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It's a bonus episode! Join Craig as he sits down to talk with Dale Robertson a 30-year veteran of the Canadian Music Industry.Transcript:Track 2:[1:06] Hey there listeners, this is Craig and today on Discovering Downey I am joined by Dale Robertson. Dale is a 30-year veteran of the Canadian music industry and he is here to share a few stories about Gord and the Hip. Welcome Dale, how's it going?Track 2:[1:22] Thank you Craig, it's going very well, I'm happy to be here. This is, you know what, my first podcast participation ever. Oh wow, Wow. Okay. Well, I'm pretty new to this too. So we'll just see how it goes. But I have you on today to talk a little hip because I know you're a big fan and that's how I met you is talking about the hip. And your name was a name that would come up over and over through our mutual friend, Matt Pinch. And I thought I'd just share a quick story about how I met Matt that you probably don't know. So it was grade seven for me and Matt was a year younger in grade six, but we were in a class together and my good friend had moved out of town that summer and so I was without a close friend at school and one day we were seated next to each other and Matt started talking to me about WWF wrestlers and he was very enthusiastic and I didn't know too much but I went home and made sure to watch that you know Saturday night and came back to school the next week with a little bit more knowledge about wrestling and and we would spend our days drawing wrestlers on on blank pieces of paper and then we would take our compass and one at a time drop the compass on each of the wrestlers and if it hit we would make a little tally and after 10.Track 2:[2:46] Hits that that wrestler would be eliminated from the the battle royale and so that's how that's how we met and then we ended up you know matt was the first person i ever met who played guitar he He got a guitar for his birthday, I believe, and I would pick it up and I just fell in love right away. And so I, you know, started playing shortly after that. And we ended up actually starting our first band together and, you know, started playing cover music. And within a year we were playing all original. And yeah, that was my first band experience with along with our buddy Blair, who you know, and our friend Bob on drums. And yeah, how about you? How did you get to know Matt?Track 2:[3:23] So i met matt when he joined bmg while i was working there um here in vancouver and he came on board as a street team member i think it was around 1998 or so um he then became our street team leader uh which you know the really cool thing about the street team pro programs that the labels were utilizing was that it was a great sort of starting ground for uh somebody getting into the music industry and to get hired from there because typically as a street team member you're volunteering you were out there you know putting stickers on bathroom walls or um putting posters up on either walls where you're allowed to or in street corner you've seen those you know uh let's say uh the new trouble charger album at that time coming soon blah blah blah so So Matt was part of that. And then he ended up moving into the radio promotions department within BMG until 2004 when he was an unfortunate victim of the Sony BMG merger. Right. And that was phase one. You know, it's very typical for these mergers where, you know.Track 2:[4:38] You become a victim to the downsizing you know it affected me eventually in 2007 where we had an office of 11 and the next day there were only two left i was one of the nine wow um but yeah it's just you know that's the nature of the beast and and uh the music industry is volatile it's just that crazy you know you love it and you can also kind of despise it at the same time because of some of the um debris that it can leave in its wake but uh you know you're in it for the music you know it's um i would have to say that the hip were probably a major catalyst for me in terms of my love for music and you know seeing them play live it's you know you've seen them it's the band that i saw the most in my live music experience i've never seen any musician more than or artists it's more than the hip i think i've seen spirit of the west maybe one or two times more um being out west my whole life and so they were just playing around this area a lot but yeah the hip burn number two for me and when i met you uh through matt it was actually at his wedding or the lead up to and i remember i had some some interesting stories so um so you actually met the hip way back i believe you said way back in the early days yeah it was it was really kind.Track 2:[6:01] Of a wild thing because um so in 1990 i started working for this company based in winnipeg who were basically the exclusive contract for catering through i think was periscope promotions at the time which became i believe house of blues it's now live nation never heard of them yeah this little company that you know might make it big one day um might even have a monopoly one day you never know but the um so yeah we were doing these uh we would cater these shows and then in winnipeg at the time there was this theater that had been renovated um it's now called the burton cummings theater at the time it's called the walker um and the hip were playing there they were i believe the first band to reopen that venue and um so as part of the catering you're there all day long. So it's a long hours, you know, it's, it's you're there from 6.00 AM until usually load out at 2.00 AM, 2.00 AM. Yeah. But anyway, got to meet the hip. The first time I got to actually meet Gord, I'm standing beside him as you're watching the sky diggers open up for the, for the hip that night. Yeah. So which is just surreal. It's a surreal experience.Track 2:[7:22] In itself because you know here's me this giant hip fan and there's gourd downy literally right beside me shaking and grooving away to the skydiggers yeah and he was known for that to um totally watch the opening bands i know i know he was uh you know the artists love him for that absolutely a passionate music guy you know he's he's um that was his his thing and and i think that respect that he showed the musicians followed him right throughout his entire career which is, it's pretty incredible to have, um, met him after the show. Uh, he signed my, um, backstage pass, which was stuck on my baseball hat. And it, uh, so, and he would sign something super unique to every single person that wanted an autograph. So, um, there was this one poster that, uh, it was a picture of Gord and it was one of the, the brand new posters for the, uh, road apples album and on the one of the posters it he just wrote i'm the motherfucker from around the way pardon my language and then there was another poster again he's got that you know he's.Track 2:[8:32] It's a picture of him singing and then the rest of the band are underneath him, and on that one he said i'm singing solely for you naive guy you know he just had these little quips right on mine he wrote because it was on my hat he wrote this the outer brim and then you you know, signed his name to it. So, and I still have it to this day, obviously. And it's one of those bizarre little prized possessions. Yeah, no, that's very cool. So when did you first get into the hip?Track 2:[8:59] I got into the hip in 89. So I, the first time I ever heard them, um, blow it high dough is being played on much music. And you hear that riff, I come ripping out of my bedroom and there's this amazing song. I just stood there. I couldn't remember it vividly me just kind of stopped in my tracks as this song came out um and then you've seen that video it's i to this day it's one of my favorite videos right um it's such a it's you know it's a great great song and that was my intro that was my um my intro to the hip and the the catalyst that basically started me off and then i never missed a tour nice and on you know every single tour that that band did, I was able to see, I was super lucky in a lot of times where, you know, they're playing Richards on Richards and I was able to get in there for, you know, a, um, those little sort of exclusive when to get in type things. So, yeah, but that's my very first vivid memory of becoming a hip fan. Okay. Yeah. That's around the same time as me. I think I told the story on the first episode of this podcast, but, but I heard, um.Track 2:[10:11] Uh, New Orleans and I, and I enjoyed it. And then it was actually 38 years old that I heard on the radio at Matt's house. And I can picture it like on the radio. And I actually told the guys this, that I thought it was Tracy Chapman. Cause I, she was, she was at the time and I just, and then they said it was the hip and I'm like, wow, that's, that's two songs I like. And so I, I, you know, got the album and just, yeah, I fell in love right away and I didn't get to see them until 93 so roadside attraction and um out here at seabird island it was was my first show yeah so were you out in how long were you in winnipeg for then so i moved to calgary in 92 because i started working at a record store i was around 1990 91 the same time i was working with that catering company uh in winnipeg there was a chain called the record baron and um i guess their equivalent would be a and B sound only in terms of the way they had their pricing, you know, how Andy would get their aggressive pricing and bringing people into, you know, buy the hardware.Track 2:[11:14] Um, but the record Baron just had these great prices on, you know, all their, their stock. So, um, I was a customer first and I was super loyal to that company. And um for whatever reason likely because the prices fit my uh pocketbook at the time and um so i started working with them and then uh they opened up a shop in calgary and um at that time there were seven major labels so in calgary the cool thing was all of the labels are coming through because we're a new store and you know they're bringing us posters they're bringing us play copies to play in store you know um i remember when the mca rep at the time claudia neff, brought in uh the advance for fully completely and then a bunch of artwork that we put up on the walls and uh um you know fully completely is probably my favorite hip album right but um.Track 2:[12:11] So fast forward to 93 where I started working with BMG because the labels are coming in and visiting us and I'm getting to know the reps and the branch managers and all that sort of thing. I started with BMG as a customer service rep which is an entry-level position, and then I was transferred to Vancouver in 95 in a sales capacity and at that time I had I had the Future Shop account, all the HMVs, Virgin Megastore. I had everything but A&B Sound, Stan the Record Man. So that was my way to get to Vancouver. I was essentially transferred here. I loved the city so much, I wasn't going to say no.Track 2:[12:59] It breaks my heart a bit to hear all those record stores you mentioned. Oh, yeah, totally. Not a lot around anymore. more although uh sunrise is starting to pop up quite a bit around here yeah yeah sunrise bought all of the hmv look not all the hmv locations but quite a few of those hmv locations so you know the only thing they don't have a downtown presence which is fine you know you've still got some great independent shops there are yeah yeah a few years later i believe you had the chance to meet gourd again um when he was uh doing some solo uh solo work and and that's you know what this podcast is really about. So I'm not sure if you even know the premise is that this is a show about some diehard hip fans, myself included, who have never really given Gord's solo work much of a chance. And so we are, as of this recording, we are about halfway through and, and all of us have just fallen in love with, with this music. I'd heard certain songs before I knew Secret Pathwell and I knew, you know, a single here and there, but I cannot believe how, how strong this work is. So So what was your experience with Gord as a solo artist?Track 2:[14:08] It was phenomenal. He, um, so I got to work with Gord on the Grand Bounce tour. Um, and, um, which is my favorite solo album of his only because I, I guess being able to work with him, but, uh, I just love a lot of the music on there as well. It is a great album. Yeah. The East wind is probably one of my favorite songs of his, but, um, so he came through for that tour i knew that i was going to be working with him he he um was such a huge part of my dna my music dna as a kid that you know i've got him on this massive pedestal yeah so i barely slept the night before um i go and pick both him and his manager up at uh at their hotel his manager at the time was Bernie Breen, who they were also working with the Sam Roberts band at the time. Bernie is a great, great guy. One of these managers that really gets it. So anyway, you know, I pick up Gordon and our first stop is that, sorry, Gordon and Bernie, and I picked them up and we, our first stop is at Seafox.Track 2:[15:17] And at their, where their building is, there's a great sort of private elevator. It's essentially the service elevator. So we get in there and We ended up stopping at one of the floors and this mother, new mother comes in the elevator with her newborn and the baby is crying and you can tell she's a little bit, you know, it's just rattling her for sure. Right. Gord kind of motions to her and asks, you know, can I pick up your baby? Which he does. And the baby immediately stops crying. and he's got this sort of rocking you know it's just gourd being a human in fact it really humanized him baby stops crying it's our turn to get off the elevator he hands the baby back to the mom i don't even know if she knew who actually held her baby but uh you know that was one of those really endearing things with gourd and you know me being so nervous and that actually helped cut a little bit of the tension for me not that there was tension it was just my nerves yeah um you know it's just you know not many people made me that nervous but he was definitely one of them only because they had him on the pedestal but he could not have been a nicer man he was just super casual we did talk a little bit of hockey i tried to find some sort of a.Track 2:[16:40] Um a commonality something that is not going to be just music music music to him you know we talk talk about the bruins um you know we can always talk about the weather but people do that all day long so um you know his favorite uh venues and all that sort of thing so it was just a great.Track 2:[17:00] Experience for me and then at the end of the day we finish up and i'm taking him and his manager um back to the venue they're playing the vogue so gordon's got to go and do sounds check and I finally get up the nerve to ask for a photo and he says yeah no problem and I passed my.Track 2:[17:18] I don't know if it was my stupid little iPhone at the time or if it was a it might have even been a digital camera somebody Bernie's got the camera and all of a sudden I feel this knuckle drag up the back of my spine and and I smile and it's it's kind of like makes makes somebody laugh. So apparently that's something that he did just to get a smile and a reaction out of somebody. Because I was asked by Neil Morrison, who had done the interview with Gord at CFOX, did he run his knuckle up the back of your spine?Track 2:[17:53] And, you know, he did the exact same thing to Neil. So, you know, it's just one of those really.Track 2:[17:59] Somewhat intimate in in a certain regard because yeah yeah here's somebody literally dragging their knuckle off your spine you know and it's no no one has ever done that other than my wife when i when i get my my back scratched you know that sort of thing so it seems like a very gourd gourd thing to do exactly so that um you mentioned you were at seafox that day so that must be the neil morrison interview i actually remember about a month or so ago that the gourd downey social media people put a clip of that up online so yeah so you were there for that yeah that's exactly what that would have been yeah yeah and being able to facilitate that that sort of thing and you know even see the behind the scenes thing it was a that's one of my favorite takeaways from you know having been a promotions rep for quite a while you mentioned your favorite hip album is fully completely yeah and your favorite gourd solo album is the grand bounce easily yeah so how about a couple of top tracks from the hip and from gourd solo yeah you know what that's it's so tough with the hip because they've got so much but locked in the truck of a car has always been one of my favorites because live it's such a special you know moment in the show or when they played it live. And the really cool thing about that song is if you know the live version of Highway Girl, so, you know, as well.Track 2:[19:28] So a lot of the bits and pieces from that song end up in lock.Track 2:[19:33] And that was very common for them where they would have that middle sort of stanza in certain songs where you'd be spewing lines and they would show up. You know, I remember that happening during, I can't remember what the live song would have been, but, uh nautical disaster which you know again is another one of my favorite hip songs um and then nautical disaster became one of those things where they would get into a little bit of a jam and i think during um the saturday night live performance when they did that song they, i believe if it's not on saturday night live it's on the on the um that first live record but they start doing some skydiggers you know things you know escape at hand for the traveling man is one of my favorite tunes by them because it's just a really cool story in that song.Track 2:[20:22] Yeah. That's one of the songs I actually remember him wood chopping. I believe in the middle of nautical and I think it was one of the roadside attraction tours and there's that idle conversations bit at the end and then the next album comes out and there it is. Exactly. And that also happened for Scared, where at the end it's not scared it's something off of day for night where you do the rolling, yeah thugs thugs that's right so they you know the one line where you do the rolling i do the detail or i think i've just messed that up so it might be so anyway um i would always look and listen for those during live sets and then i couldn't wait to hear what would happen for the the next record and how he would implement that stuff. So that was kind of like that thing you would chase for the next record once you experienced something and you knew it so well in the live setting. I would imagine they've got that song, Depression Suite, which is another amazing tune, which is their longest tune.Track 2:[21:33] I would like to think that some of those bits and pieces have come from jams as well. My favorite hip tracks are always changing daily, but nautical is always up there for me. And also the Depression Suite, which you mentioned. And I actually remember the first time I heard that was, if you remember the album release for that, they, George Strombolopoulos actually hosted a show, you know, that they put in theaters across the country. Yeah. And I remember walking in a couple minutes late and I think my son had just been born that year and it was, you know, I didn't get out that often and get to the theater and sit down and they just finished the first little bit. And, you know, of course that song is like basically three songs in one. Yeah. And I remember hearing that song and just being blown away and, and really actually got back into the hip big time because of that, because of that show. Do you remember seeing that? I did. In fact, I was, I helped, you know, with what I used to do with Universal.Track 2:[22:43] That was one of the things that we would do. we'd set up that kind of contesting and um and you know the additional exposure and that i think that, uh launch was really cool because you also got to see the bathhouse studios and their pool room upstairs and yeah they they played bob cajun while shooting a game of pool yeah exactly yeah yeah and they i remember they set up a drum kit in the kitchen for thompson girl and they're like yeah yeah, this is exactly where the drum kit was when we recorded this song. Yeah, and all that kind of stuff. I could watch that all day long. It's hard to find, too. You can find little snippets here and there online, but I would love to see a re-release of that one day.Track 2:[23:25] Like I said earlier, it really... Got me right back into the hip you know I was at a bit of a low point before that and just brought me back big time yeah and I think it kind of rejuvenated my love as well because now for plan a it's not something that I put on a lot there's a some great songs on that record but it's just not something that I that I listen to that often so um you know and I I ended up loving um um, their last record, um, only because of, you know, they got back into some tempo and some great rock stuff on there. And, uh, you know, the interesting thing about that album is that it was going to be originally called, um, I think it was going to be called Ziggy, uh, Dougie Stardust. And if you remember the little baby, uh, with, with that wig, it's a Bowie wig. So, um, yeah, I believe it was going to be called Dougie Stardust before they ended up, renaming it but anyway that's a tangent that I don't think I meant to go on but you know that happens with bands that you're you can be a huge fan of is that you know if you look at a band like Pearl Jam sometimes you have some.Track 2:[24:39] Ebb and flow in terms of the music that you'll gravitate more towards as opposed to some of the releases you know you can't love it all it's just kind of hard so you can say that about so many legacy acts that are out there now um and then on gore's last solo record that was released with bob rock there's some amazing music on there i think in the field is probably one of my favorite tunes off of that record and i like that one that album in particular because it was a sort of a return to the tempo as well there's some great mellow stuff on the solo records but this one felt like it really seems a bit more concise in fact compared to some of the other things that he had been doing in the solo side, Okay, well, thanks for taking the time to talk with me today. Yeah, thanks for having me a part of this. I'm really quite honored to be a part of this. So it's very cool you to reach out to me, Craig, and I hope everything goes really well with this. Yeah, thanks. And maybe I'll give a quick shout out too, since Matt was the one who brought us together. So I should mention Matt, our friend Matthew Pinch is a newly published author.Track 2:[25:49] If you're into, I'm really sorry, Matt, if you're hearing this, I have not listened to your book yet or read your book yet, but I promise I'm going to this summer. I believe it's called Taste by Matthew Pinch. You can find it on Amazon.Track 2:[26:01] It's a horror slash thriller. Have you read it? I have started it and I read it with Matt's voice in the background, basically. So it's, you know, I think that's kind of natural for that to happen. But I'm excited that Matt had finally got that book out there. And I jumped online and got it on Amazon right away and it showed up, I think, the next day. So, yeah, it's great to see that Matt's following that passion of his as well. Yeah, he tells me there's a sequel this summer, so it'll be perfect timing. I can do both at once. yeah but anyways um yeah so thanks for coming on and uh take care thanks craig you too let me know that if there's anything else you need okay sounds good take care talk to you soon.

