Wes Hall of the Kingsdale group of companies takes the stage at the #StartupCanadaTour Mississauga. Earlier, he told me his success came from his ability to find a niche for a specific market - and a convincing, credible story to tell your prospects. Anything is possible!

Wes Hall's best takeaways. #StartupCanadaTour, Mississauga

In 2021, branding agency Sid Lee volunteered to create ads for Jenn Harper's Cheekbone Cosmetics. But they needed $150,000 for hard costs. Harper says she raised the funds from retailer Sephora! Constrictions beget creativity. #startupCanadaTour Mississauga

Drones spotted over California.

Dear Rogers. I am a huge Toronto Blue Jays fan. I’d love to go to game 2 of MLB #WorldSeries for my birthday weekend but I can’t afford $5,000 - $$9,000 for an accessible seat. Edward Rogers Rogers Sports & Media PR

David French, NYT: A 2022 study of 306,000 people in 57 countries found that women demonstrated more cognitive empathy than men in 36 countries, and the same as men in 21 countries. "In no country did men register higher cognitive empathy than women." nytimes.com/2025/10/23/opi…

After 32 years... 🇨🇦 O Canada at the #WorldSeries

Buffalo makes its case for joining Canada.

Archly cute.

‘Monday, we take it back’ Blue Jays fans gearing up for Game 3 | Globalnews.ca share.google/rC6efJCXgV8swY…

During the Cold War, the CIA smuggled books by George Orwell, Agatha Christie, and others into Europe to weaken the Iron Curtain. Question for you: Beyond The Art of the Deal, what books would Trump's CIA smuggle overseas to Make Europe Great Again?

BDC report finds optimism up among Canadian entrepreneurs despite trade war uncertainties. Study found 45% of Canadian business owners felt confident in the third quarter, vs just 33% in Q2. The climate remains tough, but CDN entrepreneurs are adjusting! betakit.com/bdc-report-fin…

Successful people start with two core beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

Are government-run pension plans underestimating the risks of climate change? Four Canadian youths are taking the CPP to court to protect not just the future, but their pensions, too. My story today for Corporate Knights. share.google/zEDxRo77YEp3tf…

In his book On Writing Well, William Zinsser identifies 4 intangibles that produce the best writing: Confidence, Enjoyment, Intention, and Integrity. Says Zinsser: “Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. "Remember this in moments of despair."