The Venture Podcast

Trent is the founder of SAXX, a men's comfort underwear brand. Trent started his journey as a student-athlete at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and soon after completed his MBA at Ivey Business School. It was at Ivey where Trent had the vision for SAXX to which he pitched for the Ivey New Venture Project. The rest is history as SAXX has gone on to become a multimillion-dollar company. But...

Nikita Kopotun is the Co-founder and President of Juniper which provides custom merchandising solutions for the world’s largest online creators. Nikita started Juniper in 2016 and bootstrapped the company to over $150M+ in revenue. In this episode, Nikita opens up about his journey from being an engineering student at Queen's, his experience with Cansbridge Fellowship living and working in Chi...

Brandon Afari is the Co-founder and CEO of chargeFUZE - a provider of portable chargers for rent to consumers at static locations. Brandon shares his journey from earning a Bachelor's in accounting and a Master's in taxation from USC, his experience working at Deloitte where he learned the importance of understanding accounting principles when starting any business, and his decision to lea...

Luke de Haas is the Co-founder and CEO of Mosea - a mobile payments platform with a focus on group payments, bill splitting, and organizing events. Luke shares his story from starting the company right out of university, dealing with the hardships of a start-up, persevering in the face of wanting to quit, and all the rewarding experiences and important lessons he learned along the way.

Chris is the Co-founder and President of Convictional - the #1 modern dropshiping platform for retailers and suppliers. Convictional is backed by Y-combinator and was one of the top 10 startups from Y-Combinator W19 demo day. Chris shares his story from being a Queen's student studying commerce, his experience with on-campus recruiting, working for Shopify, attending the Y-Combinator startup s...

Connor is the youngest person in the world to complete an Ironman Triathalon on six continents and will soon be the first person in the world to complete an Ironman on all seven continents. To make this happen, Connor is taking on Antarctica in less than a month. Listen to Connor's incredible Ironman journey and his inspiring message to "dare to dream". Follow Connor's Journey to...

Preston shares the story behind Chubbies (nine-figure Acq in 2021) and his personal journey from Stanford, followed by "working for the man", to finding his calling in the entrepreneurial world. Preston leaves us with inspiring thoughts for those contemplating life post-university and the entrepreneurial path. Continue following Preston here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonr/