Newspapers went from a business of printing money through display and classified ad sales to becoming just another fish hunting for food in an expansive digital ocean. Knowing how to pivot from an industry in decline or collapse to the next thing is a challenge many Canadians will experience as the future of work and jobs change due to technology.

In this episode of the Career Essentials podcast, Rob LeLacheur (Marketing ’94) discusses his experiences and lessons learned during a 27-year career, much of it in the newspaper industry in Edmonton and St. Albert. He also shares what it’s like to reinvent yourself after a venture fails, why he no longer fears change and how he used one industry’s decline as a jumping point to start Road 55, a digital content production and marketing company.