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The growing and widening holes in our world whether climatic, commercial, conflicting, some continental or simply in fabric of our communities and citizenry, these holes present intricate gaps and complexities that can’t be solved or closed by the old pegs. At Round Peg, we focus on the wisdom of circular contemplation to constructively challenge your thinking and to crystallize your optics. No idea is too crazy, no dialogue too controversial. Join us in discussion with the world-renowned entrepreneurs, policy makers, movers and shakers who care. Our guests are real, revealing and reliable. In Collaboration & Partnership with 3Sixty Strategic Advsiors Ltd.

  1. The World Beyond the Pandemic

    02/22/2021

    The World Beyond the Pandemic

    Thinking on his feet and reaching new peaks is no challenge for Thierry Malleret. Join Ali Borhani in conversation with Thierry, Joint Founder and Managing Partner at Monthly Barometer and Summit of Minds, as they discuss the world beyond the pandemic and the beginning of the "great reset."

    44 min
  2. Giving Big, Giving Now, Giving Right

    01/14/2021

    Giving Big, Giving Now, Giving Right

    Founding Partner at Renewal Funds Joel Solomon is looking to invest in more reparational behaviours and supports governments and leaders who think this way. In our latest Round Peg Podcast, Joel discusses how much capitalism is enough and what we should do when we have an excess amount.

    48 min
  3. A Rising Tide of Solutions for a Freshwater Crisis

    12/15/2020

    A Rising Tide of Solutions for a Freshwater Crisis

    Family Enterprise Foundation: Round Peg Podcast

    47 min
  4. A Family Business Growing Wine in China is Winning the World Over

    11/20/2020

    A Family Business Growing Wine in China is Winning the World Over

    Family Enterprise Foundation: Round Peg Podcast

    33 min
  5. Seismic Shifts in a Family-Friendly Business

    11/02/2020

    Seismic Shifts in a Family-Friendly Business

    Family Enterprise Foundation: Round Peg Podcast

    30 min
  6. Engineering Brighter Futures: A Family Business Perspective

    10/05/2020

    Engineering Brighter Futures: A Family Business Perspective

    Engineer, philanthropist and businesswoman, Gina Cody recounts her life trajectory as an Iranian immigrant to becoming one of Canada’s most influential women. Listen now! Gina Parvaneh Cody takes more than a keen interest in lofty concepts of gender diversity, social inclusion, philanthropy and affordable education. As Concordia University’s first woman to earn a Ph.D. in building engineering, her story is a remarkable tale of generosity and influence. When Cody is not espousing the benefits of “smart cities” or actively encouraging young women to pursue the “wonderful” world of engineering, she reminds Canadians not to be complacent about their enviable status on the global stage. As for family enterprises, Cody believes they have a twin role to play as economic engines and caretakers of our communities. It’s a recipe for opportunity, which includes a key ingredient: giving back. In 2018, Dr. Cody made a historic $15 million gift to her alma mater’s Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. In honour of her generosity, the faculty was renamed the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. It is the first engineering faculty in Canada named after a woman. Cody, who immigrated to Canada from Iran in 1979, holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in building engineering from Concordia. She has more than 30 years of professional practice in the private sector as an engineer, corporate executive and principal shareholder of an engineering firm. She has provided engineering services to some of Canada’s largest Real Estate Investment Trusts, financial institutions, builders and developers.

    43 min
  7. Harbingers of Hope

    08/24/2020

    Harbingers of Hope

    Humanitarian and global health activist Rachel Kiddell-Monroe delivers a post-pandemic message to family enterprises: “It’s no longer about just making money, it’s about contributions.” Listen now!  For as long as she can remember, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe has always been interested in fairness and justice. When she was a teen growing up in the UK, she considered training to be a nurse. Instead, she became a lawyer and activist who now specializes in humanitarian assistance, global health, governance, and bioethics. As for the role of family enterprises in such matters, Rachel believes the depth of values and principles within family firms can have a meaningful and practical impact on marginalized members of our communities, cities, and the wider world – especially now in our post-pandemic economy. This year could be a “turning point in the world” for us all, she asserts, in which capitalism will be “turned on its head” for the better. Family enterprises are well-positioned to start rethinking and reviewing how they do business and find more purpose. “It’s no longer about just making money, it’s about contributions.” As for Canada, there is an enormous role for family enterprises to bridge the gap that divides the haves and the have-nots.    A professor of practice at the Institute for the Study of International Development at McGill University, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe is also executive director of SeeChange Initiative, which helps marginalized communities find empowering solutions to their healthcare needs. She is a member of Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) international board of directors. Formerly president of the board of directors of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines from 2007 to 2013, Rachel now serves as a senior policy advisor. She was recently appointed to the McGill University Health Centres Clinical Ethics Committee. During her time with MSF, she led humanitarian missions in Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda. After becoming the program director of MSF Canada, she was appointed regional humanitarian affairs advisor for Latin America based in Costa Rica.

    42 min
  8. Beyond Generations

    05/29/2020

    Beyond Generations

    Renowned family business expert Dennis Jaffe compares and contrasts early, middle, and late generations as he uncovers the secrets of success of highly functioning family enterprises. Listen now! Dennis Jaffe is an emeritus professor of Organizational Systems and Psychology at Saybrook University in San Francisco. Over his 40-year career, he has helped families overcome personal, organizational, and governance challenges that hinder the smooth generational transfer of their businesses, wealth, values, and legacies. A faculty advisor to the Cornell Johnson College of Business, Jaffe is one of the original architects of the emerging field of family enterprise consulting. As a founding member of the Family Firm Institute, he has served on their board, written frequently for Family Business Review, and was awarded the Richard Beckhard and International Awards for his contributions. Jaffe is author Borrowed from Your Grandchildren: The Evolution of 100-Year Family Enterprises, Cross-Cultures: How Global Families Negotiate Change Across Generations, and Stewardship of Your Family Enterprise: Developing Responsible Leadership Across Generations. In 1984, he founded Changeworks Global, a consulting firm in San Francisco, which works with organizations for long-term change to build competitive advantage by unleashing the power of employees.

    51 min
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The growing and widening holes in our world whether climatic, commercial, conflicting, some continental or simply in fabric of our communities and citizenry, these holes present intricate gaps and complexities that can’t be solved or closed by the old pegs. At Round Peg, we focus on the wisdom of circular contemplation to constructively challenge your thinking and to crystallize your optics. No idea is too crazy, no dialogue too controversial. Join us in discussion with the world-renowned entrepreneurs, policy makers, movers and shakers who care. Our guests are real, revealing and reliable. In Collaboration & Partnership with 3Sixty Strategic Advsiors Ltd.

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