Inventing The Future

If not me, then who? At an Uber Elevate Summit in 2018, JR realized that no one was taking initiative to bring flying cars to Canada. In a room filled with aviation experts, JR felt an overwhelming amount of imposter syndrome. Why would a 27 year old with almost no experience in aviation think he has what it takes to bring electric flying vehicles to Canada? While he grew up in Calgary’s energy hy...

Most employees don’t value themselves enough to put in the work they need to achieve their goals. In fact, 80% of employees experience work-related stress and anxiety and depression costs companies over $1T globally every year. But what if you could solve these problems by going to the gym for your mindset? After a degree in commerce with a focus on Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour,...

When his Professor presented a $10,000 dollar award for the best entrepreneurial robotic solution, Francois was all ears. Inspired by a frustrating Airbnb experience where the key for the home was frozen under the mat, the host was unresponsive, and he was fined five thousand dollars for leaving a window open, Francois used his frustration to fuel his inspiration for what is now Enso Connect. In s...

A few months after he joined a startup out of college, the dotcom bubble burst in April of 2000. Thereafter, Tanvir set aside his stockbroker dreams to found two companies as his entrepreneurial career took flight. In a world of uncertainty, Tanvir thrived as an entrepreneur. Tanvir Aman is a lifelong serial entrepreneur and is currently the Founder and CEO of Dunyha. He came up with the idea for...

At 18, Jay Olenicz decided to break a world record. Four years later, Jay and his brother embarked on the 48-day journey across the Atlantic that would earn them three Guinness World Records. After several near-death experiences and countless hours of reflection, Jay conducted a reassessment of his life. This profound experience inspired him to quit his management consulting job in Bristol, UK, an...

Swish Goswami is a 23-year-old Canadian Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Investor. He is the CEO and Founder of Trufan, a social intelligence platform that empowers brands and Influencers to make smarter marketing decisions through the power of data. Trufan has made two acquisitions, raised over $4.1 million, and their clients range from Samsung, Netflix, NBA, and NFL to a plethora of small to medium-si...

“Ideas typically come from taking two seemingly unrelated objects and bringing them together to create something magical.” - Daniel Dubois Daniel Dubois is the Co-Founder and President of Key, a serial entrepreneur, and an adventure seeker overflowing with nuggets of wisdom. He’s a Vancouver native and he’s founded and sold two venture-backed companies. He worked at his dream company Airbnb for 2...

Get up, show up, and lift up. Chance Becnel is the 8-year CEO and Owner of Axiom Healthcare Services, a company that is revolutionizing senior care. They employ over a thousand people and gross $50-60 million annually. By exuding servant leadership, Axiom has thrived since 2008 on a vision of exponential growth. Chance has accumulated 30+ years in management experience and 25+ years in senior care...

In this solo episode, Julian explains why your mindset is the most valuable tool that you have as an entrepreneur and why It is one of the greatest determinants of your success in both your professional and personal life. Why is your mindset the greatest determinant of your success? We all want to be successful in both our personal and professional life, regardless of what success means to us. But...

In this special episode, Bryce Watson joins Julian Alvarez, your host, to talk about their entrepreneurial journey and their startup Vize (short for Incentivizing Good).  Vize's mission is to help billions of low skilled workers find a job that they love and empower them with the skills they need to advance in their professional lives. Vize launched its pilot in Tijuana, Mexico, where the cur...

Welcome to this introduction episode for the Inventing The Future podcast! Never in history has the potential for entrepreneurs to disrupt industries and solve problems on a massive scale been greater. The decreased cost and increased power of technology has democratized our ability to solve large-scale problems. The convergence of exponential technologies (AI, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality,...