Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada

The Entrepreneur: Peter Mammas, CEO, Foodtastic In only its tenth year, Foodtastic has become one of Canada's dominant restaurant conglomerates, with 27 brands and over 1,200 locations. It all began in a small Greek family restaurant in Montréal's Parc Extension. Peter Mammas discusses his long journey in the restaurant business and Foodtastic's meteoric rise with the help of private equity partners. The company owns three different rotisserie chicken chains, and familiar brands like Second Cup, Milestones, Pita Pit, Quesada and the newly announced return of Dunkin' to Canada. Mammas looks back on his early hits, including co-founding the retro diner chain Nickels with Céline Dion and her late husband René Angélil. He also offers wisdom for entrepreneurs on quick decision-making and how he turned the crisis of the pandemic into an opportunity to help modernize the industry. Join us for conversations with founders, innovators and leaders who embody Canada's entrepreneurial spirit. Since 2009, we are Canada's longest-running broadcast profiling entrepreneurs, now in your podcast feed. To support the show, please subscribe, rate us or share an episode. Inspiring Entrepreneurs is a TNKR Media original production.

Inspiring stories from outstanding Canadian businesspeople, since 2009. Monsieur Cocktail took off in the early days of the pandemic when at-home mixology was a popular trend, but then the elixer business was targeted by a sophisticated and costly form of fraud known as the President's Scam. The scam nearly sunk the business but Patrice Plante persevered and pivoted toward B2B. Mike and Dan explore what it took to identify the scam, repair the damage, and get back on track, with the help of Sacha Blasiak-Priestley, Director, Cloud Security for BDO Canada's cybersecurity team; they also discuss whether or not temporary sales tax holidays can stimulate the economy, and signs of optimism in Canadian tech and IPOs, with positive news from Shopify and Dynamite. The Entrepreneur: Patrice Plante, founder, Monsieur Cocktail For more thought leadership and advice from the BDO team, visit www.BDO.ca.

Inspiring stories from outstanding Canadian businesspeople, since 2009. More politics than Mike and Dan are accustomed to on the podcast this week with the results of the American election and speculation about what sorts of impacts are in store for Canadian businesses, including possibly rising inflation and new tariffs on exports. A second generation Montréal restaurateur is our featured guest and she explains why her family's Peel St. café made international headlines during last summer's compliance horror story known as Terrasse-gate. The Entrepreneur: Sandra Ferreira, General Director, Groupe Ferreira This week's show also includes another edition of the Inspiring Entrepreneurs Book Club. Mike's picks: War by Bob Woodward Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists, and Dunces Who Burned Down the House by Dana Milbank The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World by Bernard-Henri Lévy Dan's picks: Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben For more thought leadership and advice from the BDO team, visit www.BDO.ca.

Inspiring stories from outstanding Canadian businesspeople, since 2009. With over 30 locations and expansion underway in neighbouring Ontario and even in France, Pizzeria No. 900 helped transform the pizza scene in Québec starting with one trendy Montréal location in 2014; it's endured as a market leader with meticulous attention to detail and vendor sourcing, earning it the distinction of being the world's only franchise officially certified by Italy's Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. The Entrepreneur: Alexandre Brunet, co-founder, Pizzeria No. 900 For more thought leadership and advice from the BDO team, visit www.BDO.ca.

In this season finale, Michael Newton and Dan Delmar have the pleasure of welcoming Ricardo Larrivée, Chef and Co-Founder of Ricardo Media. He tells them about entering every Quebecer's kitchen, building a multi-media empire and passing the baton to a new generation. They are also joined by Arielle Blais, Digital Marketing Specialist at BDO Canada to discuss efficient marketing and strategic elements to consider for your business.

In this episode, Michael Newton and Dan Delmar welcome Samer Saab, Founder and CEO of insights solutions company Explorance. He tells them about listening to your employees to drive higher impact and performance. They are also joined by Mia Barouki, Senior Specialist, People Experience Advisory at BDO Canada to discuss AI in the workplace.

In this episode, Michael Newton and Dan Delmar welcome Marina Pavlovic Rivas, Co-founder and CEO of Eli Health. She tells them about the company's mission to be the first at-home technology that gives real-time and lifelong health insights from the hormones in your saliva.

In this episode, Ernie Furt and Dan Delmar welcome Fauve Doucet, President and CEO, Partage Club. She tells us about the concept of collaborative economy and the social, financial and environmental impacts offered by her digital solution to borrow what you need from your neighbours. They are also joined by Giuliana Papandrea, Senior Manager, Business Services Outsourcing at BDO Canada to discuss how outsourcing can help you achieve your business goals.