Table Talks Podcast

What does it take to not only survive for 40+ years in a sector as turbulent as residential construction but to also become a multi-award-winning, iconic pillar of the Calgary business community? You may assume a traditional, (seemingly) transactional business like the home building would rely on conventional strategies centred around financial stability and competitive advantage. However, the Pre...

The success of Partake Brewing is a testament to the power of engaged communities in the purest sense. Fleming had been serving a community that he, himself was a part of - filling a gap in the market for non-alcoholic beer drinkers in a genuine way that can only be borne out of lived experience. The hallmark of engagement, however, is two-way communication. By listening to this community, Fleming...

From a young age, Robert had a first-hand look at what it means to work hard, think big, move fast and slow down when necessary. Ingrained with an insatiable thirst for business and entrepreneurism, Robert takes us back through his early days as an entrepreneur and then as a key growth lever at Axia. Building new ideas into a new business isn't easy, it's not for the faint of heart but Robert expl...

For this week's episode we have the pleasure of welcoming Shawn Freeman onto the show. Shawn is a self-proclaimed geek and boundary-pusher. He is a lover of technology and subscribes to the notion of being productive instead of busy (which he touches on in this episode). He is the founder and CEO of the managed IT services company TWT group which has now merged with Fully Managed. Throughout his i...

Ryan Gill is the co-founder and CEO of suitcase collective back in 2002. He grew this business, scaled it and sold it. He then became one of the co-founders of Cult Collective and The Gathering. Right now he is the CEO and co-founder of Communo. This is his effort to fix a lot of issues he has seen with the marketing industry today. He has experienced a long 20 year journey in this industry and ha...

Sheenah is a seasoned strategist with experience in public, private and non profit sectors, focusing specifically on public and community relations, sales and marketing, brand strategy and customer experience. She is an advocate for a shift in the means and modes of marketing communications, insisting that business relevant impact demonstrated through human insights and strategy. She founded Ansti...

Chris Kneeland in a prior life was the marketing manager for John Deer and Home Depot. He moved on to be the CEO of the agency Watermark, which lead him to start Cult and Communo, his two areas of focus at present day. Chris is a heavy hitter in the marketing game but also cares about building real community around the profession. He most clearly demonstrates this through his co-creation of The Ga...

Eric is a tech entrepreneur, c-suite executive and advisor with over 20 years of success in a number of industries including marketing, tech, fashion and digital (to name a few). He is a world leader in the areas of brand development, digital strategy, entrepreneurship and growth. What makes Eric truly special is his keen understanding of business strategy consumer behaviour . He is an inspiration...

Friend and mentor of the host, Matt Hunt has built 3 profitable B2B companies in the last 3 years. Currently Matt is launching his 4th business, helping businesses scale through "invisible funnels." For information on this as well as some great stories, please enjoy our fourth episode of the Growth League Podcast!

In this episode we dive deep into the startup story of Matt Diteljan and Glacier. Did Matt obtain a master’s degree? A PhD? Negative. Matt did a couple victory laps prior to graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree along with enough courses to major in at least three other faculties. Matt fondly calls this time his "Academic Adventure." From the very beginning, Matt has exhibited admirable te...

For our second episode we were joined by Amanda Hamilton of Amanda Hamilton Interior Design. This specific guest of ours experienced wild success through doing good work and relying on the positive word of mouth that followed. This organic growth directly resulted in her SEO success, leading to a situation where clients seek her out vs. the other way around. In this episode she dove deep into her...

In this episode we sit down with Kevin Wilhelm, first exploring the origin story of POD Marketing before hearing about when his business experienced the tipping point of massive growth. Kevin explores the events leading up to this tipping point, including sharing his feelings, observations, challenges, routines, as well as guiding us with advice he would have told himself 6 months ago if he could....