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Every podcast has its path. What started as an opportunity to share insights from Joe Jackman’s book, The Reinventionist Mindset,transformed into a platform for meaningful conversations with trailblazers from all walks of industries. In his final Reinventionist podcast, Joe recounts what he’s learned about the world since the pandemic and how his guests’ rich insights influenced his perception of change, culture, habits, and community. Joined by fellow Reinventionist Mike Kasprow, listen as Joe dives into how to empower a strong team, the importance of The Values Economy, the lessons of failure, and what’s next for him as he steps into a bold, new role.

As the founder of Tokyo Smoke, Lorne is not only the Godfather of Cannabis in Canada — according to Forbes — but the Godfather of design thinking. His belief that great brands are built from strong DNA not only defined the cannabis retail experience but has fueled his ability to build a strong culture, community and movement with everything he touches. His mission to make the world a better place through ground-breaking design began early as an architect, where he solved complex issues in creative and organized ways. He then applied those disciples to a range of lifestyle brands, including clothing, coffee, cannabis, and now, psychedelics. According to Lorne, products should be experiences people connect to on a deeper level. In this podcast, he reveals how he spots trends even before they happen, his relentless pursuit to change the world, and how he plans to reinvent the pharmaceutical business.

Alex Bogusky has inspired people with his ideas, leadership, and vision for over twenty years. He’s founded award-winning ad agencies, created ground-breaking initiatives such as the “Truth” campaign, worked with Vice President Al Gore to debunk the notion of “Clean Coal”, and managed to create the most highly viewed streaming web event to date. Alex is a man who advocates for originality in a carbon-copy world and constantly pursues to know himself to express ideas that ignite change. In this podcast, Alex gets candid with Joe Jackman about what fuels true creativity, how to manifest something new in an ever-changing world, and his perspective on psychedelics!   

As a model turned real estate agent turned hotel owner, Jersey Banks set out to create spaces for exploration and engagement. As the co-founder of Urban Cowboy and The Dive Motel — an all-female managed hotel brand popping up in Brooklyn, Nashville and Catskills, Banks creates experiences where people “arrive as strangers, leave as friends”. In fact, when you walk into an Urban Cowboy property, there’s such a welcoming southwestern vibe it’s impossible not to connect with the guests or the staff. But what makes a space thrive? What makes the environment and the experience unforgettable? According to Banks, hospitality is a creative industry. Discover how this belief sparks innovation, how every space serves a need, and what enables her as a woman leader to disrupt the industry.

Fabien Cousteau is many things — Oceanographic Explorer, Environmental Advocate, famed Aquanaut, Producer, and Community Builder. As Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s first grandson, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Fabien’s passion for the ocean and its environmental impact began early in life when he joined his grandfather’s oceanic expeditions. Since then, he has become an Explorer-At-Large for National Geographic and appeared on numerous major television networks. He has spearheaded multiple cause-driven charities and environmental projects, and founded the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center (OLC) to make a positive change in the world. In this episode, he reveals what drove him to create OLC and how it’s currently providing people with the opportunity to be part of the solution. How do language and our everyday decisions influence our communities? What was it like to live in the ocean for a month during the world’s longest science expedition ever? And what can businesses do to operate more sustainably? Get inside the curious mind of an ambitious explorer impacting the world today. 

When Prince Ghuman, a neuromarketer and prolific entrepreneur, got together with his long-time neuroscientist friend Matt Johnson, they realized that combining their expertise could unlock a deeper, psychological blueprint for consumer behavior. Together, they wrote a book on the subject called Blindsight, and have inspired innovation for brands like Nike, Old Navy, Athleta, and more. They’ve also contributed to Psychology Today, Business Insider and BBC World News. So, how is this brilliant team of mind and marketing reshaping the way we communicate, understand, engage and inspire?   In this fascinating episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, Joe, Prince, and Matt discuss what neuromarketing is and how it’s revealing remarkable insights on how and when people make key decisions. Discover how AI plays a role in uncovering psychological data that can inform future headlines and creative, what the world of marketing will look like in ten years, the value of failure, and what the secret and the science is to innovating richer, deeper, more emotional experiences with your customers. 

Brand architect, creative visionary, serial entrepreneur, fashion legend, business leader—Joe Mimran is difficult to pin down in just one title. For Canadians, he doesn’t need one. Mimran, perhaps best known for launching beloved brands Club Monaco and Joe Fresh, has become a household name—and that was before his stint on CBC’s popular reality TV show, Dragons’ Den. Join Joe Jackman, Jackman Founder and CEO, as he and Mimran discuss creative collaboration, the entrepreneurial mindset, and the differences between brands that falter and ones that thrive. 

Rebecca Minkoff built her global fashion brand on risk-taking, innovation and chasing change. Her statement-making designs and future-forward branding and retail experiences consistently put her eponymous brand on the edge of what’s hot—and what’s next. What drives Rebecca to continually evolve her business? It’s one of the questions Joe Jackman, Jackman Founder and CEO, has for her on this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast. “We’re in a time where fear is being used to control us,” says Minkoff, who’s dedicated much of her creative and business pursuits to helping others—notably women—overcome fear and other obstacles in the way of their career goals and dreams. Her recently released book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success offers 21 rules for responding to common challenges and taking the driver seat in one’s own life. This intrepid spirit resonates in the Female Founder Collective, a community and resource Rebecca founded that’s aimed at supporting, elevating and educating leaders of female-owned and founded businesses. 

Join Joe Jackman, Jackman Founder and CEO, and Jes Wolfe, CEO of girl-driven edutainment company Rebel Girls, for a fascinating discussion on change, tenacity and storytelling.

What does it take to become brand-defining? On this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, Joe Jackman chats with Kim Wijkstrom, CMO of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, to discuss his highly acclaimed career and the importance of cultural curiosity. 

