The Startup Different Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Are entrepreneurs in Canada less motivated than their US counterparts? Last week, Matt Reesor gave us his take and identified how Canadian firms need to compete. Today, Chris and I dig deeper into the complexities of the Canada versus US competitive landscape. Welcome to Start Up Different.

This week we're talking about entrepreneurship, Canada, and politics. Our guest is the fantastic Matt Reesor. Matt's expertise lies in understanding how the dynamics of interpersonal communication contribute to the success of plans and ideas. He has trained thousands of MBA and Masters students at Queen's University Smith School of Business in Canada and Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in Japan. Through his company, Reemark Communications, Matt has partnered with leading organizations, to provide communications consulting and training services.

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Last week we spoke with Nathan Yeung of “Find your audience”. While having one of the more interesting business models out there, Nathan also tried to squash a huge myth about marketing - mostly that we kinda suck at it. Today we deep dive into Nathan’s myth busting and talk about the good o’l days of organic content.

It’s Startup Different with the Sinkinson Bros.

With years of experience as a leader in marketing operations, Nathan helps mid-market businesses build, enhance, or support their marketing functions and drive value creation. He’s a B2B SaaS Marketing Leader, Guest Lecturer, Consumer Psychology Geek and Dad, delivering companies marketing functions that become revenue engines. And he’s with us today on another fantabulous episode of Startup Different.

Last week we spoke to Ameya Juvekar, a serial entrepreneur in the consumer marketing space. His startups in the consumer health worked in tandem to deliver considerable and meaningful value for his customers and their patients. Today Chris and I explore Amaya’s businesses and how working as an intraprenear helped get him going.

Welcome to Startup Different!

Once upon a time, Chris and I had a few different businesses on the go. It’s not uncommon for early founders to do this as they’re trying to figure out what works in the market. 

But that definitely doesn’t mean it’s easy. Today, we’re speaking with Ameya Juvekar, an entrepreneur with a diverse background in business, marketing, revenue generation, and technology. He’ll be talking about his two companies, ScaleUp42 - a marketing firm that specializes in customer acquisition for health and wellness clinics -  and HealthBuddha.ca - a platform that connects patients to the best rated nearby naturopaths .

It’s interview time on Startup Different!

Last week Marley Alles gave us a 101 on her startup Rax. She had some awesome insights on how to set up a peer-to-peer business. This week, we dissect her strategy and draw out some of the key learnings from her experiences.

This week we’re talking fashion, something Chris brutally sucks at. But it turns out that thanks to Rax, his situation may be salvageable. 

Rax is Canada's peer-to-peer wardrobe rental app where you can save money borrowing and make money lending your closet. Co-Founder Marley Alles is here today to tell us about rax, how to own the social media game, and win a ton of awards.

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Last week we spoke to Flowstate Coaching and Consulting, and Life By Design Lab Founder Rishi Behari. It was an awesome conversation about flow, going from what it is, to how to make it happen to the science behind it.

Today Chris and I deep dive into flow and cover some of the biggest data backed learnings from our conversation with Rishi. We also figure out our flow profiles and the answers might surprise you. Let’s get into flow - this is Startup Different.

Today on the program we have Flowstate Coaching and Consulting and Life By Design Lab Founder Rishi Behari. Rishi started these businesses in order to help others find joy and purpose in their lives and work. His coaching philosophy leverages powerful insights from cutting-edge neuroscience research to empower organizations and individuals alike to perform at their peak, while falling in love with the process on the way. Welcome to Startup Different.