Broke in Canada. Knocking on doors for a local rec centre. Thirty years later, still at it.

Shane Ward spotted something in a door-knocking gig in Canada that most people would have dismissed as a summer job. He saw a model, a mindset, and eventually a business the Finn Agency, an outsourced sales force he's been running for over 30 years, with key staff who have been with him for much of that journey. He's a straight shooter and a deep thinker on leadership, people and the long game. His advice for business owners navigating a difficult 2026 is characteristically steady: stop thinking about today's problems and start mapping where you want to be in five years then work backwards.

IN THIS EPISODE

How a broke trip to Canada and a door-knocking job became the foundation for a 30-year business The shift from doing everythi ...