POPULARITY
Time to Thrive: Finding success and purpose in your business career
In this episode of the Changemaker series, we sit down with Andrew Jenkins, a digital strategist with over two decades of experience in social media and content marketing. As the founder of Volterra, Andrew has helped countless businesses maximize their ROI and enhance user engagement through innovative strategies. We dive into Andrew's expert insights on crafting content that resonates, building lasting relationships with audiences, and using the latest tools and metrics to measure success. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just starting out, this episode will provide you with practical tips and actionable strategies to elevate your content marketing game and make a meaningful impact. Tune in to learn how to turn engagement into real results!Key Insights:Strategies for content that drives results.Practical tips for enhancing audience engagementPerfect for ChangeMakers, marketers and business leaders looking to optimize their content strategies.Tune in for actionable insights from Andrew's vast experience in the digital marketing landscape.Author BiographyAndrew Jenkins is CEO of Volterra, a professional services firm specializing in social media and social selling strategies. Based in Toronto, Canada, he was formerly the Head of Social Media Strategy for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and has worked with a diverse list of companies in North America and Europe, including CIBC, NESTA, Campbells, Sirius XM Canada, World Vision and The Aga Khan Foundation. A regular international speaker and panellist at numerous industry conferences and events, he has taught Social Media Strategies for the Enterprise at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies for the past ten years. He is also the author of Social Media Marketing for Business: Scaling an Integrated Social Media Strategy Across Your Organization.Connect on Twitter @jenkinsandrew and at http://volterradigital.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/empowerhourforchangemakers/exclusive-content
Follow The Disability Den podcast at: www.thedisabilitychannel.ca TDC Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheDisabilityChannel/ TDC Twitter - https://twitter.com/TDChannel1 Become a Patreon Supporter! -https://www.patreon.com/TDCToronto TDC Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedisabilitychannel/ #showcasingAbilities #disabilitiesAwareness #theDisabilityChannel
Follow The Disability Den podcast at: www.thedisabilitychannel.ca TDC Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheDisabilityChannel/ TDC Twitter - https://twitter.com/TDChannel1 Become a Patreon Supporter! -https://www.patreon.com/TDCToronto TDC Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedisabilitychannel/ #showcasingAbilities #disabilitiesAwareness #theDisabilityChannel
This episode is brought to you by: GRUBBED Since launching his career in early 2020, Justin Fancy, who hails from Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, has quickly become one to watch on the Canadian Country Music scene. Masterfully combining classic country songwriting with his own take on today's country sound, Justin's music is both fresh and familiar. After releasing two stand-alone singles in early 2020, Justin released his debut album, Sure Beats a Good Time, which became the catalyst for Justin winning Music Newfoundland's 2020 Country Artist of the Year and Rising Star of the Year. It was the first time in the history of the awards that the same artist has won both categories in the same year. Most recently, Justin was crowned the 2022 ECMA's Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year and had three nominations in total at this years awards, including Solo Artist of The Year and Country Recording of The Year. In June 2021, Justin's single “Makes Me Wanna” was chosen as Rogers One to Watch, propelling the single to #42 on the Billboard Canadian Radio charts. In addition, the single secured the #1 spot on Sirius XM Canada's CBC Country chart and held the position for three consecutive weeks. His latest single “Better Than You” also just hit #1 for two consecutive weeks on the same chart. In October 2021, Justin became the first-ever Canadian Country Artist to be invited by The Recording Academy to take part of their Press Play at Home concert series on Grammy.com (watch it here). Fancy's debut album, Sure Beats A Good Time, debuted in the No. 3 position on Apple's iTunes Canadian Country music chart. The record would go on to rack up more than a half-million streams across major streaming platforms. In addition to his single “Makes Me Wanna” peaking at #42 on the Billboard radio charts and being played at over 70 radio stations across Canada.
