ReleVant by Ventum Financial

Miles Nadal grew up in a rented two-bedroom apartment on a combined parental income of $10,000 a year. Today, he's built and sold a multi-billion-dollar global agency, and his next act is built entirely on one idea: partnership. 

In this episode, Debbie McGrath sits down with Miles Nadal, Founder of MDC Partners (once the sixth-largest marketing communications firm in the world) and now Chairman of Peerage Capital Group, to discuss the 12 principles of partnership he's built his career around. Miles explains why he'd rather be 80% right and move fast than 95% right and move slow, how he's built a network of over 25,000 personal contacts on instinct and consistency alone, and why he believes the ultimate compliment isn't "smart" or "successful," it's "kind." 

This is a conversation about betting on people over cleverness, staying comfortable with being wrong, and measuring success by something money can't buy 

It may sound like a contradiction: a private healthcare company on a mission to save Canada's public system but Don Copeman doesn't see it that way at all. 

In this episode, Debbie McGrath sits down with the Founder and Chairman of Harrison Healthcare, on the systemic gap he saw firsthand in Canada's primary care system, and a doctor shortage that's pushed care away from prevention and toward crisis management. Don also explains why roughly 80% of chronic disease is preventable, how Harrison built its model around coordinated care teams instead of rushed referrals, and why he believes Tommy Douglas, the father of Canada’s Medicare, had it right all along: prevention is what will keep public health care alive. 

This is a conversation about compassion as a business strategy, rebuilding a company from the ground up, and what it actually takes to fix a broken system from the outside in. 

Most investors chase growth stories. Andrew Clark chases cash flow, and the businesses nobody else is fighting over. 

In this episode, David Cusson sits down with Andrew Clark, CEO and Director of Saltire Capital Limited, a publicly traded permanent capital vehicle built to acquire and scale profitable businesses that would otherwise have no succession plan at all. Andrew breaks down why "living room" businesses (the ones that quietly change hands over a kitchen table instead of a boardroom) are one of the most underserved corners of the Canadian market, how Saltire partners with existing management teams for the long haul instead of the private equity flip, and why patience, not speed, is what actually builds generational wealth. 

This is a conversation about capital discipline, betting on people over hype, and why Canada needs more builders willing to play the long game. 

Flying used to mean two options: ultra-elite private jets for billionaires, or the commercial grind the rest of us know too well. Daniel Stoppel built something in between. 

In this episode, David Cusson sits down with the CEO & Founder of NectAir, the GTA-based air taxi service proving you don't need to be a billionaire to skip the airport chaos. Daniel breaks down how he and his co-founder spotted the white space no one else was serving (business travelers headed to hard-to-reach regional airports), why showing up ten minutes before your flight can be the new norm, and what's next as electric aircraft and vertical takeoff reshape the industry. 

This is a conversation about redefining luxury, building for a market that didn't exist yet, and betting that hard work beats everything else. 

In this episode of The ReleVant Minute by Ventum Financial, Debbie McGrath sits down with Bert Quattrociocchi, Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Discretionary Asset Management and Portfolio Strategy, and talks about a truth that's easy to agree with and hard to actually live by: more information rarely means better decisions.

Bert has watched investing move from waiting weeks for a quarterly report to markets reacting in microseconds, and access to investing itself go from a privilege to something almost anyone can start with a mere $50. But access isn't discipline. Bert believes the investors who win long-term are the ones who can tune out the noise, stay consistent, and even know when to do nothing at all.

A short, honest reminder that in an age of infinite information, the real edge is still psychology, patience, and knowing what actually deserves your attention.

Tony Pantages spent 30 years making films, until a steelhead salmon changed his mind. In this episode, David sits down with the President of Octaform to talk about the strange, almost mystical moment on a river in the Great Bear Rainforest that pulled him out of the film industry and into clean energy, how a "giant tank" became the backbone of a global business spanning biogas, aquaculture, and food security, and why the world's biggest challenges from empty oceans to wasted food are also its biggest opportunities. This is a conversation about betting on instinct, building infrastructure that quietly changes industries, and the belief that struggle, more than comfort, is what actually gets you there.

Tanner didn't set out to build a fertility company. He set out to build a family and what he found on that four-year journey changed everything. In this episode, David sits down with the co-founder of Twig Fertility to talk about what happens when a broken system becomes a business opportunity, how designing for the patient experience transforms outcomes, and why resilience isn't just a leadership trait - it's the whole company culture. This is a conversation about turning personal pain into real purpose.

In this episode of The Relevant Minute by Ventum Financial, we sit down with David Curson, CEO of Ventum Financial, to discuss the leadership principles, advisor-first mindset, and evolving client expectations shaping the future of wealth management.

Drawing on decades of experience in financial services, David shares the lessons that have guided his career, from the importance of outworking the competition to the value of betting on yourself and building resilience through challenging market cycles. He also offers a candid perspective on leadership, accountability, and what it takes to build a firm that attracts and supports top financial advisors.

For advisors and wealth management professionals, the conversation explores how trust, transparency, and culture create a competitive advantage in an increasingly complex industry. David discusses why the strongest firms invest in their people, empower their advisors, and remain relentlessly focused on delivering exceptional client experiences.

Key topics include:• Leadership lessons for financial advisors• Building a successful wealth management firm• Advisor recruitment, retention, and culture• Trust and transparency in financial services• Creating exceptional client experiences• Navigating change in the wealth management industry• The future of financial advice• Wealth, wellness, and holistic planning• Resilience, growth, and long-term success

Whether you're an independent financial advisor, portfolio manager, wealth advisor, branch leader, or financial services executive, this episode offers practical insights on building stronger client relationships, creating high-performing teams, and thriving in the future of wealth management.

In this bonus episode, Relevant: NextGen brings together students and young adults for candid conversations about money, careers, and the everyday habits that shape real financial literacy. These voices offer a clear reminder that today’s influence is social, built through shared routines, peer insight, and practical ideas exchanged in real time. 

In this episode of ReleVant, Debbie McGrath sits down with Silken Laumann, 4 time Olympic medalist, author, speaker, and founder of the charity Unsinkable, for a conversation about resilience, relevance, and what it truly means to keep moving forward.

Silken reflects on a life shaped by both extraordinary achievement and profound challenge, from the intensity of Olympic competition to rebuilding after personal setbacks, navigating mental health, and leading with empathy in the public eye. Central to the conversation is a near-death experience that reshaped her perspective entirely: a remote hiking accident in New Zealand where a bee sting triggered an anaphylactic reaction, leading to loss of consciousness, a dramatic rescue, and the stark realization that life can change  or end  in an instant

This is a conversation about leadership, relevance beyond age, and the quiet power of living fully awake to what matters most one moment, one choice, and one story at a time.