Simon Chou 🌶️

Happy Hour

Chill events for founders. Pre-seed to Series B.
Partners: AWS Startups, Microsoft, CIBC, Boast.
Locations: Vancouver, Toronto, Seattle

Happy Hour aims to create fun and curated private events for founders. Every event includes a mix of open networking (90%), icebreaker games (8%) and sponsor shoutouts (2%). No guest panels. No speeches. No keynotes. Events are private, never public. DM for more info.

Founder

BCjobs.ca

Western Canada's largest job board with 1.1 Million annual organic visitors and +1,200 active employers.

Chief Executive Officer

Marketing on Mars

+1.2M views interviewing CMO, CEO & Founders on their marketing secrets over hot sauce.

Notable guests: 
CMO of Zoominfo
CMO of Alo Yoga
CMO of Stack Overflow
CMO of Autotrader
CMO of OURA
Founder of Hush Blankets
CMO of Gigamon
CMO of Newfront
SVP of Mattel
VP of Microsoft Teams

Founder & Host

AllGear Digital

AllGear Digital publishes best-in-class content to connect with millions of readers across its network of eight owned & operated media sites, driving value for readers and partners.

Advisor

iData Research

A leading research firm providing accessible market research solutions to empower strategic decisions.

Innovators Podcast

+400K views (90K listens) featuring guests from PayPal, IBM, Best Buy Canada, Hootsuite, KPMG and more.

WonderFi

Full site re-brand, SEO strategy, influencer marketing, and SEM. Leading up to a $5M PP fundraise.

SM Digital

Portfolio of B2B and crypto companies that raised $80MM in capital collectively.

Under non-crypto portfolio, managed +15 companies in both B2B and B2C space, including:

- Coca-Cola
- Payoneer
- Philips Healthcare
- Terumo
- Bespoke Real Estate
- Green Society
- Simply Eloped
- Sumissura

Under crypto, managed marketing and community efforts for +15 companies, including:

- Litecoin
- Lisk
- WAX
- HybridBlock

Marketing Advisor

Privé Suits

PRIVÉ sells premium MTM tailored suits. With Stylists ready to measure and style you on-demand.

Acquired in 2019.

Founder (Acquired)

I host tech happy hours. CEO @BCjobs. Founder @Marketing on Mars. 2x Podcast founder (+1.6M views).

Bio:
- 1st startup MTM female suits (exited 2019)
- CEO of BCJobs.ca (2020-present)
- Founder of “Innovators” and “Marketing on Mars” podcast (+1.6M views - 2020-present)
- Founder of Happy Hours (+700 founders connected in Vancouver, Toronto and Seattle)

Backstory:
- Competitive sports growing up, household of 3-boys
- Degree in Finance, started as investment banker
- Failed to "get into" marketing, failed my way into startups

Focus Now: 
- Hosting community building + non-extractive networking events
- Podcast with CEOs, CMOs and Founders
- Growing the BCJobs brand

Hobbies:
- Sports (Golf, tennis)
- Strategic games (Boardgames, Poker)
- Learning languages (conversational Chinese, Korean)
- Traveling (last 12 months: Mexico, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam)

Chill happy hours for founders. Pre-seed (with traction) to Series B.
Past partners: AWS Startups, CIBC, Ripple Ventures, Boast, etc.
Locations: Vancouver & Toronto

Happy Hour aims to create fun and highly curated private events for founders. Every event includes a mix of open networking (90%), icebreaker games (8%) and sponsor shoutouts (2%). No guest panels. No speeches. No keynotes. Events are private, never public. DM for more info.

Build a longer table, not a higher fence… love how our founder boardgame nights go from 5 to 40.

- 35% preseed
- 50% seed
- 15% series A

If you want to meet other cool people, be the person that hosts cool parties.

#startup #founder #community #vancouver

HR Boardgame Night #3 last week
Played ICECOOL, HUES & CUES, and Saboteur 
Successfully lost 100% of my games 😅 

Shoutout to you guys for bringing the energy:
Zafar Mohammed - Tina Singh - Katherine Kolesova 
Nikolai Antushevich - Mohak Tyagi - Jot Karir 
Wendy Han - Joanna Woo - Apiraman Rangah
Anna Merzliakova - Juan Valdes - Sid Singh 
Eline Davids - Brigitte Duong - Arby Canning

Had awesome discussions about Vancouver's tech job market, evolving talent pool, and upcoming HR events.
(All while flicking penguins over walls) = thanks Joanna Woo for introducing ICECOOL to us, I might have to buy this game).

Recipe for success = bring similar people together + do fun things together

If you work in HR or recruitment
If you like boardgames
DM me

Thank you Simon Chou 🌶️ for hosting me on the Marketing on Mars podcast -- I think I have finally regained feeling in my tongue!

Really loved chatting with you about some of my favorite topics in B2B marketing. 

I’m passionate about the importance of creating mental availability and how consistent cross-channel top of funnel marketing strategies correlate with market share over time. So this was a fun one. 

If any listeners are interested in learning more, I highly recommend following the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute's research, with their most famous book "How Brands Grow" a great place to start.  I also referenced Antonio Damasio's "Descartes’ Error." Definitely check them out if you have the chance!

Bio:
- 1st startup MTM female suits (Founder - exited 2019)
- Joined BCJobs.ca in 2020 as CMO; became CEO 2022
- Since 2020, started 2 podcasts (grew to +1.6M views)
- 2nd podcast MoM +1M views in 15 months.
- In 2022, founded Happy Hours to connect tech founders
- Happy Hour grew to +500 founders in Vancouver, Toronto and Seattle

Backstory:
- Played sports growing up, household of 3-boys, super competitive
- Finished degree in Finance, started as investment banker
- Tried to "break into" marketing, sending 2,000+ resumes

Focus Now: 
- Help B2B execs build brand via podcasts + LinkedIn 
- Hosting community building + non-extractive networking events
- Podcast with CEOs, CMOs and Founders

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