Best SickKids Foundation Podcasts (2025)

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Can a $5 Kit Save a Baby’s Life? (SickKids VS Newborn Mortality) 22:09

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Newborn mortality is one of the biggest challenges facing global child health. One SickKids scientist is determined to change that with an inexpensive kit that gives parents the tools they need to keep their newborn healthy and safe. Join us as we track the kit’s impact in northern Pakistan — and its potential to save children's lives around the wo…

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Jennifer Bernard on Mississauga, Philanthropy, and SickKids Foundation 49:42

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Jennifer Bernard is President & CEO of SickKids Foundation. In this episode, Jennifer discusses growing up in Mississauga, childhood interests, schooling, philanthropy, technology, leading the SickKids Foundation, and more.

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What Happens When a Cancer Trial Leads to Unexpected Results? (SickKids VS Leukemia) 21:38

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Despite advancements in treatment, leukemia survival rates have remained unchanged for years—until now. A groundbreaking clinical trial is transforming outcomes for children. Hear from the SickKids experts who led this game-changing breakthrough and the family whose journey was forever changed by it.…

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When a Lifesaving Device Gets in the Way of Living (SickKids VS Mechanical Hearts) 24:57

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When Harper was four, she was surgically tethered to a machine the size of a dishwasher. It kept her alive as she waited for a heart transplant. But it meant her life was confined to a hospital indefinitely. A new study explores the complex emotions and impact for families surviving in limboBy [email protected] (SickKids Foundation)

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What if the Hurt is in Your Brain — Not Your Head? SickKids VS Chronic Pain 20:19

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An accident at the beach left 15-year-old Lauryn in extreme discomfort for years. Pain is one of the body’s most important signals for survival but sometimes signals in the brain can get crossed and the hurt continues long after an injury has healed. Hear from a team that’s re-wiring brains to put pain in its place.…

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How Their Transplants Led to Modern Love (SickKids VS Organ Failure) 23:42

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Organ failure is a race against time. Even when a transplant is possible, plenty can still go wrong. But major advances are improving the odds and creating new outcomes for patients, as you’ll hear in this tale of two strangers — Brad and Regan, whose lives became forever intertwined. (For bonus content or to advance similar research, please visit …

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Bertrand Lirette on Quebec, Customer Experience, and Breakdancing 43:50

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Bertrand Lirette is Advisor, Customer Experience at iA Financial Group. In this episode, Betrand discusses growing up in Quebec, family, travel, breakdancing, sales, teaching and research, service design, customer experience, community, and much more!

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Spencer Tyler on the Pacific Northwest, Movies, and Customer Experience 56:01

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Spencer Tyler is Director of Customer Retention | Subscription Strategy at Investor's Business Daily. In this episode, Spencer discusses growing up in the Northwest, Mercer Island, Seattle, the Grunge music era, family, movies, working in the commercials industry, producing music videos, bringing your passions into your professional life, user expe…

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Ashish Garga on Life, Career, and Sales Leadership 51:50

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Ashish Garga is Regional Sales Director at Sharethrough. In this episode, Ashish talks about a childhood spanning India, Singapore, Dubai, and Toronto, family, education, assimilation, learning, sports, career, sales, communications, mental health, movies, and much more.

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Bill Sedgwick on Entrepreneurship, the American West, and Ultra Commerce 53:55

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Bill Sedgwick is President - Americas and Chief Development Officer at Ultra Commerce. In this episode, Bill talks about a peripatetic childhood as part of a military family, lessons from living and traveling to different places, Denver, aspirations of being a businessman, Colorado State University, career progression, Hawaii, an immersive travel e…

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Holly Keily, Ph.D. on Denver, Language, and Toastmasters 1:05:03

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Holly Keily, Ph.D. is Research and Analysis Department Manager at Toastmasters International. In this episode, Holly talks about growing up in Denver, family, childhood interests, french language, international business, communications, Hawaii, Milwaukee, Buffalo, career, and Toastmasters.

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George Chang on Taipei, Dallas-Atlanta, and Sitecore 51:34

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George Chang is Director, Web Platforms at Hexagon AB and an 8x Sitecore MVP. In this episode, Geoge talks about Taipei, Dallas, Atlanta, childhood interests, family, travel agencies, career, and a rich history with Sitecore.

