109 episodes
The Unlikely Innovators Mike Commito
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Innovation can emerge from the most unlikely places. Each week, Mike Commito and Steve Gravel, two unlikely innovators in their own right, will highlight stories of unlikely innovation in post-secondary education and the private sector. Drawing from their experiences in the college applied research world, they will showcase the bright ideas happening in colleges and communities across Canada.
Mike Commito is the Director of Applied Research at Cambrian College and Steve Gravel is the Manager of the Centre for Smart Mining, Cambrian's Technology Access Centre.
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Claudia Krywiak on connecting Ontario’s innovation ecosystem
On the latest Unlikely Innovators, Mike and Steve spoke with Claudia Krywiak, President and CEO of Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI). Claudia talked about her journey from academia to business and how she’s now at the forefront of one of the world’s preeminent innovation ecosystems. Claudia also talked about the exciting return of OCI’s Discovery X, Ontario's premier tech and innovation conference, at the Enercare Centre in Toronto from April 17-18. Register now so you don’t miss out!
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Gus Minor on getting home safe with tech
On this month’s episode, Mike and Steve sat down with Gus Minor, COO of Sofvie Inc. Gus talked about his entrepreneurial journey, transitioning from IT to mining, and how Sofvie is changing health and safety in industry. Gus also talked about the importance of conferences like PDAC, sponsoring Canadian racecar driver Zach Vanier, and how sugar pie brings people together.
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Bruno Lalonde on the importance of community
On this month’s episode, Mike and Steve sat down with Bruno Lalonde, President & CEO of NSS Canada. Bruno talked about his journey in mining and becoming a leader in the sector’s bourgeoning tech ecosystem. Bruno also talked about the importance of community and culture and how he applies that to NSS.
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Mario Grossi on doing what's right in business
On this month’s episode of the Unlikely Innovators, Mike and Steve sat down with Mario Grossi, President of Technica Mining. Mario talked about discovering his passion for mining, how he has managed the growth of Technica over the past quarter century, the importance of building Indigenous partnerships, and his hope for the City of Greater Sudbury.
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Alessandro Costantini on making Sudbury a theatre destination
On this month’s episode, Mike and Steve chatted with Alessandro Costantini, co-founder and Artistic Director of YES Theatre, on location at the Refettorio. Alessandro talked about what drew him to the performing arts and how he has made it his career. He also touched on the difference between film and stage acting. The guys also learned about the inspiration behind the Refettorio and how it is putting Sudbury on the map for outdoor theatre productions. Finally, since it’s the holiday season, Alessandro shared some of his favourite Christmas performances.
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Stephanie Curcio on disrupting the IP sector
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, the Unlikely Innovators is giving you bonus episode this month! For this one, Mike and Steve chatted with Stephanie Curcio, CEO & co-founder of NLPatent. Stephanie talked about her journey from being a lawyer to a tech startup CEO, how her company NLPatent is disrupting the IP sector, and the state of IP in Canada. You can find Stephanie at the Legal Tech Fund Summit this week, where NLPatent is featured in the Startup Showcase.
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