Garrick Tiplady is the Vice President & Country Director for Meta in Canada, the company formerly known as Facebook. We discussed how his previous roles paved the way to Meta, his philanthropic work, and how Meta combatted COVID-19 misinformati

Dr. Mike DeGagné

Feb 18th, 2021 43m 30s

Dr. Mike DeGagné is President and CEO of Indspire, an Indigenous national charity enriching Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement. Mike has been a leader in Indigenous education, first as President and Vice-Chancellor

Mary Deacon

Jan 21st, 2021 56m 56s

Mary Deacon is the Founder and Inaugural Chair of Bell Let's Talk, an initiative that put mental health on the map and has invested over $100M to date. We discussed her significant background in philanthropy and social causes, including her pos

Lisa Lisson

Dec 16th, 2020 45m 41s

Lisa Lisson is President of FedEx Express Canada. Lisa has been recognized as one of Canada’s most powerful women and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her achievements and work in her community. We spoke t

Deborah Gillis

Dec 9th, 2020 45m 55s

Deborah Gillis is President and CEO of CAMH Foundation. As a recognized thought leader on gender equality, diversity and inclusion, Deborah has dedicated her career to driving social change. In this episode, we spoke to Deborah about growing up

Michael Landsberg

Dec 2nd, 2020 51m 58s

Michael Landsberg is one of the best-known personalities in Canadian broadcasting, he has been recognized for his documentary “Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me” and in 2017, received the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) fr

Harris Fricker

Jun 6th, 2019 37m 56s

Harris Fricker is the Chief Executive Officer of GMP Capital. We spoke to him about his blue-collar upbringing, breaking in to Bay Street, founding a company with Elon Musk, and what he sees as the future of investment banking.

Michele Romanow

May 23rd, 2019 32m 20s

Michele Romanow is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, Dragon and venture capitalist. We spoke to her at the Toronto headquarters of her latest venture, Clearbanc, which is transforming how startups access growth capital.

Elmer Kim

May 9th, 2019 28m 42s

Elmer Kim is the Chief Investment Officer and Head of the Hyatt Bangia Family Office and was previously the Vice President of Growth Equity at BDC Capital. We spoke to Elmer about his career, investing in Canada and the often secretive world of

Bruce Croxon

Apr 25th, 2019 30m 38s

Bruce Croxon is a Canadian tech entrepreneur who Co-Founded Lavalife in 1988. He was a Dragon on CBC's Dragon Den and today he heads a venture capital firm in Toronto called Round 13 Capital. We spoke to him about getting Lavalife off the groun

Silken Laumann

Apr 11th, 2019 34m 5s

Just ten weeks before the 1992 Olympic Games, Silken Laumann, the reigning world champion in single sculls rowing, suffered a brutal accident that left her right leg shattered and useless. However, she overcame that injury to win a Bronze Medal

Paul Desmarais III

Mar 28th, 2019 28m 56s

The Capitalize for Kids Podcast is back with a brand new season of interviews with Canadian leaders in business and philanthropy. On this week's episode, we speak with Paul Desmarais III. While Paul is the grandson of the Canadian business mag

#8 - Quentin Broad

Jun 7th, 2018 41m 59s

For the final episode of the season, Evan is joined by Quentin Broad, the new Managing Director of Capitalize for Kids. Prior to Capitalize for Kids, Quentin spent 30 years on Bay Street with a career that culminated as the Managing Director,

#7 - Camilla Sutton

May 24th, 2018 34m 35s

Camilla Sutton, the new President and CEO of Women in Capital Markets is on this week's show. We trace her career on Bay Street, which culminated as the Global Head of FX at Scotiabank, and the transition to her new role at WCM. She had a lot

#6 - Kathy Hay

May 10th, 2018 38m 57s

We can think of no better guest to join us for Mental Health Week than Kathy Hay, the President & CEO of Kids Help Phone. We chat with her about the services Kids Help Phone offers for kids across Canada and how they are updating these servic

#5 - Michael Hyatt

Apr 26th, 2018 33m 51s

Canadian Entrepreneur Michael Hyatt joined us on this week's episode of the podcast. Michael is the co-founder of BlueCat. He serves as a director of BlueCat, ranks as one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs, and is a known as a technology visionar

#4 - Amanda Lang

Apr 12th, 2018 44m 30s

In this week's episode, Evan Sequeira spoke with prolific Canadian business journalist Amanda Lang. She is currently an Anchor at BNN – which will soon be rebranded as BNN Bloomberg. She spoke about growing up in Manitoba with a big family and

#3 - Brett Lindros

Mar 29th, 2018 24m 53s

Brett Lindros joined us for this episode. While he is currently the EVP of ‎HGC Investment Management, an alternative asset management firm based in Toronto, he started out his career as a professional hockey player in the NHL. We learned about

#2 - Sam Duboc

Mar 15th, 2018 30m 4s

In this episode, Evan spoke with Sam Duboc, co-founder of Pathways to Education, co-founder of Loyalty Group (which gave birth to the Air Miles Rewards programs), CEO of Elkland Capital, and up until about a week ago was the former chair of Bus

#1 - Johann Koss

Mar 1st, 2018 36m 45s

For our first episode, Evan Sequeira spoke to Johann Koss, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, founder of Right To Play and President of Waratah Impact. Johann was an incredible guest and we think that you'll truly enjoy the conversation.Check o