Innovation Fuel
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.
Innovation Fuel
Indigenous Entrepreneur Challenges, Part 3
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University Canada West
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Season 2
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Episode 12
On this week's episode of Innovation Fuel, we continue our conversation with Jack Smith, Indigenous Business Developer and Director on the Board of Economic Development Cooperation. Jack joins hosts Dave and Gelareh for Part 3 of their discussion on the challenges that Indigenous entrepreneurs face. In Part 3, we discuss how to connect Indigenous people with the right talent and skills. Jack explains that there is a lot of incentive for corporations to hire Indigenous people, but they struggle to find precisely the right fit. He also mentions the challenges of staying in home communities and finding ideas that work for that demographic and economy.