S8:E6 Luxury Retail Marketing with Wes Wolch, SVP Marketing at Holt Renfrew

11/19/24 • 26 min

In this latest installment of The Pivot, we sit down with Wes Wolch to explore the essence of luxury retail marketing, and the moves Holt Renfrew is making to transform the consumer experience. An expressive dialogue that helps us rethink how we should define and drive marketing of today and tomorrow.

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S8:E5: Supporting Newcomers to Canada with Ruth Javier Friesen of the Mennonite New life Centre

In this episode of #ThePivot, Ruth and Ken discuss some of the challenges newcomers to Canada face in seeking employment in the media communication sector. Listen to learn more on how to build your professional presence, use the power of storytelling, and relevant strategies on how to navigate the job market of today and tomorrow. Ruth draws on her professional experience as an employment counsellor and her personal journey.

Ruth Javier Friesen is a Career Development Professional with more than five years of experience working with post-secondary students, women, and newcomers. In this time, Ruth has provided employment advice, settlement assistance, and facilitating connections to services and organizations. Ruth is also skilled in one-on-one career coaching, motivational training, workshop design and facilitation.

A guest speaker at IABC/Toronto and George Brown College, Ruth is passionate and dedicated to working with people, especially newcomers, to assist them with their professional development journey.

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S8:E7 Fuelling Business Success with Patrick Gill, Senior Director, Operations & Partnerships, the Business Data Lab (BDL)

Amid timely Canadian macroeconomic updates, we chat with Patrick Gill of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to explore some of the present shocks and potential challenges Canada faces. From labour disruptions and technological advancement, to much-needed business investment and population changes, this is a taping you’ll want to pay close attention to.

As we move in 2025, we expect tension and inflationary pressures as we aim to solve our productivity problem, enhance our competitiveness and fuel Canadian business success. Through informed data analysis, we can make smarter policy-making decisions and navigate turbulence with greater grit and effectiveness.

Plus: Really cool tidbits on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Data Lab, helping connect Canadian business owners and businesses to useful resources and information. And, the democratization of data, powered by artificial intelligence.