Join host Faisal Karmali as he sits down with Jason Ribeiro, co-owner of the Calgary Surge, to discuss the entrepreneurial journey of launching a professional basketball franchise in Calgary. Jason shares how community, culture, and bold leadership came together to build more than just a team. He’s building a movement.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business leader, or sports fan, you’ll find valuable takeaways on innovation, resilience, and turning vision into reality.
00:00 Introduction
03:38 The Entrepreneurial Challenge: Starting from Scratch
09:00 Building Partnerships & Team Culture
11:33 Leadership, Ego, and Accountability
15:45 Advice for Entrepreneurs
17:42 Your Community Instincts are Your Business Instincts
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Welcome to The Karmali Exchange, hosted by experienced business & financial expert Faisal Karmali. On this podcast, Faisal dives into conversations with successful business owners to learn how they grew their company and broke through. Faisal will also share his views on realtime news affecting business owners, explorations of the many challenges they face, and other strategies to help others achieve the lifestyle they want.
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