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GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Team leaders / Corporate managers building stronger cultures WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear-eyed look at the real cost of disengagement — and practical ways to unlock the human potential already sitting in your organization.   Your systems are optimized. Your KPIs are dialled in. So why is everyone exhausted? Jessie-Lynn MacD...

GROWTH PILLAR: Cybersecurity & IT WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Rural operators / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Practical Wi-Fi planning knowledge, rural ISP selection guidance, and a clearer picture of what reliable business internet actually looks like.   Most people set up their internet and hope for the best. Birket Foster knows exactly where that goes wrong. Birke...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical framework for turning workplace conflict into collaboration, tools to interrupt fight-or-flight reactions in real time, and a strategy for using AI to script difficult conversations before they happen.   Most business owners treat conflict like a...

GROWTH PILLAR: Real Estate  WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to vet a syndication sponsor, read the legal documents that actually matter, use tax strategy to offset passive income, and build generational wealth through commercial real estate — without managing a single property.   Most people never invest in commercia...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to build a personal brand that outlasts any single product. Why relationships made decades ago keep paying forward. What most first-time authors — and first-time entrepreneurs — get wrong before they launch.   J.D. Barker is having a big year. Someth...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for identifying the hidden beliefs that cap business performance — plus real strategies for dismantling them and leading through genuine transformation.   Most businesses don't stall because of bad strategy. They stall because the leader is...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to use AI to build tools you don't know how to code. Why human connection must stay at the centre of your automation strategy. How to run virtual events that actually engage people.   Most people use AI to write captions. Michael Whitehouse used it to bui...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A repeatable sales framework, practical follow-up strategies, and a clear understanding of the metrics that drive consistent revenue growth.   Doug Brown solves one problem: unpredictable sales. If your revenue spikes and crashes no matter how hard you work,...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding   WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Coaches and consultants / Leaders building authority WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A practical storytelling framework that builds trust faster, positions your expertise, and makes it easier for the right people to say yes — before you ever pitch anything.   Most people think they don't have stories worth telling. Ben Gioia dis...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Asset managers / CFOs and C-suite leaders / Risk professionals navigating ESG and sustainability reporting WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear framework for reading climate risk as a financial issue — not a reporting checkbox. Practical language for boardroom conversations about carbon exposure, stranded assets, and de-risking real estate and inf...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to stop treating your CRM like a digital address book and start using it as a relationship-driven growth engine — with practical steps you can act on this week.   Most business owners have a CRM. Very few use it well. The data is messy, the follow-up is i...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Product-based entrepreneurs / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to pivot without losing your identity. How to design for scale from day one. How to own a niche and stop competing with the box stores.   Your space should work for you. Most furniture doesn't. It wobbles, it falls apart, and it's gone in three...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Content creators / Leaders building their own brand visuals WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Five practical Canva features you can use this week — no design background needed.   Most business owners know Canva. Few know what it can do now. Thea Newcomb is a UK-based Canva Expert who teaches solopreneurs, authors, and small business owne...

GROWTH PILLAR: Cybersecurity & IT WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Plain-English answers on Windows 11, AI-ready PCs, business device security, and how to stop ignoring the pop-ups that are costing you.   Most small business owners are still clicking X on that Windows upgrade notification. Josh Lamb says that habit is qui...

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops WHO THIS IS FOR: Solopreneurs / SMB owners / Corporate escapees / Leaders who sense something needs to change WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to recognize misalignment before it costs you. A framework for conscious reinvention. Real examples of pivoting without burning it all down.   Some of the best business decisions look like failure from the outside. Camille Miller knows...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Practical insight on deploying agentic AI, reducing bottlenecks, scaling without hiring, and protecting business data — straight from someone building it in the real world.   Most small businesses hit a wall. They want to grow but can't afford to hire. Kennet...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Real strategies for accessing working capital fast, understanding alternative funding, and knowing exactly when and how to apply — even if the bank already said no.   Most business owners hit the same wall. The bank wants collateral. They want a perfect credi...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding  WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to build a brand people trust, why authenticity scales when you lead with values not volume, and what a credit-based community membership model looks like in practice.   Most brands talk too much and listen too little. Leila Rezaee knows the differe...

GROWTH PILLAR: Cybersecurity & IT WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Rural entrepreneurs / Municipal leaders / Farmers going digital / Solopreneurs working remotely WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: How to think about upload speed, network failover, smart farming connectivity, and why your ISP choice shapes your business ceiling.   Internet isn't optional anymore. It's the sixth utility. And for rural Canada, the gap...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Practical AI strategies, life-first business design, and a clear path out of tech overwhelm.   Most entrepreneurs don't burn out because they're weak. They burn out because nobody taught them how to build a business that fits their life. Joshua Hale is the fo...

GROWTH PILLAR: Sales & Revenue   WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Tradespeople / Leaders building systems WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A plain-language framework for reading your financials, tracking the right numbers weekly, and making confident decisions that protect your cash flow.   Most business owners look at their financials once a year — right before tax season. That's the problem.   Avi...

GROWTH PILLAR: AI & Automation WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Trades businesses / Founders building to sell WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear picture of what integrated growth looks like — and what it costs you when it's missing.   If your business runs on disconnected tools, tribal knowledge, and one person who holds everything together — it's not scalable. And it's probably not sellable e...

GROWTH PILLAR: Marketing & Branding WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Coaches & Consultants / Leaders building authority WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: A clear guesting strategy, a smarter pitch approach, and a calendar plan that turns podcast appearances into real business results.   Most people don't have an expertise problem. They have a visibility problem. Carl Richards of Podcast Solutions Mad...

GROWTH PILLAR: Health & Wellness   WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners in the health space / Caregivers / Healthcare professionals / Policy advocates / Solopreneurs building in wellness WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Real strategies for patient advocacy, insight into Canadian healthcare gaps, and a clear picture of how storytelling drives policy change.   Most healthcare systems say they put patients first. But when...

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