Open Concept Podcast
1) Alan Brookes: Running the Running Business
For the past three decades, Alan Brookes, Race Director of the Canadian Running Series, has helped make Canada a racing destination. Here's what he says it takes to make an event that really has meani...Show More
2) How to Keep Going - Ecobee CEO Stuart Lombard
In 2009, Stuart Lombard's company Ecobee created the first-ever smart thermostat. But when the bigger, better-funded Nest thermostat burst on the scene, everyone told him he should just quit.He didn't...Show More
3) Justin Crabbe: Disrupting the Aviation Industry
Could the sharing economy shake up...air travel? Justin Crabbe thinks so. He's the CEO of Jettly, an app for on-demand private jets โ and he wants to compete for customers with major commercial airlin...Show More
4) Knix CEO Joanna Griffiths
There's a revolution happening in the women's underwear industry โ one that's focused on comfort, function, and what women actually want. Canadian brand Knix is one of the companies leading that movem...Show More
5) Ab. Velasco: Innovating the Public Library
Public libraries on a business podcast? You bet. If you want to know how to reinvent an institution at risk of becoming obsolete, you couldn't find much better inspiration. Many predicted Go...Show More
6) Sheetal Jaitly, Founder and CEO of TribalScale
TribalScale calls itself a global innovation company. CEO Sheetal Jaitly tells us what it takes to make big corporations more innovative, why interviews are a terrible way to know if you've got a good...Show More
7) Feminuity CEO and Co-Founder Sarah Saska
Diversity is a hot concept in the business world these days -- but what does that actually mean, and what do companies need to do to be truly inclusive? Sarah Saska wants to help companies make fundam...Show More
8) Rami Alhamad, CEO and founder of PUSH
Rami Alhamad on the making of the PUSH Band, and what's coming next in the multi-billion dollar business of wearable tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9) Sonia Sennik, executive director, Creative Destruction Lab
Sonia Sennik and the Creative Destruction Lab are searching for 'massively scalable' science-based start-ups...on earth or in space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10) Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn
Michael Tamblyn on the launch of a tech titan, the worldwide battle with Kindle, and why he remains bullish on reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.