In the latest episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, host Joe Jackman takes listeners into the changing world of journalism with Postmedia’s President and CEO, Andrew MacLeod.

“When you lead with love you see people, and then you value them,” says leader, founder, advisor and coach Sonia Jackson Myles. Her breakthrough leadership development series have guided C-suite executives to put values into action — and then value creation — for blue chip companies like Disney, JPMorgan Chase, and Proctor & Gamble. In this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, Sonia joins host Joe Jackman, Jackman Founder and CEO, for an energizing examination of the actionable principles that lead growth and innovation for her big business clients.  As trusted coach to C-suite executives, Sonia helps leaders push past the blocks that come between them and leading with love, transparency and compassion—resulting in sustained, exponential results for their companies. She’s never been afraid to have the uncomfortable conversations required to create positive change. As Founder, CEO and President of The Accord Group, Sonia works collaboratively with major corporations to reinvent internal environments: Weaving diversity, community and respect into their cultural framework. Her innovative Dreamwalking® program aligns dreams with actions to drive personal and professional growth for leaders, and ultimately, incredible possibilities for their businesses.

In this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, Jackman Founder and CEO, Joe Jackman, welcomes Nick Kokonas, Co-Founder and co-owner of The Alinea Group restaurants and a reservation and Co-Founder of reservation platform, Tock, for an intimate discussion on career shifts, getting really clear on goals, and making the right pivots at the right time. 

Carolyn Aronson is changing the beauty landscape. This self-made entrepreneur is the CEO, Founder and sole owner of celebrity, stylist and customer loved It’s a 10 Haircare. In the latest Reinventionists Podcast, Carolyn reveals the secrets to her success with Jackman CEO and Founder, Joe Jackman.  It’s a 10 Haircare is one of the only female-owned professional haircare brands in the world. Fans are devoted to its holy grail products, and Carolyn says that’s down to her extensive background and research as a hairstylist. For years, Carolyn searched for multi-functional haircare products that could check every box. She began It’s a 10 Haircare from a deep understanding of the common need that wasn’t met by other brands. "I brought to the world what were my dream hair products,” says Carolyn.   But It’s a 10 Haircare didn’t become a success overnight, Carolyn’s long-game approach and ability to keep her eye on the prize through ups and downs slowly but surely grew the company. “I’m a firm believer in crawling before you run,” she says. Today, Carolyn also leads It’s a 10 Hair Tools, Ex10sions and the recently launched Be a 10 Cosmetics. With several successful companies in her portfolio, and the exceptional reputation of her financials, many opportunities have come to Carolyn, but she’s never strayed from what she does best — empowering people to embrace their unique beauty.

This is the time of the purpose-led business—and career. Join Joe Jackman on The Reinventionists Podcast as he hosts Mark Harrison, a Toronto-based entrepreneur and innovator making waves in education and equitable career foundation for Black students and young professionals. 

Meet Jean Freeman, CEO and Principal of Zambezi, the largest female-owned, full-service creative agency in America and a prominent advocate for the advancement of women business leaders. On the latest episode of The Reinventionists, Jean sits down with Jackman CEO and Founder, Joe Jackman, to share the insights she’s gleaned from excelling on both sides of the creator coin (as an agency leader and client), and her continuing commitment to enabling and empowering women to become thriving leaders in business.

Janet Zuccarini is the Founder and CEO of Gusto 54 Restaurant Group – an acclaimed hospitality brand with award-winning restaurants across North America. Through strategic real estate acquisition and key partnerships, Janet scaled Gusto 54 from one to ten distinct dining experiences with great success. Celebrated both as neighborhood stalwarts and culinary destinations, Janet’s restaurants are recognized for excellence in food, design and experience. On this episode, Janet dives into her personal success story, the grit and determination required to build memorable dining experiences, and how the pandemic forced her to rethink her strategy and lean in on what people need now more than ever.

Yves Béhar is a bold thinker. As the founder and principal designer of fuseproject, he oversees ground-breaking product designs for the fashion, lifestyle, sports and technology industries. Throughout his career, he has innovated for Apple, Puma, Movado, Mini and many others. With his Silicon Valley roots and intent on enriching others' lives through design, he has become a sustainability advocate by creating socially responsible products that serve a meaningful purpose and bring the future closer in. On this episode, Joe and Yves recount his impactful career, what drives him, and together, they answer the fundamental question: how can design and technology unify us forward? 

It’s impossible to describe Carianne Brinkman’s work ethos without using the word “authenticity”. The quality has become a through line for the President of Blackheart and filmmaker who has dedicated her career to creativity, innovation and supporting artists' visions, while also forging new paths for Blackheart, such as the 2018 Joan Jett biopic, Bad Reputation, which she co-produced. In this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, Joe Jackman and Carianne discuss the importance of humanity in business, the current pent-up demand for reinvention—and the innovation catalyzed by the ongoing pandemic. Blackheart began as a record label out of necessity: the misogyny-led music industry wouldn’t sign Joan Jett as a guitar playing female rock musician. Today, Blackheart is diversifying under Carianne’s leadership into film, TV, books and “possibility fashion,” she hints.

Chris Brandt understands the soul of a brand. From CPG to retail, he’s tapped into evolving consumer values to help steer businesses from struggling to success—including Chipotle, the site of his most recent triumph as Chief Marketing Officer. In this episode of The Reinventionists Podcast, host Joe Jackman sits down with the award-winning executive to learn the steps to his success, from his origins in economics to his game-changing tactics with brands like Taco Bell, Coca-Cola and General Mills. Together, they discuss connecting with both customers and employees on a deeper level, the digital opportunities coming out of the pandemic, and the advantages of the purpose-led business.