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Terry O’Reilly talks about advertising, radio, and more – and Terry O’Reilly.

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In this episode HPM talks with Terry O’Reilly. Terry was co-founder and Creative Directory at Pirate Radio & TV, he’s the host of the Under the Influence radio show on CBC Radio, and author of, most recently, This I Know: Marketing Lessons From Under the Influence.

FMI see terryoreilly.ca or follow Terry on Twitter at @terryoinfluence

In Part 1, Terry talks about how he got into advertising, why he’s passionate about radio as an advertising medium, and why copywriters are the highest paid people in advertising – among other things.

In Part 2, the focus is on Terry as an individual and as an entrepreneur. Listen to find out about his favourite book as a child, what he’s reading today, and his favourite place to eat in the whole world.

 

The LIFT Podcast series

Our goal with the LIFT Podcast series is to promote your business – and provide leadership, inspiration, and fuel for Vancouver Island entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

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LIFT Podcast: Luke Aulin talks about RTOWN – and Luke Aulin

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Luke Aulin is the CEO and Founder of RTOWN, an innovative way for small and medium-sized businesses to excel in the digital and social marketing space. Luke talked to LIFT’s Hans Peter Meyer about RTOWN, about their commitment to “local,” how and why they’ve created a marketing solution that helps local create online presence, and about himself.

Check out the podcast to find out about what Luke’s reading now, the smartest thing he’s ever done, his favourite place to eat – and more.

Note: Luke is a mentor to LIFT and HPM.

FMI about RTOWN see RTOWN.ca

Follow Luke on Twitter @LukeAulin

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Leif Jason talks about Mastermynde Strategy – and Leif Jason

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In this episode of LIFT Podcasts we feature one of our LIFT Solution Sponsors: Leif Jason, owner of Mastermynde Strategy. Leif operates a digital marketing business in the Comox Valley, serving customers locally and far beyond. Leif is very active in enhancing the “interestingness” of the Comox Valley – from helping clients be more interesting online, to helping individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses create a more interesting community.

Contact Mastermynde Strategy

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LIFT Podcast: Jayesh Parmar talks about Picatic, Movement – and Jayesh Parmar

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Photo: © Karen McKinnon / mckinnonphotography.com

Jayesh Parmar is the Founder and CEO of Picatic, an online ticketing and events solution that includes a new product, Movement, aimed at community changemakers and non-profit organizations doing good work in communities around the world.

Jay talked to LIFT’s Hans Peter Meyer about Picatic, Movement, and about himself. Check out the podcast to find out about Jay’s favourite books as a child, what he’s reading now, the smartest thing he’s ever done, his favourite place to eat – and more.

Note: Jay is a mentor to LIFT and is one of the inspirations for our success.

FMI about Picatic see Picatic.com.

FMI about Movement see this link to the Picatic blog.

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LIFT Podcast: James Flawith talks about Lil Worker Safety Gear – and James Flawith

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In this podcast James Flawith.tells us about Lil Worker Safety Gear. In second part, James answers questions about himself: being an entrepreneur, what he considers to be his smartest choice in life, his favourite books as a kid, what he’d do with $1M to support entrepreneurs, and his favourite place to eat in the whole world.

James has been nominated and selected for several business-related awards in recent years (Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce, Vancouver Island Top 20 Under 40, Startup Canada Awards), for good reason: he’s an inspiration for many of us who are trying to make a difference in our communities. Thanks, James!

FMI about Lil Worker Safety Gear see lilworkersafety.ca. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Lil Worker Safety Gear is a LIFT member.

 

More LIFT Podcast about growing your business

You can find more podcasts with Vancouver Island entrepreneurs, and resources to grow your business on the Island on our blog here. You can also subscribe via iTunes.

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LIFT Podcast: Angie Barnard talks about The Network Hub – & Angie Barnard

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Angie Barnard is the Chief Motivating Officer of The Network Hub in Nanaimo, a PowHERhouse “Women We Celebrate” host, and a LIFT VIP. We talked about The Network Hub, and about Angie as an entrepreneur – including her scariest moments and how she got through them, her advice to Vancouver Island entrepreneurs, a “must enjoy” activity Vancouver Islanders, and her favourite place to eat in the whole world – and more. Enjoy!

FMI about The Network Hub see thenetworkhub.ca/about/nanaimo
FMI about Angie see her LinkedIn profile.

More LIFT Podcasts

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About LIFT

LIFT Startups is a collaborative business and marketing service based on Vancouver Island. We’re bringing entrepreneurs together to “hustle help,” grow their businesses and Vancouver Island’s next economy. Join us!

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