Author: tblpodcast

  • TBLP041 | Matthew Hollingshead: Be Vulnerable

    TBLP041 | Matthew Hollingshead: Be Vulnerable

    Matthew is a 20 year veteran of the digital media space including video games, digital advertising and software development. He is currently the founder and CEO of Hifyre a growing custom software developer based in Hamilton, ON. What You Will Learn From This Episode What it was like being employee number one of a fast-growing company…

  • TBLP040 | Alyssa Furtado: Diversity of Thought

    TBLP040 | Alyssa Furtado: Diversity of Thought

    Alyssa Furtado is a passionate entrepreneur, financial expert, digital marketer and educator and is the CEO of RateHub.ca, the leading Canadian financial comparison site for mortgage rates, credit card deals, deposit rates and insurance. She has been regularly featured as a financial expert on CTV News, BNN, Global News, The Globe and Mail and the…

  • TBLP039 | Mark Jaine: Build the Ladder

    TBLP039 | Mark Jaine: Build the Ladder

    Mark Jaine is President and CEO of Intelex Technology Inc., headquartered in Toronto. Intelex is a worldwide leader in employee health & safety, and quality (EHSQ) web-based management systems. Mark joined the company in 1999 and has led the transformation from niche software provider to innovative leading force in global EHSQ. Under Mark’s leadership, Intelex…

  • TBLP038 | Steve Woods: Measuring Relationships

    TBLP038 | Steve Woods: Measuring Relationships

    Currently co-founder and CTO at Nudge.ai, Steve Woods is using artificial intelligence to help salespeople find useful trigger events at their target accounts. Letting AI do the heavy burden of research allows sales professionals to focus on selling, while never missing a chance to turn latent demand into active demand. Prior to that, co-founder and…

  • TBLP037 | Melody Adhami: Growth through Quality Assurance

    TBLP037 | Melody Adhami: Growth through Quality Assurance

    Melody Adhami started her career working at the billion-dollar company, Unilever, on brands like Dove, Hellmann’s and Lipton. Then, she reached a fork in the road. Deep inside the row of cubicles at Unilever, she watched the first signs of a new mobile age appear. Steve Jobs launched the iPhone, unleashing a world where mobile…

  • TBLP036 | Matthew Bertulli: Building Business Platforms

    TBLP036 | Matthew Bertulli: Building Business Platforms

    Matt Bertulli is co-founder and CEO of Demac Media and co-founder of Pela Case. He’s also the author of best-selling book, Anything, Anywhere, a book on the future of retail and eCommerce. Matt considers himself a student of retail and eCommerce above all else and his companies are where he tests his ideas in an…

  • TBLP035 | Dave Penny: Delegate and Elevate

    TBLP035 | Dave Penny: Delegate and Elevate

    With more than 20 years of experience at the technological forefront of innovative software businesses, David has held leading positions at Algorithmics, Electronics Workbench, Ceryx, and IBM Risk Analytics. Dave Penny joined Ethoca, a Toronto-based Fintech in the credit card fraud space in 2016.  At Ethoca he oversees all technology, including software development, DevOps, IT…

  • TBLP034 | Jeff Goldenberg: Performance Driven Leadership

    TBLP034 | Jeff Goldenberg: Performance Driven Leadership

    A client-side marketing veteran with 15 years in the industry, Jeff Goldenberg is a Co-Founder of Abacus, the #1 digital agency specializing in performance Facebook ads. Previously, he headed up the marketing and growth team at Borrowell, an innovative financial services startup that will offer competitively priced loans to consumers with good credit scores looking to refinance…

  • TBLP033 | Mark Cohon: Building a Global Toronto

    TBLP033 | Mark Cohon: Building a Global Toronto

    Mark Cohon is an experienced sports and entertainment executive, proven turn-around expert, active public speaker, proud builder of Canadian brands and entrepreneur at heart. In sports, Mark is best known for his leadership as the 12th Commissioner of the Canadian Football League. Mark was the driving force behind the renaissance of the league. His eight-year…

  • TBLP032 | Michael Biskey: Innovate Through Research

    TBLP032 | Michael Biskey: Innovate Through Research

    Bringing more than 30 years of strategic leadership, operational excellence and professional integrity to his role, Michael is responsible for all aspects of Express Scripts Canada’s strategic development and operational activities, which aim to bring value to clients and patients by leveraging deep industry knowledge and worldwide best practices in pharmacy benefit management. By taking…