The Business Leadership Podcast

 Should we be afraid of Artificial Intelligence? Edwin sat down with Eli Fathi, Co-founder & CEO MindBridge Analytics Inc., a company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to uncover errors in financial data. Today, they talked about the singularity, AI, and leadership. If you do not have an idea what is the singularity, listen to … Continue reading TBLP094 | Eli Fathi: AI Technology Leader

What is the hardest thing that you have to do as a business leader? This is one big question Braulio Lam answered in today’s episode. Braulio Lam is co-founder and CTO of Pungle Inc. Braulio oversees all technology and development of the Pungle Payments Platform. His teams are responsible for delivering the software at the … Continue reading TBLP093 | Braulio Lam: Payments Platform Leader

 With the growing popularity of other car brands, how does Volvo remains on top of the game? Automotive is one of the most competitive industry in the world, yet Volvo finds its success secret sauce. Today on the show, Edwin sat down with Alexander Lvovich, Managing Director of Volvo Canada, to get a peek into … Continue reading TBLP090 | Alexander Lvovich: Auto Industry Leader

 Andrew Witkin is an experienced entrepreneur, marketer and the founder and president of StickerYou, a successful e-commerce startup that was named the fastest-growing promotional products company in Canada in 2017 by SGR magazine. Over the past decade, Andrew has built StickerYou into an influential e-commerce trendsetter that produces customized die-cut sticky products, including stickers, … Continue reading TBLP089 | Andrew Witkin: Leading with Labels

Is it possible to lead with empathy? For Bob Moore, Axis Country Manager, it is. In today’s episode, Edwin and Bob dive deep on the topic of leading with empathy. Bob shared his early days when he was proud and resisting help from others. He eventually realizes that he cannot do everything on his own. … Continue reading TBLP088 | Bob Moore: Leading with Empathy

 Ferhan Bulca (PhD, P.Eng) is a seasoned intrapreneur, delivering multimillion-dollar projects that opened up new markets for companies in medical devices, aerospace, software, and manufacturing. When he is not working, he loves a few things. He does too much sports these days. Ferhan consolidated down to squash and scuba diving. Today Edwin will talk to … Continue reading TBLP087 | Ferhan Bulca: Leadership Through Transparency

Ryan Gill is the CEO of Communo, and past President of Cult Collective, an internationally recognized marketing agency in Calgary. He is a small town kid from a little town in Ontario called Brockville. Ryan moved to Bowmanville. When he is not busy working, he spent most of his time with his wife Aimee and two young daughters. Today … Continue reading TBLP086 | Ryan Gill: Agile Leadership

What is your mission in life? For Anil Gupta, Mindset Expert at Anil Gupta Workshops, it is to reach a billion people by December 31, 2020. His mission is to inspire, move, and touch people. He lived by a quote from Steve Martin, “Be so great that you cannot be ignored.” In this episode, Edwin and Anil … Continue reading TBLP085 | Anil Gupta: Relationships and Happiness Leader

Daniel Marquez is the Technology Strategy Senior Manager in Accenture. His role comprises two main areas of responsibility, one which is client-centric, and the other which is focused on the development of the Strategy practice. Outside of work, Dan is a hardcore geek. He is geeky from movies to books. Dan played a lot of board … Continue reading TBLP084 | Daniel Marquez: Innovation Technology Leader

Consider this episode as Cryptocurrency 101 for beginners. Today, Thomas Jankowski, Chief Digital & Growth Officer at Coinsquare sat down with Edwin to discuss what is the buzz about digital currency. Thomas who is a reader and enjoys sailing in his spare time discussed Coinsquare and its future goal. He explains the concept of cryptocurrency and how we … Continue reading TBLP083 | Thomas Jankowski: Digital Currency Leader

In this episode, Edwin sat down with Dr. Brynn Winegard is an award-winning professor, speaker, and expert. Brynn completed her formal education in Neuroscience, Psychology, Marketing, and Strategy (HSBc, MBA, Ph.D.), coupled with over a decade in corporate marketing working for big companies. Can business and brain Science merge? Find out in today’s episode as Dr. Winegard talked about … Continue reading TBLP082 | Dr. Brynn Winegard: Business Brain Expert

Do you know what you need to maintain your lifestyle when you reach your retirement age? In this episode, Eric Arnold, the Chief Executive Officer at Planswell, an online financial planning software platform will answer it. Eric headed multiple startups before. His pursuit to become an entrepreneur started when he was a teenager. In the … Continue reading TBLP081 | Eric Arnold: Financial Industry Leader

Roger Chabra is the Chief Innovation Office at Tribal Scale. He has decades of experience as a successful technology operator, investor, and entrepreneur. In his free time, he spends it with his young son and family. And not known to others, he is a human Shazam. He admits that he can guess an 80’s track … Continue reading TBLP080 | Roger Chabra: Chief Innovation Leader

Claire Adams is the co-CEO of Canada’s premier network for driven Millennials, Notable Life Media Group, Inc. It covers all aspects of millennial life including social, professional, and charitable engagements. Claire loves food and travel. She is very easy going but works very hard. After taking over Notable Life, 18 months ago, she now looks … Continue reading TBLP079 | Claire Adams: Media Leader with Purpose

Lori Casselman is a mother, athlete, and fitness advocate who is passionate in giving back to her community. She is an experienced executive with a passion for building great teams while making innovation in the health and insurance sectors. On this episode, Edwin and Lori discussed the importance of asking questions to your team members … Continue reading TBLP078 | Lori Casselman: Lead by Asking

Mindfulness has been a buzzword for this year. Can business leaders practice being mindful? Will it benefit their organization? All these questions will be answered today by Laura Lee Copeland, Chief Medical Information Officer at Healthtech. In this episode, join Laura and Edwin as they discussed why it’s vital to invest in yourself if you want to … Continue reading TBLP077 | Dr. Laura Lee Copeland: Leading with Compassion

Jack Newton is the founder of Clio, one of the pioneers of cloud-based practice management. He founded Clio 9 years ago to bring law firms to the cloud. When he is not busy managing Clio, you can found him jumping into the ocean when it’s this time of year, enjoying the warm weather, getting a … Continue reading TBLP076 | Jack Newton: Legal Cloud Leader

How does a couple mix business and pleasure? Join Edwin as he sat down with power couple Alexi Panos & Preston Smiles, Founders of The Bridge Experience. As the Co-Founders and Co-Creators of The Bridge Method, Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles have helped thousands of students changed their lives by participating in their workshops all over the … Continue reading TBLP075 | Alexi Panos & Preston Smiles: The Bridge Experience