Kate Wheeler, is a Canadian television reporter and news anchor and was the Network Managing Editor at Global News. Wheeler, began her on-air news career in 1987 at CFTO in Toronto as a reporter, where she would become an anchor the following year and the weekend news anchor in 1990. The next year she was promoted to co-anchor of CFTO's News at 6 with Tom Gibney. Wheeler sat in for both Lloyd Robertson and Sandie Rinaldo on CTV National News and also handled long term fill in duties for news and hosting on Canada AM. She served as senior reporter and daytime news anchor for CTV News Channel from February 2001 to November 2008 before moving to Corus Entertainment to launch the CBC affiliate in Durham. In 1985, she was featured in a five-part CityTV news serial The Kate Wheeler Story: Diary of a Victim which detailed her previous experience as the victim of a random stabbing attack. Until September 2013 Wheeler was the news director and anchor for Studio 12 News on CHEX Durham, which launched in September 2010. From February 2014 to June 2016 Wheeler co-hosted the show What She Said on Sirius XM Canada's Canada Talks channel, with Christine Bentley and Sharon Caddy. What She Said! with Kate Wheeler and Christine Bentley moved to the Jewel Radio Network (Evanov Radio Group) starting July 9, 2016 and in December, 2017 were brought on board @1059TheRegion. Wheeler is a part-time lecturer at Durham College. In January 2019 to January 2022, Wheeler became a Network Managing Editor at Global News. Wheeler, is currently a media trainer specifically for on air talent and those who want to be. #katewheeler #livewithcdp #mediatrainer #cftonews #globalnews #anchor #radiohost #reporter #teacher #podcast #host #guest #youtubechannel #facebooklive #twitter #audio #applepodcasts #googlepodcasts #spotify #anchorfm #radiopublic #linkedin #pocketcasts #breaker #professor #durhamcollege
Hitting the airwaves on Sirius XM Canada as host of Sports Talk Today on Canada Talks and on NHL Network Radio, Ryan Paton continuously brings good sports conversation to listeners all over. Now, listen in as he talks everything from broadcasting, being part of the team that covered the last Expos game in Montreal…and we even talk about the Super Bowl Shuffle. Yes, THAT Super Bowl Shuffle.
Tyler Morrison Bio Tyler Morrison is one of fastest rising comedians in North America with his hilarious brand of working class comedy. After winning the Dark Comedy Festival in Toronto, Morrison has headlined comedy clubs across Canada selling out all 20 shows on his Killer on the Road Tour leading to an appearance as part of Toronto’s annual Massey Hall New Year’s Eve Extravaganza. A festival favorite, he has been featured at The Boston Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, Atlanta Laughing Skull Fest, Just For Laughs 42 Festival, CBC’S Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Caroline’s on Broadway for the Roast of WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik. In 2014 he was named one of the Top 10 Comedians by Sirius XM Canada where he had his own daily roast segment. He has since appeared on CBC’s hit show The Debaters, Sirius XM’s Raw Dog channel, Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude, and The Ron Jeremy Celebrity Roast where he received a standing ovation for his performance (on top of being the head writer). Regarded by many as Canada’s best roast -comedian, he has written and performed on roasts featuring notable names such as Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Norton, Big Jay Oakerson, Tony Hinchcliffe, the NHL Alumni, and the Toronto Raptors. He has even written roast material for the current mayor of Toronto, John Tory. In 2018 he was chosen to open for Doug Stanhope in Toronto as part of his Second Wind Tour, and his recent Roast of America against Ms. Pat at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival has helped put him on the comedy map. Following that he recently released 2 new standup albums/specials Comedy Exile and Savage which debuted at in the #1 and #2 spots on the iTunes Comedy charts. When he is not busy touring doing standup he co-hosts the brand new podcast Fight Stories with comedian John Moses interviewing guests ranging from UFC icon Ken Shamrock to comedy legend Artie Lange. Friday at 420 is sponsored by Levity Comedy Club & Lounge in Hamilton, ON Website: https://www.levitycomedyclub.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/levitycomedyclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levitycomedyclub/ Friday at 420 is a comedy podcast show that originally airs live on Fridays at 4:20 pm on fcebook https://www.facebook.com/Fridayat420 starring Manolis Zontanos, Patrick Coppolino, Mike Nabuurs and a different guest each episode. this weeks guest is Tyler Morrison .
