The Canadian Side Hustle And Business Podcast Irenia Roussel

Awesome conversation with Alexandra Kapelos-Peters Founder of Cansulta E-Marketplace living in Toronto. Alexandra is passionate about people and business: she loves to see teams, leaders, and clients thrive by removing obstacles and enabling their success. She is on mission is to solve complex business problems with technology and innovation following an action-oriented, empathetic, ethical, sustainable, and collaborative approach, and to inspire ongoing “goodness” in business. In this episode, we delve into her background, the mentors impact on her journey and introduce Consulta E-Marketplace.  This episode was recorded in October 2022.  Be sure to stay up to date with the inspirational blog nuggets and subscribe to the podcast.
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Great to be in conversation with Picketa Systems Founder Xavier Hébert-Couturier living in New Brunswick, Canada.  Xavier comes with a background of deep farming roots and he is currently in growth mode for  Picketa Systems,  a new innovative agricultural technology company which is changing the way leaf testing is being conducted in the Agricultural industry.  This particular technology will be a game changer for Farmers everywhere in the world since it is saving them time and money. From a very young age Xavier loved being on the farm especially with his strong interest in breaking things apart and seeing how they worked. He is a true builder and he is not alone in his entrepreneurial journey.  He teamed up with three friends (Dominique, Maxime and Zachary) to build the business which is a little less than two years old.  With access to great professors, business and industry mentors  from institutional organizations to accelerators such as the UNB Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Centre; Energia Ventures Accelerator; Creative Destructive Labs; Quantino and StartUp TNT - the team was able to pivot from a university capstone project to a fully fledged business. This is a company to watch.
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Super excited to bring you a very insightful conversation with HotSpot Parking Inc. Founder, Philip Curley who shares with us what it takes to build great leaders within his company; networking and relationship building; the importance of the customer acquisition process and customer growth journey to increase loyalty and ultimately the bottom line. He also talks briefly about his company recent acquisition by global transportation leader IBI Group where he is now Head of HotSpot, IBI Group. There are definitely a multitude of super golden nuggets in the episode to enjoy. Stay update to date with our blog nuggets by connecting with me here: https://ireniaroussel.org/connect-with-me/ 

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Industry Spotlight: Talking with Business Leader ~ Don Ludlow, Vice President of Small Business, Strategy & Partnerships at RBC. We take a peak at the results of the August RBC Small Business Poll conducted by Ipsos Canada August 12-15, 2022 which looked into why Canadians are starting Side-Hustle Businesses. We discuss the rise of the Micro-Entrepreneur Economy and in addition he shares some of the resources RBC offers its business clients.  Stay connected and subscribe to receive the latest blog nuggets, head over to https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/

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In this week’s audio segment, I beamed in  the brilliant Co-Founder Mr. Brendan Lee Young,  CEO of Passiv (SnapTrade).  We talked about his journey, his love for music in his early days and the DJ side-hustle experiences. Some of the pivotal moments which helped him to head into the investment world starting as a Canadian side-hustle business to becoming a full-time fully-stacked business entrepreneur. Additionally we discuss building the Passiv (SnapTrade) team, formal mentorship connectors including accelerators which helped to push the business forward to the scale that it is today. We also get personal on this podcast about some of the things he enjoys for work-life integration.  A big golden nugget from this episode is to never to take "no" as the final word since "no"  could be the next fantastic beginning to a new business direction.  For more blog nuggets, head over to https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/

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In conversation with Founder of PlanIt! Efficiency Solutions Inc. Kara Morgan from Upper Canada.  A wonderful discussion about various hot topics including setting up the home office; remote work and increasing productivity. As well, we talked about how mentors impacted her life, leading and providing mentorship to her staff  in addition to sharing  useful golden nuggets to upcoming entrepreneurs. A big golden nugget from this episode: "Other people do not determine your value....you need to have your own internal value system."
To continue the conversation with Kara Morgan, link to PlanIt! Efficiency Solutions Inc. here: https://planitefficiencysolutions.com to discover their services. Until next time Listeners~ tell me what you think about this episode by sending a message at www.ireniaroussel.org. I would love to hear what topics you would like to hear more of. The season in now open and I am looking for more Entrepreneurs across Canada to feature on this podcast, so be sure to pitch yourself. I would also like to invite you to take one moment to share this episode with a friend who you think need to hear this. Until next time, I hope you find your new vibe in 2022. 



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