Annex Business Media: Podcasts

In part two of our series, market expert Zachary Moore gives an overview of the North American polypropylene (PP) market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PP during this unprecedented pandemic.

Behaviour analyst Mina Movasseli discusses how culture at work affects employees’ personal lives.

At the end of April 2020, to varying degrees, we were just over one month into a national lockdown due to COVID-19. The economy was shutting down, yet electricians had been deemed “essential” in most jurisdictions and, by extension, their distributors. So I gathered together a panel of electrical distributors, from one coast to the other, to learn how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers. My panelists included: Cliff Backman, Franklin Empire; Elaine Gerrie, Gerrie Electric; Greg Stephenson, Bartle & Gibson; Jason Taylor, Graybar Canada; Mathieu Legris, Electrimat; Michael Gross, Wesco; Roger Little, Rexel Canada (Nedco, Westburne, Rexel Atlantic); Tim Horsman, E.B. Horsman & Son; Tim MacDonald, Ideal Supply. This is Part 2 of 2 of that discussion. In Part 1, I ask my panelists how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers.

Join Editor Jannen Belbeck, and Functional Medicine Specialist Victoria Coleman (HBSc, DC, MSc, IFMCP) for a discussion surrounding supporting immune balance for patients – sponsored by Designs for Health. Within the discussion, we address: · Why should both DCs and NDs (and other healthcare professionals) know about immune support, and what's a baseline they should know or acknowledge with patients? · Immune boosters vs. Immune support: The importance of language and avoiding buzzwords when speaking to patients. · What are the best options healthcare professionals can suggest for their patients to support their immune systems? (We discuss both lifestyle factors, and supplementation for patients.

At the end of April 2020, to varying degrees, we were just over one month into a national lockdown due to COVID-19. The economy was shutting down, yet electricians had been deemed “essential” in most jurisdictions and, by extension, their distributors. So I gathered together a panel of electrical distributors, from one coast to the other, to learn how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers. My panelists included: Cliff Backman, Franklin Empire; Elaine Gerrie, Gerrie Electric; Greg Stephenson, Bartle & Gibson; Jason Taylor, Graybar Canada; Mathieu Legris, Electrimat; Michael Gross, Wesco; Roger Little, Rexel Canada (Nedco, Westburne, Rexel Atlantic); Tim Horsman, E.B. Horsman & Son; Tim MacDonald, Ideal Supply. This is Part 1 of 2 of that discussion. In Part 2, I ask my panelists what pandemic-related changes, lessons learned, and the like will persist when the crisis eventually passes, and we get to our NEW normal.

This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Andre Vittorio, president and founder of Idealogical Systems Inc., a Toronto-area IT services provider for manufacturers. We discuss the rise in cybercrime during COVID-19, the weakest links in factory networks, the steps manufacturers need to take to make threat detection part of their network architecture, and new technologies that SMEs should be aware of when it comes to cybersecurity.

In part one, market expert Zachary Moore gives an overview of the North American polyethylene (PE) market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PE during this unprecedented pandemic. BIO: Zachary is the deputy managing editor of ICIS in the Americas. He has been working in the petrochemical industry for the past 15 years in Asia, the Middle East, and now the U.S. He has worked on BTX aromatics, styrenics, phenol, and acetone and the polyester chain, and specializes in the polyoelfins space, tracking PE and PP markets.

Paul Swan, vice-president, sales and marketing, Anixter Canada, Security Solutions Group, recalls his 35 years in the security business, working first in the U.K. in the 1980s then in Canada in security integration and distribution businesses. He offers his perspectives on RMR, sales, technology, market evolution, consolidation, DIY security options and new players like Amazon and Google. Swan also shares memories of mentors that have had a positive impact on his career and discusses some potential future scenarios for the electronic security industry.

Isobel Granger, recently promoted to superintendent at Ottawa Police Service, is now leading the service’s newly launched Respect, Values and Inclusion (RVI) Directorate. She joins us for the June edition of Blue Line The Podcast to share her thoughts on this fresh opportunity with RVI, living authentically, climbing and building ladders, and more on her recently published book, Smashing the Glass Ceiling: A 10-step Guide Using Creativity and Innovation to Bust Through the Barriers to Female Leadership. This episode is brought to you by Patriot One Technologies. Learn more at Patriot1tech.com.