Drew Behm joins Jimmer Lowe for an Episode of Q'd Up. Drew Behm is a comedian who grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and now makes his home in Toronto, ON. As a standup, Drew has made appearances at the Halifax Comedy Festival, JFL42 in Toronto, the Hubcap Comedy Festival, and was a finalist in Sirius XM Canada's Top Comic. As a writer, Drew's satire has been featured on the CBC's Comedy website and The Hard Times Magazine. Drew's debut comedy album "GNARLY" was released in September 2018 on all platforms.
CEO Michelle Hoad speaks to Jeff Sammut SXM Canada Talks about the importance of med lab professions during this pandemic.
Susan and Will interrupt regularly scheduled programming for a special Canadian federal election episode of The 4am Report. This week they invite one of their favourite guests, Andrew Jenkins, back to the table to talk about the role of digital media when it comes to the election cycle. People get their news on social media. We know this. We read headlines and have the attention span of about 150 characters. We keep up on pop culture via memes and gifs. So what does this mean for political parties? Let's dig in, shall we? Andrew kicks things off with a 101 on the rise of rich media and its impact on how we consume messaging. He talks about how we're image and video obsessed. And how everyone with a smartphone is a creator of content. Will explains a simple formula that illustrates how social media is king when it comes to getting your message out. People aren't watching the evening news. But they are sitting on their couch on their phone scrolling through Tweets and Insta stories. Of course political parties are stepping up. But social media is beast and it won't be tamed. Case in point - Will refers to how Elections Canada royally messed up an influencer campaign that had a price tag of 650K. Basically they didn't properly vet the influencers they chose to work with. Andrew talks some of the benefits of social media when it comes to the election. Politicians can't get away with bending the truth as easily. (Well, at least that's true here in Canada. We won't mention another country where misinformation via Twitter seems to be working quite well for someone). Andrew points to how people are literally fact checked by social media in real time as they speak. Will wonders if politics needs to whole-heartedly embrace memes as a way of communicating with their audience. It seems the only things getting shared these days are memes. Susan states that memes are the 2019 version of the political cartoon. So true! Andrew warns politicians to be careful with trying to create and control memes involving themselves. According to him, just keep your fingers crossed that you end up on the good side of the meme. Trying to control memes could blow up in your face. Susan and Andrew bring it back to some takeaways for our listeners. If we are getting our news about politics via social media, how can we do this responsibly? According to Andrew, it's up to us to make sure we're fact checking and following a diverse group of authorities. The episode ends with Andrew highlighting what he feels is a great benefit of social media when it comes to politics. Back in the day, you'd have to write a letter to your local MP's constituency office. Today, you add the right level of sass to a tweet, and hit post. You have a very direct line of communication to them. About Andrew Andrew Jenkins has provided social media strategy and social selling services to numerous mid to large enterprises such as CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, BMO Nesbitt Burns, National Bank, Sirius XM Canada, the Globe and Mail, World Vision Canada, and the Aga Khan Foundation. He has spent the last twenty years working in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) spanning social media, wireless, and e-business. He holds a BA in Economics from Laurentian University, a BFA in Film Production from York University, and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He also taught entrepreneurship at OCAD University and currently teaches Digital Strategy at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. Andrew speaks internationally about the social and digital landscape. His entrepreneurial efforts have been featured in the Toronto Star and by LinkedIn Canada as one of their success stories. *** Still can't sleep? We would also love to know what's keeping you up at night! Email us your problems - your issue might be featured in our next episode! Any of these problems *speak* to you? Click here to subscribe in iTunes to hear about more things that haunt us or to keep an eye out for any of your problems. We might find a solution for you (or at least share your pain too!) We have more episodes with great tips, jokes and conversations - don't miss it! If you get a chance, leave a review on iTunes so that others can find this podcast too! Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” We'd love to hear what your favourite part of this episode is in the comments below. Thank you!
