Starting from Scratch

Building Partnerships & Team Culture

Leadership, Ego, and Accountability

Advice for Entrepreneurs

Community Instincts are Business Instincts

Join host Faisal Karmali as he sits down with Jason Ribeiro, co-owner of the Calgary Surge, to discuss the entrepreneurial journey of launching a professional basketball franchise in Calgary.

Jason shares how community, culture, and bold leadership came together to build more than just a team. He’s building a movement.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, business leader, or sports fan, you’ll find valuable takeaways on innovation, resilience, and turning vision into reality.

00:00 Introduction

03:38 The Entrepreneurial Challenge: Starting from Scratch

09:00 Building Partnerships & Team Culture

10:46 The story behind Jason’s Nickname “Water Boy”

11:33 Leadership, Ego, and Accountability

15:45 Advice for Entrepreneurs

18:14 Your Community Instincts are Your Business Instincts

Don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you’d like to see in future episodes!

CalgarySurge #Entrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast #SportsBusiness #Leadership #YYC

Join host Faisal Karmali as he sits down with Jason Ribeiro, co-owner of the Calgary Surge, to discuss the entrepreneurial journey of launching a professional basketball franchise in Calgary.
Jason shares how community, culture, and bold leadership came together to build more than just a team. He&rsquo;s building a movement.
Whether you&rsquo;re an entrepreneur, business leader, or sports fan, you&rsquo;ll find valuable takeaways on innovation, resilience, and turning vision into reality.
00:00 Introduction
03:38 The Entrepreneurial Challenge: Starting from Scratch
09:00 Building Partnerships &amp; Team Culture
10:46 The story behind Jason&rsquo;s Nickname &ldquo;Water Boy&rdquo;
11:33 Leadership, Ego, and Accountability
15:45 Advice for Entrepreneurs
18:14 Your Community Instincts are Your Business Instincts
Don&rsquo;t forget to share your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you&rsquo;d like to see in future episodes!
CalgarySurge #Entrepreneurship #BusinessPodcast #SportsBusiness #Leadership #YYC

Welcome to The Karmali Exchange, hosted by experienced business & financial expert Faisal Karmali. On this podcast, Faisal dives into conversations with successful business owners to learn how they grew their company and broke through. 

You can also find Faisal as the Business and Market Expert for CTV Morning Live and QR Calgary. 

All opinions voiced by Faisal are Faisal's own.

Welcome to The Karmali Exchange, hosted by experienced business &amp; financial expert Faisal Karmali. On this podcast, Faisal dives into conversations with successful business owners to learn how they grew their company and broke through. 
You can also find Faisal as the Business and Market Expert for CTV Morning Live and QR Calgary. 
All opinions voiced by Faisal are Faisal's own.

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