War Stories

Tight spots, open wounds, scar tissue. Entrepreneurs, like military leaders, know that you often have to lose a lot of battles on the way to winning a war. So why do we always end up ...more

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About the Show

Tight spots, open wounds, scar tissue.


Entrepreneurs, like military leaders, know that you often have to lose a lot of battles on the way to winning a war. So why do we always end up talking about the goals, the accomplishments, the victories, rather than the scary stuff? What about the traumas that stay with you long after you’ve left the calamity of the daily business battlefield?


Join us for ‘War Stories’, where business founders, co-founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders who have learned that what makes us successful comes more often from our hardships than our victories, and that these are the stories that are actually worth sharing.

Meet our Hosts

Kris Hans

Kris Hans

Kris Hans is the Co-Founder and Strategist at Market Grade, an interdisciplinary consultancy focused on marketing, design, innovation, and strategy. Kris teaches a wide range of courses at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University. He also served as the first-ever Entrepreneur in Residence at W21C in the O’Brien Institute of Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Kris continues to work with students and start-up ventures to help grow their businesses and diversify the Alberta economy.