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S4E14 Beyond the Play Button: Scaling Content with Josh & Norm Clare
Today, we’re cracking the code on modern media.If you’ve ever wondered how a YouTube channel hits millions of subscribers or how a business can actually turn a 'Like' into a 'Lead,' this is the…
S4E13 Six Degrees of Waterloo: Boxing, Innovation, and Supporting Community with Jennifer Appleby Vines and Troy Murrary
They say it’s a small world, but in Waterloo Region, it’s even smaller. In this episode of Tech about Town, Alex Kinsella and Alison Piel prove that you’re never more than a few steps away from a…
S4E12 The Power of Education: Lessons for Bulding Inclusion with Stefanie Bruinsma and Ren Navarro
In this episode, we are joined by two founders who are taking a sledgehammer to the 'status quo.' Ren Navarro, founder of B Diversity Group, has spent years changing the face of the craft beer and…
S4E11 The Human Engine: Scaling Leadership with Artemis Canada's Kristina McDougall
We often talk about 'product-market fit,' but we rarely talk about 'people-founder fit' at the executive level. Today, we’re diving into the human engine behind high-growth tech. Joining us on the…
LIVE with Midtown Radio's Deren Atkins
What does it take to create a hyperlocal internet radio station? We found out when Deren Atkins joined us LIVE in the Communitech Hub to talk about Midtown Radio. The station is a community-building…
S4E10 Building Ontario's MedTech Future: Inside Medical Innovation Xchange with Elliot Fung
How do you move a medical breakthrough from a lab bench to a hospital bedside? In this episode of Tech About Town, Jill Mills and Alex Kinsella sit down with Elliot Fung, Executive Director of the…
S4E9 AI with a Purpose: How municiPal AI's Kristy Guthrie and Kerry Fraser are building the "Easy Button" for Municipal Governments
Ever tried to find the specific bylaws for a backyard fence or the rules for keeping chickens on a city website? If you’ve felt the frustration of digging through endless PDFs and broken search bars,…
S4E8 How the Clicks Communicator Won CES Without a Booth: A Conversation With Jeff Gadway & Joseph Hofer
The physical keyboard is back, and it is arguably cooler than ever. In this episode of Tech About Town, hosts Alex Kinsella and Alison Piel are joined by the minds behind the breakout hits of CES…
S4E7 Beating Blue Monday with Battle of the Bands with Ruth Casselman and Rick Andrade
Kick off 2026 by turning the "saddest day of the year" into the loudest! In this episode, host Alex Kinsella sits down with Ruth Casselman (CEO of the Accelerator Center) and Rick Andrade (Senior…
S4E6 Building Digital Kitchener 2.0 with Nicole Amaral
How does a city of nearly 300,000 people stay ahead of the technological curve? In this episode of Tech About Town, we sit down with Nicole Amaral, Director of the Digital Kitchener Innovation Lab,…
S4E5 Making Cycling Accessible Through Technology: Mark Connolly from the Cycling Guide Foundation
Commuting by bike helps the environment and is great for your health, but getting from point A to point B isn’t always easy. That was part of the motivation for Mark Connolly and team behind Cycling…
S4E4 Authenticity Over Algorithms: Rebuilding Community with Samantha Campbell
One of the things we talk about constantly on this show is that 'tech' isn't just about code or hardware—it's about the people who build it and the community that supports them. And if you’ve been…
S4E3 Dinah Davis on sharing stories of women in tech with Code Like A Girl
Ask Dinah Davis about the state of women in tech, and she’ll tell you we’re moving forward, but not nearly far enough. It’s a perspective shaped by her own path, from computer science student at the…
S4E2 Mike Kirkup is turning startup mistakes into caregiver insights with Elderella
You can learn a lot from your successes, but you can learn even more from your failures.Mike Kirkup joins us for his record-breaking third appearance on the podcast to talk about lessons learned from…
S4E1 Inside KidsAbility’s Rocket Discovery Centre with Brendan Wylie-Toal
When most people think about innovation, they think startups or software. But at KidsAbility, innovation is happening inside a non-profit — reshaping how therapy and rehabilitation services are…
S3E10 Why Waterloo Region is a great place to build a startup (and a great place to visit!) with Ashley Lansink from Explore Waterloo Region
Tourism might not be the first thing you associate with tech—but it should be.In this episode, we talk with Ashley Lansink from Explore Waterloo Region about the unexpected connection between tourism…
S3E9 What startups can learn from community foundations with Eric Avner
Every founder needs trust and connection. So does every community.In this episode, we sit down with Eric Avner, President and CEO of the Waterloo Region Community Foundation, to explore what it means…
S3E8 Why community comes first: Communitech CEO Sheldon McCormick on what’s next
What does it mean to be community-first in a tech ecosystem?In this episode, we check in with Communitech CEO Sheldon McCormick to reflect on his first five (LinkedIn says six!) months on the job and…
S3E7 How Elderella is changing caregiving – a talk with Jacqui Murphy and Mike Kirkup
There are over 71 million people acting as caregivers for their parents in North America, spending an average of 26 hours a week with everything from grocery shopping to health and wellness…
S3E6 Marketing on a Startup Budget: Tips from fractional CMO Roshni Wijayasinha
When you’re building a startup, resources are scarce. Time. Money. People. Unfortunately that means founders make trade offs that might hurt them in the long run.One of the first things to be put on…
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Tech About Town by Communitech has published 53 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Technology.
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