D2B Season 13 (2022)
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2022 Year in Review
12/30/2022 – Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega update some of the stories D2B reported on in 2022.
D2B 236
The Edinburgh Reforms
12/24/2022 – Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux report on the financial reform package announced by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt in Edinburgh, Scotland.
D2B 235
The Business behind lotteries
12/18/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan report on the economics of lotteries.
D2B 234
World Cup Qatar 2022
12/11/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss the business side of the World Cup being hosted in Qatar.
D2B 233
Interview with Lindsay McMahon of All Ears English
12/02/2022 – Skip Montreux speaks with Lindsay McMahon of the All Ears English podcast about her journey from English teacher to podcaster & entrepreneur.
D2B 232
Blocked M&A in the publishing industry
11/27/2022 – Dez Morgan reports to Skip Montreux on the Merger and Acquisition between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster that was recently blocked by a US court.
D2B 231
The Canva Story – Part 2
11/19/2022 – Skip Montreux tells Samantha Vega about Canva’s journey from small graphic design company to the giant Unicorn they are today.
D2B 229
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
11/03/2022 – Dez Morgan reports to Skip Montreux on the NCCCP that took place in Beijing, China in October.
D2B 228
The Brazilian Presidential Election
10/26/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss the runoff election about to happen in Brazil.
D2B 227
The UK’s new Prime Minster and her mini-budget
10/19/2022 – Dez Morgan gives Skip Montreux a rundown on what is happening in UK politics.
10/05/2022 – This is part one of a four-part interview with Gregory Kostiuk, the President and Founder of StratEx Sales. Greg speaks with Skip about why it is important for every business to have and effective sales plan and gives 7 tips on how to create one.
D2B 223
The Commonwealth
11/03/2022 – Dez Morgan reports to Skip Montreux on the NCCCP that took place in Beijing, China in October.
D2B 222
The Dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme
09/09/2022 – Samantha Vega and Skip Montreux report on the dismissal of Canadian News Anchor Lisa LaFlamme.
D2B 220
Hayabusa2 & Asteroid Mining
8/20/2022 – Skip Montreux tells Samantha Vega about the Hayabusa2 space mission to retrieve a sample from a near-earth asteroid. They also report on the very new industry of asteroid mining.
D2B 219
Job shortages in the airline industry
8/6/2022 – Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega discuss the labor shortage in the airline industry.
D2B 218
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
7/21/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan look at the causes of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
D2B 217
Trends in the online gaming industry
7/9/2022 – Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux discuss recent business trends in the online gaming industry.
D2B 214
The London Metal Exchange
6/17/2022 – Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux report on the historic London Metal Exchange.
D2B 213
French vineyards & the wine industry
6/8/2022 – Dez Morgan reports on the wine industry and tells Skip Montreux about the hardships French winemakers are having.
D2B 212
Currency rates and the falling yen
5/31/2022 – Dez Morgan and Skip Montreux discuss currency markets and the weak Japanese yen.
D2B 210
EV Battery recycling challenges
5/22/2022 – Dez Morgan talks to Skip Montreux about Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries.
D2B 208
Academy Award Slap and a Twitter Poison Pill
4/29/2022 – Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega discuss two headlines that dominated the news in April.
D2B 207
Ships ahoy:
China’s naval build up
4/5/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss China’s naval build up that includes the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.
D2B 206
Meta takes remote work to the extreme
5/29/2022 – Skip Montreux takes a look at a recent Wall Street Journal article that reported on Meta Platform Inc.’s (Facebook & Instagram) remote working policy.
D2B 204
Punishing Putin
3/12/2022 – Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega discuss the economic restrictions and government sanctions being placed on Russia in response to their invasion of Ukraine.
D2B 203
The Freedom Convoy
3/3/2022 – Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega talk about the Canadian Freedom Convoy. What was this protest all about?
D2B 201
Reverse Logistics
1/9/2022 – Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss the growing problem of reverse logistics. What is reverse logistics? How is it affecting retailers?