
Hello I’m Brady and does the world ever change quickly
Greetings!
I’m a modern-day explorer, educator, innovator, humanist, and executive. I blend adventure, entrepreneurship, and deep thinking into everything I do. At my core, I’m a master designer of future opportunities—speculating, building, and shaping what’s next. I work at the intersection of AI, aviation, and sustainable innovation, launching ventures from drone-based carbon sequestration to industrial-scale insect protein production. My passion lies in futurism and systems thinking, challenging conventional ideas about work, wealth, and human potential while keeping people at the center of it all.
For over three decades, I’ve been at the leading edge of innovation—starting with the first software to send email to wireless devices in the early ’90s, founding Canada’s first digital advertising agency, and creating innovations in AI, aviation, sustainability and human potential. I’ve been a CEO, CSO, EVP, SVP Professor, Pilot, and Explorer. I’ve had spectacular wins and spectacular failures, traveled to the ends of the earth—above and below—and I still can’t resist moving the ball forward.
Brady
I’ve seen enough, done enough and broken enough to know what works and what does not.
Here is a selection my thoughts, projects and adventures
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Small is the New Big
The article Small is the New Big by Brady Gilchrist challenges the conventional view of small businesses as a monolithic category and argues for a more nuanced understanding of their…
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The Digital Life
What was The Digital Life? In 1999, I was fascinated by how media was evolving. It was clear that everything was starting to break free from its traditional containers—TV,…
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