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This week Matt Cohen welcomes Anthony Lacavera, an entrepreneur known for founding Globalive and Wind Mobile.Anthony shares his journey from starting his first business after graduating from the University of Toronto to challenging the Canadian telecom giants with Wind Mobile. He discusses the lessons learned from his successes and failures, his passion for innovation, and his latest ventures in the Caribbean telecom industry and the matchmaking space with Pair Us. Throughout the conversation, Anthony highlights the importance of resilience, transparency, and fostering meaningful relationships in both business and life.About Anthony LacaveraAnthony Lacavera is the Founder and Chairman of Globalive, a venture capital firm and operating company based in Toronto, Canada. Since establishing Globalive in 1998, Anthony has been involved in creating and leading several companies across industries like telecommunications, technology, and media. Among his notable ventures is WIND Mobile, a Canadian telecom company that was sold for $1.6 billion in 2015. Recently, Anthony co-founded Pairus, a platform combining traditional matchmaking with AI, and serves as Chairman of Paradise Mobile, a telecom initiative in Bermuda.In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Anthony has been active in media and technology. He founded Globalive Media in 2018, where he hosts "Beyond Innovation," a program that covers developments in technology and innovation. He also contributed to Bloomberg Television, focusing on technology, telecommunications, and entrepreneurship. Through Globalive Capital, Anthony has invested in over 200 early-stage companies and is involved in various mentorship programs supporting new entrepreneurs.Anthony's career began after he earned a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto.In this episode, we discuss:(01:55) The founding of Globalive and its first big success with Wind Mobile(04:11) Why transparency was the key to Wind Mobile's success(06:10) The story behind trying to buy back Wind Mobile in 2022(08:04) The challenges of foreign ownership restrictions in the Canadian telecom industry(09:27) Re-entering the telecom business with Paradise Mobile in the Caribbean(11:25) His biggest financial loss and what he learned from it(12:50) The importance of self-awareness and learning from failure(14:54) What Globalive looks for in startups: Founder resilience and self-awareness(17:38) The importance of investing in your health and longevity as a founder(20:00) Transforming the matchmaking industry with AI and human connections with Pair Us(21:45) Why human connections are crucial for longevity and happiness(26:45) How Anthony incorporates learning from every interaction into his daily life(28:19) Why patience and long-term thinking are critical for entrepreneurial success(31:16) The role of AI in transforming business(36:45) Balancing giving advice with letting founders learn on their own(38:04) Why taking care of your health is essential for sustained successFast Favorites:

Wondering how can enhancing customer experience lead to exponential growth in your retail business?In this episode of 7-8 Figure Special Series I interviewed Youssef Botros.Although Youssef didn't initially have a clear idea of his future career, he always knew he was destined to make a positive impact on the world. Throughout his extensive career in retail, Youssef consistently excelled by developing a passion for training, self-development, and creating efficient systems to deliver consistent results in both sales and operations. His first significant opportunity to showcase these skills came when he was appointed General Manager for a WIND Mobile franchise. Over three years, he successfully opened seven locations, establishing one of the top franchise operations in Canada.After building a thriving retail operation, Youssef decided to pivot and moved to Montreal to pursue a career in financial planning. However, fate had other plans. A chance encounter with his former boss led to a proposal to revolutionize the smartphone repair industry in Canada by reinventing the customer experience. Seizing the opportunity, Youssef joined Mobile Klinik Professional Smartphone Repair in May 2015 as Employee #1. During his tenure, he developed the company's processes, in-store systems, and led the Training and Development department, supporting both new and existing stores.In just six years, Youssef played a key role in expanding Mobile Klinik to over 90 locations, making it the largest and most trusted smartphone repair chain in Canada. In 2020, Telus acquired the business for $165 million, marking the pinnacle of Youssef's career.However, while Youssef was celebrating the success of Mobile Klinik, the COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges for many business owners around him. Witnessing these struggles, Youssef felt a strong desire to use his expertise to help others overcome obstacles and grow their businesses. This realization led him to establish GRND Consulting, a company dedicated to helping business owners scale their operations into multi-location brands by focusing on purpose, passion, and process.Learn how to leverage customer experience to drive your retail brand forward. Check this out!Show Links:Youssef Botros on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youssefbotros/GRND Consulting Website: https://grndconsulting.ca/Book a call with Michelle: https://go.appointmentcore.com/book/IcFD4cGJoin our Facebook group for business owners to get help or help other business owners!The Business Ownership Group - Secrets to Scaling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessownershipsecretstoscalingLooking to scale your business? Get free gifts here to help you on your way: https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/

