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Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry...
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Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry and putting Toronto initiatives on the map. The show covers CEOs, tech executives, scientists, artists, athletes, and Canadian icons. Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we start showing it.
------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."
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------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."
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Greenhouse Juice Co. (it's more than just juice!)
20 FEB 2020 · Hana James is the Co-Founder and Director of Community for Greenhouse Juice Co. VIsit greenhouse.ca for more information!33m 38s -
George Stroumboulopoulos on what he's chasing
12 FEB 2020 · It's Strombo. Need I say more?31m 39s -
The Syrian refugee making history in Canadian tech
7 AUG 2019 · In 2011, Mohammed Hakmi fled his home in Syria when war was declared in his country. He moved to Lebonan, where he lived for 8 years. In 2018, Kris Braun met Mohammed over email. 11 months later, Kris brought Mohammed to Canada as the first Syrian refugee to be hired directly into Canadian tech. Today, Mohammed and Kris are both engineers at Bonfire, a software company in Waterloo. On this episode, we talk to both Mohammed and Kris about how this story came together. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.46m 27s -
Over 200 CEOs are giving away equity...
30 JUL 2019 · Jennifer Couldrey is the Executive Director of the Upside Foundation, and one of Canada's Top 100 most powerful women of 2018. The foundation seeks commitment from Canadian tech companies to donate a small percentage of their equity to charity. When companies decide to IPO or get acquired, that equity gets converted to cash and donated to a charity of their choice. In this episode, we talk about how Jenn has gotten over 200 companies to take the pledge, what her newest award means to her, and how women in tech can continue to excel in this industry. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Right Reserved.35m 4s -
What if you could live for 120 years?
24 JUL 2019 · Steven Ten Holder is the Founder and Chief Innovation officer for Acorn Biolabs. His company freezes your stem cells with just the pluck of a few hairs, so that you can preserve them for when you may need them most, decades down the line. In this episode, we talk about why Steven founded the company, why he gave up the title of CEO, and where this industry is going. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.33m 14s -
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24 JUL 2019 · Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we started to show it. Host: Akash Pasricha Producer: Aryan Pasricha Copyright Akash Naren Pasricha 2019. All Rights Reserved.1m 52s
Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry...
show more
Spotlight On The Six features interviews with local Torontonians who are lifting our city on the global stage. Every week, Akash interviews an outstanding local who is pioneering their industry and putting Toronto initiatives on the map. The show covers CEOs, tech executives, scientists, artists, athletes, and Canadian icons. Toronto is having a moment, and it's time we start showing it.
------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."
show less
------- Akash Pasricha is a design consultant and contributor to the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. He is a podcaster from Toronto, and previously the host of the iTunes Top 100 Podcast "Operation: Internship."
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