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Podcast

💙 From Awareness to Action: Why Canadians Need to Talk About Prostate Cancer

Sep 9, 2026

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7 min read

💙 From Awareness to Action: Why Canadians Need to Talk About Prostate Cancer

Eric McCormack and Mark Mahl share the personal experiences behind their advocacy — and what it takes to move prostate cancer awareness toward conversation, support, and action.

Ashley Smith

Events

What Vancouver Startup Week Revealed About the Builders You’ll Meet at Web Summit

May 11, 2026

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4 min read

What Vancouver Startup Week Revealed About the Builders You’ll Meet at Web Summit

A closer look at how Vancouver is building — just as global attention turns its way.

Ashley Smith

Business Strategies

👥 Community Is the Moat: Vancouver Tech, Canadian Media, and the Offline Reset

Feb 17, 2026

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9 min read

👥 Community Is the Moat: Vancouver Tech, Canadian Media, and the Offline Reset

Vancouver Tech Journal’s William Johnson on convening, credibility, and never wasting the mic

Ashley Smith

Business Strategies

Feb 9, 2026

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8 min read

💡 Customer Loyalty Beyond Points — and the Founder Lens Behind It

What 2× tech founder Matias Marquez reveals about community-led brands — and what it takes to build from Canada right now

Ashley Smith

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

Archive

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

💙 From Awareness to Action: Why Canadians Need to Talk About Prostate Cancer

What Vancouver Startup Week Revealed About the Builders You’ll Meet at Web Summit

👥 Community Is the Moat: Vancouver Tech, Canadian Media, and the Offline Reset

💡 Customer Loyalty Beyond Points — and the Founder Lens Behind It

🧭 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

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