Send a text to Canada Now! 💬 AI is everywhere — but leadership hasn’t always caught up. In this episode of Canada Now, host Ashley Smith is joined by Karen Olsson, tech entrepreneur, fractional CEO, and principal at Atomic47, for a grounded conversation about what the AI moment actually demands of leaders — beyond hype, tools, and experimentation. Karen brings a rare, on-the-ground perspective from working with organizations across highly regulated and operationally complex sectors, including...
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Send a text to Canada Now! 💬 AI is everywhere — but leadership hasn’t always caught up. In this episode of Canada Now, host Ashley Smith is joined by Karen Olsson, tech entrepreneur, fractional CEO, and principal at Atomic47, for a grounded conversation about what the AI moment actually demands of leaders — beyond hype, tools, and experimentation. Karen brings a rare, on-the-ground perspective from working with organizations across highly regulated and operationally complex sectors, including...
What does a smarter, more resilient housing system look like in Canada? BCREA CEO Trevor Koot joins Ashley to zoom out: climate shocks, immigration, Indigenous title and UNDRIP, red tape vs. development, and why data — not vibes — should steer policy. We dig into the evolving role of REALTORS as small-business owners in an AI era, how 30 years of MLS history could inform better decisions, and why the (still) paper-heavy real estate transaction stack is overdue for digitization. Also: the case...
Canada Now
Send a text to Canada Now! 💬 AI is everywhere — but leadership hasn’t always caught up. In this episode of Canada Now, host Ashley Smith is joined by Karen Olsson, tech entrepreneur, fractional CEO, and principal at Atomic47, for a grounded conversation about what the AI moment actually demands of leaders — beyond hype, tools, and experimentation. Karen brings a rare, on-the-ground perspective from working with organizations across highly regulated and operationally complex sectors, including...
