Propel Announces New CEO
Propel’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of a new CEO, seasoned technology executive Kathryn Lockhart.
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LeadSift Partners with Intentsify.io to Help B2B Marketers Action Contact Level Intent Signals Programmatically
LeadSift, a leading buyer-intent data platform, and Intentsify, a powerful intent data activation software, are partnering up to deliver and activate intent data for B2B companies at the contact and account level.
ACOA Provides $5.2-Million In Support For Young Entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada have received a boost from the federal government. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Language, has announced that ACOA has invested $5.2-million in youth business opportunities in the region.
Smart Skin Technologies opens new Office in downtown Fredericton to support growing team
July 13, 2020 — FREDERICTON, N.B. CANADA – As a result of continued growth Smart Skin Technologies has opened a new office located at 354 King Street in beautiful downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick. The new location provides a significant increase in square footage to support the growth of both the manufacturing and software development teams.
Amongst the new additions is newly appointed Smart Skin Chief Product Officer, Ryan Proudfoot. Ryan brings a deep background in software development with experience in cloud services and machine learning solutions. Smart Skin CEO Evan Justason had the following to say about the addition of Proudfoot, “New Brunswick continues to produce world class technology executives, and Ryan is a great example of that talent pool. Ryan brings a deep understanding of product and software development life cycle to help us support our continually growing customer base.”
Smart Skin Technologies provides innovative packaging solutions to the beverage and pharmaceutical industries and has a customer base across the globe that includes many of the most well known brands in the world. The company was recently awarded the “Best Manufacturing Innovation” award at the PharmaPack show in Paris, France and has won two consecutive “Supplier of the year for Innovation” awards from a globally recognizable brand. Smart Skin holds a number of patents for their pressure sensing technology.
ABOUT SMART SKIN TECHNOLOGIES
Smart Skin Technologies is a technology development company based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Smart Skin has developed and commercialized a pressure-sensitive skin technology that is aimed at a variety of applications. Smart Skin technology is in use by some of the worlds largest brands. Smart Skin has earned a reputation as the world lead in pressure sensing technology across multiple industries.
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Smart Skin Technologies
How a New Brunswick Company is Helping Businesses Lead in Diversity and Inclusion
“If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that organizations’ Diversity and Inclusion strategies really need to have the goal of driving systemic change, because that’s where society is driving us,” says MESH/diversity Co-Founder and CEO, Michael Wright. “That’s what we do – help organizations understand how their behaviour and culture engage with the ‘invisible system’ that exists holding up those things that keep people down: racism, sexism, heterosexism. Our program helps our clients take specific proven steps to drive a positive change in a systemic way.”
G2’s Verified Review Scores Rank ScreenScape As Best Software Vendor To Work With In Digital Signage
ScreenScape’s digital signage software platform and supporting services earned the highest relationship score in G2’s latest rankings of the world’s leading business solutions.
The World Has Changed, And Corporate America Has To Keep Up
Forbes Article by Leeno Karumanchery, of MESH Diversity:
In the nearly 20 years that I’ve been actively teaching anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, the one universal truth I’ve had to accept was that the business world just wasn’t ready for the “hard stuff.” I mean, D&I was considered incendiary enough. So in lieu of the real language of anti-oppression, I had to settle for comfortable, easy euphemisms. Of course, I still taught the material that needed to be taught; I just wouldn’t come in “guns ablaze.” I used language that made it accessible. But hey, that’s the work. It can’t just be about saying what you want or need to say. It’s about providing material in a way that others can hear, understand, process and want to engage.
Startups, investors see opportunities and challenges as travel industry struggles with COVID, diversity issues
It’s mixed messages these days from both startups and investors in travel as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis and issues around diversity and inclusion.
During a panel discussion as part of Phocuswright’s Battleground: The Americas online event, startup founders spoke with optimism about the pivots their companies have made to ensure their sustainability through this crisis.
To watch and listen to the program, click here
LeadSift Partners with MetaData.io to Help B2B Marketers Run ABM Campaigns Without IP Matching
LeadSift, a B2B Intent Data organization announces a strategic partnership with MetaData.io, the AI-fueled marketing operations platform featuring new ways to help B2B Marketers run digital campaigns without depending on IP Matching.
Fredericton Company Connects Long-Term Care Facilities And Families
Amidst the uncertainties of Covid-19, FamilyConnect‘s technology helps build that bridge between families and the long-term care facilities looking after their loved ones.
“The big thing with FamilyConnect is realizing that the family needs to be brought in as a valued member of the care team and information does need to get to them and we need technology to help us in that way,” said Amanda Betts, founder of both FamilyConnect and New Brunswick health tech startup, eChart Healthcare.