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Kirstine Stewart: Inside the Mind of a Media Visionary
Season 3, Ep. 7
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On Trailblazing Talks, host Kate Campbell sits down with Kirstine Stewart — former Executive Vice President of CBC and former VP of Media at Twitter — for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, media, cultural influence, and the evolving future of storytelling.
From rising through the ranks of Canadian television to helping shape major cultural conversations in both traditional and digital media, Kirstine reflects on authenticity in leadership, women in executive spaces, audience connection, creativity, and the impact media has on how we see ourselves and each other.
The conversation also explores AI, technology, the future of content creation, and why human stories and meaningful connection still matter more than ever.
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