A podcast on the things that they don't teach us in school. We are taught in school how to square a circle but not how to do our taxes, how to open a bank account, how to invest wisely or how insurance/mortgages work. Helping Canadians become more financially literate, one post at a time. Content consists of interviews and segments on trending topics, important concepts that are not in the school curriculum and interviews with an array of professionals, masters of crafts and humans.
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Federal Budget Debate: What Canadian Entrepreneurs Need to Know ft. Tyler Meredith
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The Canadian federal budget for the fiscal years of 2024–2025 was presented to the House of Commons by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in April 2024. In this episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School, we dive into the Budget and its impact on entrepreneurs with special guest Tyler Meredith. Tyler is the founding partner of Meredith Boesse…
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Episode #046 From Armed Forces to Law and Entrepreneurship: High Performance Leadership and The Future of Canadian Politics with Phillip Millar
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Phillip Millar, CEO of Millars Lawyers and co-founder of Third Eye Insights. Self described as “the rogue lawyer”, Phillip’s candidly critiques political leadership and his perspective on where Canada has gone wrong and what the future has in store for the country. Before Phillip’s succ…
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Episode #045 What's Happening to Toronto Real Estate?
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Toronto realtor and content creator, James Milonas. Dive into the best neighbourhoods, nightlife, restaurants and more, with none other than “James In The City” and find out what it takes to stay authentically yourself when building a personal brand and developing as a realtor as Toront…
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Episode #044 The Startup Personal Trainer: Practical Ways to Build, Grow and Lead with Jason Silver.
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Jason Silver a “Startup Personal Trainer”. Jason played a role in helping grow Airbnb in its earlier days and contributed to Canada’s leadership in AI by building integrate.ai from the ground up. Jason considers himself equally lucky to have experienced both raising significant venture …
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Episode #043 Navigating the Entrepreneurial Symphony with Raymond Luk
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Raymond Luk, Founder of Flow Ventures, Hockeystick, and Year One Labs. Note: Since this episode was recorded, Raymond’s company Flow was acquired by Deloitte Canada. Flow’s team has been integrated into Deloitte’s Global Innovation and Investment Incentives practice, and Raymond Luk has…
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Episode #042 Scaling Your Startup & Marketing Advice with Rashel Hariri
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Rashel Hariri, Marketing Consultant, Fractional CMO and Executive Advisor. She is the host of the She’s Interesting podcast about business, money and life for women over 30. This podcast is a must-listen for founders starting out and looking to scale their marketing teams. We discuss ho…
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Episode #041 Empowering Women in Tech: A Venture Fund Journey with Danielle
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This episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School features Danielle Graham (Danielle Graham), Co-Founder of The Firehood and General Partner of Phoenix Fire. The conversation centers on her venture fund journey, funding processes, and what she looks for in founders. Danielle also shares stories of startups she has funded, emphasizing their resi…
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Episode #040 What You Need to Know About Private Equity Investing for the Everyday Canadian
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In this episode, we sit down with Alexander Morsink (Alexander Morsink), Managing Director at Equivesto, Canada's leading private equity platform. We delve into the origin story of Equivesto, its mission to disrupt the way Canadians invest, and their vision for the evolving finance industry. As someone who’s reviewed hundreds of startups, Alexander…
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Episode #039 Being a husband, father and entrepreneur: Habits, Homes, and the Art of Balancing Life.
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In this episode, The Wise Investor team sits down with Mario Armani (@armanisells.ca), Real Estate Broker & Owner of Armani Realty, Brokerage. Together, we explore the realms of real estate, work-life balance, being an entrepreneur as a father-husband and the impact of consistency and habits on achieving success. Our conversation takes us through t…
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Episode #038 Toronto Lifestyle: From Fine Dining to Real Estate Investing
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In this episode, The Wise Investor team sits down with Cody Skrzypkowski (@codyskrzyp), Senior Partner and Realtor at North Group (@northgroup_realestate). This is a must watch episode for realtors from 0-3 years in business, as well as sales professionals and entrepreneurs looking for wisdom and mindset advice growing your business. Join us as we …
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Episode #037 Management Consulting & Entrepreneurship
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In this episode, The Wise Investor team sits down with Logan Wolfe, a globally certified cybersecurity and business risk management expert, published author, entrepreneur, executive mentor and public speaker. He is the current CEO of ORNA, an AI-guided Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform created and priced specifically f…
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Episode #036 Multi-Family Real Estate Investing, Navigating Inflation, Recession Investing, and Entrepreneurship
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In this episode, The Wise Investor team sits down with Pirasaanth Varatharajan (@thepvrajan), a specialist in multi-family real estate investing. As a CPA and seasoned real estate investor, Pirasaanth brings a unique perspective to his work, considering tax, financing, and cash flow when assessing portfolios. His expertise encompasses Corporate & P…
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Episode #035 A MasterClass in Entrepreneurship - Brad Poulos, Ryerson University
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Brad Poulos (@bradpoulos), a veteran entrepreneur, mentor, coach and professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. We discuss the historic ups and downs of entrepreneurship and business over the past 30 years. What it was like to be in business during the 90s boom, the dot com crash, the…
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Episode #034 A Podcast On Podcasting - Fatima Zaidi, CEO and co-founder of Quill Inc.