This episode features Anthony's long-time business partner, Brice Scheschuk. Beginning with Brice's early career — from joining a Naval Reserve and working in accounting and consulting, to eventually coming on-board with Globalive after meeting Anthony at a web industry event in 2003 — they discuss the highs and lows of building Globalive and bringing WIND Mobile to market. This discussion covers the characteristics of successful founders, and the importance of both having a mentor and eventually becoming one. Founders listening should look into MindFrame Connect, where they're focused on creating more resilient entrepreneurs and improving the craft of mentorship. Recorded February 2022 About Brice Scheschuk: Brice Scheschuk, CPA, CA is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital. He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND Mobile as well as CEO of Globalive Communications. Brice has over 25 years' experience building and operating companies at Globalive, WIND Mobile, Leitch Technology and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He obtained his CPA, CA designation at PricewaterhouseCoopers and B.Comm (Hon.) Finance from Dalhousie University. Brice served as a Maritime Surface Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Brice serves on numerous boards and advisory committees (public, private, and not-for-profit) and is a frequent speaker on scale-up entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a co-founder of MindFrame Connect, a not-for-profit focused on elevating the craft of mentorship and improving entrepreneurial resiliency. His interests include Canada's innovation and startup ecosystem, entrepreneurial finance, mentorship excellence, resiliency, financial literacy, military veteran transition, fitness, travel, good food, good books and great friends. Connect with Brice and MindFrame Connect: Twitter: www.twitter.com/scheschuk  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brice-scheschuk-cpa-ca-095721a  Mindframe Connect Website: www.mindframeconnect.com  Thank you for listening to Trailblaze! Share your thoughts about this episode of Trailblaze on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyLacavera Instagram: https://instagram.com/anthony.lacavera  LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anthonylacavera  For more about Anthony Lacavera and to subscribe to the mailing list visit https://anthonylacavera.com. Trailblaze is produced by CreatorClub. Create your own podcast at https://creatorclubstudios.com.

Navigating the Tides of Entrepreneurship: From Maritime Officer to WIND Mobile Billion-Dollar Exit (S2.E4) Welcome to Season 2, episode 4 of Backstage Pass, the podcast by Front Row Ventures taking you behind the scenes into Canada's tech ecosystem and its success stories. We'll be hosting Canada's top investors, founders, and tech minds and asking them the questions that matter to you. Today, we're super excited to have Brice Scheschuk as our guest Brice is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital as well as the CEO of Globalive Communications. He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND Mobile, which was acquired by Shaw in 2015 for $1.6B dollars. Brice has over twenty-five years of experience building and operating companies. He obtained his CPA, CA designation at PWC and B.Comm (Hon.) Finance from Dalhousie University. In addition to ALL of that, Brice also served as a Maritime Surface Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. He now serves on numerous boards and advisory committees and is a frequent speaker on scale-up entrepreneurship and innovation. Finally, during the pandemic, he co-founded MindFrame Connect, a not-for-profit focused on elevating the craft of mentorship and improving entrepreneurial resiliency. In this episode, we'll cover all of that and more - We deep dive into Brice's entrepreneurial journey and how he engineered one of Canada's greatest telecom acquisitions. He also cracks open how to evolve as a leader through self-awareness and the unmatched importance of psychological safety on high-performance teams. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Brice About FRV: FRV is Canada's first and largest university-focused VC firm. We invest in those leveraging cutting-edge technologies to create and redefine industries.

A seasoned marketer with nearly 25+ years of experience, Shannon has led the marketing team at CanadaHelps for over seven years and brings experience from working at leading brands and technology innovators including eSight Eyewear, Kobo, WIND Mobile, FedEx, and LEGO. She is currently General Manager, Donor Services & Brand Marketing (formerly CMO) at CanadaHelps.  In this episode Shannon shares insights from the 2023 Giving Report, which details the concerning changes in how Canadians are giving and 10 challenges facing charities today; along with her career journey and recommendations for nonprofits and charities.  Connect with Shannon on Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/shannonlyncraig  Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danielfrancavilla Growth for Good is hosted by Daniel Francavilla, Marketing Advisor & Brand Strategist. The show is produced by CreatorClub for Daniel Does Consulting. Get more from Growth for Good at http://GrowthforGood.ca.  For support with marketing and more for your organization visit https://danieldoes.co.  Looking to produce a podcast of your own? Visit http://CreatorClubStudios.com.

Szymon Słupik regards himself as lucky. He tells us how he made enough money by the time he was 35 that he would never have to work again. We learn how growing up in communist Poland taught him to be enterprising, at ease with taking risks, and being open to opportunities, which he took time after time. He believes that the challenges of starting a business in 2021 are child's play compared to how things used to be for those who experienced communism . His trenchant views on thinking long term, focussing on quality, and working with passion and focus on things that he believes in are ones from which we can all learn. Szymon is an entrepreneur with a strong technology background in IT and Electronics. Szymon is a CTO at Silvair, the company he co-founded in 2011. Szymon is also chairing the Mesh Working Group at Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Silvair develops technology for low power wireless device networks based on the Bluetooth mesh standard. The company has been the key contributor to the standard itself, driving it since inception in 2014 to formal adoption of version 1 in 2017, as well as the evolution of future releases. SIlvair is a Delaware company, publicly traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE:SVRS). Szymon's previous companies were CDN (acquired by Comarch in 2004) and Wind Mobile (acquired by Ailleron in 2009). At Silvair Szymon is focused on long term projects which aim at solving difficult problems, contribute to improved quality of life and deliver lasting value. He strongly believes Bluetooth mesh is the winning standard for the Internet of Things and will enable significant energy savings globally as well as proliferation of modern food production technologies such as vertical farms. Since 2005 Szymon has been running a weekly blog at https://headworx.slupik.com He can also be reached on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/slupik. https://silvair.com/ The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate and inform, sharing insights based on the personal story of our carefully selected guests aiming for the atmosphere of an informal conversation in a bar or over a cup of coffee. Follow our channels on Facebook Linkedin Twitter and watch the interview on Youtube here About the NBN The New Books Network was founded in 2007 as a podcast interviewing the authors of academic books, and has grown to the largest author interview podcast in the world publishing 12 podcasts a day in more than 90 specialist areas, with over a million downloads a month. Read about the founder Marshall Poe and the NBN here. In recent years it has expanded beyond its “author interview origins”. Historically NBN only did audio recordings. E&L is the first NBN podcast distributed on Youtube. Watch this episode on Youtube here.  About Kimon Fountoukidis Twitter Linkedin Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. Both companies were founded in the mid 90s with zero capital and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. Listen to his story here, About Richard Lucas Twitter Linkedin Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including investments in Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre- to business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk here, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/entrepreneurship-and-leadership

