Entrepreneurs Exposed

Shant Mardirosian, is the founder of The Burgers Priest - arguably the biggest Canadian burger success story in recent memory, and a chain that has changed the entire culture of the food scene. Shant, a dedicated Christian, went from pastoral ministry into entrepreneurship, and his story is unbelievable. In this episode, we get into Shant's journey, which begins with his desire to find purpose, his experience dealing with fear and burnout, the company's recent exit, and much more. Originally released: Dec 2018  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Herold is a lifelong entrepreneur, and the head of the COO Alliance, the largest global network for the second in command. In this conversation, we dive into the differences in personality traits with respect to CEOs and COO's, leadership topics such as conflict management, and getting to inbox zero; why meetings are often unproductive, how to calculate the cost of a meeting, the real stressors that founders and CEO's deal with behind the scenes, and more.Support E2 here! https://glow.fm/e2/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special 60th EP, we chat with Dani Lipkin, Innovation Sector Head for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). In this deep dive into technology IPO's, we discuss steps to a public offering, the right company profile, common misconceptions about going public, some of the Canadian tech unicorns that went public early and more.  Support E2 here! https://glow.fm/e2/  EP Sponsor: https://www.metro.ca/ - use the code: E215 for $15 off your order of $50 or more   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Debow was CEO and a co-founder at Helpful.com, a startup backed by Bessemer Ventures that was acquired by Shopify in 2019. Prior to Helpful, Dan co-founded Rypple which was acquired by Salesforce. He is also a founding Partner of the Creative Destruction Lab at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and an early investor in over 50 technology companies including Wealthsimple, Ritual, SkipTheDishes, and others. In this EP, we get into Dan's framework for startup ideation, how he met Paypal's Peter Thiel, Dan's philosophy around angel investing, and much more. EP sponsor: https://unboundmerino.com/ Support the show here!:  https://glow.fm/e2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitchell Stern, is a co-founder of Station - a Canadian category leader in cold brew coffee, and a beverage company at the forefront of quality and functionality. In this EP, we talk about the company's rise of its amazingly popular Station Cold Brew coffee, how Mitch and his other co-founders came to the CPG world without any prior industry experience, the advantage of being naive, and the exciting world of CBD and other budding beverage trends. EP sponsor: https://unboundmerino.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Farhan Thawar is currently VP, Engineering at Shopify after the acquisition of helpful.com, where he was co-founder and CTO. He is an avid writer and speaker, recently named one of Toronto's 25 most powerful people. In this episode, we discuss Farhan's journey growing Helpful.com, his approach to finding and hiring talent, the shortcomings of doing interviews, Shopify's unique work culture, the importance of building mental models, and much more. EP sponsor: https://unboundmerino.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Olin is the founder of Cuba Candela. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School, Olin decided to pursue his passion for travel, launching CUBA CANDELA in 2016. And, in this EP we talk about his transition from Wall Street to entrepreneurship, meditation self discovery, and insulating yourself from negative emotions, the history of the Cuban revolution and the impact of US politics, building a business at the intersection of experience and impact, and more. Enjoy! EP sponsor: https://www.eonetwork.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Hyatt is the co-founder of BlueCat Networks, which was sold to Madison Dearborn Partners, of Chicago, IL. He serves as a board member and director of BlueCat, and ranks as one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs. Michael also sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms and was a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 award.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nadeem Nathoo, is the co-founder of of The Knowledge Society (TKS), a human accelerator focused on exponential technologies as tools to solve humanity’s most important problems. His ultimate goal is to completely rethink the way young people learn and develop globally. In this episode, we dive into "learning 2.0", social media use, philosophies around thinking and doing, perceived risk vs. actual risk, and more - we also discuss how to network effectively, and why the bar for feeling uncomfortable is at an all time low.  EP sponsor: https://www.eonetwork.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like to grow a company out of your basement into an asset worth $1 Billion?  SOTI Inc., is the world's most trusted provider of mobile and IoT device management solutions. The business has 17,000 enterprise customers supported by offices all over the globe - and, surprisingly,  has never raised venture capital. In this episode, we discuss Carl's "no exit" mindset, the danger of Canadian companies selling to foreign buyers, why SOTI turned down an acquisition offer from Microsoft, and much more.  Originally aired: Nov, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices