I build bold ideasinto real-worldopportunities.

I'm Doug Mochrie, a Canadian founder, brand builder, and strategic leader working across networking, connectivity, sustainable infrastructure, media, and economic inclusion.

I bring together people, technology, and commercial opportunity to build what I believe the future will need.

Canada · United States · Mexico

Portrait of Douglas Mochrie, founder and CEO of OHANA

What I'm building

My work sits at the intersection of infrastructure, connectivity, sustainability, technology, and human opportunity.

01My story

My path has never been conventional. That has become one of my greatest advantages.

I have spent more than two decades building companies, brands, partnerships, and new opportunities across industries that rarely sit in the same conversation.

My path began with competitive motorsports, physically demanding work, media production, and brand marketing. It eventually led me into telecommunications, infrastructure, sustainability, financial inclusion, and emerging technology.

That range taught me to look at problems from more than one direction. I understand the creative idea, the commercial reality, the people who must execute it, and the persistence required to keep moving when the path is not obvious.

Today, I lead OHANA, a purpose-driven technology company working to create more accessible, resilient, and responsible systems for people and communities.

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02Experience

Vision matters. Execution makes it real.

20+ Years

Building brands, ventures, partnerships, teams, and commercial opportunities.

≈90%

Share of the Canadian powersports market captured through work connected to Royal Distributing.

≈79%

Average year-over-year growth achieved by Rockstar Energy Drink across a five-year period.

Multiple Ventures

Built across technology, media, connectivity, sustainability, and consumer products.

Selected results from Doug's professional and entrepreneurial experience.

03Recognition
Creative Business CupCanadian National Champion
Toronto StartupsChampion
SnowcrossNational Champion
Holeshot1 MediaFounder and brand storyteller
OHANAFounder and CEO
04Principles

The way I build matters as much as what I build.

01

See what others overlook

The most valuable opportunities are often sitting between industries, technologies, or established ways of thinking.

02

Bring the right people together

Progress accelerates when the right combination of experience, trust, technology, and commercial alignment is in the room.

03

Stay close to the real problem

Innovation should solve something meaningful, not simply make an existing process look more advanced.

04

Keep moving

Difficult ideas require resilience, adaptability, and the willingness to keep building before the outcome is guaranteed.

“Think long term. Build with integrity. Stay close to the real problem. Never confuse difficulty with impossibility.”

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05The journey
  1. Competitive Motorsport

    Competed in snowcross while studying at Sheridan College and became a National Champion.

  2. Holeshot1 Media

    Built a media and storytelling company serving brands in motorsports, action sports, and live events.

  3. Brand Growth

    Led marketing, experiential, and market-building initiatives in highly competitive consumer categories.

  4. Technology & Connectivity

    Moved into telecommunications, infrastructure, digital access, and new technology commercialization.

  5. OHANA

    Founded a purpose-driven company building interconnected ventures across networking, connectivity, infrastructure, and sustainability.

  6. Present

    Working with executives, advisors, technologists, partners, and investors to move ambitious ideas toward real-world adoption.

06Work with me

I'm interested in difficult problems and the people serious about solving them.

I welcome thoughtful conversations with organizations and leaders working in connectivity, networking, infrastructure, sustainability, technology commercialization, brand growth, and economic inclusion.

Let's start with a conversation.

The strongest opportunities often begin with a straightforward exchange between people who see the same possibility.

Email

The direct route for partnerships, advisory work, and serious opportunities.

LinkedIn

Where professional conversations and updates happen.

OHANA

Explore the company and what we are building.

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