Elbows & BeaverTails | CEO Pino Di Ioia

Elbows & BeaverTails | CEO Pino Di Ioia

From Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada by TNKR Media

February 8, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Pino Di Ioia shares his entrepreneurial journey from a summer job to CEO of BeaverTails.

The Entrepreneur: Pino Di Ioia, CEO, BeaverTails As Canada's political and business class unpack the Prime Minister's dramatic speech at Davos amid ongoing trade negotiations, Dan and Mike profile one of the most "elbows up" Canadian brands imaginable, the iconic BeaverTail. Though it's discussed, this isn't an episode about the fried doughnut-like delicacy but about one man's pure entrepreneurial journey from summer job to CEO. Pino, who went to college with Mike in Montréal, explains how his first real job became his career, and how to find meaning and growth in all work. Join us about every other Sunday for stories of founders, innovators and leaders of all sorts 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan, Mike

Guest: Pino Di Ioia

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • business journey
  • Canadian brands
  • personal growth
  • founders stories

Keywords

  • entrepreneurship
  • BeaverTails
  • Pino Di Ioia
  • Canada
  • business
  • Davos
  • personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BeaverTails, TNKR Media

Places: Canada, Montréal

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