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October 2019 | Volume 28 Issue 9 HALIFAX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | OCTOBER 2019 | VOLUME 28 ISSUE 9 THE DISRUPTORS Changing the way things are done in Atlantic Canada GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE YOUR SAY TAKING FLIGHT Getting students in the door Canadians head to the polls Spotlight on Business Leader Award Pg 18 Pg 24 winner Joyce Carter Pg 30 Volume 28 • Issue 09 Business is the most nimble institution we have in Business Voice is published 11 times a year for members 14 of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and Metro Halifax’s society and it can make real, substantial change.” business community. Views expressed in Business Voice are those of the contributors and individual members, — Lauren Sears, Co-Founder, Placemaking4G and and are not necessarily endorsed by, or are a policy of, Managing Director, Common Good Solutions the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent of the publisher. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur. COVER STORY: Please address editorial enquiries and changes to information to: Halifax Chamber of Commerce 100-32 Akerley Boulevard Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B 1N1 Tel: 902-468-7111 Fax: 902-468-7333 [email protected] www.halifaxchamber.com Board of Directors Margaret Chapman, Narrative Research, Chair Gavin MacDonald, Cox & Palmer, Vice Chair Cynthia Dorrington, Vale & Associates, Past Chair Directors Robert Dean, MNP LLP Mark Sidebottom, Nova Scotia Power Inc. Richard Butts, Clayton Developments Ltd. Paul Bent, Self-Employed Consultant Saeed El-Darahali, SimplyCast Faten Alshazly, WeUsThem Stefanie MacDonald, Halifax Paper Hearts Michele Peveril, NS Department of Business Brad Proctor, McInnes Cooper THE Captain(N) David Mazur, Maritimes Forces Atlantic Roger Boutilier, Nova Scotia Association of Realtors Caroline Wolfe Stewart, The Berkeley Retirement Residences DISRUPTORS Andrew de Freitas, Canadian National Railway Cayla Stryncl, Fiera Properties Christopher Googoo, Ulnooweg Changing the way Chamber Staff things are done Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO Nancy M. Conrad, Senior Vice President, Policy in Atlantic Canada Colin J. Bustard, Director of Finance and Administration 12 Becky Davison, Director of Marketing Emma Menchefski, Communications Specialist Business Voice is published by The Chronicle Herald Custom Publishing Department Publisher: Sarah Dennis Editor: Nicole Gnazdowsky Layout & Design: Peter Ross Contributing Writers: Erin Elaine Casey, Joey Fitzpatrick, Judith Kays, Peter Skakum, Sara Ericsson, TABLE OF Craig MacMullen, David Organ Customer Relations Specialist: Meghan O'Neil Sales Executive: Wanda H. Priddle 902-426-2811 ext. 1163 • [email protected] CONTENTS: Cover photo: Ross Tomei/123RF Copyright 2019 by The Chronicle Herald. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any article, photograph or artwork without expressed written 04 Events permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited. 2717 Joseph Howe Drive 05 President’s message Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T2 Tel: 902-426-2811 TheChronicleHerald.ca 06 New & noted 18 Disclaimer Business Voice magazine makes no warranties of any kind, 08 Members written or implied, regarding the contents of this magazine and expressly disclaims any warranty regarding the in the news 22 Profi le: accuracy or reliability of information contained herein. The views contained in this magazine are those of the Rogers Communications writers and advertisers; they do not necessarily refl ect 12 The disruptors the views of Business Voice magazine and its publisher The Chronicle Herald. Changing the way things are 24 Trends done in Atlantic Canada Publications Mail Agreement No. 40032112 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to 30 Awards spotlight: Halifax Chamber of Commerce. 18 The right stuff Halifax International Graduate to Opportunity Airport Authority opens doors for recent graduates SPECIAL FEATURES: 21 Working for you 27 Small business week BUSINESS VOICE 3 EVENTS For a full and up-to-date list of our Chamber events, please visit CHAMBER EVENTS www.halifaxchamber.com/events BUSINESS AFTER HOURS FALL DINNER: DISRUPTORS LUNCHEON: HOSTED BY: Kitchen Door PRESENTED BY: Stewart McKelvey Perrin Beatty, CEO, DATE: Tuesday, October 15 DATE: Wednesday, October 30 Canadian Chamber TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. TIME: 5 – 9 p.m. DATE: Thursday, November 21 LOCATION: 110 Higney Avenue, LOCATION: Halifax Convention Centre TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dartmouth, NS LOCATION: Halifax Marriott CHAMBER 101 Harbourfront Hotel POWER LUNCH: DATE: Wednesday, October 30 Confl ict Management and TIME: 12 – 1:30 p.m. WONDER WOMEN Resolution in the Workplace LOCATION: Halifax Chamber o ce, 32 Akerley Blvd. CONFERENCE HOSTED BY: Conciliation and PRESENTED BY: BoyneClarke Mediation Services ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY: DATE: Friday, December 6 DATE: Friday, October 18 TIME: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. TIME: 12 – 1:30 p.m. Mayor Mike Savage LOCATION: Westin Nova Scotian LOCATION: Halifax Chamber o ce, PRESENTED BY: RBC 32 