Taproot Edmonton Presents Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/taprootyeg-presents Taproot Edmonton presents a series of audio stories that help Edmontonians understand their community better. © Taproot Publishing Inc. 27c1164b-3186-585f-b619-16c393f4837c no Support this podcast Igniting Innovation: Trailer en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:35:44 -0600 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:51:16 -0700 https://www.taprootedmonton.ca https://img.transistor.fm/6VYjTMnrdXctZUR5RTNQaTL3hdK5nTT2oRQKGXUq-ZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1MzUzLzE2MTI4/MTE0NzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Taproot Edmonton Presents https://www.taprootedmonton.ca serial Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton presents a series of audio stories that help Edmontonians understand their community better. Taproot Edmonton presents a series of audio stories that help Edmontonians understand their community better.. edmonton, yeg, news, journalism, storytelling, local Mack Male No No Igniting Innovation: Trailer 1 1 Igniting Innovation: Trailer trailer 68236b4e-10ef-4d71-bdff-2126a870f374 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a64c922 Theme music by Dave von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Theme music by Dave von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:26:06 -0600 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 74 Igniting Innovation is Taproot Edmonton Presents' first podcast series. The six-episode run explores how startups and investors are coming together in Edmonton's tech innovation sector. It tells the stories of entrepreneurs, new and experienced tech investors, and those working to grow the community. Listen to new episodes weekly from Edmonton Startup Week through to the Startup TNT Investment Summit. Igniting Innovation is Taproot Edmonton Presents' first podcast series. The six-episode run explores how startups and investors are coming together in Edmonton's tech innovation sector. It tells the stories of entrepreneurs, new and experienced tech inves edmonton, tech, innovation, community, startups, investment, local, news, entrepreneurship No Igniting Innovation: Startup TNT 1 1 1 1 Igniting Innovation: Startup TNT full 4fc82ada-1150-486f-b1cc-b52f77393781 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c6119005 Episode 1 features Startup TNT, Zack Storms, and Keren Tang.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 1 features Startup TNT, Zack Storms, and Keren Tang.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:30:00 -0600 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 1930 In the first episode of Igniting Innovation, we meet Zack Storms, founder and chief organizer of Startup TNT, and his wife, Keren Tang, an angel investor with the Startup TNT Investment Summit. They share stories about building and fostering relationships with entrepreneurs and investors in Edmonton's tech innovation sector, plus discuss diversity and the challenges the community is facing. In the first episode of Igniting Innovation, we meet Zack Storms, founder and chief organizer of Startup TNT, and his wife, Keren Tang, an angel investor with the Startup TNT Investment Summit. They share stories about building and fostering relationships edmonton, tech, innovation, community, startup No Igniting Innovation: The Landscape 1 1 2 2 Igniting Innovation: The Landscape full 4b6c4f64-bb52-4854-b6a4-6e5066116c25 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ced8f28 Episode 2 features Ashlyn Bernier and Chris LaBossiere.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 2 features Ashlyn Bernier and Chris LaBossiere.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent. 

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0600 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 2473 In the second episode of Igniting Innovation, we talk to Ashlyn Bernier, chief operation officer of Samdesk, and Chris LaBossiere, founder and CEO of Altitude Investments. These two industry veterans weigh in on the larger tech innovation landscape in Edmonton — the challenges, standout contributors, benefits of innovating in this city, attracting new talent, and more. In the second episode of Igniting Innovation, we talk to Ashlyn Bernier, chief operation officer of Samdesk, and Chris LaBossiere, founder and CEO of Altitude Investments. These two industry veterans weigh in on the larger tech innovation landscape in Edm edmonton, tech, innovation, community, startup No Igniting Innovation: Future Fields 1 1 3 3 Igniting Innovation: Future Fields full 8ba6f089-f9c0-4451-b968-6df07ea0c428 https://share.transistor.fm/s/86a4ba5b Episode 3 features Lejjy Gafour and Jalene Anderson-Baron.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 3 features Lejjy Gafour and Jalene Anderson-Baron.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:04:32 -0700 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 2057 In the third episode of Igniting Innovation, we're joined by two of the co-founders of Future Fields, Jalene Anderson-Baron and Lejjy Gafour. The Edmonton entrepreneurs talk about their work in the cellular agriculture space, how they've grown their startup since its success at the Startup TNT investment summit in early 2020, and the work that still needs to be done to build diversity in the sector. In the third episode of Igniting Innovation, we're joined by two of the co-founders of Future Fields, Jalene Anderson-Baron and Lejjy Gafour. The Edmonton entrepreneurs talk about their work in the cellular agriculture space, how they've grown their start edmonton, tech, startup, innovation, community No Igniting Innovation: Investing 1 1 4 4 Igniting Innovation: Investing full b720ca4b-5d62-4abc-9fa8-dc68b2075ecd https://share.transistor.fm/s/d308e8be Episode 4 features Ronda Nedelec and John Pinsent.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 4 features Ronda Nedelec and John Pinsent.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 2351 The fourth episode of Igniting Innovation dives into investing with Ronda Nedelec and John Pinsent. The two local entrepreneurs talk about how they each got started angel investing, why they've reinvested in the Edmonton ecosystem, and the benefits of getting new people involved. The fourth episode of Igniting Innovation dives into investing with Ronda Nedelec and John Pinsent. The two local entrepreneurs talk about how they each got started angel investing, why they've reinvested in the Edmonton ecosystem, and the benefits of get edmonton, startup, innovation, tech, community No Igniting Innovation: Pitching 1 1 5 5 Igniting Innovation: Pitching full 1161ed3a-1016-4651-9f28-4529981ef49a https://share.transistor.fm/s/f2f7bc1d Episode 5 features Allie Knull of Resume Free and Emily Craven of Story City.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms of Startup TNT.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 5 features Allie Knull of Resume Free and Emily Craven of Story City.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms of Startup TNT.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0700 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 2149 Allie Knull, CEO of Resume Free, and Emily Craven, CEO of Story City, join us for the fifth episode of Igniting Innovation. Both are part of the top five Edmonton companies pitching at the Startup TNT Investment Summit on Nov. 19, 2020. The entrepreneurs share about finding their niche in the Edmonton tech space, pitching and preparing for pitches, and their experiences in the startup ecosystem as women entrepreneurs. Allie Knull, CEO of Resume Free, and Emily Craven, CEO of Story City, join us for the fifth episode of Igniting Innovation. Both are part of the top five Edmonton companies pitching at the Startup TNT Investment Summit on Nov. 19, 2020. The entrepreneurs edmonton, tech, innovation, startups, community No Igniting Innovation: True Angle Medical 1 1 6 6 Igniting Innovation: True Angle Medical full 85c39a71-f9d8-41f6-9b25-ab7c8c16bf77 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69a1790a Episode 6 features Jana Rieger of True Angle Medical.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms of Startup TNT.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Episode 6 features Jana Rieger of True Angle Medical.
Hosted by Emily Rendell-Watson, managing editor of Taproot Edmonton.
Colour commentary by Zack Storms of Startup TNT.
Theme music by Dave Von Bieker.
Cover art by Kirra Kent.
Supported in part by a Community Initiatives grant from the Edmonton Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.

