{"id":5938,"date":"2020-04-21T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/canadian-innovation-in-crisis\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T22:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T22:01:00","slug":"canadian-innovation-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"rbc_tl","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/disruptors\/canadian-innovation-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Innovation in Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/50f80108-9848-4263-a4b5-fd422343bedc?dark=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/WqJxzQiQ?sid=article_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/4Os8MeK3?sid=article_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/QVwVVwQ1?sid=article_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/Gdvm1L5x?sid=article_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simplecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike is a serial entrepreneur, and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/league.com\/ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">League<\/a>, a Toronto startup focused on providing a digital alternative to traditional health insurance. 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