In this episode of the 4 AM Report, we're staying up with Andrew Jenkins, principal at Volterra Digital and social media management guru. Tune in as we talk about why and how data is a dream come true for marketers and why ignoring it is such a nightmare. We ALL use data Regardless of what industry you're in, we all use data. Let's say you're a miner and you need to drill a hole somewhere. You can't just pick any spot to drill, you need to evaluate the area for the right spot and appeal to investors to justify why you should drill a hole in this specific spot. No matter what you do, our decisions are data-driven and CANNOT be ignored! Don't miss out on potential opportunities (or disasters) for your company - look at your data! Don't get lost in translation Today, collecting data is easier than ever. We all know that when it comes to data, using Google Analytics, and monitoring Facebook impressions and engagement are great ways to collect it. The hard part is presenting and explaining it. What is the “so what?” Andrew suggests placing a summary in the beginning of your presentation - whether it's a PowerPoint deck or a report, you need to explain to them why your data matters. Ask yourself, “what is noteworthy about this chart?” and how it can affect their business and stakeholders. This way, your audience gets the information they need upfront and can deep-dive into it at their own pace. Let's be honest, no one likes or is interested in getting a huge package with thousands of excel spreadsheets. Get to the point and provide an insight - your audience will appreciate this and will be more likely to listen to your ideas. The three tiers of metrics Before you look into your metrics, think about what you're trying to accomplish with your business in the first place. Ask yourself, “Where do I see my digital marketing efforts playing a role?” You need to first strategize how your social media efforts can support your business objectives and can meet the needs of your audience. When you identify the needs and how you can meet them, you can start with your baseline. The first tier of metrics is Vanity Metrics. This includes every like and share on Facebook and Instagram, every retweet on Twitter and how many followers you have. Andrew urges you to have a base community and to continually grow it. The next tier is engagement, where the growth happens. You can track its growth and the performance of your efforts to see whether or not the content you're sharing is resonating well with your audience by looking at your metrics and reviewing what has been shared. Finally, the last tier is evaluating what has happened and its relationship to your business objectives. Did your audience sign up for your email list or make a donation? Have you gained more visitors to your website? Once you have this information, you need to translate it into something that your audience can understand. Andrew suggests using charts and maps along with important insights and suggestions for the future. Regardless of what you do, data is key to your business. Be sure to put extra effort into how you collect your data and how you interpret it for others. Don't do anymore guesswork - look at the numbers. You'll be more certain of your decisions and you'll get a good night's sleep. About Andrew Andrew Jenkins has provided social media strategy and social selling services to numerous mid to large enterprises such as CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, BMO Nesbitt Burns, National Bank, Sirius XM Canada, the Globe and Mail, World Vision Canada, and the Aga Khan Foundation. He has spent the last twenty years working in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) spanning social media, wireless, and e-business. He holds a BA in Economics from Laurentian University, a BFA in Film Production from York University, and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He also taught entrepreneurship at OCAD University and currently teaches Digital Strategy at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. Andrew speaks internationally about the social and digital landscape. His entrepreneurial efforts have been featured in the Toronto Star and by LinkedIn Canada as one of their success stories. Still can't sleep? We would also love to know what's keeping you up at night! Email us your problems at team@cp.digital - your issue might be featured in our next episode! Any of these problems *speak* to you? Click here to subscribe in iTunes to hear about more things that haunt us or to keep an eye out for any of your problems. We might find a solution for you (or at least share your pain too!) We have more episodes with great tips, jokes and conversations - don't miss it! If you get a chance, leave a review on iTunes so that others can find this podcast too! Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” We'd love to hear what your favourite part of this episode is in the comments below. Thank you!
