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OtherWise Podcast

Moréniké Ọláòṣebìkan, Ahmed Ali, Keren Tang, Maegan Robinson-Anagor, Jenna Mulji

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A variety podcast dedicated to empowering diverse communities living on Treaty 6 territory by sharing our lived experience.
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That's a Thing?!

Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer

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A sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20. In each episode, Elizabeth, a teenager, explains a thing to Karen, her mother. And Karen tells Elizabeth how that thing relates to something she knows. Maybe.
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Taproot reporters Shayne Giles and Ashley Lavallee-Koenig join Karen Unland to recap what they heard at Upper Bound, Edmonton's annual AI week, and share their thoughts on how artificial intelligence is changing their world. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) Upper Bound ran from May 23 to 26…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Steph Enders Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) Amii's five-year collaboration with TELUS ISL Adapt uses ML to make water treatment cleaner and greener TELUS started in Edmonton Blindman Brewing: Sustainable AI-powered Craft Beer Media Release: Attabotics Partners with AltaML and Amii to Bols…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Co-host Lazina Mckenzie of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service Guest Myrna Bittner of RUNWITHIT Synthetics Launch Party 7 Synthetic Silicon Valley earthquake Synthetic Platform Missions Dual disaster scenario RUNWITHIT's year-in-review video AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator RWI's Holodeck South …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Gail Powley Technology Alberta Canada Foundation for Innovation Edmonton Unlimited Innovation Growth Council ASTech Awards ASTech Awards recognize wide range of innovators 2022 Innovation Gallery and Company Showcase Exhibitors Gummy startup offers sweet alternatives to pills and tablets Nanoprecise clo…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: How To Do an Annual Reflection to Get The Most Out Of The Year Ahead by Ashley Janssen Mack's Goodreads page Some raises of 2022 (figures from briefed.in): Wyvern: $13.7 million Aurora Hydrogen: $13 million DrugBank: $9 million Copperstone Technologies: $7.9 million Direct-C: $3.9 million Truffle System…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Shawn Kanungo The Bold Ones: Innovate and Disrupt to Become Truly Indispensable The Bold Ones trailer Shawn Kanungo on TikTok Shawn Kanungo on LinkedIn Strategist slows down to make a splash with The Bold Ones Do what Shawn says: Subscribe to Taproot Edmonton (He was fond of our election coverage) Books…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Plug and Play Alberta grads get ready to execute Plug and Play Alberta Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program (Scaleup GAP) Trust Science Trust Science's revenue growth Alberta Accelerator by 500 TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator Applications close on Dec. 23, 2022 Dec. 12 informat…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Abby Aiyeleye Clavis Studio Collaboration with Artterra Artterra online art gallery Parisa Golchoubian of Artterra on the collaboration Blueprint: Backing BIPOC Businesses, powered by DMZ Black Architects and Interior Designers Association DMZ's Women of the Year list for 2022 Most Promising Startup Ent…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Nicole Janssen AltaML She's on the board of Mitacs, which connects the private sector to post-secondary institutions to solve organizational challenges AltaML placed 18th on Canada's Top Growing Companies list from the Report on Business AltaML ranks 71st on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Ethics In Operat…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Autism CanTech! Jenna Gauthier ASTech Awards Youth Employment and Skills Strategy NorQuest College Higher Ed XR Innovation Grant Jenna was a panellist at the Unity for Humanity Summit on Nov. 2 Expression of interest form for Autism CanTech! learners Host an Autism CanTech! work placement ATB Financial …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: ASTech Awards recognize wide range of innovators ASTech Awards Technology Alberta ASTech Award winners Finalists for the 2022 ASTech Awards NanoPrecise RUNWITHIT Synthetics Future Fields, featured in Episode 25 Entos Pharmaceuticals