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Innovation Fuel

Innovation Fuel

University Canada West

Innovation Fuel is UCW’s weekly business podcast with Dr. Gelareh Farhadian and Dave Keighron. Through conversations with featured guests, the IF team shares relevant stories, lessons and tips that educators can use in the classroom. As firm believers in experiential learning, Dr. Gelareh and Dave invite their guests to share their journey and expertise with listeners to help build relevant case-study-type interviews that explore various business topics across all industries.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Innovation Fuel episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Innovation Fuel for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Innovation Fuel episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Innovation Fuel - Augmented Reality Transforming Business
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10/11/22 • 21 min

In a new episode of Innovation Fuel, Dan Pronovost, COO and Founder of Driftscape, is back with Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian to discuss using augmented reality in business. What does the future hold regarding these groundbreaking tools to advance how people experience tourism and how we interact with a business? The options for using this game-changing technology in every aspect of our lives is endless and full of possibilities.

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Innovation Fuel - How Is Augmented Reality Used In Tourism?
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09/26/22 • 27 min

On this week’s episode of Innovation Fuel, Dan Pronovost, COO and Founder of Driftscape, joins hosts Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian to discuss augmented reality in Tourism. People use this technology to hear and experience collective stories through experts in an environment without advertisements. Augmented reality allows tourism to grow into a culturally richer and create meaningful connections with its visitors.

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Innovation Fuel - Creating A Diverse And Inclusive Virtual Community
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09/20/22 • 30 min

On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, hosts Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian welcome Ruth Diaz, VR Community Design Developer and Metaverse Coach, at

VR Create Connect. She discusses the importance of DEI ( Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in the VR community and creating spaces for everyone to enjoy the technology in a safe, inclusive manner. Virtual reality still has barriers to overcome, but it is a place where people can let their walls down, be their authentic selves, and learn from others. Listen now to this inspiring episode that allows us to look into what the future holds with VR as well as how it can improve how we think and act towards others in our communities.

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Innovation Fuel - Discovering The Truth About Digital Transformation
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09/02/22 • 25 min

Digital Transformation what does it really mean? On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, hosts Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian discover the misconceptions about digital transformation and define it as more than just the word technology. To solve this debate, they talk to the President & Founder of Cyper in this episode. It's a great conversation about how digital transformation will add more value to your company culture and business.

Have a great week, and I will talk to you when I'm back 😊

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Innovation Fuel - From Journalism to Community
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08/17/22 • 22 min

Over the last ten years, we have all witnessed rapid changes in the journalism and media industry. Compared to the past, there are more platforms to get your message out there and engage with a broader audience you might not have been able to reach.

On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, hosts Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian talk with their guest William Johnson Founder Of The Vancouver Tech Journal, and discuss how his digital journal is creating other ways to expose the tech industry. As well as continue community growth through a none traditional targeted media approach.

Listen now to how William's side hustle and love of writing about Vancouver Tech involved into a company that ended up being aqui-hired by Overstory Media Group.

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Innovation Fuel - Balancing Supply And Demand through AI
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06/21/22 • 28 min

On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, Gelareh, unfortunately, has COVID, so Dave is going solo for his talk with Boris Zhukov, CEO at LetYouKnow, Inc. They sit down to discuss

what is happening with supply and demand changes post-COVID-19. Since there is a backup of products that companies can't sell, is there a better way to achieve a balance where the consumer wants to pay a lower cost for goods and services but not have the retailer drastically reduce their prices? Let's see how Boris is changing this issue by creating a highly innovative marketplace that benefits the consumer and the business.

#MyUCW #InnovationFuel #GoingWest #marketplace #internships #ucwstudents #interns #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #letyouknowinc

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Innovation Fuel - Breaking Down Diversity Barriers
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05/26/22 • 26 min

On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome Anna Kostecka, a
Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategist at What Works. Anna joins hosts Dave and Gelareh to discuss making classrooms and curriculum development more inclusive. Encouraging companies or schools to create a place of understanding among a diverse team of people to create a positive group work experience. Listen now to this meaningful discussion with the end goal of inspiring organizations to create workplaces that work for everyone in the present and the future.
#MyUCW #InnovationFuel #GoingWest #inclusion #inclusive #ucwstudents #interns #workexperience #machinelearnine #ai #inspiring #workplace #leadership

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Innovation Fuel - Disrupting The Vending Machine Culture
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05/02/22 • 31 min

In this week's Episode of Innovation Fuel, we welcome Drew Munro, Co-Founder & CEO at Up Meals, a healthy meal delivery service delivered to your door. They are revolutionizing the fast-food industry by having vending machines that house healthy chef-curated meals at an affordable price. Find out more about how Up Meals is changing how people get healthy food fast and conveniently.

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Innovation Fuel - Solving The Talent Gap

Solving The Talent Gap

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04/26/22 • 28 min

How do we solve the talent gap here in Canada that he's been going on for over 20 years? We discuss this critical problem in this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, where we welcome back our very own Sheldon Levy, President of University Canada West. Sheldon joins hosts Dave and Gelareh to dig deeper into Canada's talent gap issue and find realistic solutions that education institutions can implement to help our society move past this obstacle. We need to fix the talent gap to grow our businesses and create a better future for all Canadians.

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Dave Keighron and Dr. Gelareh Farhadian delve into the world of smart home technology with Kevin Gu, CEO of BAYS Technologies and, Somayyeh T. VP of Business Development. Learn about their ambitious goal to eliminate preventable damages from water and fire, and how their B2B model is transforming the security industry.
Learn more about Baystech smart systemes here

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FAQ

How many episodes does Innovation Fuel have?

Innovation Fuel currently has 116 episodes available.

What topics does Innovation Fuel cover?

The podcast is about Marketing, British, Canada, University, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Innovation Fuel?

The episode title 'How Is Augmented Reality Used In Tourism?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Innovation Fuel?

The average episode length on Innovation Fuel is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Innovation Fuel released?

Episodes of Innovation Fuel are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Innovation Fuel?

The first episode of Innovation Fuel was released on Sep 1, 2020.

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