In this episode of The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros welcomes another fantastic guest, Grace McCallum, who is the principal of Branksome Hall in Toronto, Ontario. The two discuss McCallum’s impressive journey from teaching in China and Frankfurt to her current role as principal/director. Check out this episode for details on how Branksome Hall combines tradition with innovation by maintaining state-of-the-art facilities and fostering an environment of competitive collaboration among staff. Their lively conversation touches on new developments like the ICAST (Innovation Center and Studio Theater) Building, which was built to address the skills gap in Canada and promote innovative thinking. Couros will be joining the Branksome Hall community for an upcoming event. Be sure to check out this episode and hear all of the things that McCallum is proud of! 

Quotes:

“It's not the bricks and mortar of that building that's going to suddenly make sure that our 

institution is innovative…” - Grace McCallum

 “Some of you have your GPS set to the destination, you know where you wanna go…

My playlist is ready... 

Others don't have their key in the ignition...but after today, everyone's ignition has to 

be at least turned on.”- Grace McCallum

Links:

Grace McCallum LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-mccallum-681b9113/?originalSubdomain=br 

Grace McCallum X - https://x.com/agracemccallum 

Meet the Principal - https://www.branksome.on.ca/about/meet-our-principal 

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