The Elevate Report

Yes! Josh & Dalton finally start talking UX design! We jump into a twitter thread by Jared Spool about dashboard design, Google favouring websites that follow proper UX practices, and what it means to be a good User Experience Designer. We talk all this and so much more. UX  Design chats start at 17:20 Jared Spool thread: https://twitter.com/jmspool/status/1293015767038996480?s=20

Kyle Burton, the Tenant Engagement Manager of COVE - Centre of Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship was on with us. After a nice 10 min detour discussion about Insurance we get into the nitty gritty of what COVE is, the impact COVE has had on the Halifax economy, and the different plans that are shaping up to change the ocean tech industry.

We sit down with Tyler Farmer of ICTC to talk what needs to change within the culture of Nova Scotia to attract business from some of the biggest markets around the world.

Today we have no one in studio with us. We get into some touchy topics like government deficits, tuition hikes, TikTok government ban and so much more. We get into all of it. 

We had the great opportunity to sit down with Mike Bawol and Bryce Tully of Inner Logic to talk mental strength of an athlete, what it takes to perform at the highest of levels, and what Inner Logic is doing to help coaching staff understand the mental state of their players.

We are joined by Digital Marketer Eleni Panagopoulos to discuss the ins and outs of Digital Marketing and Business Development. How one uses the tools at their disposal to gain traction from a marketing perspective and how to navigate a Covid-19 layoff.

In this episode we talk to Sebastian Green of IGNITE - an incubator to help Atlantic Canadian start ups get off the ground and do great things. We talk what brought Sebastian to this point in his career, what IGNITE is doing to push innovation in rural communities and how to effectively use networking to drive positive results.

We have Andre Anderson on with us, founder of FortyFourConsulting services and social activist. We talk about the community that is near and dear to his heart, what hurdles the Nova Scotia black community faces in the business world, and how he’s working to bring awareness and help to those around him.

We sit down and talk with Jonathan Hislop who works as a Technical Recruiter for Wayfair. We talk tips and tricks of how to navigate job loss through the pandemic, how to spruce up your resume for your next job application, and how he's seeking to help people out with his own company "JRH Career Consulting".

For our first guest we bring on Ben Kinden of "Kinden Accounting & Advisory Services" who talks about his goals for his company and how he came across early success with no budget as he competes against the giants of EY and Deloitte.