WTC Winnipeg celebrates Small Businesses in Manitoba with Podcast Series Presented by
The World Trade Centre (WTC) Winnipeg is celebrating Small Business Month, with a limited podcast series! Over seven episodes, WTC Winnipeg President and CEO Mariette Mulaire and her guests share their stories while focusing on issues that will be key to maintaining growth in these uncertain times: innovation, inclusion, and sustainability.
Making the Impossible Possible: Insights from BDC’s new CEO
Posted – Monday, Oct. 18, 2021
From Canada’s Ambassador to France to becoming an ambassador for small and medium-sized business at BDC, Isabelle Hudon discusses this year’s Small Business Week themes, talks about the importance of entrepreneurship and how adversity has a way of nudging us towards unexpected and often positive outcomes.
Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Guest: Isabelle Hudon, President and CEO, Business Development Bank of Canada.
LISTEN HERE or on Buzzsprout, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts
Sustainable Growth: good for business, good for the planet
Posted – Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021
With four guys, a trailer and a truck, this Manitoba business went from the garage to the globe in just 15 years. Sharing their inspiring story and key ingredients to their success, the co-founders of Titan Environmental Containment show us that better outcomes for the planet and business ARE possible.
Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Co-Host: Derek Earl, Vice president, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Guest: Brett Burkard and Kelly Sitarz, Co-founders of Titan Environmental Containment inc.
LISTEN HERE or on Buzzsprout, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts
Greener Pastures Through Innovation with Ukkö Robotics
Posted – Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021
With their all-in-one robotic chicken coop, Ukkö Robotics is not only improving the quality of life of farmers and their livestock, but also soil quality. Discover the inventive spirit behind a Manitoba company that is set to revolutionize livestock farming across North America and make regenerative farming more accessible.
Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Co-Host: Fiona Webster-Mourant, Co-chair, World Trade Centre Winnipeg board of directors
Guests: Daniel Badiou and Katrina Jean-Laflamme, Co-founders of Ukkö Robotics.
LISTEN HERE or on Buzzsprout, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts
Emotional Intelligence: The Foundation for an Inclusive Workplace
Posted – Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021
With a greater focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the workplace, soft skills are becoming essential skills. EI Advantage, a Manitoba company that helps clients around the world with their coaching and training needs, discusses the importance of investing in people and how developing our emotional intelligence can contribute to a more inclusive work environment.
Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Co-Host: Camille Bardy, Trade Advisor, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Guest: Janice Gair, Co-founder, EI Advantage
LISTEN HERE or on Buzzsprout, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts
BDC’s Key Trends for Shaping Growth in Canada
POSTED – Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
From the rise of e-commerce and dealing with uncertainty to the ever-present labour shortage, discover some of the major trends that are shaping growth opportunities in Canada. Mariette and her guest Jonny Loewen also share tools available to small businesses in Manitoba through BDC’s Winnipeg Business Centre.
Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg
Guest: Jonny Loewen, Manager, Winnipeg Business Centrce, Business Development Bank of Canada.
LISTEN HERE or on Buzzsprout, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts
