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b"Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta.\\xa0 The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.\\nQuote(s):\\n\\u201cThe most rewarding part was figuring out how little I know.\\u201d\\n\\u201cYou can\\u2019t textbook real-life situations.\\u201d\\nSummary:\\nHear how Community Now Magazine is a great platform for SME businesses to tell their story on a monthly bases. It is a magazine that is published digitally every month, and it also raises money for great causes.\\nStacy is working on a Blockchain-based money transfer mobile system that sends money safely and securely around the world in 90 seconds\\nNotes:\\nThis episode is hosted by Allan Marston.\\xa0\\xa0Allan is a Father, Husband and innovator. Mr. Marston is a successful corporate executive heading up departments in Business Development, Sales, Marketing and Human Resources. As a serial entrepreneur Allan has over 18 years\\u2019 experience in the technology startup space and was the CEO of his own Silicon Valley company.\\xa0\\xa0Previously Allan spent 25 years in the retail business and was with a company when it created Canada's first loyalty reward card program. \\xa0He has had several start-ups and successful exits and is currently the founder of Zenoshi.io where he is building a universal rewards program on the blockchain.\\nStacy Richter is better known as the Marketing Mindbender. To kick start his career, Stacy completed his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Calgary with a double major in Marketing and Information Systems. This was quickly followed up by completing an Industrial Marketing minor at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany.\\nStacy has successfully lead marketing initiatives in nearly every sector known in the business world including oil and gas, ecommerce, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, finance and fintech.\\xa0 He also\\xa0completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix before joining a boutique marketing agency as a senior associate. At the time of his exit 4 years later, he and his partners had grown the agency to 6 offices and 30+ associates across North America.\\nOro is the bank for the unbanked.We are developing a platform where nannies, caregivers, labourers and retail workers can send money directly to their family as if they were handing the money to them in person.\\xa0 Built on the blockchain and operating over mobile devices or an internet browser, Oro allows foreign workers easily and instantly send money back to their families in their home countries.\\nAllan has a great conversation with Stacy about the Rainforest, starting a financial technology company, and the success of Community Now magazine, which Stacy is a regular columnist.\\nPlease be sure to share this episode with everyone you know. If you are interested in being either a host, a guest, or a sponsor of the show, please reach out.\\xa0 We are published in Google Podcasts and the iTunes store for Apple Podcasts.\\xa0 We would be grateful if you could give us a rating as it helps spread the word about the show.\\nCredits...\\nThis Episode Sponsored By: Zinc Ventures\\nGraphic Design: Mackenzie Bedford\\nEpisode Music: Tony Del Degan\\nCreator & Producer: Al Del Degan"