Emotional Connections Create Cultures with Jay Rosales

In this episode, Jay Rosales shares his passions for blogging, fantasy sports, telling jokes and statistics. He details how, over time, he was able to combine his passions for sports, especially basketball, within the city he loves. Whether he is writing, podcasting or in the media, Jay's goal is to create an emotional connection with the listener. As such, Jay shares what worked for him within his communications and marketing career; that is, to make it memorable and to build relationships with others. To Jay, its never too late to find your passions and its important to balance work and life. In this way, Jay can take a "task" or a "job" and turn it into an engaged culture.

Jay Rosales is a Senior Manager in Digital Marketing at Scotiabank. He's been with the bank for over 9 years and is currently managing a team of 5 Developers. Jay is a 3-time recipient of Scotia's Best of the Best award, which recognizes the bank's top performers during the fiscal year. In his spare time, Jay spends has a side hustle as a Writer and Podcaster for Raptors HQ, a Toronto Raptors blog. As a credentialed media member, he can often be found at Scotiabank Arena covering a Raptors game. Jay has been married to his high school sweetheart, Rina, for over 17 years. They have two daughters - Summer (14) and Ella (11) - and a dog, Mochi, all of whom make him feel young and old at the same time!