In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Author, Stephen Shedletzky, about:

• His new book: Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up

• The pillars of Speak-Up Culture

• How leaders can foster Speak-Up Culture within their organization

• And more!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Chris Penner chats with Jodi Kasten, Managing Director at Indeed Canada about:

• Jodi’s role with Indeed Canada

• Indeed Canada’s new framework and how it benefits employers

• What employers can do to get better qualified candidates

• What job-seekers can do to find more well-suited jobs

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Sydney Vardja chats with Xavier Mufraggi, CEO of SVN International, about:

• How Xavier started out in marketing at Kraft Foods

• His move to SVN International, a commercial real estate firm

• Xavier’s advice for CEOs and being successful in business

• And more!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Shani Gwin, Founder of pipikwan pehtakwan about:

• How the business got its name and the meaning behind it

• The work pipikwan pehtakwan did with The Juno Awards of 2023

• Why Shani started pipikwan pehtakwan and the type of work they do for their Indigenous and non-Indigenous clients

• And more!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with AJ Tibando, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Palette Skills about:

• What “upskilling” is

• The origin of Palette Skills and their SalesCamp program

• And more!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Bryan Segal, Senior Vice President at Comscore about:

• What Comscore does in Canada and globally

• How Comscore is different from other business performance measurement tools

• The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) of Canada

• Bryan’s journey into marketing

• And more!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Jody Anderson, Strategy & Partnerships Advisor at First Nations Finance Authority about:

• What the First Nations Finance Authority does for Indigenous communities in Canada

• Inspiring success stories in Indigenous communities

• “Let’s Bond” - the FNFA Podcast

• Future hopes for the First Nations Finance Authority

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Saul Klein, the Dean and Professor of International Business at the Gustavson School of Business - University of Victoria, about: the newly updated Gustavson Brand Trust Index, top ten trusted brands for this year, least trusted brands for this year, how brands can become most trusted by consumers, and predictions for next year’s Index.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Seth Godin about:

• His new book, The Song of Significance

• Unique places to find inspiration

• The differences between leadership and management

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau chats with Panos Siozos from LearnWorlds about:

• How LearnWorlds is changing how companies learn online

• Using bootstrap marketing to grow a company to a global powerhouse servicing 130 countries

• AI disruption and what's next for learning and humanity

• The most unique online course offered on LearnWorlds!

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs hosts a special MNC event. The episode is the recording of a live virtual event titled How I Got a Job in Digital Marketing. This event featured valuable insights from marketing industry experts. Guests shared their stories of how they ended up in marketing and how they climbed the ladder to success.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Ted Lau chats with Kris Hodgson-Bright from Lethbridge College & Camina Weasel Moccasin from Galt Museum about:

• How this project tells Indigenous stories differently than the past

• Tips for Marketing Researchers when working with Indigenous Communities

• Why this project is important on local, provincial and national levels

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Saul Klein, the Dean and Professor of International Business at the Gustavson School of Business - University of Victoria, about: the Gustavson Brand Trust Index How people develop trust in brands, what Saul expects to see for this year’s study, and how brands can gain trust with their consumers.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Steven Vanloffeld the founder and CEO of eSupply Canada about: how Steven started eSupply Canada to drive revenue to the Indigenous community, qualities that leaders should have, eSupply’s future development program that supports Indigenous youth, and what motivates Steven as a business owner.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Shirley Lichti, from Wilfrid Laurier University about: How Shirley ended up teaching marketing at Wilfrid Laurier University and co-authoring a marketing textbook, the marketing textbook - it’s focus on sustainability and Canadian stories and the trends and changes Shirley sees in marketing education. 

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Michael Rodenburgh, the Executive VP of Ipsos, about: Michael’s beginning in political science studies and transition to market research, surveying to understand consumer needs and decisions, and how AI could change how we do market research.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Crystal Carter, the head of SEO Communications at Wix, about: What is SEO and Wix’s built-in tools and capabilities? Crystal’s journey that led her to join Wix & Crystal’s tips for speakers 

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Chris Penner chats with Shawn Salewski, the Assistant Vice President of External Communications at BDC, about: Shawn’s career journey in communications, actions BDC is taking to promote sustainability, and supporting Indigenous students in their education and work.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian Kovacs chats with Sarah Thompson, the President of Dentsu, about: advocating for journalism, understanding the fundamentals of processing information in the brain, the lack of inclusivity and representation in data sets, and the two sides of attention in media: negative and positive.

In this episode of Marketing News Canada, Darian chats with Denise from Colleges and Institutes Canada about who Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) serves as an organization, Denise’s origin story and how she ended cup at CICan, the rise of micro-credentials, Denise’s advice for students, and being on the board of Palette Skills.