Growing up, I spent summers portaging through Algonquin Park and the remote channels of Temagami. Those expeditions taught me everything I know about leadership: how teams start disjointed but come together through shared challenges, how to stay focused when conditions get tough, and how to make it work with whatever resources you have.

There's something magical about a team laughing together while rain pours down on your campsite. That's the same energy I bring to product teams when we're facing impossible deadlines or pivoting strategy.