Born Scrappy
Born Scrappy
Stu Kagan
Earning the Right to Lead with Jonathan & Alex Ross
43 minutes Posted Apr 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Meet Jonathan And Alex
John's Early Lessons
Alex Joins The Yard
Earning Your Place In The Yard
No Pressure Succession
Family Business Dynamics
Hiring And Team Culture
Speed Versus Patience
Recruiting Next Gen Talent
Earning Respect Early
Patience and Operations
Business at Home
Tech and AI Shift
Raising Future Leaders
If Alex Walks Away
Twenty Year Vision
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Jonathan Ross from John Ross & Sons Ltd., and his son Alex Ross, VP of Ops and Sales. Recorded live at ReMA 2026, this is a candid, unfiltered conversation about what it actually takes to bring the next generation through a fifth-generation family business the right way. Jonathan has spent decades building one of Canada's largest and most respected metal recycling operations. A company now in its fifth generation, which put...