab was designed to address the market failure of commercializing early stage science. The program helps entrepreneurs with the judgment they need to turn their scientific innovation into a business. AI is characterized as a drop in the cost of prediction.AI is not going to figure out the complexities of health care. There are many barriers to deploying AI in health care, including system frictions that are not aligned with the incentives of hospitals, doctors, and insurers. It is difficult to experiment with AI in health care because of the need for a system-level overhaul.AI has the potential to help reduce discrimination by making it easier to detect and then fix. However, too much regulation of AI has the potential to stifle innovation. Canada is doing well on the research side of AI, but there is room for improvement on the application side.”Amazingly concise! This episode also features an AI-generated John Stackhouse, so listen in and see if you can tell the difference. To read Ajay Agrawal's newest book, “Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence”, co-written with fellow Rotman School of Management professors Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb click here. Follow this link to the University of Toronto's article about testing out GPT-3 and this one for more about Open AI, GPT-3 and Dall-E2.  Some background on IBM Watson can be found here. 

What does "AI" really look like in businesses today? What is a Prediction Machine, and what is AI Economics? This week, we chat with Dr. Avi Goldfarb, author of Prediction Machines and Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. Through a sequence of fascinating stories, Avi helps us demystify the stigma around artificial intelligence, and he helps us understand how AI has transformed and can transform business and industry the way electricity transformed steam-powered factories. Avi is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab and the CDL Rapid Screening Consortium.

Joshua Gans is a Professor of Strategic Management and the holder of the Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is also the Chief Economist of the University's Creative Destruction Lab. In 2018, together with Ajay Agrawal and Avi Goldfarb, he published Prediction Machines, an exploration of how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by leaders. The trio's latest book, “Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence” explains the economics of A.I. through the lens of decision systems. In conversation with Martin Reeves, Chairman of BCG Henderson Institute, Joshua discusses how the transformational potential of A.I. is only unlocked if decision systems are reconsidered holistically, mirroring the pattern observed in previous technological revolutions like the application of steam power, electricity, or digital communication. *** About the BCG Henderson Institute The BCG Henderson Institute is the Boston Consulting Group's think tank, dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, economics, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. The Institute engages leaders in provocative discussion and experimentation to expand the boundaries of business theory and practice and to translate innovative ideas from within and beyond business. For more ideas and inspiration, sign up to receive BHI INSIGHTS, our monthly newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

We've seen remarkable gains in artificial intelligence – but only in specific, narrow domains, like fraud prevention or navigation. One reason for that is the way AI innovations get adopted. Another is our poor ability to distinguish between real progress and so-called AI snake oil. This week, we demystify AI with guests Ajay Agrawal, professor in University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, and co-author of a new book, Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence; and Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science at Princeton University and co-author of the newsletter and forthcoming book called AI Snake Oil.

Guest Avi Goldfarb discusses AI as prediction technology likely to transform our systems over a long period of time. Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a Professor of Marketing at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He's also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartzman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi's research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Additionally, he is co-author of a new book titled Power and Prediction, The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence, which will be coming out on November 15th.

