Annex Business Media: Podcasts

In this episode, Jeff Young, national director of healthcare, GardaWorld, addresses all things security and healthcare, including approaches to de-escalating violence, trauma-informed care, and the importance of partnering with clinical healthcare providers.

In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Cst. Rob Macgregor of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) to learn about his experiences so far within the CPS, what made him want to join the CPS and what life is like living in Calgary. The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada.

Promoting your bakery or baking business through organic media is a vital part of keeping existing customers and attracting new ones. Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Registered Dietitian Jane Dummer to discuss ways your bakery can get the word out about its products and business. Jane is known as the Pod to Plate Food Consultant. She collaborates and partners with the food and nutrition industry across North America. She can be reached through janedummer.com or on LinkedIn. In this podcast you will learn: What’s the difference between paid advertising and organic media coverage? What does “organic media coverage” mean and why is it important to your bakery? What is the most common misstep you see businesses make when responding to media requests or trying to get noticed? What are some strategies your bakery can use to get your name out there effectively? If you have 20 minutes, Bakers Journal has the expert. LISTEN NOW!

Join us as we sit down with Wayne Cuervo and Eric Thibault as we speak about the Fast Future Innovation Award, and CISCO’s search for manufacturers that are investing in innovation, and looking for partners to help them stay competitive in a changing economy.

Ground Water Canada has interviewed Dani Nau Jantzi, a driller in training at Geo-Environmental Drilling in Milton, Ont., as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. This marks the final episode in our four-part podcast series.

Ground Water Canada has interviewed Norma Thompson, owner of Thompson Well Drilling and Geothermal, as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.

Ground Water Canada has interviewed Lisa McLeod, co-owner and office manager at McLeod Water Wells as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.

Ground Water Canada has interviewed Carol Luttmer, program manager at Living Lakes Canada and one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our other three honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.

Joel Pedersen, Director of Indigenous Engagement & Training at GardaWorld, discusses how professional security organizations can help to meet the needs of Indigenous communities across Canada, and how those communities can be integral not only to security but to business opportunities and development.

Grow Opportunity sits down with Katie Pringle, CEO of Marigold PR, to discuss the valuable position that budtenders hold in the Canadian cannabis industry. Based on Marigold’s annual budtender survey and Tether community initiatives, find out which environments are most conducive to budtender retention in retail.

The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Constable Tiffany de Leon of the Calgary Police Service, to talk about the “Calgary Advantage”, which includes the benefits of living and working in the city of Calgary, and what it’s like to be a police officer there.

Cobots are commonly used across multiple industries as an important automation solution. Primarily manufacturers use them in applications like machine tending or end of line packaging. Rob Sepa from Omron Automation joins us for this episode to discuss how cobots can strengthen the medical devices manufacturing sector. Sepa talks about how cobots help in automating repetitive mundane tasks, how they can improve production efficiency in medical devices manufacturing, the different benefits of adding cobots to the process of manufacturing medical equipment that have very small and delicate components and how they help in ensuring quality of the end-products, which is extremely critical in medical devices.

Join us as we sit down with the leadership Matthew Fortier, President and CEO of Accelerate, as we speak about the recently published IEC report, and where Canada should be focused to take advantage of the burgeoning EV industry.

Do you know your rights under Canadian privacy protection laws? Blue Line recently sat down with Genetec to talk about this increasingly important topic. Genetec is a proudly Canadian Software company, working in 149 countries with over 22,500 clients globally. Celebrating their 25th year in business, their Security Center platform has a truly significant maturity level in Canada that has been earned through customers taking advantage of their key differentiators in the market. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Daniel Bilodeau, Director of Public Sector Canada at Genetec, to talk about privacy protection, which includes surveillance, analytics and data collection.

Machine Language by Annex Business Media

The annual Blue Line Best Dressed Police Vehicle contest showcases innovative, sustainable and effective designs for police vehicle graphics, equipment packages and installation, and shares those designs with the police community in Canada. These vehicles are often the most public face of policing and should reflect their communities as well as serve as a symbol of civic pride. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Dr. Rylan Simpson, an assistant professor in the school of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Simpson is also one of the judges in the Best Dressed Police Vehicle contest. Schroeder and Simpson spoke on the importance of police vehicle designs, and the public perception of police based on those designs.

Luciano Cedrone, Director of Commercial Properties ‑ GTA, Protective Services, and Amir Atri, Vice President, Central Canada, GardaWorld, discuss some of the more recent changes around the provision of professional security services for commercial property, as well as best practices for recruitment and retention of frontline security personnel.

Join us as we sit down with the leadership Penny Wise, President and Managing Director at 3M Canada, as we speak about their PPE manufacturing journey, supply chain hurdles they had to overcome, and what’s next for them in 2022.

Grow Opportunity sits down with David Hyde, CEO of Hyde Advisory & Investments, a cannabis-focused business brokerage and strategic advisory firm, to hear his thoughts on changing regulations, volatile markets, and the impact of mergers and acquisitions in LP sector.

Join us as we sit down with the leadership team at Taiga Robotics, as we speak about their participation in NGen’s Supply AI accelerator, and explore how their robots are trying to alleviate supply chain pressures for manufacturers.