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Mar 2020
34m 36s

Focus, Resiliency, and Grit: Three Seeds...

MISSION
About this episode

On the show today is Stuart Lombard, co-founder and CEO of ecobee.

Ecobee is a Canadian home automation company that makes thermostats for residential and commercial use. They are on a mission to create a more sustainable world by simplifying everyday life. 

In this episode, we learn about:

  • Stuart’s background and journey into entrepreneurship
  • How making canoes with his father as a boy inspired his entrepreneurial spirit
  • What it was like to build one of the first internet service providers in Canada (from his dad’s basement!)
  • The future of ecobee and connected homes
  • Plus way more!

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For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily.

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