Stewart Leckie - QAEC mMBA

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Director - Military, Defence and Dual Use Technologies at L-SPARK

Canada

Overview

Stewart Leckie is the Director of Military, Defence & Dual-Use Technologies at L-SPARK, where he helps early-stage founders succeed in Canadas defence ecosystem. He is an expert in public sector reform and incentive design. Colleagues describe him as having a sharp mind, genuine curiosity, and a customer-first approach, supported by education from McGill and Queens University.

Stewart is a passionate advocate for systemic change, focusing on neurodiversity and inclusion innovation. He works to foster accessible leadership and create bias-aware policies, challenging outdated structures to embed justice and equity into public and private institutions. His work is driven by a desire to realign systems for fairer outcomes.

He founded Meritless Canada, a civic advocacy platform focused on challenging how merit is mismeasured in public service.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Hard To Convince

ROI Conscious

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Defence Innovation
As a Director at L-SPARK, he actively coaches early-stage founders to help them bring defence and dual-use technologies to market in Canada's security ecosystem.
Public Sector Reform
He focuses on diagnosing and reforming systemic dysfunction in public institutions by redesigning incentive frameworks to achieve fairer and more effective outcomes.
Neurodiversity & Inclusion
A core passion, he advocates for accessible leadership, language equity, and bias-aware policies to build more inclusive and just organizations.

Media Appearances

Stewart has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Director - Military, Defence and Dual Use Technologies at L-SPARK
6-2025
Strategic Advisor at SPHEIRA
8-2022 - 11-2023
Early Investment Manager at BridgeGreen Capital Inc.
1-2022 - 6-2022
Engagement Manager at With You With Me
4-2021
Founder at Meritless Canada

Education

2008 - 2010
Diploma from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
3-2025 - 11-2025
Mini-MBA from McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management

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Insights For Selling To Stewart

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Stewart is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Stewart

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Stewart move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Stewart take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Stewart

Personality Compatibility


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