Can't Sell This

The lost episode where Hugh speaks with Maxwell Lander in 2022.

John Gagné speaks with Hugh about changing careers after a job loss.

Eight years ago, Chris went from running a successful commercial production company to doing content creation on YouTube. Listen in as Chris Do speaks with Hugh about having goals without having a plan.

Multi–faceted creator Leslie Ehm talks about learning to paint and the process of teaching honest creativity.

Chris and Jason join Hugh in conversation about their long–running podcast, The Talking Dead.

Charles Xavier Conley aka Ebony Warrior Studios chats with Hugh about his latest work.

UK-based artist, Brendan Dawes, discusses being a full-time artist.

Lindsay Gibb is a journalist, librarian, podcaster, and Nicolas Cage expert. In this episode she chats with Hugh about fandom and 90s.

In December 2021, Hugh put the podcast on hiatus. Guess what? We're back!

Richard Weiser, author of The Real Mystery of Tom Thomson, chats with Hugh about his book, his process and poetry.

Writing a children's book while opening a new brewery AND raising young children is not for the faint of heart. Join Hugh as he speaks with Sarabeth Holden about all these things and more!

Author and technologist, Christian Cantrell, discusses his writing, his work at Adobe and how they work hand in hand to complement each other.

Jermaine Douglas was a server a Jack Astor's in Toronto when the pandemic hit. After being laid off from the restaurant and wondering what he could do while off work, Jermaine started cooking for his friends. Their reaction to his food was overwhelmingly positive. At their urging, he started Spotty's TO on Instagram, selling soul food to order.

Co-host and co-creator of Can't Sell This, Hugh Elliott, chats with Stef about his lengthy career in marketing. From Flash to experience design and creative technology, it's a fun ride.

Following up on their 3rd anniversary episode, Hugh interviews Stefan for the first time. Stefan discusses getting his Masters in Digital Media, a huge change to his life in moving to Cairo, Egypt.

After three years of running Can't Sell This, Hugh and Stefan sit down and talk about where they started, where they went and where they're going.

Elize Morgan writes a lot. She's worked in television and digital series—even in the early days of the webseries boom! In conversation with Stef she shares her experience working in collaborative writers' rooms, ideas in development, creative pitching, and how a pitch can get ruined by an alpaca and a llama!

Stef has a conversation with Shannon Armishaw, one half of the Smoke & Tears team.

In episode 73, Hugh had a great conversation with Eric Fensler. Stefan was unavailable so Eric agreed to sit with them both and have a follow up conversation

Emily started out as a producer in the VFX industry, working on critically acclaimed long-format projects. After 4 years in an administrative position, she decided to re-evaluate her career and go into training as a 3D artist. After 3 years of independent learning and freelancing she's very proud to have re-invented herself as a 3D designer and artist, working in the fields of digital fashion illu...

From Edmonton to Ottawa to Seattle via New York and Vancouver, Stacey Mulcahy never shied away from the risky choices. After getting her start in project management at a games company, Stacey invested in her lifelong interest in learning and taught herself development. Her brand of frank speech, curiosity and a willingness to share her knowledge landed her in her dream role in the Microsoft Garage...

Chelsea Klukas got her start organizing fashion tech events in the Canadian mid-west. From there, she found a calling to design her own wearable technology fashion items under the brand Lumen Couture. At the same time, Chelsea has a career in experience design and product development. Firstly for Amazon, then at Facebook. Hugh and Chelsea discuss the pitfalls of product development in the fashion...

Sean and Sarabeth Holden met over a love of beer. Sean had been independently brewing small batches of beer and slowly making his way into bespoke brewing. Sarabeth with a vision for expansion and the sense to lead the business side of things. Then the pandemic hit. Listen as Hugh chats with the couple about the perils of opening a brewery during a pandemic.

Hoss Gifford is a CTO and creative technologist. Hailing from Scotland and currently living in Toronto, Hoss has made a name for himself as a problem-solver and forward-thinker. Join Hugh as he and Hoss talk about the path from joke flash games to serious technological innovation.

Stef and Dré have a casual chat about VR, indie productions, NFTs and virtual humans.