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Welcome to our 12th episode and season finale! In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Sheldon Sawchuk, currently the Head of Product at ScriptString. Sheldon spent his career in Digital and Product and became one of the Principals at ScriptString where they started in the middle of the Pandemic and turned the company from a services company into a Product company.
We talk about what he’s learned along the way, advice he has to give, and the journey of starting a company to having a product on the AWS marketplace. This conversation is full of insights and tips, I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it!

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Lakshmi Baskaran, VP of Engineering of Sedna Systems where they are revolutionizing how emails work. She talks about how she got to where she is, about leadership and management, about building culture, and advice she has to give.
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it!

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, Phillip Coffey sits down with Lisa Pinkus, Vice President, Commercial and Residential Sector of SNC Lavalin. Lisa is one of the top leaders in the mechanical and electrical consulting industry for over 30 years. She shares what she learned in her journey, talks about the smooth transition from LKM to SNC, about leadership and management, and so much more.

This is an episode you’re not going to want to miss!
For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Mitch Solway, currently a fractional CMO for multiple startup companies across Canada.  Mitch was the first marketing employee at LavaLife where he helped build the company and the marketing team there, and then was one of the first employees of Freshbooks where he also built up the team and company.    

In this interview, we talk about how he got to where he is, what he’s learned over the years both as an individual and to build culture and teams, and the advice he has for companies. 

I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it!

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

Happy Mother’s Day! In this special Mother’s Day released episode, June Coffey sits down with Kathy Madigan. Kathy is currently the Vice President of the PMO of IT Solutions and Enablement at Sitel, she is one of the leading minds in call center technologies. If you’ve ever called into a call center in North America, chances are, Kathy was probably one of the people behind it. She is a mother of 3 top world athletes and most importantly, she is one of the most caring individuals that we know and she does it all with such grace. We talk about how she got to where she is, the tips she has to give and so much more. You’re not going to want to miss one second of this!

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Kelley Irwin, the CIO of Electrical Safety Authority and the award winning author of Please Stay, How Women in Tech Survive and Thrive (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1777301831)  Kelley talks about how she got to where she is now, the challenges she overcame, the book she wrote with Debra Christmas, and advice she has to give.  I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it!

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Omer Aziz, the founder of Peak Performance Engineering. https://peakperformance.engineering/. Omer started his career as an engineer, moved to HR and was the International Head of HR at Blackberry, Senior VP of HR at Sysomos, the CHRO at Flight Network, and now Omer has dedicated his time to helping people find their flow and peak performance. He has been invited as a speaker at TedX about this topic.
If you want to get into flow more and find your peak performance, stay tuned, you’re not going to want to miss this conversation!
For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Vicki Knott, the CEO and co-founder of Crux OCM. https://www.cruxocm.com/ Vicki talks about how she came up with the idea for the tech startup, the point when they almost gave up, to getting a client like Phillips 66, and so much more. Vicki is a very self aware and authentic leader and this interview is full of insights and tips. We think you’ll very much enjoy it!
For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Corby Fine, currently the Vice President of Digital Marketing and Sales at Bell. Corby is a growth and marketing leader, digital ninja, business disruptor, and he is the host of Fine Tune with Corby Fine: https://www.corbyfine.com/. We talk about the lessons he has learned over the years, about branding, about his podcast, and he even gives us his favorite interview question he asks everyone. This interview is full of insights and tips that we think you’ll really enjoy listening to it.

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.

In this episode, June Coffey sits down with Max Tremaine, the CEO of Sherpa. https://www.joinsherpa.com/ Max talks about how he took an idea and a mission, to make travel easier to forming a tech company that is working with the world’s largest travel companies. We talk about his thoughts process before starting a startup, about how to find the right people, about leadership and what he looks for in his team. This interview is full of insights and tips that we think you’ll really enjoy listening to it.

For more information, visit us at www.searchlabs.ca or our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/searchlabs.