This episode was originally aired on December 7, 2022WIND Mobile, now known as Freedom, was a small company that tried to break through Canada's telecom oligopoly. It did not have an easy ride. WIND faced numerous hurdles from regulators, it was subjected to dirty tricks from the telecom oligopoly, and was eventually sold to Shaw. But it also helped lower cell phone rates and brought in unlimited data and U.S. roaming, changing the wireless market permanently.This is the inside story of WIND Mobile, from the people who were there. Featured in this episode: Simon Lockie, Brice Scheschuk, Tony Clement To learn more“Why can't TTC riders use their cellphones on the subway? Ask Bell, Rogers or Telus” in The Toronto Star by Lex Harvey“Wind Mobile backer regrets Canadian launch” in CBC News “Globalive offers $3.75-billion to buy Freedom Mobile” in The Globe and Mail by Alexandra Posadzki Credits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator) Additional music from Audio Network Sponsors: Oxio, Squarespace If you value this podcast, Support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WIND Mobile, now known as Freedom, was a small company that tried to break through Canada's telecom oligopoly. It did not have an easy ride. WIND faced numerous hurdles from regulators, it was subjected to dirty tricks from the telecom oligopoly, and was eventually sold to Shaw. But it also helped lower cell phone rates and brought in unlimited data and U.S. roaming, changing the wireless market permanently.This is the inside story of WIND Mobile, from the people who were there.Featured in this episode: Simon Lockie, Brice Scheschuk, Tony ClementTo learn more“Why can't TTC riders use their cellphones on the subway? Ask Bell, Rogers or Telus” in The Toronto Star by Lex Harvey“Wind Mobile backer regrets Canadian launch” in CBC News “Globalive offers $3.75-billion to buy Freedom Mobile” in The Globe and Mail by Alexandra PosadzkiCredits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Associate Producer), André Proulx (Production Coordinator)Additional music from Audio NetworkSponsors: Rotman, Oxio If you value this podcast, Support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to look at the Rogers-Shaw deal and possible different solutions than the divestment of Shaw's wireless business to Videotron (Quebecor) - solutions that might include a "maverick" once and future(?) independent wireless competitor, Globalive, best known as the operator of WIND Mobile before it was sold to Shaw and renamed "Freedom Mobile".  Globalive's Simon Lockie joins the podcast to give the inside scoop on a past and future competitor's efforts to start a fourth national wireless company and whether Globalive can acquire Shaw's "Freedom Mobile" assets if Shaw (or Rogers) must sell them to obtain regulatory approval of the larger Rogers-Shaw deal, which is now before the Competition Tribunal. What Canadians pay for wireless service for the foreseeable future will be decided in the next few months and we discuss all of the possible futures at this hinge point.

In this episode of Chatter That Matters, hear why Anthony Lacaveranever felt comfortable putting his career in someone else's hands, how and why he is obsessed with offering his customers value, and what he believes is key to becoming a successful entrepreneur. It's an incredible success story that begins with Anthony taking out a $25,000 small business loan from RBC and parlaying it with his intellectual and emotional capital into a billion-dollar enterprise, including Wind Mobile. Georgia Balinksy returns to the show to put on a master class on what a brand is and how to make yours matter. She cites IBM and how they use their brand platform to create a conversation with their stakeholders. She then talks about the magic of ideas and why creativity is your superpower for harnessing the future. Reasons to Listen: Powerful insights for entrepreneurs and all who have that ambition.  How to create a magnetic brand that attracts and sparks conversation. Great advice if you are a University Student starting a career or looking to make a career move, including overcoming roadblocks. What Canada must do for us to become number one to go for the gold. It's also an incredible true story of a small business owner who fought Goliaths on his and the consumers' terms.  

Brice Scheschuk, CPA, CA is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital. He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND Mobile as well as CEO of Globalive Communications. Brice has 25+ years experience building and operating companies at Globalive, WIND Mobile, Leitch Technology and PwC. He obtained his CPA, CA designation at PwC and B.Comm (Hon.) Finance from Dalhousie University. Brice served as a Maritime Surface Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Brice serves on numerous boards and advisory committees (public, private, and not-for-profit) and is a mentor at CDL-Atlantic and CDL-Toronto. He is a co-founder of MindFrame Connect, a not-for-profit focused on elevating the craft of mentorship and improving entrepreneurial resiliency. Brice's interests include Canada's innovation and start-up ecosystem, entrepreneurial finance, mentorship excellence, resiliency, financial literacy, political moderation/centrism, military veteran transition, fitness, travel, good food, good books, and great friends.

