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Island Thrive: Conversations with Business and Community Leaders.
Covid-19 rushed into our lives. For some business leaders, the impact was immediately devastating; operations ceased and layoffs were initiated. For others, the experience was manageable but required speedy innovation.Our vision is to create a space where local leaders can have frank conversations about the ups and downs of doing business on Vancouver Island. Our focus in the first season will be about navigating both the opportunities and challenges that the pandemic presents but as time moves forward our focus will shift as businesses evolve. And to be clear, this isn't a podcast just about technology, it's more about business, specifically business on the Island.
Island Thrive: Conversations with Business and Community Leaders.
Scaling up Starfish Medical: Leadership Insights from Scott Phillips
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Smart Dolphins IT
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Season 2
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Episode 7
In our final episode of 2020, we speak with Scott Phillips president of Victoria-based Starfish Medical — one of Canada’s leading medical device design service providers. Scott shares some stories from their 21 years in business, outlining how they moved from one growth plateau to another, how his leadership role evolved and the significance that operational systems had in their success.
He speaks about how the recognition of Starfish in their industry resulted in a contract to manufacture 7,500 units of the Winnipeg Ventilator 2.0, a made in Canada ICU ventilator and explains a few other ways in which the pandemic is impacting Starfish.