Recent Publications

The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

‘We play to people’s strengths’: Why the dual- track promotion may be gaining traction

Just because someone is a good individual contributor doesn’t mean they’ll make a good manager

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

Uber Canada’s GM talks regulating ride-shares, protests over pay and why Toronto needs fewer cars

Michael van Hemmen, believes Canadian cities need more alternatives to car ownership. Public transit, he says, is ‘the backbone of the future of transportation.’

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

No, it’s not a bank. But Wealthsimple says it feels the pain of younger Canadians — and sets sights on mortgages

As it approaches its 10th anniversary this September, the online investment platform now boasts three million Canadian users — half of whom are first-time investors — including one in every five Canadians under the age of 40.

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BBC

BBC

How much it costs to attend Coachella

The annual music festival in the California desert draws thousands of people to see some of the world’s biggest acts. Tickets are expensive – but the Coachella experience can be priceless.

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Betakit

Betakit

Major Canadian Retailers Choose Rivercity Innovations to Keep Things Fresh With Cold Chain Monitoring Solution

Healthy Planet, Skip Express Lane latest editions to client base spanning US, Canada, and Spain.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

More workers are lying on resumes amid rising cost of living, prevalence of AI

Americans are lying more on their resumes, new research suggests, and in the face of similar challenges, it’s likely that Canadians are too.

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Recent Speaking Engagements

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Ask AI Podcast |

How is AI going to impact the evolution of work?

Ask AI caught up with Jared Lindzon, leading freelance journalist (BBC, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, New York Times, TIME, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail) and top observer of the trends and forces that are shaping job skills, careers, the essence of modern work itself.

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Algonquin College - Pembroke Campus |

AI’s Impact on Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workers

Future of work thought leader Jared Lindzon discusses how AI will impact today’s students and tomorrow’s workers by citing historic examples of previous eras of change, exploring how recent innovations have impacted our definition of work, and how AI will impact students, educators, employees and businesses.

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Interested in having me speak at your event?

As a sought after public speaker I have delivered presentations on the future of work, hosted panels and debates with world renowned musicians, business leaders and tech pioneers, and am a regular guest on Toronto's Newstalk 1010 AM radio as well as "This Changes Things" on the Cheddar and Fusion TV networks across the United States.

Recent Blog Posts

August 14, 2019 ()

I was going to take my story on “How skydiving cured my depression” to the grave; then the Times offered to publish it

Just two days before my 30th birthday, on April 13th, 2018, I published the first and (thus far) only story for the New York Times. Whatever your opinion of the publication, it’s a big deal for any journalist to be recognized by the newspaper of record for the entire English speaking world. I can’t imagine many going through journalism […]

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June 22, 2019 ()

Alexis Ohanian is a Gem, and I’ve Got Three Loaves of Bread to Prove It

Successful tech entrepreneurs tend to be jerks. Alexis Ohanian is different. Take it from a guy who knows; Tony Fadell (Apple, Nest) once threatened me with a lawsuit and Chris Sacca (Lowercase Capital, Shark Tank) stood me up three times in the same week. With their meticulously crafted public personas, focus group tested authenticity, well […]

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"When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy.' They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life."
John Lennon