The Entrepreneur Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In our continuing series spotlighting female entrepreneurs, we wanted to talk to a few founders who are just beginning their journey.

Part of the Summer Entrepreneurial Internship program at Western University, Lily Yang, Maura Selvakumar, and Madeline Noftle are current students who are spending the summer working on elevating their start-ups.

Ivey entrepreneurship faculty member Janice Byrne sat down with the three of them to uncover their journey into entrepreneurship, and the unique challenges they navigate as women and student founders.

Lily Yang is the founder of BsafeKC, which creates stylish and discreet non-lethal safety products designed for daily wear or carry.

Maura Selvakumar is the founder of Masca Vintage, a sustainable fashion brand specializing in women’s vintage clothing and accessories.

Madeline Noftle is the founder of The Starfish Studio, which creates nature-inspired handmade art pieces typically made out of resin and pressed flowers.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

Building a high-growth business is like launching a rocket! The founder is the engine builders and venture capital is the rocket fuel. It is a two-sided relationship where priorities are different, but the goals are the same. But what does it take to get lift off and break through the atmosphere? How can entrepreneurs and investors work together to discover the full potential of their ventures?

In this special episode recorded at the Western Angels’ Demo Day, we hear from two Western Alumni on both sides of the table.

Entrepreneur Navin Kaminoulu, and Investor Scott Kaplanis have worked together for the past five years, building ventures, raising capital, and exiting.

Kaminoulu was the co-founder & COO of INDUS.AI, a computer vision & machine learning company that interprets construction documents and images to provide valuable insights for builders. The company raised $11M in venture capital and was acquired in 2021 by Procore Technologies, the world’s largest construction SaaS company.

Kaplanis played a major role in that story as the managing partner of Groundbreak Ventures, a seed and series A property technology fund that focuses on finding the next generation of founders in the industry.

Together, they discuss what to look for in a company and investment firm, the do’s and don’ts of raising capital, what keeps them up at night, and the process, pros and cons of the exit.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

Entrepreneurs often reflect their companies.

That is definitely the case with Matt Phillips, founder of Phillips Brewing and Malting Co.! Phillips rejoins the podcast to dive deeper into the unique brand he has built over two decades, how and why he started a craft brewery while others were shutting their doors, and what the future holds for British Columbia’s biggest small brewery.
 

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

With the new season of The Entrepreneur Podcast just around the corner, here's a story from our upcoming episode with Matt Phillips, Founder of Phillips Brewing & Malting Company, on the creation of their popular ale, Blue Buck.

Mark Healy started his first entrepreneurial venture during his Ivey MBA in 2005. Through the years he has led established brands and started a variety of ventures in the marketing and consulting space. But most recently, Healy joined two other Ivey alums and acquired a horseradish brand in Norfolk County. And that right in the midst of a global pandemic. In this frank conversation recorded at the Desjardins Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, Mark shares the lessons he has learned from being an entrepreneur and working in larger firms, the challenges of running a product company, and what future trends entrepreneurs should explore in the coming years.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

Attempting to forecast the future can be dangerous but this episode is all about that and more.

Previously in our series on Entrepreneurship Research, we have explored the history of the field, its dramatic rise, and the variety of research areas that our faculty are currently engaged in… but what about the future? What are the unexplored areas of entrepreneurship research that will draw new scholars from around the world to better understand entrepreneurs and how they impact our economy and society?

There are some common themes you will hear throughout this episode, including how new research might redefine what we know as entrepreneurship today - driven by the emergence of new industries, business models, societal changes, and technological advancements.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

Despite its relative youth, a story we covered in our first episode, the world of entrepreneurship research has grown vast and wide.

With the currents of economics, cognitive science, psychology, and various fields of business streaming in; entrepreneurship has been able to incorporate a whole host of frameworks and perspectives to forge its own identity.

In part two of our series on entrepreneurship research, we discover more about the expertise and study interests of our Ivey faculty team, including some of the surprising findings they have come across in their work.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

“Entrepreneurship” can often seem like a buzzword.

