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Awesome conversation with Alexandra Kapelos-Peters Founder of Cansulta E-Marketplace living in Toronto. Alexandra is passionate about people and business: she loves to see teams, leaders, and clients thrive by removing obstacles and enabling their success. She is on mission is to solve complex business problems with technology and innovation following an action-oriented, empathetic, ethical, sustainable, and collaborative approach, and to inspire ongoing “goodness” in business. In this episode, we delve into her background, the mentors impact on her journey and introduce Cansulta E-Marketplace.  This episode was recorded in October 2022. To continue the conversation with Alexandra be sure to connect with her here: https://www.cansulta.com To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Stay connected and subscribe to receive the latest blog nuggets! Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Also feel free to head over to the sister podcast: Livewithireniastories to listen to the amazing career and business journey of our Global Crew. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Great to be in conversation with Picketa Systems Founder Xavier Hébert-Couturier living in New Brunswick, Canada.  Xavier comes with a background of deep farming roots and he is currently in growth mode for  Picketa Systems,  a new innovative agricultural technology company which is changing the way leaf testing is being conducted in the Agricultural industry.  This particular technology will be a game changer for Farmers everywhere in the world since it is saving them time and money. From a very young age Xavier loved being on the farm especially with his strong interest in breaking things apart and seeing how they worked. He is a true builder and he is not alone in his entrepreneurial journey.  He teamed up with three friends (Dominique, Maxime and Zachary) to build the business which is a little less than two years old.  With access to great professors, business and industry mentors  from institutional organizations to accelerators such as the UNB Technology Management and Entrepreneurship Centre; Energia Ventures Accelerator; Creative Destructive Labs; Quantino and StartUp TNT - the team was able to pivot from a university capstone project to a fully fledged business. To continue the conversation with Xavier and to find out more about their services head over the website: https://www.picketa.com To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Stay connected and subscribe to receive the latest blog nuggets! Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Also feel free to head over to the sister podcast: Livewithireniastories to listen to the amazing career and business journey of our Global Crew. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Super excited to bring you a very insightful conversation with HotSpot Parking Inc. Founder, Philip Curley who shares with us what it takes to build great leaders within his company; networking and relationship building; the importance of the customer acquisition process and customer growth journey to increase loyalty and ultimately the bottom line. He also talks briefly about his company recent acquisition by global transportation leader IBI Group where he is now Head of HotSpot, IBI Group. There are definitely a multitude of super golden nuggets in the episode to enjoy. To continue the conversation with Philip be sure to connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-curley-58363329/?originalSubdomain=ca To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Stay connected and subscribe to receive the latest blog nuggets! Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Also feel free to head over to the sister podcast: Livewithireniastories to listen to the amazing career and business journey of our Global Crew. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Industry Spotlight: Talking with Business Leader ~ Don Ludlow, Vice President of Small Business, Strategy & Partnerships at RBC. We take a peak at the results of the August RBC Small Business Poll conducted by Ipsos Canada August 12-15, 2022 which looked into why Canadians are starting Side-Hustle Businesses. We discuss the rise of the Micro-Entrepreneur Economy and in addition he shares some of the resources RBC offers its business clients. To continue to conversation with Mr. Dunlow, head over to the RBC website: https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/advice/index.html To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Stay connected and subscribe to receive the latest blog nuggets! Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Also feel free to head over to the sister podcast: Livewithireniastories to listen to the amazing career and business journey of our Global Crew. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In this week’s audio segment, I beamed in  the brilliant Co-Founder Mr. Brendan Lee Young,  CEO of Passiv (SnapTrade).  