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Maor Zaguri is a writer and director, known for Virginity (2022), Zaguri (2014) and Anachnu HaMahapecha (2020). In this episode we speak about creating his shows, how the industry works and more.
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Ido Aharoni serves as Global Distinguished Professor for international relations at New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Science. He is a member of the International Advisory Council of APCO Worldwide, a Global Ambassador for Maccabi World Union, Chairman of the Charney Forum for New Diplomacy and a co-founder of Emerson Rigby Ltd. In this episode we sit down with Ido in California to chat about the concept and how he brands a place versus a product.
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Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group, one of the largest and most renowned advertising agencies in the world. He’s also the author of the best-selling book, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense, he’s done countless keynotes on the impact of human behavioural science on marketing and advertising at TED Global as well writing regular columns for the Spectator, Market Leader and Wired. In this episode, we sit down with Rory at his home outside London, England, to chat about one of his favourite subjects, namely how brands need to think laterally to solve large-scale challenges, why Uber’s secret is making you feel like a King, and why Tushy and air fryers are a godsend.
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David Drebin is a world renowned photographer, artist, and author. He has worked on global campaigns for iconic brands. He has produced stunning art that has been exhibited in Europe, across the United States and beyond!
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Neil Patel is a best-selling author and a top influencer on the web. Forbes named him one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine noted his marketing agency as one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was also recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Barack Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations. In this episode, we catch up with Neil at his home in Las Vegas, where we talk about how the digital age has impacted small business owners, why mass media still works, and why it’s key to pursue your own goals if you want to be successful.
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With 90 million fans on Wattpad and their hunger to see their favourite stories exist on screens and shelves around the world, Aron Levitz connects the entertainment and publishing industries with new voices and original content. What is unique about Aron's work is his approach, leveraging data and community insights to co-produce Wattpad stories for film, television, print and digital formats.
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Terry O’Reilly is best-known in the Canadian advertising industry as an award-winning writer and director, co-founding one of the country’s leading production companies, Pirate Radio & Television. Today, he continues as host and creator of the hit podcast, Under The Influence, as well as being a sought after keynote speaker. In this episode, we take viewers back to his hometown of Sudbury Ontario, explore his humble beginnings as Copy Chief of a local radio station, and his experience in becoming a CBC celebrity.
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Fred Waks started his career as a junior in a local sales office before becoming one of Canada’s leading real estate developers, growing his previous firm from $100 million to $15 billion. Today, he acts as President and CEO of the Trinity Development Group. In this episode, we talk about Fred’s early years, his journey of building developments, and a life of philanthropy.
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Daniel Brooks is one of Canada's bright lights in live theatre. Playwright, director, actor, the list of awards he has garnered exemplifies his talent developed over decades working on some of the country's more notable productions. Brilliant, interesting and erudite we talked about theatre in Canada, what inspires him and his approach to living with stage 4 cancer.
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Peter Sussman's career is known by millions that have watched his work. Since 1985 he has brought to market hundreds of films and TV series in both drama and comedy, and they've been sold around the world. Peter has been personally nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe awards, and hardly anyone outside of Hollywood has ever heard of him.
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Today we sit down with national treasure, Rick Hansen. Rick became a hero to those with disabilities and an inspiration to the world when he embarked on his famous Man in Motion World Tour. Inspired by Terry Fox, he not only crossed Canada in a wheelchair - he crossed the entire globe to demonstrate the limitless potential of those with disabilities. Before becoming a household name, Rick represented Canada in the 1980 and 1984 Paralympic Games, winning three gold, two silver and one bronze medal. Today, he is Founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation, an organization that has raised over $360 million dollars and has delivered programs that have heightened awareness, changed attitudes and improved the quality of life for people with disabilities. In 2006, he was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. In this episode, we catch up with Rick in his hometown of Vancouver to talk about who inspired him to see the positive side after his devastating accident, his relationship with Canadian legend Terry Fox and the amazing story of how he became the inspiration behind the top 80's song, "Saint Elmo's Fire".
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Today we sit down with Lorne Gertner - businessman, architect, brand builder, serial entrepreneur and global dreamer, who's trained as an architect, went into the family schmatta business, turned a clothing manufacturer into a fashion brand and started dabbling in cannabis thirty years ago. Today he worships great design and has started and built a number of great brands, as well as advising countries about a new economy in cannabis agriculture throughout the world. Today Lorne joins us as we talk about creativity and business smarts that brought him along his journey to where he is now known as the Godfather of Cannabis.
