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Mar 28, 2024

Welcome back to Calgary Connects! 

This month, in honour of International Women's Day (celebrated on March 8th), Matthew connects with Geeta Kapadia, CFA, to learn from her experience as a woman in finance as well as her experience being a mixed race, first generation Indian American. Additionally, Geeta has lived and...


Feb 21, 2024

Today's episode features a special face-to-face conversation between Matthew and Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA. Genevieve is the CEO of GRIT, a financial media company democratizing access to institutional insights for the masses. She founded GRIT after realizing that only the top 1% were receiving the...


Dec 19, 2023

Today's episode brings back Hugo Ste-Marie from Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets (GBM) to recap 2023 and dive into what’s in store for 2024. What most surprised Hugo about the markets in 2023 and what surprised him the least? What can we expect in 2024?

Hugo leads the Scotiabank GBM portfolio strategy team, which...


Nov 7, 2023

This special episode features a discussion with Jan Stuart regarding the current situation in the Middle East as it relates to the war in Israel and the implications it holds for both geopolitics as well as the commodities market. 

Johannes (Jan) Stuart serves as Global Energy Strategist at Piper Sandler. A...


Oct 24, 2023

This episode features a discussion of current trends, hiring practices, and what to watch for in the labour market with Adam Pekarsky. 

Adam Pekarsky is the Founding Partner of Pekarsky & Co. and has been recruiting executives, advising Boards, and offering thought leadership in Western Canada for over 20 years. A...