In this episode of The People Playbook, Jason Taylor sits down with veteran entrepreneur, leadership coach, and President of Landscape Ontario, Ed Hansen. From humble beginnings cutting neighbors’ lawns to leading a multimillion-dollar business and coaching CEOs across the country, Ed shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, resilience, and empowering people.

You’ll hear stories about breaking the “right” rules, learning from failure, and why the best leaders sometimes lead from behind. Ed also dives into building a strong team culture, embracing innovation without losing tradition, and creating a work-life rhythm that lasts.

Whether you’re a seasoned CEO or an entrepreneur just starting out, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership - and inspire you to lead with care, curiosity, and courage.

In this episode of The People Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with Neil Nicholson, CEO of Powerhouse Controls, to talk about leading through trust, building teams that thrive under pressure, and creating a culture that scales with growth. With nearly three decades at Powerhouse and a career that took him from employee #5 to CEO of a global automation leader, Neil shares hard-earned lessons on transparency, succession planning, leadership empathy, and what it really takes to empower people to lead.

Whether you're a CEO, manager, or aspiring leader, this episode is packed with practical insights on how to build teams that run with integrity - even when you're not in the room.

What does it take to invent not just a product, but an entirely new category?

In this episode of The People’s Playbook, Jason sits down with Carmelo Marsala, Founder and CEO of Spray-Net - a home-improvement franchise that’s flipping the script on traditional painting. From student painter to quadruple patent holder, Carmelo shares how a scratched front door sparked a revolutionary idea, how he scaled his startup into a 120+ territory franchise, and why marketing, mindset, and just starting matter more than perfection.

Whether you're a founder, franchisee, or future innovator, Carmelo’s story will challenge how you think about execution, growth, and leadership in today’s competitive landscape.