Michael Sparling

Toronto, Canada Area Canada

Innovator | Executive | Entrepreneur | Academic

Apparel / Fashion

I lead teams and develop solutions that make the impossible possible. I have worked in a number of industries, roles and countries, and have come to realize I'm an advocate for the change power of people, big ideas, data, analytics and algorithms. I believe in disruptive innovation - I've been part of it several times in my career - and in the creative energy of capable teams. Together great people can invent a solution to any problem, but an innovative solution in the hands of mediocrity will never realize its full potential. I've created companies, led in times of growth and contraction, raised venture capital, invented and above all built teams that solved complex and often ugly prob...