Media — Max Picton
Max Picton

Media

Podcasts, panels, and the occasional written insight. If you want to understand how I think, start here.

Podcasts

Recent Appearances

UNREAL · Guy Bouchard

How a nightclub led to building Canada's first automated storage facility

The full career arc — nightclubs, Barefoot Beach Resort, construction, city council, self-storage, and the pivot into Blu Technologies.

Prime People · Justin Konikow

The 90-day model: raw land to revenue without a building permit

How the modular storage model works, what made the original facility possible, and why much of the Canadian market is still misunderstood.

Canada's Entrepreneur

From operator frustration to engineering a lock that lasted 1.2 million cycles

The BluLok origin story, modular storage in Canada, and building technology for an entire industry.

Prime People Live · Justin Konikow

Why the biggest players can't compete in the markets that matter most

A live event deep-dive into the self-storage landscape in Canada, including market analysis and development economics.

Speaking and Panels

Recent Appearances

Canadian Self Storage Association Investor Forum

Panellist — Whistler, 2025. Spoke alongside operators managing billions in assets under management on the future of self-storage investment in Canada.

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