Buzz Worthy

<p><em>What if the thing that held you back… became the thing you built your life around?</em></p><p>For <strong>Youssef (Joseph) Assad</strong>, it started with a failure.</p><p>A language test that stood between him and a new life. A system that didn’t feel built for people like him. And a decision to figure it out anyway.</p><p>From traveling across Asia and rethinking how he lived, to learning French in under a year to accelerate his path to Canada, Joseph’s journey is one of persistence, reinvention, and clarity.</p><p>Today, he’s the founder of <strong>Passu</strong>, a platform helping others prepare for the same high-stakes exams—this time with structure, support, and systems that actually work.</p><p>This episode isn’t about looking like a founder.</p><p>It’s about building something real, staying close to the problem, and having the endurance to keep going—even when doubt shows up.</p><p>Because sometimes the path forward starts exactly where you struggled most.</p><p></p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/passu-exams">https://www.linkedin.com/company/passu-exams</a>\</p><p>Instagram: @passu_tcf</p><p>Youtube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Passu-TCF">https://www.youtube.com/@Passu-TCF</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/PassuTCFCanada">https://www.facebook.com/PassuTCFCanada</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #education #Language #Canadianfrench</p>

<p><em>What do you rely on when you can’t see the full path ahead?</em></p><p>For <strong>Deena Al-Sammak</strong>, the answer has always been faith.</p><p>From throwing out business ideas as a kid to building a med-tech startup while still in university, Deena has learned to move forward without having everything figured out. Today, she’s the Co-Founder of <strong>Power of Play</strong>, a company reimagining how pediatric therapy is measured, turning something clinical into something engaging, meaningful, and built for children.</p><p>But this conversation isn’t just about innovation.</p><p>It’s about surrender, trust, and the discipline of taking the next step even when the outcome isn’t clear. It’s about building with purpose, letting go of control, and finding freedom in the unknown.</p><p>Because sometimes the only thing you need to keep going… is just enough light to take the next step.</p><p></p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-of-play-pop/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-of-play-pop/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #disabilityinnovation #childrentherapy </p>

<p><em>What happens when the life you’ve built shifts and you finally have the space to build something new?</em></p><p>After decades of raising a family and building careers, <strong>Michael and Jennifer Ageday</strong> found themselves stepping into a new chapter—one where they could follow another shared vision. Born out of a mundane experience replenishing shelves of better for you products as a holistic consultant, Michael saw a gap!</p><p>A market full of options that looked good on the surface… but lacked real function, real ingredients, and real cultural representation.</p><p>So they built <strong>CARIBB POP</strong>, a tropical, prebiotic soda blending Caribbean flavours with gut-supporting ingredients, designed to feel good and do good.</p><p>But this episode isn’t just about what’s in the can.</p><p>It’s about building something <em>together</em>, as partners in life and in business. It’s about reinvention, purpose, and the discipline of coming back to your “why” when things get hard.</p><p>Because sometimes the next big move isn’t at the beginning… it’s in the chapter you didn’t expect.</p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Instagram: @caribbpop</p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.caribbpop.com/">caribbpop.com</a></p><p>Facebook:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/Toothpod"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/caribbpop">www.facebook.com/caribbpop</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #food #soda #Health #guthealth #prebiotic</p>

<p><em>What would you do if you stopped waiting, and just started?</em></p><p>At 18, <strong>Vishar Yaghoubian</strong> didn’t have a roadmap, a network, or all the answers, just a question she couldn’t ignore.</p><p>So she started.</p><p>Hundreds of cold emails. Conversations with experts across North America. Learning everything she could about a problem most people overlook every day.</p><p>That curiosity turned into Toothpod, the 1st research-backed re-mineralizing dental gum now used in over 400 dental clinics in the US. Its designed for the moments when brushing isn’t possible.</p><p>But this conversation isn’t about the product.</p><p>It’s about what it really takes to build something from nothing—before anyone believes in it, before it looks “real,” and long before it works.</p><p>Because sometimes the difference between an idea and a company… is just the decision to go.</p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/toothpod/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/toothpod/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/pricedriven/">@</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://toothpod.co">toothpod.co</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pricedriven.ca">https://</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://toothpod.co">toothpod.co</a></p><p>Facebook:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/Toothpod"> https://www.facebook.com/Toothpod</a></p><p>Tiktok: @toothpod</p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #regenerativemedicine #mcmasteruniversity</p>

<p>What’s a micro experiment that didn’t work, but ended up teaching you something critical?</p><p>For <strong>Jordan Russell</strong>, that mindset started early, selling hats out of his school locker at just 11 years old to fund what he wanted, instead of waiting for permission.</p><p>Today, he’s the founder of <strong>Price Driven</strong>, a platform helping people buy new cars without the stress of negotiation by revealing the real numbers behind every deal.</p><p>In this episode, Jordan breaks down how small “micro experiments” shaped his journey, why most buyers overpay without realizing it, and how transparency is changing the way we think about big purchases.</p><p>Because sometimes the smartest way forward… is to test everything and trust what works.</p><p>Follow them:</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/price-driven/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/price-driven/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/kavodax_/">https://www.instagram.com/pricedriven/</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pricedriven.ca">https://pricedriven.ca</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/pricedriven">https://www.facebook.com/pricedriven</a></p><p>Youtube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Price-Driven">https://www.youtube.com/@Price-Driven</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the Buzz:</strong></p><p>Know an entrepreneur we should be making a buzz about?</p><p>Visit us on our website and suggest a guest <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buzzworthypod.ca/">https://buzzworthypod.ca/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Stay up to date with what we're doing:</strong></p><p>Instagram: @buzzworthy_pod</p><p>Linkedin: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true">https://www.linkedin.com/company/buzz-worthy-podcast/?viewAsMember=true</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Watch our TV SHOW!</strong></p><p>Its the show and tell of innovation and products created locally! New episodes drop every month!</p><p>Watch Live: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cable14.com/buzzworthy">https://cable14.com/buzzworthy</a></p><p>#podcast #entrepreneurship #regenerativemedicine #mcmasteruniversity</p>