John F. Wood Centre

Hub Spotlight: Scoops Supplements After dealing with different sports supplements that were either inconvenient, expensive or boring, Josh Bodenstein and David Friedman decided that there needed to be a change. This led them to start their own company, Scoops Supplements. Scoops Supplements offers customers the ability to purchase high-quality sports supplements in customizable quantities. Josh and David aspire to motivate customers towards reaching their health and fitness g...oals through the introduction of diversity in their assortment of supplements! https://www.uoguelph.ca///hub-spotlight-scoops-supplements

Josh Dhanapala is a graduate of our Hub Incubator Program and he is the co-founder of the app called Rent-A-Skill! The app is set to launch March 1st and is designed to help students find temporary gigs near them. You can read more about it in the KitchenerToday.com article! https://lnkd.in/eJx7j3b

Hub Spotlight: Confluxia Consulting Baylee Rubinoff and Lauren Hotchkiss are both #UofG alumni who graduated with Master’s degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and have become co-founders of their own company, Confluxia Consulting. Confluxia Consulting is a consulting company with a main mission of helping small businesses access evidence-based tools that will allow them to improve hiring practices, find great candidates, and build a stronger workforce and commu...nity. https://www.uoguelph.ca//hub-spotlight-confluxia-consulting

Hub spotlight: Lifestyle Labs Matthew Stiver is a #UofG alum with a keen eye for detail and a passion for conducting research. This has led him to become the founder of his own company, Lifestyle Lab. Lifestyle Lab is a research and content creation brand whose main goal is to combine very high production quality with reviews that aim to give complete and unbiased opinions on the products people are researching the most. ... Learn more about Matthew’s story: https://www.uoguelph.ca//2/01/hub-spotlight-lifestyle-labs

#UofG plant agriculture student and entrepreneur Dennis Zhu has created a unique alternative to the typical house plant. Living Glass is a hassle-free plant that is contained inside a hand-blown glass orb. Inside the orb is a special nutrient-rich gel that sustains all the biological needs of the plant. Learn more... https://www.uoguelph.ca/johnfwoodcen//2020/10/living-glass See more

Two #UofG environmental engineering students have developed a solution to prevent over-watering house plants. Over-watering is considered a common problem facing plants and a leading cause of early plant death. Cody and Jordan decided to change that. https://www.uoguelph.ca/johnfwoodce//2020/10/plant-snorkel

Two #UofG alumni and dairy-farming entrepreneurs are shaking up the ice cream industry. Greg and Cheryl Haskett own a third-generation 200-acre goat farm in Oxford County and were hopeful to expand their product offerings beyond milk and cheese. With goat's milk ice cream becoming a growing market as a creamier and healthier option to traditional ice cream, the Haskett's decided to take the leap and reached out to the Wood Centre for support. Learn more about Udderly Ridiculo...us and their entrepreneurial journey https://www.uoguelph.ca/johnfwoodcentre//udderly-ridiculous

Armed with just an idea, Jay Reid (BAS ’15) applied to the Hub Incubator Program three times, where he continued to hone in on his idea. On his third pitch attempt, Reid was accepted into the program. The Making-Box has been at the centre of improv and comedy for the Guelph-Wellington and surrounding areas ever since. Learn more about Jay's entrepreneurial journey ... https://www.uoguelph.ca/johnfwoodcentre//2020/10/making-box See more