Recent Publications

The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

The pandemic was bad for our health, but did it leave workers better off?

Five years after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, the effects of lockdowns and work-from-home policies continue to be tallied, with some surprising results.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail

Inside Thunder Bay’s bold plan to restore its waterfront

Thunder Bay is just one of many Canadian cities and towns undergoing a major waterfront transformation designed to return its shorelines to the public after decades of industrial occupancy.

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

The long journey for a kid in the ball pit to top job at Ikea Canada

Ikea Canada CEO and chief sustainability officer Selwyn Crittendon, says he was attracted to the company for its commitment to DEI and its ‘pentagon’ of design ethos. ‘It really resonated with me.’

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Fast Company

Fast Company

Why law school applications are skyrocketing right now

More people often apply to law school during times of economic insecurity, but some other critical factors are at play this year, too, say experts.

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Time

Time

World’s Top Greentech Companies of 2025

TIME and Statista have named 250 companies reducing environmental impact around the globe

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The Toronto Star

The Toronto Star

American president of Firehouse Subs goes local as he expands to Canada amid Trump’s three-alarm tariffs

Trade tensions have been difficult for former Tim Hortons COO Mike Hancock — personally and professionally. ‘I have a ton of love for and lots of great friends in Canada.’

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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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"I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going."
Richard Branson