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Albert Lai is the co-founder and president of Big Viking Games, his seventh company. Albert addresses the three drivers that guide him as a serial entrepreneur: corporate culture, innovation, and financing.  

Marc's Canadian-based division is behind numerous Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and has faced lightening-fast industry changes. Marc talks about adaptation and challenges, and how to stay well ahead of the global curve.

Leaders Series: Jennifer Beale is the founder of BizNetworkNews.com and she's at the hub of networking in Canada. Her weekly publication connects managers and entrepreneurs to networking events across the country. Jennifer shares the networking tips that benefit every business owner, no matter the stage of their company's growth.

Leaders Series: Rajah Lehal and Chris Kay are the co-founders of Multiplicity Accelerator. Focussed on the growth and sales of fast-paced tech startups they offer a view beyond that of the previous generation of incubators. Acceleration, iteration and speed are what drives them and their Project Companies

Leaders Series: John Holland is the co-founder of CustomerCentricSelling and the co-author of 'Rethinking The Sales Cycle'. John's approach: Selling is dead. Long live buying. John challenges our historical approach to selling and looks at the world of the customer today, with an eye on tomorrow.

Leaders Series: Ellen White is an International Life Coach. The issues between work/life balance and integration can stump even the most ardent executive or entrepreneur. Ellen leads us through the fray with tips that are designed for the start of a new year, and new opportunities

Leaders Series: Hosts Robert Gold and Andrew Brown revisit the lessons learned and guests grilled, with some of the 'best-of' business tips and success stories from the past year's BusinessCast catalogue.

Leaders Series: Warren Coughlin is one of Canada's top business coaches. Resistance to change is rampant among entrepreneurs and business owners. Warren explains why and shares the secrets of getting out of the resistance rut. A 'must hear' episode as we all look back over the year, and ahead to 2012.

Leaders Series: Abhi Rege is the Director Small Business Services, American Express Canada. Amex just released their Small Business Monitor - Wave XI. This quarter's hot topic is 'Employee Attraction and Retention'. We dig into the survey and share great advice on how to take advantage of the lessons learned.

Leaders Series: Bruce Hunter is a former Kraft Foods executive, and the president of Lighthouse 360. Bruce talks about the Ostrich Syndrome and how it's affecting business owners who fail to look at themselves first when planning to exit their ventures.

Randy Thompson is the CEO of Venture Alberta, Canada's most active Venture Group. With 60+ deals done, Randy shares the inside scoop about angel investors and entrepreneurs.

Leaders Series: John Doemer, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at U of T conducting advanced research into new technologies. John's background is in business and science and he shares his views on innovation, from a global perspective with a Canadian twist.

Leaders Series: Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil are Canada's Adventure Couple and the founders of The Planet D. They talk about the missteps and tricks along the way that turned their passion into a successful, fun, and profitable global business.

Leaders Series: Zachary Killam is the President and CEO of Play Taxi Media. Zac and his team are changing how people spend their time in cabs with the launch of 1,500 interactive taxi headrest touch screens in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. Zac identifies the unique issues faced and the solutions applied in the building of a multi-faceted startup.

Leaders Series: Cameron Herold is the former COO at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and he understands hyper business growth. In our discussion about his bestseller 'Double Double' Cameron gives us the lowdown on how to double revenue and profit in 3 years or less.

Leaders Series. Carrie Wilks is the Founder of HR Resolution Inc. As a leader in outsourced HR solutions, Carrie is a guru in the field of human resources. She shares real-life business lessons and addresses the issues faced by firms large and small, each with its own unique HR issues.

Leaders Series: The Pitch is BNN's top-rated entrepreneur vs. investor show. The BusinessCast debriefs three investor/panelists, immediately after they've turned down the entrepreneurs. A unique listening opportunity as we get inside the heads of the investors.

Leaders Series: Lloyd Taylor, Founder of Taylor Label, and Eric Nielsen, VP & GM Small Business Services, Amex, tackle tough questions on leadership and management. These two seasoned executives share valuable insights, honed by a wealth of leadership experience

Leaders Series: Maggie Fox is the Founder & CEO of Social Media Group. Maggie takes our 'Social Case Study Challenge' and puts social media to work in a real-world scenario, with some of SMG's behind-the-scenes techniques.

Leaders Series: David Kaiser is the Senior VP & Partner at Fleishman-Hillard, a leading strategic communications firm. David talks about choosing and working with a PR firm, and reaping real rewards.