Mind of Innovators

  • From Prepping to a Catering Kitchen

    From Prepping to a Catering Kitchen

    “> Marie-Cecile is a self-sustaining start-up owner of a catering service. She explains how she brought her company to fruition from humble beginnings. Marie-Cecile Nottaway is the Owner and Head Chef of Wawatay Catering

  • Know your Own Gift and Needs

    Know your Own Gift and Needs

    A blank canvas is a great opportunity, but it can also be a source of stress. Jennifer reflects on what’s needed to succeed and on work-life balance. Her canvass is her own experience in starting her own business, in designing the right name for her new business, in getting support for her start-up and…

  • Finding Out of the Box Solutions

    Finding Out of the Box Solutions

    Author: Guy Dancause Frugal innovation is not just about doing more with less.  It is especially about doing better with less and creating simple, affordable and sustainable solutions to problems.  It is ideal for those problems that affect the lives and wellbeing of many people and communities with needs like access to clean water, to…

  • Innovation is Not Optional

    Innovation is Not Optional

    For Ed innovation is not optional if an organization or a community is to survive in today’s world. As a leader you need to get people to collaborate and work together towards innovation Ed talks with Susan Tanner, Carleton Centre for Community Ed Bernacki, Author, consultant and Founder of the Idea Factory .

  • Leadership For All Generations

    Leadership For All Generations

    Author Lana Binning Never in my life have I had a passion for anything more than helping others better their lives and best prepare young people for a life worth living. By changing ourselves we change our surroundings. Sometimes we work so hard to change others, when the most lasting change is to change one’s…

  • Transition to Entrepreneurship

    Transition to Entrepreneurship

    Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald – Principal, TAP Resources & Associates – after 13 years as an entrepreneur, event and communication management specialist Tuesday tells us how she went from being fired to operating her own business. She outlines in detail her transition to entrepreneurship.

  • Leadership For All Generations

    Leadership For All Generations

    Author Lana Binning – Never in my life have I had a passion for anything more than helping others better their lives and best prepare young people for a life worth living. By changing ourselves we change our surroundings. Sometimes we work so hard to change others, when the most lasting change is to change…

  • Aboriginal Youth Story

    Aboriginal Youth Story

    What if … Aboriginal youth, tired of the negativity generated by the 2008-2015 recession, and unsatisfied with the pace and scope of reform, demanded new leadership and authority structures they believed offer more likelihood of a better future – their future.