The last episode in our two part series about equitable partnerships and deep learning, Alfred Burgesson will share his tips and tricks about how to accomplish just this! Alfred Burgesson is the Founder & CEO of Tribe Network — a social enterprise building Canada's BIPOC Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub. Tribe Network is on a mission to improve the well-being of Black, Indigenous and People Of Color through entrepreneurship and innovation.

To learn more about how Alfred created an innovative and equitable community through Tribe Network, tune in!

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The last episode in our two part series about equitable, innovative partnerships and deep learning, we will be having a conversation with a young professional, Michael Polak. By incorporating principles from the Haudenosaunee Great Peace into modern innovation frameworks like Design Thinking, and Agile to develop what Michael refers to as “Creation Centered Design”, he is committed to helping organizations and communities reconcile colonial and Indigenous worldviews. To learn more, hit play and listen to Episode 8 of The ONSIDE Podcast!

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The second episode in our two-part series about Leadership Philosophy, Marlon Thompson, an angel investor and founder of Future Capital focuses on creating pathways to success for underrepresented leaders in the startup ecosystem. To learn more about his leadership philosophy, hit play!

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In today’s episode Savior Joseph, President of Breathing Green Solutions speaks about his own “Hungry & Humble” leadership philosophy, and why it is important. To learn more about his philosophy, hit play!

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In the world of entrepreneurship, we all take a unique path, our own journey, and in that journey we find bits and pieces of information, and valuable education along the way that can be implemented into our vision. For our last episode in our two-part series of “The Journey of Becoming an Entrepreneur”, we have Alfred Burgesson, Founder and CEO of Tribe Network sharing his unique path of social entrepreneurship. To learn more about Alfred’s journey, hit play and listen to S2 Episode 4 of The ONSIDE Podcast!

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In the world of entrepreneurship, we all take a unique path, our own journey, and in that journey we find bits and pieces of information, and valuable education along the way that can be implemented into our vision. During the month of April, we will be having conversations with two young professionals about their unique journey of becoming an entrepreneur and in today’s episode will be featuring the entrepreneur, Michael Polak. Michael who is also known as Ken’niwahkwahrita:a is Mohawk and from the Bear Clan. He talks about his dedication to fostering indigenous pathways to solve global problems through his gift of two eye seeing approach. To learn more about Michael’s journey, hit play and listen to S2 Episode 3 of The ONSIDE Podcast!

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The second episode in our two-part series about Diversity and Inclusion, Marlon Thompson, an angel investor and startup founder who has spent the past five years creating pathways to success for underrepresented leaders in the startup ecosystem. He founded Future Capital to support ambitious, driven and diverse leaders who are ready to play a bigger role in their industries. He believes now to be a crucial time to create lasting change by enabling and equipping a new cohort of investors: minorities, women, and LGBTQ with the necessary tools to bolster economic empowerment.

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The first episode in our two-part series about Diversity and Inclusion, Savior Joseph, president, Breathing Green Solutions, shares his journey from his early childhood as part of an immigrant family in Newfoundland to the Acadia basketball team, to leading executive teams in across Canada, and the importance of supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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On the ONSIDE podcast, we want to share the stories of our brightest innovators, to learn about their journeys along the way. The ups, the downs and to open a conversation around who's participating in and benefiting from our innovation economy. We want to think critically around the kind of innovation based ecosystem we want to build together. In our next season, which will focus on our culture of innovation and take deeper dives with our guests.

We'll be covering topics like diversity and inclusion, leadership, philosophy, women in our innovation, economy, and more. Some of our early guests will be Savior Joseph, president of Breathing Green Solutions - a leading cannabis company in Nova Scotia, and Marlon Thompson, CEO and founder of Future Capital.

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That's a wrap on the first season of the ONSIDE podcast! In this episode we look back on the first season, where we discussed innovation driven entrepreneurship through the lens of the persoanal journeys of many great entrepreneurs. We continue to wonder, is the entrepreneurial mindset cultivated or innate?

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An innovation panel co-hosted by Alex McCann, Executive Director at ONSIDE and Martha Casey, Chief Executive Officer at Volta. Including special guests Saeed El-Darahali, Founder, President & CEO at SimplyCast and Ross Simmonds, Founder & CEO at Foundation Marketing. We will be taking a deep dive into topics related to changes in funding & investing, EDI and overall reflections over the last year throughout the COVID pandemic.

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Tim Rice, CEO of The Rounds, is a recognized leader in the Life Sciences sector and devotes his time modernizing how physicians consume and share crucial information. Tim leads a passionate team driven by the mantra that sharing knowledge saves lives.

Through his role, Tim focuses on establishing a sustainable and scalable business model for the organization, helping the company's rapid growth while positively impacting the community. With over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Tim has developed advanced skills in sales, medical education, marketing, and leadership roles.

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Dr. Darren Burke is a global leader in the upcycling movement. As a celebrated science-based entrepreneur focused on plant-based and social impact ideas to save the planet. He created Outcast Foods, a company using his proprietary technology and localized food supply chains to upcycle surplus fruits and vegetables into high purity, nutrient-dense, long shelf-life natural health products. Burke is also an award-winning business leader and a frequent presenter on the topics of nutrition, the circular economy and climate change solutions. This is just a snapshot of his accomplishments, tune in to hear more!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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