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Congratulations to Sir Richard Branson on his exhilarating trip to the edge of space last weekend. I’m excited by Branson’s successful flight for two reasons. First, as industry analyst Caleb Williams put it, “we are democratizing access [to space]. This is a coming of age moment.” It’s hard to believe that space tourism is now…

I hope all of our American friends enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day weekend! Question for you: what comes to mind when you think of this holiday? Freedom, of course. If you’re like me, you might also think of family, fireworks, food … and fun! (I’ll stop there with my “f” words.) But here’s another question…

From my earliest days growing up on a farm in Ontario, I’ve always loved physical activity. Mastering different sports and skills became — and remains — an obsession. Whether I’m at home in the Bahamas, Florida or Canada, chances are you’ll find me doing at least one of these activities every day: 1) Padel: That’s…

If you had told me when I was cutting my teeth on investment opportunities in the mining sector that, three decades later, the word “mining” would also be used to describe the process of solving computational math problems with sophisticated computers to verify the legitimacy of bitcoin transactions, I would have asked if you’d been…

After 15-plus months of dealing with the impact of COVID-19, we deserve a little more ease in our lives. That goes without saying for essential workers everywhere whose ongoing efforts are nothing short of heroic. But I mean all of us. The pandemic has reminded us of how quickly everything can turn on a dime.…

With the upcoming Memorial Day weekend officially kicking off summer here in the US, there are many reasons to be optimistic and excited about the months ahead. More than 131 million Americans and counting have been fully vaccinated, and the CDC tells us it’s a low risk for fully vaccinated people to travel in the…

From Dogecoin drama to a Saturday Night Live debut, it seemed like Tesla founder Elon Musk was everywhere in the past few weeks — not that he’s ever far from the headlines. Whatever your opinion is of Elon and his vision for the future, I wanted to highlight three quotes from him that resonate with…

Do you ever think it would be fun to go back in time and talk to your 25-year-old self? Having recently celebrated my birthday (spoiler alert: it was not my 25th), I thought I’d give it a try. My 25-year-old self was a fresh arrival in beautiful Vancouver, BC, where he was managing investor relations…

Bobby Genovese in action at the USSA’s Superyacht Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida (photo: © Billy Black) What a pleasure to see all the fine folks at the USSA’s Superyacht Summit last month in West Palm Beach. It was also a lot of fun to share the stage with three fantastic gentlemen and passionate…

Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in the world and in my life. I also want to pay tribute to a someone to whom I’m forever grateful — spoiler alert, it’s my Mom. She was a force of nature. A full-time mother raising two kids, living on a farm in Cookstown, Ontario,…