Changemakers

Recently, Joel co-founded Kosan, a travel clothing company. The company launched one of the most successful Kickstarter apparel products of all time - reaching over $1M in sales in 30 days. He appeared on CBC's hit show Dragon's Den, was one of the inaugural BCBusiness 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs and is also an author and award-winning documentary filmmaker. As a former world-class runner, Joel represented Canada at the World Youth Championships. He competed at the NCAA 1 level and has coached runners individually and operated intensive boot camps. Due to an Achilles injury, Joel is no longer a serious long-distance runner; however, he maintains a vigorous daily exercise regimen, which he shares on Instagram and his blog. In his book, "Getting Naked," Joel shares the valuable lessons learned in his first startup - Naked. He discusses the good and the bad of entrepreneurship, as well as invaluable steps to start your first business. During this interview, Joel talks about his childhood, starting Naked, some of t