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Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
63 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
96 episodes
since Dec. 13, 2022
episodic
explicit content

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My friend and mentor, Alastair Smart, is someone who truly embodies what it means to live a full and happy life.  Born and raised in England, he began his career as a police officer before following a path that eventually brought him to Canada. Along the way, he embraced a wide range of experiences…

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Amber Nicole Hayes is an entrepreneur and author of The Obedient Daughter — a powerful memoir about breaking silence, confronting trauma, and reclaiming your voice. After leaving the corporate world to build her own design business, Amber’s greatest transformation happened internally. At 37, after …
Meet Mike Hanson, a devoted husband, father of four, and endurance athlete with a mission.  Happily married and raising a young family, Mike’s life changed in 2012 when his twin boys were diagnosed with autism. Confronted with the challenges of accessing resources, Mike turned his determination int…
Meet Lisa Clemens, Owner of Kootenay Yoga School, with operations in Canada, California and Mexico. Lisa is originally from Christina Lake BC - currently residing between Joshua Tree California and Isla Mujeres Mexico.  Through her company, Lisa offers Yoga Teacher Training to aspiring teachers and…
Meet Derek Hovinga, Founder of The Inbound Lab - helping founders and startups grow their companies. Derek's career spans a number of industries - construction, radio, television and film.  With all of the skills he’s acquired in these industries - and a knack of storytelling - he's now e…
Meet Brian Thiessen, practicing labour lawyer and candidate to be Calgary’s next mayor. Brian has witnessed firsthand the boom-and-bust cycles that have shaped Calgary’s economy, and worked with clean energy, agribusiness, tech and energy businesses, as they have grown and diversified the Calgary e…
Meet James MacDonald, Founder and President of the WoodridgeMTB Trail Support Foundation. WoodridgeMTB Trail Support Foundation is a registered Non-profit society in Alberta that supports Alberta Mountain Biking associations  and builds positive awareness towards the importance of Mental Health and…
Meet Alyssa Kerbel, successful entrepreneur, mentor and community builder. Alyssa is a passionate, soul-led, entrepreneur who, over the past 20+ years, has started, grown, sold and exited two companies (Alyssa Agency, a wholesale fashion agency and mini mioche, a children’s apparel and lifestyle br…
Meet Quan Ly, Founder of Evil Corporation Brewing. By day, Quan Ly is a Chartered Professional Accountant and founder of McRally, a boutique fractional CFO services firm helping small businesses across Canada. By night, he’s the co-owner of Evil Corporation Brewing, a playful yet passionate brand d…
I first met Rebekah in 2023 after her first amateur boxing match.  We discussed her amazing journey from being bedridden and almost having her leg amputated to competing as a boxer That first boxing match was supposed to be a one-and-done - just ask her daughter!  But Rebekah called me recently to …
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