DIGITAL MARKETING & PR PODCAST
Welcome to Marketing News Canada, the podcast exploring how marketing happens across Canada.
Produced by Canada’s largest marketing conference series, SocialNext, we feature candid conversations with marketers, founders, and thought leaders, recorded both live at our events and through one-on-one interviews across the country.
From bold campaigns to community-driven brands, every episode celebrates the ideas, people, and stories shaping Canadian marketing.
Matthew Price (Uber Canada)
Matthew is the General Manager of Uber Canada. He leads ridesharing in one of Uber’s biggest global markets, with millions of users across 20 cities.
Martin Waxman (Digital Marketing Professor)
Martin is a digital, social media, communications specialist with roots in Public Relations and creative arts. He conducts AI research, leads custom-tailored social media and communications workshops and training for organizations.
Dan Kelly (CFIB)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau interviews Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Read more.
Lauren Weinberg (Square)
Lauren is a goal-oriented worker with over 20 years of experience in digital media. She has built and managed high-performing teams of over 100 members. She is an expert in direct research and methodology. Some of her skills include; Brand Strategy, Media Planning, Content Creation, and more.
Miranda Lievers (Thinkific)
Miranda is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur devoted to the intersection of small business and technology. As the Co-Founder and COO of Thinkific, she helped over 50,000 business owners earn over half a billion dollars with online courses to date while educating tens of millions of students.
Ramli John (Product-Led Onboarding)
Ramli started his career in web development. He assisted in developing software that many still use today, especially banks. Listen to the episode now!
Kevin Indig (Shopify)
Kevin has helped companies acquire over a hundred million users in the last 10 years. Some of his specialties include growth, SEO, data analytics, user acquisition, and social media marketing. He is a speaker at events and a mentor to many.
Nicole Lively (Meltwater)
Despite having an education in a different field, Nicole is very passionate about data and driven by analytics. Something she likes about her job is that every day is different. There are usually about 7-12 people on her team at any given time that make her job interesting and exciting.
Christine Scott (Doug and Partners)
Christine is an experienced Vice President, Integrated Marketing Communications, with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing & advertising.
Ivan Pehar (Spotify)
Ivan is an accomplished Digital Media Professional with 20 plus years of experience in advertising and interactive media industries. Areas of expertise include new business development, consultative selling, media research and planning, and the development of innovative advertising programs.
Bibi Raven (BibiBuzz)
An affiliate site is ideal for a niche or a certain topic that needs to be brought to attention. Using link building, you can have sites where users may have similar interests such as fitness and veganism be connected. An example of affiliate links is the Tokyo Olympics.
Bill Morrison (Newterra Marketing Consulting)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs interviews Bill Morrison, the President of Newterra Marketing Consulting. Bill states that he has always been in marketing of some sort. He says, at heart, a marketer is how he defines himself.
Tamara Grominsky (UnBounce)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau interviews Tamara Grominsky, the Chief Strategy Officer at Unbounce. Tamara builds product marketing and growth teams that drive go-to market strategy and revenue acceleration at SMB and SaaS companies.
Mike Sutton (Zulu Alpha Kilo)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs interviews Mike Sutton, the President and CEO at Zulu Alpha Kilo Inc. Listen to the episode now!
John Wiltshire (CMA)
John is a seasoned business executive with extensive experience in product development, product management, marketing, and strategy. Read more.
Jyll Saskin Gales (Growth Marketer)
Jyll is passionate about growing businesses through digital marketing. Given data to analyze, she can turn it into a strategy. Listen to the episode now!
POCAM Town Hall
A topic that is highly discussed is, does training need to be provided earlier on to the BIPOC community, as there are too few skilled workers in this community. Or is it just that the skilled employees in the BIPOC community are not being sought out.
Pedro Barata (Future Skills Centre)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs interviews Pedro Barata, the Executive Director at Future Skills Centre. Pedro is a forward-thinking hub for research and collaboration dedicated to preparing Canadians for employment success. Click the link to listen to the full episode.
Jared Correia (Red Cave Law Firm Consulting)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs interviews Jared Correia, the Founder and CEO at Red Cave Law firm Consulting. Read more.
Kayla Osmond (Facebook)
On this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs interviews Kayla Osmond, Creative Agency Partner at Facebook. Visit to learn more about Kayla.