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Hey I’m Pat Perdue and I want to introduce you to my latest podcast.  This one is a co-production between my company, YCASTR, and Seneca College, in Toronto. 

Seneca College is a really great school.  I know, because over the past couple of years I’ve been teaching some marketing and customer service courses there.  People come to study at Seneca from all over the world which makes it a hotbed of innovative thinking.  And a big part of that thinking is driven by our amazing faculty, many of whom are, well, like me, professionals who are thriving in their own businesses, and teach at Seneca as a way to share their passion for what they do.  Needless to say I’ve been hugely inspired by the people I’ve met.

 And what happens when I get inspired?  Well, apparently I launch a podcast.  So, here we are!  Welcome to #SenecaProud!  Where I get to introduce YOU to some of Seneca College’s amazing faculty. 

So subscribe, download, and join me, as we meet some of the super inspiring folks who teach here at Seneca College, in Toronto.      

I’m Pat Perdue, and I’m glad you’re here today.

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Season 2, Episode 8: Seneca College HELIX Director, Chris Dudley

Feb 18, 2020

About Today's Show

In this episode, we visit Seneca College's entrepreneurship incubator, HELIX, and meet with the centre's founding director, Chris Dudley.  In our wide ranging conversation, we review what makes HELIX special, who can participate (everyone!), and we talk about a couple of the success stories. 

Also in this episode, you will learn:

1.  About how HELIX can help you take your great idea to market

2.  About the programs and lectures that can help you grow your  business.

3.  About who makes some awesome cupcakes!  :)

About Today's Guest, Chris Dudley

Before returning to school to complete his MBA, Chris Dudley worked as an executive at both Dun and Bradstreet and The Hudson's Bay Company.  Chris used the completion of his MBA as a catalyst to combine his business and academic experience and launch a new venture.  During his business career he taught a variety of business and management courses at the post-secondary level.  In 2002, Chris followed his passion for education and accepted a position of Academic Chair overseeing Continuing Education programming at Centennial College.  In 2007, Chris accepted an Academic Chair position at Seneca with responsibilities for Business Management full-time studies programming.  In 2014, Chris took on the role of founding Director of HELIX, Seneca’s on campus entrepreneurship incubator.   Chris' educational background includes a College Diploma in Marketing, a Bachelor of Administration and a Master of Business Administration.  Chris is a respected builder of external relationships and has been awarded the Community Collaborator distinction by Seneca’s regional innovation centre partner - ventureLAB. 

Contact Information:

To get in touch with HELIX, drop in and visit them in Building K at the Seneca Newnham Campus, or visit their website here.

Seneca College Helix Main Page

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Pat Perdue