Brendan Herjavec is an experienced business strategy and development professional with a background that spans seed funded startups to multinational corporations. Brendan has been a part of some of Canada’s fastest growing companies with a deep love for entrepreneurship. He had the opportunity to take his creativity around the globe ranging from working in a traditional Japanese Bonsai Nursery, to helping create business plans in England through the EY Young Entrepreneurship program, to assessing blockchain viability in Hong Kong for GeoSwift.

He is currently involved in the intersection of the tech and mental health space, all while completing his MBA at UBC. Brendan is a Client Manager for Inkblot Therapy, a company that helps match mental health practitioners to clients through multiple channels. He also serves as an Advisor for Memoryz, an AI based company that developed a chatbot to help dementia patients and their caregivers stay organized, connected and engaged.

We talk to Brandon about his experience growing up in an entrepreneurial family, the cross-cultural lessons he has learned from around the world, and what steps we can take to hack growth in B2B and B2C companies to help with scaling up. We hope you enjoy this conversation!