We talked about his journey, his love for music in his early days and the DJ side-hustle experiences. Some of the pivotal moments which helped him to head into the investment world starting as a Canadian side-hustle business to becoming a full-time fully-stacked business entrepreneur. Additionally we discuss building the Passiv (SnapTrade) team, formal mentorship connectors including accelerators which helped to push the business forward to the scale that it is today. We also get personal on this podcast about some of the things he enjoys for work-life integration.  A big golden nugget from this episode is to never to take "no" as the final word since "no"  could be the next fantastic beginning to a new business direction.  To continue the conversation with Brendan be sure to connect with here: https://passiv.com/snaptrade/ To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with Founder of PlanIt! Efficiency Solutions Inc. Kara Morgan from Upper Canada.  A wonderful discussion about various hot topics including setting up the home office; remote work and increasing productivity. As well, we talked about how mentors impacted her life, leading and providing mentorship to her staff  in addition to sharing  useful golden nuggets to upcoming entrepreneurs. A big golden nugget from this episode: "Other people do not determine your value....you need to have your own internal value system." Enjoy this episode! Also be sure to tune into the sister podcast Livewithireniastories. You will hear awesome career and business strategies from the international crew.   To continue the conversation with Kara Morgan, link to PlanIt! Efficiency Solutions Inc. here: https://planitefficiencysolutions.com to discover their services. To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

I am continuing the conversation with Kardia Founder, Christan Hiscock living in West Coast, Canada. We are diving more into his take on fulfillment and the global impact project which is firing him up right now as well, he shares some advice for entrepreneurs in the arena. A golden nugget which I especially enjoyed him saying: "Doing good and making money are not mutually exclusive."  To find out more about Christan's work visit: https://hellokardia.com/  What did you think of this episode? Listeners, Pitch yourself to come into the Spotlight ~  I am accepting pitches from dynamic Leaders and Entrepreneurs from across Canada until May 31st. Connect with me here: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/   Listeners, take a moment and share this episode with a friend who need to hear this. Until next time, I hope you find your vibes in 2022! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Great convo with Kardia Founder Christan Hiscock living on the West Coast of Canada. We are discussing what it takes to build the core of a Heart Centred Business; key characteristics that needs to be built into the business to support and nurture productive employees.  He shares some of his organization's audacious moves on employee vacation times to avoid burnout. Given what we have been through during the pandemic perhaps it is the time to bring a bigger spotlight on this topic.  To find out more about Christan's work visit: https://hellokardia.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Segment 2 continues ~ A candid convo with Pocketed Co-Founders  Brianna Blaney and Aria Hahn from British Colombia, Canada. We are talking about the key ingredients which they implement to build Pocketed company culture as well as how to use the Pocketed platform to generate a list of grant funding opportunities.  There is definitely a golden nugget in this episode for you. If you are on the fence with your idea, this episode will be sure to give you not only some goose bump moments but the motivation for you to test your Minimal Viable Product. Be sure to connect with Brianna and Aria on Linkedin as well visit the Pocketed Platform website: https://hellopocketed.io. Enjoy this episode! Also be sure to tune into the sister podcast Livewithireniastories. You will hear awesome career and business strategies from the international crew.  To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Welcome to season three of the Canadian Side Hustle and Business Podcast! This week’s interview is with Brianna Blaney and Aria Hahn, the Co-Founders of  Pocketed -  a technology platform which will generate where the grant money is in Canada and much more. Brianna and Aria will share with you how the idea for Pocketed was seeded and how they validated the concept. As well, Aria shares the very light bulb moment of knowing that entrepreneurship is a career option. This is not their first rodeo in business. Brianna and Aria went in deep, armed with experience and past lessons as they shared their positive experiences tackling the VC arena with epic moves!  Link to the Pocketed platform website: https://hellopocketed.io to discover more and to continue the conversation. Enjoy this episode! Also be sure to tune into the sister podcast Livewithireniastories. You will hear awesome career and business strategies from the international crew.  To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

