Episode 01: Bold Leadership with Dave Angus
45 mins
Dave Angus is the President of Johnston Group Inc., one of Canada’s leading group benefits providers (*cough* and the company I work for:) ). Dave recently joined Johnston Group after 17 years as the president and CEO of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Under his leadership, the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in bringing a World Trade Centre to Winnipeg, establishing Leadership Winnipeg and Yes! Winnipeg, and most recently, the Winnipeg BOLD initiative – a grassroots public policy campaign designed to mobilize the community behind BOLD ideas for the future that are linked to increasing prosperity in the city. Current and previous positions include past-chair and sitting member of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, co-chair of the board of the World Trade Centre Winnipeg, co-chair of the Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council, board of governors of the Manitoba Museum, board member of Winnipeg’s Downtown Council, member of the CentrePort Advisory Committee, member of the YES! Winnipeg Investor Council, president of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada, Canadian representative on the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, co-chair of the Council of International Trade, member of the City of Winnipeg’s Red Tape Commission, member of the City of Winnipeg’s Zoning Advisory Committee, member of the Mayor’s Trade Council, chair of Prairie Theatre Exchange, board member of the YM/YWCA, honorary president of Commerce Students Association – Asper School of Business, campaign cabinet member of United Way of Winnipeg, and co-chair of the general business campaign for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
This is my first ever podcast episode, so please bear with the “ums” and “ahs” + stuttering. That being said, I couldn’t have asked for a better first guest, Dave Angus, who is an incredibly inspiring leader, a friend, a mentor … and my boss!
Dave and I have a wide-ranging conversation focused on leadership, community involvement, culture, and optimism for the future.
Please enjoy!