"The worst outcome for Rogers is an actual real competitor, which is what we are. They know we're going to bring prices down and they don't want prices to come down." Globalive co-founder and chairman Anthony Lacavera shares why he was forced to sell Wind Mobile, and explains why it's so hard to repurchase it now as Freedom Mobile as part of the (contested) Rogers / Shaw merger. Welcome to Competitiontown. Sponsored by Linebox Studio.    

Episode 62 is with Brice Scheschuk, Co-Founder of WIND Mobile (now known as Freedom Mobile) and currently the Managing Partner at Globalive Capital. The telecom space is one of the most regulated and red-tape ruled industries to work within, making Wind Mobile's story an incredible achievement. Brice led the Finance, HR, Procurement and Supply Chain functions of one of the largest new entrant pure play wireless services providers and helped raised approximately $2B in capital to acquire spectrum and operate the WIND network. Now, he manages a $100M investment firm in Globalive focusing on representative private equity, real estate, and venture investments. We talk to Brice about his journey breaking into the Canadian telecom space, the evolution of entrepreneurship through different eras, and impactful skills necessary for anyone looking to achieve success. He also explains the importance of mentorship and how he's helping the next generation through MindFrame Connect. This was an incredible informative episode that we hope you enjoy! Timestamps 2:20 - Background and Education 5:30 - The Entrepreneurship Journey & Mindset 11:30 - Transferrable Skills through Generations 15:55 - Founding WIND Mobile 23:00 - Advice on Seeking Investors 30:52 - Assessing & Managing Risk in Life 38:25 - What is Anti-Fragility? 47:30 - Decision Making & Regret 56:55 - MindFrame Connect 01:02:50 - Lightning Round

Brice Scheschuk discusses Globalive Capital & Wind Mobile, the Flywheel, the 3-Order framework to maneuvering the current landscape & more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/beehive-capital-podcast/donations

Understanding today's job market can be challenging. In this interview, Anu Aduvala gives us insight into what you need to do to succeed. Anu is a Senior People Leader and has held leadership positions in sales, operations, training and contact centre management at various organizations, including Toronto Parking Authority, Sysco Foods, Cooperators Insurance, WIND Mobile.   In this episode, Anu shares her insights on: What's changed in today's job market What leaders are looking for in a remote employee Why being a good communicator is a must To learn about Anu Aduvala, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/anu-aduvala/ Want to get more responses to your online job applications? Register for our free 1-hour online training below to create a master resumé that converts job applications to job interviews?  https://bit.ly/cjspwebinar If this episode resonates with you, then remember... SUBSCRIBE • COMMENT • SHARE this Podcast!! 

