Mike Bignold's guest appearances

Mike Bignold

Leaders Of Tomorrow Podcast

Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcast

Calgary Business Podcast

OwlTail

Join Peter Beaudoin as he discusses with Mike Bignold, Founder and CEO of CostCertified, the opportunity to radically transform the construction process for homeowners, contractors and suppliers. For the transcription of this episode please visit: https://www.rainforestab.ca/yyc-blog/podcast-episode-164-transcription Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.  Host: Peter Beaudoin Peter manages strategy and partnerships for an innovative alliance of energy companies committed to reducing environmental impacts through collaborative R&amp;D efforts. Peter worked for more than 20 years in Asia building and investing in a variety of businesses. His most recent role outside of Canada was with the World Wildlife Fund, where he was the Chief Executive Officer of WWF China, based in Beijing. Prior to that, Peter lived in Hong Kong for 15 years working in the technology industry. Guest:  Mike Bignold is the founder and CEO of CostCertified, a Y Combinator and venture-backed saas-enabled marketplace for residential construction, based in Calgary. Originally from Canmore and with a business degree from UBC, Mike later ran a contracting company and built CostCertified to manage his own business when he couldn’t find a tool that helped him provide a better customer experience. Mike has a rare overlap of experience with coding, construction and business which was crucial in building the core of CostCertified  that is used by hundreds of contractors every day. CostCertified generates its contractors over $90m of annualized revenue, and its 65 team members are driven by a vision of radically transforming the construction process for homeowners, contractors and suppliers.  Please be sure to share this episode with everyone you know. If you are interested in being either a host, a guest, or a sponsor of the show, please reach out. We are published in Google Podcasts and the iTunes store for Apple Podcasts We would be grateful if you could give us a rating as it helps spread the word about the show.   If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving a listen to the Shift Podcast by Alberta Innovates Show Quotes: "One of the happy accidents of building this configurable tool with all this data, front loaded is that we're able to de-risk the construction workflow." "Well, it never gets easier. So every month it's never like, you've reached the stage where you can sit back, it's the next problem? And things are, you know, the office is bursting at the seams and it's like a game of whack-a-mole." Credits...  This Episode Sponsored By: New Idea Machine  Episode Music: Tony Del Degan  Creator &amp; Producer: Al Del Degan

Join Peter Beaudoin as he discusses with Mike Bignold, Founder and CEO of CostCertified, the opportunity to radically transform the construction process for homeowners, contractors and suppliers. For the transcription of this episode please visit: <a href="https://www.rainforestab.ca/yyc-blog/podcast-episode-164-transcription" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rainforestab.ca/yyc-blog/podcast-episode-164-transcription</a> Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by <a href="https://rainforestab.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rainforest Alberta</a>. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta. Host: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-beaudoin-696744/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Beaudoin</a> Peter manages strategy and partnerships for an innovative alliance of energy companies committed to reducing environmental impacts through collaborative R&amp;D efforts. Peter worked for more than 20 years in Asia building and investing in a variety of businesses. His most recent role outside of Canada was with the World Wildlife Fund, where he was the Chief Executive Officer of WWF China, based in Beijing. Prior to that, Peter lived in Hong Kong for 15 years working in the technology industry. Guest:  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Bignold</a> is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://costcertified.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CostCertified</a>, a Y Combinator and venture-backed saas-enabled marketplace for residential construction, based in Calgary. Originally from Canmore and with a business degree from UBC, Mike later ran a contracting company and built CostCertified to manage his own business when he couldn’t find a tool that helped him provide a better customer experience. Mike has a rare overlap of experience with coding, construction and business which was crucial in building the core of CostCertified  that is used by hundreds of contractors every day. CostCertified generates its contractors over $90m of annualized revenue, and its 65 team members are driven by a vision of radically transforming the construction process for homeowners, contractors and suppliers. Please be sure to share this episode with everyone you know. If you are interested in being either a host, a guest, or a sponsor of the show, please reach out. We are published in <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I33cq6cqnayszejkw36jztlfahe?t%3DLeaders,_Innovators_and_Big_Ideas_-_the_podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> and the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leaders-innovators-and-big-ideas-the-podcast/id1453479146?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes store for Apple Podcasts</a> We would be grateful if you could give us a rating as it helps spread the word about the show. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving a listen to the <a href="https://shift.albertainnovates.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shift Podcast by Alberta Innovates</a> Show Quotes: "One of the happy accidents of building this configurable tool with all this data, front loaded is that we're able to de-risk the construction workflow." "Well, it never gets easier. So every month it's never like, you've reached the stage where you can sit back, it's the next problem? And things are, you know, the office is bursting at the seams and it's like a game of whack-a-mole." Credits... This Episode Sponsored By: <a href="https://NewIdeaMachine.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Idea Machine</a> Episode Music: <a href="https://tony.deldegan.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Del Degan</a> Creator &amp; Producer: <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/creators/al-del-degan-107Zzj6DeE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Al Del Degan</a>

