The Ampersand - Unplugged

The Ampersand - Unplugged is a podcast that explores issues of the day that impact our community, affect businesses large and small and explores issues that impact human capital and, more broadly, the human condition. As with our monthly Ampersand blog post, which is fast approach 170 editions over the past 15 years, the podcast promises to be thoughtful, provocative, informative and above all, authentic.

The Ampersand - Unplugged is a business podcast hosted by Amrop Rosin, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Amrop Rosin hosts The Ampersand - Unplugged, a business show with 61 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Breaking Up to Break Through - The Ampersand May 2025

  Sep 16, 202627 minS5

  Send us Fan Mail The Ampersand Unplugged brings you an audio version of our May 2025 edition of The Ampersand , read aloud by the author. In this edition, Adam shares the story behind a significant chapter in the firm's history: why, after a well-intentioned but ultimately misaligned partnership, the Calgary team chose to walk away, and why joining forces with Amrop Rosin felt less like a new beginning and more like a long-overdue one. From a rain-soaked limousine farewell at Korn/Ferry to a partnership nearly two decades in the making, he makes the case that the right fit is worth waiting for, and that culture eats strategy for breakfast but substance eats scale for supper. You can find the full written blog on our website here . Want to stay connected with us? Follow us on our LinkedIn !

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  Episode #12

  My Fellow Humans... - The Ampersand September 2026

  Sep 1, 202621 minS5

  Send us Fan Mail The Ampersand Unplugged brings you an audio version of our September 2026 edition of The Ampersand , read aloud by the author. In this edition, Adam returns from a summer hiatus with a new tagline— Human. Thought. Leadership. —and a question worth sitting with: in an age of artificial intelligence, what should we never delegate? He makes the case that AI is a tool worth embracing, but that the parts of our work that express who we are—the conversations, the mentorship, the stories only we can tell—are precisely the parts worth protecting. And yes, he's aware of the irony of making that argument in an edition AI may have helped improve. You can find the full written blog on our website here . Want to stay connected with us? Follow us on our LinkedIn !

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  Episode #11

  Wash Shacks & Hood Fans - The Ampersand June 2025

  Aug 25, 202617 minS5

  Send us Fan Mail The Ampersand Unplugged brings you an audio version of our June 2025 edition of The Ampersand, read aloud by the author. In this edition, Adam sets aside the heavy lifting of recent months for something lighter—a reflection on nearly five years of chairing the Love, Camp capital campaign for Camp Chief Hector, and what a room full of donors, a renovated kitchen, and his own daughter taught him about purpose. From wash shacks to wilderness canoe trips, he makes the case that sometimes the most meaningful work isn't what you're paid to do—and that if you want to feel better about the world, the best antidote is to go help make it better. You can find the full written blog on our website here . Want to stay connected with us? Follow us on our LinkedIn !

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  Episode #10

  Open Doors - The Ampersand September 2025

  Jul 20, 202620 minS5

  Send us Fan Mail The Ampersand Unplugged brings you an audio version of our September 2025 edition of The Ampersand, read aloud by the author. In this edition, Adam writes from somewhere above Greenland, returning from a father-son-and-brother golf trip through Scotland, and reflects on two developments that bookended an already eventful year: the departure of a long-time team member, and the arrival of a new one. From the right way to say goodbye to what a lawyer-turned-cop brings to executive search, he makes the case that how you treat people on the way out—and the way in—is where culture actually lives. You can find the full written blog on our website here . Want to stay connected with us? Follow us on our LinkedIn !

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  An Inheritance not to Squander - The Ampersand June 2026

  Jun 1, 202620 min

  Send us Fan Mail The Ampersand Unplugged brings you an audio version of our June 2026 edition of The Ampersand, read aloud by the author. In this edition, Adam reflects on the recent passing of his father, Dan Pekarsky—a legendary Edmonton lawyer and the man who, without either of them fully realizing it, shaped the foundational principles behind everything Adam has built. From dinner table aphorisms to tough love critiques of this very newsletter, he makes the case that reputation isn't soft stuff, rather, it's the infrastructure upon which lasting success is built. And that sometimes the most valuable things we inherit can't be measured on a balance sheet. You can find the full written blog on our website here . Want to stay connected with us? Follow us on our LinkedIn !

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