This blog entry was originally Published on: May 3 2016 on Girth Radio. There is one person responsible for helping to grow the sport of MMA (and the UFC) more than any other person in Canada: Showdown Joe Ferraro. Showdown would host UFC Central on Sportsnet and The FAN radio network. Today, his contribution to … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #25: “Showdown” Joe Ferraro
Originally Published on: April 26 2016 Darrell MacMullin is the CEO of one of Canada’s fastest growing public companies, BitGold. In this hour long conversation we talk about Darrell’s journey from Chapter’s in the early days of e-commerce in Canada to his roles with eBay Canada, PayPal Canada and now BitGold. This is a must … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #24: Darrell MacMullin CEO BitGold
I’m a big fan of Periscope. And so is Facebook. So much so that the social media giant recently launched Facebook Live. What is it? Facebook Live is Facebook’s live streaming functionality. Which means we will all be seeing (and getting notifications) live video in our Facebook newsfeed very soon. Missed going to Opening Day? … Continue reading Facebook Live
The following article was originally posted on Girth Radio. On Saturday February 20, 2016 Khadija Cajee joined Welcome’s Karim Kanji at PodCamp Toronto for a special one our interview in front of a live audience. Khadija Cajee’s six year old son, Syed Adam Ahmed, has been on Canada’s DHP (Deemed High Profile) for as long … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #23: Khadija Cajee
The following article was originally posted on Girth Radio. Published on: February 14, 2016 Segun Akinsanya is a motivational speaker and community activist. Formerly the Executive Director of Bright Future Alliance, Segun is now the founder and CEO of Currant. Currant is a co-operative looking to build sustainable businesses and communities. Segun also happens to … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #22: Segun Akinsanya
The following article was originally posted on Girth Radio. Published on: February 11, 2016 Adam Mintz is the founder, President and CEO of Toronto-based apparel company, Athletes Collective. In this episode we chat about Adam’s foray into entrepreneurship, his background in fashion, why he has always wanted to own his own business, how Athletes Collective … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #21: Adam Mintz
This was originally posted on Girth Radio on February 2, 2016. In the 20th episode of Welcome!, Karim Kanji talks with entrepreneur Romana Kassam about life travelling Europe and Africa, climbing Kilimanjaro, dealing with East Indian parents and their expectations of their daughter, working corporate life and her decision to stop participating in the rat … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #20: Romana Kassam
The following was first published on Girth Radio on January 28, 2016. In this interesting episode, Karim Kanji and Spider Jones talk about: – Spider’s upbringing in Detroit and Windsor during the heyday of Motown – Spider’s early career in amateur boxing – How the Spider met George Chuvalo – How the Spider ended up … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #19: Spider Jones
The following post was originally posted on my Girth Radio-Welcome! page last week. Take a look at it HERE. Morgan P. Campbell is an award-winning sports writer with the Toronto Star. He has written about the Canadian Football League, MMA, Boxing, Baseball and even rugby. In this episode we talk about Campbell’s journey playing football … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #18: Morgan P. Campbell
This post was originally posted on Girth Radio on January 5, 2016. Sammy Younan has his own IMBD page, has been nominated for an Oscar (or at least a movie he worked on has), is a published author and has interviewed Dallas Green (City & Colour and Alexisonfire), Gerry Dee, and many others. He is … Continue reading Welcome! Episode #17: Sammy Younan
