August 22, 2017 -- CBC host, author, and entrepreneur, Terry O’Reilly, joined Arlene Dickinson on this week’s episode of Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson. In this episode, Arlene chats with Terry O'Reilly, CBC host of Under The Influence, author and serial…
August 15, 2017 -- President and co-founder of Sleep Country Canada, Christine Magee, joined Arlene Dickinson on this week’s episode of Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson. In this week's episode, Arlene sits down with Christine Magee, president and co-founder of…
August 9, 2017 -- CEO and founder of Balzac’s Coffee Roasters, Diana Olsen, joined Arlene on this week’s episode of Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson. In this episode, Arlene chats with Diana Olsen, CEO and founder of Balzac Coffee and…
August 3, 2017 -- District Ventures Capital, Arlene Dickinson’s venture capital fund for food and health companies, has invested in cohort III member Chickapea Pasta. Chickapea Pasta has revolutionized the pasta industry by developing a healthy and tasty alternative to…
August 1, 2017 -- Matthew Corrin, founder and CEO of Freshii, joins Arlene on this week’s episode of Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson. Matthew Corrin founded Freshii, a healthy fast-casual food company, out of Toronto when he was 23-years-old because…
July 25, 2017 -- On this week’s episode of Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson, Arlene is joined by President of IBM Canada, Dino Trevisani. Dino and Arlene recently partnered to create the District Ventures and IBM Innovation Space in Calgary,…
July 24, 2017 -- Musician, restaurateur and author, Jann Arden joined Arlene Dickinson on Episode 1 of her new podcast Venturing Out with Arlene Dickinson. Jann Arden gives candid advice to entrepreneurs, including our favourite line: “Don’t be afraid to…
May 31, 2017 -- Today, we've announced the 17 game-changing companies that will participate in our fourth cohort – our largest cohort to date! Over the next six months, the companies will be connected with peers, business support, capital and…
April 11, 2017 -- Exciting news! Arlene will rejoin the hit series Dragons’ Den for its 12th season. Arlene left the show in 2015 to launch District Venture Accelerator and District Ventures Capital, and is now returning to the popular…
March 28, 2017 -- Our founder and CEO Arlene Dickinson sat down with The Globe and Mail on to talk about her investment portfolio and why she’s betting on Canadian entrepreneurs in food and health. In the article, Arlene speaks…