Invested in our New Reality

This guest has a big job. You might even call it massive. Meet Nia Bruno-Gibson. On this episode, host Manjula Selvarajah interviews Nia Bruno-Gibson, the Head of People, Culture and Operations at MASV, a file transfer platform that gives creative professionals the flexibility to send and receive large amounts of data. Full of insights, advice and first-hand experience, this episode is a must-list...

One Ottawa-based tech company is shortening to-do lists everywhere – thank goodness. On this episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Manjula Selvarajah interviews Peter O'Blenis, Co-Founder and CEO of DistillerSR, a tech company that securely automates the management of evidence-based research and the analysis of its data. To put it another way: they make something complicated, simple.

Delivery Status: ARRIVED. On this episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Manjula Selvarajah interviews Alok Ahuja, the Co-Founder and CEO of Trexity, an Ottawa-based technology company. Find out how he and his team turned a bad day into a flat-rate, on-demand delivery service with global potential.

This is the story of a big meeting, a broken hard drive, and (surprise!) a happy ending. Host Manjula Selvarajah interviews Mike Potter, the CEO of Rewind. Launched in 2015, Rewind enables companies to back up, restore, and copy the critical data that drives businesses. Listen to the full episode and hear all about the real-world catalyst for Rewind, why data matters, and lessons on scaling from a...

Big or small, all businesses have one goal: growth. With the close of its recent Series A investment round netting a total consideration of over $13 million, Lytica is certainly on the right track. An Ottawa-based company, Lytica is armed with the data, insight, and analysis its customers need to improve procurement and build a reliable supply chain. President & CEO Martin Sendyk joins host Manjul...

From Season 8: Time for a coffee break! The latest episode of Invested in our New Reality is now live and this one is for coffee lovers. On this episode, Host Karla Briones interviews Muna Mohammed the founder of Ottawa’s Eight50 Coffee, a local coffee supplier who provides responsibly sourced, locally roasted coffee from around the world, right here in the capital city.

From Season 7: Tooting Canada’s horn within the international business community is a big job. Luckily, Niloo Boroun, Executive Director of the Consider Canada City Alliance, is here to do it, and do it well. On this episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh talks to Boroun about her work overseeing the CCCA and positioning Canada as the country of choice for global com...

From Season 6: Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh chats with Nick Quain, Vice President of Venture Development at Invest Ottawa, where he leads all programming and support for start-up, early stage and scaling companies. Previously, Nick was co-founder and CEO at CellWand, a company which pioneered the use of abbreviated dialing codes in North America. Tune in to hear Nick talk about why he’s committed to s...

From Season 6: Kirsi Maharaj is the Manager of People at Rewind, a company that builds apps that protect critical SaaS and cloud data. Kirsi joins Shavonne on the podcast to chat about the growing importance of human resources in the modern world, and how companies can strategically adapt to the future of work to cultivate increased mental and physical wellbeing of employees as well as foster equi...

From Season 6: Don Liberty, GM at You.i TV (now WarnerMedia Ottawa), joins the podcast to chat about the company’s growth and what it means for the future of streaming. You.i TV, now WarnerMedia Ottawa, is an Ottawa-based technology company that prides itself on helping media companies build better streaming apps and enhance user experience. Having recently been acquired by WarnerMedia Ottawa, Don...

From Season 5: Mathias Ganzmann, Vice President of Manufacturing with Siemens Healthineers, talks about the company's planned expansion of its Ottawa, Ontario manufacturing facility. He explains what makes Ottawa the ideal place for such an expansion, what it will mean for the company and the local economy, as well as his hopes that some effects of the pandemic continue on in the future.

From Season 2: Ellie Ardakani, accomplished geoscience advisor and award-wining energy-tech entrepreneur, talks about disruption. How her company is disrupting the way the oil and gas sector uses data, how the pandemic disrupted the company's path, and how she is tackling the realities of being a woman in a male-dominated field, and an immigrant facing systemic bias.