Tyler Morrison is quickly emerging as one of the most talked about comedians from Canada with his hilarious brand of working class comedy. He has been featured at The Boston Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, Atlanta Laughing Skull Fest, Just For Laughs 42 Festival, and Caroline’s on Broadway for the Roast of WWE Legend The Iron Sheik. Named one of the Top 10 Comedians of 2014 by Sirius XM Canada, he has also appeared on CBC’s hit show The Debaters, Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude, and The Ron Jeremy Celebrity Roast where he received a standing ovation. After winning the Dark Comedy Festival in Toronto, Morrison has headlined comedy clubs across Canada selling out all 20 shows on his recent Killer on the Road Tour. His new album Impolitely Canadian is currently in heavy rotation on Sirius XM, and his debut album Armed and Hammered made it all the way to number 1 on the itunes new release charts. Web: tylermorrison.ca http://www.cottagecomedy.com Twitter: @tylermorrison1 Instagram: @tylermorrison123 Web: www.markhughescomedy.com Twitter: @PTT604 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PTT604/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/markhughescomic
Thanks for listening to “Speaking with TJ Walker.” Please subscribe to the show here https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1 The show about public speaking, media training, presentation skills, crisis communications, and presentation training. Please send any speaking-related questions you have directly to TJ at tj@mediatrainingworldwide.com and he will answer them in future episodes. Please connect with us at Media Training Worldwide and post your questions here http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjwalkerinteractive Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjwalker Linkedin: T.J. Walker Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaTraining iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1 Receive Free online Public Speaking or Media Training Course today http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/give-away.html Secrets of How Stars Present at the Oscars - Steve Rohr GUEST: STEVE ROHR (Pronounced like ROAR) “THE COMMUNICATION CODEBREAKER” WEBSITE: RealSteveRohr.com TWITTER: @RealSteveRohr INSTAGRAM: @RealSteveRohr FACEBOOK: www.FB.com/RealSteveRohr HASHTAG: #ScaredSpeechless GUEST BIO: The Communication Codebreaker™ Steve Rohr is a widely recognized media expert, author, and Show Publicist for the Academy Awards®. As a Communication expert, Steve frequently appears in U.S., Canadian, and UK media. Recent appearances include: “The Social,” “etalk,” “WGN Morning News (Chicago), and “Good Morning Britain,” Toronto Star (full page), Toronto Sun (full page), INC., Fast Company magazine, Sirius XM Canada and Sirius XM US. Co-author of “SCARED SPEECHLESS: 9 Ways to Overcome Your Fears and Captivate Your Audience” (Career Press; 2016), Steve has taught Public Speaking at several colleges as well as coached entertainment personalities and business executives. Additionally, Steve is the Show Publicist for the OSCARS® overseeing the domestic and international publicity for the annual telecast broadcast live to 225 countries and territories. He holds a B.A. in Communication and Political Science and an M.A. in Communication. A Canadian-American, Steve live in Los Angeles. Call +1.212.764.4955 now to discuss a customized media training or presentation training program for you or your organization. For keynote speech and media inquiries, call +1.212.764.4955 Online media and presentation training at http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/online-training.html Media Training Worldwide teaches people how to speak effectively to the media and to live audiences. We train people on all aspects of media training, public speaking, PowerPoint Presentations, crisis communications and presentation training.
We're coming to you live from Music PEI Week 2014 with a great bunch of guests from different arms of the business. First, we'll be speaking with Jeff Leake, the Director of Music Programming at Sirius XM Canada, who'll have some tips for musicians on how to capture the attention of people in such a role. Then, we'll speak with PEI performing songwriter, fiddler, and all around nice guy Tim Chaisson about what's keeping him busy about a year following the release of his album, The Otherside. Finally, we've got producer Gavin "Golden" Brown, who's had a hand in monster albums by the likes of Three Days Grace, Billy Talent, Metric, and more. He'll speak about some tricks of the trade and the current state of his business. What's more, we'll have Mike Carver of Music PEI and the band North Lakes on co-hosting duties. Just swell.
Today's interview is with Jeff Leake, the director of music programming for Sirius XM Canada and host of The Leak In Review. I met Jeff at a music industry panel in Victoria, BC. He's a knowledgable guy, a funny guy and most definitely a very well connected guy! We got together at his hotel to do the interview and drink tea. Rock n' roll. I am always interested to ask questions about what people do but I'm especially interested to find out how they got where they are. The more I have looked at successful careers the more overlaps I have found with the types of events that lead to success. To be more specific, the types of opportunities that have been the stepping stones to success. Finding success in music or business is all about the accumulated experience and knowledge that allows us to recognize and seize the opportunity that ultimately results in what the general public observe to be "overnight success." I was curious as to what those opportunities had been for Jeff. With his experience and first hand stories to tell about artists and their careers I was curious as to what advice he could offer for those looking for a career in music. In our interview we talk about how to get your music on the radio, how to submit it, the importance of having a story, how to incorporate airplay into your overall strategy, the importance of follow up, but more importantly when to approach radio and why. Jeff also talks about networking and being ready and willing to take opportunities when they present themselves no matter how big or small they may seem. Enjoy! Aaron Bethune. Music Specialist. Creative Collaborator. http://www.playitloudmusic.com http://www.abovethenoise.ca http://www.twitter.com/playitloudmusic