For years, the mental health landscape has broadly been static and lacked advances in meaningful treatment methods. But now, scientists have new hope in the least likely of places: psychedelic drugs. Recent research suggests that certain psychedelic substances can help relieve anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction and the fear surrounding a terminal diagnosis. Psychedelic medicines are […]
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Keeping Up With the Creator Economy: Makeship Co-Founder On Its Evolution + Future
The creator economy is estimated to be worth at least $104.2 billion, and millions of creators are using social media to bring their content to global audiences. They’ve found ways to use their knowledge, skills and personalities to attract a devoted following of fans and earn money while doing it. Yet, only some become popular […]
Leveraging Culture and Remote Work to Avoid Losing Canadian Tech Talent: Q+A with CMO of Redbrick
When Meta announced its plans to hire 2,500 Canadians over the next five years, the Canadian tech sector was worried about its ability to compete for Canadian talent. The Canadian tech talent pool is already strapped without these tech giants setting up shop on Canadian soil. Meta joins Microsoft, Pinterest, Google, and Klarna, who have […]
Rise Above Rising Inflation: Ownr CEO & Co-Founder Shares Insight On Small Business Sentiments
As the CEO and co-founder of Ownr, Canada’s leading platform for entrepreneurs to incorporate, register, and manage their business, Shadi McIsaac understands that small business owners are essential to the success of the Canadian economy, and the vibrancy of our communities. She’s also acutely aware of the challenges they’ve faced — from the hardships dealt […]
Q+A with CEO of FrontFundr, Canada’s Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platform
Peter-Paul Van Hoeken is the CEO of FrontFundr, a Canadian crowdfunding platform. When he moved from the Netherlands to Vancouver in 2010, he worked closely with startups to help them raise capital–this is where he noticed a gap in the Canadian market. An opportunity to enable everyday Canadians to invest in the private market. Peter-Paul […]
Q+A with CTO of BlocPal on the Importance of Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion has been an ongoing issue around the world, and for the majority of Canadians, appropriate financial services are readily available and accessible. However, we continue to witness several unbanked and underbanked communities around the world – whether it is rural and semi-urban parts of India and Mexico or even members of the Indigenous […]
Q+A with CEO of WELL Health on the Future of Digital Care in Canada
This past year has seen the North American healthcare system stretched to its limits, with hospitals and frontline workers being overwhelmed and Canadians struggling to access healthcare as they’ve done before. 2020 demonstrated the need for increased innovation in health technology and, at WELL Health Technologies, the focus has always been on leveraging technology to […]