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Albert Lai, the founder of the photo sharing site BubbleShare, speaks in this week’s I Am My Ambition video.  Albert Lai has worked in multiple startups, and is currently developing his fifth project, Kontagent, which is a social analytics platform for Facebook. In this week’s video, Albert...

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BubbleShare founder Albert Lai discusses his experiences in this week’s IAMA video

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog, Featured | Posted on 01-09-2010

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IAMA Albert LaiAlbert Lai, the founder of the photo sharing site BubbleShare, speaks in this week’s I Am My Ambition video.  Albert Lai has worked in multiple startups, and is currently developing his fifth project, Kontagent, which is a social analytics platform for Facebook.

In this week’s video, Albert emphasizes the importance of utilizing the vast resources that are available on the Internet.  He also talks about his experiences from balancing school with work in his startup.  Check out the video on the I Am My Ambition website, and stay tuned for next week’s video!

This week’s IAMA video features Rahul Singh!

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog | Posted on 18-08-2010

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Rahul Singh IAMAThis week’s I Am My Ambition video release features Rahul Singh, the founder of GlobalMedic, a volunteer organization that provides medical and humanitarian aid to areas affected by natural disasters.

For GlobalMedic’s contributions to rebuild Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, Singh was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2010.  The article can be read here.  Rahul Singh will also be speaking at the 2010 Impact Apprentice competition.

In this video, Rahul discusses how he found his passion in humanitarian work and how he succeeded despite all odds.  His message:  find your cause, and don’t take no for an answer.

eBay to honour online sellers with the 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards!

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog | Posted on 08-08-2010

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eBay Entrepreneur of the Year Awards GraphicCanada’s online shopping and auction giant, eBay Canada, will be rewarding the most productive and innovative entrepreneurs and small business owners who sell products through their website in their Sixth Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.  Currently, tens of thousands of Canadians gain income through eBay.  Since eBay Canada’s launch in 2000, more than 114 million items have been sold through the website.

This year, three awards are up for grabs, the first being the overall Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognizes small business owners who have benefited greatly through their online sales using eBay.  Last year’s winner of this award, Shaun Shienfield, has used eBay to increase online sales of his premium pre-owned golf balls.  His sales has grown significantly, to the point where he has set up a call centre to meet demand.  Presently, Shienfield’s business is the largest online seller of pre-owned golf balls.

A new award for this year is the Innovator of the Year Award, open to eBay small business owners who make use of innovative practices to engage and attract customers to advance their online businesses.  Also unique to this year’s contest is the Family Business of the Year Award, which is open to eBay small business owners who work with one or more family member(s).

New IAMA video features the creators of Kill Shakespeare

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog | Posted on 28-07-2010

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iama_finallogo_withtextvideo-cropped-1024x561I Am My Ambition launched its latest video today!  This week’s video features Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, the creators of Kill Shakespeare Entertainment.

Kill Shakespeare is a comic book series where the greatest heroes of William Shakespeare’s plays are pitted against Shakespeare’s most menacing villains.  The heroes set out for a quest to find a reclusive wizard named William Shakespeare who may have the ability to assist them in their fight against the villains, while the villains are on a mission to kill the wizard Shakespeare.

In I Am My Ambition’s newest video, Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery discuss their experiences working in a partnership, as well as the hard decisions that they have had to make.  Watch the video on Youtube here or on the IAMA website and tell us what you think!

New IAMA video posted!

Posted by Anita | Posted in Blog | Posted on 21-07-2010

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iama_finallogo_withtextvideo-cropped-1024x561I Am My Ambition launched its third video today!  This week’s video features Sarah Prevette, founder of Sprouter, a web site designed to help entrepreneurs connect and collaborate with each other. Sarah Prevette has been named one of Inc.com’s 2010 30 under 30 list.  Be sure to also check out The Globe and Mail’s article on Sprouter.

In this video, Sarah talks about the challenges she faced as an entrepreneur, as well as the importance for entrepreneurs to work with others and to maintain enthusiasm for their ideas.

Look out for IAMA’s next video, to be released next Wednesday!