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The Journey to a $1.6 Billion Exit | The Wind Mobile Story with Brice Scheschuk
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In this episode of The Profit or Pivot Podcast, host Matan Hazanov interviews Brice Scheschuk, a trailblazing entrepreneur who co-founded Wind Mobile and sold it for $1.6 billion. Bryce takes us behind the scenes of his journey, from his early days in Saskatchewan and the naval reserve to disrupting Canada’s telecom oligopoly with Wind Mobile. He shares heart-pounding moments, like securing a $200M deal with an Egyptian billionaire just days before a critical deadline and navigating a near-bankruptcy crisis that led to a massive exit.
Now a seasoned investor with stakes in 50 venture funds and 130 direct startup investments, Bryce reveals why he’s jaded about the venture capital ecosystem and offers a refreshing perspective with his “Play Your Own Game” philosophy. He also shares practical advice for founders struggling in today’s tough market, focusing on resilience, mental health, and staying laser-focused on product-market fit.
This episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone looking to build a sustainable business in a noisy world.
What You’ll Learn:
- How Bryce hired 1k employees in 1 year to reach a million customers
- Lessons from hyper scaling a company
- The high-stakes drama of raising capital and scaling a telecom giant
- Why Bryce believes the VC model is broken for most Canadian founders
- Actionable strategies for founders to build resilient, customer-focused businesses
- The importance of mentorship and mental health in entrepreneurship
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ABOUT BRICE
Brice is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital (www.globalive.com). He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND Mobile as well as CEO of Globalive Communications. Brice has over thirty years’ experience building and operating companies at Globalive, WIND Mobile, Leitch Technology and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He obtained his CPA, CA designation at PricewaterhouseCoopers and B.Comm (Hon.) Finance from Dalhousie University. Brice served as a Maritime Surface Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve.
Brice serves on numerous boards and advisory committees (public, private, and not-for-profit) and is a frequent speaker on scale-up entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a co-founder of MindFrame Connect (www.mindframeconnect.com), a not-for-profit focused on elevating the craft of mentorship, improving entrepreneurial resiliency and alternative capital paths to venture capital. Brice is a supporter of Build Canada (www.buildcanada.com). His interests include Canada’s innovation and start-up ecosystem, entrepreneurial finance, mentorship excellence, resiliency, financial literacy, political moderation/centrism, military veteran transition, fitness, travel, good food, good books, and great friends.
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