Szymon Słupik regards himself as lucky. He tells us how he made enough money by the time he was 35 that he would never have to work again. We learn how growing up in communist Poland taught him to be enterprising, at ease with taking risks, and being open to opportunities, which he took time after time. He believes that the challenges of starting a business in 2021 are child’s play compared to how things used to be for those who experienced communism . His trenchant views on thinking long term, focussing on quality, and working with passion and focus on things that he believes in are ones from which we can all learn. Szymon is an entrepreneur with a strong technology background in IT and Electronics. Szymon is a CTO at Silvair, the company he co-founded in 2011. Szymon is also chairing the Mesh Working Group at Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Silvair develops technology for low power wireless device networks based on the Bluetooth mesh standard. The company has been the key contributor to the standard itself, driving it since inception in 2014 to formal adoption of version 1 in 2017, as well as the evolution of future releases. SIlvair is a Delaware company, publicly traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE:SVRS). Szymon’s previous companies were CDN (acquired by Comarch in 2004) and Wind Mobile (acquired by Ailleron in 2009). At Silvair Szymon is focused on long term projects which aim at solving difficult problems, contribute to improved quality of life and deliver lasting value. He strongly believes Bluetooth mesh is the winning standard for the Internet of Things and will enable significant energy savings globally as well as proliferation of modern food production technologies such as vertical farms. Since 2005 Szymon has been running a weekly blog at https://headworx.slupik.com He can also be reached on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/slupik. https://silvair.com/ The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate and inform, sharing insights based on the personal story of our carefully selected guests aiming for the atmosphere of an informal conversation in a bar or over a cup of coffee. Follow our channels on Facebook Linkedin Twitter and watch the interview on Youtube here About the NBN The New Books Network was founded in 2007 as a podcast interviewing the authors of academic books, and has grown to the largest author interview podcast in the world publishing 12 podcasts a day in more than 90 specialist areas, with over a million downloads a month. Read about the founder Marshall Poe and the NBN here. In recent years it has expanded beyond its “author interview origins”. Historically NBN only did audio recordings. E&L is the first NBN podcast distributed on Youtube. Watch this episode on Youtube here.  About Kimon Fountoukidis Twitter Linkedin Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. Both companies were founded in the mid 90s with zero capital and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. Listen to his story here, About Richard Lucas Twitter Linkedin Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including investments in Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre- to business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk here, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Szymon Słupik regards himself as lucky. He tells us how he made enough money by the time he was 35 that he would never have to work again. We learn how growing up in communist Poland taught him to be enterprising, at ease with taking risks, and being open to opportunities, which he took time after time. He believes that the challenges of starting a business in 2021 are child’s play compared to how things used to be for those who experienced communism . His trenchant views on thinking long term, focussing on quality, and working with passion and focus on things that he believes in are ones from which we can all learn. Szymon is an entrepreneur with a strong technology background in IT and Electronics. Szymon is a CTO at Silvair, the company he co-founded in 2011. Szymon is also chairing the Mesh Working Group at Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Silvair develops technology for low power wireless device networks based on the Bluetooth mesh standard. The company has been the key contributor to the standard itself, driving it since inception in 2014 to formal adoption of version 1 in 2017, as well as the evolution of future releases. SIlvair is a Delaware company, publicly traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE:SVRS). Szymon’s previous companies were CDN (acquired by Comarch in 2004) and Wind Mobile (acquired by Ailleron in 2009). At Silvair Szymon is focused on long term projects which aim at solving difficult problems, contribute to improved quality of life and deliver lasting value. He strongly believes Bluetooth mesh is the winning standard for the Internet of Things and will enable significant energy savings globally as well as proliferation of modern food production technologies such as vertical farms. Since 2005 Szymon has been running a weekly blog at https://headworx.slupik.com He can also be reached on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/slupik. https://silvair.com/ The NBN Entrepreneurship and Leadership podcast aims to educate and inform, sharing insights based on the personal story of our carefully selected guests aiming for the atmosphere of an informal conversation in a bar or over a cup of coffee. Follow our channels on Facebook Linkedin Twitter and watch the interview on Youtube here About the NBN The New Books Network was founded in 2007 as a podcast interviewing the authors of academic books, and has grown to the largest author interview podcast in the world publishing 12 podcasts a day in more than 90 specialist areas, with over a million downloads a month. Read about the founder Marshall Poe and the NBN here. In recent years it has expanded beyond its “author interview origins”. Historically NBN only did audio recordings. E&L is the first NBN podcast distributed on Youtube. Watch this episode on Youtube here.  About Kimon Fountoukidis Twitter Linkedin Kimon is the founder of both Argos Multilingual and PMR. Both companies were founded in the mid 90s with zero capital and both have gone on to become market leaders in their respective sectors. Kimon was born in New York and moved to Krakow, Poland in 1993. Listen to his story here, About Richard Lucas Twitter Linkedin Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded or invested in more than 30 businesses, including investments in Argos Multilingual, PMR and, in 2020, the New Books Network. Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre- to business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here. Listen to his story in an autobiographical TEDx talk here, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Anthony Lacavera is the founder and chairman of Globalive, and previously founded Wind Mobile before it was acquired by Shaw in 2016. He joins BIV Today to discuss this week’s Rogers-Fido outage and the future of telecom competition in Canada amid merger plans between Shaw and Rogers. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the Cost of Living team gets an insider's look at what it takes to compete in Canada's telecom industry from the former CEO of Wind Mobile. Also have you ever wondered why you need to find out about someone's favourite blanket, why their kids love the colour mauve, and the story behind an interesting pair of socks before you find out how to make a simple chocolate chip cookie? We explain the ingredients in those never-ending online recipe posts. Finally, we say goodbye to a Canadian breakfast cereal — one that has some fans searching stores across the country for the few remaining boxes.

Having grown up in a quiet, calm Prairie life with a loving family, Brice decided at an early age to pursue his life path in larger settings with the goal of making a larger impact. With his partner Anthony Lacavera, he spent many long grinding years building Wind Mobile within a fierce, unforgiving and oligopolistic space. After finally selling the company with his partner for well over $1 billion, Brice began to reflect on his experience on the importance of staying resilient: sticking to the mission and simply putting one foot in front of the other. Listen to how he and his partner today are now devoting their professional horsepower to helping new entrepreneurs all over North America to innovate, create and build in the new economy. Watch out for his New Book to be published Fall 2020: “Mentoring the Innovation Economy” (working title) Twitter - @scheschuk LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-scheschuk-cpa-ca-095721a/ Website – www.globalive.com  

Time Stamps● What is Globalive Capital? 1:20● The story behind Wind Mobile 3:07● Activities from founding to exit of wind mobile 5:37● Accelerators and involvement 6:56● Flywheel concept 10:43● Flywheel Concept applied to Amazon 11:57● Flywheel concept applied to Innovation Companies 13:20● Flywheel concept applied to mentorship 15:25● The 3 Order Framework for maneuvering the current economic landscape 16:18○ 1st Order: Survivability○ 2nd Order: Near Term Operational Thinking○ 3rd Order: Mid Term Strategic Thinking● Suggestions on communicating with financing partners in meeting runway needs 22:28● Considerations in thinking through winding down 26:53● Outlook for the Canadian landscape going forward 30:18Mentions● Steve Case, Founder of AOL● Next Canada, https://www.nex`tcanada.com/● Founder Institute, https://fi.co/● Ryerson DMZ, https://dmz.ryerson.ca/● Techstars, https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/● Invest Ottawa, https://www.investottawa.ca/● MarsDD, https://www.marsdd.com/● Jim Collins, Business Principles thought leader. Author of Good to Great. hereQuotes● “It is the responsibility of successful entrepreneurs and business people to give mentorship and coaching to the next generation of entrepreneurs to help them move faster, quicker, make fewer mistakes, scale more effectively” - Steve Case, Founder of AOL● “For the first time in years, we hear the venture capital industry talk about efficiency vs growth” - Brice ScheschukResourcesCompilation of COVID Crisis Notes, here - Brice ScheschukSocial Handles● Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/brice-scheschuk-cpa-ca-095721a● Twitter: @scheschukWebsites● Globalive Capital, https://www.globalive.com/

