In a continuation from the last episode, Blake Murphy, Managing Editor of Raptors Republic, we covered a variety of topics including the rise and origin story of Shams Charania; Summer League takeaways; fighting the cyclical feelings of a seaso

Ep. 15: Blake Murphy Part 1

Sep 25th, 2017 38m 30s

Blake Murphy, Freelance Writer and Managing Editor of Raptors Republic, came on the podcast for an extra long interview. So long, in fact, it had to be split into two episodes. This episode will focus on Blakes career arc and writing, while the

Episode 14: Greg Wyshynski

Sep 18th, 2017 42m 50s

Greg Wyshynski, Editor of Yahoo Sports Puck Daddy Blog and co-host of the Marek vs Wyshynski and Puck Soup podcasts, came on the KossTalk podcast ahead of the Puck Talks event in Toronto to talk about his career. As a person who has been in the

Episode 13: Jon Corbin

Sep 11th, 2017 34m 54s

Jon Corbin, Executive Producer and Founder of Corbin Visual, was kind enough to hop on the podcast to talk all things his company is getting into. We dove into topics including how he got into video production; his drone videos that blew up acr

Episode 12: Listener Mailbag

Sep 4th, 2017 10m 37s

KossTalk Host Evan Kossman took questions from you the audience. The questions could be about life, sports, business, and whatever else you had questions about! Questions included: how committed is he to the podcast (1:00), who is your dream in

Episode 11: Robbie Goldfarb

Aug 28th, 2017 35m 9s

A person with enough titles that would rival that of Daenerys Targaryen, Robbie Goldfarb came on the podcast this week to go into detail about each step of his career path. The episode started with a conversation about their shared experiences

Episode 10: Mike Belkin

Aug 14th, 2017 25m 20s

This week we were honoured by the presence of Mike Belkin, a former professional tennis player, and an inductee of the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame. Mike and I discussed his career arc, how the game has evolved, and his legendary matches going

Episode 9: Zev Skolnik

Aug 7th, 2017 21m 18s

This week on the podcast, Zev Skolnik came on to talk about his time at Ivey Business School and about his job as an IT consultant for Infotech. We also took a deep dive on his passion project, impediment, which is his stage name jokingly named

Episode 8: Steve Tsimikalis

Jul 31st, 2017 29m 21s

This weeks guest is Steve Tsimikalis, Principal and Co-Founder of Toronto Prep School. We discussed the decision to open TPS in the heart of the recession in 2009; the 3 categories of teachers; preparing students with the right skill sets; priv

Episode 7: Babsocks

Jul 24th, 2017 23m 29s

Jake Mednick and Thomas McCole, the creators of Babsocks, came on the podcast to talk all things Babsocks. With a pair of socks that embodied a fan base, we discussed the origin of the business; the learning curve of going into business; their

Episode 6: Re-Introduction

Jul 17th, 2017

Host Evan Kossman interviews himself, evaluating how the podcast has gone and its progression. Questions broached include what the podcast is really about, what has worked and what hasn't. Other topics discussed include how do you define succes

Episode 5: Blair Rose

Jun 26th, 2017

This episode of the podcast features an interview with Blair Rose, managing partner of Rose & Rose. This episode is a continuation of Episode 3 with Adam Wilson. I wanted to contrast the struggles that are required in law school to becoming a s

Episode 4: David Tartick

Jun 19th, 2017

This week's guest is David Tartick, president of Sunray Electronics. David and I discussed the role of the distributor in the modern business landscape and how it has had to adapt with the times. We tried to explore the characteristics required

Episode 3: Adam Wilson

Jun 12th, 2017

This week's guest is Adam Wilson, who just finished his first year at Osgoode Hall Law School. We talked about his experience with his first year in a very competitive program. Within that topic, we discussed what challenged him, what surprised

Episode 2: Richard Waters

Jun 5th, 2017

This week's guest is Richard Waters, founder of Phantom Glass. We talked about his experience starting a business, putting a product out into the world, and the challenges that come with that. We also discuss how to expand the business after it

Episode 1: Introduction to KossTalk

May 24th, 2017

The introductory episode of the KossTalk podcast. KossTalk is about success, and the podcast will explore the question of what that means. Each week an interview will be released, telling the story of a person who strives for success, and how t

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