Background Noise

Any and all business success stories can be traced to one common denominator - an unmet need. Calgary entrepreneur Jason Zaran has identified two such gaps, but he's never satisfied in his quest for n...

22 Apr 202044min

While we are all shut in, trying to keep on top of the clutter, the chaos...and cleanliness, today's podcast may make you want to restore order yourself. Or, you could arrange to have cleaning done d...

15 Apr 202040min

With covid's wrath creating chaos everywhere, the founders of undoing find themselves having to pivot like everyone else. In this special episode Marc Boivin from the University of Calgary and David ...

8 Apr 202023min

Entrepreneurs are like detectives trying to solve a problem. They stumble upon something that looks suspicious, and their instincts draw them into it. For Mitch Jacobsen, that problem was fatigue. ...

1 Apr 202046min

When Simon and Marija Nash arrived in Canada from the UK in 2015, they were seasoned entrepreneurs, and as such, were looking not only for a new way to make a living, but a new problem to solve. They...

25 Mars 202050min

While there was much discussion as to whether to proceed with an episode of Background Noise this week, in the confusing and chaotic early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, we thought the message of Lo...

18 Mars 202035min

Crystal Phillips is an undo-er in the purest sense. She seeks out "unlike-minded people", revels in "the space between" (the often misunderstood messy middle between process steps), and stands in def...

11 Mars 202050min

Although experts will say we've never lived in a more peaceful time, media has a tendency to manipulate our perspective into thinking the opposite. We hear of violence, division, and hatred all aroun...

4 Mars 202029min