Podcasts about mediastyle

Conversations with empowered businesswomen about the milestones that made them who they are. Hosted by Nancy Graham of PWL Capital. In today's special Businesswoman of the Year Award episode, you'll meet the remarkable Allyson Chisnall, who will relate how she transitioned from being a “couch potato” and full-time accountant, to becoming a triathlete, and CFO/COO of MediaStyle. How does she do it … and raise a family? She credits teamwork, determination, and the power of being open to asking others for help. She also prioritizes making room for personal time. “I say to my friends who are struggling, make an appointment with yourself, and keep that appointment.” That's good advice, and one reason Allyson was nominated for a Business Woman of the Year award from the Women's Business Network of Ottawa. Check out the rest of Allyson's tips today.

Allyson Chisnall is the CFO & COO of MediaStyle - an impact communications company that serves clients who are focused on making Canada a better place through their campaigns, concepts and ideas. IN THIS INTERVIEW:    How It All Began  Allyson started her first business in 2005 as an independent Financial Controller for small businesses. In 2009, she met the founder of MediaStyle and became an advisor to the new company. When it came time for MediaStyle to scale up, Allyson was invited into the CFO position.  Overcoming Adversity to Stick to the Vision & Mission  In high school, Allyson was told she should not go into accounting because women should not be accountants, this sparked her "oh yeah, watch me" attitude.  Further in her career her ability was doubted simply because she was a woman in what was (at the time) a male-dominated industry. This fueled her and Allyson quickly earned the supervisor position at the accounting company at which she worked. Allyson's biggest challenge at MediaStyle was adapting to working with creative individuals and concepts where there can be many good choices as opposed to the one right way of accounting.    Operational Wisdom Constantly learning to bring new systems, and checks & balances into the business to improve function and efficiency. Have a board of mentors, not just a coach. A group where many different perspectives can come together and share ideas for you as you grow personally and professionally.    Building Culture Weekly Team Lunches Quarterly retreats with education and social activity Flex time and fitness benefits Encouraging feedback from team members on what they want and need to be successful and happy.    Connect with Allyson at: mediastyle.ca.  For more Speaking of Business Podcasts visit speakingofbusinessshow.com.  

IN THIS EPISODE: Ian discusses his involvement with politics and being surrounded by politicians who inspired him to pursue his passion. He describes the corporate structure behind MediaStyle, a Certified BCorp, and it's involvement in truth and reconciliation cases.  Ian and his company MediaStyle working with The Tragically Hip's Gord Dowie, learning how to stay humble as they created change through communications. BIO: Ian is passionate about creating social change through communications which initiated the founding of his communications firm MediaStyle in 2008.  MediaStyle is a certified B Corp with a mission to help people who needs their voices heard. Ian started his career on Parliament Hill as an assistant press secretary, supporting cabinet ministers and opposition members in the House of Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We meet up with Ian Capstick, founding partner of MediaStyle.ca, to talk about his innovative company and all things politics ahead of the election. He is Ottawa's election guru and we were honoured to have him on! Jenn from @foodiePrints comes on to talk about 4 upcoming events and music this week is from Orienteers! Enjoy!!

We meet up with Ian Capstick, founding partner of MediaStyle.ca, to talk about his innovative company and all things politics ahead of the election. He is Ottawa's election guru and we were honoured to have him on! Jenn from @foodiePrints comes on to talk about 4 upcoming events and music this week is from Orienteers! Enjoy!!

This week on The Voice, our host Alex Reid sits down with Ann Fuller, Director of Public Relations at CHEO and Daniela Crivianu-Gaita, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer at SickKids. Ann and Daniela both spoke at the Public Sector Social Media Conference in Ottawa in November. They both shared how they used social media in their hospitals to improve the healthcare service. By using tools like YouTube, Facebook and mobile apps, healthcare professionals could give families the information they need to understand and monitor their condition and connect with their peers. Not only does this make medical information more accessible, but it helps our healthcare professionals focus on giving families the best and most effective care. If you'd like more information about the different resources available, here are some examples mentioned during the episode: - The innovative work at SickKids, including the online crowdsourcing tool, WiKidea. - The successful app myIBD Join the conversation! You can connect with guests @AnnFuller, Daniela via sickkids.ca and host @TechAlly. Leave a comment or question below, or rate the episode on iTunes. The Voice is a MediaStyle production. We create strategic communications plans and killer content for web, radio and television.

