Monday Club podcast for people building in tech

In this episode of the Monday Club Podcast , host Jesse chats with Ian Pilon, a UX veteran, startup enthusiast, and community builder, to uncover the intersection of design, technology, and innovation. From the early days of designing for BlackBerry and iPhone to leading UX transformations in large enterprises and startups, Ian shares his dynamic journey and valuable insights. The discussion delve...

In this episode of Monday Club Podcast , host Jesse sits down with James, founder of JS Consulting, to explore the fascinating world of ad technology. From the behind-the-scenes workings of real-time ad auctions to the challenges of content scraping and malicious ads, James shares his expertise on navigating the complexities of publisher-side ad tech. The conversation dives into how AI is transfor...

In this Monday Club episode, host Jesse Rodgers sits down with Tony Salomone, a veteran CTO with deep experience in Canadian e-commerce and AI. Tony shares stories from his early days at Well.ca, one of Canada’s first e-commerce platforms, and the behind-the-scenes challenges of handling logistics and growth from makeshift offices. The conversation moves to Tony’s latest venture, Transformer Lab ,...

In this episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Tasha , founder of Nonprofit Hive , a platform that connects nonprofit leaders globally. Tasha shares her story of how she built a thriving community from a simple idea and navigated the challenges of bootstrapping a startup. 1. Transparency in the Journey Tasha opens up about her journey, candidly sharing how she’s embraced transparency in bo...

Humza talks about his tool for home appraisers that helps them reduce their time to complete appraisals of properties. The tool was built to help solve some problems his family experiences in their day-to-day work. We talk about his first sales experiences, the differences between selling in Canada and the US, and closing his first sales outside his close network. There are some great sales tips f...

In this episode, I chat with Avril from Scan, an app that scans your face and lets you know which skin care products you should use. It also lets you know if they work or not. We talk about the product's motivation and the current challenges related to how people use products like this. This founding team knows how to build audiences in this space. In high school, they developed a skin care produc...

In this episode, I talk with Anwaar Malik of All Mind AI - a tool for investment analysis. Anwaar shares the origin story of his product and company and talks about his motivation. Shared in this podcast is some insight from a founder who built a product for himself after doing hands-on research while working at a Canadian bank. Also, as a young founder, he gives a lot of credit to the early found...

Having spent some time as an AI implementation consultant, Jason has built a tool called Ask Remotely that will allow you to use multiple LLM platforms with your library of documents. This enables companies to look at their documents without having to rebuild conversations. Jason and I talked a bit about his motivations in building this product, how and why he uses U of Waterloo co-op students, an...

In this episode, we talk to Saba about her AI agent that will fill a very important role in a lot of people’s lives — provide much-improved access to a therapist. In working closely with professionals, Saba and her team are developing a tool to tackle a very real problem concerning accessing therapy in a timely and cost-effective way. We also talked about the community support that she has been ab...

In this episode, we talk about Prabal’s journey of building his first AI product, finding a co-founder, the AI landscape, and the importance of demoing your product early. Prabal’s customer service product was one of the first products to be demoed at MondayClub. He has since started working on refining his work and focuses on developing a voice-powered interface. We also talk about the value of l...

Our third podcast is a conversation between Jesse and Mandip where we dig into his Human Resources product that was recently chosen to pitch at the Fast Track Cities Showcase in May. We talk about human resources in general and the challenges that persist for practitioners in the space. Mandip has started to see growing customer interest with a tool that makes employee onboarding a lot easier. In...

This week we have Ben from Capita . His team has built a tool for founders and investors to save time on getting an investment deal done. For early-stage founders, this is a great tool to consider. We talk about his background as a lawyer, the product evolution, and how customers are responding to it. Monday Club podcasts are meant to be a quick-listen podcast that features founders and their prod...

We have our first podcast recorded with Mulei Mao! He is developing a protein powder. As a 3A mechatronics engineering student building a seasoned plant-based protein popcorn product out of water meal protein, it seems like an unconventional product to develop. Have a listen! If you want to be featured in a podcast (we will release them weekly) you can come out to MondayClub a little early. The sc...