Gimme a Crisis: Lessons from Scotiabank’s Rick Waugh

In this special episode of In the Money with Amber Kanwar, former Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh and best-selling author Howard Green join Amber for an in-depth conversation on leadership, resilience, and risk inspired by Howard’s new book about Rick’s life, Gimme a Crisis. From Argentina’s economic collapse to the 2008 financial crisis, Rick shares the untold stories of how Scotiabank navigated chaos, managed risk, and emerged stronger. He reveals what it was like in the room during global financial turmoil, how Canadian banks stayed stable while Wall Street burned, and why he still sees opportunities in uncertainty.