Webinar: Tariff Crisis Playbook
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As Symplicity Designs states:
It’s an important warning shot. No business can allow themselves to go back to status quo.
To support them, the team at Symplicity Designs are mobilizing in service of the business community.
They have a playbook that helped 1,800 businesses navigate the uncertainty of the global pandemic, providing them with actionable strategies to stabilize, adapt, and thrive during turbulent times. This isn’t about politics—it’s about equipping leaders with the tools they need to navigate uncertain times and make informed decisions.
They’ve dusted off the Chaos Playbook. Updated it.
Supercharged it with AI.
Big companies have always had the advantage of scenario analysis—But AI has leveled the playing field. If you know how to use it.
With this warning shot, it’s time to rethink the business model:
✅ Customer mix – Diversify. De-risk.
✅ Procurement strategy – Secure supply. Strengthen resilience.
✅ Partnerships – Align with those built for volatility.
We’ve moved into wartime mode in every company that relies on the U.S. for customers, procurement, or indirect exposure.
Session Format:
📌 30 minutes of key insights – Practical strategies for leadership, decision-making, and resilience in times of crisis.
📌 30 minutes of interactive Q&A – Addressing real challenges Chamber members are facing.
Matt Symes, CEO & Founding Partner
Symplicity Designs
Matt Symes is a serial entrepreneur, a recovering academic, and a marathoner. As a founding partner of Symplicity Designs, Matt has been the organization's CEO for ten years. Matt has helped over 500 organizations and institutions both scale and recover from some of their darkest moments. He brings a reality check to leadership teams, works with them to confront the brutal facts, and specializes in developing sound strategies to navigate through uncertain times. In addition to Symplicity Designs, Matt also manages a portfolio of companies of which he holds a majority or minority stake, including bio-tec, signage and vehicle wrapping, meal prep and delivery, geospatial building modeling, bookkeeping, online learning, and an experiential retail coffee shop. Matt has a unique ability to bring clarity to chaos, which has earned him the honour of being named Business Leader of the Year (2020) from the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs (2022, 2023) with Atlantic Business Magazine. He sits on the Board at Groupe Savoie and is a Strategic advisor for an 80M IT firm. Matt also goes out of his way to embrace leading-edge environmentally sustainable practices at his companies, no matter how much effort and resources are required. Matt believes in stoicism – that we all have 100 percent control over our mindset. With that frame of mind, it’s possible to do almost anything, and he enjoys solving complex problems.
Date and Time
Friday Feb 21, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM AST
Location
Online - Zoom
Fees/Admission
FREE FOR MEMBERS AND FUTURE MEMBERS
Contact Information
Sandra Thomson, Event Manager
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