Welcome to the CanadianSME podcast, a podcast for Canadian Small Businesses. In our podcasts, we interview Canadian experts and entrepreneurs to give small business owners access to expert knowledge that helps them grow their enterprises. Our mission is to empower Canadian small and medium enterprises and help them reach a bigger audience through our platform. Calling upon some of the most successful subject matter experts in the industry, the small business podcasts aim at identifying issues and finding solutions, all this while helping the business owners.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast hosts Steve Petryschuk, VP of Corporate Strategy at Auvik, to discuss network visibility and AI in IT operations. The episode frames the problem: most IT teams know what's directly connected to their networks, but lack visibility into shadow IT—unauthorized applications and tools…
Worth it if you're an IT leader at a mid-market firm looking for an introduction to network visibility challenges and Auvik's positioning, but not if you need specific, implementable tactics.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast episode hosted by Kripa Anand features Jonah Chininga, Co-Founder and CEO of Woveo and Board Director of the Canadian Lenders Association. The episode tackles how traditional credit scoring systems fail to capture the full financial picture of micro-enterprises and underserved…
Worth it if you're a small business owner struggling with traditional credit access or interested in how fintech is reshaping lending infrastructure for underserved entrepreneurs.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast host Kripa Anand interviews Pam Banks, Executive Director at Altitude Accelerator, about scaling early-stage tech ventures. Banks brings over two decades of experience in Ontario's innovation ecosystem, focusing on helping founders move from idea to fundable, scalable business. The…
Worth it if you're an early-stage tech founder in Canada looking for a quick primer on market validation, investor readiness, and angel funding from someone with real ecosystem experience.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast host Maheen Bari interviews Robert Burko, CEO of Elite Digital with 20+ years in digital marketing leadership, to explore how small businesses can effectively combine AI with human expertise in marketing. The episode challenges the notion that raw AI-generated content alone drives…
Worth it if you're a small business owner skeptical of AI-only marketing and want to understand how to blend AI tools with human strategy, but expect conceptual guidance rather than step-by-step tactics.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast host Maheen Bari interviews Alethea Robinson, founder of See Girl Work Marketing & Branding, about building sustainable growth for purpose-driven businesses. Robinson brings nearly two decades of experience in marketing and communications for health and nonprofit organizations. The…
Worth it if you're a small business owner seeking practical branding and pricing advice and want to hear from someone with nonprofit and agency experience, but expect general guidance rather than deep tactical detail.
CanadianSME Small Business Podcast hosts a roundtable discussion featuring Kripa Anand and four founders of the Vanguard Impact Summit: Andrea Chase, Lynn Gaudet, Erin Sisko, and Tyler Skinner. The episode positions itself as a conversation about moving women in business from inspiration to action, covering five main…
Worth it if you're seeking motivational perspectives from female entrepreneurs and want to explore broad themes around leadership and wellbeing, but not if you need specific strategies or data-backed advice.