This week on The Voice, our host Alex Reid sits down with the Chief Information Officer at the City of Edmonton, Chris Moore. Chris spoke at the Public Sector Social Media Conference in Ottawa in November. He shared his organization's experiences with change as well as the need to address issues around culture and innovation.   In this episode, Chris shares examples of his innovative social media work and what he's accomplished at the municipal level. He gives examples of how Edmonton uses social networks and open data to create change. If you'd like more information about the city's work, here are some resources mentioned during the episode: - The City of Edmonton Open Data Catalogue - Ideas that came out of the contest Apps4Edmonton  Join the conversation! You can connect with guest @_Chris_Moore and host @TechAlly.  Leave a comment or question below, or rate the episode on iTunes. The Voice is a MediaStyle production.  We create strategic communications plans and killer content for web, radio and television.

This episode sponsored by the University of Ottawa Public Relations Association (uOPRA) features Ian Capstick of MediaStyle alongside uOPRA President Sharon Cheung and Young PR Pros host Kristine Simpson. Releasing our third episode of our 4-episode podcast, Take uOPRA to Work Day, we were thrilled to sit down and chat with Ian, who has published works in the Ottawa Citizen, the Globe and Mail and PostMedia newspapers across Canada, to name a few, and is a regular on CBC’s Power and Politics. Sharon asks Ian what MediaStyle looks for when recruiting new team members. Ian mentions government relations and we discuss unpaid internships. A unique feature of MediaStyle is that they offer workshops for clients and students to learn about various topics such as video production and social media. Join in on the episode to learn more and make sure to listen in to our last edition to the podcast series. [insert video] Take uOPRA to Work Day will send you all off featuring Nicolas Ruszowski of an international leading PR firm, Fleishman-Hillard discussing the PR industry that is government relations. Visit www.uopra.ca for more information on the uOttawa side of the PR program here in Ottawa. The blog includes Communication course reviews, company spotlights, and event reviews such as the CPRS 2013 National Conference, Conversations 2013. We want to hear from you. How are you enjoying the series? Do you have questions for our guest hosts? You can post your comment below or on our Facebook Page, or on our Google+ page, or in our LinkedIn group, or on Pinterest, or send us an email at youngprpros@gmail.com, or send us a message on Twitter @youngprpros, @kristinesimpson or @kentjulia.

President of MediaStyle and sponsor of The Voice, Ian Capstick, sits down with show hosts Graham Machacek, Danny Starr and Alexandra Reid to discuss the ideas presented during this past season. They focus on the past few episodes that featured founder and CEO of Arment Dietrich, Gini Dietrich; CBC Radio's Terry O'Reiley and President of Twist Image, Mitch Joel. Recorded at the MediaStyle office on Bank Street, this podcast is a chance to hear what we thought were the more meaningful take-aways from the season. If you missed these previous episodes, you can listen here. Stay tuned for upcoming interviews on The Voice!

President of MediaStyle and The Voice sponsor, Ian Capstick, sits down with IABC Ottawa's Graham Machacek and Kelly Rusk to discuss the ideas presented during the latest series of The Voice: News media and Storytelling in the Digital Age. This three-part series featured hosts from Ontario and Canada's largest news shows: Kevin Newman, host of CTV's Question Period;  Alan Neal, host of CBC Radio's All in a Day; and  Steve Paikin, host of TVO's The Agenda. The panel of experts come together at the MediaStyle office on Bank Street to talk through some of the more meaningful take-aways from these three episodes to help our audience benefit from their great communications advice. If you missed this captivating series, you can listen to the podcasts right here. Stay tuned for some more great interviews for The Voice, starting next week with CBC Radio's Terry O'Reilly!

This week on the podcast, we speak with Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ann Cavoukian, about the recent security breach at Sony's PlayStation Network, and Ian Capstick of MediaStyle.ca offers his thoughts on how the candidates are making use of new media tools in the run up to Monday's federal election.