Since the 1970s, there has been a strong narrative of the entrepreneur; a visionary leader, who is changing the way we live our day-to-day lives, and driving human innovation to the next level.

But amidst the glamour and mythology, entrepreneurship also has a science to it. And the "scientist" that dissect and study the world of entrepreneurship are the focus of this series.

In this first episode, we will discover the origins of entrepreneurship research, where it started, and how - like entrepreneurship itself - it grew rapidly to become a vibrant field of study combining economics, sociology, and psychology, to better understand this phenomenon that is shaping tomorrow’s world.

You will meet our entrepreneurship research faculty at the Ivey Business School, and discover what drew them to this field, and how each of them are trying to draw a clearer picture of what entrepreneurship means to individuals, society, and place - all wrapped up in the human story.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

To find out more about our Ivey faculty members, visit:
https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty/disciplines/entrepreneurship/

Key characters mentioned in this episode include:

• Joseph Schumpeter
• Friedrich Hayek
• Ludwig von Mises

Important papers mentioned in this episode include:

• The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research
  S Shane, S Venkataraman (2000), Academy of management review 25 (1), 217-226

• Discovery and creation: Alternative theories of entrepreneurial action
  SA Alvarez, JB Barney (2007), Strategic entrepreneurship journal 1 (1‐2), 11-26 

• How do entrepreneurs organize firms under conditions of uncertainty?
  SA Alvarez, JB Barney (2005), Journal of Management 31 (5), 776-793

• How entrepreneurial firms can benefit from alliances with large partners
  SA Alvarez, JB Barney (2001), Academy of Management Perspectives 15 (1), 139-148

• Entrepreneurship and Epistemology: The Philosophical Underpinnings of the Study of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
  SA Alvarez, JB Barney (2010), Academy of Management Annals 4 (1), 557-583

• Organizing rent generation and appropriation: Toward a theory of the entrepreneurial firm
  SA Alvarez, JB Barney (2004), Journal of Business Venturing 19 (5), 621-635

• The entrepreneurial theory of the firm 
  S Alvarez, JB Barney (2007), Journal of Management Studies 44 (7), 1057-1063

• Causation and effectuation: Toward a theoretical shift from economic inevitability to entrepreneurial contingency
  SD Sarasvathy (2001) Academy of Management Review 26 (2), 243-263

• Effectuation: Elements of entrepreneurial expertise
  SD Sarasvathy (2008), Edward Elgar Publishing

• Creating something from nothing: Resource construction through entrepreneurial bricolage
  T Baker, RE Nelson (2005), Administrative science quarterly 50 (3), 329-366

• Entrepreneurial action and the role of uncertainty in the theory of the entrepreneur
  JS McMullen, DA Shepherd (2006), Academy of Management Review 31 (1), 132-152

Join us for a new series on the Entrepreneur Podcast that will explore the fascinating world of entrepreneurship research, from its origin and growth, to what the future holds, featuring our world-class Ivey faculty.

The three-part series debuts next Thursday, August 3, 2023.

To ensure you don't miss out on this series, subscribe to The Entrepreneur Podcast on your favourite platform or visit:
https://entrepreneurship.uwo.ca/podcast

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.

If the world of business is a sport, entrepreneurs are often the ones making the rules.

That was definitely the case for Ivey MBA ’07 Trent Kitsch, who changed the men’s underwear industry forever with the introduction of Saxx Underwear.

Born and raised in Kelowna, BC, Kitsch has always had the energy, passion, and determination that marks out the best entrepreneurs. Throughout his still young career, Kitsch has managed to not only reinvent age-old products but also score major wins in early, burgeoning industries.

A serial entrepreneur, Kitsch joins the Entrepreneur Podcast, Legends Series, to share his journey of building a brand during his MBA, and how his ability to recognize opportunity has helped him be at the right place, at the right time.

The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Connie Clerici, QS ’08, and Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Inc.