Category: YEG Me Podcast

He learned at an early age to go knocking on doors and he wasn’t afraid to make the big ask. His ask at the time was only for cookies mind you, but the early makings of his best skill set was being established. 

We were so happy to get some time with Mike House. Mike is the president & CEO of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation in Edmonton. 

Mike previously served as the assistant dean, development & stakeholder relations for the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta. Working throughout Alberta, Mike has been a part of many noteworthy capital campaigns for a variety of organizations in health, education and social services, including STARS Air Ambulance, Canadian Cancer Society, Lakeland College and Discovery House Women’s Shelter in Calgary.

Prior to his direct work in the fundraising profession, Mike enjoyed an extensive and productive career as a senior marketing and communications leader in the arts and culture sector. He has worked in senior positions throughout the US and Canada at such organizations as the Edmonton Opera and The Citadel Theatre

in Edmonton, Alberta, Theatre Projects in Calgary and the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.

His academic credentials include an MBA specializing in finance and an undergraduate business degree in marketing from the University of Alberta. Mike also holds a CFRE designation that is recognized internationally within the fundraising profession.

You can learn more about the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Here: www.stollerykids.com 

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

We sat down recently with Jamie Scott, the owner of the South Island Pie Company and learned all about his journey to Edmonton, the start of South Island Pies company and their new chapter of building the food business accelerator UpRoot Food. 

Originally from the south island of New Zealand, Jamie – the pie man himself – travelled to Canada on his first OE (overseas experience). From the day he left NZ, he longed for the comforts of a hot, savoury, traditional NZ meat pie. Once settled in Edmonton with his Canadian wife, he realized there were no down-under-style meat pies to be found. 

It was time to put that famous kiwi ingenuity to use and create his own homemade meat pies. After years of making meat pies for friends and family and fine tuning his recipes, the South Island Pie Co. came to life. Jamie wanted to share a little piece of NZ and his love of savoury pies with the fine folks of Edmonton – and that’s how South Island Pie Co. began!

Jamie is an avid mountain biker who loves to follow his rides up with a good craft beer. When he’s not making his savoury pies for his fellow fine Edmontonians, you can find him cheering on the All-Blacks or the Oilers, taking in one of our city’s markets, or brewing his own beer.

Learn More at: 

http://www.uprootfood.ca/

http://southislandpie.co/#home

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com 

Host of the YEG Me podcast, Rob LeLacheur sat down with his dad Rick to discuss so many great Edmonton topics. Rick has had a front row seat or has been sitting at the table for many of Edmonton’s great events, organizations and companies.

He’s beginning his third year as team president of the BC Lions in 2020 bringing a wealth of business and professional sports experience to the role.

A native of Edmonton, Rick was formerly the president and CEO of the Edmonton Eskimos from 2002 to 2011. In that time, the Eskimos enjoyed two Grey Cup wins in 2003 and 2005 and hosted tremendously successful Grey Cup Festivals in 2002 and 2010. His duties in Edmonton also included serving as an alternate on the CFL Board of Governors as well as chairman of the CFL’s Audit Committee and a member of the league’s Executive Committee.

An accomplished business executive, Rick’s passion for sports dates back to his junior hockey days as a member of the Edmonton Oil Kings. When his playing days ended, he joined the family business Western Moving and Storage in 1967. He was named president in 1982 and served in that capacity until 1992 when the company was sold.

From 1992 to 1998, he served as president and CEO of Economic Development Edmonton (EDE). Skillfully building a vast network of influential business owners and volunteers, he played a critical role in Edmonton’s winning bid to host the incredibly successful 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Rick’s highly-respected and influential business practices have been sought out numerous companies and an organizations. As a result, he’s spent time on a number of boards including a six-year term as chairman of Alberta’s Workers Compensation Board (WCB), Chair of Horse Racing Alberta and six years on the board of Travel Alberta, including a two-year term as chair.

He has also served on the boards of the Alberta Economic Development Authority, TELUS Corporation, Allied Van Lines Ltd and Prairie Land Corporation.

Rick and his wife, Joan Forge, reside in the Vancouver area. Together, they have three children and eight grandchildren.

We look forward to the day he returns to the YEG but will patiently wait while he is having some fun working in Vancouver.

