This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not...

This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for...

This is the 17th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for...

This is the 16th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for...

This is the 15th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for...

This is the 14th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and...

This is the 13th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and...

This is the 12th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and...

This is the 11th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of X528 DAO and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary. All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and...

This is my introductory podcast with Helen Harvey, an Associate Director with the infrastructure consulting firm, Turner & Townsend.  Although Helen works out of the Calgary office, she is supported by 10,000+ colleagues in 125 offices across the globe.   Tune in for the start of a new series with Helen titled “From the Ground Up” whereby Helen will seek to share her insights and perspectives on the “Green Agenda” to focus on issues of importance around sustainability, renewable...

This is the 2nd episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie out of Banff, Alberta.  In this episode, Ange focused on: – society’s obsession with weight loss - how the pursuit of health has become an obsession - why the protocol “simply eat less and workout more” never ends up working long term   Three take-aways from this episode: 1 | Avoid the “YoYo” cycle of dieting 2 | Seek to move to a curious state around dieting 3 |...

This is the 4th Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to  Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors. In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episodes 1 to 3 under the sub-topic, “Standing Up To YourSelf”.   Dr. Vee provided the following key aspects to consider: “Confidence does not come from outward success, it comes from...

In the first episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie, we took a deep dive into understanding why she is referred to as the “Anti-Diet” individual.  Now, in order to avoid calling out her mother for arriving at such a distinguished title, I asked Ange to provide some clarity since there are so many diet solutions available on the market. Selected highlights: [2:22]...there is this external pressure…because by doing so, this will equal...

This is an update from episode 400 on 17 November 2022 and although was meant to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Reactiv SUITE during a Zoom presentation, there is benefit gained from listening Av explain how the “mixed reality” features can create meaningful and engaging presentations for participants.    As Av explained: [16:48]…back in the day, we stood right next to the flip charts [16:56]…the problem with technology is that it is completely disconnecting us…now we have all of these...

This is the 15th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations. In this episode, Errol outlined key considerations for businesses to make around building a marketing team: Remote and in-person marketing teams Small and large organisations Internal marketing staff versus outsourcing §§§ To learn more about Errol Vas and his work,...

This is the 14th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations. In this episode, Errol decided to focus on the marketing strategy of two watch manufacturers from the 1960’s Brand 1 | Saxony Dive Watch – Swiss manufactured; NY-based 1968 start; spent $1 million on advertising (in 1968!!); equivalent to $8 million in 2023 dollars.  In 1970,...

This is episode 8 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan and his team at Assured Psychology, whereby each episode seeks to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health. In this episode, I was joined in the podcast studio by Dr. Robyn Lett, Registered Psychologist at Assured Psychology. The key areas of discussion focussed on ADHD and neurodivergence and the new era of the workplace goal setting vs intention...

In the first episode of 2023, I shared a Zoom call with Ange Helie, a native of Banff, Alberta and the founder of AfterGlow, a lifestyle coaching business she has spent the better part of 15 years getting established.  Her concerted efforts lead to recently opening a studio on Banff Avenue, which most folks associate with a street level view of Cascade Mountain on a post-card! Ange has both the “professional” and “life” credentials to back up her work including a 2-year personal training...

In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Hanif Joshaghani, the CEO and co-founder of Calgary-based software company, Symend. §§§ There is a lot to unpack from our 40 minute discussion including: [1:40]...finding the “social North Star” [3:00]...Leveraging behavioral science to impact digital interactions [3:40]...providing value to clients beyond initial problem of past due customers [14:10]...”Symend” definition: a fair and transparent way of amending...

This is the 3rd Episode of “Dr. Vee’s Coaching Corner”, a series dedicated to  Dr. Veronica De La Rosa sharing her practical business advice for the benefit of small and medium sized businesses across many industries and service sectors. §§§ In this episode, Dr. Vee continued with the “Self-Confidence” theme from episodes 1 and 2 to focus on how self-confidence gives you the ability to say NO but also to say YES. Dr. Vee provided 5 tips on how to normalize saying “NO”: 1st | Be clear;...

This is the 13th episode in the “Errol’s Eye On” series dedicated to Errol Vas providing practical marketing and business advice to startups, small to medium-sized enterprises and large multi-national corporations. §§§ In this episode, Errol recommends that during a recession or downturn in the economy, companies should double-down on their marketing and advertising efforts.  He cited a terrific example from the Great Depression in which the cereal company, Kelloggs, not only increased its...

In this episode, Av Utukuri, the CEO and co-founder of Vizetto Software, the Toronto-based startup that created the Reactiv presentation tool.  Av describes Reactiv as follows: Reactiv leverages the neuroscience of engagement and cognitive learning models to dramatically improve the remote meeting experience Reactiv helps presenters to stand out and provides them with the necessary workflow and management tools to ensure that the key information presented is elevated and retained in...

This is episode 7 in the “All Psyched Up About” series dedicated to the work of clinical psychologist, Daniel McMillan and his team at Assured Psychology, whereby each episode seeks to highlight a variety of issues and topics around mental health. §§§ In this episode, I was joined in the studio by Daniel McMillan and his colleague, Konstantinos Chondros, a Registered Psychologist with a doctorate in Counselling Psychology FROM THE University of Calgary and a Sexual Health Certificate...

Overwatch World Finals Final on 4 November with Dallas Fuels taking theGrand Prize over San Francisco Shock (4-3) | Livestream broadcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO1XjffJ5f8 §§§ LEAGUE Of Legends World Championship DRX Global (Korea) defeated T1 LOL (Korea) – score of 3-2 to win the Summoners Trophy | http://bit.ly/3zWQfKW §§§ MLB The Houston Astros won the World Series in 6 games over Philadelphia.  The side story is Mattress Mack and his $75 million betting...