Continuum has a strong and diverse marketing approach that is geared toward the digital age. Some of the topics we cover are social media, content marketing, and how to noticed amid the noise of the internet. This episode will give you some actionable advice on how to mature your digital marketing strategy to drive your success.
Vancouver is often talked about as future tech hub. Already big companies like Microsoft & Amazon are expanding their presence in Vancouver. I reached out to our guest today to chat about the expanding tech sector in Vancouver. We discuss some of the opportunities and challenges with this growing sector of our local economy and how it fits into the global tech market.
Tyler Orton is a reporter at Business In Vancouver newspaper who specializes in B.C.'s tech sector.
He also hosts BIV's daily show on Roundhouse Radio 98.3, tackling headline news and interviewing the city's most notable names in business.
Kevin Crowe is the founder of Give A Mile. Give A Mile is a ‘not for profit’ online platform that enables people to visit a palliative ill loved one or people with a life threatening illness through crowdfunding of flights via donations of travel loyalty miles. Kevin was inspired to start Give A Mile after losing a very close friend to brain cancer. Kevin is also a member of the leadership team of Long View Systems a technology company. As a member of the Long View leadership team he has helped take the company from 11 people to over 1,100 people working across North America. Kevin also loves to pursue endurance sports having completed several ultra-marathons including the Canadian Death race and the Ironman. He currently lives in Calgary with his amazing wife and awesome son.
Rachel is a consultant and trainer to project managers, freelancers, and creative teams. She is also an active leader in the Digital Project Manager community in Vancouver, BC. This episode is a lot of fun, Rachel and I talk about the evolving history of project management and it's increasing role in the digital economy. Then we go down a few fun rabbit holes about finding a higher purpose, machine learning, AI, and other futurist topics.
Luis Giraldo is the Founder and CEO of Ook Enterprises, a Managed IT service provider focusing on the small business space in Vancouver. Luis and I explore the what and the why of managed services for businesses. As well as, some of the trends we see in the partnering and sales process for managed service business owners as well as companies looking to outsource their IT to a partner.