As your host, I would like to thank you so much listeners for your time. That's a wrap for season two! I will be back with new episodes and brand new slate of guests and new format for season three. Head over to my global channel Livewithirenia Podcast to take in some International guests, dynamic leaders and entrepreneurs! Thank you so much for continuing to be an avid listener and remember to keep your dream ALIVE! I appreciate your support.  Also be sure to tune into the sister podcast Livewithireniastories. You will hear awesome career and business strategies from the international crew.  To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Happy to be in conversation with a long time friend and fabulous leader, Gabriella Merritt living and enjoying Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With sixteen years in Corporate, Gabriella’s journey is one of grit, hard work and perserverance to get into the Travel Industry. She has over thirteen years experience managing diverse teams and has grown through the ranks of Corporate at SellOffVacations.com. She is very goal oriented, passionate about marketing, travel and very curious about the world.  In her downtime, she  enjoys hanging out with her daughter, exercising and painting art work. In this episode Gabriella and I had a hilariously reunion since we go way back to her first arrival in Canada. We had a great convo about her career journey from Ecuador to Canada; how mentors have impacted her career trajectory in the Travel industry, some of her triumphs moving up in Corporate; managing and motivating teams and all that jazz that make life so exciting. Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

Happy to be in conversation with a fabulous Career Professional with a Canadian Side Hustle Business, Ms Ilia Francis beaming in from Oakville, Ontario Canada. Ilia wears multiple  hats, she is a Mum, Engineer, Public Speaker and LinkedIn Trainer. As a Linkedin Trainer Ilia has experience coaching a variety of professionals, students, and business owners on how to project themselves, their businesses and/or careers by creating powerful LinkedIn profiles and using social selling to leverage the power of LinkedIn for job seeking and/or lead generation. She focuses on LinkedIn optimization and social selling for professionals and entrepreneurs; in addition to being a public speaker who is fluent in Spanish and English. In this episode we talk about her epic journey from Engineer to becoming a Linkedin Trainer and how to optimize LinkedIn for your personal brand and business endeavours. Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with Savvy Social’s CEO, Ms. Andréa Jones living in Toronto Canada.  She is fiercely committed to helping businesses and podcasters build profitable online communities through simple social media solutions.  Andrea is the host of the Savvy Social Podcast, creator of the Savvy Social School, a digital platform designed to teach its 100+ members (predominantly small business owners) how to implement organic social media strategies, and named one of Social Report's top marketers to follow. In this episode we talk about her journey and many career pivots prior to her starting her own digital marketing agency.  Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with the dynamic Brooke Gordon beaming in from Ontario, Canada. She wears multiple hats and is very passionate about supporting women. She is a Senior Advisor for BDC’s Women Entrepreneur Strategy, where she connects women business owners with people and programs to grow and scale their business. Brooke is committed to ensuring women thrive through every step of their business journey with the help of dedicated partner organizations and regional hubs across the entrepreneurial ecosystem. She is a Personal Trainer and Health Coach as well as a fellow Podcaster of the show called “More Than Good Food.” Her mission is to support women in their personal and professional growth from a foundation of health. She is also a passionate volunteer with the Soroptimist International, Live Your Dream Award and Dream It Be It programs, supporting education and career mentorship for women and girls.  In this episode she shares her journey and career pivots which lead her to her current Mid-Level position. Brooke Gordon Free resource ~BDC Maturity Assessment Tool: https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/business-assessments/digital-maturity Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with dynamic Emiliano Introcaso, Entrepreneur and International Business Advisor beaming in from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has more than two decades of experience working with manufacturers and exporters looking to increase their global growth by providing them with support and guidance in all things export. Emiliano's strategy not only focuses on navigating companies through the complexities of global supply chains, but also in the small details that can make or break an international trade transaction.  He is an International Business Advisor at Export Development Canada (EDC), a Crown Agency of the Government of Canada.  He also has multiple Canadian Side Hustle Businesses including being a Professor at Seneca College teaching International Business and Supply Chain Management; Landlord and Tax Specialist.  Emiliano takes great pride in helping all his clients including close friends and family members with their Finances since money management is so important at any stage of life. He is very passionate about helping his clients to budget and figure out their personal finances so that they can be financially independent and live a life where they worry less about money and are able to concentrate on the important things in life.  