First up on our Best of Invested in Our New Reality series: Andrea Winter, VP, People at Martello Technologies. In this episode she talks about the critical role of HR departments during a crisis such as COVID-19 and how organizations can put the "human" back in Human Resources.

Canada might not be ready for the mobile banking services offered by Dunia Payment, but it’s the perfect place to build the company behind them. Jean Nabolle, co-founder, CCO & CFO at Dunia, joins host Karla Briones to talk about the company’s innovative fintech, designed for Africa’s booming digital generation. The company’s mobile wallet lets users send and receive money, pay in stores with a si...

Decarbonizing the concrete jungle is a big job and, luckily, one Ottawa-based company is up for the challenge. On the latest episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Karla Briones interviews Pouria Ghods, the Co-Founder & CEO of Giatec Scientific. The company is working to bring disruptive, knowledge-based, and sustainable technologies to the concrete industry by identifying current challenges...

Good advice is a great business. On the latest episode of Invested in our New Reality, host Karla Briones interviews Lissa Appiah, a second-generation Canadian and founder of WeApply. WeApply is a consulting business that helps talented professionals increase their marketability and visibility through career coaching and workshop facilitation.

A good idea is a nice thing to have. A great idea? That’s a business. On the latest episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Karla Briones interviews Shanaz Sigouin, the Co-Founder and Chief Administrative Officer of AirShare Inc., a local company that designs and manufactures drone interceptors and control systems to detect, track and safely mitigate wayward or malicious drones.

Time for a coffee break! The latest episode of Invested in our New Reality is now live and this one is for coffee lovers. On this episode, Host Karla Briones interviews Muna Mohammed the founder of Ottawa’s Eight50 Coffee, a local coffee supplier who provides responsibly sourced, locally roasted coffee from around the world, right here in the capital city.

Mixing social good with good business sense? Yes, please. On the latest episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Karla Briones interviews Dr. Diana Gimba, the Principal Partner and CEO of iRadar, an Ottawa-based data company fusing immigration and technology. Listen and discover how iRadar is improving service access by developing an immigration marketplace where newcomers can search for, and...

Electric vehicles are the way of the future, and you’ll be all charged up after listening to GBatteries CEO Kostya Khomutov – who joins Karla Briones’ on the next episode of Invested in Our New Reality. Khomutov, who co-founded GBatteries, brings over 15 years of experience in the global technology sector. He with Karla about the innovations which are powering GBatteries success, as well as his co...

Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh is joined by serial entrepreneur Karla Briones as the host baton is passed in Hasfal-McIntosh’s final episode of Invested in Our New Reality. The Season 8 opener introduces Briones, who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the podcast as a graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, owner of multiple Ottawa-based businesses, and an Invest Ottawa indepen...

On the latest episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh sat down with Genna Elvin, Co-founder and Chief Tada Officer of Tadaweb, to discuss the origin of this innovative tech company and its journey to becoming a global business with four offices in cities around the world, including Ottawa.

Ottawa is a city with a reputation – and that’s a good thing. On the latest episode of Invested in our New Reality, host Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh interviews Darrell Wellington, Senior Vice President at Syntronic: A Global Design House. In a short but sweet conversation, they discuss why this Swedish company is flourishing in Canada, and why so many technology companies and innovators are flocking...

The sky is not the limit for Thales Canada. On the latest episode of Invested in our New Reality, host Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh welcomes Cara Salci to the podcast. Salci is the Vice President, Strategy and Government Relations at Thales Canada, and she offers a first-hand account of why Thales loves Ottawa, and Canada, and how their new ventures are making a difference right here at home, and arou...

2G, 3G, 4G, 5G: Parallel Wireless offers it all, part and parcel. On this episode of Invested in Our New Reality, host Shavonne Hasfal-McIntosh welcomes Maxime Dumas to the podcast. As General Manager of Parallel Wireless Canada, Dumas is overseeing the company’s expansion into Canada and is happy to talk about how much he and the rest of the company love Ottawa, and their ambitious plans for the...