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In this episode, Wendy Liebmann, WSL's CEO and Chief Shopper, and Justin Honaman, Head of Worldwide Retail & CPG, GTM & Segment Leader for Food & Beverages for Amazon Web Services, introduce Future Shop's Cloud Chat – a short, sharp, sometimes provocative take on emerging technology and the implications for the future of retail.  They discuss:  Generative AI…of courseThe need to explore proofs of concepts and piloting…fastNew focus on data for legacy brands…good news and notReal opportunities for upstart brands to use new tech…take heed legacy brandsCompossible commerce…and moreAll in 10 minutes or less.Visit our website for transcripts and video podcasts. Subscribe and rate us with your favorite podcast app!

Today, we're re-joined by Jim Steffler, for part 2 of a 2 part episode.   Jim is a Mortgage Agent from Waterloo, Ontario, who's been in the industry for 5 years, after spending almost 2 decades working his way up from sales person to District Operations Manager at Future Shop and Best Buy.   Jim is here to discuss what processes allow him to do that many files with only 1 assistant, why tracking leads is important, and using templates.   Jim's 1st ILMB Appearance in Episode 506: https://mortgagebroker.podbean.com/e/506-jim-steffler/   Jim Steffler's Website: www.jimstefflermortgages.com Jim Steffler's Instagram: @jim_steffler Jim Steffler's TikTok: @jimstefflermortgages Jim Steffler's Phone Number: 226-338-5136   The I Love Mortgage Brokering Network is brought to you by Finmo. To learn more, visit: https://hubs.li/Q01xdVGv0   If there's someone you think would be a great guest for the show, visit: www.podcastwithscott.com   If you're looking to start your own podcast and need production services, visit: www.ilmbproductions.com   Follow on Instagram: @scottpeckford   Find out more about BRX Mortgage: www.whybrx.com   I Love Mortgage Brokering: www.ilovemortgagebrokering.com

Today, we're joined by Jim Steffler, for part 1 of a 2 part episode.   Jim is a Mortgage Agent from Waterloo, Ontario, who's been in the industry for 5 years, after spending almost 2 decades working his way up from sales person to District Operations Manager at Future Shop and Best Buy.   Jim is here to discuss how he funded 73 mortgages in his first year, why he was wrong in assuming friends and family would be his clients, and how he manages relationships with referral partners, which for him is mostly Realtors.   In today's "Ask The Expert" segment, we have Tom Hall from BluMortgage discussing opportunities to give referrals as a Mortgage Broker.   Jim Steffler's Website: www.jimstefflermortgages.com Jim Steffler's Instagram: @jim_steffler Jim Steffler's TikTok: @jimstefflermortgages Jim Steffler's Phone Number: 226-338-5136   BluMortgage Website: www.blumortgage.ca/ilmb   The I Love Mortgage Brokering Network is brought to you by Finmo. To learn more, visit: https://hubs.li/Q01xdVGv0   If there's someone you think would be a great guest for the show, visit: www.podcastwithscott.com   If you're looking to start your own podcast and need production services, visit: www.ilmbproductions.com   Follow on Instagram: @scottpeckford   Find out more about BRX Mortgage: www.whybrx.com   I Love Mortgage Brokering: www.ilovemortgagebrokering.com

Alicia Barnes-Newton joined the Etowah Scholarship Foundation at the beginning of 2022 as the foundation launched their Future Shop program. She has her Bachelors of Psychology in Crisis Response Counseling Degree from Liberty University and has helped countless families through difficult times. She is passionate about working with students to help them find their purpose […] The post Alicia Barnes-Newton with Etowah Scholarship Foundation, David Jackson with Heritage Solutions and Dr. Caitlin Quraishi with Cultivate Health appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Federal budget! Spring! Chess! (1:40); Where is spring? (8:50); Hot Yoga follow-up... times you showed up horrendously unprepared, like Greg & Brett (17:05); Federal budget out today... what can we expect? (24:55); Breakfast with the Bombers - Drew Wolitarsky (32:25); City of Winnipeg Human Rights Committee asks for formal recognition of definition of antisemitism (40:40); Future Shop closed 8 years ago today! (51:30); High School Chess Championship starts at 10am! Tournament also billed as 'Peace in Ukraine', inviting refugees to play (54:50); First winner on times we showed up unprepared (1:04:20).