Brice Scheschuk, Managing Partner at Globalive Capital I chat with Brice about: His career journey from PwC to entrepreneurship to being a part of the founding team at WIND Mobile, where he served as the CFO, and now Globalive. His focus area at Globalive. The biggest takeaways and learnings as a finance leader and entrepreneur that he's now leveraging as an investor, including things that he wishes he knew as a finance leader / entrepreneur. An inside look at WIND Mobile's sale process to Shaw and his biggest takeaways from the multi-billion dollar exit. WIND was truly an amazing scaleup story. The company had over 1,200 employees, 900,000 subscribers and generated approximately $500 million in revenue and $80 million in EBITDA in 2015, prior to selling to Shaw Communications for approximately $1.6 billion in December 2015. The best practices for setting up an investment platform and the most important consideration entrepreneurs should make when raising capital. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backbone/message

Anthony Lacavera founded the wireless carrier WIND Mobile. WIND Mobile was acquired by Shaw Communications for USD$1.3 billion in December, 2015. Anthony is a serial entrepreneur, CEO, investor, author, producer and contributor on Bloomberg TV. Anthony has forged a reputation as a disruptive entrepreneur who has changed Canada's communications technology landscape. He speaks candidly with me on his greatest failures, and how they led him to succeed.  You can find more about Anthony on Twitter @anthonylacavera  -- Enjoy!

Anthony Lacavera, the founder of Wind Mobile (now called Freedom and owned by Shaw) and private equity firm Globalive Capital, talks to host Emily Jackson about the state of competition in Canada’s telecom market and what he thinks the government should focus on instead of pricing.  

Anthony Lacavera, the founder of Wind Mobile (now called Freedom and owned by Shaw) and private equity firm Globalive Capital, talks to host Emily Jackson about the state of competition in Canada’s telecom market and what he thinks the government should focus on instead of pricing.  

Anthony Lacavera is best known for being the Founder and CEO of Wind Mobile. Not only has Anthony built Canada’s fourth largest phone carrier, he has also invested in some of Canada’s most promising startups. As an active leader in Canada’s entrepreneurship community, Anthony is... The post How We Can Win with Anthony Lacavera – April 17 2018 appeared first on Startup Canada.

This week on the SyrupCast, Rose Behar and Igor Bonifacic are joined by Christine Dobby, telecom reporter at the Globe and Mail, and Daniel Bader, managing editor at Android Central, to take a look back the major Canadian telecom developments of 2017, with a focus on Freedom Mobile. A lot has changed over the course of 2017 in terms of Canada's telecom ecosystem. One of the most significant shifts in the space involves Canadian carrier unlocking fees being stopped by the CRTC. Freedom Mobile also underwent significant changes this year, with the carrier rebranding from Wind Mobile to Freedom Mobile, following Shaw's acquisition of the company back in 2015. With the CRTC unlocking fee ban recently going into effect, Freedom jumped at the opportunity to acquire new customers from the larger competitors in the Canadian telecom space. Freedom introduced a new, highly competitive plan that offered 10GB of data for $50, and in an unprecedented move, other major carriers and flanker brands responded with similar offers. The ensuing deal madness saw Canadians trying to take advantage of the offers being stuck in long lineups and customer service reps being overwhelmed with calls. Finally, and this may be the most important news of all, the Freedom Bear has officially retired. Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team's thoughts. Do you have questions, comments, thoughts, or anything you would like addressed on the podcast? Send us an email to podcast@mobilesyrup.com. If you're feeling extra adventurous, send us a voice recording of your question or comment and you may end up featured in a future episode! Total runtime: 33:13

Anthony Lacavera has started 12 businesses, six of which he has exited. His exits have ranged in value from the $6 million he got for one of his recent start-ups to the $1.3 billion that Wind Mobile sold for.

On this episode of the SyrupCast, the entire MobileSyrup team squeezes into the podcast studio for a year end wrap up of their favourite tech stories from 2016. MobileSyrup director of social media Zach Gilbert is up first and discusses Blackberry's rocky 2016. The company has undergone drastic changes over the course of the past year, from handing off hardware production to TCL, to focusing its future on autonomous cars and software security, leaving the team to predict that 2017 will see a very different BlackBerry emerging from the embers. Staff writer Rose Behar selects the Samsung Note 7 to reminisce in her segment. Although Samsung had battery combustion problems with the Note 7, rumours regarding the impending release of the S8 are already circulating. MobileSyrup staff writer Jessica Vomiero does a deep dive into Canadian cybersecurity. Between rulings from the CRTC and the liberal government's approach to CSIS collecting data, the entire team agrees that 2017 will be a year where Canadians need to think carefully about their data privacy. Senior editor Patrick O'Rourke, in true Pokémaster fashion, brings Pokémon Go into the conversation as his favourite story of the year. The augmented reality app that brought the nostalgia of Pokémon to smartphones, has not seen continued growth following its initial boon in popularity, though the developer behind the game, Niantic, is starting to add new features to the mobile title at a rapid pace. Senior editor Igor Bonifacic directs the conversation to the successful year Microsoft has had. Apple has been at the forefront of the post-PC era, but 2016 saw releases from both Microsoft and Apple that hint at the end of Apple's reign. Ian Hardy, MobileSyrup's founder and publisher, chose Freedom Mobile as his favourite mobile tech news development of 2016. The company, formerly known as Wind Mobile, rebranded late in 2016 and launched its own LTE network. Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team’s thoughts on the year, and jump in the comments to tell us what your favourite stories were this year. Total runtime: 37:09 Zach's pick - Blackberry: 2:05 Rose's pick - Samsung Note 7: 6:27 Jessica's pick - Canadian cybersecurity: 13:05 Patrick's pick - Pokémon GO: 17:35 Igor's pick - Microsoft: 21:20 Ian's pick - Freedom Mobile: 28:59 Year end shoutouts: 32:53

