Coming from a career in finance with Investment Banking and then being coerced into joining the massively successful food delivery company, Myles Shedden learned a lot about how to scale a business.  Also that it is quite different from starting one.  His new company, Chroma was created to solve a big problem in a very under-served market, that of Renters.  Learn how Myles thinks he may just have a great solution for those who don't yet own their own home and still have to deal with monthly rent payments.

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Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.

Host: Al Del Degan I have been involved in software development for more than 25 years. I have started companies, lead companies and worked for companies - doing many different things. I am honored to be considered a leader in Alberta's innovation ecosystem, and I give back as much, and often as I can. When I am not working or podcasting, you will find me pursuing my passions of photography, crypto investing, and wood working along with the occasional round of golf.

Guest: Myles Shedden loves building products and companies that solve problems, and he gets even more excited when they solve economic and social issues at the same time. His background was originally in finance, starting his career in investment banking with RBC Capital Markets in Calgary, and then moving on to a private equity firm called TriWest Capital Partners, in Calgary as well, before moving to a small food delivery company called SkipTheDishes where Myles ran courier operations and then global operations.  Myles left Skip with some colleagues at the end of 2020 to found Chroma, a platform that makes renting convenient, flexible and rewarding.  

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Show Quotes:

"...the reality is with housing, price increases, outpacing income growth. It looks like home ownership might not be a reality or not as, as soon for a lot of different people in different families. And we want to play a role in, in trying to at least make rent more convenient, flexible and rewarding experience. "

"For anyone who's on the ground floor of technology in Alberta, something very, very exciting is happening."

Credits...

This Episode Sponsored By: Assembly Coworking Space

Episode Music: Tony Del Degan

Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan