PODCAST

Media People Podcast

Victor Genova

Lively & insightful chats with the people who power the media industry.

business

All Episodes

01:12:55

EP112 - ProOps Consulting Co-Founder - Chris Quinn

Media People Podcast ·

2025/01/21

Chris Quinn is the co-founder of ProOps Consulting, a consultancy dedicated to accelerating operational efficiency and proficiency within the digital media ecosystem.Chris was born in Sudbury, Ontario, raised in Cambridge, and spent his teenaged years living in Brazil and Italy. He studied business and marketing in university & college, and took up an internship with a TV branding agency. Chris quickly learned that creative advertising wasn’t for him, and jumped at the chance to move into a

00:50:30

EP111 - Elite High Performance Chief Revenue Officer...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Shelley West is the Chief Revenue Officer at Elite High Performance—an organization specializing in human-centric mindset coaching and high-performance leadership training for teams and individuals.Born in Manchester, England, and raised in Toronto, Shelley’s early years were defined by her passion for dance. She studied different types, taught, and graduated from the prestigious Randolph College for the Performing Arts. Changes to the professional dancing landscape forced Shelley to rethink her

01:19:40

EP110 - TELUS Senior Manager, Advertising Sales &...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/11/09

What do Paris, New York City, Boston, London, Toronto, Montreal, and Fernie, British Columbia have in common?They are all places that make up the (somewhat) nomadic life and career of today’s guest, Will Rizzuto. Each location plays an integral part in Will’s story. He’s American, but spent his infant and pre-school years in Paris. The majority of Will’s youth was spent in New York City, but he attended university in Boston, returned to New York City to start his career in adtech before moving to

00:42:13

EP109 - VERSUS Managing Director & Partner - Rob Meyers

Media People Podcast ·

2024/10/29

Rob Meyers is the Managing Director and Partner at VERSUS—a studio crafting highly creative, one-of-a-kind work for brands and agencies.A New Jersey native, pop culture played a big role in Rob’s early life. He refers to himself as an avid reader—everything from books to comics and was heavily invested in both TV and movies. Studying Television, Radio, and Film Screenwriting at Syracuse University provided the education Rob needed to pursue his interests professionally. He’s held a number of

00:54:30

EP108 - VML Strategy Director - Rory Petty

Media People Podcast ·

2024/10/16

What does a strategy director do at a creative agency? According to VML’s Rory Petty—you figure things out. This includes everything from writing the creative brief to consulting with the client marketing team—with any number of things in-between. Creative is actually a recent move for Rory. His advertising career started in broadcast media at Carat’s London office. He took a role as a Planning Account Manager at Mediavest, before relocating to Toronto to continue his career. Rory Petty stops by

01:25:31

EP107 - The LeaderSmith Founder - Theresa Smith

Media People Podcast ·

2024/10/01

The word “coach” is closely aligned with sport, but it’s becoming ever more synonymous with the corporate world. More people are employing experienced professionals to provide career coaching. Sometimes that coach is a colleague and sometimes it’s an outsider bringing fresh advice & insights. And that’s exactly what today’s guest, Theresa Smith, does for her clients. Theresa is the founder of The LeaderSmith—a company providing executive coaching and leadership development coaching, for all

00:40:11

EP106 - Heads + Tales Co-Founder & Co-CEO - Amanda...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/09/17

Heads+Tales Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Amanda Shuchat, is part of a team that’s flipping the agency model on its head. Heads+Tales offers best-in-class integrated marketing services while focusing on high-performance coaching to foster greatness. And Amanda is ideally placed to disrupt the agency model. Her career begins as a PR Intern with Strategic Objectives, and continues into senior roles at Hill+Knowlton, Citizen Relations International, and Middle Child. The roster of clients Amanda has worked

00:51:11

EP105 - Mars United Commerce Managing Director,...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/09/04

Media and commerce are closer than ever before. Retail Media is the term used to reference this convergence. And it’s where today’s guest, Victoria Cromie, is leaving her mark.Victoria is the Managing Director, Canada for Mars United Commerce—a global commerce company, dedicated to driving growth for brands and retailers. Before helping retailers get more hustle out of their media dollars, Victoria was applying similar principles to her babysitting business. While most teenagers were sitting

01:04:34

EP104 - Talon OOH Canada CEO - Debbie Benadiba

Media People Podcast ·

2024/08/13

When CHUM Radio wanted to monetize its online audience for the first time, they called Debbie Benadiba.When Rogers Media launched its first online, on-demand streaming video app, they called Debbie Benadiba to lead ad sales. Debbie has a knack for launching new advertising products to market. There are other examples I can touch on—they include both mobile and OOH advertising, but you’ll have to listen to this episode to hear those stories. Debbie Benadiba, CEO of Talon OOH Canada, stops by to

00:51:17

EP103 - Bee Video Production Founder - Brigitte Sachse

Media People Podcast ·

2024/07/16

Brigitte Sachse is the founder of Bee Video Production—a digital video producer specialising in branded content.But securing content production budgets from clients such as the Toronto Star, Accenture, and the Royal Bank of Canada is a bit of a 180 from her early work. Before founding Bee Video Production, Brigitte’s career focused on providing public and private financing for documentaries, TV shows, and feature-length films. This included reviewing grant applications for the Canadian Media Fund