On this episode of the SyrupCast, co-hosts Rose Behar, Patrick O'Rourke, Zach Gilbert and Igor Bonifacic, start off the podcast with some candid takes on Freedom Mobile's first week. The company, formerly known as Wind Mobile, rebranded simultaneously with the launch of its LTE network, though the network didn't actually launch on November 27th as the company stated. The team wonders how this move will affect the "new" brand's reputation. Next, the MobileSyrup squad goes through a run-down of some of the Google Pixel's recently uncovered issues. Were the first reviews too quick to give the phone a glowing recommendation? Finally, the SyrupCast discusses Moto's decision to step away from the wearable market for the foreseeable future. Although the choice does not come as much of a surprise, it means Android Wear fans will now have one less option. Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team’s thoughts, and jump in the comments to tell us what you think.

On this episode of the SyrupCast we talk about the new Galaxy Note 7 from Samsung. In addition, we speak about how BlackBerry is offering its Hub technology to Android 6.0 users, which could be the company setting itself up for a life beyond hardware. We also venture into a discussion about the recent $1.3 billion suit against the Canadian Government by former Wind Mobile owner. Oh and we briefly talk eye styes. Hosts: Patrick O'Rourke, Rose Behar, Igor Bonifacic, Ian Hardy Duration: 46:03

Rob Kenedi has a coffee with Brice Scheschuk, CEO of Globalive Capital and co-founder of Wind Mobile. Brice details the history of Globalive, including what it was like to start Wind against a strong set of mobile competitors and then ultimately sell the company, and as an investor, their unique position to invest in both startups directly and indirectly via investors, including many notable Canadian funds. Brice also details a unique perspective on Canadian startups and details an articulate counter-narrative to what success looks like for a Canadian startup.

This, it's all hands on deck for a discussion about Uber, BlackBerry, Wind Mobile, and the tech that will inevitably be unveiled at Mobile World Congress this month. Hosts: Daniel Bader, Ian Hardy, Igor Bonifacic, Patrick O'RourkeDuration: 45 min

This week, Douglas and Daniel stay firmly in the warm confines of Canadian telcos with an exploration of what's happening at Videotron and Wind Mobile. With Videotron launching a new policy that exempts some streaming music services from counting towards its customers monthly bandwidth, will customers come in droves? Or will the CRTC pounce at the opportunity to ban the process of zero-rating in yet another instance? And Wind Mobile has reduced its subsidy from $150 to $100 in response to the popularity of Bring Your Own Device? Confusing as it might be, the move points to a decision by Wind to pass along the actual cost of devices to its consumers rather than increasing monthly plan prices. It's a great show with some excellent debate, so tune in! Show notes Videotron launches Unlimited Music streaming that doesn’t count towards data caps Wind Mobile responds to bring-your-own-device popularity with reduction in WindTab subsidy Wind takes on Rogers, Bell and Telus with new data sharing option This is how Rogers will deal with Mobilicity’s leftover customers Growing pains: Why I joined, and left, Wind Mobile Hosts: Daniel Bader, Douglas SoltysDuration: 1hr 6min  

This week, Jane and Daniel recount the many ways Mobile World Congress and Barcelona nearly killed him. They discuss the new devices announced at the event, including the HTC One M9 and both Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, each of which reveals pros and cons in their companies' respective strategies. They talk about the new Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, and whether it has a chance in the saturated mid-range market; and how Nokia, the once-king of Symbian and Windows Phone, plans to make its comeback through... Android tablets? The Apple Watch is launching next week, and we're going to be in San Francisco to cover all the mayhem. How much will it cost? What will its unannounced features be? And why the hell is everyone talking about Taptic Feedback? Finally, they chat about the newly-concluded AWS-3 spectrum auction, which saw WIND Mobile walk away with more valuable spectrum than anyone else. All that, and lots of Jamón ibérico, on this week's SyrupCast. This week's SyrupCast is brought to you by Shop MobileSyrup. Pick up whatever you need, from cases to spare batteries.  Hosts: Daniel Bader, Jane McEntegart Duration: 1 hr 22 minutes Like our little podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or wherever you download it. We really appreciate it!

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Anthony Lacavera in conversation with Amanda Lang With The Internet of Things and the Future of Canada's Telecom Industry Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of the Globalive Group and Wind Mobile, is a Canadian born telecom entrepreneur Anthony founded Globalive in 1998 and co founded Wind Mobile in 2008. In January, 2013 Anthony founded Globalive Capital to focus on accelerating early stage technology and telecommunications companies. Since 2000, the Globalive group has founded, seeded, financed, operated, and divested of a number of companies in the Internet, Communications, and Technology sectors. Under Anthony's leadership, Globalive received numerous best in business awards, including first ranking on Profit Magazine's 2004 list of Canada's 100 fastest growing companies, Canada's 30 Best Workplaces and Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies award, of which Globalive has been a recipient for 10 consecutive years. Anthony was named Canada's CEO of the Year in 2010 by Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine, made the Canada's Top 40 Under 40 list in 2006 and was publicized as one of the 50 Most Influential Torontonians by Toronto Life Magazine in 2013. Anthony was named an Honorary Fellow of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto in 2012. The University of Toronto Engineering School, where Anthony graduated in 1997, welcomed Anthony to the Engineering School Hall of Distinction in 2013. In 2007, Anthony founded the SHAMBA foundation, a unique charity that assists other charities with fundraising and organizational efforts. The SHAMBA foundation raised nearly S1M for a variety of social and charitable causes. Anthony is a founding supporter of the Art Gallery of Ontario's Gallery Italia. Anthony is an aviation enthusiast and enjoys flying for both work and leisure. He also enjoys snow skiing, golf, personal fitness and staying active in the Arts community. Amanda Lang, Senior Business Correspondent, CBC News, Host, Lang and O'Leary Exchange Award winning business journalist Amanda Lang is CBC's senior business correspondent, reporting for its flagship nightly news program The National. She is also host of The Exchange with Amanda Lang, a daily business program airing on CBC News Network. She also occasionally anchors The National. Lang studied Architecture at the University of Manitoba, before becoming a journalist. Her first job in journalism was for the Globe and Mail, and subsequently Lang joined the Financial Post newspaper, where she became the paper's New York correspondent. In New York she made the leap to television, where she first was part of the team that launched BNN and before long wound up at CNN as a reporter and anchor. She returned to Canada in 2002 to re join BNN, and has been with CBC since 2009. Her new book, The Power of Why, HarperCollins, October 2012, explores the connection between curiosity and success. Moderator: Amanda Lang, Senior Business Correspondent, CBC News, Host, Lang and O'Leary Exchange Speaker: Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of the Globalive Group and Wind Mobile *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

This week, we talk about a big Nexus, a small Mobilicity, a CRTC controversy, and a bunch of new devices coming down the pipe this month. Plus, Spotify expands to all Canadians and our apps on the week. This is SyrupCast. Featured News Nexus 6 rides the bus iPhone 6 Review iPhone 6 Plus Hands-on Apple to release new 9.7-inch iPad next month, available in gold Sony bringing the Xperia Z3 to Rogers, Bell, TELUS, WIND Mobile, MTS and SaskTel on October 31st Moto X now available in Canada in black, bamboo coming October 31st Nokia Lumia 830 coming October 8th Moto 360 users reporting improved battery life since last update Samsung Galaxy Note 4 coming to Canada October 17th Spotify now available to all Canadians Apps of the week Daniel: Circa 3.0 (Android / iOS)Jane: Beer?! (Android / iOS)Douglas: Pokemon TCG Online for iPad Hosts: Daniel Bader, Jane McEntegart, Douglas Soltys Running time: 54 minutes

Here we are, bringing you our thirteenth and best podcast to date. The days are getting shorter, but the number of smartphones being released is quickly ramping up. This week, we chat about the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iOS 8 and what's next from Apple. We also delve into the rumoured demise of Android Silver, and what that means for the Nexus line. Then we move into WIND Mobile's fate now that the company's ownership has been sorted, and why that may put Videotron in a difficult position. And finally, we reminisce about old HTC tablets as we look forward to the company's rumoured Nexus 9, slated to be released in mid-October alongside Android L. Featured News Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will come to Canada in 2015 Google’s rumoured Android Silver program might be dead in the water iPhone 6 + iPhone 6 Plus launch iOS 8 review Apple Pay potential in Canada Globalive Capital acquires WIND Mobile, carrier moves ‘into an exciting new phase’ Videotron might have to buy Mobilicity now Rumour points to October 16th launch for Nexus 9 Apps of the Week Daniel: Starbucks for Android (free)Douglas: Checky for iOS and Android (free) Jane: Kitten Taxi for iOS and Android (free) Hosts: Daniel Bader, Douglas Soltys, Jane McEntegart

  This week, we talk about WIND Mobile's new lower roaming fees, Bell's tough time with the CRTC, Windows Phone 8.1 for the Lumia lineup, Thalmic's Myo teaming up with smart glasses, and a first peek at Telus's BlackBerry Passport. WIND Mobile launches new per-use roaming prices Wind Mobile celebrates back-to-school season with new Wind 35 plan CRTC questioning Rogers/Bell/Videotron over Mobile TV practices Court to allow $100 million class action lawsuit against Bell’s prepaid policies Ottawa blocking spectrum sale to Rogers? Smartglasses get smarter with Myo gesture control armband Nokia Lumia 1020 receiving Cyan update in Canada HTC One M8 for Windows announced TELUS to release the BlackBerry Passport, here are some pictures BlackBerry Technology Solutions moves all the company's cool stuff under one roof Running time: 75 minutes Hosts: Daniel Bader, Douglas Soltys, Jane McEntegart

The Wind Mobile Story: Creating a new national brand in Canada, in a highly competitive environment