Entrepreneurs Exposed

Mike Gettis, is the CEO and co-founder of Endy, Canada's fastest-growing vertical e-commerce company and market leader in the online mattress space. In this episode, Mike and I discuss his move from oil and gas into entrepreneurship, Endy's approach to growth vs. that of its American rival Casper's, customer experience and what businesses can learn from going to Disneyland, the company's appearanc...

Jon Voigt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Agility CMS, a cutting edge Cloud based Content Management System, bringing flexibility and ease to the world of website development and management. Jon is also the host of the Agile Living Podcast, a show devoted to being more flexible, adaptable, and ready for change. In this short episode, we touch on Jon's new podcast, his incredible up and down 16-year j...

Originally aired: Feb, 2018 Jeff Dennis is, in his words, the world's only entrepreneur in residence at a law firm. In this episode, Jeff and I discuss issues facing start ups, balancing marriage and entrepreneurial life, significant disruptions coming to the legal industry, and why Trump’s vision equates to turning the clock back to the 1950’s.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

What is it like to grow a company out of your basement into an asset worth $1 Billion? SOTI Inc., is the world's most trusted provider of mobile and IoT device management solutions. The business has 17,000 enterprise customers supported by offices all over the globe - and, surprisingly, has never raised venture capital. In this episode, we discuss Carl's "no exit" mindset, the danger of Canadian c...

Strategyzer is a content beast, with best-selling books, technology platforms, an app, online training, in-person workshops and of course, the Business Model Canvas itself, which is used by millions of entrepreneurs and enterprises around the globe. Strategyzer's books, Value Proposition Design, and Business Model Generation have sold over 2 million copies in 40+ languages. In this episode, the co...

Dean Brauer is the Co-founder and EVP, of UK-based goHenry. goHenry is an innovative consumer internet and FinTech business with a mission to help millions of kids understand and manage money. There is some amazing discussion on GoHenry's emotional connection to the two most important things in many people's lives - money and children. We also talk about how that's helped the company build and fos...

Andrea is a Scale Expert, a Multi-Exit Entrepreneur, with over 25 years of experience in technology - She has built three start-ups from zero to successful exit, including Proponix, which grew from O to $175 million in just 24 months. Andrea is also largely credited for helping one of the biggest telecom companies in Canada navigate through Y2K. In this wide ranging episode, we talk with Andrea ab...

Justin Thouin is the Co-Founder and CEO of LowestRates.ca, one of the fastest growing companies in Canada. Justin calls LowestRates.ca "the expedia of personal finance”. The site compares prices on things like mortgages, car insurance, and credit cards. In this episode, Justin discusses Fintech, Canada's lack of financial literacy, and why Canadians typically don't comparison shop for financial pr...

Alex has co-founded several businesses (Luxy Hair, Five Minute Journal, Productivity Planner) and also runs a creative agency called Dreamers & Creators, based in London, UK. He shares all of his entrepreneurial and life activities with his wife and business partner, Mimi Ikonn, who is by all accounts, a major online celebrity. Alex and Mimi are also angel investors in great companies like Calm, a...

Ami is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peekapak. The company's content is designed with early childhood education experts, teachers, and parents, with the help of students themselves. The former Procter & Gamble marketer, is now committed to the education space; helping children become successful, compassionate, and caring citizens. In this one, Ami and talk about the evolving education space, and what...

Louis Felix Boulanger, is the co founder and COO of the budding Canadian-based fashion eyeglass retailer Bon Look. What started as a business online selling direct, has grown into an omni channel retail model with 22 stores, 300 employees, and growing. In this one, we talk all about the business of eyewear and Bon Look's start online before piloting a kiosk, then rapidly expanding with physical st...

Michael Hyatt is the co-founder of BlueCat Networks, which was sold to Madison Dearborn Partners, of Chicago, IL.  He serves as a board member and director of BlueCat, and ranks as one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs. Michael also sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms and was a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 award.  In this episode, Micha...

Lesley Stowe, a true Canadian food entrepreneur, and the founder of the infamous artisan crackers – Raincoast Crisps. The crackers are so popular, they’ve been featured on Oprah’s list of favourite things and in Martha Stewart Living magazine. They’ve also been served in the White House. In this short chat with Adam, Lesley shares stories about how she funded the venture early on, the importance o...