01:22:30

EP102 - The Podcast Exchange CEO - Pary Bell

Media People Podcast ·

2024/07/02

Pary Bell’s CV is stacked with leadership roles at some of Canada’s biggest media companies including, but not limited to, the CBC, Rogers Media, and TorStar.He’s made a career of leading organizations through digital transformation, but his original plan didn’t involve building teams, managing people, and navigating internal politics—Pary’s first love was drawing. Pary studied General Arts at Queen’s University, but departed after two years to pursue a Fine Arts Degree at Emily Carr University

00:59:35

EP101 - NLogic President & COO - Sue Haas

Media People Podcast ·

2024/06/18

Sue Haas is the President and COO of NLogic—Canada's leading provider of audience analysis technology and data.But Sue’s career didn’t start in data and analytics. Her first job in media was an internship on eTalk Daily, researching and writing interview questions for celebrities like Phil Collins, John Mayer, and Nelly. This was a complete shift from her childhood in the rural town Melbourne, Ontario. How rural? No cable TV, dial-up internet was the norm, she had to travel one town over just

00:46:10

EP100 - Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/06/04

It’s episode 100 and we welcome back our episode nine guest, Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada President, Sonia Carreno.Sonia was only a handful of months into her presidency when we first chatted back in 2015. Nine years later, Sonia returns to talk about how the IAB Canada has evolved under her leadership, while providing insight into how the organization tackles issues and shapes policy impacting the digital media industry. A big thank you to all of our loyal listeners and past guests

00:59:08

EP99 - Ideon Media President & CEO - Kevin Bartus

Media People Podcast ·

2024/05/21

Kevin Bartus is a terrible employee—those are his words, not mine. But that’s OK because he’s a very successful entrepreneur.Kevin is the President and CEO of Ideon Media—Canada’s largest digital rep firm, responsible for monetizing Canadian ad traffic for brands such as VICE Media and IGN, to name a few. Ideon also owns and operates several sites including SavvyMom, 29Secrets, and AmongMen. A Chicago native, Kevin was quite the academic in his youth. He found subjects like math easy, so it

01:10:19

EP98 - Coastal Digital Group Co-Founder - Sotero...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/05/07

Cracking the media industry can be tough for an employee, but for an entrepreneur? Building something from scratch can be a tall order. But it was a challenge that Sotero Bernardo was up for. Sotero is the Co-Founder, Head of Business Development at Coastal Digital Group—an experience agency combining creativity with technology. The original goal was to make it in media sales. But sales opportunities are scarce when you’re fresh out of school, so Sotero took a job as a jr. media planner at

01:01:21

EP97 - Pinterest Country Manager, Canada - Kristie...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/04/23

Sales is a performative art, and presentations are like a play. Notes serve as the script, while the PowerPoint deck acts as the set. The boardroom the stage, and clients the audience. At the heart of the production—the sales rep.When comparing the two professions, you can see why today’s guest, Kristie Painting, has enjoyed a successful sales career. Kristie is Pinterest’s Country Manager for Canada, and while many people in her position have a marketing or business degree, Kristie majored in

01:03:34

EP96 - Unrivaled Group Co-Founder, Head of Strategy +...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/04/09

When Valerie Tyson interviewed for a marketing role with the Charlotte Hornets, it was team owner and NBA legend, Michael Jordan, who handled her final interview.And this is only one of the many stories comprising Valerie’s sports marketing career. Valerie is the Co-Founder, Head of Strategy + Sports at Unrivaled Group—a female led, sports driven tech consultancy. Valerie’s career didn’t start in sports, but local radio—running promotions for stations in Arizona and San Diego. She moved KLSX in

00:49:30

EP95 - Kensington Grey President and CEO - Shannae...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/03/26

Kensington Grey is an influencer management agency rooted in diversity, representing an extensive roster of black and brown creators. At the heart of the agency is President & CEO, Shannae Ingleton Smith.Born in Toronto, raised in Calgary, Shannae studied finance and economics in university. But marketing was her real passion. There wasn’t an option to major in it, so Shannae filled her electives with every marketing class available. She moved into finance after graduation, but quickly pivoted

00:53:03

EP94 - Lamar Advertising VP of Digital Growth - Ian...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/03/12

Ian Dallimore is Lamar Advertising’s Vice-President, Digital Growth & General Manager of Programmatic, but his path to OOH advertising didn’t start with a typical agency job. A New Orleans native, Ian’s original plan was to be a pediatrician. He studied medicine at Louisiana College while on a basketball scholarship. An injury nixed this, and he transferred to Louisiana State where he graduated with a degree in marketing. He moved into minor league baseball, taking marketing roles with AAA

00:54:33

EP93 - Head of so.da, Corus’ Social Digital Agency -...

Media People Podcast ·

2024/02/27

It’s difficult to refute social media’s supremacy in the platform hierarchy. Brands are increasingly trying to find new & innovate ways to leverage social for audience engagement.And it’s exactly why they turn to today’s guest, Darcy MacNeil. Darcy is the Head of so.da—a full service, specialized, and award-winning social first agency. Darcy’s career started behind the camera as a clearance coordinator. This involved securing commercial rights to content so it could be legally integrated into

136 results

Media People Podcast

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...