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🎙️ NEW EPISODE OF THE SINCLAIR PODCAST JUST DROPPED! 🎙️

What happens when you turn fear into a compass?

This week, I sit down with Susan Leblanc, marketing leader and certified coach, on how her rule “If it scares me, I have to do it” reshaped her career, leadership, and life.

In this powerful conversation, we dive into:
✅ Speaking up when it’s scary: how courage at a startup led to momentum and promotion
✅ The power of honest storytelling: a teenage letter to the editor that rebuilt a community’s income
✅ People-first leadership: situational coaching, trust, and building teams that carry each other
✅ AI without the hype: practical ways her team uses AI to scale creativity and keep marketing human
✅ Health as a strategy: sleep, routines, and why self-care makes you a better leader
✅ Purpose in finance: why Meridian’s member-first model matters for small businesses and communities

Raw, insightful, and packed with lessons for leaders at every stage.
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What does it really take to go from growing up on welfare to building one of North America’s top entrepreneurial coaching platforms?

This week, I sit down with Danny Kerr, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Breakthrough Academy, powerhouse helping trades and home service entrepreneurs scale with structure, clarity, and confidence.

In this powerful conversation, we dive into:
✅ How Danny turned adversity into drive - from a tough upbringing to a 4.0 GPA and a 7-figure business by 20
✅ The origin of Breakthrough Academy and why traditional business education misses the mark
✅ His real thoughts on hustle, fatherhood, and building legacy, without burning out

Raw, insightful, and packed with lessons for leaders at every stage.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple & YouTube - link in bio.
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🎙️ THE NEW EPISODE OF THE SINCLAIR PODCAST IS LIVE! 🎙️

What does it take to launch groundbreaking therapies, lead billion-dollar teams, and scale early-stage biotech from the ground up?

This week, I sat down with Victoria Vertesi — President & COO of DeepSense Bio, and a powerhouse in Canada’s pharmaceutical landscape. From building oncology divisions at global firms to leading commercial strategy for emerging biotech, Victoria’s career is a masterclass in innovation, leadership, and impact.

In this episode, we dive into:
✅ Her approach to building high-performing teams and turning around underperforming products
✅ What it really takes to transform a startup into a competitive force
✅ Why passion for patients and people fuels every decision she makes

A must-listen for anyone in healthcare, biotech, or executive leadership.

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🎙NEW EPISODE: Leading with People First in a Rapidly Changing Industry

What does it take to help steer one of Ontario’s largest credit unions through transformation, while keeping people at the core?

In this episode, I sit down with Wade Stayzer, MBA, Chief Operating Officer at Meridian Credit Union, to talk leadership, innovation, and the future of banking.

We dive into:
🔹 How his “People First, Member Obsession” philosophy shaped his leadership
🔹 What the next wave of banking looks like with AI and tech
🔹 The evolution of company culture at scale
🔹 Lessons from 28 years with Meridian (and why he stayed)

From strategy rooms to community events, this one’s all about leadership that lasts, and adapts.

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Let’s hear it: What’s one leadership trait you believe never goes out of style?

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🎙NEW EPISODE: Leading a 97-Year-Old Business Into the Future

What’s it like growing up and your family owning a nearly century-old company—and then becoming its CEO?

In this episode, I sit down with Gabriel Granatstein, CEO of Canada Tire Inc., a family-run business serving Canadians since 1928.

We dive into:

🔹 What it’s like to inherit a 4th-gen legacy

🔹 The future of Canada Tire and what’s next for the brand

🔹 How military service and law shaped his leadership style

🔹 The mindset shift required to modernize a traditional business

From legal halls to warehouses, this conversation covers what it really takes to lead with vision and execution in a legacy company.

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Curious: What’s the best leadership trait you’ve learned from your family?

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NEW EPISODE: From Family Legacy to Leading with Vulnerability

What happens when you're handed the reins to a family business… and told, “Be good enough—or I’ll sell it”?

That was the starting line for Joe Glionna, President of Newcom Media—and my latest guest on The Sinclair Podcast.

In this episode, Joe shares:
How he turned legacy into leadership
The biggest lesson COVID taught him: cash over profit
Why vulnerability has been his greatest asset in sales and leadership
How peer groups like YPO have shaped his growth

One of those conversations that sticks. Raw, real, and full of perspective.

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I’d love to hear: What’s one leadership lesson you learned the hard way?

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This week, I sat down with Tom Havens — founder of Catalyst and former creative lead at HALO — for one of the most honest convos we’ve had yet.

We talk about what it really looks like to scale a design-led company, the painful missteps of selling too soon, and what every founder needs to know before merging with a larger player.

In this episode, we dive into:
✅ Why Catalyst won brands like Nike, Starbucks & Southwest by leading with design
✅ The real story behind merging with HALO—and why it nearly broke the business
✅ What happens when culture and operations don’t align
✅ The emotional weight of selling, losing team members, and rebuilding from the ground up

This one’s packed with raw lessons, perspective, and wisdom that only comes from doing it the hard way.

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This week on The Sinclair Podcast, I sat down with one of the world's most influential scientists in antimicrobial resistance: Dr. Gerry Wright. A Killam Prize winner, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and the man behind over 320 published papers and 56,000+ citations — Dr. Wright has dedicated his life to combating one of the biggest threats to global health: AMR. From leading McMaster's rise as a powerhouse in infectious disease research to co-founding a biotech and discovering new antibiotics from backyard soil — his impact spans continents and generations.

In this episode, we cover:

✅ What it takes to turn a lab discovery into a life-saving drug

✅ The alarming truth about AMR — and why it's one of the most urgent threats we face

✅ The legacy of mentorship — and the 100+ scientists, founders, and innovators he's trained

✅ His approach to leadership (hint: it starts by passing the ball, not holding it)

This is one of the most insightful and inspiring conversations we've had — tune in now.

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