Spotlight on the Six

Akash Pasricha
  • 4.7 (3)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry and putting Toronto initiatives on the map. The show covers CEOs, tech executives, scientists, artists, athletes, and Canadian icons. Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we start showing it. ------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."

Episodes

  1. 03/03/2020

    Singer Jesse Gold on his identity crisis (with live performance!)

    Spotlight on the Six

    44 min

  2. 02/20/2020

    Greenhouse Juice Co. (it's more than just juice!)

    Hana James is the Co-Founder and Director of Community for Greenhouse Juice Co. VIsit greenhouse.ca for more information!

    34 min

  3. 02/12/2020

    George Stroumboulopoulos on what he's chasing

    It's Strombo. Need I say more?

    32 min

  4. 08/07/2019

    The Syrian refugee making history in Canadian tech

    In 2011, Mohammed Hakmi fled his home in Syria when war was declared in his country. He moved to Lebonan, where he lived for 8 years. In 2018, Kris Braun met Mohammed over email. 11 months later, Kris brought Mohammed to Canada as the first Syrian refugee to be hired directly into Canadian tech. Today, Mohammed and Kris are both engineers at Bonfire, a software company in Waterloo. On this episode, we talk to both Mohammed and Kris about how this story came together. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.

    46 min

  5. 07/30/2019

    Over 200 CEOs are giving away equity...

    Jennifer Couldrey is the Executive Director of the Upside Foundation, and one of Canada's Top 100 most powerful women of 2018. The foundation seeks commitment from Canadian tech companies to donate a small percentage of their equity to charity. When companies decide to IPO or get acquired, that equity gets converted to cash and donated to a charity of their choice. In this episode, we talk about how Jenn has gotten over 200 companies to take the pledge, what her newest award means to her, and how women in tech can continue to excel in this industry. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Right Reserved.

    35 min

  6. 07/24/2019

    What if you could live for 120 years?

    Steven Ten Holder is the Founder and Chief Innovation officer for Acorn Biolabs. His company freezes your stem cells with just the pluck of a few hairs, so that you can preserve them for when you may need them most, decades down the line. In this episode, we talk about why Steven founded the company, why he gave up the title of CEO, and where this industry is going. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.

    33 min

  7. 07/24/2019

    Trailer

    Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we started to show it. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.

    2 min
  • 7 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry and putting Toronto initiatives on the map. The show covers CEOs, tech executives, scientists, artists, athletes, and Canadian icons. Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we start showing it. ------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."

Information

  • Creator
    Akash Pasricha
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Akash Pasricha
  • Show Website
    Spotlight on the Six