119: Apply Board

Originally aired: May, 2021 Kirk Simpson is the co-founder and CEO of Wave, an accounting software company supporting over 400,000 active small businesses. Wave was acquired in June 2019 by H&R Block for over $537M – the 7th largest tech exit in...

"Internal + External + Actions = Luck"

"Parents are about to snap"

"There is a way to build a brand without going digital"

Storage to Scale

"We want to own the category"

"Building companies is a team sport"

"No growth ever comes from a place of comfort"

"Inventory is now king"

"Don't let it rule you, let it fuel you"

Jeff Adamson is the co-founder of SkipTheDishes. "Skip" is now one of the most recognized consumer brands in Canada serving hundreds of thousands daily. Now, Jeff has moved on to his next venture, as a co-founder of banking disruptor, Neo Financial....

"If you're clear on your values, it's clear what you should do"

The future is membership

"I don't need a VC to tell me to hire great people, or grow faster"

"Being singularly sourced is risky"

"Work with people you want to work with"

"The Freedom Point"

Adding "the world" as a stakeholder

"If you're an entrepreneur, you'd be being an entrepreneur"

"imposter syndrome is a lead indicator"

Originally aired: Dec 2, 2020 Tony Chapman is one of the youngest individuals inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends, a testament to a storied career in the ad agency world.  Tony has spoken around the globe on all topics related to...

Etherium, Bitcoin, NFT's, Stable coins, and more.

"How do you get users to use software they hate using?"

The toothbrush for your mind

"Starting a business allows you to get an MBA 10 times over"

"After 3 glasses of wine, I thought Bootaybag could do this"

"the market is in a frenzy right now"

"We can go any which way we want"

Farhan Thawar is currently VP, Engineering at Shopify after the acquisition of Helpful.com, where he was co-founder and CTO. Among other things, Farhan is an avid writer and speaker and was named one of Toronto's 25 most powerful people. In this...

"Being singularly sourced is risky"

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy"

"You have to be the Tom Brady of yourself"

Dedicated to healing through psychedelics

"Comcast ....my blood boils just talking about them"

"It takes a long time to mature"

The secret to getting a deal done

"You can't pick the winners"

"Most brands have lost the script ..."

Do you trust yourself?

"everyone will have a podcast, or be advertising on one"

Will Trump run again in 2024?

Making the most from a pandemic

Blockchains - the backbone of web 3.0

"If there's no clear winner, we have a problem"

In dedication

The science of sales and what motivates people to buy

Shopify's expansion in Canadian tech

The growth of the pet industry during the pandemic

"The demand is through the roof"

It takes a societal shift to build a billion dollar company

The goal of being #1

"Control is a complete and utter illusion"

Emerging trends and business models in the COVID era

"I remember before all this, I wanted to pause the world"

"We asked ourselves: what are we really good at?"

The state of recruiting during a pandemic

Ravamping a restaurant after shutting doors

Using "The Great Pause" to reset

"We will come out better on the other side"

The best tools, email hacks, and automation processes

Why fashion is the second biggest polluter on the planet

Market failure, big pivots, and making an impact

Optimal movement, and future-proofing the body

Exploring Passion, Purpose, and Fear

Inbox zero, managing conflict, and finding your unique ability

"Going public is one of the sexiest things you can do"

"We set out to prove we were wrong"

Quality, Convenience, and Function

Bypassing interviewing, building mental models, and more.

The intersection of impact and experience

When to replace yourself as CEO

Social media used to solve for interconnectivity. Now it's a tax.

What it means to build a business you're passionate about

The power of stories and more

Most businesses fail because they built something nobody cares about

Going niche, taking venture dollars, and building a brand

Moving from a human doing, to a human being

Creating an enterprise, and birthing a brand

Marketing isn't about "Don Draper, big ideas and martini lunches"

Decluttering your closet and your life

Subscription, Software, and Scale

Why fashion is the second biggest polluter globally

University drop-out turned hyper successful 'Junk Man'

Sustainability, and the impact of 9-1-1

Manufacturing overseas, and the ubiquitous "red envelope"

Why money and happiness scale very differently

Exploring Passion, Purpose, and Fear

Equity is expensive - "do you want the pain now or later?"

Growth "sans bull shit", and sussing out ego

Getting serious about sleep and one company's mission

Partnerships, personal health, and agile thinking

Why the legal industry and world economy are on the verge of big disruption