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Shailvi Wakhlu on India, Data Science, and Entrepreneurship in San Francisco 51:51

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Shailvi Wakhlu is an accomplished data leader with 17+ years of experience in Fortune 500 companies and startups. In this episode, Shailvi discusses growing up in India, childhood interests, swimming, education, moving to America, the quantified self, data science, and a career that has included stints at Strava, Komodo Health, Salesforce, Fitbit, …

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Tony Frattaroli on Ireland, Sales, and Family 1:01:29

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Tony Frattaroli is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Pantheon Platform. In this episode, Tony discusses growing up in Ireland, family, music, coming to America, sales leadership, living in Florida, moving back to England for his son's pursuits, and so much more!

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Jake Compton and Bryan O'Fiesh on Life, Career, and Umbraco 50:08

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Jake Compton is VP of Sales US and Bryan O'Fiesh is Partner Manager at Umbraco. In this episode, Jake and Bryan talk growing up in North Carolina and Maryland respectively, childhood, education, career, sales, partnerships, Umbraco, and so much more!

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Tom Kirkby on Chilliwack, Computers, and Sales Leadership 45:31

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Tom Kirkby is a GTM (Go-to-market) Leader with great experience in Sales, Partnerships, and RevOps. Tom has worked with companies like Squiz, Sitecore, Avanade, and Microsoft. In this episode, Tom talks about growing up in Chilliwack, British Columbia, family, early experiences with and building a passion for technology, navigating education, caree…

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Rodrigo Peplau on Florianópolis, Music, and Sitecore 48:45

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Rodrigo Peplau is Country Head in Brazil at Arke and a nine-time Sitecore MVP. In this episode, Rodrigo talks about growing up in Florianópolis and Brazil, family, childhood interests, his career in metal music and technology, Sitecore, engaging with American culture, community, and so much more!

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Preston So on the Mountain West, Language, and dotCMS 45:36

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Preston So is Vice President, Product of dotCMS. In this episode, Preston discusses growing up in the Mountain West region, cartography, his passion for language, school, Harvard, career, moving to the New York City area, writing, his hopes for his role at dotCMS, and much more!

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Why Do Emergency Departments Need AI? SickKids VS Wait Times 23:13

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Many families rush to hospital emergency departments every day. Some don’t know why a child is sick. Some do. But they all share a common concern: how long will we have to wait? Hear how one emergency physician (who’s also a computer scientist) is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to address wait times so more patients and caregivers …

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A Child Survives — But What’s Around the Corner? SickKids VS Cancer’s Shadow 23:21

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More children survive cancer than ever before. But the disease and the treatments take a toll. In adulthood, many survivors face serious or life-threatening effects stemming from their therapies. Dr. Paul Nathan works tirelessly to improve the lives of survivors, and he’s been collaborating with someone who has a unique perspective on how to take p…

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Are the Answers in Our Genes? SickKids VS Unexplained Seizures 22:02

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As a baby, Noel was diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy. There are many types and causes, so to really help patients like him, it’s not enough to know they have the disorder — but rather why they have it. To find out, Noel’s family joined a groundbreaking global study to see what happens when you dig into the genome for answers. (To advance br…

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Why Is My Child Wheezing? SickKids VS Breathlessness 21:05

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Around one in five kids struggle to breathe at least twice a year. They miss school and soccer games. And they often end up in hospital for treatment — but fail to receive a diagnosis. Breathing disorders, whether mild or severe, can be deadly. Meet the doctor who designed a new tool to better predict the risk of getting asthma. (To advance breakth…

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Matteo Frana on Bergamo, Entrepreneurship, and React Bricks 1:07:32

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Matteo Frana is Founder and Lead front-end at F2.net and ReactBricks.com. In this episode, Matteo talks about Bergamo, Italy, growing up, family, his start with techology, the advent of the web, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and stories behind the founding of F2.net and React Bricks.

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What If We Could Prevent Sudden Death? SickKids VS Cardiac Collapse 22:04

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Seth was 10 when he collapsed on the schoolyard without warning. As a baby, he’d been diagnosed with a disease in which the heart can suddenly quit. Some people with his condition can go their whole lives without experiencing this. Others die from it. And there’s no way of knowing who’s at risk – until now. (To advance breakthrough research and car…

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Our Hospital CEO on How We’ll Heal the Future. SickKids VS The Odds 22:38

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Dr. Ronni Cohn is leading SickKids through a new frontier in medicine — to diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better. The CEO (who’s also a geneticist and paediatrician) reveals how Precision Child Health works as we kick off a new season of breakthroughs, from using AI to help ease wait times in the emergency department and pinpointing th…

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Mick McGurk on London, America, and Toastmasters 1:07:11

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Mick McGurk is Interim Chief Information Officer at Toastmasters International. In this episode, Mick discusses growing up in London, England, sports, photography, career, moving to America, Texas, leadership, technology, Toastmasters, and so much more!

