Supplemental product to support product W34857.

Fresh Prep was a Canadian start-up in the meal kit industry. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, its three young founders, entrepreneurs Becky Brauer, Husein Rahemtulla, and Dhruv Sood, had tremendous success growing their business to CA$38 million a year in annual sales in just five years. To cap this success, they just closed a $16.7 million funding round with a private equity firm. The critical question they faced was, What should they do with .....more

Teaching note for product W45781.

David Granite is a young curler coming off his greatest success and is trying to figure out if and how he can leverage it. He reaches out to, and solicits advice from Brad Gushue, Canada’s all-time most successful curler—a six-time national champion and Olympic gold medallist. In this case we explore the world of curling as both a sport and a business, through the experienced eyes of Gushue, and Granite’s decision of whether to commit to a career .....more

Teaching note for product W44371.

A small apparel manufacturer was given an ultimatum by its largest customer, Walmart Inc., to become more sustainable or else lose its business. The firm had to make both macro strategic decisions about its business, and micro operational decisions about how it would implement the massive process innovations required to accede to Walmart’s demands.

Teaching note for product W41303.

Susan DeLuca, the chief executive officer of Eurostar Pictures (Eurostar), was under pressure from her board to define a new direct-to-consumer strategy for the company’s video properties. Complicating this decision was the uncertain state of the streaming video on demand (SVOD) industry in 2023. DeLuca charged her team to consider two questions: (1) What was the future of the video streaming business, including new services (potentially spearheaded .....more

Teaching note for products W34857 and W46000.

In February 2022, an indigenous studies professor was considering applying for a position on Roche Canada’s Soaring with Roche program’s advisory Board. The program was looking for an individual to represent Canada’s indigenous population, as it pursued an open innovation strategy within Canada. In considering her decision, the professor examines the pharmaceutical industry as whole (and within Canada), the pros and cons of open innovation, and the .....more