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Beating Blue Monday with Battle of the Bands with Ruth Casselman and Rick Andrade

Kick off 2026 by turning the "saddest day of the year" into the loudest! In this episode, host Alex Kinsella sits down with Ruth Casselman (CEO of the Accelerator Center) and Rick Andrade (Senior Communications Manager at Magnet Forensics) to discuss the second annual Battle of the Bands: Tech Edition (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/a...) . Discover how the Waterloo tech community is coming together on Monday, January 19, 2026, at Maxwell’s Concert Works to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association. We talk about the surprising link between engineering and musical creativity, the reality of founder mental health, and why you might see a "tech giant" or two shredding on guitar.  Plus, Ruth shares details on the upcoming cohort for AC:RevLab (https://www.acceleratorcentre.com/ac-...) , a program helping founders master the art of the sale. In this episode, we cover: • The origins of Battle of the Bands and its $8,000 impact in Year 1. • The 2026 lineup • Why 72% of tech founders report mental health challenges and how community support helps. • The creative overlap between coding, designing, and harmonizing. • Details on how to get tickets (and be home by 10:00 PM!).