Akerley Blvd. DATE: Thursday, November 14 TRADE ACCELERATOR TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. LOCATION: Halifax Convention Centre PROGRAM (TAP) SMALL BUSINESS WEEK APPLICATIONS OPEN: October 2019 PRESENTED BY: BDC PROGRAM DATES: February – March 2020 DATE: October 21 – 25 INFO: halifaxchamber.com/TAP *Turn to page 34 for full events calendar THANK YOU TO OUR SEPTEMBER SPONSORS: 4 OCTOBER 2019 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Turning a new leaf Mark Brooks/123RF Fostering innovation in the workplace leads to new ideas and revenue @prezhfxchamber Disruption starts with you. It can be as big or as small as you see t. If it shis perspectives and makes a dierence, it’s disruptive.” Disruption vs. Innovation: What’s the We hear “disruptors” and often di erence? described disruption perfectly: think of CEOs leading Fortune 500 com- “Disruption takes a left turn by literally panies and bringing in enough revenue to uprooting and changing how we think, fuel a small country. Once we move away PATRICK SULLIVAN behave, do business, learn and go about from those restraints, we can start to see PRESIDENT & CEO our day-to-day. Harvard Business School how innovation and disruption can be professor and disruption guru Clayton used in our everyday work. Fostering innovation in the work- Christensen says that a disruption Last month, we saw an opportunity place leads to new ideas and revenue. displaces an existing market, industry or for disruption right here in Halifax. The leaves are changing and busi- technology and produces something new We saw an anti-immigration billboard nesses are settling back into regular and more e cient and worthwhile. It is spreading misinformation. We part- routines after September’s chaos. at once destructive and creative.” nered with two local groups, ISANS and For this year’s annual Fall Dinner Finding our Fall Dinner speakers EduNova and created new, pro-immi- presented by Stewart McKelvey, we bring introduced me to a whole new denition gration billboards outlining the positive you: Disruptors. We’ve spoken with local of “disruptors.” These individuals are impact immigrants have on our province. innovators who are thrilled to share their community leaders, passionate about It wasn’t revolutionary, it wasn’t a stories with the business community on their business and dedicated to improv- new, advanced technology — but it did October 30. ing the world around them and putting the right thing, kept the public informed I’m sure many of you have heard the Nova Scotia on the map. of the facts and made an impact. term “disruptors” in the last couple of They’ve inspired us to think dif- Disruption starts with you. It can be as years. It’s often used in the innovation ferently when we hear the almost-tired big or as small as you see t. If it shifts and tech sectors. When I rst heard the term of “innovation.” Innovating doesn’t perspectives and makes a dierence, term disruptor, I imagined a university restrict you to inventing a new tech- it’s disruptive. student developing a mobile app to save nology or developing advanced medi- Read more about the speakers and the world. Now, I envision a person who cal processes in life sciences. You can their impact locally and globally on page 12. could be local, nding a new solution to implement small changes in your o ce to We hope you can join us for our 2019 an old problem — sometimes with tech- encourage new ideas, like switching up a Fall Dinner on October 30 to learn more. nology, but more often without. regular sta meeting to a brainstorming Visit halifaxchamber.com/evets for more A Forbes article from 2013 titled session. details. BUSINESS VOICE 5 NEWSMAKERS NEW & NOTED We welcome our new Chamber members ALWAYS A PLEASURE ANN RAGBIR, WEALTH ILIA GOURMET CANADA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR WITH RBC DOMINION Bonnie Ferguson LIMITED SECURITIES 49 Cole Drive Providing simple, root-level solutions to As an Investment and Wealth Advisor Windsor, NS complex or hidden problems including with RBC Dominion Securities, Ragbir 902-798-1603 process improvements, digitization, provides access to a comprehensive [email protected] optimization and better management range of services to help clients build RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGE – control. Businesses may or may not and protect their wealth. Ragbir is Food Brokers know the problem — let's work together passionate about building personalized for mutual benets. Free assessment and nancial plans that help clients navigate JAMESON CONSULTING GROUP rough estimates without obligations. their nancial decisions to realize their Robert Williamson Your local Halifax business consultancy life goals. Delivering peace of mind for P.O. Box 2705 service, helping business grow with investors who need broad and com- Halifax, NS power of IT. plex wealth management strategies is 902-454-4329 Sanjay Saini Ragbir’s daily mission. [email protected] Bedford, NS Ann Ragbir www.jamesongroup.ca 902-932-7170 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1400 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT – [email protected] Purdy’s Tower One Energy Consulting www.Digitalbridge.ca Halifax NS B3J 3N2 BUSINESS & PROF.
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