The Dream, The Room, and What Comes Next
I got here. Now what?
When I was younger, I wanted to be in the business world… but not in the “American Dream” kind of way.
I never wanted the 9-to-5, the grey cubicle, the gold watch after 40 years.
I didn’t dream about climbing the corporate ladder.
I dreamed about building it myself.
I wanted to be my own boss.
I wanted to do big things.
I wanted freedom, creativity, ownership and the kind of life where you could create something from nothing and call it yours.
And somehow I am now doing that. Well… trying to at least.
I started my own company. I joined the world I once dreamed of.
I’ve been in the rooms, at the events, talking to the people I once admired from afar.
But lately I’ve been asking a question I didn’t see coming:
Now what?
Because the business world I chased for so long… it feels like it’s missing things.
It’s panels full of buzzwords.
It’s events where everyone’s “crushing it.”
It’s suits and smiles and smiles and suits.
It’s polished but not personal.
Predictable but not real.
I kept showing up and thinking, this can’t be it.
Where’s the substance? Where’s the soul?
So I started building PORCH in my final year of school.
Not a “platform.” Not a “community-driven ecosystem.”
Not some fake space that is really a lead-gen to other services or some WhatsApp group that is just hundreds of people promoting sh*t.
Just a space where people can show up as they are.
We don’t do velvet ropes or VIP lanyards.
We do real conversations. Shared meals. Laughter. Struggle.
Entrepreneurs from around the world (many of whom are still finding their footing in Canada) coming together to figure it out together.
No hierarchy. No pressure to perform. Just people helping people.
It’s the kind of room I always wanted to be in.
And honestly? It feels like the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done.
So… What Comes Next?
That’s still the question.
Because achieving a dream doesn’t mean you stop dreaming.
I don’t have it all figured out.
But here’s what I know so far:
You can chase success and still feel empty. What you’re running toward matters more than how fast you get there.
The goal isn’t just to get in the room. It’s to change the room. And if it can’t be changed? Build your own.
Success is quieter than you expect. And more personal than any title can explain.
I still want to do big things.
But maybe now, big looks a little different.
If you’re chasing something too…
Maybe you grew up with the same kind of fire.
Maybe you’re building something and still wondering if it’s enough.
Maybe you’ve sat in the same networking rooms and felt the exact same emptiness.
If so, this is for you.
Here is where I write about all of that – the ambition, the burnout, the doubt, the small wins, the occasional existential spiral, and the stubborn hope that it all leads somewhere meaningful.
To be completely honest, I write this for myself. But if you connect with it as well then thank you for reading and I’d love to have you stick around.
Let’s build something better. Together.