Autism CanTech! I-STEAM Pathways Onlea, featured in Episode 32 Post by …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Kidney-Chek Hillary Sweet Matthew Nickel Merle Olson Alberta Veterinary Laboratories Robert E. Burrell Acticoat Graphic design for Kidney-Chek packaging is from Blangk Product Demonstration Program from Alberta Innovates GreenSTEM Launch Party 13 Life Sciences Summit Creative Destruction Lab Kidney-Chek…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Voran Group Ventures Chelsey Reschke Summit-bound CEO sees promising future for Edmonton region Bacoban Biosenta MOU between Biosenta and Voran Group G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance summit Futurpreneur delegation Kanin Energy, which was mentored by Reschke Alberta's Industrial Heartland Alberta Carbon …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: VR Pathways Leanne Brownoff Danielle Bragge VR Pathways offers virtual way to manage real-world stress Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, building the metaverse, and more Apple's mixed-reality headset: Here's what you need to know Umay attracts a Dragon's attention AlignVR helps employers get real by goi…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Edmonton Startup Week Accelerator grads and pitch veterans among Launch Party startups Taproot was one of the startups at Launch Party 7 Companies at Launch Party 13 The Public Food Hub, which we featured in Episode 12 Oonnie Food Technologies, which Taproot wrote about in June Ordr, which we featured i…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Onlea Enterprises Jennifer Griffin Schaeffer Dino 101, the University of Alberta's first MOOC (massive open online course) Jonathan Schaeffer Adriana Lopez Forero LX Labs Onlea's products Onlea: A look at 2022 through the lens of the past two years Coursera Athabasca University Examples of Onlea's work …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Zero Point Cryogenics John P. Davis Christopher Cassin Zero Point Cryogenics closes deal involving National Research Council Zero Point's pitch at Investment Summit V More on quantum tech in Alberta More on Canada's quantum strategy Skepticism about quantum computing Optimism about quantum computing Eli…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Umay Sharmin Habib Ali Habib Their pitch on Dragons' Den Umay sets sights on future after Dragons' Den offer Umay gets ready to enter the Dragons' Den Other entrepreneurs who have pitched on TV Unbelts Claire Theaker-Brown's pitch on Dragons' Den What it was really like to film Dragons' Den: all your be…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Sheldon Zhang Yardly Exit leaves Yardly co-founder eager to start again My first blog: leaving Yardly, my next startup, and a new side project! Sheldon Zhang and Terry Song won the Alumni Innovation Award from the University of Alberta Collision Conference Threshold Impact Venture Mentoring Service Taki…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Sam Pillar's Fast Company piece: 4 lessons I learned the hard way as a first-time founder Jobber Communitech's Team True North list of innovation companies with the highest probability of reaching $1 billion in revenue Sheldon Zhang's post: My first blog: leaving Yardly, my next startup, and a new side …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Ordr Jade Chiles Evan Wain Canadian Elite Basketball League Ordr Integrates with SpotOn LoadErUp The Fort Distillery strikes a deal with Rogers Place Adam Grant's Originals More food-tech news Truffle wins a Stevie Award Our episode on Truffle Contactless Ordering Systems: Everything You Need to Know Ai…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: TIQ Software Jason Suriano The Alberta Innovates Revenue Accelerator (TAIRA) from GrowthX Swagman AppSumo campaign for TIQ Software TIQ's origin story Suriano is a member of Innovate Edmonton's Innovation Growth Council More accelerator news Revenue-focused accelerator wins praise Sept. 19 information s…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Future Fields EntoEngine Jalene Anderson-Baron Future Fields COO Wins Alberta Woman Entrepreneur of the Year New building at 11130 105 Ave. Future Fields won the award for best startup workplace at the 2022 YEG Startup Community Awards Future Fields CEO Matthew Anderson-Baron Cultivated meat as climate …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Drivewyze Parent company Intelligent Imaging Systems Brian Heath Drivewyze was at Launch Party 4 in 2013 Drivewyze hopes to welcome startup community to new HQ The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish episode that