Dispatches from the Front Lines

This conversation is with Rob Clark, Founder and Principal at RC Design. RC Design is an independent team of creative thinkers that define and build brands by leveraging both traditional print and digital technology. They create meaningful experiences by marrying design and technology to generate results for businesses, brands and...

This conversation is with Heather Purcell, Principal at Finally CPA. Founded in 2019, Finally CPA exists to guide entrepreneurs to be financially successful. Unlike most firms, they provide a complete solution—part-time CFO, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, monthly accounting, payroll and benefits administration. Their solution is delivered through cloud-based...

This conversation is with Jed Schneiderman, Executive Vice-President, Growth & Marketing at EQ Works. EQ Works provides a smarter way to target customers using Location Behaviour. Proprietary algorithms and data, combined with Artificial Intelligence, generate attribution models that connect consumer behaviour in the physical world to behaviour in the digital...

This time, we’re speaking to Alan Smith, Co-Founder of Strategyzer. Strategyzer builds practical tools to help businesses understand customers, design better value propositions, and find the right business model. Their Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas make it easy to rapidly sketch business model ideas and their tools allow...

This time, we’re speaking to Jessica Knox, Chief Executive Officer at Metrix. Metrix creates custom learning solutions to help clients build their most competitive workforce. Their expertise is in how people learn. They pair this expertise with powerful design and development capabilities to create inspiring training programs that improve employee...

This time, we’re speaking to Johnathan and Melissa Nightingale of Raw Signal Group, and best-selling authors of How F*cked Up Is Your Management? An Uncomfortable Conversation About Modern Leadership. Johnathan and Melissa have been building tech companies for 20 years. They met in the early days of Mozilla — Johnathan...

This time, we’re speaking with Shari Walczak, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of The Garden—one of Canada's top independent Creative and Brand Strategy Agencies. Shari has amassed over 20 years of experience leading breakthrough strategic work for organizations like Capital One, Samsung, Interac, Roots, Cineplex, The United Way, Audi, TMX...

This time, we’re speaking with Erin Bury, CEO of Willful, an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online. Erin is a journalism grad who has spent over a decade working in startups. She's spent time as a startup marketer, tech...

This time, we’re speaking with Amanda Munday, Founder and CEO of The Workaround, a parent-friendly workspace in Toronto’s east end.  Tell us a bit about your business The Workaround is a co-working space with childcare onsite. We want to be a solution for parents who need childcare in alternative situations....

When we read stories about what makes a company successful, they’re usually told from the point of view of the business owner (we’ve even shared a few such stories ourselves). We thought it would be interesting to examine things from a different perspective, so we reached out to some operational...