Jayson Gaignard
@JaysonGaignard
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Head Curator @ https://t.co/xcR9lSzKzs | Lover of all things food | If I'm not doing MMT, I'm working at https://t.co/1zlam25Nog
Toronto, ON
Joined September 2010
This journey may be hard, but it doesn’t have to be lonely.
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The best conversations at MMT don't happen in the conference room. They happen in hallways at 11pm. At the elevator. By the pool before breakfast. We pay a massive premium to buy out the entire property when we host a gathering. At MMT Costa Rica, that premium was $117K.
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Months ago, @SahilBloom shared with me that, in hindsight, one of the things he wished he’d done more of in his book was illustrations. As someone who’s very visual myself, I needed no more convincing. I’ve been working with the ever-so-talented Janis Ozolinz to help visualize
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We're 97 days away from our 12th annual MMT Gathering. For the next 3 months, I allow myself to be consumed. While Kandis Gaignard keeps everything running behind the scenes, I disappear into a blank mindmap and a blank spreadsheet—one for the flow of the event, one for
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Earlier this week, I sent my manuscript for 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 to outside eyes for the first time. Over 1550 pieces of feedback collected. No matter how many conversations you have with peers and publishers, writing is very much done in isolation. So to work so hard,
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I hope one day, as a culture, we can talk more openly about fertility issues and miscarriages. I know it’s a deeply personal challenge, filled with an array of emotions. But as I’ve gotten older (and friends open up more), it’s both wild and heartbreaking how many couples
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The best way to be interesting online: Do interesting things offline.
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"Entrepreneurship is a trauma response." - Kelly L. Campbell
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Founders who avoid tough conversations end up paying the price twice—once in performance, and again in culture.
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"Most "communities" are just recurring events with good marketing. Real community happens when people stop asking "Who will I meet?" and start asking "Who will I see again?"
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The quality of our lives is primarily determined by the people we spend our time with and the conversations we have. These two things are the fundamental elements that have an impact on who we are and where we go with our lives.
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The deepest way to make someone feel seen is to prove you were listening long after the conversation ended.
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A generation glued to our screens, I often wonder: Are our friendships now merely a form of distraction?
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A friend doesn’t tell you to look on the bright side. They reassure you that they’re on your side: You’ve got this, I believe in you. And if everything goes wrong, I will be there with you.
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For much of life, we live in between two extremes. Wanting to be seen, and being afraid we will be found out.
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Don’t shrink yourself to fit a peer group you’ve outgrown.
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On your journey to becoming great, don’t forget to be good.
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The value of a community is in who’s not allowed to join
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As some of you are aware, on March 9th, I experienced a heart/health scare. Ever since, I've been fielding a tremendous amount of texts, audio notes, and videos from friends checking in. ⠀ What exactly is going on? We aren't exactly clear.⠀⠀ ⠀ The Canadian healthcare
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Last Sunday, March 9th, I lay in bed, wondering if the paramedics would reach me in time.⠀ My last blood pressure reading caused the entire screen to flash a bright red. All this time, I thought it was just a grayscale screen.⠀ Minutes earlier, I asked my wife to call
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