This past weekend marked one year since our country – and the world – mourned the tragedy that was the Humboldt Broncos. We all watched, as there was a collective movement from shock, to grief, to action, resulting in a record $15.2M raised for the victims of the Humboldt accident. Since April 6th, 2018 a lot has changed. As survivor Kaleb Dhalgren so eloquently shared: “You guys should be proud of the impact you have on our world, including new bus laws, semi laws, health no

Sports has been one of the greatest teachers in my life. Many of the skills and habits that I have developed and appreciate today, have come from the sports I have played throughout my life. As I have progressed through high school and university, I have become aware of an increase in the drop out rate of young athletes before the age of 13. This is troubling to me, as I have experienced first hand, the wonderful things that sports can do for your life. The focus for many par

Dear students, I often find myself having similar conversations with you over and over again this time of year. With the urgency of graduation, internships and new jobs upon you, there is this universal fear and panic that starts to set in. Most of us have been there – the pressure to have it all figured out, while being confident, cool and calm. I always seem to come back to the same five pieces of advice that I’d go back and tell myself ten years ago. 1. Don’t just network

Today is #BellLetsTalk day – a day for really open and honest conversations around mental health and a day that is near and dear to us here at relate. Heading into its eighth year, this campaign has so brilliantly started a much needed and important conversation about mental health amongst Canadians, so we thought we’d talk about athletes and mental health. In our work with athletes, sports federations and universities, we have come to realize how important it is to have a co

Part one of a series on the role of crowdfunding in fund development. When people talk about sport, philanthropy isn’t top of mind. Neither is crowdfunding. Sport funding is changing and government support is becoming harder to come by, but the money is out there - you just need to find it. One of the best – and most effective – tools is crowdfunding. When you think about it, a crowdfunding campaign is similar to sport - it’s time sensitive, there’s a very clear goal and it’s

5 Things We Learned in Our First Year as Entrepreneurs In what seems to be our new normal – here we are celebrating our one-year anniversary four months late. Better late than never we say, especially when it comes to celebrating our surviving this past year (and four months). Nothing could have prepared us for life as entrepreneurs. Being both one of the scariest and exciting things we have ever done, starting our own business and jumping right in was one of the best decisio

[ the cost of rio ] Throughout the first week of the Olympic Games, you’ve likely heard that our Canadian athletes are in debt - huge debt. And as a nation, we should be concerned. According to Global News, our federally-funded athletes are in debt to the tune of $27.5 million, and the government’s support isn’t growing. Athletes themselves (and their parents) are picking up the tab to fund their careers, and we may be missing out on some of our finest athletes because of it.