Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews Avanindra Utukuri. Av Utukuri is a founder and Executive Chairman of Mississauga tech start up Vizetto that is revolutionizing digital video meetings with Reactiv SUITE. Av has 20+ years of experience designing and bringing technology products to market. The software platform Reactiv SUITE helps to make meetings memorable, elevates remote meeting presence, shares documents and med...

Brian interviews Charles St-Arnaud, Chief Economist of Alberta Central. Charles is an experienced FX Strategist and Economist with experience in sell-side, Central Banking and Government appointments. He combines expertise in macroeconomics, international economics, economic policy and financial markets with the ability to develop and disseminate innovative trade and investment strategies. We talk...

Brian interviews Jody Steinhauer. Jody runs a number of major charity events to raise money and awareness for the homeless: - Engage and Change (charity operating 2 annual events for 24 years) engageandchange.org - Bargains Group (34-year-old company wholesaling supplies to retailers and charitie s) bargainsgroup. com - Kits For a Cause (7-year-old social enterprise teaching companies employee and...

Brian interviews Aled ab Iorwerth. Aled has been at CMHC as deputy chief economist since 2016. Prior to then he had held a series of positions in economic research, mostly at the federal Department of Finance. Aled has a PhD in economics from Western University, London, and was born in Richmond Hill, but grew up in Wales. The main questions we discuss relate to the housing market: why should we wo...

Brian speaks to Doug Stephens. Doug is one of the world’s foremost retail industry futurists. His intellectual work and thinking have influenced many of the most widely known international retailers, agencies and brands including Walmart, Google, Estée Lauder, BMW and LVMH. Doug is the author of three internationally bestselling books: Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post Pandemic...

Brian interviews Father and Daughter duo George and Jill Bradley. They have released a series of children’s books, created and written by George Bradley at age 90 and Jill Bradley published the books. Two of the books are now available on Amazon worldwide for ages 3-8 years old: "The Adventures of Binky, Banky & Bonky" and "Binky, Banky & Bonky Feed The Animals". Brian then talks to Jill a...

Brian interviews Jay Rosenzweig. Jay is an internationally renowned social impact entrepreneur, humanitarian, trained lawyer, and leadership strategist. The founder of Rosenzweig & Company, Rosenzweig is an expert in designing, building and attracting world class teams. He consults to public and private companies, including large global corporations; emerging growth to mid-sized businesses; pr...

Brian interviews Samantha Falk and Quentin D'Souza. Samantha Falk, my first guest tonight, wrote a scathing critique of the Vancouver Canucks firing of their coach from a communications standpoint. We discuss other celebrity communication disasters and suggestions for timely authentic and honest communication. Samantha Falk was an actor with Global and head of communications for Hoot Suite. Quenti...

Brian interviews John Rapley. John is an award-winning academic, author and macro-analyst with a focus on applied research in geopolitics, global political economy and policy studies and is a political economist at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies. We talk about his recent article: “The year ahead for 2023: Good for workers, bad and...

Brian Crombie rebroadcast an interview with Mayor Hazel McCallion done on her 100th birthday. On our show Hazel discussed getting into politics, her move from the Gaspe to Toronto, her marriage, playing hockey and many other great stories. We also discuss building Mississauga and what her vision is. Mayor Hazel McCallion was Mayor of Mississauga for 36 years. Hazel McCallion passed away early Sund...

Brian Crombie interviews Michelle Capobianco about Pancreatic cancer, the disease, raising money for cancer and also the challenge of being a successful female executive when her husband is too, can you have it all? This is a frank conversation about cancer research, fundraising and married life. Michelle Capobianco is CEO of Pancreatic cancer Canada Foundation and has a career in non profit enter...

Brian Crombie interviews Saba Ahmad about her legal fight over a speeding ticket she got when cycling down a hill in High Park. She is arguing that the law for cars is against her constitutional rights when applied to bicycles and is absurd when applied to toboggans and skis! Saba Ahmad is a litigation lawyer in Toronto.

