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Episode 004: Justin Policarpio – McMaster Spectrum

February 23, 2015

Justin Policarpio is helping build Spectrum, an extra-curricular support program that encourages student entrepreneurship at McMaster University. He also runs his own entrepreneurial venture, Roboteurs Inc, creating robots for education. Justin tells the story of how Spectrum started and why he’s quite happy to stay in Hamilton.

Episode 003: Keanin Loomis – President and CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

February 17, 2015

Keanin Loomis is the President and CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. After leaving Washington DC and moving to the city a few years ago, Keanin shares his story of his move to Hamilton, and becoming an integral part of the community.

Interview Links:

Hamilton Economic Summit
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

Restaurant:

Rapscallion
Earth to Table Bread Bar
Aberdeen Tavern

Café:

My Dog Joe

Shop:

Newman’s Menswear
Solee Shoes

Event:

Supercrawl

Episode 002: Dane Pedersen – Director of Art for Supercrawl

February 17, 2015

Dane Pedersen is Director of Art for Supercrawl, Hamilton’s yearly arts and culture festival on James Street North. Dane gives some behind the scenes of how Supercrawl comes together, his story of how he settled in Hamilton, and some of the reasons why he loves the city.

Interview Links:

Mills Hardware
David Collier
Supercrawl
Mills Hardware
Sonic Unyon
Because Beer

Restaurant:

WORK

Cafe:

RELAY COFFEE ROASTERS

Shop:

Big B Comics

Event:

Soupfest

Episode 001: Sofia Stanidis and John Williams of the Hamilton Conservation Authority

February 17, 2015

Sofia Stanidis is the Events and Business Development Coordinator and John Williams is the Dundas Valley 50 Year Vision and Strategy Project Manager for the Hamilton Conservation Authority. Sofia and John share their stories and challenges of how the beautiful parks and watershed of Hamilton are preserved and made available for us all to enjoy, and some of their favourite parts of it and the rest of the city.