Mia Maki
@miamaki.bsky.social
She/her settler on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen peoples. Love teaching, finance & helping people create & grow businesses. Interested in how we learn and making our world a better place. Sustainability innovation = hope! My posts are my own.
Banff! What a treat to spend some time with family and friends. The dome brunch was amazing… @jackmacki.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Banff! What a treat to spend some time with family and friends. The dome brunch was amazing… @jackmacki.bsky.social
My kid is in her final weeks of filming! A few shots from the final scene in Crime by Design.
July 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My kid is in her final weeks of filming! A few shots from the final scene in Crime by Design.
I seem to be pulling this quote back up more and more often over the last year…
February 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I seem to be pulling this quote back up more and more often over the last year…
Loliware - "Advance a plastic-free future with our patented Sea Technology resins. SEA Technology is a new category of resins made from regenerative, carbon-capturing and ocean-farmed seaweed." #socent #entrepreneurship www.loliware.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Loliware - "Advance a plastic-free future with our patented Sea Technology resins. SEA Technology is a new category of resins made from regenerative, carbon-capturing and ocean-farmed seaweed." #socent #entrepreneurship www.loliware.com
Fab Materials in the UK could turns waste into construction materials: "Boards produced using Fab Materials’ technology can be used for a wide variety of furniture, construction, display & design applications." #socent #entrepreneurship www.fabmaterials.com/about
November 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Fab Materials in the UK could turns waste into construction materials: "Boards produced using Fab Materials’ technology can be used for a wide variety of furniture, construction, display & design applications." #socent #entrepreneurship www.fabmaterials.com/about
UVic's landing page right now - we're #1 🚀 Congratulations to the MBA program folks! Cheryl Mitchell, PhD Kate Donovan and their team; mic drop 🎤
November 16, 2024 at 4:52 AM
UVic's landing page right now - we're #1 🚀 Congratulations to the MBA program folks! Cheryl Mitchell, PhD Kate Donovan and their team; mic drop 🎤
Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...
December 23, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Weird Al, UVic & Victoria BC... Biotech co Industrial Plankton, founded by UVic ECS and Gustavson alums, Robert and Ashley Roulston, changing the world; food safe bioreactors - used in research, and now kelp farming, around the world. #yyj #socent www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Good morning! Always some bright sunshine if you look hard enough: "the first paper cup for hot drinks that doesn’t require a plastic lid" #socent #sustainability
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
December 20, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Good morning! Always some bright sunshine if you look hard enough: "the first paper cup for hot drinks that doesn’t require a plastic lid" #socent #sustainability
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
How will you celebrate hashtag#BobbieTuesday tomorrow?
Image reference: Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson, "To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety", Harvard Business Review, March 17, 2022 lnkd.in/gjb47Y56 /9 END
Image reference: Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson, "To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety", Harvard Business Review, March 17, 2022 lnkd.in/gjb47Y56 /9 END
November 13, 2023 at 8:15 PM
How will you celebrate hashtag#BobbieTuesday tomorrow?
Image reference: Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson, "To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety", Harvard Business Review, March 17, 2022 lnkd.in/gjb47Y56 /9 END
Image reference: Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson, "To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety", Harvard Business Review, March 17, 2022 lnkd.in/gjb47Y56 /9 END
Now we’re talking - the Million Pound bag, philanthropic version… www.elvisandkresse.com/blogs/news/m...
November 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Now we’re talking - the Million Pound bag, philanthropic version… www.elvisandkresse.com/blogs/news/m...
Recommendation for folks in industry: excellent publication, The Conversation. Research articles are rewritten to be more accessible to non-researchers. When good research is done, but isn't translated for wide use, we miss an opportunity. This is the Canada version..
theconversation.com/ca/business
theconversation.com/ca/business
November 5, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Recommendation for folks in industry: excellent publication, The Conversation. Research articles are rewritten to be more accessible to non-researchers. When good research is done, but isn't translated for wide use, we miss an opportunity. This is the Canada version..
theconversation.com/ca/business
theconversation.com/ca/business
A game-changing replacement for palm oil? "Made from easily sourced biowaste, the new product produces baked goods just as tasty as traditional versions." -Springwise #socent #innovation www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
October 11, 2023 at 3:12 PM
A game-changing replacement for palm oil? "Made from easily sourced biowaste, the new product produces baked goods just as tasty as traditional versions." -Springwise #socent #innovation www.springwise.com/innovation/f...
"Turning pineapple waste into natural textiles - Piñayarn is a compostable and biodegradable yarn..Piñatex offers a viable alternative to leather, doing away with the tanning process..that..uses..~250 polluting chemicals." - @Springwise #socent #sustainability
vimeo.com/868652178
vimeo.com/868652178
October 4, 2023 at 3:35 PM
"Turning pineapple waste into natural textiles - Piñayarn is a compostable and biodegradable yarn..Piñatex offers a viable alternative to leather, doing away with the tanning process..that..uses..~250 polluting chemicals." - @Springwise #socent #sustainability
vimeo.com/868652178
vimeo.com/868652178
Congratulations to Bobbie Racette! Virtual Gurus at #91; #truthandreconciliation Canada's top growing companies - Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...