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Joel Varty on Douro-Dummer, Canadian Football, and Agility 53:00

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Joel Varty is the Chief Technology Officer at Agility. In this episode, Joel talks about growing up in Douro-Dummer, Ontario, living and working on a farm, music and playing guitar, The Canadian Football League, building a career in technology, Toronto, the Agility story, advice to his younger self, and much more!…

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Balaji Kandasamy on Tamil Nadu, Pittsburgh, and Sitecore 48:59

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Balaji Kandasamy is Practice Director at CEI, a 4x Sitecore MVP, a Digital Experience Community MVP, and Organizer of PGHSUG and PGHDOTNET. In this episode, Bala discusses growing up in Tamil Nadu, schooling, childhood interests, family, running a 100-employee garment company as a young man, finding his place in technology, moving to America, San D…

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Brian McKeiver on Grand Rapids, BizStream, and Kentico 54:32

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Brian McKeiver is Co-Owner at BizStream, a Microsoft Azure MVP, Kentico MVP, Kontent.ai MVP, Speaker, Podcast Host, and much more. In this episode, Brian talks about growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, family, sports, the Detroit Lions, technology, the BizStream story, great partnerships, building a culture, exercise, selling SaaS, and so much mo…

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Bill Rogers on Massachusetts, Ektron, and Artificial Intelligence 47:36

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Bill Rogers is CEO and Co-founder of ai12z and has founded several companies, notably Ektron among them. In this episode, Bill talks about growing up in Massachusetts, family, childhood interests, electrical engineering, and a life of startups and entrepreneurship, beginning with a firewood company as a youngster, and moving through hardware and so…

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Jason Cardillo on Cleveland, Career, and Marketing Leadership 56:07

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Jason Cardillo is a Global Marketing Executive who has held such roles as Vice President Experience and Digital Marketing at Emplifi and Director Of Web Marketing at Sitecore. In this episode, Jason talks about growing up in Upstate New York and Cleveland, Ohio, family, childhood interests, Elmira College, hockey, moving to California, career traje…

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Ben Haynes on Connecticut, Entrepreneurship, and Work-Life Balance 53:48

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Ben Haynes is the CEO & Co-Founder of Directus. In this episode, Ben talks about growing up in Connecticut, family, entrepreneurship, military service, mergers and acquisitions, business leadership, the intersection of technology and design, personal pursuits and interests, and so much more!

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Mickey Aharony on Delaware, Entrepreneurship, and Content Strategy 50:11

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Mickey Aharony is a Director of Content who has worked at Uniform, Cloudinary, among others. In this episode, Mickey talks about growing up in Delaware, family, archaeological digs in Israel, traveling the world, business school, owning a moving company, living around America, entrepreneurship, content strategy, imposter syndrome, restlessness, and…

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Jesper Ravnsgaard on Copenhagen, Technology, and Entrepreneurship 53:43

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Jesper Ravnsgaard is CEO & Founder of Copenhagen Mist ApS. In this episode, Jesper talks about Copehagen, family, childhood interests, technology, entrepreneurship, Sitecore, and so much more!

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Kentico Connection Nashville (2023) Day 2 with Bill Cunningham, Dan Ardelan, Dean Mavrikos, Michael Hennessey, Andrew Aquilini, and Brendan Maseda 37:21

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Recorded in person and on location in Nashville, Tennessee on Day 2 of Kentico Connection 2023, we welcomed several members of Kentico's North American team, including new Chief Revenue Officer Bill Cunningham, Channel Growth Managers Dan Ardelan, Dean Mavrikos, and Andrew Aquilini, Senior Customer Success Manager Michael Hennessey, and Account Exe…

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Jenda Perla on Brno (Czech Republic), Social Media, and Kentico 54:32

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Jenda Perla is VP Marketing at Kentico. In this episode, Jenda discusses his name, growing up in Brno, journalism, politics, being a social media "maniac," digital marketing, community, leadership, technology, family, and so much more!

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Petr Klouda on Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Sales, and Kentico 45:22

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Petr Klouda is VP Global Sales at Kentico. In this episode, Petr discusses growing up in Czech Republic, the shift from communism to capitalism, family, Northern Ireland, sales, doubt, Kentico, and so much more!

