Junxion Strategy | Partner & CEO
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.
The Canadian Purpose Economy Project exists to reshape the role of business in Canadian society by encouraging more businesses to take up social purpose as the reason they exist. A popular narrative persists that purpose comes at the expense of profits, but the data clearly show this is untrue: purpose is in the best interests of the corporation. The closing panel of 2024 The Partnership Conference will share insights from some of Canada's most recognizable and successful social purpose businesses. Hosted and moderated by Canadian Purpose Economy Project co-founder Mike Rowlands, this energetic dialogue will highlight the powerful impact purpose can have on customer loyalty, employee retention, and game-changing innovation.