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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.\\nAnother episode from Edmonton hosted by Christopher Drobot.\\xa0 Christopher Drobot is a passionate cheerleader for the potential of the Edmonton region. Although not directly an entrepreneur himself, his extensive experience in business operations and now mortgage lending help focus his excitement on the ideas that can see the city grow. He is involved in the push to bring a world-class aquarium to the city, is completing an MBA, and \\u2013 together with his wife \\u2013 homeschools his two children. The parallels between entrepreneurialism and homeschooling have been many, and he sees an overarching lesson in both: you have to create the world you wish to see.\\nJay Downton is a local entrepreneur and community advocate, whose own personal philosophies line up well with Rainforest AB\\u2019s ethos. Describing himself as simply a \\u201cPassionate Edmontonian\\u201d, Jay maintains a humble approach. However that belies his true impact in our community as he is the President of Oodle Noodle, Co-founder at the Nation Network (Oilersnation, et al), and Co-Owner of The Little Brick Cafe and the River Valley Company. While his experience has been one of \\u201cfailing forward\\u201d at times, he has been a serial entrepreneur for years, and is a believer of the importance of community in building business.\\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.\\nShow Summary:\\xa0\\nJay walks us through his early beginnings from business opportunities (and failures) in his college days to share with us how he followed his passions to reach the community through his work. While he has companies across digital marketing, the restaurant industry, and construction and development, all of them are centered on the idea of bringing people together \\u2013 with Edmonton as the focal point. Jay\\u2019s motivations are based on community-building, and he gets excited by people finding connections with each other. \\u201cWe\\u2019re missionaries\\u201d he says, \\u201cto slowly turn the world into Edmonton fans.\\u201d\\nShow Quote:\\n"All roads lead to Edmonton. We are doing what we can to make Edmonton a Global 10"\\xa0\\n"I\\u2019m a believer in building a business that you\\u2019re passionate about \\u2013 if you don\\u2019t have that passion, you\\u2019ll have nothing to keep fueling you through the tough days."\\n"Building those networks and communities is how we win together...you might have seven ideas, but they might not all work, and they might come together and work around that one winning idea to make Edmonton a better place for winning ideas to grow."\\nCredits...\\nThis Episode Sponsored By: Community Now! Magazine\\nEpisode Audio Editing: Kate Day - KD Sound Design\\nEpisode Music: Tony Del Degan\\nCreator & Producer: Al Del Degan'