City releases ‘Vaughan Rising Podcast’ on Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud

The 10-episode podcast tackles Vaughan’s economic growth

Yorkregion.com
August 8, 2019
Dina Al-Shibeeb

To promote itself as a business-friendly city, Vaughan has launched a podcast listeners can tap into with their Apple, Spotify or SoundCloud accounts.

The host for the Vaughan Rising Podcast isn’t a media star or a business journalist from a big Canadian newspaper, but rather Economic Development Officer Michelle Samson.

The series, released Aug. 6, features 10 episodes, 10 to 15 minutes each, that take a deep dive into Vaughan's most exciting projects with the developers, brokers and business leaders who are shaping the city's skyline.

The first episode of the series features Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua who discusses Vaughan's transformation from a suburban town into a leader in city building.

The podcast is now available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud.

Episodes will be released every other week, beginning Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Vaughan Rising Podcast schedule is as follows:

Episode 1, Vaughan Transformed: Interview with Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua (Tuesday, Aug. 6);

Episode 2, More Growth to Come: Interview with Vaughan's director of economic and cultural development, Dennis Cutajar (Tuesday, Aug. 20);

Episode 3, Vaughan Enterprise Zone Part 1: International Gateway: Interview with Rob Nichols, rail managing director of domestic intermodal sales and marketing at Canadian Pacific Railway (Tuesday, Sept. 3);

Episode 4, Vaughan Enterprise Zone Part 2: Getting Real with CBRE Group, Inc.: Interview with Craig Williamson, Gary Williamson and Pat Viele from CBRE (Tuesday, Sept. 17)

Episode 5, VMC Centre of Community: A New Breed of Community Centre: Interview with Vaughan Interim City Manager Tim Simmonds (Tuesday, Oct. 1);

Episode 6, Niagara University: Inside a Post-Secondary Location Decision: Interview with Niagara University President Father James Maher (Tuesday, Oct. 15);

Episode 7, Canada's First Smart Hospital: Interview with Mackenzie Health President and CEO Altaf Stationwala (Tuesday, Oct. 29);

Episode 8, The Revel Park Story: Interview with QuadReal Vice-President of Development Mike Reel (Tuesday, Nov. 12);

Episode 9, to be announced (Tuesday, Nov. 26);

Episode 10, to be announced (Tuesday, Dec. 10).