Faaiza mentioned: Andrew Wilkinson: Entrepreneurial Insights Our previous conversations wi…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Truffle raises $2.3M to help restaurants go digital Truffle Omer Choudhary Accelerate Fund III from Yaletown Partners Arden Tse More food and agricultural innovation: Alberta Innovates Launches Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program Growing the future of food from Invest Alberta Agri-food indust…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Alex Rossol AlignVR vrCAVE Co-founder and brother Nathaniel Rossol Other sibling founders: the Prochazkas at GoodMorning.com and the Barbers at Poppy Barley Airbus Oculus Rift Metaverse AlignVR open house on July 14, 2022, from 2pm to 5 pm vrCAVE was part of Launch Party 7 (as was Taproot!) More fun wit…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: G2V Optics Ryan Tucker G2V Optics soars on aerospace opportunities Gartner Hype Cycle Our episode with Wild + Pine: How to grow a climate change solution From May 2021: G2V Optics raises $2.6M in growth capital More innovation ecosystem news Work Nicer to take over Startup Edmonton space in Mercer Wareh…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Wild + Pine Chris Kallal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Wild + Pine's greenhouse in April 2022 StoneWoods Forest Carbon Project Amazon Climate Pledge B Corp Certification Wild + Pine's B Corp certification and score Afforestation Canada's 2 Billion Trees Commitment Edmonton's two million tree goa…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Tiffany Linke-Boyko Flying Fish Partners Flying Fish Partners appoints Tiffany Linke-Boyko as principal for Canada, secures $7.5 Million from AEC Inventures 2022 was one of the places Tiffany was out making connections — we talked about Inventures in Episode 17 Linke-Boyko's brother, Cam Linke, is CEO o…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Copperstone Technologies and its HELIX robots Co-founders Nicolas Olmedo, Stephen Dwyer, and Jamie Yuen Olmedo received a Mitacs Award for Entrepreneur of the Year Mitacs Engineering professor Mike Lipsett Copperstone CEO Craig Milne WomenHack - Edmonton Employer Event is on June 29 Startup TNT's Invest…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Karen Unland (apologies for the hot mic — will ensure better levels in the future!) What she does at Taproot That's a Thing?! Seen and Heard in Edmonton On-demand access to the sessions at Inventures 2022 Nanostics won the game-changing health pitch competition Founder John Lewis is also CEO of Entos Ph…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Seven Summits Snacks Kristyn Carriere 2022 Startup Global Pitch Competition INDIGital program Indigenous Friends Association Immersive program combines coding, ceremony, and Indigenous knowledge Alberta announces $6 million in funding to help women entrepreneurs Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Community Fut…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Kirk Zembal Blindman Brewing David Chan Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute Blindman Brewing: Sustainable AI-powered Craft Beer Amii and Blindman Brewing collaborate to bring AI to beer AI Week Startup TNT Investment Summit V Top 20 Pitch Night Correct-AI Fairly Staffing Jess Black JustCook RocketFir…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Nicole Sanchez Gillian Thomson Ruth Skipper ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service Accelerate Edmonton Alberta Catalyzer The51 Platform for financial feminists expands to Edmonton AltaML Yogapedia Sprout Fund Sprout Fund II's first close Royal Bison Bloom is brought to you by Innovate Edmonton. It is…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Ventrify rides high on client's crowdfunding success EZ Treat Kickstarter ScaleGood Fund TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator New CAD$10 million Edmonton-based ScaleGood Fund powered by TELUS announced with first investment in Areto Labs Areto Labs ParityYEG Uniting the Prairies Birdie Break …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: The Public Food Hub Co-founders Ken Bautista, Kirsta Franke, and Tim Hengel Startup Edmonton Uproot Food Collective Foxtrot City aims for Edmontonians to 'live more locally' with 15-minute districts Propel 500 Global's Alberta Accelerator 'Focus on growth': Local startups boosted by 500 Global accelerat…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Soil remediation Environmental Material Science Steve Siciliano Startup TNT Cleantech Investment Summit replay More cleantech success Nanode Battery Techologies