Today, Ted Leonsis was unanimously elected Chairman of the NHL’s Board of Governors, succeeding Jeremy Jacobs after 19 years. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman specifically cited Ted’s “entrepreneurial instincts and forward-thinking approach” and the influence he has had on the league… Continue Reading →
Principle WatchMojo Peanut Project Started from the bottom We weren’t the first wave of internet video. We were behind others—but early relative to where the world ultimately went. Montreal may appear behind Nashville and other cities, but MLB hasn’t even… Continue Reading →
When we first launched SoundMojo 1.0, the idea was pretty simple: find great independent musicians and use our platform to help promote them. We worked with some talented artists, but there was a problem: from one artist to the next,… Continue Reading →
This week, Rogers Media cancelled the sports radio stations in Calgary and Vancouver, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs. Undoubtedly, this reflects the shift of audiences to the Web, as well as the proliferation of programming that competes… Continue Reading →
Founded with a vision to inform and entertain in 2006, sometime around 2011, WatchMojo made four big bets and updated its mission from serving audiences with a video on every topic to ranking pop culture. If location counts in real… Continue Reading →
Recently, I’ve noticed a growing debate among founders and business leaders about the role of Human Resources. Some argue that HR has become overly bureaucratic. Others insist that strong HR functions are essential for attracting, retaining, and developing talent. The… Continue Reading →
One important thing to understand about Montreal is that baseball here predates the Expos themselves by generations. In 1926, Babe Ruth played an exhibition game in Montreal that drew enormous local interest, part of a long history of the city… Continue Reading →
With capital addressed, personnel lined up, strategic partners signed on, and the city increasingly engaged, I am now clearly focused on the hardest variable of all: land, location, stadium. Two excellent plots of land — Molson Breweries and Peel Bassin… Continue Reading →
Too many conversations about investing focus on the wrong question. People ask: “What’s the best asset class?” But the real question is: “What context makes an asset valuable?” Because in modern investing, a stadium without surrounding development can be a… Continue Reading →
I was recently asked a simple but important question: If Montreal had an MLB team playing 81 home games, how many tourists would actually come per game—from visiting cities and nearby regions? Not a headline number. A real, grounded estimate…. Continue Reading →
One of the most misunderstood aspects of building a great organization is leadership structure. People assume that success comes from assembling a room full of impressive résumés. In reality, the opposite is often true. The most effective organizations are not… Continue Reading →
Building the ASE Global Academy & Study of Entrepreneurship (part of 4C) in Montreal. As part of the broader 4C (Creative, Cultural, Commercial Campus) concept that we’re developing alongside the potential return of MLB and the Montreal Expos, I’ve also… Continue Reading →
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