Dr. Darren Burke, founder of Outcast Foods, is a global upcycling leader and entrepreneur focused on plant-based, social impact solutions. An award-winning leader, Burke speaks on nutrition, the circular economy, and climate change.

Barbara Manning is the founder of Miller Manning and the past CEO and president of an award-winning international leader in digital advertising and software development, Genieknows. Barbara was making moves right here in Nova Scotia with her entrepreneurial spirit at the beginning of the internet, when most of the world had no idea what it was.

Saeed El-Darahali fell in love with computers as a child. At 16, he joined the Canadian Armed forces and after a tragic event, decided he would create a company that allows seamless and quick communication. In 2009, he founded SimplyCast, the only platform company in the world that combines communication, engagement, marketing and emergency response.

Darren Rowles is the Chief Scientific Officer and President of Halifax-based Sona Nanotech. He has been entrepreneurial all his life and in this episode, he tells us about growing up in Wales, UK; writing a business plan on the back of an envelope and becoming the CSO and president of a nanotechnology life sciences firm; developing a COVID-19 antigen test, skyrocketing stocks and everything in between.

Rhiannon Davies has driven multiple businesses to profitability and acquisition, and led companies through successful multibillion IPOs. As a co-founder and managing partner of Sandpiper Ventures, the purpose-led entrepreneur is now changing tides in Atlantic Canada’s venture capital environment.

Doug Jones has developed and brought several sports products to market including an Amazon bestseller soft toss machine. The Founder and CEO of Ignite Labs is an acclaimed supporter of entrepreneurs and innovators based in rural Atlantic Canada. In this episode, Doug shares his own extraordinary entrepreneurship journey for the first time.

Just hours before the Perseverance rover landed on Mars, we had a chat with one of the NASA scientists who worked on the mission. Greg Wanger, Founder and CEO of Halifax-based Oberland Agriscience, has been a scientist all his life. In this episode, Greg talks to us about the intersection between science and entrepreneurship, bug farming and of course everything Mars and Perseverance rover.

Julia Rivard Dexter brings us on her awe-inspiring journey from her early childhood days in rural Northern Ontario, to becoming an Olympic athlete, to now blazing trails as an innovative tech entrepreneur focused on impact.

Coloursmith Labs Founder and CEO Gabbrielle Masone is changing the way we see through functional colour vision technology.

October 8, 2020

A visionary entrepreneur originally from the dynamic tech hub of Tel Aviv, Israel, and now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ohad breaks down tech entrepreneurship, culture, and attitude.

September 1, 2020

Ross Simmonds, an internationally renowned marketing guru tells all about his entrepreneurship journey. In this episode, he shares useful tips on positioning and marketing for startups.

May 20th, 2020

Entrepreneurship does not exist in a vacuum. It takes different players working together to create the conditions necessary for entrepreneurs to succeed.

May 4th, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of The ONSIDE Podcast. A podcast on innovation-driven entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada. Join us on this journey as we amplify the power of disruptive ideas.

April 20th, 2020