Picketa Systems LightLeaf Solar Drugbank's successful raise DrugBank News release Bloom is brought to you by Innovate Edmonton. It is produced …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Wrapping up Y Combinator Wyvern Callie Lissinna Y Combinator Future Fields Taproot's story on Wyvern's experience Raising $2.6M in seed funding PulseMedica Nir Katchinskiy Nikhil Bedi Winning Startup TNT's Investment Summit Taproot's story on the raise High Dough opens new location High Dough Three Boar…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: An innovative food company Flat Out Feasts Ocean Odyssey Inland Element Calgary Taproot's story Investing in cleantech Cleantech Investment Summit Startup TNT Environmental Material Science Nanode Battery Technologies Quantum Silicon LifeLeaf Solar Prairie Robotics Investment Summit V Alberta Accelerato…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Philanthropic innovation Edmonton Community Foundation Press release on Martin Garber-Conrad's retirement Social Enterprise Fund Edmonton and Area Land Trust Edmonton Community Development Company Emergency Community Support Fund COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund The Well Endowed Podcast Community look-ahead…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Monitoring Ukraine samdesk LinkedIn post from CEO James Neufeld Taproot's story ukrainesupport@samdesk.io Life Sciences Investment Summit Startup TNT Life Sciences Investment Summit Top five finalists MACH32 ll Skin Inc. Difinity Solutions NanoTess The Natural Nipple A new community kitchen The Kitchen …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Female entrepreneurship Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Marcela Mandeville Taproot's story Highlighting women in the supply chain Field Notes Chickadee Farm Herbs Elizabeth Boschma Beaver Creek Apiaries Monique Zauner The Fort Distillery Growing strawberries at EIA groHERE Edmonton International Airport Ag-…
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Here are some of the things we mentioned: We launched in December 2017, when Elizabeth was 15 Y2K fashion is back? Zine culture Lilly Singh went from relatable YouTuber to out of touch late show host The painful “Gen Z slang” SNL skit David Foot and Douglas Coupland contributed to a hyper-awareness of generation StyleLikeU interview with an elder g…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Building Startup TNT Startup TNT 2021 annual report Zack Storms Taproot's story Edmonton Regional Innovation Network Prairies Economic Development Canada Machine learning analyst program at NorQuest College Press release The new Propel cohort Startup Edmonton Propel adewunmi skincare Complete Solutions …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Innovating at the Edmonton airport Taproot's story Edmonton International Airport Tara Mulrooney Drone wildlife management Autonomous-vehicle airport security Natural gas cogeneration facility Airport City Cleantech Investment Summit Top 20 Cleantech Investment Summit Startup TNT Top 20 Pitch Night Dies…
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Wyvern secures $4M to develop its hyperspectral imaging technology Wyvern Callie Lissinna Kurtis Broda Sustainable Development Technology Canada Taproot's story Press release A non-profit tackles social services with tech Islamic Family and Social Services Association Product manager job Omar Yaqub Raj …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Future Fields co-founder joins CULT Food Science Lejjy Gafour Future Fields CULT Food Science Taproot's story Press release AltaML and Compass Law launch Jurisage AI Jurisage AI AltaML Compass Law Taproot's story Press release Investing in AI Cam Linke Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute The Edmonton…
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Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Susan Sontag’s Notes On “Camp” Or a six-minute explainer if you don’t have the time The shortcomings of CinemaSins The even-shorter-comings of Nostalgia Critic About KiwiFarms, one of the most unpleasant sites on the surface web Interview with the creator of Leave Britney Alone A case study …
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Here are the relevant links for this episode: Meet the co-hosts Emily Rendell-Watson - @erendellwatson Faaiza Ramji - @FaaizaRamji Innovate Edmonton's new home Innovate Edmonton Innovate Edmonton to move into new home on Jasper Avenue this fall Innovate Edmonton Introduces Edmonton's Newest Innovation Destination Sprout Fund II nears its target Spr…
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