I recently returned from a back-to-back work trip to Detroit and Montreal. I was in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and some meetings, and then Montreal for Salon de l’auto and more meetings. I had stayed at the Westin Detroit Metropolitan Airport the year before for NAIAS, so I knew what to expect. After a 4 hour drive, I was anxious...
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Listen to most startup entrepreneurs and commentators on the industry and you’ll hear them talk about the importance of things like “the hustle”, the importance of the investor pitch decks and the pivot. Funding is, it appears, the holy grail for the majority of startups: everybody is looking for somebody else’s money to enable them to build the next Facebook, Google or Apple, yet few...
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In early January of 2012, I was finalizing my travel arrangements for NAIAS. I had been one of the lucky ones invited by Ford Canada to attend the Ford Innovation and Design Fantasy camp. These are the 3 posts I wrote about my experience: Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. That was the year they introduced the 2013 Ford Fusion. Last year, I was...
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Helping to make wishes come true on Christmas morning for thousands of children across the GTA! As Ford of Canada’s Senior Community Manager, I get to do a lot of fun things. This weekend, I got to go out shopping for toys. Yes, toys! All to be donated to Toy Mountain. I had a list of ages I needed to buy for. Toy Mountain gets...
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A lot of memories are tied to the vehicles you drive. My first car was a silver and maroon 1984 Ford LTD. Not the big 8 cylinder, but the 6 cylinder that shared the same platform as the Thunderbird and Cougar. I bought it from my brother for $1500. It had a comfy interior and was in fairly good shape. I remember driving around with...
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