Ignited - Lighting a Fire for Entrepreneurs, Innovation and Community

Summary In this episode of the Ignite podcast, Doug Jones interviews Josh Council, co-founder of Good Robot Brewing. They discuss the journey of founding the brewery, the challenges faced in the startup phase, and the innovative marketing strategies that helped establish the brand. Josh shares insights on community building, embracing mistakes, and the unique culture of Good Robot Brewing. The con...

In this conversation, Doug Jones interviews Keith Jones, an entrepreneur who shares his journey from the corporate world to creating impactful social initiatives. They discuss Keith's involvement in Bumrun, a creative campaign to raise awareness for colon cancer, and how his upbringing influenced his entrepreneurial spirit. Keith elaborates on his transition to social impact work, the founding of...

In this final episode of Season 3, Wade chats with Richard Piotrowski who is the publisher of Brewers Journal Canada. He is also the newly hired Executive Director of the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce.  Richard describes himself as a Serial Entrepreneur, always looking for exciting opportunities.  The story of his discovery of the Yarmouth area and his family’s decision to settle into Rura...

Malcolm Seaboyer is a marketing manager working in tourism and on the side – and strictly voluntarily – works with a great group of dedicated volunteers on the Y-CON Gaming & Comics Convention.  Y-CON has shown enormous growth since its beginnings in 2019, enduring through the pandemic, growing steadily. and this year it has outgrown its original location with upwards of a thousand participant...

Dr. Daniel Rasic is a practicing psychiatrist focused on treatment of service members and first responders. Virtual Hallway is a game changer for Rural areas.  It enables GPs and nurse practitioners to connect with specialists quickly, getting consultations done in hours or days that previously would take months to happen, helping to eliminate waitlists and speed up much needed patient care. To fi...

Dr. Karen Cross of MIMOSA Diagnostics is an award-winning scientist, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and an entrepreneur.  The MIMOSA pro is an amazing innovation - a handheld, portable imaging device that provides state-of-the-art imaging accurately and non-invasively, enabling doctors anywhere to find wounded damaged tissue and vascular issues.  This has huge implications for those in rural...

In the fifth and final episode of our annual Women Founder series, Wade talks with Speaker, Adult Educator, Coach, and Author Debbie Adams.  A degenerative eye disease took Debbie from a Military career to unemployment and forced her to reinvent herself completely. She’s been through it all and now teaches others what she has learned about what it takes to survive and to flourish.  To find out mor...

In the fourth of our annual Women Founder series, Wade talks with Maria McGowan, marketer extraordinaire who is the founder of Sociable Media. She’s been in the business for twenty-plus years, was one of the early adopters of social media marketing and remains on the forefront of it.  Maria has a great love for community and strongly believes in giving back to that community, and we’ll talk about...

In the third of our annual Women Founder series, Wade talks with Chef Gabrielle LeGuerrier, a native Nova Scotian who with her husband European Sommelier Gabor Bodo have created something truly unique – GourmetGab by Pertu. GourmetGab brings high-end culinary and wine experiences right to your home.  Chef Gabrielle is a Michelin trained chef who has cooked for many celebrities, world leaders and m...

In the second of our annual series spotlighting and celebrating Women Founders, Wade Cleveland talks with Alicia & Miranda Teasdale of Teasdale Apothecary. Teasdale Apothecary is a full-service, independent pharmacy that harkens back to a simpler time.  They are transforming patient and consumer experience with what they do.  On top of basic pharmacy services they offer high quality, low-waste...

This is the first of our annual series spotlighting and celebrating Women Founders. We’re starting things off with Cathy Munro of Bramble Hill Farm, a Microgreen Farm in Pictou County.  Cathy has grown the business into a year round supplier of microgreens throughout northern and central Nova Scotia, and can be found in over 15 retail locations. On top of that, an innovative “grow your own” microg...

Wade talks with Barry Braun, developer of the Happy Communitites Project and the Good Neighbour App Barry believes that happy interconnected communitites are crucial to our fundamental well being, and developed the project to bring caring communities into the forefront of our lives. The Happy Community Project has received international acknowledgement for its innovative and effective way of creat...

