East of Montreal

Marc Almon is a Halifax-based, award-winning film and television producer, arts advocate, and social entrepreneur dedicated to community-driven ventures. He realized that too many investment dollars leave the Maritimes and end up in Toronto or New York. So he set out to solve that problem with Backr, a new digital investment platform that makes it easier to keep Nova Scotia investment dollars working at home. Marc's audacious goal? Build Canada's leading impact investment platform, starting in Nova Scotia, to diversify and accelerate local growth.

What is East of Montreal?

East of Montreal, your go-to source for the latest in innovation and entrepreneurship across Atlantic Canada. Hosted by Allan Gates, co-founder of Huddle.Today and featuring regular panel discussions with the founding general partners of Tidal Venture Partners—Chris Crowell, Kevin Springer, Alex McCallum, and Ian Whytock—this podcast shines a spotlight on the people, companies, and organizations driving success through innovation. With episodes released twice a month, you'll hear from high-potential founder building world-class companies, as well as creative minds across all sectors of the economy.