Will diagnostic work overtake remove and replace work? How will you position and present your shop as a technologically advanced repair center? What training will our employees need? How will artificial intelligence impact our industry? Will we be prepared? Join Jake Sorensen, Chris Chesney and Derek Kaufman as they discuss the shop of the future. Watch Episode HERE Jake Sorensen, 2019 NAPA ASE Technician of the Year and 2019 Ratchet + Wrench All-Star technician of the year. Shop manager and diagnostic technician at McNeil's Auto Care in Sandy, UT Listen to Jake's previous episodes HERE Chris Chesney, Training and Organizational Development, Repairify. Chris' previous episodes HERE Derek Kaufman, Managing Partner, Schwartz Advisors, President of C3 Network. Listen to Derek's previous episodes HERE Show Notes: Looking up and reading service procedures is already a must, but even more so as technology advances. Example: ADAS systems now require calibrations when performing repairs like an alignment or bumper cover removal. If you change a headlight assembly that requires bumper R&R, you may need to perform a radar calibration. The only way to know for sure is to read service information. Reading technical information/technical reading skills- much different than reading newspaper or Facebook posts, a book etc. Evelyn Wood speed reading course- reading with purpose An explosion of information- computing power for all industries  2022 captures over a trillion data points that will be aggregated to provide insights AI- mining data for trends Diffusion of innovation curve- 17+ years for EV's We have expected Technicians to be masters of everything.  Many better diagnostic technicians are inefficient at R&R and do not enjoy it. Shift mindset to a technology industry Even today, electric vehicles account for 18% of new vehicles sold, and those won't be in our bays tomorrow. By 2030 the population of vehicles in operations, over 300 million, and only 8% will be electrified.

Almira is one of Canada's leading experts in brand building and communications. Throughout the past 20 years, she has worked with numerous domestic and international businesses, such as Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewery, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS, to develop compelling tales.     Moreover, Almira is a business & visibility coach. She's working with female entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses (to 6+ multi-6 figures) and their visibility. She is motivated by a fierce desire to help women succeed in both their personal and professional lives and to end inequity at all levels.     In this episode we talked about: Why PR is the #1 marketing tool to use during a recession Why being a thought leadership will help you to build your authority, expertise, tribe, client base, etc Why women NEED to grow, scale, and get more visible   Download Almira's free Ebook - Top 3 Ways To Get Free PR     CONNECT WITH ALMIRA BARDAI Website: https://almirabardai.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almira.bardai   If you liked this episode of the Women Who Build Empires, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, share, and subscribe!       Tired of feeling overwhelmed? Download my free guide: The Aligned Entrepreneur: How to Break All the Rules in Business and Still Be Wildly Successful     CONNECT WITH EMI KIRSCHNER Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn   Listen to all of the episodes of Women Who Build Empires, the leading podcast for women entrepreneurs on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Welcome to The Voice of Retail. I'm your host Michael LeBlanc. This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.Recorded live on the main stage at RCC's Toronto STORE 2022 conference in June, Ron Wilson, President of Best Buy Canada and Mat Povse, Senior Vice President Retail, Geek Squad Services & Best Buy Business, sit down with me for a lively, wide-ranging discussion covering the nature of the post-COVID era consumer, retail marketplaces, new format locations and talk about enriching retail through technology. Thanks for tuning into this special episode of The Voice of Retail.  If you haven't already, be sure and click subscribe on your favourite podcast platform so new episodes will land automatically twice a week, and check out my other retail industry media properties; the Remarkable Retail podcast, the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast, and the Food Professor podcast.  Last but not least, if you are into BBQ, check out my all new YouTube barbecue show, Last Request Barbeque, with new episodes each and every week!I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company & Maven Media, and if you're looking for more content, or want to chat  follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co!  Have a safe week everyone! About RonRon Wilson is president of international for Best Buy Co. Inc. In this role, he guides the vision and strategic direction for the company's operations in Canada and Mexico. Mr. Wilson began his career at Best Buy more than 25 years ago on the front lines of a Future Shop store in Edmonton, Alberta. Since then, he has worked in numerous leadership areas of the company, including merchandising, operations, marketing, and e-commerce. Since March 2013, Mr. Wilson has overseen a strategic plan that has driven the company toward providing a seamless “Total Retail” experience for customers' connected worlds. His leadership has been instrumental in introducing and implementing an in-store and online experience that builds long-term relationships with customers and provides excellent support and service before, during and after purchase. Mr. Wilson continues to lead the charge through introducing innovative ideas, including the company's recent growth into expanded product assortment online, reserve and pick-up in store program, and optimizing the company's delivery and fulfillment systems. Most recently, he led the successful consolidation of Future Shop into the Best Buy brand.About MatMat Povse is the Senior Vice President of Best Buy Retail Stores and Operations, Geek Squad Services, and Best Buy Business at Best Buy Canada. In this role, he is responsible for the employee and customer experience, sales and profits for over 180 retail stores across Canada as well as the development and fulfilment of Geek Squad programs and services. Mat joined Best Buy in March of 2014 as Vice President of Merchandising responsible for Home Theatre, Audio, Wireless, Digital Imaging, Geek Squad, and was instrumental in the development and execution of the Major Appliances expansion plan in Canada. Since then, he has held numerous leadership roles, most recently as Vice President of Geek Squad Services. Mat has a passion for inspiring people and teams, and has a knack for facilitating productive alignment between organizations. Mat's multi-faceted experiences and work including service centric organizations has proven valuable in areas of convergence where he leads the optimization of current capabilities for future state, develops new and innovative partnerships, and integrates services at retail - all of which have helped to enhance Best Buy's Total Retail experience and set foundations for future growth. Prior to Best Buy, Mat was Vice President of Sales for LG Electronics and has also held key positions at Compaq, TELUS & XM Satellite Radio. Mat holds a Bachelor of General Studies, Business and Liberal Arts from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience and 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 on thought leadership panels worldwide.  Michael was recently added to ReThink Retail's prestigious Top 100 Global Retail Influencers for a second year in  2022. Michael is also the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail, plus the Remarkable Retail with author Steve Dennis, Global E-Commerce Tech Talks and The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  Most recently, Michael launched Conversations with CommerceNext, a podcast focussed on retail eCommerce, digital marketing and retail careers - all available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and all major podcast platforms.   Michael is also the producer and host of the “Last Request Barbeque” channel on YouTube where he cooks meals to die for and influencer riches.

