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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Dana Sells, UX Researcher, Shopify. I met Dana when she was a Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in public relations combined with her passion for human behavior, I stayed in touch and have watched Dana excel over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Shannon McCluskey, Marketing Manager, SurveyMonkey. I met Shannon when she was a Master’s Degree student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in marketing combined with her passion for entrepreneurship and digital media, I stayed in touch and have watched Shannon excel over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Nicole Strong, Experience Innovation Consultant at Quarry. I met Nicole when she was a Master’s Degree student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in anthropology and her passion for applying the anthropological toolkit to the business world, I stayed in touch and have watched Nicole prosper over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Hira Javed, User Experience (UX) Researcher, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). I met Hira when she was a Master’s Degree student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in marketing and consumer behavior combined with her passion for digital media, I stayed in touch and have watched Hira excel over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Stephanie Dodge, Digital Communications Manager, Canadian Education Association. I met Stephanie when she was a Master’s Degree student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in English & creative writing combined with her passion for technology and digital media, I stayed in touch and have watched Stephanie excel over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Sarah Barran, UI Designer, Mobile Banking Customer Experience at Scotiabank. I met Sarah when she was a Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her background in new media and her passion for technology and design, I stayed in touch and have watched Sarah prosper over the years.

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I am very happy to share with you a wide-ranging interview conducted with Tyler Rochwerg, Associate Brand Manager at Johnson & Johnson Canada. I met Tyler when he was an undergrad Marketing student of mine at the Ivey Business School in London, Ontario Canada. To my surprise and delight, after completing his first semester, Tyler remained a student by enrolling in two of my electives: Design Driven Innovation and New Media Marketing. Impressed by his positive energy, thirst for knowledge and passion for digital media, I stayed in touch and have watched his career blossom over the years. Since attaining his undergraduate degree, Tyler has graciously accepted my invitation to be a guest speaker in one of my MBA classes where his presence was very well received and appreciated.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a former student of mine, Janice Zolf, documentary film producer and director at Janice Zolf Productions. I met Janice when she was a Master’s Degree student in my Principles of Marketing in a Globalized World class at the University of Waterloo campus in Stratford, Ontario Canada. Impressed by her experience in broadcast television and passion for storytelling, I stayed in touch and have watched Janice prosper over the years.

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Watch Alex Vander Hoeven tour through the offices of Race Roster located in London, Ontario Canada. With one wing dedicated to sales and marketing and another wing dedicated to front and back-end development, Race Roster HQ exemplifies the spirit, passion, vibe and capability of startup culture.

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Watch Jon Rettinger tour through the offices of TechnoBuffalo located in Irvine, California. The fashionable yet practical space offers TechnoBuffalo staff and associates ample room for content creation – from open-concept bullpen to closed-off recording space featuring four modular sets. Jon’s crowning achievement — a gold YouTube Play Button awarded for achieving a million channel subscribers – is only one of numerous highlights.

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I am very happy to share with you an interview conducted with a wonderful former student of mine, Jon Rettinger of TechnoBuffalo. I met Jon when he was an MBA student in my Marketing on the Internet class at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. Impressed by the content at his YouTube channel as well as his entrepreneurial drive, I stayed in touch and have watched his business blossom and continue to grow over the years. Jon has always graciously accepted my invitation to be a guest speaker in my class, never failing to impress the students.

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Watch the bloopers / outtakes from a tour through the YouTube Creator Space in Playa Vista, California guided by Brian Landau of Brian’s Thing. This blooper reel references the original video found here.

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Watch Brian Landau of Brian’s Thing tour through the YouTube Creator Space in Playa Vista, California. This beautiful, 41,000 square-foot space – converted from a former aircraft hangar – contains state-of-the-art equipment, recording studios and onsite staff making it a full-fledged Hollywood-quality production facility.

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I had a lot of fun interviewing Brian Landau of Brian’s Thing. I learned of Brian’s mad sax skills when he was an MBA student in my Marketing on the Internet class at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. Nothing pleased me more than the idea of a finance guy who played the sax, so I stayed in touch with Brian and cheered him on over the years as his YouTube audience grew into the tens of thousands – with overall video views into the millions.

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Gina Heitkamp, CEO & Co-Founder of Middle School Moguls. I first met Gina when she was an MBA student in my Marketing on the Internet class at the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. Gina’s two-year-old start-up, incubating at UC Irvine’s Applied Innovation Center, is a toy & media company that makes books, dolls and online entertainment that support entrepreneurship and technology learning for girls 6-10.

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