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Buzz Worthy Podcast

Buzz Worthy is a Hamilton Hive podcast about entrepreneurship, people, and projects from our back yards. We want to inspire greatness by telling stories of people that are solving problems in their own unique ways. Our city is buzzing with Innovation and creativity that is changing the world one entrepreneur at a time. This podcast will tell the stories of entrepreneur’s lives and the businesses they have built or building. Our guests are sharing their journey in an organic conversation with our host that starts from their initial inspiration, zooming in on the problem and looking to the future. We hope to reflect, share nuggets of wisdom and laugh a little about the not so funny moments that have happened.

  1. S2 E8 Finding the Root Cause with Brenda Ahenkorah Founder & CEO of My Well Self

    11/28/2022

    S2 E8 Finding the Root Cause with Brenda Ahenkorah Founder & CEO of My Well Self

    My Well Self is a personal health wellness concierge service that provides one on one virtual support from expert care navigators. We help triage health issues, route them to our vetted pool of wellness providers and keep them at their best well self. Brenda Ahenkorah is the Founder/CEO of My Well Self. She is a two-time founder within the healthcare space and the previous Founder/CEO of a clinical trial patient referral firm. After working in the Research and Development space for over 17 years of her career, personal health issues drove the inspiration for My Well Self. Brenda's entrepreneurial strengths have been recognized with the Professional Excellence Award by the Ghanaian-Canadian Achievement Awards Committee in 2016 as well as Entrepreneur of the Year Selected Nominee for the Oakville Awards for Business Excellence in 2017. Visit: https://mywellself.ca/ Follow My Well Self: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mywellself Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.well.self/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mywellself Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my.well.self.canada/ Follow us on social @hamiltonhive on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram

    49 min
  2. From a Basement Business to a Big Exit with Julie Cole Co-Founder of Mabel's Labels

    11/15/2022

    From a Basement Business to a Big Exit with Julie Cole Co-Founder of Mabel's Labels

    Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, mom of six and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and sought after speaker and emcee. Julie is no stranger to the media, having appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, HLN’s Raising America, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24, among many others. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Today’s Parent, The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, and numerous websites. Frustrated by their children’s things getting lost, mixed up and leaving home never to return, Julie Cole, Julie Ellis, Cynthia Esp and Tricia Mumby knew they could do better than the scribbles on masking tape that were being passed off as labels. From there, the idea for the product was born: the very best personalized waterproof name labels and tags that were equally cute and durable. Mabel’s Labels started humbly out of a basement and has grown to be an award-winning, market-leading company loved by Moms and kids alike. Today, Mabel’s Labels is the best-known brand of durable labels for families, and our growing line of products features baby bottle labels, allergy and medical alert products, sports labels, household labels and seasonal items. They’re extremely durable, they’re laundry, dishwasher and microwave safe – and they’re 100% guaranteed. Follow MAbel's Labels: Twitter - @mabelhood Facebook - /Mabelhood Instagram - @mabelslabels Twitter - @juliecole Julie's Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Like-Mother-Birthing-Businesses-Babies/dp/1989716628 Follow @HamilonHive on Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook

    39 min
  3. S2 E6 Pivoting to Product Market fit with Founder & CEO of Admass

    11/07/2022

    S2 E6 Pivoting to Product Market fit with Founder & CEO of Admass

    AdMass helps companies save money on online marketing by turning their customers into communities of brand advocates that promote their brand on social media. Companies increase customer loyalty, raise more brand awareness, and drive more sales by using AdMass to create AI-driven flywheels that catapult their online presence forward. Follow Admass: https://www.linkedin.com/company/admass-io/ https://www.instagram.com/admass.io/ https://twitter.com/admass_io AdMass | Facebook Follow us on: @hamiltonhive on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin

    48 min
  4. S2 E5 Crossing Technology Across Industries with CEO & Co-Founder Enzo Jai from Longan Vision

    10/24/2022

    S2 E5 Crossing Technology Across Industries with CEO & Co-Founder Enzo Jai from Longan Vision

    First responders and especial fire fighters put their lives at great risk everyday to serve us daily! Giving them the tools they need to be safer is critical. Longan Vision saw this opportunity when they were assessing technology in the automotive industry and saw how they can apply it to help first responders. Take a listen to this exciting episode with Enzo who takes us through Longan Vision. Based at McMaster Innovation Park in Hamilton, Ontario, Longan Vision is a provider of design and sales of enhanced vision and communication devices. We provide advanced products to face extreme challenges. We are building an ecosystem of linked products to enhance communication and efficiency. At Longan Vision, one of our key values is working with our community partners to continue to adapt and evolve. Through these partnerships, we work together to make our lives better. Your Social Media Handles: LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/longan-vision Twitter https://twitter.com/LonganVision Follow us @hamiltonhive on Insta, Facebook, Linkedin & Twitter. If you know an entrepreneur you think would be great for our podcast, send us an email at shalicia@hamiltonhive.ca

