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James Stephan-Usypchuk is CEO of JSU Solutions. James's journey began as he was still a baby when he got cancer. After his recovery, James and his family became very active in fundraising, an experience from which he developed a very focused and entrepreneurial mind. It’s no surprise that today, still in his twenties, James is at the head of a very successful digital agency and is considered the top Facebook Ads expert in Canada! Discover how he went from beginning to work on social media, to managing a couple clients as a freelancer, to now helping a handful of companies grow their business online. All this without having to pick up the phone, simply by understanding the power of a network and social media.

Rodrigo is the chief evangelist and creative director at the digital marketing agency Genius. Rodrigo got into marketing because of his remarkable talent and ability for storytelling. If at first, it was words and imagery that he was skilled with, Rodrigo is now very enthusiast about the next steps brands can take to communicate and tell stories through technology. In this episode, learn all about Rodrigo’s personal upbringing as a child of an immigrant family who lost everything by escaping to Canada, but also learn about what is Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and how can companies use these technologies to better tell their stories.

Brittany Krystle is a personal brand and growth consultant helping people grow their industry influence online. Before going on her own and launching her podcast “Beyond Influential”, Brittany worked with some of the most influential people of the web including the wildly popular Gary Vaynerchuk, for whose company she worked both in L.A. and NYC. In this episode, she tells us about her personal journey, from being pushed to law school while wanting to start a career in entertainment, to making her way to TV networks and then finding her true calling in influence, personal branding, and social media. Brittany also shares some great tactics about content management as well as some strategies to become more influential online.

Brittany Krystle is a personal brand and growth consultant helping people grow their industry influence online. Before going on her own and launching her podcast “Beyond Influential”, Brittany worked with some of the most influential people of the web including the wildly popular Gary Vaynerchuk, for whose company she worked both in L.A. and NYC. In this episode, she tells us about her personal journey, from being pushed to law school while wanting to start a career in entertainment, to making her way to TV networks and then finding her true calling in influence, personal branding, and social media. Brittany also shares some great tactics about content management as well as some strategies to become more influential online.

How DO companies grow? This question is the main focus of this special episode featuring not one, but TWO guests! Josh Miller and Mike Newton are respectively partner and managing partner at FL Fuller Landau, a full-service accounting firm downtown Montreal. Because that’s what they do both for their clients and for their own firm, they discuss all sorts of way companies can grow: acquisition, business development, hiring people, marketing… And of course, all the challenges that come with!

Joseph is president and co-owner of the smart home company Homesync. With his very diverse and particular background; from graduating engineering school at 21 years-old to joining the military forces years after his parents moved his family to Canada to avoid war, it’s no surprise that Joseph ended up choosing the road less travelled of entrepreneurship. Hear all about the challenges of doing business in an emerging/technological field and the indispensable things you need to succeed (refer to this episode’s title for a clue!)  

Karim Abouzeid is the president and owner of Magnor, a manufacturer and designer of water treatment equipment company. With the plan in mind to eventually own a business, Karim studied accounting and started his career as a CPA. Luckily enough, he got to work in the mergers and acquisitions department at one of the big fours, which taught him everything about the path he would then chose to take to achieve his dream: buying a business. But buying a business ain’t no easy task! This is the story of how Karim made it happen.

Certified Real Estate Broker and co-founder of Witt Realty Inc, Heidi is a dedicated businesswoman and mother of three. Even if she only found her true vocation in real estate later in her professional journey, her hard work and passion for people propelled her to tremendous success. The realtor profession being already very entrepreneurial, Heidi really took the leap when she started operating under her own name only a few years in the industry. Learn all about the challenges, decisive moments, wins, and amazing lessons from her growth story as a broker, a mom, a businesswoman, and an entrepreneur.

Natalie is the CEO of her own communications agency, Commetta. What she started alone while still in business school has now grown to an international digital agency whose mission is to help companies shine online. With diversity at the core of both her personal and professional background, Natalie got to see just how much creative artists and small business owners needed help to get the word out about all the good they’re doing. She is now educating entrepreneurs from across the globe about inbound marketing and helping them spread their message.

Adam is what we call a true born-entrepreneur, with all its natural qualities: he’s optimistic, self-driven, always looking for the next opportunity. As his story confirms, Adam strongly believes that behind every challenge hides a business opportunity. Equipped with this positive winning attitude and a strong purpose to bring to the market products that would truly help people, Adam launched the brand Lil Tracker last year. But let’s go back to beginnings! Find out what mistakes he made, what dreading challenges he faced, and how he turned them into - literally - more revenues.