What changes in a leader when they finally stop hiding part of who they are at work?

In this episode of The Iteration Lab, Jarvis Consulting Group’s Co-Founder & CEO Mike Corbett sits down with Dan Bosman, SVP and Chief Information Officer of TD Securities Technology, for a conversation about a 25-year career built at the centre of global capital markets.

Dan traces the path from a BBC Micro wheeled into a UK classroom, to computer science at Southampton, to trading floors in New York across Merrill Lynch, Citi, Barclays and RBC Capital Markets. He began his graduate programme a week before 9/11, and describes how watching that response shaped everything he now believes about adaptability and resilience.

He also speaks openly about coming out. After years of believing he would lose his job, his friends and his family, one conversation with a senior leader in a New York bar gave him the confidence to start. His mother passed away not long after he came out to her, and that timing is why he now treats visible, inclusive leadership as an obligation rather than a nice-to-have.

The result is a candid conversation about why culture is the real non-negotiable, what early talent needs from leaders in the age of AI, and why a technologist who loves disruption still chooses to iterate.

About the Show

The Iteration Lab explores how leaders are shaped by their history, their heroes, their heartbreaks, and their hopes.

Hosted by Mike Corbett, each episode features candid conversations with business and technology leaders navigating complexity, change, and high-stakes decisions.

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Learn more about Jarvis Consulting Group: https://www.jrvs.ca/
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What separates the founders who keep going from the ones who walk away?

In this episode of The Iteration Lab, Jarvis Consulting Group’s Co-Founder & CEO Mike Corbett sits down with Kris Read, Co-Founder and CTO of Neo Financial, to talk about risk, resilience, and what it actually takes to build a company in Canada’s technology sector.

Kris traces a path from self-described nerdy kid in Winnipeg to roughly fifteen years in the startup world, including a venture that collapsed within months and the day he sat down with every member of his team to tell them the company was finished. He explains why he no longer believes in failing fast, and why persistence has proven more valuable to him than any framework.

The result is a candid conversation about hiring under uncertainty and having the guts to act rather than wait for permission.

About the Show

The Iteration Lab explores how leaders are shaped by their history, their heroes, their heartbreaks, and their hopes.

Hosted by Mike Corbett, each episode features candid conversations with business and technology leaders navigating complexity, change, and high-stakes decisions.

Connect

Learn more about Jarvis Consulting Group: https://www.jrvs.ca/
Watch full episodes and short-form content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jarvisconsultinggroup

What happens when a former ski racing coach who skipped the conventional path ends up leading technology and client experience for a major bank?

In this episode of The Iteration Lab, Jarvis Consulting Group’s Co-Founder & CEO Mike Corbett sits down with John Tarnowski, Chief Client Experience and Technology Officer at ATB Financial, to trace a career built on curiosity, problem solving, and a refusal to follow the script.

John reflects on attending high school part time so he could race skis, coaching athletes for the better part of a decade, taking eight years to finish a part-time degree, and then building a 25 year career in financial services. He explains why he leads with questions rather than answers, how a difficult performance review forced him to reconcile his own definition of fairness, and what turning around a 2,300 person retail banking business taught him about client experience.

The result is a candid conversation about coaching people beyond their own expectations, treating technology as an enabler rather than a disruptor, and staying humble enough to admit you are not the expert in the room.

About the Show

The Iteration Lab explores how leaders are shaped by their history, their heroes, their heartbreaks, and their hopes.

Hosted by Mike Corbett, each episode features candid conversations with business and technology leaders navigating complexity, change, and high-stakes decisions.

Connect

Learn more about Jarvis Consulting Group: https://www.jrvs.ca/
Watch full episodes and short-form content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jarvisconsultinggroup