So we focused in. On strategy, on content, on making things relatable and human. On being the team that really gets this industry and knows how to speak its language.
Today, Big Red Oak is built to serve the clean energy and nuclear sectors in Canada. We’re not just here to make nice videos, websites, or polished presentation decks (even though we do all of that). We’re here to help our clients move the needle, to build understanding, drive action, and inspire advocacy.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🎪💃
My guilty pleasure
Hallmark Christmas movies and all things Halloween
My pet peeve
People who don’t do what they say they will do
My completely useless talent
I can turn every life situation into a fully structured process with associated checklist – even when no one asked for it.
My superpower
I am great at taking chaos or confusion and turning it into a direction (complete with 10-step process and checklist for accomplishment).
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🍆 👹……ALISTAIR!!!! 🥾🍒
Really, it would of course be 🏕️
My guilty pleasure
Smoking a big fat Churchill cigar
My pet peeve
People who lack self awareness or lie to themselves
My completely useless talent
I can talk to myself for hours, narrating aloud my daily and mundane activities, much to the dismay, and in fact irritation, of my family.
My superpower
I am a forest ninja.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🎸
My guilty pleasure
Eating too much ice cream
My pet peeve
Slow walkers/drivers
My completely useless talent
Naming every Formula One World Champion
My superpower
Being able to go into a room and strike up a conversation with anyone
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🥳
My guilty pleasure
Watching trashy TV shows like Love Is Blind
My pet peeve
People who lie to save their own skin
My completely useless talent
I can juggle 3 balls.
My superpower
My ability to make good friends quickly
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🧩
My guilty pleasure
Watching the same movie over and over
My pet peeve
People who are fake and shallow
My completely useless talent
Being able to do keepy ups with a golf club + golf ball
My superpower
I can learn anything and quickly: I just have to overcome the fear and anxiety of trying something new for the first time.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😒
My guilty pleasure
Watching cringey, mind-numbing reality TV shows like Selling Sunset
My pet peeve
Narcissists and self-absorbed people. Also people in a car turning the music so high up you can’t hear each other speak.
My completely useless talent
Singing but not being able to sing in public. And no, don’t even think about asking me to sing in our next team meeting, guys!
My superpower
Identifying problems and giving helpful solutions/advice. Also eating, is that a superpower?
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😜
My guilty pleasure
Eating popcorn instead of dinner
My pet peeve
People who put an apostrophe in the possessive form of its
My completely useless talent
Whistling with 4 fingers (never mastered the 2-finger version)
My superpower
Looking beyond the facts to find the hook for the story
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😴
My guilty pleasure
Doomscrolling Instagram until I fall asleep
My pet peeve
Slow walkers = my villain origin story
My completely useless talent
Remembering the most useless, pointless, irrelevant memory at the most random times and narrating it like I’m in a class presentation
My superpower
I stay level-headed even when my brain is doing backflips.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😬
My guilty pleasure
SciFi and fantasy novels
My pet peeve
“Wreckless” drivers
My completely useless talent
I’m very good at making puns.
My superpower
I have an almost photographic memory for facts, except for birthdays and phone numbers.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😏
My guilty pleasure
Watching comfort shows I’ve seen 17 times instead of starting something new
My pet peeve
Fake and superficial people: If you’re going to be phony, just disappear from my vicinity
My completely useless talent
I can overthink in 4D and I can roast myself better than anyone ever could.
My superpower
Effortless detachment: I can close emotional tabs faster than Chrome on low battery.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🙃
My guilty pleasure
Late night snacks that require too many dishes
My pet peeve
Arrogance
My completely useless talent
Putting on epic car concerts – singing, drumming, guitar solos … everything but lasers and pyrotechnics
My superpower
An abundance of curiousity for an abundance of topics
If I were an emoji, I’d be
😜
My guilty pleasure
Ordering takeout while planning a perfectly healthy week ahead
My pet peeve
People who like to delay things for no reason
My completely useless talent
Overthinking situations that didn’t even happen … and probably never will
My superpower
Master-level planning: If it needs organizing, scheduling, or structuring — I’ve already done it.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🤪
My guilty pleasure
Sometimes watching really bad reality shows
My pet peeve
People who are rude to the service workers … hate the entitlement
My completely useless talent
Planning deliberate menus for my imaginative dinner parties
My superpower
I am a really good scratcher. I can do surface research on any topic in 10 minutes, love learning random things!
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🤦🏼♀️
My guilty pleasure
Dark romance books … I get lost, the darker the tension, the better
My pet peeve
WTH is “Smile” … LOL was invented for a reason
My completely useless talent
Creating scenarios in my head like it’s a Netflix show
My superpower
Giving the best advice: Come to me with panic, and we can turn it into productivity.
If I were an emoji, I’d be
🦁
My guilty pleasure
Devouring food + watching weird (all sorts of) Cat Content
My pet peeve
Fake people, I cannot be around them
My completely useless talent
I can Moonwalk… That’s how I moonwalk out of tough situations literally.
My superpower
Looking at a product/service and coming up with the entire creative direction and marketing strategy quickly.
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