Cris Hobbs is an experienced manager of people, products, and ideas. A natural leader.Through Chris’ leadership, TTT Studios has grown to become a powerhouse in the Vancouver tech community. Chris always puts the team first and thus never fails to surround himself with amazingly talented people who create ground-breaking software.

Ilya Brotzky launched VanHack Technologies in 2015, an online school and recruiting platform where job seekers from around the globe can have the assistance needed with their English, resumés, and interview skills, and be hired by companies looking for hard-to-find tech talent. VanHack is based in Vancouver, but Brotzky leads it wherever he may be, which could be one of any number of tech accelerator programs he’s taking part in, from Techstars Berlin to Start-Up Chile._________________________________________A journey from being born to a poor family, growing up with less, and now helping thousands of international job seekers get hired by tech companies worldwide through VanHack for a better life as remote workers or immigrants._________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

Jayesh Parmar, Former CEO/Co-Founder Picatic.com [Exit/Eventbrite:2018] / Investor. Jay is well revered as the smart, wise, and hard-working entrepreneur in every community he works with.Many people look at Jay as the epitome of a true leader who believes in people, team, community, and servant leadership._________________________________________The Art of Building and Growing Your Connections in the Industry_________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

Kari LaMotte is the managing director of entrepreneurship@UBC, UBC’s incubator and accelerator for ventures formed out of the student, staff, faculty, and alumni of the university. A lifelong entrepreneur, Kari has been involved in the BC technology sector since the late 90s and is passionate about the growth of BC’s innovation ecosystem._________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

Co-Founding her third company since 2008, Laura's expertise in marketing, journalism, and her own real estate investing led her on the path to co-creating REITIUM a real estate equity investment platform and compliance protocol that simplifies the process of investing in private securities._________________________________________What does it take to build a startup from ideation to a million-dollar business?Most often than not, what plays in our minds that we thought are just for fun could actually turn into something that’s viable and promising to make a great impact in the world.Entrepreneurship takes quite a bumpy road to make ideas become a reality. And regardless of race, color, or even gender, we are all equally given the opportunity to have that courage to unleash something brilliant from our ideas and make it a reality that could bring about a great impact on our lives and other’s lives.It takes a lot of interest, dedication, and patience to learn the skills not just from experiences in the business field but more so from our very own personal experiences as we grow up that molds us to become who we want to be and what we want to build. And the very thing that would keep us moving towards achieving something is making a decision every step of the way._________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

In his childhood, Jonathan Dane dreamed of being a marine biologist. However as he studied chemistry in college, he discovered what really interested him was marketing PR through freelancing in school and then founding KlientBoost after graduating with the intention of it becoming an agency.Nowadays, Klientboost is a one million dollar per month company that has won more publications than any other creative performance marketing business on Earth! (as per research done by klientboost.com).KlientBoost drives now revenue through paid advertising, content marketing/SEO, email marketing, and conversion rate optimization._________________________________________It’s undeniable that Entrepreneurs have to face a variety of hardships at the start, especially when they’re breaking things and having unhappy clients.These bumps along your journey will only be temporary so you can focus on what really matters- like finding solutions for these problems without letting them steal away all your time.And that’s why simplifying what seems complicated in achieving every milestone in your business growth and development is one strategy to get you where you envision yourself faster with the consistency of getting quality results._________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

Qayyum is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Data Scientist, and calls himself an Ethereum nerd who is in love with the frameworks of Django, Flask, React, and Truffle. Qayyum brings together the world of finance and technology, which creates exciting and powerful applications. Recognized by BC Business as one of the Top 30 under 30 for 2018, and Recognized as one of the Top 40 Blockchain Influencers of 2018._________________________________________If we were able to learn computer science at an earlier age, would it be a lot easier to run and grow any business today?Not many entrepreneurs would think of building a startup in the ESG sector, which is why this Unleashed podcast episode with Qayyum Rajan, Founder and CEO of ESG Analytics, gives you the opportunity to discover how his passion for technology led him into mastering the things he thought he could never learn.Combined with his time management skills to lead multiple businesses while maintaining a work-life balance, Qayyum’s startup journey in data analytics holds a lot of entrepreneurial realization and inspiration.Because at the end of the day, what gives a sense of fulfillment is anchored in achieving great success by pursuing your passion._________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentorInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/_________________________________________

Joel is an award-winning freelance writer, professional ghostwriter, and author. He loves working with entrepreneurs, executives, and business leaders who have stories to tell or ideas to share, as well as corporations with a need for content._________________________________________Launch Your Startup With The Ultimate Startup RoadmapNo guesswork. Just forward movement.Sign up today https://leap.launchacademy.ca​_________________________________________Get updated with UnleashedVisit and subscribe @ https://www.husseinhallak.com/​Follow Hussein Hallak onTwitter: https://twitter.com/DarkArtMentor​Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/DarkArtMentor/​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkArtMe...​LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinha...​Medium: https://husseinhallak.medium.com/​

Startup Stories Interview with Sarah Goodman Sarah Goodman is the President and CEO at Chiwis Kiwi Chips Sarah led the VitalSines team as CEO for four years before taking on the Chief Operating Officer role in August 2018. Sarah has led the VitalSines team from beta version of iHeart to commercialization and success with over 10,000 users in 65 countries worldwide. Sarah is a strong business development professional with education from Capilano University, Simon Fraser University, Spring University, The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and the American Council on Exercise.

Qaid Jivan run a company called TalentMarketplace. They help IT leaders do more of what they love - deliver great projects for their clients with great people. They do this by replacing their side-of-the-desk recruitment activities (writing job descriptions, reviewing resumes, interviewing people who aren't a fit, etc.) with an digital solution. Previous to TalentMarketplace, Qaid was setting up large IT Project Management Offices as a Sr. Project Analyst. He's involved in the project management community in BC, having served two years on the board of directors for the Project Management Institute for the Canadian West Coast.