    44 min
  5. S2 E4 Making a Comeback with Emily O'Brien from Comeback Snacks

    10/17/2022

    S2 E4 Making a Comeback with Emily O'Brien from Comeback Snacks

    Emily O’Brien is the founder of Comeback Snacks- a popcorn company that changes the status quo. A formerly incarcerated individual, Emily made it her mission create a platform to fight for fair chances of those that have been impacted by the justice system-and it all started with popcorn. The recognition of her efforts led her to being awarded with the Queens Platinum Jubilee Community Service Award from the House of Commons and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2022, as well as the Woman of Distinction Award in 2020 from the YWCA. Comeback Snacks mission is to develop a wide range of fun and delicious snacks while at the same time making a difference in the lives of people trying to make a comeback - especially those who have made a mistake in the past. We plan to do this in the following four ways: Raise awareness through our platform as a brand and in media appearances, Challenge business leaders directly through our growing number of speaking engagements to hire more people with criminal backgrounds, Where possible, hire people with criminal backgrounds or potentially help them find work through our partners, As we grow the business, provide a portion of our profits to organizations focused on reintegration programs, prison reform, and recidivism reduction. Follow our Guest: @comebacksnacks (twitter/IG/Tiktok) https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-o-brien-b628a4132 Follow us instagram, facebook, twitter @hamiltonhive or on Linkedin Send us your entrepreneur suggestion shalicia@hamiltonhive.ca

    46 min
  6. SPECIAL: Reconnect Hamilton Mayoral Candidate Discussion

    10/10/2022

    SPECIAL: Reconnect Hamilton Mayoral Candidate Discussion

    Reconnect Hamilton is Hamilton Hive's quarterly networking event where we bring entrepreneurs, young people, and the community together to make connections, build partnerships and spark friendships. Our last Reconnect Hamilton event was focused on our municipal elections where candidates running for city council can meet young people and talk about important issues impacting them. October 24th the City of Hamilton is voting in a new city council. In this special episode, we have one of the top 3 mayoral candidates sit down with independent journalist of The Public Record, Joey Coleman. We want to acknowledge Bob Bratina and thank Bob for planning on joining us, however, due to a positive covid results the week of our event, Bob was not able to be on the panel. This special is the live recording at Reconnect Hamilton with real questions from young people for our other top Mayoral Candidate Keanin Loomis. About our Moderator: Joey Coleman is a Hamilton-born journalist best known for his tireless coverage of Hamilton City Hall and his election podcast, The 155, which interviews all candidates running for City Council and school board trusteeships. Additionally, Joey Coleman is a Southam Fellow. The Public Record: https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/archives/podcasts/ 155 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-155-hamilton-ontarios-news-podcast/id1428717163 Find all Candidates at: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/municipal-election/candidates-third-party-advertisers/certified-candidates Follow us on social media, at @hamiltonhive to see the the top 3 priorities for some candidates who participated in our election campaign.

    1h 17m
  7. S2 E3 Building a Sustainable Coffee Business with Tamir Al Balkhi Co-Founder of Kahawa Company

    10/03/2022

    S2 E3 Building a Sustainable Coffee Business with Tamir Al Balkhi Co-Founder of Kahawa Company

    Commitment, consistency and lots of coffee is what it took to build Kahawa Company. Co=Founder Tamir quickly jumped at the opportunity to partner with his friend after years of just being an idea. Like many entrepreneurs, Tamir found himself in a new exciting industry after selling his web development business he started in his early teens. Taking these early experiences as an entrepreneur, he enters unchartered territories to offer affordable specialty coffees through lean business principles. Kahawa Company started as a labour of love, bringing something genuinely missing to Hamilton, Ontario and Canada. It was the affordability of specialty coffee from East Africa. With our roots in sourcing and transporting coffee from East Africa to across the world since the early 1980s, we have grown valuable relationships with producers, coops and individual farmers to understand their need for a sustainable, well-funded ecosystem. Follow our Guest: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook https://kahawa-company.com/ Discount: Wake up with the rich notes of East African Coffee. Use code HIVE10 for a 10% discount off your first order. Follow us instagram, facebook, twitter @hamiltonhive or on Linkedin Send us your entrepreneur suggestion shalicia@hamiltonhive.ca

    55 min
  8. S2:E2 From Friction to Fireworks with Co-Founder of Search + Gather Doug Gorrie

    09/26/2022

    S2:E2 From Friction to Fireworks with Co-Founder of Search + Gather Doug Gorrie

    From a musician to digital marketing enthusiast to now co-founder of Search + Gather, Doug Gorrie is a born creator, problem solver and change maker. Doug and his co-founder Drew decided to be cowboys in the wild west of digital marketing landscape with an aspirations to build the most respected agency. Learning from past experiences, Doug takes us on their journey from friction to fireworks as they celebrate bringing on long standing employees as partners. Search & Gather is a digital marketing agency that works with startups and SMBs to develop a plan to achieve measurable results from their digital advertising. This involves getting clients on the most relevant networks, with accurate audience targeting, engaging creative and precise tracking for all campaigns. S+G is proud to be known in the Toronto start-up scene as the go-to agency partner that has helped companies grow through seed rounds and acquisitions with companies like Top Hat, QuickTapSurvey, Ecobee, Hi Mama, and many more. Follow our Guest: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Facebook Follow us instagram, facebook, twitter @hamiltonhive or on Linkedin Send us your entrepreneur suggestion shalicia@hamiltonhive.ca

    50 min
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Buzz Worthy is a Hamilton Hive podcast about entrepreneurship, people, and projects from our back yards. We want to inspire greatness by telling stories of people that are solving problems in their own unique ways. Our city is buzzing with Innovation and creativity that is changing the world one entrepreneur at a time. This podcast will tell the stories of entrepreneur’s lives and the businesses they have built or building. Our guests are sharing their journey in an organic conversation with our host that starts from their initial inspiration, zooming in on the problem and looking to the future. We hope to reflect, share nuggets of wisdom and laugh a little about the not so funny moments that have happened.

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    Hamilton Hive
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    23
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    © Hamilton Hive 2022
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