A Grow Nation Event · Hosted by Navjot

Leave Your 9-to-5

Walk in without a business idea. Walk out with yours - pulled out of the skills you already have - and a plan to start executing this month.

Two cities · September 2026 Full day · In person 50 seats per city $99 · HST included

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Net proceeds after venue and food go to the NICU at Waterloo Regional Health Network — formerly Grand River Hospital.

Upcoming events

Same full day, same promise, two cities. Book the city you'll be in - each ticket is for that event only.

Ontario

Greater Toronto Area

Saturday, September 12

Full day, 9am–5pm · Lunch included
Prima Spaces
320 Matheson Blvd W, Mississauga
50 seats · On-site parking available

All 50 seats are taken.

If a seat frees up, the waitlist hears first.

This ticket is for the Ontario event only.

Alberta

Calgary

Saturday, September 19

Full day, 9am–5pm · Lunch included
Calgary
Venue in final stages — location emailed closer to the date
50 seats

Seats

This ticket is for the Alberta event only.

One day. One room.
You leave with your idea.

Most people do not stay stuck in their 9-to-5 because they are lazy. They stay stuck because they believe they do not have an idea. Here is the truth I have seen over and over: the idea is already in you - in your skills, your work experience, the problems you already know how to solve. It just has not been teased out yet.

That is what this day is for. Not motivation. Not theory. A full day of structured work where I help you find the business that is already yours - and leave with the first steps written down.

You walk in with

A job you're tired of. Skills you underestimate. No idea - or ten half-ideas you can't choose between.

You walk out with

One idea that fits YOUR skills and story. A simple execution plan. And the exact first steps to take this month.

How the day runs

Morning

The Skills Audit We dig into what you already know, do, and get asked for help with. Your idea hides here.

Midday

Teasing Out the Idea Structured exercises, working in pairs and with the room, until each person lands on the one idea that fits.

Afternoon

The First-Dollar Plan How to validate it fast, without quitting your job or spending money you don't have.

End of day

Your Next 30 Days You leave with your execution steps written down - and you'll hear what Grow Nation is, in five minutes, if you want to keep going with a room around you.

Who this day is for

This is for you if

You're tired of your 9-to-5 and want a way out that isn't a lottery ticket
You can feel AI changing your industry - and you'd rather be in the driver's seat than wait for the memo
You don't have a business idea - or can't pick between several
You want a side hustle first, not a risky leap
You'll actually do the work in the room

This is not for you if

You already run a growing business (you need scaling, not starting)
You want passive income without effort
You're looking for a place to sit and listen - this day is work

Why the money goes
where it goes

My son, Arian, was born at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener - now called the Waterloo Regional Health Network. The NICU team there is the reason some of the hardest days of our life were also held by the kindest hands we have ever met.

So this event is not a revenue stream. Every dollar left after the venue and the food is donated through the WRHN Foundation to the NICU at WRHN @ Midtown - the hospital formerly known as Grand River. After each event, we publish exactly what was donated. You come to change your own story - and your seat helps a family in the hardest week of theirs.

You build your future. We give some back to where ours began.

Questions

What if I already have an idea?

Then the day sharpens it. You'll pressure-test it in the morning, and spend the afternoon on the validation plan most people skip - which is exactly where most ideas quietly die.

Do I need to be technical, or have money to invest?

No and no. The whole day is built around starting with the skills you already have and validating without spending. If your idea needs money later, you'll know exactly how much and for what.

What if I can't make this date?

There are two September dates - Ontario on the 12th and Calgary on the 19th - with 50 seats each. Future events are announced in the Grow Nation Newsletter, which goes out every Sunday. Join the newsletter and you'll hear about the next one first.