New episodes are published every Wednesday from Oct. 21 until Nov. 25, 2020. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0700 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 1848 The final episode in the Igniting Innovation series features the Edmonton winner of the Startup TNT Investment Summit: True Angle Medical. CEO Jana Rieger joins Taproot to talk about the company and its technology, what they'll do with the investment from the summit, and how it felt to win on Women's Entrepreneurship Day. The final episode in the Igniting Innovation series features the Edmonton winner of the Startup TNT Investment Summit: True Angle Medical. CEO Jana Rieger joins Taproot to talk about the company and its technology, what they'll do with the investment from edmonton, tech, innovation, startup, startuptnt, community No Conversations: Makings of a Voice 2 2 1 1 Conversations: Makings of a Voice full a5ebd74a-3a39-4c1d-9e8a-67609db6f59c https://share.transistor.fm/s/04a383d0 Welcome to a heartfelt conversation about motherhood, identity, and community, inspired by Makings of a Voice, a theatrical song cycle to be streamed online by SkirtsAfire in March 2021.

 

You'll hear from these four panelists in a conversation moderated by Karen Unland:

Special thanks to Dana Wylie for the use of "Cry Out," one of the songs featured in Makings of a Voice.

This is the first episode in our Conversations series, which will share discussions that we've had the pleasure of participating in, using our power to make them available to a wider audience.

This is also part of a cross-promotional collaboration with SkirtsAfire to promote our People's Agenda project, which seeks to find out what Edmontonians want candidates for city council to be talking about as they compete for votes in the 2021 municipal election campaign.

The theme music for Conversations is by Dave Von Bieker, and the cover art is by Kirra Kent. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Welcome to a heartfelt conversation about motherhood, identity, and community, inspired by Makings of a Voice, a theatrical song cycle to be streamed online by SkirtsAfire in March 2021.

 

You'll hear from these four panelists in a conversation moderated by Karen Unland:

Special thanks to Dana Wylie for the use of "Cry Out," one of the songs featured in Makings of a Voice.

This is the first episode in our Conversations series, which will share discussions that we've had the pleasure of participating in, using our power to make them available to a wider audience.

This is also part of a cross-promotional collaboration with SkirtsAfire to promote our People's Agenda project, which seeks to find out what Edmontonians want candidates for city council to be talking about as they compete for votes in the 2021 municipal election campaign.

The theme music for Conversations is by Dave Von Bieker, and the cover art is by Kirra Kent. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:30:00 -0700 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 2594 A conversation about motherhood, identity, and community, inspired by Makings of a Voice, a theatrical song cycle written and performed by Dana Wylie, which makes its world premiere at SkirtsAfire. A conversation about motherhood, identity, and community, inspired by Makings of a Voice, a theatrical song cycle written and performed by Dana Wylie, which makes its world premiere at SkirtsAfire. edmonton, yeg, news, journalism, storytelling, local No Conversations: Innovate Edmonton's Catherine Warren 2 2 2 2 Conversations: Innovate Edmonton's Catherine Warren full 8bc2bb72-462e-44b1-8910-2a7ac2c40b7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/cb642b73 The latest episode from Taproot Edmonton's Conversations features the new CEO of Innovate Edmonton, Catherine Warren. 


Since Warren took the helm last December, she’s been working to establish the organization as a leading voice for the local innovation community, and on a broader scale position Edmonton as a preeminent innovation city that can tackle global challenges. 


Note, this interview was recorded in mid-April and the story that followed it can be read here. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> The latest episode from Taproot Edmonton's Conversations features the new CEO of Innovate Edmonton, Catherine Warren. 


Since Warren took the helm last December, she’s been working to establish the organization as a leading voice for the local innovation community, and on a broader scale position Edmonton as a preeminent innovation city that can tackle global challenges. 


Note, this interview was recorded in mid-April and the story that followed it can be read here. 

★ Support this podcast ★ ]]> Mon, 31 May 2021 13:37:27 -0600 Taproot Edmonton Taproot Edmonton 1610 A conversation with Innovate Edmonton's CEO, Catherine Warren, about her first four months on the job. Note, this interview was recorded in mid-April. A conversation with Innovate Edmonton's CEO, Catherine Warren, about her first four months on the job. Note, this interview was recorded in mid-April. edmonton, tech, innovate edmonton, startup No