Mike Bosworth, has been a thought leader within the field of sales for decades. He has designed several sales training programs for a number of fortune 500 companies, and is a seasoned author, speaker, entrepreneur, and sales philosopher. In this conversation, we hit on the power of stories and use case selling, what signals to look for to know whether a prospective buyer is warming up to your off...

Paul Jarrett is a Subscription Box Champion, Midwest entrepreneur, and Co-Founder and CEO of Bulu.  After a decade working on ad campaigns for Lowe's and Nike, Paul co-founded and launched Bulu Box with his wife, Stephanie in 2012. In this episode, Paul shares the unfiltered truth about his entrepreneurial experiences raising capital, scaling to $500k in MRR, self-awareness as CEO, and ‘subscripti...

Alon Ozery co-founded Ozery’s Pita Break in 1996. What began as a small sandwich shop making homemade pitas, has grown to a major leader in the natural bakery industry in North America; with customers such as Whole Foods, Costco, and Starbucks. Recently, the company founded ‘Parallel', a sesame butter/tahini North American brand. In this episode, Alon talks about his company’s growth, hiring talen...

Jordan Harbinger, once referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,” is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur. After hosting a top 50 iTunes podcast for over a decade that enjoyed nearly four million downloads a month, Jordan has embarked on a new adventure: The Jordan Harbinger Show, where he deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people...

Mark Bowden is one of the world’s top 30 Body Language Professionals, and the founder of TRUTHPLANE, a communication training company. Mark has an impressive client list of leading executives, politicians and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. His popular TEDx talk called the ’The Importance of Being Inauthentic’ has been viewed nearly 300,000 times.  In this episode, Mark and I discuss how to sell mo...

Samer led Iristel from a small startup to an international telecommunications service provider with infrastructure licenses on three continents. Samer has won numerous entrepreneurial awards, including Profit Magazine's youngest CEO among the Top Profit 100 companies in Canada. In this episode, we discuss the future of broadband and 5G, the risks associated with entering emerging markets like Afri...

Mark Cigos is the Co-Founder and Vice President at Buddha Brands Co./Temple Lifestyle Inc. The company’s hugely popular Thirsty Buddha coconut water is flying off retail shelves, and is a viable market leader in natural organic CPG. In this great conversation, Mark and I hit on competing vs "the big guys” (Coke & Pepsi), what it takes to play in the US as a Canadian brand, and the business impact...

Ilana Ben-Ari is the founder and CEO of Twenty One Toys. The company’s first product The Empathy Toy, is now used in thousands of schools, homes and corporations across 45 countries. It was featured in TIME as one of 6 new technologies shaping classrooms and offices of the future. In this episode, we discuss the rise of her toy start-up, how to teach empathy and "soft skills", why toys are the new...

Matt Larochelle is the co-founder of the Extreme Bean, and he is taking the art of pickling to a whole new level. From pickling in their condo, these beans are now selling "en masse” with a jar of extreme bean consumed every 11 seconds. In this fun episode focused on niche food, we discuss the art of bootstrapping, best friends and business partnerships, how to get a niche product into national re...

Kim is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. She is recognized as world leader in thought mastery. In this incredible episode, we hit on belief systems that hold us back from getting what we really want, how we can find our unique ability and harness it, and the 3 ways extraordinary leaders think that separates them from the average. Kim also shares some...

Cameron Herold, author, speaker, and entrepreneur is known as the CEO Whisperer. He is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies’ exponential growth. The current publisher of Forbes magazine, Rich Karlgaard, called Cameron Herold the best speaker he’s ever heard. In this episode, we talk about bridging the culture gap across generations, spotting entrepreneurial traits in kids, the potential col...

Jeff Warren, who some call the meditation MacGyver, is a Canadian meditation teacher, writer, and author. He recently co-wrote the New York Times bestseller, 'Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics' with ABC news anchor Dan Harris, and continues to lead the ever-expanding Consciousness Explorers Club, a nonprofit meditation group based in Toronto. In this episode, Jeff and I discuss various forms of medi...