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Fatima Zaidi (@zaidiafatima), co-founder and CEO of Quill Inc (@quill.inc) a Canadian start-up seeking to bring the emerging world of podcasting to life by taking the technical and logistical burden off your shoulder so you can focus on what matters. We discuss the evolution of business media, the role of perso…
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Episode #033 What Happens When I Die? Digital Assets, Wills & Modern Day Estate Planning - Erin Bury, Co-Founder Willful Wills.
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The Wise Investor Team sits down - with Erin Bury (@erinbury), co-founder of Willful (@willfulwills) a Canadian startup giving Canadians peace of mind by enabling them to create their will, and plan their inheritance online. We discuss the reason why getting a will, when you are young, is so important in this new world of digital assets. What goes …
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Episode #032 How to Create Team Culture During WFH and a Pandemic with Shawn Hewat from Wavy
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The past year, work from home, remote work has created a challenge for leaders, managers and entrepreneurs foster team chemistry and synergies within their team. When Friday "Zoom happy hour" is just not cutting it. The Wise Investor Team sits down with Shawn Hewat of @joinwavy, a Canadian start-up seeking to help teams feel like a team again by re…
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#031 Mental Health and Mindset, Growing as an Entrepreneur - From Startup Founder to Company CEO With Swish Goswami
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Swish Goswami the CEO of @trufan.io, a Canadian technology startup, digital analytics platform, that helps brands connect with their audiences. Topics discussed: entrepreneur/founder mental health, the psychological effects of digital platforms, digital advertising, growing a startup in Toronto, raising capital…
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#030 How To Trade Cryptocurrencies - Pamela Draper @bitvoexchange - How to Hold a Crypto Wallet: Coins, the Future of Cryptocurrency & the Blockchain
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Pamela Draper the CEO of @Bitvoexchange, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, to discuss: cryptocurrency trading, how to research exchanges, the different coins, ICO's, crypto wallets and keys, the future of blockchain technologies and insight she has from here experiences in investment banking and the financial…
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#029 Your Network is Your Net Worth - Neighbourhood Creative
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Toronto entrepreneurs Anthony Sorella (@anthonysorella) & Ernesto Gaita (@Ernestogaita) from Neighbourhood Creative (@neighbourhoodcreative.co) to discuss what it is like growing a company out of Toronto, at a young age, and how creating a community /network has helped them grow their team and their brand. We d…
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#028 The Business of Comedy - Marc Anthony Sinagoga
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Canadian comedian Marc Anthony Sinagoga (@notmarcanthony) to discuss what it is like being a comedian in Canada and what it takes, both from a mindset and execution perspective, to become a working comedian or a master of any craft. We discuss how to overcome social anxiety or the fear of putting yourself out t…
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#027 Personal Wealth building tips with Arian Beyzaei. How to play defence but still go on the offensive during the 'COVID19 pandemic recession'
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This episode is for the investor looking to make smart decisions and take advantage of the opportunities during this time. The Wise Investor Team sits down with personal finance advocate Arian Beyzaei (@arianbeyz) from Enriched Academy, to discuss personal finance tips and tricks to come out of quarantine ahead of the curve. Topics include: defensi…
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#026 What are Canadians' options for COVID19 emergency relief, Government programs, and going on the offensive when investing.
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The wise investor team sits down, virtually, with professional accountants (@mitcpa & @pvthecpa) from Galleon CPA to discuss; what Canadian government programs are available to you and when/how to apply for them, how to get through this time as a business owner and how to set yourself up for success in the long run by going on the offensive with yo…
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#025- Dr. G. Evans MD, COVID-19 the good, the bad and the ugly. Facts, debunking myths and what you need to know.
