Wadih Fares is President of W.M. Fares Group.Wadih came to Halifax as a young man when war was raging in his home of Lebanon in the 1970s. Welcomed by the existing Lebanese community in Nova Scotia, he graduated as an engineer from Dalhousie a

Fall back Up with Francis McGuire

Nov 13th, 2018 56m 35s

Francis P. McGuire is the President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.He has a rich career background in both government and in the private sector.From 1985 to 1997, he worked in Premier Frank McKenna’s administration, including as

Fall Back Up with Audrey Parker

Nov 13th, 2018 1h 2m

This is a very personal podcast for me. Audrey Parker has been a close friend since the mid-1980s.Audrey is, as you will hear, a remarkable woman.She was born in the Annapolis Valley into a family of modest means but she always felt there was

Fall Back Up with Don Mills

Nov 13th, 2018 58m 24s

Don Mills is one of Atlantic Canada’s best-known voices on public opinion and public policy. Don co-founded Corporate Research Associates Inc. (CRA) in 1978 and he remains passionate about his business and his Atlantic Canadian home.Over the y

Fall Back Up with Joost Janssen

Sep 5th, 2018 55m 43s

I first was introduced to Joost Janssen through his childhood friend and former Halifax MLA Joachim Stroink. The two knew each other as youngsters, growing up as Dutch immigrants in Nova Scotia in the 1970’s.Joost Janssen was born in Holland b

Fall Back Up with Donald Savoie

Aug 25th, 2018 58m 57s

Donald Savoie is one of Canada's most respect public policy minds, but above all, he is a Maritimer.I first encountered him with his book Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics which was shortlisted for the

Fall Back Up with Starr Cunningham

Aug 18th, 2018 54m 15s

Starr Cunningham had a 23-year career in broadcasting and became one of Atlantic Canada's most well-known television personalities.In 2013, a pivotal realization took her career in a completely different direction.Accepting the position as CE

Fall Back Up with Michael Melski

Jul 28th, 2018 57m 18s

Michael Melski is a Nova Scotian award-winning writer-director of feature films, as well as one of Canada’s leading playwrights. His Merritt and Dora-nominated Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad was a smash hit at Toronto’s Factory Theatre and named one of

Fall Back Up with Joel Plaskett

Jul 7th, 2018 1h 5m

Joel Plaskett is one of Atlantic Canada’s best-known performers. Joel saw early success during the rapid growth of Halifax’s indie scene in the 1990’s. His band Thrush Hermit along with bands like Sloan, Eric’s Trip, Jale, Hardship Post and the

Fall Back Up with Jeff Alpaugh

Jul 7th, 2018 53m 25s

If you were to conjure up an image of a custom dress shirt maker from Fredericton, New Brunswick, you could be excused if your imagination didn’t veer far off the rack of button-down Oxford cloth. Nothing could be further from the reality of Je

Fall Back Up with Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray

Jun 15th, 2018 54m 55s

Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray became Saint Mary's University's 34th President on July 1st, 2015.Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Robert came to Canada in the 1980s receiving his Ph.D.n Geography from the University of Toronto.He has served in

Fall Back Up with Lisa Coates

Jun 2nd, 2018 57m 5s

Lisa Coates is a driver. She was born in Los Angeles in 1964. Her mother was a white Scottish Cape Bretoner and her father a black musician and teacher.Lisa moved back to Cape Breton with her mother and then on to Boston as a teenager to compl

Fall Back Up with Steve Poltz

May 22nd, 2018 58m 48s

Steve Poltz is taking the world by donkey. Originally from Nova Scotia, Steve left with his family as a child to move to California.He attended the University of San Diego, earning a degree in political science, where he met guitarist Robert D

Fall Back Up with George Armoyan

May 19th, 2018 1h 6m

This is Fall Back Up, conversations with business leaders, innovators and high performers from Atlantic Canada. Fall Back Up is supported by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. CFIB provides political advocacy, business support an

Fall Back Up with Brookes Diamond Part 2

Mar 16th, 2018 51m 59s

Brookes Diamond has managed the careers of Rita MacNeil, The Rankin Family, singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro, Aselin Debison, comedian Bette MacDonald, Ryan's Fancy and children's entertainers Sharon Lois and Bram.With his wife and business partn

Fall Back Up with Brookes Diamond

Mar 10th, 2018 58m 50s

Fall Back Up with Ray Ivany

Jan 27th, 2018 1h 1m

Ray Ivany professional career has been distinguished by his interest in two things: post-secondary education and public policy. Ray graduated from University College of Cape Breton and East Tennessee State University, followed by a research f

Fall Back Up with Dr. Stan Kutcher

Jan 20th, 2018 1h 7m

Today...a conversation with internationally-renowned expert in the area of adolescent mental health…Dr. Stan KutcherA national and international leader in mental health research, advocacy, training, policy, and services innovation, Dr. Stan Kut

Fall Back Up with Danny Graham

Dec 16th, 2017 54m 40s

Danny Graham is best known as the former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and MLA for Halifax Citadel. He is now serving as the Chief Engagement Officer of Engage Nova Scotia.Over the past three decades, Danny has held senior positions

Fall Back Up with Dan O'Connor

Dec 9th, 2017 1h 11m

Dan O'Connor is Nova Scotia's most senior and best known NDP politico. His political activity stretches back to when he graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1974 and was Dal's first full-time student president. He went on to serve as the Exec

Fall Back Up with John MacDonell

Dec 1st, 2017 50m 46s

John Edward MacDonell is the longest serving Chief of Staff for a Minister of National Defence in Canadian history. Over seven years he was the right hand of the Hon. Peter MacKay during the Stephen Harper government, six of those at DND.Def

Fall Back Up with Charlene Brophy

Nov 25th, 2017 55m 45s

Charlene Brophy is the president and CEO of Fonemed.Fonemed is a Newfoundland-based company with more than 200 employees and 2,300 client groups in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Asia. It provides telephone-based healthcare ser

Fall Back Up with Kyle Racki

Nov 11th, 2017 51m 32s

Kyle Racki co-founded Proposify with Kevin Springer in Halifax in 2013. Proposify is software designed to assist agencies to create custom proposals for client online.Using clean, effective templates, the software eliminates unnecessary, repet

Fall Back Up with Jonathan Torrens

Nov 3rd, 2017 57m 45s

Jonathan Torrens is probably best known currently for his roles of J-Roc in the popular television series Trailer Park Boys and CBC's current comedy Mr. D.His career, however, extends back into his high school years when he hosted the teen-ori

Fall Back Up with Jim Spatz

Oct 27th, 2017 1h 3m

Jim Spatz is the Chairman and CEO of Southwest Properties Limited, one of Atlantic Canada’s leading real estate developers.Southwest owns, operates and develops residential and commercial real estate in Atlantic Canada, extended stay accommo