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Business Strategies

🧭 No Playbook, No Pause: What Canadian Leadership Must Navigate Now

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

🧭 No Playbook, No Pause: What Canadian Leadership Must Navigate Now

Why governance, foresight, and strong decision-making matter more than certainty — insights from a conversation with veteran board leader Darlene Hyde

Ashley Smith

Future of Work

🎙️ Do Podcasts Still Work in 2026? What Canadian Leaders Should Know

Jan 22, 2026

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6 min read

🎙️ Do Podcasts Still Work in 2026? What Canadian Leaders Should Know

A behind-the-scenes conversation on podcasting, ROI, and what’s actually working in 2026 — especially in Canada — with Brayden Dyczkowski of Podfather Creative

Ashley Smith

Business Strategies

Jan 12, 2026

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6 min read

🍁 Canada Needs Its Own Startup Playbook

A home energy upgrade case study — and a Canadian argument for building companies that last, with founder Arman Mottaghi

Ashley Smith

Future of Work

🏆 AI Is Not a Bubble — It’s a Leadership Test

Jan 5, 2026

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7 min read

🏆 AI Is Not a Bubble — It’s a Leadership Test

Karen Olsson on governance, adoption, and what responsible AI actually requires in 2026

Ashley Smith

Future of Work

Dec 19, 2025

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7 min read

🤝 Why Human Connection — Not Perfection — Will Define Brand and Business in 2026

A conversation with brand strategist Brady Dahmer on clarity, connection, and showing up where it actually matters

Ashley Smith

Business Strategies

🚀 How Tom Rossiter Took a Canadian Tech Company Public Pre-Product — and Scaled It to 160 Countries

Dec 5, 2025

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6 min read

🚀 How Tom Rossiter Took a Canadian Tech Company Public Pre-Product — and Scaled It to 160 Countries

What it really takes to build a global tech company from Canada — and the surprising case for going public with a prototype

Ashley Smith

Future of Work

⚠️ Canada’s Cyber Wake-Up Call: What Every Leader Needs to Know in 2026

Dec 1, 2025

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6 min read

⚠️ Canada’s Cyber Wake-Up Call: What Every Leader Needs to Know in 2026

Dominic Vogel breaks down the threats, blind spots, and leadership gaps facing Canadian organizations — and the simple moves that make a big difference

Ashley Smith

Future of Work

🌐 The Next Era of Leadership: Why Purpose, Talent & Global Vision Matter More Than Ever

Nov 21, 2025

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7 min read

🌐 The Next Era of Leadership: Why Purpose, Talent & Global Vision Matter More Than Ever

Investor and internationally renowned social impact entrepreneur Jay Rosenzweig on the future of work, business, and humanity

Ashley Smith

Events

🏗️ The Future of Canadian Construction — A Big Conversation You Can Join This Week

Nov 18, 2025

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4 min read

🏗️ The Future of Canadian Construction — A Big Conversation You Can Join This Week

A candid look at Canada’s construction transformation — and a subscriber-only discount for Thursday's event.

Ashley Smith

Real Estate

🛠️ Factory-Built Homes vs. the Cost of Chaos: Can Modular Be More Affordable, Convenient — and Beautiful?

Nov 15, 2025

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7 min read

🛠️ Factory-Built Homes vs. the Cost of Chaos: Can Modular Be More Affordable, Convenient — and Beautiful?

A six-hour home build? Inside Rohe Homes’ modular system — and how factory-built design could unlock affordability, gentle density and Canada’s housing future.

Ashley Smith

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

🧭 No Playbook, No Pause: What Canadian Leadership Must Navigate Now

🎙️ Do Podcasts Still Work in 2026? What Canadian Leaders Should Know

🍁 Canada Needs Its Own Startup Playbook

🏆 AI Is Not a Bubble — It’s a Leadership Test

🤝 Why Human Connection — Not Perfection — Will Define Brand and Business in 2026

🚀 How Tom Rossiter Took a Canadian Tech Company Public Pre-Product — and Scaled It to 160 Countries

⚠️ Canada’s Cyber Wake-Up Call: What Every Leader Needs to Know in 2026

🌐 The Next Era of Leadership: Why Purpose, Talent & Global Vision Matter More Than Ever

🏗️ The Future of Canadian Construction — A Big Conversation You Can Join This Week

🛠️ Factory-Built Homes vs. the Cost of Chaos: Can Modular Be More Affordable, Convenient — and Beautiful?

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