TRU Alumni Podcast

In this captivating season finale episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast, host Dustin McIntyre interviews former star goalkeeper for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men’s soccer team, Jackson Gardner. Now playing professionally for the Glenorchy Knights in Australia’s National Premier… Continue Reading →

In this episode of the TRU Alumni podcast, we are excited to welcome Rashmit Singh Sukhmani (MBA ’15), the founder of SatSure, a cutting-edge technology company that is revolutionizing the way we use data in agriculture. Rashmit shares his journey… Continue Reading →

In this episode, we talk with Aleece Laird (BBA ’98), CEO of Amplify Consulting Inc., about her journey of entrepreneurship, community involvement, and balancing multiple commitments. During the interview, Aleece shares her journey of starting Amplify Consulting, her passion for… Continue Reading →

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we are joined by Alex Condon (BA ’12), a TRU valedictorian who has achieved success in the fields of baseball, law, and Wall Street. Alex shares his journey of how his time at… Continue Reading →

In this episode of our podcast, we dive into the exciting world of tourism, entrepreneurship and innovation with David Carter (BTM ’06). Join us as we explore Thompson Rivers University’s new Tourism Innovation Lab and how its development came about… Continue Reading →

Join us for our discussion with the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Caroline Cochrane. Caroline graduated from TRU receiving her Bachelor of Social Work in 1994. As the 13th Premier of the Northwest Territories, Caroline is only the second woman… Continue Reading →

On this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast, we welcome Corryn Brown to the show. Corryn is a TRU graduate with distinction, having earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree while also making her mark on the TRU WolfPack… Continue Reading →

This week’s podcast episode features Cailan Libby. Cailan graduated from TRU after completing his Red Seal in electrical at TRU in 2010. Following his time at TRU he went on to complete a degree in Electrical Engineering at UBC before… Continue Reading →

From TRU to TikTok star Cecile Tucker graduated from TRU with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2015. She then went to complete her Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology and is now a registered counsellor and supervisor at… Continue Reading →

Dr. Bruce Damer (Distinguished Alumnus) is a leading scientist who is asking the question ‘how did life begin?’ He joins Dustin as they dig deeper into Dr. Damer’s research into the question of the beginning of life, as well as… Continue Reading →

An author’s journey, interview with Maureen Brownlee (BCOU). Dustin chats with the author of “Cambium Blue”, and discusses her path from small-town newspaper owner to acclaimed novelist. ***Preamble is a speech written by Maureen Brownlee and delivered at the Cambium Blue book… Continue Reading →

Manoj Jasra (CSOM ’02) is the Executive VP Marketing with Northland Properties, the force behind Sandman hotels, Denny’s, Dallas Stars, Revelstoke Mtn, and more. He joins Dustin as they talk about the ins and outs of marketing in the hospitality… Continue Reading →

Colin Carson (BBA ’14) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. CEO of Tourism Prince George breaks down for us the challenges of tourism during COVID and how his organization had to keep pivoting to not… Continue Reading →

Sebastian Carrasco (DipADV ’05) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. Hailing from Ecuador, Seb lets us into his journey of hand biking up some of the highest mountains in the world, including Mt. Kilimanjaro and… Continue Reading →

Emily Bootle (BA ’14) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. As a funeral director and embalmer in BC, Emily specializing in navigating the death system and helping families advocate for them and their loved one…. Continue Reading →

Max Rivest (BTM ’10) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. Co-founder and CEO of Wize Tea, Max lets us know the ins and outs of starting a brand new product, one that aims to compete… Continue Reading →

Claire McLoughlin (MEEM ’22) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. Claire explains the intersection of her scholastic journey into food security as part of her master’s thesis and her entrepreneurial start-up. Claire is the co-founder… Continue Reading →

Andrew Skapenko (PDHR ’14) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. Originally from Ukraine, Andrew talks about the war in Ukraine and shares ways how one can help Ukraine from aboard. Resources: Donate to support Ukraine… Continue Reading →

Greg Stewart (BBA ’12) joins Dustin on this week’s episode of the TRU Alumni Podcast. He talks about his journey that started with basketball at TRU eventually leading him to Paralympic gold in shotput the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Greg’s sense… Continue Reading →