Do you need an MBA as an entrepreneur? [Show Summary] What does it take to become an entrepreneur who drives impact and change? Is an MBA necessary? Inge Kerkloh-Devif, Senior Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, shares her thoughts. Interview with Inge Kerkloh-Devif, Sr. Exec. Dir. & Sr. Vice President of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center [Show Notes] Welcome to the 492nd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for tuning in. Are you trying to figure out how you should approach the four to eight applications that you're planning to submit when applying to an MBA program? You can get tips and answers by taking Accepted's free, short quiz – just six questions – at accepted.com/mapmba. By taking the quiz, you'll get a sense of how well you're approaching this critical process and gain access to relevant resources, both free and paid, that will provide you with an effective and efficient strategy for your MBA application effort.  Our guest today, Inge Kerkloh-Devif, earned her masters in Marketing and Communications at HEC Paris in 2006. Since then, she worked in business in Paris and then became Executive Vice President of HEC Paris's Executive Education Program, focusing on Global Business Development. In 2019, she moved into her current role as Senior Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center. In 2021, she added to her responsibilities the role of Co-Site Lead Executive at the Creative Destruction Lab in Paris in partnership with the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center. hbspt.cta.load(58291, '9bb31be0-3cf6-45f0-be3d-3791cc1bd9bd', {}); Can you tell us a little bit about both HEC's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center and the Creative Destruction Lab in Paris? [2:11] Of course. The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center is the whole ecosystem we have built as a school around innovators and entrepreneurs. As we say, we think, we teach, and we act around innovation and entrepreneurship. That means we do research on innovation and entrepreneurship. We have more than 20 programs we are teaching at the school to teach innovation and entrepreneurship to our students. And we have all of our incubator acceleration programs, so students are learning by doing. Entrepreneurship is really part of the DNA of the school.  The Creative Destruction Lab, or CDL, was founded 10 years ago in Toronto, Canada at the Rotman Management School. They're now partnering with 12 universities all over the world to offer this objective-based program from massively scalable, seed-stage science and technology-based companies. It's really an acceleration program for deep tech. The program has an intake from more than 600 companies per year. We have one lab in Paris, we have one lab on climate, and one lab on space. What's the difference between deep tech and tech? [4:15] Very good question. I think I can give 10 different answers to this. For us, we can see this really emerging more and more in engineering and scientific projects. Those are really long-term projects. We are working with scientists and engineers to get these projects to grow. For us, it's specifically based on scientific and engineering projects to give this deep tech long-term projects. When I say we are working with scientists and engineers, they're coming out of the laboratories. It's very research-based.  If I have a business idea, or maybe I don't yet have a business idea, but I know that I want to be an entrepreneur at some point in my career, how can an MBA help me succeed? [5:33] I think of these as two different stages.  If you already have your idea or if you're just joining an MBA, what we can see is very often, students are launching their business or their ideas a little bit after completing their MBA. They learn all the basics, they build their network,

Mark Ang and Joe Lynch discuss the GoBolt story. Mark is the Co-founder and CEO of GoBolt, a tech-enabled, sustainably-focused logistics provider for local ecommerce shops and national brands. About Mark Ang Mark Ang co-founded GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics) out of the University of Toronto, where he obtained his Bachelor of Commerce. He was also selected to participate in the Creative Destruction Lab as part of the MBA program, an incubator/accelerator focused on scaling disruptive businesses. Prior to founding GoBolt, Mark worked in various roles spanning investment banking, assurance, and management consulting. About GoBolt Founded in 2017, GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics) is a technology company building the first sustainable and first-party supply chain network that partners with merchants to deliver a complete end-to-end customer experience. By operating as an extension of each merchant's team, GoBolt provides reliable fulfillment, last mile delivery, and reverse logistics services. With a growing network of warehouses across North America and a suite of proprietary apps designed and supported by an in-house engineering team, GoBolt unlocks enhanced transparency and control for merchants. The company's focus on customer-centricity is further driven by a deep commitment to sustainability. GoBolt's investment in its electric vehicle fleet is a testament to the company's mission to be carbon negative by the end of 2023. For more information, visit gobolt.com Key Takeaways: The GoBolt Story Mark Ang is the Co-founder and CEO of GoBolt, a tech-enabled, sustainably-focused logistics provider for local ecommerce shops and national brands. In the podcast interview, Joe and Mark discuss Mark's entrepreneurial journey and the founding of GoBolt. GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics) is a technology company building the first sustainable and first-party supply chain network that partners with merchants to deliver a complete end-to-end customer experience. GoBolt provide a technology-driven, customer-centric and sustainable approach to fulfillment, including reliable warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, and last-mile delivery. By operating as an extension of their customer's team, GoBolt deliver best-in-class services every step of the way, ensuring faster, more cost-effective, and complete customer deliveries. GoBolt currently has locations in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver, New York, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles. GoBolt will soon open locations in Dallas, Austin, and Atlanta. Sustainability is a core value at GoBolt and they will be carbon negative by December 2023. The GoBolt team is building a fully electric fleet, offsetting their carbon footprint, and optimizing operations for a circular supply chain. Learn More About The GoBolt Story Mark's LinkedIn GoBolt LinkedIn GoBolt The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube