22 episodes
Innisfil Accelerates Charm Podcasts
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A podcast about the people and technology that are transforming one Ontario town. Innisfil is a town that is constantly pushing the boundaries. From using Uber as public transit to partnering with the world's top start-up accelerator. Hear the stories of the innovators building the future. The entrepreneurs working with the DMZ Innisfil program. These are the disrupters looking to change the gig economy, local food production, AI and self-driving cars.
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Peter Barbosa | Episode 21
Peter Barbosa is Co-Founder and CEO of Opsware Data, a no-code data privacy technology platform built for modern enterprises. They're on a mission to help organizations simplify their compliance journey.
Their team invests heavily on regulatory insights and research to help you remain compliant with modern data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA/CPRA. Say goodbye to inefficient and error-prone manual workflows and be worry-free with a privacy tech platform that lets you take-charge and stay ahead of your data privacy program. -
Michael Badham | Episode 20
Michael Badham is currently the president and managing director of the Georgian Angel Network.
Bringing 40 years of experience in large and small advisory partnerships, helping client businesses with their financings, M&A, business growth strategies and designing appropriate finance strategies in Canada and internationally.
Currently, acting as the Executive Director of the International Institute of Business Valuers (a global not-for-profit organization supporting international business valuation education courses and initiatives) and the Managing Director of the Georgian Angel Network (a group of angel investors supporting entrepreneurs commercializing their innovations).
Working with exceptional people to produce top and bottom-line growth:
Georgian Angel Network - leading a group of angel investors invest in startups to help founder commercialize their innovations;International Institute of Business Valuers - providing business and intangible asset valuation education courses globally;Dynasty Ventures Ltd - strategic financial advisor and CFO / treasurer helping to build a strong brand in the botanicals and cannabis space - pot and plants;Piller Segan - strategic financial advisor to television production company;Dunedin Energy Systems - corporate finance advisory, secretary and treasury advisory for energy solutions for northern communities;Strategic and financial advisor to start-ups and businesses in high-growth situations. -
Anthony and Sadie Rossano | Episode 19
Anthony and Sadie officially opened Gilford Local Eatery in July 2021. They have worked in the restaurant industry for 10+ years and always wanted to have one of their own. They felt their small hometown needed a place for the community to gather and enjoy themselves. The location used to be a restaurant 15+ years ago and Sadie actually remembers getting ice cream there as a little girl. It was sitting vacant and used as a storage shed for many years. Renovations were all completed with the help of family and friends and is now fully open and operating as a family business.
Gilford Local Eatery offers simple, homemade comfort food made from fresh and local ingredients. They have live music on weekends and the best outdoor dining vibe around. Make sure to check them out! -
Hannah Conroy | Episode 18
On this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Hannah Conroy, an Economic Development Officer from Simcoe County. Hannah covers many topics for local businesses like the importance of job fairs, the outlook on growth for Simcoe County, what that means for Innisfil, and more!
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Sergio Navaretta | Episode 17
On this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Sergio Navaretta. Sergio is an internationally recognized award-winning director who is fiercely passionate about bringing meaningful content to the screen. He draws inspiration from Italian cinema, and considers his work an exploration of the human condition.
Sergio has called Innisfil home for the last 20 years, and we talk with him about his career, the importance of art, what towns like Innisfil can do to boost film productions, and where he Innisfil is headed to in the future.
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Episode 16 | The State of Small Business in a Post-COVID World
Show notes:
https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/the-state-of-small-business-in-a-post-covid-world/
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Podcast Info:
Apple: https://apple.co/3qOZBlj
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2P9BDU1
Google: https://bit.ly/3aMSGn7
Between March and April 2020 the economy contracted by more than 18%. And that's a problem for all Canadians.
The Federal Government recognized that problem and deployed billions of dollars in various supports. To get a better idea of how those supports worked I reached out to Martin Kuzma. Martin is the CEO of Nottawasaga Futures, a non-profit that helps connect small and medium sized businesses with loans, training and other supports.