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The Wise Investor team sits down, for our first ever virtual interview, with Dr. Gerald Evans, infectious disease professor and physician from the Queens University, to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak. We go over the must knows, debunk common myths, such as "can dogs get the disease?" and "did China develop coronavirus as a bio-weapon?". We also disc…
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#024 - Cam Russelle - Healthy living pro-tips, optimizing your overall health as an entrepreneur/business person or high performing human being @camrusselle
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with the very interesting Cam Russelle. As a health advocate and sales aficionado, he talks us through some of his ideologies and mantras on living a healthy and therefore more prosperous life. @thewiseinvestor on instagramAv ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#023 - The Business of Being an Artist - Frank Moyo - Business tips for musicians and artists - Budgeting, investing/saving for production costs, mindset and personal branding
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Frank Moyo sits down with The Wise Investor Team for this week's podcast. A talented Toronto Musician from the west side, Frank gives us some insight into the music industry, as well as how to grow a business/brand as an artist. @thewiseinvestor on InstagramAv ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#022 - Pro-tips to Real Estate Investing - Wealth building through real estate, the taxes involved, and Airbnb Arbitrage
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The Wise Investor team sits down with Pirasaanth Rajan CPA, CA (@pvthecpa) and Emma Pace (@paceofbass). Topics that they did not teach us in school: an advanced look at investing in Real Estate, the tax implications of these investments and also, a topic growing in popularity, Airbnb Arbitrage. Listen in to learn more. Follow Us on Instagram @thewi…
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#021 - Now Creative Group - Building a Marketing Agency in Toronto, Robo Advisors, Financial Myths Debunked, Step by Step on Growing a Scalable Company as an Entrepreneur
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with April Hossain and Daniel Francavilla from Now Creative Group. Topics that they did not teach us in school: how to manage a growing team as a leader, robo advisors vs financial planners, building your credit score, what to know when starting a business to avoid potential CRA, HR and legal problems. @thewiseinves…
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#020 - 2008 Recession, Female Entrepreneurship, Overcoming Cancer While Building a Company - Debbie Turner
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The Wise Investor Team sits down with Debbie Turner from the Turner Real Estate Network to get her take and tips on growing a company and being a female entrepreneur in a historically male dominated space. We also talk about what it was like being in the financial services and real estate industry during the 2008 recession and what mindset she adop…
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#019 'Influencers' Building a Social Platform That Brands Will Pay For - Danielle & Kristina
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The wise investor team sits down with Danielle(@allthingscoveted) and Kristina (@wearelivingart) to discuss social media "influencers" and how the e-commerce industry has changed with the immergence of micro-influencers. Topics include, creating content, growing your personal brand and creating a social following that brands will pay for. @thewisei…
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#018 Natalie Festa - Starting a business, Entrepreneurship From the View of an Accountant
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The Wise investor team sits down with Natalie Festa, Co-founder of Boro it, to discuss practical tips on how to start a business, and the mindset she learned along the way. Topics include starting a business, entrepreneurship from the view of an accountant, and some great tips on how to expand your horizons when it comes to communicating with those…
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#017 Daniel Iannacito - The Challenges of Entrepreneurship
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The Wise Investor team sits down with Daniel Iannacito to discuss a topic that is highly valuable in life but not taught in school.... How to market in the digital age, entrepreneurship principles that make money and how to do what you love. This episode was recorded on November 28, 2018. @thewiseinvestor on Instagram and Twitter…
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#016 Purchasing Real Estate, Pros and Cons, & the Associated Fees
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The Wise Investor sits down to talk about purchasing real estate, the fees associated with doing so and how you can save yourself from making mistakes on your first purchase. This episode was recorded on November, 2018. Follow us @thewiseinvestor on Instagram and Twitter.Av ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#015 Mario Armani - Real Estate Market & Mentality
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The Wise Investor team sits down with the founder of Armani Real Estate to talk about the current real estate market and how this climate is effecting home buyers, especially millennials. Mario and the team also discuss the mentality that is integral to succeeding when working as a realtor and entrepreneur. This episode was recorded on January 30th…
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#014 Millennials Choice, What you need to know when getting a mortgage, Lending Rules, & Home Ownership (Jan 13, 2019)
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The Wise Investor team sits down with the founders of Millennials Choice to talk about their path toward starting their business focused on the financial futures of the Millennial generation. In this episode, they discuss some of the changes in mortgage rules that effect home ownership, what it is like to invest it today's market and some misconcep…
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#013 Arian Beyzai, Millennials, Robo vs Human Advisor (November 7, 2018)