Smash the subscribe button! Share with your friends and leave a review!In the 70th episode of Be Real, I will be joined by Cody May, the CEO of Studio PTBO, a full service marketing and coaching business that helps real estate agents & entrepreneurs attract more leads, book appointments, and convert those leads to clients.Cody is a grounded and very mature individual for his age and has a very inspiring journey. He grew up with a religious Christian family, and he took up Theology when he decided he wanted to be a pastor. He wanted to be a youth pastor and help teenagers live good life. He had to move to a different city to continue his Theology studies and work at the same time. He was working at Future Shop, a Canadian electronics store chain where he was a cellphone salesman. Then in his fourth year in Theology, he traveled a lot and he started questioning things. He realized that the world is a lot bigger, and it changed his ideologies and shifted his perspective.He found a mentor and he wrote down what he said, modeled what he did, and mirrored what he said. Cody was a hardworking student and knows what he wants. He is a learner by heart and is always hungry for more. He is a firm believer that self-growth is the best investment a person could make, so he encourages everyone to do the same. He reached where he is now because of his willingness to learn, his heart to help others, and of course, his parents who supported him all the way.If there's one thing I'd like you to listen to, it's his passion to grow and make others grow. I am truly honored to interview such a badass entrepreneur.Make sure you listen to these tracks:01:22 - Growing up in a religious Christian family and studying Theology06:00 - The huge shift of perspective07:50 - “I wanted to be a youth pastor. I wanted to help teenagers live a good life.”18:44 - Got his first sales job and started selling phones23:49 - “When you fail, there's no other way but up”24:11 - Leaving his corporate career31:32 - Building a Marketing company35:21 - What is PTBO?Connect with Cody through these channels:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cody.may1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codmay/

Almira Bardai is a woman of accomplishments. She is one of North America's leading experts in brand building and communications. In addition to being a Brand Builder, Almira is a serial Entrepreneur and hailed as one of the BIV (Business In Vancouver) Top 40 Under 40. She is an advocate for leadership in business, a thought leader on issues affecting the PR industry, and the co-founder and Co-CEO of Jive PR & Digital. She has spent the last two decades creating powerful narratives for both domestic and global brands like Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewing, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. She is an actively-sought out speaker, on both PR and entrepreneurial topicsAlmira consults and mentors local and global organizations, including the Aga Khan Foundation, Brands for Better, SFU Beedie School of Business, and Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE). She is a past board member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and currently sits on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver.Almira is driven by a passionate desire to see women rise up, both personally and professionally, and to eradicate inequality at all levels.In this episode, she shares the most important things: from building and manifesting a business to determining when to let it go. Tune in on how Almira Bardai who came from refugee immigrant roots built her International business at the age of 24 and climbed up to the pinnacle of success.To find out more about Almira, check out the following platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almirab/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/almirabardai/Website: https://almirabardai.com/Catch more of The Underdog Show's episodes on:Apple iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/underdog/id1534385651Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FbSDu0aNtuxAEiderUAfBWebsite: https://theunderdogshow.com/

New week, new topics. We get to pressing issue and controversial news from across the globe. Our "sponsor" this week is Future Shop and it gets us reminiscing. Check out our opinion of Baby Driver and the MCU on the movie minute.

Today Yanaiya sits down with Almira Bardai. Almira is one of Canada's leading experts in brand building and communications. She has spent the last two decades creating powerful narratives for both domestic and global brands like Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewing, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. In 2009, Almira co-founded Jive PR + Digital, an award-winning, top public relations firm specializing in media relations and social media marketing services with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles. After exiting the business in 2018, Almira began consulting exclusively for C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs, looking to magnify their brand impact and take their businesses to new heights. Almira has won many prestigious awards & continues to be a leader. She recently started Pow'her: a course for busy women that digs in and clears what doesn't serve us. Almira's Instagram My Instagram Podcast Instagram

Today Yanaiya sits down with Almira Bardai. Almira is one of Canada's leading experts in brand building and communications. She has spent the last two decades creating powerful narratives for both domestic and global brands like Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewing, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. In 2009, Almira co-founded Jive PR + Digital, an award-winning, top public relations firm specializing in media relations and social media marketing services with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles. After exiting the business in 2018, Almira began consulting exclusively for C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs, looking to magnify their brand impact and take their businesses to new heights. Almira has won many prestigious awards & continues to be a leader. She recently started Pow'her: a course for busy women that digs in and clears what doesn't serve us.

Visionner l'épisode / Diffusion : 17 décembre 2019 Allô! La caméra est pas toute là faque y'a pas d'image mais y'a un monsieur de 81 ans dans la salle qui lui est toute là, on fait un peu de mathématiques en attendant Amazon Prime, on rappelle que le but du Patreon c'est de se mettre extrêmement riche, Philippe parle de remplacer JF par Les Grandes Crues, JF raconte qu'il a déjà rencontré un policier magicien musicien dans le Sud (pas Sting) et on apprend pourquoi JF a toujours de si bonnes anecdotes ce qui l'amène à renchérir avec une histoire de kleenex de Cindy Crawford aux Galeries de la Capitale (0:00). Philippe décrète qu'il faut arrêter de dire le titre du podcast parce que ça l'énerve et ça crée une petite tension avec JF, on fait le parallèle entre Tu me niaises et The Movie Network, on se demande pourquoi les brigands dans Home Alone on pas juste abandonné un moment donné pour voler un Future Shop, on critique le projet d'installation de caméra dans le métro de Montréal et des parcs “nouveau genre” en béton, on réalise que juste une personne va super bien dans la salle puis on parle de fin du monde et de fumage de cigarettes (13:20). Philippe se réjouit que Guy Laliberté se soit fait arrêté pour le pot (peut-être à cause de son ami Guy A. Lepage), JF raconte qu'il a déjà attrapé un Horsea chez Guy Laliberté ce qui fait réaliser à Philippe que lui et Mathieu ne font jamais rien, JF explique qu'il traînait toujours son costume de bain jusqu'à ce qu'il réalise qu'il n'en a jamais besoin, on vante les bienfaits de ne rien faire ce qui mène à parler de Maripier Morin et d'autres individus qui gagnent beaucoup trop d'argent pour ce qu'ils font (25:00). Philippe amène le sujet de la parentalité à l'ère du capitalisme sauvage, les gars avouent que pour eux le podcast est comme une thérapie, JF présente le sac (de brownies et de questions) Patreon grâce auquel on parle de la comédie musicale Donovan, est-ce toi? que Philippe et Mathieu ont créée après la déception que leur a causé The Book of Mormon ce qui nous amène discuter du financement populaire de projet grâce à des plateformes web (40:00). On présente l'invité surprise, Alex Desjardins “Ti-Dej”, que Philippe et Mathieu ont rencontré lors du tournage de l'excellent documentaire sur Sèxe Illégal Excès Illimité pour lequel il était caméraman (52:20). Ti-Dej raconte son souper de guilde de World of Warcraft ce qui donne l'idée à JF de faire un épisode où tout le monde joue à World of Warcraft (1:02:30). Ti-Dej partage son expérience de colocation avec Jo Cormier, on explique comment faire son propre fromage cottage, on spécule sur la popularité imminente de Ti-Dej, on accuse son p'tit look, aborde la notion de vêtements/lunettes de travail et on l'amène à parler de sa nouvelle blonde qui a mis fin à une très longue période de célibat (1:13:10). On parle des coachs de vie et de l'humeur de Ted Bundy, Philippe nous donne son truc de motivation #1, on parle du zoo internet et Mathieu émet la possibilité de faire le podcast sur la station spatiale (1:22:10). SCOOP Ça fait quelques semaines que Philippe et Mathieu ont arrêté de fumer. Philippe se plaint que ça n'arrive jamais qu'il est en quelque part et qu'il se passe quelque chose de hot. (29:30) Un p'tit pétard, quelqu'un? Citations notables Eille un policier magicien, je pensais pas que je pouvais détester quelqu'un plus mais je pense que là j'ai trouvé. - Philippe, 6:00 Tu me niaises, JF? TU ME NIAISES?! - Mathieu, 8:10 Un voleur ça l'air cheap, un cambrioleur on dirait tsé c't'un travail. - Mathieu, 16:00 Ç'avait tellement l'air plus l'fun de voler une banque avant. Moi, sérieux, j'suis né y'a 200 ans c'est sur j'vole des banques. - Philippe, 17:30 La fin du monde c'est dans genre 3-4 mois. - Mathieu, 20:40 Moi chu rendu super bon pour arrêter de fumer, ça fait au moins 2000 fois je l'fais. - Philippe, 22:00 Une télé avec une génératrice pis un playstation, 2 paquets d'cigarettes, ostie, pis des ramens. - Philippe survivaliste, 23:20 Moi si j'avais une île j'pense pas que personne me pognerait à puffer. - Philippe, 25:30 Tu fumes un batte, ostie, tu manges une toast, woup', y'a une heure de passée. - Philippe, 33:10 Au Québec, on dirait que c'est gênant de dire qu'on fait d'l'argent... OUI C'EST FUCKING GÊNANT QU'TU FASSES 1.5 MILLIONS Y'A DU MONDE DANS' RUE OSTIE D'ÉPAISSE. - Mathieu, 35:00 Tsé j'vas dire quoi à mon enfant? Toute va mal pis j'aime rien? - Philippe, 40:20 Eille imagine Céline qui chante Paraplaisirs, mettons. - Philippe, 1:03:20 Moi je veux mettre Denise Bombardier en réalité virtuelle, la mettre dans un panier d'épicerie pis juste le pousser en bas d'une côte. - Philippe, 1:10:50   https://www.patreon.com/tumeniaises pour + de 70 heures de contenu exclusif  

Almira Bardai is a seasoned senior communications professional with over 20 years of experience creating powerful narratives for domestic and global brands. As a thought leader on PR industry issues, Almira is a frequent commentator in the media and is an actively-sought out speaker on both PR and entrepreneurial topics. With an enviable network of influencers and a storied career, Almira’s expertise lies in developing strategic communications and social media plans focused on brand experiences, building brand awareness, and user engagement. She's delivered results-driven campaigns for the likes of Granville Island Brewing, Flight Centre, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. Almira co-founded and was Co-CEO of Jive PR + Digital, one of Canada's top boutique PR and social media agencies. After launching her career as a PR consultant at one of Canada's leading PR agencies, Wilcox Group, she spent many years working abroad as head of global PR at Cobra Beer, one of the UK's fastest-growing beer brands. She’s also practiced corporate public relations and communications in both Australia and South Africa. Almira is active as an entrepreneur, consultant, mentor, and board director in organizations such as Brands For Better, Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Entrepreneurs' Organization, and Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver. In this episode… As a woman in business and leadership, you create your future. Almira Bardai believes that women need to be intentional about their time, their actions, and the breaks they take so they can continually build toward their future. After living and working abroad and finding it difficult to land a job upon returning to Canada, Almira knew that she had to do something for herself. So she started her own agency with a friend. Almira advises women who are starting their careers to be flexible and to always say yes. They should volunteer for extra work and give more of their time whenever they can. She encourages them to say yes to new opportunities that come their way because that’s how they’ll get noticed. In this week's episode of the Lead Like A Woman Show, Andrea Heuston is joined by Almira Bardai, a thought leadership and communications consultant, to discuss Almira's work supporting women entrepreneurs and her experience living and working in different countries. She also talks about being a member of Entrepreneurs' Organization and living with gratitude every day.

Seven members of the Greenbelt Council resigned en masse, including former mayor of Toronto David Crombie, who was the council's chair. They say a new provincial law would gut environmental protections. Steve and John Michael discuss how things got to this point. Also, they dig into a report from the auditor general which reveals, among many other things, that some Ontario schools use textbooks so out of date that they refer to Future Shop (yes, you read that right) as a Canadian e-commerce leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The CPG Guys Sri & PVSB are joined in this episode by Wendy Liebmann, CEO and Chief Shopper at WSL Strategic Retail and host of the shopper-centric podcast Future Shop.The three retail/CPG industry thought leaders explore a number of relevant topics:6 months into the pandemic...what shopping habits have been disrupted and are they irreparable?Can a company, regardless of size, survive without an omnichannel strategy now?Why are super regional food & beverage retailers successful in digital consumer engagement vs others? Small, regional retailers have leveraged Instacart as have the big guys like Kroger and CVS, but HEB, Wegmans, and Meijer are investing in unique CX. Why is that resonating with consumers?  Store closures are on the rise, is the store apocalypse here? The first Amazon Fresh store opened in SoCal, will consumers embrace cashierless grocery shopping at scale?Brands are scrambling to build DTC, is it only for the big brands with deep pockets?Will dollar stores emerge as victors in the economic disaster and what will drive this?How does an eCommerce leader sell the necessary omnichannel capital investment to senior management?How does private label thrive in a digital world?Will the US see contactless payment “cross the chasm” to ubiquity and when? Are shoppers ready to adopt contactless payment at scale? If not, what are the obstacles? How can retailers overcome them?To learn more about the strategic consulting services of WSL Strategic Retail, visit:https://wslstrategicretail.com/

Entrevue avec William Trudel, président-chef de la direction du groupe immobilier Trudel Alliance : Le gouvernement déménagera le Salon de jeux de Québec, son centre de paiement aux gagnants et ses bureaux administratifs à Beauport dans les anciens locaux du détaillant Future Shop. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Le tour de l'actualité avec Mario et Alex : Erin O’Toole est le nouveau chef des conservateurs. Les adeptes de danse latine priés de se faire tester. C’est la rentrée scolaire aujourd’hui. Trump est officiellement investi et la démission Kellyanne Conway.  Chronique culturelle avec Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix : les premières images touchantes d’«Autiste, maintenant majeur». Francis Cabrel annonce la sortie de son prochain album. L’exposition Christian Dior débarque à Montréal. Big Brother Célébrités débarque à Noovo cet hiver. Entrevue avec Ricardo Larrivée, chef, entrepreneur et cofondateur du Lab-École : Le Lab-École dévoile aujourd’hui les concepts architecturaux des écoles primaires qui verront le jour à Gatineau, Maskinongé, Québec, Saguenay, Shefford et Rimouski. Ces concepts sont en majorité issus du concours d’architecture Imaginons les écoles de demain ensemble, mis en œuvre par le Lab-École. Chronique sportive avec Jean-François Baril : l’agent de Marc-André Fleury et la situation du québécois à Vegas. Le DG de Columbus qui lance un message à Bergevin pour Pierre-Luc Dubois. Ne nous emballons pas avec le CH.  Reprise des actualités avec Mario et Alexandre : Tiktok dépose une plainte contre le gouvernement américain. Valérie Plante demande une loi spéciale pour le prolongement de la ligne bleue. Le syndicat du SPVM opposé au définancement de la police. La Banque du Canada consulte la population.  Entrevue avec William Trudel, président-chef de la direction du groupe immobilier Trudel Alliance : Le gouvernement déménagera le Salon de jeux de Québec, son centre de paiement aux gagnants et ses bureaux administratifs à Beauport dans les anciens locaux du détaillant Future Shop.  Chronique de Richard Martineau : O'Toole pourra-t-il battre Justin? Surtout, ne déclarez pas Trump vaincu! Le principal opposant de Poutine vraisemblablement empoisonné... Chronique politique avec Emmanuelle Latraverse : la victoire de O’Toole. Segment LCN avec Pierre Bruneau : retour sur la victoire Erin O’Toole et la soirée d’hier. Des légumes pourrissent dans les champs, faute de main d’oeuvre.   Une production QUB radio Août 2020 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week Ryan and Crofton get significantly off track with their memories of Future Shop - a Canadian technology staple. The boys then get to business as Ryan explores samurai-era Japan in Ghost of Tsusima and Crofton descends into the depths of Hallownest in Hollow Knight. Both of them then share trauma with regards to a fateful event in Paper Mario that left a mark on their children. All of this and some good podcast and TV recommendations! Come listen!

