Edwin is an award-winning podcaster who strives to find the intersection of where people, business, and innovation meet.
As host of the popular Business Leadership Podcast, Edwin interviews many influential business leaders and change makers in North America about best practices and lessons learned building a brand, creating high-performance teams and innovating an entire industry. The podcast recently received Silver for Best Podcast in the Business Category at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
Edwin is also a successful entrepreneur. He is also the Chief Product Officer & cofounder at Slingshot. Slingshot is a telecommunications business provider specializing in cloud solutions including next-generation cognitive and machine learning services.
Edwin is actively involved in the startup ecosystem in Canada. He is a key leader at Startup Canada, providing mentorship and advisory services to startups of all stages. He is the host of Startup Canada's popular Twitter chat, #StartupChats, which has over 2 billion impressions. Edwin also organizes and facilitates TechStars Startup Weekend events for 100+ participants.
Before his entrepreneurial career, Edwin worked at IBM Canada and Nortel Networks within the sales and marketing organizations. He provided key insights on both the business and technical benefits of the respective product lines he represented.