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

So…what better way to do that than to host a podcast on said topic.

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

Joanne Fedeyko joined us recently on the YEG Me podcast. Straight from the SFO (San Francisco), Joanne brings us her stories of her many, many Edmonton, Alberta and Canadian connections.

Joanne is the CEO of Connection Silicon Valley. They are an organization that helps companies collaborate, connect, innovate, and partner with Silicon Valley’s world-renowned technology ecosystem.  They have a variety of clients, initiatives and programs that gives them access to 100’s of startup founders and corporate executives each year. Some of her work includes:

• Supporting Canadian startups with access to US capital and customers.
• Government of Alberta liaison, with a mandate to drive investment into the province and helps startups access Silicon Valley.
• Founder, Canadian Women’s Network, a Silicon Valley network supporting Canadian women led startup leaders.   We host signature immersion programs in the Valley and connect startups into our trusted network. Our initial program focused on women-led startups under $1M in revenue across all sectors and all Canadian geographies.
• Managing Director of theBoardlist Canada, a global marketplace to get more women on public and private boards.

To learn more about Joanne and connect with her, visit: https://www.connectionsiliconvalley.com

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

It was great to chat one on one with Sandra Marocco, the Vice President of Industry Partnerships and Chief Marketing Officer at NAIT.

She is a true Edmonton champion when it comes to building industry partnerships and so much more.

From her extensive experience with the Edmonton Journal and Postmedia, to her volunteerism roles with the Ronald McDonald House Northern Alberta, the Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta and more, Sandra has been involved with so many great things in and around Edmonton and continues to be involved with many exciting things on the horizon.

To connect with Sandra on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-marocco-a3481015/ 

To learn more about Nait, please visit: https://www.nait.ca/nait/about/corporate-structure/meet-the-executive-team/vice-president-industry-partnerships-cmo

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

Jeff Tetz, a Partner at Results Canada, is passionate about inspiring people to build great companies. He joined Results in 2011 to lead the Edmonton expansion and has since seen the firm grow into one of Western Canada’s fastest growing boutique consulting firms. 

Today, as part of the ownership group, he helps oversee a team of consultants who help mid-sized companies transform from good to great. Jeff has almost 20 years of experience in leadership roles that include roles with the Edmonton Oilers and Eskimos. He also spent over ten years coaching elite hockey including time in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. 

He also serves on the board of the Edmonton Executive Association and is the founder of Santa YEG, an organization focused on clothing and feeding Edmonton’s homeless population during the winter months.

For more info: https://unleashresults.com

Santa Yeg: https://santayeg.com 

Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefftetz 

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

It was so nice to sit down with Curtis Stock recently. He is a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee and is a writer for the Edmonton Journal and Horse Racing Alberta. A lifetime working at and covering the horse racing industry, we were fortunate to chat one on one with Curtis.

You can follow Curtis on twitter at: https://twitter.com/CurtisJStock

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55.

https://road55.ca

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

Say hello to Sheyanne Levall-Crouse. She is the Development officer of Events for STARS Air ambulance.

She is very experienced in event promotions and has a long history of working in the world of fundraising.

She is a NAIT grad that brings a strong passion for the work that she does in support of the very important STARS air ambulance. We were so happy to get her chatting on the YEG Me podcast and hope you’ll join us for this podcast.

https://stars.ca

Be sure to subscribe on your podcast platform for all of our future podcasts. 

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. 

https://road55.ca 

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com

Mack Male is one of the co-founders of Taproot Edmonton.

Taproot Edmonton is a source of curiosity-driven stories about our city, cultivated by the community. They’re goal is to provide great local journalism. They want to replace what is being lost with something that is sustainable and responsive to our community.

Mack’s mission is to change the world through code and prose. He has a passion for storytelling, and has covered technology, urban affairs, and many other topics as a blogger and journalist.

We really enjoyed our conversation with Mack and thanks for listening along.

If you’d like more information about Taproot, please visit: https://www.taprootedmonton.ca/

You can find Mack on pretty much every social channel under the handle @mastermaq

So what is Yeg Me all about?

Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG).

 

Yeg Me is sponsored in part by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55.

https://road55.ca

The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here:

https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com