Brian Crombie interviews Albert Wong about Hon David Onley. David Charles Onley CM OOnt was a Canadian broadcaster and author who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2007 until 2014. Albert worked with David as his chief aid and brings a very personal view to his career and life

Brian interviews Heather Exner-Pirot. Heather is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and currently a Visiting Scholar at the Wilson Centre in Washington DC. We discuss critical minerals in Canada and a need for a national strategy. Heather Exner-Pirot has recently written articles on each of these three issues: huge natural gas fields in Canada that go unexploited in a global energy...

Brian interviews Imran Hasan. Imran is a business owner and community builder. He says: It is an honour and privilege to help build a safer and stronger community through my past and current volunteer roles. Currently he is: Chair, Peel Crime Stoppers, Vice-President, Eden Food For Change, Director, Mississauga Arts Council, Director, Canadian Forces Liaison Council. Past: Chair, Mississauga Board...

Brian speaks to Laura Platt. Laura is a long-time journalist, writer and editor. She writes for Canadian magazines and edits books. Her first memoir "The Fleeting Years" was published in 2004. She’s a 2020 graduate of the University of King’s College’s creative nonfiction MFA. She won an honorable mention in Prairie Fire’s 2020 CNF contest and was shortlisted for The Fiddlehead’s 2019 CNF contest....

Brian interviews retired Brigadier-General Peter Holt. Peter has over 30 years of experience in the CAF and was responsible for the overall management of Land Equipment providing Canada’s Land, Air and Naval forces with combat-ready, well equipped land vehicles, land tactical communications and surveillance systems. He was responsible for a division of 1100 military and civilian employees deliveri...

Brian interviews Richard Shimooka. Richard is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He was a Senior Fellow at the Defence Management Studies Programme at Queen’s University from 2007–2012, and a Research Fellow at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute from 2012-2017. Richard works cover a diverse array of topics, including Canadian and American foreign and defence policy,...

Brian interviews Sam Sivarajan. Sam is the author of two bestselling books, a behavioural scientist and he has led wealth management teams for large Canadian financial institutions. Sam also is a columnist for the Globe and writes on investing and personal finance topics. Recently, Sam wrote an article about FTX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, its bankruptcy and some lessons for investors. Sam...

Brian interviews Rocco Rossi. Rocco is president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, was formerly the president and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and has run for Mayor of Toronto. Rocco talks about his view on our 2023 economy and the outlook for business. We touch on the car industry, electric cars, nuclear power, affordability, gov...

Brian interviews Scott Beyer. Scott is an urban affairs analyst. He writes for Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com , and the Independent Institute, and owns Market Urbanism Report, a think tank dedicated to urban policy reform. We talk about his 18-month tour of cities in the southern hemisphere and investigate their architecture, urban planning, fiscal sustainability, people, culture, and ameni...

Brian interviews Moshe Ofer. Moshe has been the CEO of ActivePoint since 2003 and of Aktevy for the past 3 years. We talk about a patent and technology he has developed, Eye-Nerve Data Conversion into Computer Format, Image Manipulation & Transmission Back to the Brain. Imagine a world with virtual equipment control, or a virtual cockpit used to fly a real plane, or a virtual PC that is always...

Brian interviews Steve Lafleur. Steve holds an M.A. in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University and a B.A. from Laurentian University where he studied Political Science and Economics. He was previously a Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Winnipeg, and is a Contributing Editor to New Geography. His past work has focused primarily on housing, transportation...

Brian interviews Dan Donovan. Dan is the Publisher and Editor of Ottawa Life Magazine, a former political staffer, stand up comedian and an excellent writer. We speak about the inquiry, the Prime Ministers performance, the former Chief of Police in Ottawa, several other participants, how the inquiry makes them look and its political fall out. We also touch on Jordon Peterson, Pierre Poilievre, Dou...

Brian interviews Martin Pelletier. Martin is the co-founder of TriVest Wealth, part of Wellington-Altus Private Counsel, an investment firm that works primarily with high net worth families providing risk-managed investment oversight, review and asset allocation. Martin is also a weekly columnist for the Financial Post, and is regularly featured in the media and on social networks for his views on...