In Episode 3 of The Opportunity Index, I sit down as a student with Marcus Wong of the NATO Association of Canada to discuss the future of Canadian defence and Arctic sovereignty. We get into Canada’s military readiness, the F-35 debate , Arctic infrastructure, and what growing competition in the North could mean for Canada’s place in NATO and the world. The Opportunity Index is a long-form interview series exploring the people, ideas, and decisions shaping politics, business, and global affairs.

The Opportunity Index is a conversation series exploring how today’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers are shaping the future of business, policy, and global society, with current student, host, and founder, Sohrab Adnani. Through candid conversations, we examine emerging economic trends, geopolitical developments, and the evolving definition of success for the next generation. This introduction outlines the vision behind the series: to better understand how opportunity is created, who has access to it, and how young people can position themselves to contribute meaningfully amidst an increasingly complex, and artificial world.

In this episode of Opportunity Index, I sit down with Ryan Wang, Harvard Class of 2030 and BBC Young Musician of the Year 2024, to explore what elite performance actually demands. We talk about discipline at the highest level, competing on international stages, managing pressure as a young artist, and what it takes to master something before most people even begin. Ryan shares insights on preparation, focus, and the mindset behind sustained excellence, lessons that extend FAR beyond music into leadership, academics, and life. This conversation is about more than talent. It’s about the systems, sacrifices, and standards that shape world-class achievement, and really what ambitious students can learn from it.

In our first episode of Opportunity Index, I sit down with James Knight, founder of Next Gen Political Strategies and a Boston College Carroll School of Management student, to explore how politics, economics, and leadership actually work behind the scenes. We talk about modern political strategy, branding and attention in today’s media landscape, youth engagement, and what it takes to build something real early on. This conversation is designed to give students a clearer look at how decisions are made inside campaigns and institutions, and how young people can start building skills that matter.