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Jas Takhar is a Real Estate Investment broker, Author, and Founder of the R-E-C Experience - a podcast that specializes in real estate, entrepreneurship and business leadership. A Toronto native, Jas has been in the sales and service industry for over 25 years and today oversees a team of realtors and staff that advises over 700 buyers, sellers and investors yearly across the Greater Toronto Area. In this episode, Jas shares his insights on why Toronto is anything but a bubble, the psychology of buyers and sellers in a market with very little inventory. and how his humble beginnings has lead him to a life he could have never imagined.
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David Shore is a Canadian writer with a spectacular career in television. Trained as a lawyer Shore worked on Family Law, NYPD Blue and Due South, as well as the critically acclaimed series House and more recently, Battle Creek, Sneaky Pete and The Good Doctor.
In terms of reach David show House where he is Creator, Executive Producer, Writer and Emmy award winner reached 16,000,000 households weekly.
In 2018, David received an honorary degree in law from the University of Western Ontario, ironic for a television writer who has produced two of the most successful medical dramas.
David joins us from from Muskoka where he shares his insights on character development, who Dr Gregory House’s is based upon and the difference between a who dun it, and a why done it.
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Cho-liang Lin or as he is affectionately known as Jimmy, has performed as soloist with virtually every major orchestra in the world for over 27 years. He has recorded 20 albums which have won Gramophone Record Of The Year and numerous Grammy nominations. He is on the faculty of The Juilliard School of Music, appointed professor at Rice University, he is the past music director of La Jolla SummerFest and music director of the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival and Taipei Music Academy and Festival. He has performed to an indoor audience of 53,000, and played in both Petco Park in front of a Padres Cardinals game, as well as Yankee stadium and is the soloist on a HellBoy 2 track, a favourite film of mine. Much to my continuing dismay Jimmy is a huge Yankee fan. He performs on the 1715 Stradivari named “Titian” and let’ start with a few moments of Jimmy as a 15 year old student in a Itzack Perlman masterclass.
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Meaghan Ogilvie is an award winning and internationally recognized Photographer and visual artist. Her diverse artistic collaborations are often aimed at raising awareness about water conservation. Using her photography work as a platform to talk about environmental and social issues that are important to her. In todays episode, we talk about how she found her way to underwater photography, advice to aspiring creatives looking to find their niche in their own work, and the future of physical galleries and art shows in a post pandemic world.
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David Kaufman has had an illustrious career with high net-worth clients, including the Stronachs, Magna Golf Club, and Menkes where he led the development of Four Seasons Private Residences of Toronto. He has also spent time in broadcasting as the producer and co-host of his own show Alternative Investing on the Business News Network. Currently he is President and CEO of Westcourt Capital, an investment firm he founded in 2009. In this episode, David shares his experience working from home, and managing the portfolios of some of Canada’s wealthiest families and institutions, as well as the uninspired story behind the naming of his company.
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Sarah Stockdale is the CEO and Founder of GrowClass- an online growth marketing training company. She’s also an author, speaker, and guest tech expert for the CBC and CTV as well as a TEDx speaker. Today, we talk about the myth of the "lonely genius", a concept that brings clarity to an ongoing narrative surrounding successful figures like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs. how to balance having a competitive side and a team player side, and why taking an approach of helping others means you’ll always be employed.
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Mitch Joel is a visionary. Global brands like Google, Starbucks, Shopify and General Electric, look to Mitch to tell them what’s on the horizon of change. His accomplishments are too many to mention but include being the author of several books including Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, he is a world renown speaker and Founder of Six Pixels Group, he sold his agency Twist Image to WPP after nurturing it for close to two decades, and most recently he was the President of Mirum; a global agency operating in 25 countries with over 3000 employees. Suffice it to say he has a lot to share. Today we cover subjects such as following your instincts in business, what he sees as the clear innovations that will follow the global pandemic, and why remote learning is nothing compared to the real thing. PS- he’s also the good friend of Scott Stratten and Ron Tite and is as likeable and gracious, as them both!
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Erin Kawalecki, is an Executive Creative Director at DDB Toronto. Before rising through the ranks at DDB, Erin held positions at Juniper Park, Taxi and John Street, as well as freelance stints at Sid Lee and Red Urban. In this episode, we talk about the pros and cons of the remote working experience due to coronavirus, what positives some companies may take forward as we get back to the new normal, and how managing teams using constructive criticism is a skill that takes time and patience.
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