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Debbie Tucek, PhD on Australia, Education, AI, and Kentico 48:14

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Debbie Tucek, PhD is Director of Product at Kentico. In this episode, Debbie talks about growing up in Australia, childhood interests, education and learning, teaching, living and traveling the world, a career in product and technology, artificial intelligence (AI), working at Kentico, and so much more!…

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Sean Wright on Akron, Entrepreneurship, and Kentico 1:12:00

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Sean Wright is Lead Product Evangelist at Kentico and Founding Partner of Craft Brewing Business. In this episode, Sean talks about Akron, Ohio, living in the home he grew up in, LeBron James, family, entrepreneurship, remote work, mathematics, Kent State, diabetes, career trajectory, moving outside your comfort zone, starting and continuing to run…

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Christian Bach on Copenhagen, Entrepreneurship, and Netlify 55:00

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Christian Bach is the Co-founder/CSO at Netlify, Board Member at MACH Alliance, and angel investor. In this episode, Christian talks about growing up in Copenhagen, family, childhood struggles with Asthma, creative pursuits, storytelling, digital strategy leadership, career trajectory, entrepreneurship, investing, co-founding Netlify, and so much m…

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Malena Manterola on Argentina, Technology Career, and World Travel 48:05

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Malena Manterola is a Senior Software Engineer at Konabos. In this episode, Male discusses growing up in Argentina, family, childhood interests, educational pursuits, finding her career in technology, community, and world travel, including her whirlwind past year working and traveling around Europe and North America.…

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Nishant Patel on India, America, Entrepreneurship, and Contentstack 51:49

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Nishant Patel is CTO & Founder of Contenstack. In this episode, Nishant talks about growing up in India, family, childhood hobbies, emigrating to Columbus, Ohio as a teenager, Ohio State University, calculators, entrepreneurship, moving to California, building a career in San Francisco, starting technology companies, Contentstack, and so much more!…

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Lauren Johnston on Liverpool, Language, and Strategic Partnerships 44:56

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Lauren Johnston is Manager Strategic Partnerships at XTM International and a Growth Council Member at the MACH Alliance. In this episode, Lauren talks about growing up, family, Liverpool, interest and hobbies, language and localization, travel, teaching English in Bogotá, Colombia, career, education, and so much more!…

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Rasmus Leth Skjoldan on Copenhagen, Creativity, and Product Leadership 53:22

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Rasmus Leth Skjoldan is Chief Evangelist at Magnolia. In this episode, Rasmus talks about growing up, Copenhagen, Buffalo (NY), childhood interests, family, the creative process, business, technology, Apple, and so much more!

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Paul Bratslavsky on Russia, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Coding 53:48

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Paul Bratslavsky is a developer advocate at Strapi. In this episode, Paul talks about growing up in Russia, family, moving to America, Connecticut, education, interests, parenthood, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, technology, Austin (Texas), Coding After Thirty, and so much more!

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Dawn Bobeck on Northeast Pennsylvania, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership 56:46

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Dawn Bobeck is the Chief Executive Officer of Vintage Tub & Bath. In this episode, Dawn talks about Northeast Pennsylvania, childhood, family, schooling, career, entrepreneurship, leadership, and so much more!

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Bob Cotton on Great Yarmouth, Travel, and International Business 41:43

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Bob Cotton is a Consultant and Executive Coach in the Technology industry. In this episode, Bob talks about growing up in Great Yarmouth (UK), travel, education, University of Nottingham, International Business, BP, Supply Chain, Oracle, living in America, hobbies, and so much more.

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Sheila Armitage, Ph.D. on England, Austin (Texas), and Leadership 46:16

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Sheila Armitage, Ph.D. is Principal at Sheila Armitage: Wind Horse Journey. In this episode, Sheila discusses growing up in England, family, education, law, moving to the United States and Austin, Texas, career, executive coaching, leadership, and so much more.

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Who’s Betting on the Next Big Breakthroughs? SickKids VS The Valley of Death 19:16

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A new wave of venture philanthropists is pooling their money to fuel major medical discoveries. The return on their investment? Saving lives. Meet these changemakers plus the scientist behind a new way to diagnose brain tumours in kids. (For bonus content or to advance similar research, please visit SickKidsFoundation.com/podcast. The SickKids VS P…

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Dominik Pinter on the Czech Republic, Entrepreneurship, and Kentico 38:25

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Dominik Pinter is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kentico. In this in-person interview recorded in New Hampshire, Dominik talks about growing up in the Czech Republic, family, technology and entrepreneurship at an early age, education and schooling, his evolution with Kentico, the five years he stepped away from the company, leadership, and so…