Mark Wiseman, Senior Advisor at Lazard and Chair of the Board at Alberta Investment Management Corporation; sits down with Scott Stirrett to talk about all things related to building capital and infrastructure in Canada. He guides us on why Canada has a productivity gap, private sector investments in R&D, and the global war for talent.

Gorick Ng is the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Unspoken Rules, a book published by Harvard Business Review Press and named by Thinkers50 as one of the top 10 management books of 2022. During this episode, he talks to Scott Stirrett about the three most important C's when starting a new position. Aside from that, he also shares his tips on leaving your job without burning bridges, believing in your passions, and how to write a cover letter that catches the attention of a prospective employer.

Kim Kaplan is the CEO and Founder OF Snack App, a video-driven dating app where “TikTok meets dating.” She joins Scott Stirrett to discuss the early stages of building the Snack App and appealing to millennials, and the difficulties in fundraising during the pandemic. In this episode, she discusses the importance of focusing on the journey rather than the outcome, which sets you up for greater success.

Allison Loat is the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation at OPTrust, a Canadian public pension plan. She joins Scott Stirrett to talk about all things politics. She describes our society's outlook on politicians and re-building trust in the Canadian democracy, the importance of transparency, providing more resources for MPs to excel, and how she got involved in encouraging young Canadians to become public policymakers. In addition, she teaches us that leaning on friends can be helpful to re-establish your self-confidence.

Alison Loat is the Managing Director, Sustainable Investing and Innovation at OPTrust, a Canadian public pension plan. She joins Scott Stirrett to talk about all things politics. She describes our society's outlook on politicians and re-building trust in the Canadian democracy, the importance of transparency, providing more resources for MPs to excel, and how she got involved in encouraging young Canadians to become public policymakers. In addition, she teaches us that leaning on friends can be helpful to re-establish your self-confidence.

Afraj Gill, Partner at On Deck and previously Director / GM at the Royal Bank of Canada's ventures arm, joins Scott Stirrett to discuss the many ways On Deck brings high-quality entrepreneurs together. The importance of meditation and staying grounded, and plus the benefits of staying curious and finding your passion.

In this episode, we’re joined by Mohammed Ghalayini, Chair of the Board of Directors for Maple Leaf Angels, and Founder of Ovah Inc. Scott Stirrett talks to Mohammed to discuss his reasoning for taking a sabbatical leave, pitching to investors, finding his passion, and being gracious even when you mess up.

In this episode we’re joined by Markus Frind, founder of online dating site PlentyofFish, and currently runs a family office that hosts some of Canada’s largest tech startups cymax.com and rvezy.com. Scott Stirrett sits down with Markus to discuss the founding story of Plenty of Fish, aspects to focus on when building a company, what to look for when hiring, and becoming a parent.

Probal Lala, CEO of Fluent.ai and Chair of the Maple Leaf Angels Corporation, sits down with Scott Stirrett to discuss his early career days, what it takes to be a successful leader and how angel inventors play an important role in investing in people.

He uses his experiences to teach us the value of tools to help people scale their businesses, invest in common shares, and set up expectations as a leader.

Mark MacLeod, Founder of Mark MacLeod: Coach, Advisor & Investor sits down with Scott Stirrett to discuss why more Founders and CEO's need coaches, how failure rates of startups are starting to increase, because of the lack of guidance. He walks us through the many tactics he uses to help them unlock their personal and company growth.And lastly, how people should start implementing a mindset of growing at least 1% a day. 

Mark also opens up to Scott about trying to balance his personal and professional life, and how more people should start to make the two mutually exclusive. If you're interested in becoming a successful leader in all aspects of your life, stay tuned.