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AI & The Grocery Aisle: Andrew Au on Competitive Edge
Retail expert Andrew Au on the ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) will power retail growth. AI (Artificial Intelligence) changes the way business works. In episode one of Competitive Edge, Andrew Au talks about the future of grocery shopping. With growing developments in AI, we are not far from smart kitchens. These smart kitchens would monitor human […]
Meet Sickboy (and crowdfunding fairy godmother- Patreon)
Every Monday, the Sickboy trio brings to light the reality of living with disease- unfiltered. Jeremie Saunders, Brian Stever and Taylor MacGillivary make it their mission to present illness in a non-traditional way. Recently, Sickboy was featured in an article on Patreon.com. Patreon, founded in 2013, is a crowdfunding platform that allows artists to better […]
Advertising an Event
Whether you’re part of a volunteer organization, a large corporation, or an activist group, events can bring together stakeholders who are important to you, and guide conversation among these groups to generate new ideas and best practices. They’re also a heck of a lot of fun! Planning an event is labour and cost intensive, […]
It’s All About the Vibe
When you’re looking to add new members to your organization, be it a business, an association, a club – anything, really – you want to find people who have the right vibe. Vibe is a strange thing, it’s not easily or neatly definable, but you want to find someone who you feel will fit […]
Harrison Browne’s Pride Night Puck Drop
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the New York Rangers and the You Can Play Project teamed up to celebrate Pride Night and spread the message of acceptance and respect within the hockey community. The New York Rangers welcomed Harrison Browne, the first transgender professional athlete, to their Pride Night home game at Madison Square Garden […]
The Keynote to Success
Spontaneous harmony is difficult to achieve. Try it for yourself; go to a colleague, and tell them that on three, you’ll both sing a note. We’ll be here when you get back. Assuming you tried the exercise, chances are you didn’t get a perfect vocal harmony; the likeliness that you picked two notes that worked […]
Alexandre Bilodeau
Alexandre Bilodeau is many things to many people. To Canadians all over, he is an Olympic hero; the first Canadian to win Gold on home soil, and the first Olympic freestyle skier to defend his Gold medal in the following Olympic games. To his family, he is a pillar of love, support, and happiness. […]
Why You Should Hire a Speaker
Have you ever tried to hold a motivational meeting in your company on your own? It can be incredibly difficult, especially if you get along well with all the members of your organization; they’ll see you as a friend, colleague, and leader, but they don’t see you as…different. Motivation is often found in something […]
Introducing Mary Young
An introduction to the sharp, accomplished entrepreneur behind MARY YOUNG By Emily McConkey MARY YOUNG is revolutionizing the fashion industry with its focus on body-positivity, sustainability, and ethical production. Mary launched her self-titled lingerie line in 2014. I chatted with her about the brand, self-love, entrepreneurship, and what it means to be a female entrepreneur. […]
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