Why Canada must make entrepreneurial risk-taking ‘irresistible’

About this episode

Jeff Adamson discusses the need for Canada to foster a culture of entrepreneurial risk-taking to build new household brands.

Jeff Adamson, the athlete-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded SkipTheDishes and Neo Financial, says Canada isn’t producing many new household brands because it has become too focused on managing legacy institutions instead of building new ones. He argues both the business culture and regulatory environment need a major shift—making it not just admirable but irresistible for people to take risks, build companies, and stay in Canada. This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support. The Hub is Canada’s fastest-growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)  https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)   Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/ Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Falice Chin

Guest: Jeff Adamson

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business culture
• regulatory environment
• risk-taking
• innovation

Keywords

• entrepreneurial risk
• Canada
• business
• legacy institutions
• innovation
• SkipTheDishes
• Neo Financial

Sponsors

Don Archibald

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SkipTheDishes, Neo Financial, The Hub, Hub Canada Media

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