In this episode, TSX’s Dani Lipkin speaks to Jim Balsillie. Jim is the retired Chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), a technology company he scaled from an idea to $20 billion in sales globally.

He is the co-founder of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) and the Digital Governance Council, as well as founder of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo (CIGI), the Centre for Digital Rights, the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and the Arctic Research Foundation. He currently chairs the boards of CCI, CIGI, Innovation Asset Collective and co-chairs the Digital Governance Council. 

His awards include: several honorary degrees, Mobile World Congress Lifetime Achievement Award, India’s Priyadarshni Academy Global Award, Canadian Business Hall of Fame, Time Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Influential People and three times Barron’s list of “World’s Top CEOs.”

Jim shares his experiences helping multiple companies raise capital and build strong balance sheets, and his thoughts on the current state of tech and innovation in Canada.

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