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    Innisfil Accelerates

    A podcast about the people and technology that are transforming one Ontario town. Innisfil is a town that is constantly pushing the boundaries. From using Uber as public transit to partnering with the world's top start-up accelerator. Hear the stories of the innovators building the future. The entrepreneurs working with the DMZ Innisfil program. These are the disrupters looking to change the gig economy, local food production, AI and self-driving cars.
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    Episodes (22)

    Peter Barbosa | Episode 21

    Peter Barbosa | Episode 21

    Peter Barbosa is Co-Founder and CEO of Opsware Data, a no-code data privacy technology platform built for modern enterprises. They're on a mission to help organizations simplify their compliance journey.

    Their team invests heavily on regulatory insights and research to help you remain compliant with modern data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA/CPRA. Say goodbye to inefficient and error-prone manual workflows and be worry-free with a privacy tech platform that lets you take-charge and stay ahead of your data privacy program.

    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usDecember 03, 2021

    Michael Badham | Episode 20

    Michael Badham | Episode 20

    Michael Badham is currently the president and managing director of the Georgian Angel Network.

    Bringing 40 years of experience in large and small advisory partnerships, helping client businesses with their financings, M&A, business growth strategies and designing appropriate finance strategies in Canada and internationally.

    Currently, acting as the Executive Director of the International Institute of Business Valuers (a global not-for-profit organization supporting international business valuation education courses and initiatives) and the Managing Director of the Georgian Angel Network (a group of angel investors supporting entrepreneurs commercializing their innovations).

    Working with exceptional people to produce top and bottom-line growth:

    • Georgian Angel Network - leading a group of angel investors invest in startups to help founder commercialize their innovations;
    • International Institute of Business Valuers - providing business and intangible asset valuation education courses globally;
    • Dynasty Ventures Ltd - strategic financial advisor and CFO / treasurer helping to build a strong brand in the botanicals and cannabis space - pot and plants;
    • Piller Segan - strategic financial advisor to television production company;
    • Dunedin Energy Systems - corporate finance advisory, secretary and treasury advisory for energy solutions for northern communities;
    • Strategic and financial advisor to start-ups and businesses in high-growth situations.
    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usDecember 02, 2021

    Anthony and Sadie Rossano | Episode 19

    Anthony and Sadie Rossano | Episode 19

    Anthony and Sadie officially opened Gilford Local Eatery in July 2021. They have worked in the restaurant industry for 10+ years and always wanted to have one of their own. They felt their small hometown needed a place for the community to gather and enjoy themselves. The location used to be a restaurant 15+ years ago and Sadie actually remembers getting ice cream there as a little girl. It was sitting vacant and used as a storage shed for many years. Renovations were all completed with the help of family and friends and is now fully open and operating as a family business.

    Gilford Local Eatery offers simple, homemade comfort food made from fresh and local ingredients. They have live music on weekends and the best outdoor dining vibe around. Make sure to check them out!

    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usNovember 24, 2021

    Hannah Conroy | Episode 18

    Hannah Conroy | Episode 18

    On this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Hannah Conroy, an Economic Development Officer from Simcoe County. Hannah covers many topics for local businesses like the importance of job fairs, the outlook on growth for Simcoe County, what that means for Innisfil, and more!

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    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usNovember 08, 2021

    Sergio Navaretta | Episode 17

    Sergio Navaretta | Episode 17

    On this episode of The Innisfil Accelerates Podcast we talk with Sergio Navaretta. Sergio is an internationally recognized award-winning director who is fiercely passionate about bringing meaningful content to the screen. He draws inspiration from Italian cinema, and considers his work an exploration of the human condition.

    Sergio has called Innisfil home for the last 20 years, and we talk with him about his career, the importance of art, what towns like Innisfil can do to boost film productions, and where he Innisfil is headed to in the future.

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    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usNovember 01, 2021

    Episode 16 | The State of Small Business in a Post-COVID World

    Episode 16 | The State of Small Business in a Post-COVID World

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/the-state-of-small-business-in-a-post-covid-world/

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    Between March and April 2020 the economy contracted by more than 18%. And that's a problem for all Canadians.

    The Federal Government recognized that problem and deployed billions of dollars in various supports. To get a better idea of how those supports worked I reached out to Martin Kuzma. Martin is the CEO of Nottawasaga Futures, a non-profit that helps connect small and medium sized businesses with loans, training and other supports.



    Episode 15 | Successful tech business ideas for women

    Episode 15 | Successful tech business ideas for women

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/successful-tech-business-ideas-for-women/

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    Sara Bentham is the Director of the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre at Georgian College. The Centre is a cornerstone of the local start-up community. And Sara is doubling down on efforts to empower local entrepreneurs with projects like the Xccelerate and XccelerateHER Conferences

    Episode 14 | This healthcare app transformed life for workers fighting COVID

    Episode 14 | This healthcare app transformed life for workers fighting COVID

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-healthcare-app-aided-in-the-fight-against-covid/

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    Paul is the CEO of GoEasyCare, one of the companies working with Innisfil DMZ. For the last several years Paul and his team have been designing a software solution for health workers. One that lets them easily select the shifts they want to work when they want to work. The Go Easy Care app had already been deployed at several long term care facilities in Ontario. But when the pandemic hit the demand for the product became overwhelming.



    Episode 13 | The post-COVID business mindset your business needs to succeed

    Episode 13 | The post-COVID business mindset your business needs to succeed

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/a-post-covid-business-mindset-your-business-needs/

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    Chris Adams has been successfully creating and managing companies for over two decades now. And recently he has started to reach back to help the next generation of entrepreneurs. And at a time when small businesses are struggling as never before that help is in high demand.



