Co-founder | Canadian Purpose Economy Project
Mike is an accomplished entrepreneur, consultant and advisor who works at the intersection of business, community and sustainability. He supports visionary entrepreneurs and leaders in organizations around the world, helping to craft distinctive strategies, shift markets, and accelerate the transition to economics of wellbeing.
Along with his work leading Junxion, Mike co-founded the Canadian Purpose Economy Project, which aims to increase the uptake of social purpose in business across the country. He also convenes and produces the annual Social Venture Institute, a celebrated gathering of social entrepreneurs. He served for five years as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at RADIUS Ventures, an impact venture accelerator and incubator at Simon Fraser University, and as the Chair of Hollyhock, Canada’s lifelong leadership learning centre. Mike is also a long-time Ambassador for B Corp.
We come together at a time of nearly unprecedented political and economic upheaval. Leaders in the business, social, and public sectors are struggling to remain proactive and agile in the face of the latest political whims on the world stage, rapidly shifting markets, and worried staff and customers. In this 'fireside chat,' social purpose expert Mike Rowlands will be joined by Philip Lozano of Calgary's own Be Local and Charla Vall, Consulting Director for Junxion Strategy to share insights into the role of local, social purpose business in bolstering community resilience. They'll draw insights and lessons that are informative across sectors and for organizations at all points of scale. By uniting around a shared purpose and focusing on human and planetary wellbeing, companies are finding ways to thrive amid complexity.