September 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
Congratulations to Bobbie Racette! Virtual Gurus at #91; #truthandreconciliation Canada's top growing companies - Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...
So proud of my colleagues Emily Salmon and Doug Stuart who tackled the indigenization of a University Canadian tax course. "How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles" #truthandreconciliation www.uvic.ca/news/search/...
September 29, 2023 at 3:25 PM
So proud of my colleagues Emily Salmon and Doug Stuart who tackled the indigenization of a University Canadian tax course. "How a collaborative effort created a unique course that addresses the Indigenous tax gap in academic and CPA circles" #truthandreconciliation www.uvic.ca/news/search/...
One of my staff was in Sweden this summer, and was praising the Swedish princess cake as a lovely twice a day break. I managed to get my hands on one today, for a goodbye for one of my staff, and it did not disappoint! 
September 20, 2023 at 8:26 PM
One of my staff was in Sweden this summer, and was praising the Swedish princess cake as a lovely twice a day break. I managed to get my hands on one today, for a goodbye for one of my staff, and it did not disappoint! 
"in close observation of the natural world, Spiber’s Brewed Protein™ materials are produced through a fermentation process that uses sugars and microbes, rather than petrochemical or animal-derived raw materials." #socent #innovation #sustainability spiber.inc/en/
September 20, 2023 at 3:34 PM
"in close observation of the natural world, Spiber’s Brewed Protein™ materials are produced through a fermentation process that uses sugars and microbes, rather than petrochemical or animal-derived raw materials." #socent #innovation #sustainability spiber.inc/en/
Solar powered "leaf" - "researchers at Imperial College London built a PV-leaf technology that generates energy and clean water" - Springwise #socent #sustainability #innovation
www.springwise.com/innovation/a...
www.springwise.com/innovation/a...
September 20, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Solar powered "leaf" - "researchers at Imperial College London built a PV-leaf technology that generates energy and clean water" - Springwise #socent #sustainability #innovation
www.springwise.com/innovation/a...
www.springwise.com/innovation/a...
Here we come, Saanich fair!  My submissions to the baking category are ”if I can do it, you can do it“ or cautionary tale … yes, that one pie is supposed to look like a Ferris wheel .. and the final picture is really just the residue of the peanut bars, I might be able to find four to submit ..
September 1, 2023 at 10:50 PM
Here we come, Saanich fair!  My submissions to the baking category are ”if I can do it, you can do it“ or cautionary tale … yes, that one pie is supposed to look like a Ferris wheel .. and the final picture is really just the residue of the peanut bars, I might be able to find four to submit ..
"Inspired by the way organic matter decomposes on the forest floor, Mycocycle has trained fungi to consume construction waste, including..asphalt.. they leave behind a biomaterial that is both fire and water-resistant.." #socent Credit: RE:TV and Springwise
www.springwise.com/innovation-s...
www.springwise.com/innovation-s...
August 30, 2023 at 5:48 PM
"Inspired by the way organic matter decomposes on the forest floor, Mycocycle has trained fungi to consume construction waste, including..asphalt.. they leave behind a biomaterial that is both fire and water-resistant.." #socent Credit: RE:TV and Springwise
www.springwise.com/innovation-s...
www.springwise.com/innovation-s...
"..startup Indi Energy..developed an Na-ion battery that can be used for a range of applications,..are 25 to 35 per cent cheaper than..Li-ion batteries..[with] lower weight and volume..mak[ing] them suitable for a wide range of uses." - @springwise #socent
indienergy.in
indienergy.in
August 30, 2023 at 5:37 PM
"..startup Indi Energy..developed an Na-ion battery that can be used for a range of applications,..are 25 to 35 per cent cheaper than..Li-ion batteries..[with] lower weight and volume..mak[ing] them suitable for a wide range of uses." - @springwise #socent
indienergy.in
indienergy.in
Scenes from Hornby Island: happy hour at Seabreeze, hiking Cliffside trail (those stairs!) and my annual tarot card reading from Bea.
August 16, 2023 at 4:05 AM
Scenes from Hornby Island: happy hour at Seabreeze, hiking Cliffside trail (those stairs!) and my annual tarot card reading from Bea.
Sung to the tune of “Mimi on the Beach”: reading on the beach, reading on the beach, reading on the beach, reading and me…
August 15, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Sung to the tune of “Mimi on the Beach”: reading on the beach, reading on the beach, reading on the beach, reading and me…
Innovation to make the world a better place inspires me! I hope that it inspires you too. "..only “easy to recycle” plastic items such as bottles or clean packaging are recycled." DePoly is creating a scalable recycling process solution. #socent
https://www.depoly.co/
https://www.depoly.co/
August 2, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Innovation to make the world a better place inspires me! I hope that it inspires you too. "..only “easy to recycle” plastic items such as bottles or clean packaging are recycled." DePoly is creating a scalable recycling process solution. #socent
https://www.depoly.co/
https://www.depoly.co/