It started out as a small RAS operation in his home basement, today founder Eric Pedersen’s Ideal Fish is successfully producing Branzino for the domestic market. We talk to Pedersen and Ideal Fish’s sales and marketing director James MacKnight about the company’s journey, its innovative strategies to reach the market, and its quest to educate the consumers about RAS-grown fish. Guests: Eric Pedersen, president and CEO, Ideal Fish, and James MacKnight, sales and marketing director, Ideal Fish

Welcome to the first episode of Pump Up The Volume. We are starting things off with Peter Aulich, general manager of JW Winco Canada, who will be talking about the challenges of setting up a new branch of operations, and how to deal with all the curveballs that come with it. If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Pump Up the Volume.”

The debut episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Allen Kirkpatrick, executive director for the Canadian Corrugated & Containerboard Association (CCCA). Kirkpatrick details how the containerboard industry has been affected by the pandemic and how they’re handling sanitization of their products and facilities. He also discusses new technologies converters and roll-stock producers should be aware of, and how the pulp and paper industry can bring more public awareness to Canada’s use of recycled fibre.

Dr. Ken Jenkins responds to common questions on reopening businesses post-pandemic.

Imran Ahmad, a partner in the Toronto office of law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializes in technology, cybersecurity and privacy law. He works with clients to develop strategies that address both cyber threats and data breaches. Ahmad is a well-known expert and speaker on these topics, including previous events hosted by Canadian Security magazine. Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton spoke to Ahmad recently to get his view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybersecurity and privacy in Canada, particular in light of work from home policies and the recent emergence of contract tracing software.

In part one, James describes maintenance management techniques, how IIOT is changing how maintenance is managed, and where it is taking predictive maintenance. As well as sharing stories about his experiences with maintenance.

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Wild West Show. In this instalment, we welcome the show Paul Poscente, President and CEO of Backwoods Security Services, who will be talking about how companies can raise their health and safety measures by screening employees for potential COVID-19 symptoms. If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming Wild West Show podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Wild West Show.”

Laura King with NFPA Canada shares details of this year’s NFPA fire prevention theme: Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen. King talks about the core messages and timeliness of the campaign, alongside the resources that are available now to start building your fire prevention week campaigns. Fire prevention week started in 19245 in Canada and remains a critical public education tool.

As restaurants in some provinces slowly begin to reopen and others make plans to reopen, we thought it would be a good time to check in with funding expert Bonny Koabel for an update on COVID-19 financial compensation measures meant to help small businesses adversely affected by the shutdowns. In this podcast we learn about: - New developments in the Canadian Emergency Rental Assistance program. - A government push for 10 paid sick days. - Differences between the 75% Wage Subsidy and the 10% Wage Subsidy. - Conditions of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. - Future government audits. - A government hiring grant program offering businesses up to $6,000. Bonny Koabel is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. She is president of president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003. For more in-depth information, you can reach Bonny at AKR Consulting Canada at www.akrcons

Security Women host Silvia Fraser speaks to three fellow security professionals about the course of COVID-19, moving towards recovery and the lessons that can be applied to the next emergency. Silvia's guests for this first episode of Security Women are: Marti Katsiaras, global manager, public safety and physical security, ADP; Suzanna Alsayed, emergency management specialist; and Nicole McNeil, head of business resilience and physical security, TMX Group.

Massage Therapists are struggling through an unprecedented event in their lifetime – a pandemic. This pandemic necessitates physical distancing and suspension of practice to slow the spread of the virus. As COVID19 cases decline, provincial governments are slowly re-opening the economy. Massage therapists have many questions as how to return to practice effectively and safely. In this episode we speak with Lori Green, Executive Director of the Massage Therapists Association of Saskatchewan (MTAS) about their return to work resources, PPE requirements (and associated costs, workplace alterations, how the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA) are coordinating their efforts for RMTs across the country, and more!