About Prime for Growth! Conversations with Everyday Innovators
Prime for Growth is a podcast devoted to de-mystifying the journey of innovation. As entrepreneurs, we wear a lot of hats every day. One of the most important is being the internal provocateur (or hiring, and then encouraging them to survive on your team). The last few decades have seen innovation move from a way of thinking to an exultation in the ears of venture capitalists everywhere. But what about every day innovation? Not so sexy. In most businesses, innovation is always a small 'i' : removing a redundant process, automating a task, shifting infrastructure to better serve the clients, identifying friction in your business, or simply investing in a real, vulnerable way in culture and how that might be holding your team back from their own greatness. In Prime for Growth, we explore these ideas and bring innovation back into the everyday, through conversation with entrepreneurs who are facing, and solving, hard truths in their businesses. Guts doesn't always lead to glory, but while small "i" innovation has definitely turned straw into gold for some, the investment in innovation helps our entrepreneurs experience change, growth, a light in the tunnel, better bottom line results, and a better night's sleep.
25 Year Mindset Series Finale: Long-Term Business Success with Jaclyn Reid of CSS Office Solutions
In the final episode of Prime for Growth’s 25 Year Mindset Series, Justin Cortens and Angela Armstrong welcome Jaclyn Reid from CSS Office Solutions for a conversation about what it takes to build long-term success in business. As the series comes to a close, this episode continues the focus on sustainable growth, resilient leadership, and making decisions with the future in mind. Justin, Angela, and Jaclyn reflect on what it means to lead with intention, adapt through change, and build a bus...
21 Aug 2026
25 Year Mindset Series Part 5: Long-Term Business Success with Frank Guy of SKS Logistics
In this second-to-last episode of Prime for Growth’s 25 Year Mindset Series, Angela Armstrong is joined by Frank Guy from SKS Logistics for a conversation about execution, adaptability, and keeping a business moving through changing conditions. With a logistics lens, this episode highlights the importance of planning, problem-solving, and making steady decisions when circumstances shift. Angela and Frank explore how business owners can stay focused on the bigger picture while managing the day...
21 Jul 2026
25 Year Mindset Series Part 4: Long-Term Business Success with Nicolette Leonardis of Vertical Impressions
In this episode of Prime for Growth’s 25 Year Mindset Series, Justin Cortens and Angela Armstrong sit down with Nicolette Leonardis from Vertical Impressions to talk about purposeful growth and the importance of knowing how your business shows up in the market. Together, they explore how business owners can think more intentionally about visibility, reputation, and the decisions that shape long-term direction. This conversation looks at growth not just as expansion, but as the res...
21 Jun 2026
25 Year Mindset Series Part 3: Long-Term Business Success with Holly Jones of MaxCare
In this episode of Prime for Growth’s 25 Year Mindset Series, host Angela Armstrong sits down with Holly Jones of MaxCare for a conversation about what it takes to build, lead, and sustain a business over the long term. Designed for business owners, this series explores the mindset behind lasting success — the kind of thinking that looks beyond short-term wins and focuses on building something strong, resilient, and meaningful. Angela and Holly discuss the perspective required to navigate gro...
21 May 2026
25 Year Mindset Series Part 2: Long-Term Business Success with Andre Gagnon
In Part 2 of Prime for Growth’s 25 Year Mindset Series, host Angela Armstrong continues the conversation with business owner Andre Gagnon about what it takes to build long-term success in business. Designed for business owners, this episode explores the mindset behind sustainable growth, resilient leadership, and decision-making that looks beyond short-term wins. Angela and Andre reflect on what it means to build with intention, stay adaptable, and create a business that can stand the test of...
17 Apr 2026
25 Year Mindset Series with Angela Armstrong feat Joelle McLaren
The 25 Year Mindset is an interview series celebrating our finance company’s 25 years in business by spotlighting the business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs who understand what it takes to build something that lasts. Through candid conversations about their journeys, challenges, lessons, and future ambitions, the series explores the long-term mindset behind sustainable success. Each episode looks at the experiences that got them where they are today—and the vision that will carry them fo...
1 Sept 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 6 - Next Generation Innovation
If you're struggling to make your mark in a business with history, the challenge is real. So is the opportunity to break new ground using powerful legacy tools and experience. This episode is all about finding the difficult, but valuable, balance between innovation and history, harnessing the past for a better, energized future. Whether you are born an entrepreneur, or born into a family of entrepreneurs, there is no doubt that moving beyond the family legacy can be ...
10 Jul 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 5 - Kristina Milke, Innovating thru Venture Capital
Today we are exploring the strange and wonderful world of Venture Capital. Kristina Milke started her career as a chartered accountant, with ambition, but an unformed game plan. Being open to opportunity however, brought her to one intersection after another, where she was able to stretch her boundaries and grow her talents in some really diverse organizations. From industrial supply, to aerospace, to her tenure at the incredibly innovative growth company Intuit, her last employ...
21 Jun 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 4 - Innovating through Category Creation
If your business dreams include breaking amazing new ground, solving problems previously undefined, and doing something entirely new, this episode is for you. Today we meet Chris, who after 20 years of pursuing her medical profession, found herself at a cross roads where she could stay with what she knew, or take the road, not just less travelled, but break new ground, by building a brand new category of business. For those of you who have read "Blue Ocean Strategy", this will be a great ex...
4 Jun 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 3 - How Innovating your Culture becomes a Superpower
Is your culture dysfunctional and full of blaming and shaming, or does your organization foster a caring, safe environment where people can thrive? Are your team striving for excellence and succeeding through great collaboration and trust, or are your team stuck and you have a revolving door of talent? This is the story about how a construction company, working in an industry plagued with dysfunction, dissatisfied workers, stakeholders and owners with billions of cost directly due to dispute...
4 May 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 2 - Innovation is a Process with Jodi Scarlett
I read a quote that fit well with Today’s episode: " Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart. ". We know being an entrepreneur involves trying and failing and iterating your way to success - but how do you overcome failure and the chaos typical of high growth companies? Our guest today lived this for years in her business, challenged by a feast or famine revenue cycle, focused on innovating into new markets, but struggling to control the growth and t...
4 May 2021
Prime for Growth Episode 1 - Innovating through Leadership with Ardyce Kouri
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