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Innovation

🧭 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
Ashley Smith
🎙️ 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
Ashley Smith
🍁 Canada Needs Its Own Startup Playbook

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
Ashley Smith
🏆 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
Ashley Smith
🚀 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
Ashley Smith
⚠️ 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
Ashley Smith
🌐 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
Ashley Smith
🏗️ 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
Ashley Smith
🛠️ 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
Ashley Smith
🔍 Unlocking Underused Land: A Tech Founder’s Journey to Democratize Real Estate

Nov 5, 2025

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6 min read

🔍 Unlocking Underused Land: A Tech Founder’s Journey to Democratize Real Estate

What if the next housing solution is already hiding in plain sight? — with Laura Fortey

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
💥 Disrupt Yourself: How Canadians Win the Next Wave of Change

Oct 31, 2025

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7 min read

💥 Disrupt Yourself: How Canadians Win the Next Wave of Change

Jeff King on disruption, leadership, and what every Canadian industry can learn from reinvention, from music to real estate.

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🇨🇦 Social Media Reimagined — The Canadian Way, Eh!?

Oct 25, 2025

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5 min read

🇨🇦 Social Media Reimagined — The Canadian Way, Eh!?

Meet Jess Glowacki, founder of EH! — a proudly Canadian social network bringing community back online.

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🛡️ Reinventing Real Estate: Verified Data, Consumer Protection, and Canadian Stewardship

Oct 18, 2025

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7 min read

🛡️ Reinventing Real Estate: Verified Data, Consumer Protection, and Canadian Stewardship

With Ross McCredie (CEO, Sutton Group) — Canada Now Podcast

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🎙️ Canada Now Podcast Has Landed

Sep 30, 2025

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3 min read

🎙️ Canada Now Podcast Has Landed

Smart conversations. Bold perspectives. A Canadian lens on the future.

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🎧 Introducing: Canada Now — The Podcast

Aug 28, 2025

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2 min read

🎧 Introducing: Canada Now — The Podcast

The voices, ideas, and bold moves shaping Canada's next chapter.

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🇨🇦 20+ Canadian Events Shaping What's Next in 2025

Aug 16, 2025

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6 min read

🇨🇦 20+ Canadian Events Shaping What's Next in 2025

From AI to housing, startups to succession — Canada’s innovators are gathering to shape what's next. You in?

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
🍁 Welcome to Canada Now

Jul 7, 2025

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2 min read

🍁 Welcome to Canada Now

Because Canadians are ready to rewrite the playbook.

Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith

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