How They Did It: 7 Visionaries (and What You Can Learn From Them)
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15379″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whether you’re just starting a business or on the way to building an empire, we can all use a little help getting to the top. Fortunately, we can look to today’s top leaders to glean insight on how to build better businesses. From Masai Ujiri’s game-changing way of building a […]
Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn on How to Innovate with Purpose
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15444″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Amanda Desouza | Illustration by Thales Molina” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:12|text_align:center|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”HOW TO INNOVATE WITH PURPOSE” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Unica%20One%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1575925309908{background-color: #97c3d4 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recognized as one of Toronto’s most successful startups, Kobo, the service for e-books and e-readers recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary. The company, which started as […]
Reed Krakoff on How to Reinvent A Brand
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15349″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Truc Nguyen” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:12|text_align:center|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”HOW TO REINVENT A BRAND” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Unica%20One%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1575659535027{background-color: #97c3d4 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In February 2017, fashion designer and creative director Reed Krakoff was hired as Tiffany & Co.’s first ever Chief Artistic Officer, tasked with the challenge of creating a new creative vision […]
Rebecca Minkoff on How to Harness the Power of Community
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15359″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Alisha Mughal” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:12|text_align:center|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”HOW TO HARNESS THE POWER OF COMMUNITY” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Unica%20One%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1575854347438{background-color: #97c3d4 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A quick Google search of Rebecca Minkoff’s Morning After Bag will yield a dazzling array of colourful leather bags that look like they’re ready to perform. Sturdy, pragmatic, and […]
How to Create a Cult Following According to Canadian Jewellery Designer, Jenny Bird
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15367″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”HOW TO CREATE A CULT FOLLOWING” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Unica%20One%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1575907152062{background-color: #97c3d4 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jenny Bird is a darling of the fashion world. With a growing base of fans (Celine Dion, Kylie Jenner, and Serena Williams counted among them), the award-winning Canadian jewellery designer has spent the last 11 years […]
TIFF’s Cameron Bailey on How to Build a Business on Inclusion, Diversity, and Talent
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15375″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Will Novosedlik | Illustration by Thales Molina” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:12|text_align:center|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cameron Bailey and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have grown up together. Now artistic director and co-head, Bailey joined as a programmer in 1990 and became co-director in 2008. While TIFF and Bailey were growing up […]
Toronto Raptors’ Masai Ujiri on How To Create a Team of Champions
In 2019, Masai Ujiri led the Toronto Raptors to an NBA championship win. Here’s how the visionary leader created a team of champions.
Raymond Luk, CEO of Hockeystick on the Power of Learning to Ignore
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In this series, we profile entrepreneurs approaching the top of their game, and ask them how they got there. This week, we speak to the Raymond Luk, the founder and CEO of Hockeystick — essentially its the Bloomberg for Private Markets. As a believer in the power of new financial technologies to transform private […]
