WTJ? Live at Edmonton Global: Local Roots, Global Reach

About this episode

The episode explores the balance of growing globally while maintaining local roots in Edmonton, featuring insights from notable UofA alumni in the startup scene.

From our live event at Edmonton Global for Startup week, exploring what it means to grow globally while staying rooted in the Edmonton region. Featuring esteemed business leaders from the Edmonton Startup community (who are UofA grads!): Connie Stacey ('98 BA) Founder and CEO of Grengine Inc. Sam Jenkins ('05 BComm) Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Punchcard Systems Matt Alexander ('12 BComm) Future Fields WTJ is sponsored by TD Insurance. Got a question? Email us at: wtj@ualberta.ca What the Job? is a University of Alberta Alumni Association podcast Hosted by: Matt Rea Produced by: Jennifer Jenkins and Matt Rea Music: Cottages by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

People in this episode

Guests: Connie Stacey, Sam Jenkins, Matt Alexander

Topics covered

• local business
• global growth
• startup community

Keywords

• Edmonton
• Startup week
• University of Alberta

Sponsors

TD Insurance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Grengine Inc., Punchcard Systems, Future Fields

Books & works: What the Job?

Places: Edmonton

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