With his varied interests in business and life, Emiliano's ambitious mission is to help change the world for the better, one person at the time. Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with Alvin Meledath is a recent International Grad from Vancouver Island University based out of Victoria Canada previously with Bell Canada and Royal Bank. Presently Alvin serves in Tech Client Experience At Softchoice & CX at Wonsulting. Passionate to help others find opportunities and support Alvin co-created Customer Buds to uplift the next generation of client focused professionals and provide them with mentorship and access. . . In this episode we discussed his journey from India to Canada; the importance of mentorship and nurturing the development human capital. We talked about the need to access great talent in Canada and across the Globe. In addition, we talked about how young talent, that is, university graduates have a limited view into to the true nature of the varied entry level Sales roles whether it be In-Bound Sales, Out-Bound Sales; Business Data Analytics; and/or Customer Success to name a few and what his company is doing to bridge that gap.  We also talked about some of the things which he does to help him stay grounded and all that jazz in life that make things exciting.  Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with Corinne Boudreau who wears many hats including Entrepreneur, Instructor, and Legal Guide. Corinne pivoted from Corporate Law into entrepreneurship in 2012 and has never looked back. What started as a 40-hour in-person legal course developed for small business owners has now also turned into guided legal templates for Canadians doing business online. Corinne has a knack for making things practical and easy to implement.  Being a Lawyer since 2002 has given her perspective and experience to boil things down to the essentials. Corinne is originally from Cape Breton Island and lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with her spouse, Martin, two teenagers Enya and Owen and new rescue pup, Kiwi.Corinne's motto is "Work Hard. Have Fun. Give Back." In this episode we discussed her big career pivots and having options for growth in multiple pathways; the importance of increasing legal literacy in an organization at a very early stage; as well as building community and serving orders through music and all that jazz that makes her life so exciting. Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation a dynamic leader, Jennifer Leger, beaming in from Moncton New Brunswick. She is Co-Founder of QUBER who is empowering women to gain financial Independence through good money management. QUBER is an app designed to guide and maintain people on their money saving journey, and specifically to build the habit of saving money. It takes a gamified approach to help people be more mindful about spending and intentional about saving. QUBER uses the same behavioural science used to make us buy, to motivate saving. It offers a community of like-minded individuals, gamification and rewards along the way to make it easy for users to regain control of their personal finances and achieve goals.  Jennifer is a thought leader with over 15 years combined experience in leading-edge technology for the gaming, health, and finance industries. Her industry experience, vast network of industry and academic experts, along with her keen interest in behavioural economics and customer experience has helped shape the design and development of the QUBER platform. In this episode Jennifer shared how she came up with the idea to start the business; the importance of being user centric as you grow and scale your start-up; and why it is necessary to have financial literacy from a very early age.  Enjoy this episode! To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message

In conversation with the Sophia Ruffolo beaming in from Chicago, USA with a strong Canadian connection. You will see that connection as you listen to our discussion. Sophia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Femmebought who is empowering women to gain economic independence through entrepreneurship. An experienced executive with a background in “Big Law”, Sophia has worked in a variety of leadership roles for BMO Financial Group, including Chief Compliance Officer of BMO Private Banking Global. People love working with Sophia because of her endless energy and drive to help women launch businesses on their own terms.  In this episode we discussed the importance of building a legacy business today; why it is important to think of succession planning from the get-go and all that jazz that make her life so interesting. Enjoy this episode!  To have your questions and stories featured in future episodes head over to the show website: https://ireniaroussel.org/canadian-side-hustle-business-podcast/  Your feedback is very important to me, so remember to follow,  rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts. The Canadian Side Hustle & Business Podcast was produced by Irenia Roussel including all branding, social media and artwork. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/irenia-roussel/message