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Podcast: Fabien Gendron talks about Duncan & Co. – and Fabien Gendron!

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Fabien Gendron works with Duncan & Co., an accounting firm based in the Comox Valley, You can find out more about Duncan & Co – and Fabien Gendron – by listening to this podcast.

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND’S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we’re LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.
To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

Enjoy!
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on behalf of the leadership team at LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

  • TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  • Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  • Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers’ Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

LIFT Podcast: Catherine Temple talks about GO Hiking Vancouver Island – and Catherine Temple

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Catherine Temple is a serial entrepreneur living in Campbell River. Starting with tourism-based businesses, Catherine has expanded into servicing the North Island’s growing local business sector with the GO Campbell River initiative. Most recently, she’s translating her passion for the Island’s outdoors into the GO Hiking Vancouver Island venture. 

Our conversation started with GO Hiking, rambled through Catherine’s tourism businesses, delved into her health challenges, and finished with an inspiring vision for  Vancouver Island. Enjoy!

  • FMI about GO Hiking Vancouver Island join the Facebook group discussion at https://facebook.com/groups/222350585311770/
  • FMI about GO Campbell River and to contact Catherine see https://gocampbellriver.com

GO Hiking Vancouver Island is a LIFT Solution Sponsor.

GET FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND’S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we’re LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see https://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

FMI about LIFT see https://liftstartups.ca

More LIFT Podcasts

Enjoy!

~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

  • TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  • Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  • Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers’ Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

Thealzel Lee talks about VANTEC. A LIFT Podcast episode

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Thealzel Lee pitches VANTEC to Vancouver Island entrepreneurs on February 4, 2019 via the LIFT BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. Get tickets here.

Thealzel Lee is the Founder & President of E-Fund and VP Operations for the VANTEC Angel Network in Vancouver. Thealzel will be pitching the VANTEC and E-Fund opportunities to Vancouver Island entrepreneurs at an upcoming BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. I interviewed her about VANTEC as part of LIFT’s work to bring “thinking BIGger” resources to our Island entrepreneur community.

For more information on VANTEC see https://vantec.ca.

Sign up for the BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop with Thealzel Lee and VANTEC via our events page: https://bit.ly/LIFTevents

~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

  • Top 10, Best Innovation, Small Business BC 2019
  • Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards 2018
  • Best Social Media Organization, Readers’ Choice (Comox Valley Record) 2018, 2017, 2016.

Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here at https://liftpodcast.ca/.

Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: https://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

The LIFT Podcast interview with Sharon Marshall of Cree8iv Collaboration

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Sharon Marshall is an inspiring force for change in our BC economy! She is founder and CEO of Cree8iv Collaboration – and Virtual eAdmin. In this podcast interview Sharon talks about her passion and her vision for creating employment and economic development opportunities for Canada’s remote indigenous communities. She also tells us about hard lessons, and amazing results. You’ll also hear about her favourite novel and her favourite business book.

Find out more about what Sharon does at virtualeadmin.com and (coming soon) Cree8ivCollaboration.com.

And, Sharon Marshall is putting Cree8iv Collaboration “on deck” at our February 4, 2019 BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. Be there and be inspired about making a difference to our rural indigenous economies.
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To be featured in a LIFT Podcast please apply to join our Vancouver Island entrepreneur community at applyandgetlifted.ca. Once you’re a member you’ll be invited to benefit from our approach to networking and our award-winning promotions, including being part of our LIFT Podcast series.

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Find more LIFT Podcast episodes at liftpodcast.ca
Subscribe to the LIFT Podcast series on iTunes at iTunesLIFTPodcasts

FMI ABOUT THE LIFT COMMUNITY

We are a community of Vancouver Island entrepreneurs and creatives, working together to grow the Island’s grassroots, entrepreneur-driven economy. In 2018 LIFT was awarded Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, at Startup Canada Awards in Vancouver, for its innovative work as a marketing and business development network.

LIFT offers:

  • Innovative networking and business development workshops
  • Award-winning social media marketing solutions (starting at about $1/day)
  • A “hustle the help” community – our members are helping each grow
  • Access to $4000+ in member-to-member discounts and offers, and
  • Great pricing – that gets even better with our current 25% off “first 300” discount.

Get started by applying at applyandgetlifted.ca

 

Bob Wells talks about My Tech Guys – and Bob Wells. A LIFT Podcast.

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In this LIFT Podcast I interview Bob Wells, owner of My Tech Guys.

Bob is an entrepreneur and has been since the age of 10. Today he’s the very busy owner of My Tech Guys, servicing clients from Nanaimo to the mid-Coast.

Bob is also known as a community leader with a passion for service – and a passion for supporting entrepreneurs. That’s one of the reasons My Tech Guys is a LIFT Community Partner: they’re helping us connect and promote entrepreneurs across the Island.

In this episode of LIFT Podcasts I ask Bob about his business, the smartest thing he’s ever done, his favourite books – as a kid and as an adult (some surprises here!). I also ask him about his commitment to community service, his involvement with Startup Canada, and how these connect to his business.

Enjoy!

~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Local Business Network
Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, Vancouver 2018

Contact Bob and My Tech Guys

Website: mytechguys.ca

More LIFT Podcasts

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Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here.

 

LIFT Podcast: Adam Speigel talks about BDC – and about Adam Speigel

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Adam Speigel works with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). BDC has been helping Canadian entrepreneurs since the 1940s. In 2017 and 2018 BDC has helped sponsor specific LIFT Startups events. In April 2018 HPM talked to Adam about BDC, and about Adam Speigel. Tune in for Adam’s comments about his failures and learnings, his scariest moments, what he’d do with $1M to support local entrepreneurs, and his favourite restaurants.