Ace Burpee vs. Kevin O’Leary: What Dragons’ Den Cut Out

<p>Ace Burpee was writing radio commercials at CJOB when his boss stopped him in the hall and asked, “Is this how you talk all the time?”</p><p>This is how a kid from Cooks Creek, a town with two churches and no stores, became one of Winnipeg’s best-known voices.</p><p>Ace hosts mornings on 103.1 Virgin Radio, creates the annual Top 100 Fascinating Manitobans list and is a member of the Order of Manitoba.</p><p>In this episode of Careers Under Construction, Ace shares:</p><ul><li>How a hotel booking for a Jets game turned Dave into Ace</li><li>Why his first talk show was horrible and what it taught him</li><li>The weather sign-off that showed his boss who he really was</li><li>The Dragons’ Den moment with Kevin O’Leary that he says never made it to TV</li><li>How much money his inventions have made</li><li>Why a number one show and a number seven show feel exactly the same</li><li>How the Top 100 Fascinating Manitobans list started and how long it takes to put together</li><li>His race in the 50 metres at the Canadian Masters in Toronto</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to Careers Under Construction on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube for more from the people shaping Manitoba.</p>