Peter Beaudoin Hosts Mike Bignold(CostCertified) on the LIBI Podcast

In today's episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, Chris chats with Mike Bignold, one of our Student Works West alumni, who is running a really fast growing tech company called Cost Certified. He has a really amazing story of how he started a contracting services business after he left Student Works, and developed software as a way to run that business.    You will find out who Mike was before joining the Student Works Management Program and how this experience changed him as a person.   You will also discover the most important skills and lessons Mike learned from Student Works and is still using to this day.   He will share what he did right after he moved from Student Works and how he started his first business.   He will talk about how he developed a software to help him run his business as well as how he founded CostCertified and the challenges he had to overcome in his journey to success.   Mike will also reveal the habits and the most important traits a successful entrepreneur should have and much more.   Join Chris and Mike for a special episode about what it takes to achieve your dreams and become a successful young entrepreneur.   What You Will Learn In This Show: The most important skills  and lessons Mike learned from Student Works and is still using to this day What Mike did right after he moved from Student Works and how he started his first business How Mike started to develop a software to help him run his business How Mike founded CostCertified and the challenges he had to overcome in his journey to success Mike’s biggest mistakes on his way to success and what he learned from them And so much more...    Resources: Student Works Costcertified.com 

In today's episode of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/leaders-of-tomorrow-podcast/id1448651718" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaders of Tomorrow</a>, Chris chats with Mike Bignold, one of our Student Works West alumni, who is running a really fast growing tech company called Cost Certified. He has a really amazing story of how he started a contracting services business after he left Student Works, and developed software as a way to run that business.  You will find out who Mike was before joining the Student Works Management Program and how this experience changed him as a person. You will also discover the most important skills and lessons Mike learned from Student Works and is still using to this day. He will share what he did right after he moved from Student Works and how he started his first business. He will talk about how he developed a software to help him run his business as well as how he founded CostCertified and the challenges he had to overcome in his journey to success. Mike will also reveal the habits and the most important traits a successful entrepreneur should have and much more. Join Chris and Mike for a special episode about what it takes to achieve your dreams and become a successful young entrepreneur.  What You Will Learn In This Show: <ul><li>The most important skills  and lessons Mike learned from Student Works and is still using to this day</li> <li>What Mike did right after he moved from Student Works and how he started his first business</li> <li>How Mike started to develop a software to help him run his business</li> <li>How Mike founded CostCertified and the challenges he had to overcome in his journey to success</li> <li>Mike’s biggest mistakes on his way to success and what he learned from them</li> <li>And so much more...</li> </ul> Resources: <a href="https://studentworks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Student Works</a> <a href="https://costcertified.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Costcertified.com</a>

273 | Mike Bignold | Start Opening Your Mind To What You Can Become

Dave and Mike have combined their expertise in digital marketing, construction, entrepreneurship and software coding to bootstrap their residential construction SaaS marketplace that is set to disrupt the industry both in Canada and abroad.  To learn more, consider clicking on the links below:  §§§  Cost Certified website | https://costcertified.com/  Cost Certified demo on YouTube | https://youtu.be/e1aF2R_Nb0g Cost Certified on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/costcertified/ §§§  Mike Bignold on LInkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27/  Dave Vass on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevass/     ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allen-wazny/message

Dave and Mike have combined their expertise in digital marketing, construction, entrepreneurship and software coding to bootstrap their residential construction SaaS marketplace that is set to disrupt the industry both in Canada and abroad.  To learn more, consider clicking on the links below:  §§§  Cost Certified website | <a href="https://costcertified.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://costcertified.com/</a> Cost Certified demo on YouTube | <a href="https://youtu.be/e1aF2R_Nb0g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/e1aF2R_Nb0g</a> Cost Certified on LinkedIn | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/costcertified/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/costcertified/</a> §§§  Mike Bignold on LInkedIn | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bignold-6092a27/</a> Dave Vass on LinkedIn | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevass/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davevass/</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allen-wazny/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allen-wazny/message</a>