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Unicorn Leaders

by Unicorn Labs - Fahd Alhattab

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Ep. 37 - Toys, Bankruptcy, and Trying Again with Brad Pedersen

August 10, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Brad Pedersen, entrepreneur and founder behind Lomi, Pela, and one of Canada's largest independent toy distributors, to explore his journey from selling flying toys out of a mall kiosk to reinventing…
Ep. 36 - Bootstrapping a Billion-Dollar Underdog with Mike Wessinger

July 27, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Mike Wessinger, founder and Executive Chairman of PointClickCare, to explore his journey from installing desktop computers in nursing homes to building one of Canada's most valuable tech companies. Mike…
Ep. 35 - Surviving Long Enough to Win with Chris Grimes

July 10, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Chris Grimes, founder and CEO of Fundmore, to explore his journey from 20-year mortgage industry veteran to building one of Canada's fastest-growing fintech companies. Chris shares how firsthand…
Ep. 34 - The Good Guys in a Not So Great Industry

June 26, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Nic Beique, founder and CEO of Helcim, to explore his journey from self-taught programmer to building one of Canada's leading fintech companies. Nic shares how a commitment to solving real problems for…
Ep. 33 - Be the First: Rick Hunter on the Importance of Innovation

June 5, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Rick Hunter, a former Canadian National Ski Team racer who made the leap from the slopes to the waterslide industry. Rick shares the lessons he learned from competing at the highest level of sport and…

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Hard to Kill: How a 30-Person Ottawa Startup Took On the Defense Giants with Samuel Witherspoon

February 19, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

Samuel Witherspoon was a lawyer who walked away from a safe career to co-found a tech company. The first thing he built? A platform for selling divorces online. He was ashamed to tell people what he did for a living. So he sat in a…
Ep. 31- Winning the Fan Battle- Vincent Ircandia on Disrupting Sports Marketing with Data

February 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Vincent Ircandia, CEO of Stellar Algo, a Canadian startup that’s revolutionizing the sports industry with data-driven fan engagement solutions. Vincent takes us through his journey of building a product…
Ep. 30 - Pick Your Goliath: Ray Newal on Building Davids That Actually Win

January 9, 2026 · 44 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ray Newal—startup advisor, ex-Microsoft and Yahoo exec, and a founder who moved across the world to build tech that mattered. Ray’s journey spans from selling ads for AltaVista to leading Techstars…
Ep. 29 - Build the Infrastructure, Not the Spotlight: How Zak Lefevre Is Scaling the Future of EV

December 12, 2025 · 52 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO of ChargeLab, to unpack a modern David vs. Goliath story in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries—EV infrastructure. Zak started in 2016 with a drill, a parka…
Ep. 28 - Change the Definition of Victory: Ron Tite on Beating Goliaths by Playing a Different Game

November 27, 2025 · 52 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ron Tite—comedian, author, and founder of Church+State—to explore how creative Davids take on industry Goliaths without selling out or burning out. Ron shares how he bootstrapped his agency through…
Ep. 27 - More Than a Thermostat: How Ecobee Took on Google—and Won with Stuart Lombard

November 13, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

In this episode, Fahd sits down with Stuart Lombard, founder of Ecobee, to unpack one of the most iconic David vs. Goliath stories in Canadian tech. What started as a personal mission to reduce his carbon footprint led Stuart to invent one…
Ep. 26 - You Don’t Win Alone: Building High-Trust, High-Velocity Teams with Nora Beatty

July 10, 2025 · 38 min

In this episode, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Nora Beatty, VP of People Operations at Cohere, to unpack how small, high-trust teams scale in high-stakes environments. Nora shares her journey from Cohere’s 40-person startup stage to its…

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About the show

The Unicorn Leaders podcast takes a deep dive into the world of building a billion-dollar company (a unicorn) in every episode. Join us while we explore the leadership and environments that create unicorn startups straight from those with first-hand experience (startup founders, VPs of talent, and more). The podcast is hosted by Fahd Alhattab, the CEO of Unicorn Labs and a millennial workplace expert who specializes in providing transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. Fahd has been researching what creates high-performing teams over the last five years. Join him as he asks his guests the hard questions to uncover what it means to be a leader in our fast-paced, information-based world.