EP 61 (FULL RECORDING) | Priscilla Sreedharan | Former Associate Producer On CBC's Dragon's Den

Priscilla Sreedharan is a content producer and passionate storyteller who was an Associate Producer of Dragon’s Den during its ascent. She later went on to do some interesting roles at both Cineplex & TD. She joins Ara to discuss topics including: - Her time working on Dragon’s Den & how she found the opportunity. - Something she learned working at Cineplex that she didn&learn at CBC. - Wanting to be Peter Mansbridge when she was growing up. - Being a ‘serial hobbyist’. - Living frugally and being intentional with her purchases. Timestamps 00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Priscilla Sreedharan 01:05 - Priscilla speaks on her upbringing and family background 02:22 - Moving from High Park to Rexdale during COVID 03:50 - Initially meeting at church, Priscilla invited Ara to a day of auditions at Dragon’s Den 05:50 - How she came across the opportunity to be an Associate Producer for Dragon’s Den 09:18 - Her criteria for picking entrepreneurs to be featured on the show 10:01 - Did she have any say in terms of selecting the ‘Dragons’ and interacting with them? 10:41 - Priscilla’s favourite Dragon was… 11:29 - How she felt working with such an iconic show in Canada, and seeing its impact 13:17 - What are the growth opportunities for an Associate Producer? Quitting with no plan 15:10 - Would she return to CBC to work on Kim’s Convenience? 15:52 - How she ended up with Cineplex 18:15 - Something she learned at Cineplex that she didn’t learn at CBC 20:35 - How Priscilla...