Uncharted Waters

Intro Today's episode features an interview with Mark Dobbin, founder and president of Killick Capital Inc., a private equity investment firm headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was created as a vehicle for Mark’s desire to invest in the aerospace sector as well as work and invest in his hometown. The name "Killick" refers to an anchor made of a long stone and sticks. Its ef...

Intro In this episode I talk with Kimberley Mullins, an applied social scientist and the current Director of Talent Development at Shopify. She is from Newfoundland, but she moved to Calgary to work for ExxonMobil Canada. She then joined Imperial Oil, which is also located in Calgary. We discuss a variety of topics, but one of my favorites is Kimberley's discussion of how she stayed connected to h...

The fourth episode in the NL Tech Spotlight series - a discussion between Jeremy Andrews and Ed J Martin, the CEO of Clockwork Fox Studios. Clockwork is an education technology company that develops a blended learning platform for elementary math called Zorbit’s Math Adventure. Zorbit helps young math learners succeed by integrating the powers of play, pedagogy, and learning analytics. We talk abo...

This episode of Uncharted Waters’ “Local Tech Spotlight” segment is a discussion between Jeremy Andrews and Leah Murphy from NorthStar Payroll. Leah came up with the idea for a better payroll system after years of operating her own payroll company, Get Payroll. NorthStar plans to provide their customers with a premium payroll software that leverages AI & Machine Learning technology to automate rep...

Tim Powers shares his journey, including some ups and downs, from deep roots in Newfoundland and Labrador to a life and career at the “Centre”. Tim’s vision of the future direction of this country in strategic areas including a post Covid world and Carbon Pricing is very interesting. He is always led by his mother's sage advice, which is to “Never Get Too Big For Your Britches”. Enjoy the listen i...

In the second episode of our new segment “Local Tech Spotlight”, Jeremy talks with Prospre, a St. John’s Startup developing a mobile app that allows you to easily build customized meal plans that take your personal preferences and nutritional goals into account. Jonathan and Colin from Prospre give us a peek inside the early days of starting a technology company in Newfoundland and Labrador. We di...

Aatif Baskanderi, a Global NL award winner for the production of the acclaimed film “Salaam B’y”, provides us with a not often heard overview of the diversity experience growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Aatif's film is a profound lense through which one’s understanding of diversity today can be viewed. He gives us a interesting sense of how his life experience in education and work has lea...

This episode will be a discussion between Jeremy Andrews and Liam, Nick, Darryl and Matt of InspectAR. InspectAR’s technology uses AR to overlay Printed Circuit Board designs directly onto the circuit board, allowing you to inspect, debug, rework, and assemble PCBs in less time, without mistakes or frustration. In 2020, InspectAR was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, the market leader in Electro...

Dr. Timmons leads us through a candid overview of her years growing up in Labrador and describes how this place shaped who she is. The strength of the Labrador community shines through in her discussion. The journey which led her to become Memorial’s president is wrought with this sense of community and early efforts to visit the communities of this Province are impressive. Dr. Timmons’ energy in...

Andrew leads us through an interesting summary of the impact the current global Covid 19 crisis has had on his personal and professional life. He shares his path to the field of medicine and the role that “Trauma in Baltimore” played in that journey. Discussions of “Dollar a Day” and “Team Broken Earth” provide interesting insights into what makes Andrew tick! Andrew also describes why he sees pub...

Nathan describes the amazing value of Connections in a person's life. His Connections have taken him through the sporting world with national and international success, including olympic gold. He shares his view of the path forward being led by the principle of “believing in yourself” as the primary component whether it is in respect of sport, education or work. Nathan also gives us a little insig...

Josh Davis provides a wide-ranging discussion of the first 10 years of his working life, which leads the listener to an understanding of what he calls the Transition Generation. He discusses his Mun Eng experience, initial NL work success and family life, leading to an exciting work/life balance in Houston. Josh explains that he has learned a lot about life choices in this period. The discussion t...

Florian Villaume is responsible for Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE). Florian completed his Mechanical Engineering education in his native France, following that up with further education in Quebec where he completed a Masters in Fluid Mechanics. He describes his curious early career path working in Africa with Canadian Engineers Without Borders...

Colin describes his remarkable journey through post secondary education choices and early employment. His current professional focus with respect to the world of “Sustainability/Climate Change '' is fascinating. Colin's discussion of how financial and corporate interests have changed to reflect the new reality is enlightening. His perspective on the merits of Global NL are encouraging. Enjoy! Podc...

Jeremy Andrews (Co-founder at CoLab Software) discusses hardware start-ups in Newfoundland with Zach Green (Co-founder of Mysa Thermostat) and Brett Vokey (Founder of BreatheSuite).

Greg and Kingsley sat down and talked about GlobalNL's mission and goals for 2019.

Looking back on season 1 of The Leap.

David Stewart currently lives in Palo Alto, California but is originally from Thetford Mines, Quebec. David shares stories from his broad ranging career journey. He began by studying as a Lawyer at McGill and then found himself at an early stage startup just prior to the “.com” crash. He also founded a non-profit immigration clinic as well as worked in the Consulate General of Canada office in San...

Joe Teo is the founder and CEO of HeyOrca!, a software start-up based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Joe shares his story about moving from Malaysia to Newfoundland to study business at Memorial University & eventually starting his company upon graduation. Podcast Outline: Min 1- Introduction Min 2 - Why he decided to start a company Min 3 - Why did he choose MUN/NL? Min 6:30 - TIming and why he sta...

Anne Whelan, originally from Jerseyside, is the CEO of Seafair Capital - a St. John’s based company that invests in community and home health, wellness and safety. In this episode, Anne tells us how she applied strategic thinking and global learning to innovate in public service in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Mike Wahl moved to Newfoundland in 2001 and founded Definitions Health and Wellness in St. John's. Interviewed by Jeremy Andrews

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Gill Langor is from St. John’s, NL, currently living in Oakland CA. She has an mechanical engineering degree and is also s a Rhodes scholar. She has worked in consumer product design, at a drone start-up (Lily) and is currently working at the GM owned company Cruise on autonomous driving. In addition to this, she is an avid seamstress and has already made one wedding dress.