Episodes

  • Stephen Poloz: How we can adapt to a riskier future
    Jun 18 2024

    Stephen Poloz speaks to Duncan about the greatest economic challenges facing Canadians today - mounting debt, an aging workforce, rising income inequality, climate change - and how we can adapt. The former Governor of the Bank of Canada, now a special advisor for Osler, shares the surprising discoveries he made while writing his book, The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, Board of Directors, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


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    32 mins
  • Dr. Eugenia Addy: What it actually takes to make STEM inclusive
    Mar 25 2024

    Dr. Eugenia Addy speaks to Duncan about bringing STEM education to low-income communities across Canada. They discuss her journey from “unlikely scientist” to CEO of Visions of Science, how she engages youth in science, and what the future of AI means for the field.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, Board of Directors, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    39 mins
  • Maayan Ziv: Accessibility is a vehicle for innovation
    Feb 20 2024

    Maayan Ziv speaks with Duncan about the business case for accessibility. An award-winning photographer, activist and entrepreneur, Maayan discusses her app, AccessNow, reframing what needs to be “fixed” when it comes to disability, and how she’s helping shape new legislation.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, Board of Directors, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    24 mins
  • Andre De Grasse: Applying an Olympian’s mindset to venture capital
    Dec 18 2023
    Andre De Grasse speaks with Duncan about leveraging his career as a six-time Olympic medalist to help Canadian entrepreneurs compete on the world’s business stage. The athlete, author, and investor discusses the courage it takes to build a life beyond elite sports, his investment fund, ADG Ignite Ventures, and his journey to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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    22 mins
  • John Vaillant: Fight wildfires with climate change policy
    Oct 26 2023

    Climate change is forcing us to confront fire in novel ways: in 2023, more than 15 million hectares of forest burned in Canada. Journalist John Vaillant speaks to Duncan about how the oil industry changed fire, Indigenous burning practices that could save us, and why the 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray moved him to write his award-winning book, Fire Weather.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, Chair of Deloitte Canada and Chile, Board of Directors, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    29 mins
  • Hope Muir: Modernizing ballet for a more equitable world
    Aug 16 2023

    Hope Muir entertains 10 million people a year - well, the company she leads does. The artistic director of The National Ballet of Canada speaks with Duncan about transitioning from dancer to leader, creating meaningful work for artists, and what it takes to modernize a traditional art form.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, chairman of Deloitte Canada, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    36 mins
  • Tareq Hadhad: From civil war refugee to CEO
    May 18 2023

    Tareq Hadhad knows countries can’t succeed without peace. The co-founder and CEO of Peace By Chocolate speaks with Duncan about his life before the start of the Syrian civil war, resettling in Canada, and what he learned while rebuilding his family’s chocolate company in his new country.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, chairman of Deloitte Canada, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    35 mins
  • Dr. Kevin Smith: The doctor who wants to prescribe housing
    Mar 13 2023

    The healthcare system is in crisis and Dr. Kevin Smith wants to improve it with “social medicine.” The President and CEO of the University Health Network speaks to Duncan about health equity, ongoing efforts to transform Canada’s care, and how Covid-19 forced the sector to make some technological changes.


    Courage Inc. is a podcast series hosted by Duncan Sinclair, chairman of Deloitte Canada, and produced by The Walrus Lab.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    32 mins