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The Wise Investor sits down with Vice President of EnRICHed Academy to discuss the financial issues millennials are facing in today's economy, how to combat it with the tools provided to us and what we can do to become more financially literate. This episode was recorded on November 7th, 2018 Follow us @thewiseinvestor instagram…
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#012 Tim Hudak, Ontario Real Estate, A Brighter Financial Future (October 31, 2018)
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On the latest episode of What They Did Not Teach You in School, Sal and Tony sit down with former Ontario politician and now the CEO of Ontario Real Estate Association. Discussed on the show are some tips on purchasing a property as a millennial, the ways in which real estate effects our society and Toronto's rising housing prices. Follow us @thewi…
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#011 Eating Healthy on a Budget, Money is No Good When You're Dead (Sept. 26, 2018)
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The Wise Investor team sits down with Angela Wallace to talk about how it is possible to eat healthy on a budget, understanding what a balanced diet truly is and the philosophy of putting your health before the growth of your bank account. This episode was recorded on September 26th, 2018 Follow us on Instagram @thewiseinvestor…
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#010 Crypto Currency, Bitcoin, Real Estate and Speculative Investments (September 19, 2018)
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Welcome back to Season 2 of What They Did Not Teach You in School! Sal and Tony return to the podcast after a brief break and a busy summer to talk about a popular topic, Speculative Investments. They speak about how to make measured decisions when investing and to avoid "gambler's bias" when it comes to accumulating wealth. Also discussed in this …
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#009 Lisa in the City - Real Estate Investing & Pre Construction Condos (June 27, 2018)
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This episode, Tony and Sal sit down with Lisa Colalillo (@lisainthecity) to talk about investing in real estate in this financial climate. We also discuss the pros and cons of purchasing pre-construction condos. This episode was recorded on June 27, 2018. Follow us on Instagram @thewiseinvestorAv ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#008 Donald Trump, TFSAs & Paying Off Debt (June 13, 2018)
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The Wise Investor sits down to discuss Donald Trump methods to madness when it comes to creating jobs in America, how TFSA's work and what it takes to pay off debt. This episode was recorded on June 13, 2018. Follow us @thewiseinvestor on Instagram and Twitter.Av ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#007 Lauren Bensadoun - Travelling on a Budget & Human Capital (April 21, 2018)
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This episode, Tony and Sal sit down with Lauren Bensadoun (@wanderinglauren_) to talk about the benefits of travelling while you're young, how to travel while not breaking the bank, and the concept of how travel can build your human capital to help you in other areas of your life. This episode was recorded on April 21, 2018. Follow us on Instagram …
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#006 Joey Tomaselli - Managing Money for Home Ownership (May 23, 2018)
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Tony sits down with mortgage agent Joey Tomaselli to discuss the real estate market, tips on how to plan when buying real estate and practical strategies to implement them. This episode was recorded on May 23, 2018. Follow us on Instagram @thewiseinvestorAv ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#005 The Retail Bank Effect (May 16, 2018)
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The Wise Investor sits down to discuss how the everyday neighbourhood bank works. In this episode we examine Canadian retail Banks.. how do they actually function in our economy and certain things we should all know before dealing with them. This episode was recorded on May 16, 2018. Follow us @thewiseinvestor on Instagram and Twitter.…
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#004 Cody Skrzypkowski - Real Estate Investing for Millennials (May 2, 2018)
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Tony sits down in this episode with guest Cody Skrzypkowski to talk about Real Estate investing for the millennial generation. He breaks down what they can do to kick start their investments and what to be weary of when investing in pre construction. This episode was recorded on May 2, 2018. Follow us @thewiseinvestor on Instagram and Twitter.…
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#003 How Interest Rates Work & How to Invest (April 18, 2018)
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The Wise Investor sits down to talk about how the economy is effected by interest rates and why the Bank of Canada will lower them. As well, they continue to give some advice on how to invest your money and what your options are between things like ETF's, mutual funds and robo-advisors. This episode was recorded on April 18, 2018 Follow us on insta…
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#002 Facebook Scandal, Tips for Millennials & Reasons for Investing (April 11, 2018)
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In this episode, recorded on April 11, 2018, Sal and Tony discuss everything from Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook scandal to how important the compound effect is when investing in your future. @thewiseinvestorAv ac@kingstreetmedia.ca (The Wise Investor)
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#001 IPOs, Cannabis Stocks & Market Psychology (April 4, 2018)
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The Wise Investor sits down to talk about what an Initial Public Offer is and what to be aware if investing in one, the in's, out's and what have you's about the ever so popular Cannabis Stocks and what Market Psychology determines about how people react to the stock market overall. This episode was recorded on April 4th, 2018. @thewiseinvestor…
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