{"id":5226,"date":"2018-01-09T21:16:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T21:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/introducing-rbcdisruptors-podcast\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T21:16:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T21:16:23","slug":"introducing-rbcdisruptors-podcast","status":"publish","type":"rbc_tl","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/introducing-rbcdisruptors-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: The RBCDisruptors Podcast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The show will bring new insights and conversations with your favourite guests from the Disruptors stage.<\/p>\n<p>Our first guest is <b>Dave Hopkinson<\/b>, COO of Maple Leaf Sports &#038; Entertainment, owners of the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto FC.<\/p>\n<p>I sat down with Dave back in Dec. 2017 after our <a 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