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​VENTURE OUT PODCAST LISTENERS
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Venture Out is a new podcast series that shares the brave stories of Northerners who are inspiring innovation and community wellbeing through business.

The North is inherently courageous and resourceful, and this comes through in every story we share in the series. Here, you’ll meet entrepreneurs who remind us that good things come when we venture off the prescribed path and follow what we intuitively desire and feel is right. 


In this first season of Venture Out we’re inviting listeners to explore different ways of thinking about entrepreneurship and how it’s being creatively redefined in Northern communities. We’ve reached a moment in history where people across the globe are rejecting “business as usual”. They’re seeking out voices and perspectives that shine a different, more conscious light on business impact and what it means to create something of value that will continue to bring wholeness and connection for generations to come.

Venture Out’s guests are born storytellers and creators, and we know you’ll enjoy visiting with them.
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Production Team


Xina Cowan | Producer and Host

Xina Cowan is the Producer and Host of Venture Out. She lives and works in Yellowknife, NWT on Chief Drygeese Territory and her ancestry is Irish, Scottish, and Mohawk. Xina recognizes the profound impact of good storytelling through podcasting and believes it has the potential to change our lives. As EntrepreNorth’s Community Manager, she has the privilege of collaborating with business owners who are not only doing important work but have captivating personal stories filled with courage, challenges, and humour. She created Venture Out as a platform to share their inspiring journeys with listeners across the North and beyond.

Travis Mercredi | Co-Producer and Sound Engineer

Travis Mercredi is a Metis sound designer and musician born and raised in the Northwest Territories.  Based out of Yellowknife he operates his business Outland Sound Design producing and recording audio for film, television, radio and theatre.  In the past year along with co-production and sound design for “I Count Myself Among Them” his credits include sound design for Akpik Theatre’s one woman play “Tumit” which was part of this years Talking Stick Theatre festival, a short film called “Amelia” which was selected by Telefilm to be shown at the Cannes International Film Festival as part of their new Canadian talent presentation and audio post-production for “Dene: A Journey” a reality show which bring young aboriginal people from the NWT back on the land to reconnect with their cultural heritage.

Jess Dunkin | Lead Researcher

Jess Dunkin is the lead researcher for Venture Out. Jess is a settler writer and historian based in Yellowknife. Through her business, Dunkin Creative, Jess provides research, writing, and communications support to communities and organizations in the NWT.

Our theme song is Fires Across the Tundra by Leela Gilday 

Our artwork is by Jen Edwards of Sprucetip Design



Contact

We would love to hear from you! Send us a message at podcast@entreprenorth.ca. 

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  • About
    • Advisory Team
    • Project Team
    • Get Involved
    • Careers
    • Project Partners
  • Offerings
    • The Multi-Directional Business Compass
    • Entrepreneur Growth Program >
      • Cohort 1: Land Crafted
      • Cohort 2: On-the-land Tourism
      • Cohort 3: Circumpolar Fashion >
        • Cohort 3: Industry Mentors
      • Cohort 4: Local Food Products
      • Cohort 5: Digital Creatives
    • Ideation Workshops
    • Venture Out Podcast
    • EntrepreNorth Funding Portal
    • Business Directory >
      • Add a Business >
        • Business Directory - Terms & Conditions
      • Edit My Profile
  • Impact
    • Land Crafted Video Series
    • Walk in Beauty Video Series
    • Feeding Our Spirits Video Series >
      • Feeding our Spirits Videos
  • Media
    • News
  • Donate