Why Canada Needs Its Own Social Network: Inside EH!'s Mission to Reclaim Canadian Voices

What The Tech?

What The Tech?
Why Canada Needs Its Own Social Network: Inside EH!'s Mission to Reclaim Canadian Voices
Aug 11, 2026 Season 2 Episode 118
Boast AI

In this episode of What the Tech from Boast.AI, we sit down with Jessica Glowacki, CEO and Founder of EH!, Canada's local-first social network. After 27 years in tech, Jessica decided to build something distinctly Canadian, a platform designed to lift local communities instead of extract value from them.

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Intro and Outro music provided by Dennis Ma whose mixes you can find on Soundcloud at DJ DennyDex.

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