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“Divine serendipity” led Uche Onuora to help his son – and students around the world

Rachel Hickey - Jan 21, 2020

HITCH co-founder Uche Onuora moved to Canada after learning his two-year-old son had autism. Here, he found support to give students in Africa access to better education.

PRESENTS

The bar for cybersecurity is abysmally low. Here’s how Zebu’s raising it.

Jackie Gill - Jan 16, 2020

Big data breaches make the news, but small businesses are targeted all the time, without the fanfare. That’s why Zebu’s bringing military-grade encryption to everyone – big and small.

Jessé David Thé, CEO and founder of Zebu, says even small businesses need cybersecurity to protect their data

The bar for cybersecurity is abysmally low. Here’s how Zebu’s raising it.

Jackie Gill - Jan 16, 2020

Big data breaches make the news, but small businesses are targeted all the time, without the fanfare. That’s why Zebu’s bringing military-grade encryption to everyone – big and small.

Dr. Karim Qayumi founded CyberPatient after his own medical training failed to prepare him for high-stress work in the field

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The way we train doctors is backward – and CyberPatient has the treatment

Alex Kinsella - Jan 15, 2020

Dr. Qayumi, founder of CyberPatient, uses simulations to bridge the gap between the theory of medicine and in-the-field experience for future doctors around the world.

Fernando Muniz-Simas, founder of EXO Insights, uses an augmented reality headset designed to train workers in high-risk jobs to work more safely

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EXO Insights makes dangerous work safer with VR

Melissa Embury - Dec 24, 2019

It's not just fun and games. VR and AR technology can save lives, especially for people who work in high-risk jobs, says EXO Insights' Fernando Muniz-Simas.

DRAFT VIDEOS

Jon Worren, who leads MaRS' venture and corporate programs, says the innovation hub's main mission is to help innovators change the world

CORPORATE INNOVATION

How MaRS helps innovators change the world

Jackie Gill - Nov 18, 2019

With 1.5 million sq. ft. of space in downtown Toronto, MaRS is North America's largest innovation hub where ideas from health, cleantech, fintech and enterprise collide.

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 mission to make learning stick

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.

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Meti, Martin and Massi Basiri, brother and co-founders of ApplyBoard, came from Iran to Canada to study. Now they want to give others the same opportunity without the hassle.

Unlocking the ivory tower: how ApplyBoard makes educati...

Jackie Gill - Jan 7, 2020

Meti, Martin and Massi Basiri aren't just brothers. They're former international students and the co-founders of ApplyBoard who believe any student should be able to apply to any school in the world.

How can we train our employees better? Axonify says micro-learning is the key

Steady drip or firehose? The way we train matters, says...

Jackie Gill - Nov 15, 2019

Good training matters - it raises knowledge levels, improves engagement and boosts performance. Still, we could be doing a better job by embracing micro-learning, says Axonify.

Miovision helps traffic problems at home and around the globe

United by traffic: How Miovision helps the world drive ...

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.

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.

Ryan Correia, co-founder of Equivesto, wasn't happy working as a consultant in the insurance space, but it taught him that there are opportunities out there for innovation

PORTRAITS

Ryan Correia put his skills to good use

Jackie Gill - Dec 19, 2019

He may have come from the corporate insurance space, but Equivesto co-founder Ryan Correia found he could put his tech skills to better use by starting a finance company of his own.

Yvonne Lau, founder of Retainify, built the business to help employees and employers be more honest with each other

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Yvonne Lau kept the truth to herself

Jackie Gill - Dec 5, 2019

During 15 years in HR, Retainify founder Yvonne Lau expected people to be honest about why they left. When her own time came, she felt fear and anxiety over telling the truth.

Alexander Morsink, co-founder of Equivesto, wants to be an ally for those whose voices aren't heard in entrepreneurship

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Alex Morsink is lucky – and he knows it

Jackie Gill - Nov 28, 2019

Equivesto co-founder Alexander Morsink has had challenges, but he knows he comes from a place of privilege and that others have it much harder. That's why he fights for diversity.

Adriano Silva, founder and co-publisher of Draft Canada, is a writer and storyteller at his very core

PORTRAITS

Adriano Silva wanted to do what he does best

Jackie Gill - Nov 20, 2019

Whether he's publishing books or reporting on stories, Adriano Silva, founder and co-publisher of Draft Canada, knows one thing: he’s meant to be a writer.

Samarth Bhasin, CTO and co-founder of Alexsei, started out as an engineer - but his path led him to founding a legal software company

PORTRAITS

Samarth Bhasin didn’t expect his next move

Jackie Gill - Nov 13, 2019

Though he started out as an engineer, Samarth Bhasin, CTO and co-founder of Alexsei, now makes a bigger impact as an entrepreneur helping law professionals find answers to their questions.