Unicorn Leaders
The Unicorn Leaders podcast takes a deep dive into the world of building a billion-dollar company (a unicorn) in every episode. Join us while we explore the leadership and environments that create unicorn startups straight from those with first-hand experience (startup founders, VPs of talent, and more). The podcast is hosted by Fahd Alhattab, the CEO of Unicorn Labs and a millennial workplace expert who specializes in providing transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. Fahd has been researching what creates high-performing teams over the last five years. Join him as he asks his guests the hard questions to uncover what it means to be a leader in our fast-paced, information-based world.
Podcasting since 2022 • 34 episodes
Unicorn Leaders
Latest Episodes
Hard to Kill: How a 30-Person Ottawa Startup Took On the Defense Giants with Samuel Witherspoon
Samuel Witherspoon was a lawyer who walked away from a safe career to co-found a tech company. The first thing he built? A platform for selling divorces online. He was ashamed to tell people what he did for a living. So he sat in a boardroom wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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Ep. 31- Winning the Fan Battle- Vincent Ircandia on Disrupting Sports Marketing with Data
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Vincent Ircandia, CEO of Stellar Algo, a Canadian startup that’s revolutionizing the sports industry with data-driven fan engagement solutions. Vincent takes us through his journey of building a product that...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Ep. 30 - Pick Your Goliath: Ray Newal on Building Davids That Actually Win
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ray Newal—startup advisor, ex-Microsoft and Yahoo exec, and a founder who moved across the world to build tech that mattered. Ray’s journey spans from selling ads for AltaVista to leading Techstars India, bu...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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44:01
Ep. 29 - Build the Infrastructure, Not the Spotlight: How Zak Lefevre Is Scaling the Future of EV
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO of ChargeLab, to unpack a modern David vs. Goliath story in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries—EV infrastructure.Zak started in 2016 with a drill, a parka, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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51:56
Ep. 28 - Change the Definition of Victory: Ron Tite on Beating Goliaths by Playing a Different Game
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ron Tite—comedian, author, and founder of Church+State—to explore how creative Davids take on industry Goliaths without selling out or burning out.Ron shares how he bootstrapped his agency through sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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