by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/abed10c2/133fbccc.mp3 On the Insights podcast this week, Don and David talk with Ryan Albright, Founder and CEO of the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company. After a tragic fire in March 2024, the company is rebuilding bigger and better. In Hartland, New Brunswick,...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/4f07a5c8/3dc20555.mp3 Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council joins us today on the Insights podcast to talk about an important new report written by the organization. The report provides an assessment of the economic impacts of...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/a6cc7019/69b3c79b.mp3 Travis McDonough may not be widely known in Atlantic Canada but he is very well known by the MLB, NBA, CFL, MLS, NHL and NFL and many of their leading star players. Travis and his partners developed Halifax-based Kinduct, a tech application that...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/8b344d9f/3499e7b5.mp3 This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Peter Moreira about the 2023 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report. Peter’s firm, Entrevestor, publishes this report each year covering more than 800 tech-based locally-owned...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/0370dd65/a62be9fb.mp3 Don and David join Shelley Snodgrass, VP of Sales at Acadia Broadcasting, to review the highlights and learnings from their guests over the last 6 months. It is an optimistic discussion about the opportunities and successes happening in Atlantic...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/c30980be/0d2ed04c.mp3 On this week’s Insights, Don and David talk with Adrienne Oldford, Executive Director at the McKenna Institute. Almost 30 years ago, then Premier Frank McKenna had a vision for what was called the ‘information superhighway’ and how it could...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/8196b979/c1644767.mp3 On this week’s Insights, Don and David talk with Blair Hyslop, Co-CEO, Mrs. Dunster’s about the opportunities to develop food manufacturing in New Brunswick. Blair shares his journey building the company from a staff of 50 to more than 270, the...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/445cca5f/c8928aef.mp3 This podcast was originally published In January of 2024 and was quickly the most downloaded podcast in Insights history. The podcast features legendary entrepreneur Harry Steele. Interestingly, Rob did not join Newcap Inc, his father’s...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/9bd1267f/d72207e8.mp3 Canada has a productivity problem but many of the diagnoses, such as blaming immigrants, are not compelling. Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, makes a strong case that a main reason for our weak...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/36ea7734/f12913f1.mp3 This episode features a really interesting conversation with Regis Duffy, the founder of Chemical Diagnostics Limited in Prince Edward Island. The business was partly sold to Sekisui Chemical, a Japanese chemical company in 2007, while the...
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