    Episode 12 | This is why your small business needs a mentor

    Episode 12 | This is why your small business needs a mentor

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-is-why-your-small-business-needs-a-mentor/

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    Joy Adams, the founder and CEO of Covenant Wealth, with whom we had a chance to sit down and talk about the changing situation. The director of South Simcoe Community Startup is all about mentorship.  It's the one thing that every business needs to give themselves the best chance to succeed.

    Episode 011 | What life will be like in the smart city

    Episode 011 | What life will be like in the smart city

    Managing resources like water, power and sanitation can be far more efficient if you know exactly when to deliver those services when people need them. But redesigning the city for the information age isn’t going to be easy.  Suresh Parmachand has been thinking a lot about that vision. He previously worked with the Canadian Standards Association to develop smart technology rules and regulations for Canadian industry. Now as the VP of marketing for Trend Hunter he helps brands to prepare for the next phase of the digital economy.

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    Episode 010 | How to power the smart city

    Episode 010 | How to power the smart city

    Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-to-power-the-smart-city-with-sustainable-energy/

    Almost every plan for a smart city features a similar claim. That the city of the future will be powered by clean, sustainable energy. A global technology race is underway to figure out how to do that. To get some clarity about that system might actually function in the real world we reached out to Ryan Franks.

    Ryan is an engineer that has worked with businesses and municipalities to design and implement green energy projects.

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    Episode 009 | A different kind of smart city

    Episode 009 | A different kind of smart city

    Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/a-different-kind-of-smart-city/

    Are such enormous projects only going to be possible for autocratic governments or freewheeling billionaires?  Those questions are ones that Noah Redler wrestles with on a daily basis.  The founder of the Smart City Experience Noah works with Municipalities, community organisations and businesses to envision a different kind of smart city.  One that is far more responsive to and designed for regular people.


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    Episode 008 | Imagining Smarty City Solutions

    Episode 008 | Imagining Smarty City Solutions

    The term Smart City is everywhere these days. But very few people know what that means. That question can be a tricky to answer. That’s because there are so many potential answers. One of the people thinking about those answers is Francois Bedard. He works with companies and governments to develop a roadmap to the future city.

    Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/imagining-smart-city-solutions/


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    Episode 007 | This local company can cut government red tape and improve business efficiency

    Episode 007 | This local company can cut government red tape and improve business efficiency

    Jon Gilham and Andrew Rains call their company Fractal SAAS and it’s based around a simple observation. That there are easy fixes technology offers for a huge number of annoying problems that most organizations just don’t bother to fix. Even though those problems are costing money and wasting time.

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    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/technology-can-improve-business-efficiency

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    Innisfil Accelerates Podcast Episode 006 | This govtech app revolutionized one town’s pandemic news alerts

    Innisfil Accelerates Podcast Episode 006 | This govtech app revolutionized one town’s pandemic news alerts

     Municipalities haven’t done a great job of keeping up with how people communicate these days.  That got Tristan Tsvetanov and Roy Katznelson thinking.  The result was Communicaty - a company with big plans for the future.

    Show notes:
    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/this-govtech-app-revolutionized-one-towns-pandemic-news-alerts/


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    Episode 005 | This company is about to make local fresh food cheap and easy to find

    Episode 005 | This company is about to make local fresh food cheap and easy to find

    Marcia Woods is the founder of FreshSpoke.   FreshSpoke connects local producers to the distribution channels previously only accessible to huge food companies.

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    Episode 004 | How a gig work app revolutionized hospitality staffing

    Episode 004 | How a gig work app revolutionized hospitality staffing

    Show notes: https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-a-gig-work-app-revolutionized-hospitality-staffing/

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    Businesses are created to solve problems. For Michael Agema the problem was hospitality staffing.  Event companies are constantly struggling to find enough hospitality staff for all their events. Michael thought that technology might offer a solution.  And Agema Work was born.

    Episode 003 | How a used care salesman became a tech CEO

    Episode 003 | How a used care salesman became a tech CEO

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    https://innisfilaccelerates.ca/how-a-used-car-salesman-became-a-tech-ceo/

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    Great entrepreneurs know what a great product looks like because they understand what consumers want John Ulman is an entrepreneur who perfectly illustrates that point.



    Innisfil Accelerates
    en-usFebruary 08, 2021

    Episode 002 | An Amazon alternative for local food delivery

    Episode 002 | An Amazon alternative for local food delivery

    Show notes:  https://bit.ly/2MjaxZe

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    Fresh Find is a local Amazon alternative that allows local people to buy local products easily. It’s a simple idea with powerful possibilities.

    Is it possible to build a local Amazon alternative?  When the COVID crisis paralyzed global markets in early 2020, farmers found themselves with few options. Business from restaurants and caterers came to a sudden halt.  Suddenly, the people working in the industry needed better access to local customers.

    Like each participant in last April’s DMZ Hackathon, Mike Mastrella and James Jun went into the competition with a passion for solving problems like this. With a focus on building solutions with social impact, #HackTheCurve encouraged participants to think outside the box. One of the core challenges was creating a viable software solution that would allow the area’s farmers to deliver their goods online. 

    FreshFind sprouted from this challenge.  The concept behind the service is a simple one.  They wanted to create a local Amazon alternative.  A shopping experience that would connect local farmers with local customer.  Online outlets from AliBaba to Wish had changed consumer purchasing habits before the pandemic. FreshFind fed on that momentum.




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