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LIFEPRENEURS

The unicorn myopia: value is more than money

Adriano Silva - Nov 8, 2019

Is one company worth $1 billion more valuable than 100 companies worth $10 million? I don’t think so.

Miovision helps traffic problems at home and around the globe

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United by traffic: How Miovision helps the world drive easier

Jackie Gill - Nov 6, 2019

How can we make our commutes healthier, shorter and cheaper? Miovision's coming up with answers to make cities smarter around the world.

Bentoism, or the art of having exactly as much as you need, was a key takeaway from this year's Elevate Tech Fest

LIFEPRENEURS

Bentoism, or the art of living well without having more than what you need

Adriano Silva - Nov 1, 2019

Zeroing your impact on the planet is almost like zeroing your karma. Make sure you leave behind a positive legacy that is at least equivalent to the resources you consumed in your time here.

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Carol Leaman, CEO of Axonify, wants to take learning out of the classroom and make it fun - and quick

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Axonify’s on a mission to make learning sti[...]

Jackie Gill - Nov 11, 2019

Welcome to the world of micro-learning, where training's fun, effective and takes just three to five minutes a day. That’s the world Axonify’s creating.

Narbé Alexandrian, CEO of Canopy Rivers, has invested in both technology and cannabis startups

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Why cannabis is like tech: Canopy Rivers

Jackie Gill - Nov 4, 2019

They're both huge opportunities. They both change every day. They both touch many markets. They both grow fast. The only difference: cannabis hasn't found its Silicon Valley... yet.

Kurtis McBride, founder and CEO of Miovision, serves both private-sector and public-sector clients, including governments around the world

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Miovision explains: working with government

Jackie Gill - Oct 23, 2019

When the government is your customer, you need to shift your expectations, says Miovision founder and CEO Kurtis McBride - but it's not that different than the private sector.

Kurtis McBride, founder and CEO of Miovision, says tech companies know data better than the public sector - and it's on them to help bring everyone up to speed

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Miovision explains: our role in data privacy

Jackie Gill - Oct 23, 2019

Tech companies more versed in data architecture should take a more active role in helping the public sector make better decisions, says Miovision founder and CEO Kurtis McBride.

Kurtis McBride, CEO of Miovision, has a lot on his plate, between his company, Catalyst137 and Meddo.

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Miovision explains: juggling commitments

Jackie Gill - Oct 23, 2019

Kurtis McBride is the founder of three companies at once: Miovision, Catalyst137 and Meddo. He's busy, but the added opportunities to think creatively keep him sane.

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The numbers say local retail isn't dead, and independent makers are on the rise. Faire joins those two worlds to create a new marketplace where both sides thrive.

Viva la vida local: How Faire is changing the way local...

Jackie Gill - Oct 30, 2019

"The future is local," says Faire. Here are the stats behind local stores, the retail market, handmade goods and how Faire joins those worlds together.

Narbé Alexandrian, CEO of Canopy Rivers, helps the companies in his portfolio deal with changes in regulation, competition and markets every day

How to grow with the flow with Canopy Rivers

Jackie Gill - Oct 18, 2019

In cannabis, change is always happening, says Canopy Rivers CEO Narbé Alexandrian. Here's how they help their portfolio companies keep up – and how they keep up themselves.

Drew Taylor, CEO of Acorn Biolabs, transitioned from a career in baseball into medical entrepreneurship where he cryogenically stores cells for future medical treatments

Acorn Biolabs saves lives one hair at a time

Jackie Gill - Oct 15, 2019

Acorn promises to collect and store stem cells that can save your life in the future in a way just as painless and convenient as plucking a few hairs

Jon Worren, senior director of venture and corporate programs at MaRS Discovery District, makes worlds collide between corporations and startups

Making worlds collide at MaRS Discovery District

Jackie Gill - Oct 25, 2019

Jon Worren and his team mix startups, researchers, investors and big corporations across health, fintech, cleantech and enterprise businesses to get ideas flowing and make sparks fly.

Jon Worren, who runs venture and corporate programming at MaRS Discovery District, solves the problem of delivering high-value programming to startups across industry and size

How MaRS makes a little go a long way

Jackie Gill - Oct 11, 2019

When you support 17 regional innovation centres and with 6,000 startups registered in Ontario, designing programs everyone can use is an everyday challenge, says MaRS’s Jon Worren.

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer with Deloitte Canada, brings innovation and technology to life through his Greenhouse space.

Deloitte masters the “art of the possible”

Jackie Gill - Oct 2, 2019

There’s something about being able to see, touch and feel technology, says Terry Stuart, Deloitte Canada’s Chief Innovation Officer. That’s what brings it to life at their Toronto Greenhouse.

Laura Bryson, co-founder of SWTCH, makes electric vehicle charging stations easy to install and manage for individuals and businesses

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Laura Bryson couldn’t get an electric vehicle

Jackie Gill - Nov 7, 2019

Laura Bryson, co-founder of SWTCH, wanted to buy an electric vehicle but struggled to get her condo board to approve installation for an EV charging station.

Noam Lamdan, co-founder of Zizzlelab, makes STEM learning accessible and fun for young kids

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Noam Lamdan isn’t just an artist

Jackie Gill - Nov 5, 2019

Noam Lamdan was an artistic kid - and others assumed he wasn’t good at math or science. Now as the co-founder of Zizzlelab, he makes STEM fun and accessible for everyone.

Adebayo Alonge, co-founder of RxAll, wants to make sure falsified and counterfeit medications don't get in the hands of patients

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A 21-day coma changed Adebayo Alonge’s life

Jackie Gill - Oct 31, 2019

Falsified medication put RxAll co-founder Adebayo Alonge into a coma for three weeks. He followed a life in pharmacy and entrepreneurship to find the cause and make sure the same thing doesn’t happen again.

Mo Nikjoo co-founded Quad-Fi after he struggled as a newcomer to build credit history in Canada

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Mo Nikjoo couldn’t even get a credit card

Jackie Gill - Oct 29, 2019

Mo Nikjoo, co-founder of Quad-Fi, was lucky he had a scholarship as an international student in Canada because he struggled to get financial help with no credit history.

Douglas Mochrie, founder of Airo.Life, knows what it's like to struggle to make ends meet, which is why he's building a completely free smartphone

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Douglas Mochrie was a kid when this happened

Jackie Gill - Oct 24, 2019

One day at school, Douglas Mochrie noticed his lunch was a little light – money was tight. Now the founder of Airo.Life, he wants to make life affordable for families around the world.