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S3E4 Don Kelly — Reconciliation Through Indigenous-Led Innovation
How do you bridge the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to reconciliation? In this episode of Ampersand we hear from Don Kelly, an experienced communicator who has served the Assembly of…
S3E3 Amber Aglukark & Cate Macleod — Reconciliation Through Trauma-Informed Comms
Communicating with audiences in Inuit Nunangat requires a different approach. One that centres cultural competency over flashy websites. In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Amber Aglukark…
S3E2 Ry Moran — Reconciliation Through Cultural Resurgence
What does the next decade look like for Reconciliation in Canada? From education reform to cultural heritage, this episode cuts to the heart of building respectful relationships.In this episode of…
S3E1 Jacqueline Ottmann — Reconciliation Through Education
In this episode of Ampersand, our CEO and host Caitlin Kealey sits down with Jacqueline Ottmann, President of First Nations University of Canada, to discuss the ongoing process of Indigenizing…
S2E10 Marla Boltman — Friends of Canadian Media
Most Canadians don’t think twice about watching a Hollywood movie, binging a Netflix original series, or scrolling on a Meta social media platform, like Instagram or Facebook. Consuming American…
S2E9 Samantha Rae Ayoub — Stem Cell Network
People in communications know that success requires more than just strong writing skills. It takes an ability to think outside the box to get the message out and exceed our goals. This week on…
S2E8 Elizabeth Shilts — Canada Foundation for Innovation
How do you make infrastructure interesting? You tell the stories of the people using the infrastructure.In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Elizabeth Shilts, the Director of Communications…
S2E7 Rachel Gilmore — Journalist & Investigative Reporter
Journalists are up against a lot: paywalls, dwindling attention spans, disinformation, and clickbait, to name a few things. So, what’s the future of journalism? In this episode of Ampersand, we dig…
S2E6 Fae Johnstone — Society of Queer Momentum
Populist rhetoric and right wing talking points have been migrating north of the US-Canadian border since before Trump’s re-election. What can us Canadians in the for-good space do about it?In this…
S2E5 Alvin Singh — Vancity Community Foundation
We know digital networks create echo chambers that widen the divide in our increasingly polarized world. So, how do you break through the noise and get people to care about your cause? In this…
S2E4 Laurence Miall — Pembina Institute
The idea of clean energy is nothing new — the Pembina Institute has been at the centre of the conversation around the energy transition in Canada since the 1980s. In this episode of Ampersand we sit…
S2E3 Tara Lapointe — SSHRC
How do you make academic research accessible to policymakers, the general public, and civil society? More importantly, how do you make it resonate?In this episode of Ampersand, we dig into this and…
S2E2 Nicole MacAdam — WWF Canada
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lead the communications team for Canada’s largest international conservation organization?In this episode of Ampersand, we have the pleasure of…
S2E1 Practical Reconciliation with Hillory Tenute — a Live Q&A
It's time to move beyond reconciliation in theory — to reconciliation in action. Now what does that look like? In this episode of Ampersand, we are joined by the wonderfully brilliant Hillory Tenute,…
S1E4 The Age of AI with Kat Zhou and Dr. Jason Millar
This year, ChatGPT changed the way we think about AI. A tool that’s come closer to emulating human thought than any of its predecessors seems irresistible from an efficiency standpoint. But for those…
S1E3 Do or DEI. There is no try. With Sharon Nyangweso & Kai Scott
In 2020, there was a cultural reckoning in the US and Canada around the prevalence of systemic racism. Since then, there’s been a wave of companies, organizations, and brands declaring their belief…
S1E2 Do No Harm with Brenda Gunn & Brenda Reynolds
As communicators trying to effect progressive change, our work often requires us to take on projects that are surrounded by deep trauma.At Emdash we’ve had the honour of working on projects involving…
S1E1 Decolonizing Journalism with Maureen Googoo & Melissa Ridgen
In this episode of Ampersand, we sit down with Melissa Ridgen (Managing Editor of Global News) and Maureen Googoo (Owner and Editor of Ku’ku’kwes News) to talk about how the process of decolonizing…
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Ampersand has published 18 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Business, Marketing.
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