In this episode, Wendy Liebmann, CEO & Chief Shopper, interviews Candace Corlett, president of WSL, about how companies have been pre-occupied with Amazon. They talk about how the shopper, not Amazon, has been disrupting the retail world. And that Amazon is merely the enabler of what shoppers want. They share highlights from WSL’s latest How America Shops® research and tell you how to reframe your thinking.

Bryan, Art, Pol, Kirsten, and Bud talk about unnecessary Bluetooth, Spider-Man: Far from Home (again), new details about the new Game of Thrones prequel, and they try to actually slice up the pod into distinct sections. Just film a regular-sized wolf and blow it up in Future Shop. 03:25 - Bud's Weekly Geek-out: The IT'S OK Bluetooth 5.0 portable cassette recorder 11:08 - COMING SOON NOISE! 11:44 - Mulan (trailer) - March 27, 2020 19:41 - Taika Watiti's Akira 2020 movie casting will be predominantly Asian - May 21, 2020 22:27 - Jumanji: The Next Level (trailer) - Christmas 2019 28:22 - The Boys (Amazon Prime Video) (trailer) - July 26, 2019 31:15 - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (trailer) - October 18, 2019 34:42 - Star Trek: Picard (poster) (and pupper!) - sometime in 2019 36:25 - BIG SCREEN NOISE! 36:49 - First look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's Sith Trooper - December 18, 2019 45:05 - Kanye West...low income housing...Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine...wut? 47:18 - The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays Harry Potter live at the Orpheum April 17, 18, and 19, 2020 49:35 - SMALL SCREEN NOISE! 49:50 - Details of the new Game of Thrones prequel 52:31 - Reviews & Recommendayshes: Stranger Things 3 1:00:11 - Reviews & Recommendayshes: Midsommar 1:04:41 - Reviews & Recommendayshes: Spider Man Far from Home 1:25:19 - extro! Join The Geek-out Podcast's Facebook page (where we'll release new episodes, and where you can talk with us) and Facebook group (where fans of the podcast can gather and talk geeky stuff)! Questions? Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? e-mail geekout@TheZone.fm Subscribe to The Zone's Geek-out Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Or, copypasta this link to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice: https://post.futurimedia.com/cjzn/playlist/rss/45.xml And, get more Zone podcasty goodness at TheZone.fm/podcast

Today we have invited Andi Chen, COO and Co-founder of Whale, a leading IoT & AI startup in China focusing on retail experience and data solution. Whale is dedicated to enlightening the future of retail by driving sales transformation through real-time content interaction based on customer behavior perception. In today’s episode, Andi will share the idea of future shop and how Whale is using its technology to enhance customers' shopping experience.0:56 Why Andi and Jerry started Whale4:27 Ideas of the future shop 7:00 Market trends in China and other countries9:58 Market focus – Mainland China, Japan and Europe etc.11:25 Personalised and customised experience of Whale13:14 Role shifting of shopping guides – from providing basic information to personalised advice14:50 How Whale improves the ultimate efficiency of sales16:23 Company structure of Whale19:10 Categories of Whale’s products focus – volume products or experience-oriented products?21:09 Challenges Andi encountered22:48 Company value25:06 Future plan of Whale28:05 Advice for young startups

On the latest edition of the show we discuss the move in to the brand new Tall Can Audio studio, Matt's unfortunate run in with an idiot salesman, Rob's battle with Rogers roars on to the point he may have to fight his own namesake, devastating news hitting Matt's hometown and how it's likely to have much larger consequences from the whole country and a war between people who love silent disco (which the guys just learned is a thing) and people who hate ... silent disco. visit us at www.tallcanaudio.com Follow us on Twitter @TallCanAudio

Above from left, Bill Hass and Bob Greenwood. Bill Haas, AAM, is the owner of Haas performance consulting LLC, with 40 years of experience in the automotive service and repair industry. Clients have access to Bill’s solution based focus, expertise, unique perspectives and in-depth knowledge of the industry. Bill began his career working part-time at a full-service gasoline station in Appleton, Wisconsin. His career includes time as a technician, shop owner, technical trainer and on the staff of the automotive industry’s oldest and largest association representing automotive service and collision repair businesses. While at the association Bill had the opportunity to work with all segments of the industry. His knowledge of the industry has been shared on many occasions as he has been invited to speak at numerous industry events as well as providing testimony at hearings of the US Congress and several state legislatures on important legislation and regulation affecting the automotive industry. Bill received the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) credential from the automotive management institute in 1996 and has been a member of the automotive management institute’s faculty since 2002. Bill is also the business manager for NACAT, the North American Council of Automotive Teachers. His services include business management seminar development and delivery, keynote presentations, business consulting, performance coaching, and strategic planning facilitation. Listen to Bill’s previous episodes (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22haas%22) .   Bob Greenwood, AMAM, is President and CEO of Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Centre Ltd and has over 40 years’ experience working with Independent shops developing their business to maximize business net income. Bob writes management articles for ASA’s magazine AutoInc and has developed live business management classes for ASA. He writes monthly management articles for Motor Age magazine in the USA and writes semi-monthly shop management articles for CARS Magazine. Bob’s previous episodes are (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22greenwood%22) . Talking points: You must develop a culture of learning. Conferences like Vision are seeing more members of owners company. More team training. This will help prepare for a transition of ownership. Projections in 2023 there may be 500 million lines of code in the vehicle. We are moving into a new profession where training will become the norm at 100 hours per year. The business model will need to change. We’ve seen the best tech in the shop is the owner. The owner must become the CEO and hire their new best top grade. The approach needs to come from an entrepreneurial mentality. Don’t go into business today because you love to fix cars. You must become a true business person and build a team to solve clients vehicle problems. Specialization may become part of a new business model. Instead of a standalone specialty shop, you can specialize within the shop with specialty technicians. Potentially can have a platform specialist, brake specialist, drivability specialist, etc. Do you have all the tools and information systems? Pay, benefits and training must increase. Labor rates must be dialed in to support this. Competent people need to be paid well and they make companies money. Efficiencies need to improve. When your efficiencies go down your cost per billed hour goes up. When your efficiencies go up your cost per billed hour goes down. Competing for talent. Provide tools and tool allowance. Tuition reimbursement. Retirement programs. Provide your team with resources for financial planning. Find a competitive advantage to embrace and retain your talent. It must be part of your culture. Become the place where people want to work. Profit sharing will become the norm. Tell your story when you started your shop to your people.

WHAT? A fourth episode? We've got so much packed in here. Sir Callahan and Joanna find themselves high on drugs, but the trip turns sour at the Vortex Checkpoint. Dark House Ride takes us antiquing! Time flies when you're having fun. Then Mike takes on his most controversial guest yet...a serial killer...I think that's how it's spelled. Anyway, THE OIL BARONS join us with KING VULTURE to give some sweet jams from the west coast.

