{"id":1035,"date":"2017-12-14T20:53:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T20:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/tl\/stories-x-factor\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:16:22","slug":"stories-x-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/stories-x-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"our stories &#8211; Do You Have the X Factor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tid=\"tl-fpb-1\"\n\tstyle=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/1512648-Banner-wide-1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=4096);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;min-height:500px\" class=\"tl-featured-post-banner wp-block-rbc-thought-leadership-blocks-featured-post-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__gradient\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"tl-pill tl-pill--banner\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tAI, Technology and Innovation\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/stories-x-factor\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tour stories &#8211; Do You Have the X Factor?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tC100 and RBC present Canadians changing the world.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do you have the X factor?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/evw_dOjWWlE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<h4>our stories<\/h4><p>Videos that showcase Canadian entrepreneurs changing the world. 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