Made in the Mist
Made in the Mist
Spark Innovation Canada
A Podcast by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Journey behind the stories from Niagara's most accomplished founders, leaders, and innovators.
Matt Anthony, Invittco
In this episode, we are joined by Matt Anthony, Founder of Invittco, and Create Your Future Project. Matt fell into entrepreneurship without him even realizing it while making his mark on the Canadian music and entertainment industry.  From being one of the youngest Canadians to record in the famous Abbey Roads Studio, to starting a scholarship program for students pursuing mental health studies, Matt has always been an advocate for his community, Niagara Falls. He built Invittco around his passion for turning creative ideas into a source of income. Through his years of experience, he established a scope of technical skills and services, forming Invittco, a creative marketing agency. Today, Invittco manages an audience of over 12 million, and Matt is sharing his first-hand experience and real advice on how he scaled the business.  Check out what Matt's up to:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mattanthonyy/ Invittco:https://www.invittco.com/CYF - Create Your Future Project:https://www.invittco.com/https://cyfproject.com/  Timestamps - Matt Anthony Guarasci02:00 – Background on Matt10:40 – Opinion on the Canadian Industry15:00 – What is Invittco18:40 – Social Media & What’s next20:00 – Crypto and NFT23:50 – Tough time in his journey27:55 –  CYF Project30:15 – Top 5 Tips and Tricks35:55 – Manifestation42:05 – What does Invittco offer to their clients44:30 – Closing statements 
Aug 30, 2022
49 min
Sugarmoon Salon - Paola Girotti
In episode 2, we sat down with Paola Girotti, the founder & President of Sugarmoon: Body Sugaring & Skin Care Salon , a trail-blazer and visionary in today's beauty industry.Dive into a conversation revolved around nearly two decades of passion for a fresh, natural, and innovative approach to the market!Background on Sugarmoon:Founded in 2002, Sugarmoon brought a bring a fresh approach and natural solutions to the hair removal and beauty industry.  Sugarmoon’s product focus is formulation in a completely pure way, made from ethically and sustainably sourced ingredients, and herbal extracts, packed with vitamins and minerals that will hydrate, re-balance and revitalize your skin.Timestamps : 00:00 – intro02:10 – Life before Sugar Moon04:18 – Early stages of Sugar Moon08:35 – Being a successful woman in the Entrepreneur world15:00 – Resources that helped grow her business16:30 – How do you think your business journey would change if you had the help of an incubator like Spark when you were first starting23:00 – Challenges over the last two years26:00 – Failure, how do you deal with it.33:40 – Going E-Commerce 38:00 – Top 5 Tips 
Aug 3, 2022
43 min
Mayor Jim Diodati
Jim Diodati is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election, but even before his politcial career, he was determined to earn a living as his own boss. In this inaugural episode we’ll talk to Mayor Diodati about his upbringing, his triumphs in Niagara Falls and learn first-hand how he was Made in the Mist.00:00 – intro02:05 – Jim’s early life09:45 – advice on being successful23:05 – Why Niagara / Niagara Falls29:35 – if you had access to our innovation hub or any business incubator when you were starting your journey, what would have been the biggest resource you would have taken advantage of.34:45 – top five tips and tricks to anyone wanting to enter the entrepreneurial lifestyle45:45 - Outro
Jul 6, 2022
47 min
Sparkast - Self Awareness
The common denominator in success is alignment on any team – entrepreneurial couples are no exception. When things are discombobulated or misaligned it makes movement very difficult affecting our ability to succeed. Why is self-awareness important in this? A great question and one we will be exploring with our returning guests Tim Weir and Randi Radul!  
Mar 11, 2022
29 min
Sparkast - Navigating Entrepreneurship comes with its own set of unique challenges for couples!
Session: 1 with guest, Tim Weir, and Randi Radul, Share their personal experience and transformation stories. Our entrepreneurial choices create some challenges for us in our relationships, learn how to  proactively manage conflicts and engage strategies to keep you healthy / your relationships healthy, and your businesses on track.
Dec 2, 2021
26 min
Sparkast - Core Values & Setting Priorities
Session 2!  Guests Tim Weir, and Randi Radul discuss knowing your why and what that looks like. What is it that we value about our relationship, family, dreams, time, recreation, etc. that makes this an important topic of consideration for entrepreneurs?  Listen now to hear more about identifying your core values through practical exercises.
Dec 2, 2021
29 min