This week we talk wit Daryl Andrews about Creating Board games and go in depth with Game IP Licenses!   What we have been playing? (Roy) Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed (Rob) Potion Explosion (Matt) Masmorra, Rob’s Prototype (Daryl) Goonies, Dinosaur Island, Wasteland Express Topic: Daryl Andrews What are a few of the games you have created or are working on? Fantasy Fantasy Football Fantasy Fantasy Baseball Tower of London Showdown (TMNT) Clone Club (Orphan Black) Outta Time (Back to the Future) Shop in Time Sagrada Tons of others... If you could design a Game with any theme or IP what would it be? Transformers What is your favorite tabletop game of all time? Stop Thief, San Marco Is there anything else you would like to talk about or promote? Meeple Syrup Show http://meeplesyrupshow.com/ Other games mentioned during the show Jungle Joust Thank you so much to our amazing patrons!! Patron of the week! Jason Rolf Follow Daryl Andrews https://twitter.com/darylmandrews Follow Epic Gaming Night @EpicGamingNight on Twitter and Instagram EpicGamingNight.com Patreon.com/EpicGamingNight www.youtube.com/epicgamingnight Glow in the dark tshirts!!! Analoggamer.com/Epicgamingnight Follow, like,subscribe, iTunes reviews! Facebook!!

-WARNING- Joe is especially angry this episode! -Joe’s Uncle Buck lunch -#IveGot2Kids and Joe will be swimming with them -Joe attacks Bill’s lunch -Joe visits his local video game store, gets real angry -Do ‘Bricks and Mortar’ stores only employ d-bags? -Target picking again, is Starbucks part of the liquidation? -Future Shop and their d-bag move -Amazon Dash Button, Drones falling from the skies! -Parcel Delivery is maddening -Bill’s favorite movie franchise opens and Joe suspects he really does have a man-crush on The Rock -Why Joe is the right guy to see a movie/concert with -How the Late Night TV Landscape is changing -Collecting News: Andy Warhol’s Moonwalk -Joe’s Lamborghini Countach poster from the 80s -More Game Swap/Shoutout talk and why Joe makes collecting so hard on himself     Twitter: https://twitter.com/STCPod  STCPod Blog: http://stcpod.blogspot.ca/ F*Facebook: Facebook is dead to us  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/starttocontinue   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/start-to-continues-podcast/id944544803  Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=56723&refid=stpr  Podcast URL: http://starttocontinue.podomatic.com  RSS: http://starttocontinue.podomatic.com/rss2.xml

-WARNING- Joe is especially angry this episode! -Joe’s Uncle Buck lunch -#IveGot2Kids and Joe will be swimming with them -Joe attacks Bill’s lunch -Joe visits his local video game store, gets real angry -Do ‘Bricks and Mortar’ stores only employ d-bags? -Target picking again, is Starbucks part of the liquidation? -Future Shop and their d-bag move -Amazon Dash Button, Drones falling from the skies! -Parcel Delivery is maddening -Bill’s favorite movie franchise opens and Joe suspects he really does have a man-crush on The Rock -Why Joe is the right guy to see a movie/concert with -How the Late Night TV Landscape is changing -Collecting News: Andy Warhol’s Moonwalk -Joe’s Lamborghini Countach poster from the 80s -More Game Swap/Shoutout talk and why Joe makes collecting so hard on himself     Twitter: https://twitter.com/STCPod  STCPod Blog: http://stcpod.blogspot.ca/ F*Facebook: Facebook is dead to us  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/starttocontinue   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/start-to-continues-podcast/id944544803  Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=56723&refid=stpr  Podcast URL: http://starttocontinue.podomatic.com  RSS: http://starttocontinue.podomatic.com/rss2.xml --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stcpod/message

We're still here! This week, Douglas and Daniel chat about the closure of Future Shop; the slow introduction of VoLTE; Koodo's and Fido's new colour palettes; how a $350 iPhone 6 will affect sales of it and the Galaxy S6; and lots more! Hosts: Daniel Bader, Douglas SoltysDuration: 1hr 10min

This week! We talk about some Bloodborne. Oh, wait. Other things happened this week too? We talk about Zelda Wii U being delayed, Batman Arkham Knight’s short delay, Future Shop closes down, the PS4 system update, Pier Solar (Genesis), Kick & Fennick, CounterSpy, Final Fantasy XV demo and the Forza Horizon 2 Furious 7 standalone game. Join us, won’t you? Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 15 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, and more! Click here to download. Got an Android device? You can now download our app on the Amazon Android Appstore. Find out all about it here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Running time: 1:16:51

Mike Stafford is in for Roy Green. Take calls about the sudden closing of Future Shop, and your shopping habits. Has online shopping caused all the recent woes for traditional stores? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I ask Toronto to Talk To Me about whether they observed Earth Hour and whether the closing of Future Shop affects them.

Join us in our grocery and liquor buying trip for this week. Isabelle is starting up a new podcast project about art. She'll do it over Skype with a friend of ours, should be good. Stay tuned to this site for details. Future Shop is no longer. Sort of weird. I hope they aren't doing the 'you're all fired and are welcome to apply for your job' thing. We talked a bit about the plight of part time university instructors, without whom the entire fucking system would collapse. However, they are treated, well, let's say not well. Yes, I know this is the third time this week I have used Future Primitive by Papercuts, I don't care, get your own goddamned show.

Reviews of Big Eyes, Birdman, thoughts on Future Shop closing, and music and TV news.  Music in this episode: 1) Sit On My Face - Monty Python  2) Helter Skelter - Roger Daltry  3) Space Invader - Ace Frehley  4) Stand By For Pain - Widowmaker  5) Moonage Daydream - Racer X      

I hated that job. I hated every job I ever had. I woke up swearing every morning. I swore in the shower and I muttered profanity under my breath all the way to work. I felt useless because the work I was doing had no meaning. I wasn't drawing on my talents. I wasn't making the world a better pYou don't need courage to take that first step. And I felt trapped because the pay I earned was barely enough to live on, and I didn't have any savings. vowed to make a living by doing what I loved -- or starve to death trying. And I meant it in every fiber of my being. You don't need courage to take that first step. You just need to focus on two things: hate and desperation. What did I do? I drew on everything I learned in my 20+ years of martial arts training. It was the only other thing I could consider myself a legitimate "expert" in. I drove over to Future Shop and bought a mini-DV video camera and some editing software with my credit card. Then I sat down with a paper and pencil and wrote a list of every crazy push up variation I could think of. I got on the floor and made up a bunch of new ones too. you need two things: 1) Hate: you have to hate where you are right now so much that staying the same is far worse than the discomfort it'll take you to change. 2) Desperation: sometimes you have to back yourself into a corner so you're forced to come up with creative solutions. People who should listen to this show are entrepreneurs, career coaches

After today's events it is hard to have any words, (though I do at the end of this episode). So we tried to change the subject to some happy stuff. Isabelle started us out with a ukulele number. She bought it last week, at, of all places, Future Shop. I wonder if she can got the extended warranty.... Isabelle also talked about her progress learning Arabic, which is pretty cool. I have enough trouble with English... And, as promised, at the end I rant about guns, gun culture and why you can't carry mustard gas around with you.

This week Chris, Dave and Dan discuss the Leafs first win of the season and the dismal chance of them reaching the .500 winning percentage. We talk Toskala, head shots and other stuff that I can't remember because this show was recorded a month ago and is just being posted thanks to the lack of a computer and the incompetence of Future Shop. Episode 6 will be posted also which was recorded 3 weeks ago... We also jam a Wayne's Word in there somewhere. I wouldn't blame you if you don't listen to this one, it's too old to bother. From the Future Shop haters at Leafs Central... at Lunch!