Beyond Growth Playbook | Global Trade, CPG & Growth Strategy

Insights, strategies, and playbooks from Govind, a Canada-based strategist and founder of MightyIQ Inc., focused on CPG innovation, global expansion, media strategy, and digital transformation.

RareEarths

Dragon & The Beaver - Bridge To The Future

A geopolitical look at the rare earth ecosystem through the Dragon, Elephant, Jaguar, Kangaroo, and the Beaver. China owns the scale — but can Canada, with its innovation advantage, build a credible pathway to the future?

a day ago • 7 min read

artificial intelligence

The Paper Plane Paradox

AI is moving at unmatched speed — agents, copilots, infra, models. But beneath the momentum lies a financial foundation stretched far beyond reality. This is the paradox at the heart of today’s AI boom.

7 days ago • 5 min read

From Canada With Love

Canada has the quality and trust the world wants. What we need now is global ambition. This piece explores how Canadian CPG brands can scale faster by thinking beyond borders from day one.

9 days ago • 4 min read

Going Global Playbook

Canada has the resources, trust, and agricultural strength to build global CPG winners — yet most brands remain local. This playbook explores how Canada can scale beyond its borders using strategy, narrative, and innovation.

10 days ago • 5 min read

Pursuit of Happyness 2.0

Happiness isn’t a destination — it’s a practice. This piece explores how adversity, purpose, and antifragility shape a meaningful life and redefine the pursuit of happyness.

12 days ago • 4 min read

Riding Paper Planes on the Silicon Route

2025 revealed a new reality: AI didn’t just influence markets — it became their core engine. A year defined by extreme concentration, massive infrastructure spending, and fragile momentum on the Silicon Route.

13 days ago • 4 min read

Ripples in the AI Supercycle – A Reinvention Built on Strength

Nokia didn’t fade after smartphones—it rebuilt itself. By doubling down on telecom infrastructure and partnering with Nvidia, it is becoming a backbone of the AI era. A reinvention powered by trust, not hype.

14 days ago • 4 min read

Voice Synthesis – A Revolution in the Making

AI voice synthesis is emerging as the world’s next universal language. The market is set to grow from $31.5M in 2024 to $397M by 2032, driven by emotion-aware models, sub-500 ms dubbing, low-resource languages, and trust-first innovation.

16 days ago • 5 min read

Ads vs Agents - Who Owns The User?

Amazon’s challenge to Perplexity’s AI agent, Comet, marks a turning point in digital commerce. As ads lose dominance to intelligent agents, the real question emerges: who truly owns the user — the platform, or the algorithm acting on their behalf?

17 days ago • 4 min read

artificial intelligence

Elephants, Algorithms & Money

Global AI investments are surging past $1.4 trillion, reshaping how technology, law, and trust intersect. This story explores the balance between innovation and governance — and why seeing the whole picture matters in the race to build intelligence.

19 days ago • 4 min read