Digging Deep with Mark Sutcliffe

Joe Clark, the former Prime Minister of Canada, discusses his route from the Prairies to the Charlottetown Accord and how heroes like Jackie Robinson and Nelson Mandela helped him discover the leadership, principles, and bravery that defined his greatest moments in a life of service to his country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

In a raw, candid conversation, former cabinet minister Lisa Raitt, shares powerful lessons and stories about discovering her real mother in Cape Breton, becoming a leader in business and politics, and life with her husband, Bruce Wood, whose struggle with young-onset Alzheimer's has redefined her life, her belief system, and given her both a problem she can't fix, and one—herself—that she can. See...

The legendary television anchor opens up about the role luck played in his illustrious career, dropping out of high school, losing his parents, interviewing Brian Wilson and Barack Obama, working hard, breaking ground at the CBC, and Extraordinary Canadians, his new book about the big lives of average Canadians doing incredible things. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Former football star and TV Analyst Jock Climie, a lawyer who also makes music and never hesitates to share his strong views, opens up about being adopted by white parents and growing up the only black child in an all-white environment. He also shares lessons on determination, following his dreams, overcoming doubt, turning pressure into opportunities, and moving from pro football to practicing la...

The legendary Canadian actor, singer, and philanthropist from One Arrow Reserve, Saskatchewan recounts lessons learned from living on the streets and playing in pool halls, and the applicable lessons of wonder, generosity, teamwork, charity, plus, the important business principle of "taking the cue out of their hands," and why love is a verb, not a noun. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Arlene Dickinson, self-made millionaire and star of the Dragon's Den, opens up about her turning point at the Calgary flood, in which she had to reinvent her business, and herself; why her parents sold her mother's ring to buy an automobile; how she began her unlikely career in business; the definition of a "safe entrepreneur;" the lessons she's learned that lead her to declare: "We are going to h...

Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alexander Shelley, talks about connecting with his 2-year-old during lockdown, locating his passion, how "commitment" leads to fulfillment, balance, eliciting inspiration, and the work required to keep an orchestra, much like any workforce, elevated, and aligned. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

The founder of Mad Radish and DAVIDsTEA, which Segal built from a single store in Toronto to a $200-million publicly-traded emporium, dishes on his first businesses—including an Ottawa Citizen paper route—the difference between a good idea and a good business, why failure is part of entrepreneurship, the fundamentals behind scale, reinvention, as it applies to him leaving DAVIDsTEA, and the freedo...

The founder of Canopy Growth talks about leadership, why you have to put all your eggs in one basket (the key is not falling), the good decision which cost him $100-million, "causing work", negotiating with Snoop Dogg, and how the land rush of a change in public policy - like in the legalization of marijuana - can lead to the next billion-dollar idea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Prolific writer and author and University of Toronto professor Mark Kingwell talks about why we are so bad at understanding risk, luck and the birthright lottery, learning how to die, how to create meaning in our everyday lives, what it means to be post-apocalyptic, "the job you can't outsource", The Simpsons, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

The legendary, intellectually curious and sharp-witted anchor of Hockey Night in Canada gets candid about restraint, ambition, forgiveness, and marriage, mentally editing on the fly, why expectations will kill you, ceding the spotlight to achieve as a team, and the difference between a red heart and a black heart. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Iconic Canadian explorer Ray Zahab on his pivot to setting himself free, the value of commitment, a near-death experience that opened his eyes, and why preparation, whether starting a new business or running an ultra-marathon across the Sahara, builds the muscles to succeed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Storyteller extraordinaire David Chilton shares business and personal advice in entertaining parables about the talented pickpockets of France, how to get to acceptance, why he has a really small house, liquidity, testing, harnessing word of mouth, and the value of approaching due diligence like a journalist. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

The most decorated figure skater in Olympic history on rising to the moment, overcoming defeat, doubt and toxic environments, how she was able to turn her talent into her dream job, and why she's living her best life now—even after the Olympic Games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The president of Shopify, the largest public company in Canada, offers up his lessons on how to scale, the importance of self-awareness, what he learned from his grandparents, who escaped the Holocaust to come to Montreal, and the a-ha moment when he learned why Shopify could take over the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Singer-songwriter Séan McCann shares the lessons of his brave and powerful journey from childhood abuse to Great Big Sea and substance abuse to sobriety and forgiveness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Professor, author and TV host Timothy Caulfield talks about getting snarky with celebrity pseudoscience, why we're attracted to unproven health solutions, the battle between evidence and anecdotes, seeking out opposing views, opening for the Ramones, and the one life hack that actually works. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

Sports broadcaster and musician Tara Slone talks about navigating the many twists and turns in her career, how she overcame anxiety, jumping in, her meditation practice, Buddhism, gentleness, kindness, her incredibly smart grandmother, and why she is a relentless advocate for equality. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Olympic silver medal winner Elizabeth Manley talks candidly about leadership, impossible choices, achieving her dreams and then finding her true calling; her "medal in life," overcoming Olympic-sized obstacles, and finding the strength to go from Canada's Sweetheart to something much more substantial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Daytime TV host Tracy Moore talks about the challenges of advocating for herself, being a leader in conversations about race, how she reclaimed her voice, teaching her children about survival, and why we have to move from empathy to change. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Groundbreaking comedian Tom Green talks about the huge risk of not trying, absorbing setbacks, mitigating pressure, expanding your range, the lessons from his cancer treatment and his life in quarantine, and why he's taking an RV trip across America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bernadette Clement, the first Black woman to be mayor of an Ontario city, talks about finding the confidence to be first, why listening is good leadership, seeking consensus as power, harnessing your identity for strength, and recognizing turning points. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

CNN's Daniel Dale talks about developing your niche, how to avoid doing what other people expect, seizing opportunity, the lessons from covering Rob Ford and Donald Trump, harnessing the power of Twitter, the future of truth in politics, and his love of karaoke rapping and country music. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons talks about how she learned to back herself and get out of her own way, why not everything can be solved, picking role models wisely, extreme risk management and why you don't train for a good day in space, and how to get more girls interested in science and technology. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Prolific author and former Governor General of Canada David Johnston talks about two-legged excellence, developing a value system, the servant-leader approach to management, how kindness changed his life, and what we all can learn from a decision from his university days that he says still haunts him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...