Dillon Kearl is the Chief Operating Officer of H10AI, a company that lives in the AI space, helping companies large and small utilize AI. Wade and Dillon discuss the rise of AI, its uses in the workplace and what that means for our lives, professionally and otherwise. To find out more about H10AI visit their website https://h10ai.com/ To find out more about Rural innovation and what Ignite does, c...

Wade talks with Keith Gelhorn, the CEO and founder of ADDvocacy, an ADHD coaching and training business he put together in 2012.  Keith was himself diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety at the age of 34, was put on anti-anxiety and ADHD medication but quickly realized that while pills did help him focus to a point, it did little to change the years of accumulated bad habits.  ADDvocacy was born out of n...

Host Wade Cleveland chats with Amy Harrison, solopreneur and the creative spark behind Pixels and Pieces.   Pixels and Pieces is a graphic design and marketing company based in Dartmouth NS. Amy spends a lot of time empowering others through her speaking and teaching engagements. To find out more about Amy and Pixels and Pieces visit their website https://pixelsandpieces.ca To find out more about...

Wade Cleveland chats with Chef Pamela Leonforde who is based in Yarmouth by way of St. Lucia and opening a Vegan Café here.  Her life story and the story of how she got to Rural Nova Scotia is truly inspiring Follow Chef Pamela and her Café on Facebook by searching Café Caye Mangé To find out more about Rural innovation and what Ignite does, check out IgniteAtlantic.com Follow Wade on Linkedin and...

We are joined by personal and professional Leadership Coach Michelle Hurlburt of 3D Life Inc for the last of our five-part series delving into the mind of entrepreneurs, and discuss some of the mental tools needed to succeed on their journey We’re wrapping up our series by talking with Michelle about her work, her philosophies regarding coaching and mentorship, and what living a 3D Life means to h...

We are joined by personal and professional Leadership Coach Michelle Hurlburt of 3D Life Inc for the fourth of a  five-part series delving into the mind of entrepreneurs, and discuss some of the mental tools needed to succeed on their journey This time we talk Social Media and your online presence; how to avoid comparing yourself to others there and the false sense of perfection that exists online...

We are joined by personal and professional Leadership Coach Michelle Hurlburt of 3D Life Inc for the third of a  five-part series delving into the mind of entrepreneurs, and discuss some of the mental tools needed to succeed on their journey In part three, we talk relationships; how to develop those interpersonal skills needed to grow personally and professionally. We also look at the power of net...

We are joined by personal and professional Leadership Coach Michelle Hurlburt of 3D Life Inc for the second of a  five-part series delving into the mind of entrepreneurs, and discuss some of the mental tools needed to succeed on their journey In part two, we talk Leadership - What makes a good leader? Are people born a good leader or is it a learned skill? You can reach out to Michelle on ther 3D...

We are joined by personal and professional Leadership Coach Michelle Hurlburt of 3D Life Inc for a five-part series delving into the mind of entrepreneurs, and discuss some of the mental tools needed to succeed on their journey In part one, we discuss overcoming fear, doing things that are uncomfortable, and Impostor Syndrome, among other topics. You can reach out to Michelle on ther 3D Life Inc w...

Myles Goodwyn is the leader and primary songwriter of April Wine, one of the biggest bands in the history of Canadian Rock This year Myles was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. He chats with Wade about writing, being "semi-retited" and the joy of performing. Follow Myles on Facebook and on his website. To find out more about Rural innovation and what Ignite does, check out Igni...

Season 3 kicks off with a frank and inspiring discussion with women's health pioneer Christine Goudie , the CEO of Granville Biomedical who was named 2023 Innovator of the Year by Atlantic Business.  Christine is an inventor, an Innovator, an entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for women’s health. She also happens to be a podcaster herself with a great podcast called MoonShot . Our conversation...

Amanda was co-host of our IGNITED Women Founder series. She joins Wade in the podcast studio once again but, this time with her partner, Adam. They launched their marine tourism brand Superyacht East Coast just over a year ago. With a combined 40+ years working in waterfront development, port operations and strategic marketing, these two excel at shaping and promoting ports into premier destinatio...

This is part 2 of our conversation with Adam & Amanda Langley of Superyacht East Coast. Amanda was co-host of our IGNITED Women Founder series. She joins Wade in the podcast studio once again but this time with her partner, Adam.  Superyacht East Coast is focused on destination development and visitor attraction, and building marine tourism for our  region. Starting a business aimed at shaping...