Podcasts about mcgill dobson cup

Vent Over Tea is a social enterprise founded at McGill that offers a free active listening service in Montreal (and recently, Calgary) to anybody who wants to talk through their struggles. They won 1st place in the Social Enterprise Track in the McGill Dobson Cup 2016, and have been featured in the Montreal Gazette as well as Bell Media.The 3 founders: Chloe Chow, Sarah Fennessey, and Nimra Khan walk us through they journey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Renjie Butalid is an award-winning entrepreneur whose work lies at the intersection of technology startups, social innovation, and cross-sector civic engagement. He is currently the Associate Director of the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship where he oversees the Centre’s entrepreneurship and mentorship programs including the McGill Lean Startup Program, the McGill Dobson Cup and the McGill X-1 Accelerator. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Taiga Motors is building and commercializing the world's first electric snowmobile. The founder, Sam Bruneau, is a McGill Engineering alum who won the McGill Dobson Cup in 2016. This is the story of how Taiga was made at McGill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s show, we spoke with Renjie Butalid, Associate Director @ McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship. Renjie Butalid is an award-winning entrepreneur whose work lies at the intersection of technology startups, social innovation, and cross-sector civic engagement. In his current role, he oversees the Centre’s entrepreneurship and mentorship programs including the McGill Lean Startup Program, the McGill Dobson Cup and the McGill X-1 Accelerator. Prior to joining McGill, Renjie was Head of Global Expansion for the NYC-based startup NextDayBetter, a global storytelling platform for diaspora communities. Renjie led the growth of NextDayBetter’s presence from 2 cities in 2013, to 9 cities across 4 countries in 2015. Previously, Renjie was also Director of Ventures at Igniter, a digital and social innovation agency. In 2012, Renjie was named top 40 Under 40 by the Waterloo Region Record. In 2013, Renjie was named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum. He is also a member of the Banff Forum.   We spoke about:        His path from entrepreneur to leading one of the most important entrepreneurship programs      Dobson Centre’s impact so far: 125 active startups, 2.6K McGill entrepreneurs trained and $100M raised by their startups to date      Why he’s excited about the future of entrepreneurship      The Dobson Centre’s four core programs      The plans for the $2M they recently raised   Renjie is soft-spoken and super smart. I didn’t know the depth and breadth of the Dobson Centre’s activities. I hope you enjoy show.   Let us know what you think. What types of guests would like to see on the show? What topics interest you the most? Send me your thoughts at nectar@thepnr.com   Subscribe to iTunes here | Subscribe to Google Play here