226 Your Excitement Towards Your Business Is Contagious | Emma Stern, Co-Founder of Felix Health
This week, we are chatting with Emma Stern, co-founder and chief operating officer of Felix Health, Canada’s first end-to-end digital healthcare platform—from diagnosis to delivery, we make it easy to get prescription treatments.
Emma is a force and someone to watch, a true visionary and perfect fit for this podcast.
What stood out most to me in our conversation was the line about “If your excitement is contagious, people cannot help but get on board.”
225 How to Find a Career you LOVE | Devon Turcotte
Today I’m chatting with Devon Turcotte, a Certified Career Strategies and the owner and founder of Careerified, a career exploration service.
Devon is doing really important work in our world, which involves helping GenZ to build intentional careers and to support mental health by helping them find their path.
224 Jason Brown | The fear NEVER goes away
I had a conversation with Jason Brown that totally blew my mind, because he thinks outside of the box and challenges his way of being & thinking every single day.
He's always challenging his own beliefs and looking at things from different perspectives. This allows him to come up with new and innovative solutions to problems, including his recent venture of launching dripdrop.gg, the mental fitness app for families.
He's not afraid to take risks, and he's always seeking out new opportunities - something he calls ‘Following The Nudges’. This willingness to try new things has led to his success in a variety of ventures.
223 Lana Pribic | Nobody can change your life but YOU!
Lana Pribic is a certified Professional Life Coach, founder and host of the Modern Psychedelics podcast, and boudoir photographer.
220 How to grow your business using Online to Offline Marketing | Jessica Malach
This week I’m excited to introduce you to Jessica Malach, current VP of Marketing & Insights for Social Nature, which is a discovery platform powered by a half-million natural shoppers.
Jessica is truly the pioneer of this concept of Online-to-offline marketing, so I can think of no greater guest than her to enlighten us on this topic!
In fact, she literally authored the e-book called The Complete Guide to Online-to-Offline (O2O) Marketing for CPG Brands featuring 50 pages of tips from 17 CPG expert contributors!
If you’re a brand that promotes online and sells in stores, this episode is a must listen.
217 Leaving Corporate to Launch a Social Media Agency | Ingrid Deon
Today on the show I am sitting down with Ingrid Deon.
Ingrid is a social media expert and founder of word-craft, a digital agency located in Canada. Her company works with national brands such as Nestle, Kraft Dinner and Manulife Bank, as well as smaller sized companies.
We talk about how she got into social media with no prior experience, how she stays on top of social trends and tips for establishing boundaries with time spent on social media.
216 How To Apply Life Lessons To Business Growth
Growing your business is definitely not easy.
It takes hard work, dedication and most importantly, learning from your mistakes.
Over the years, I’ve learned many life lessons which have helped me grow my business and today I want to share 5 of them with you.
If you are launching or growing an online business, these will be great reminders for you!
215 From Entrepreneur to Author: How to Write Your First Book
Today on the show I am sitting down with Scott MacMillan who is a Toronto-based publisher, entrepreneur, and advisor to start-ups - with a passion for helping entrepreneurs grow their business by extracting, productizing, and publishing their knowledge and expertise.
If you have a dream of writing a book one day (even if that day is far away!) then this is the episode for you.
Scott wrote a book called Entrepreneur to Author: the 5 steps to writing and publishing a nonfiction book that builds authority and grows your business. The book is right in front of me and I have very much enjoyed diving into it and scribbling out notes about my future book.
214 Don’t Settle: How To Find What You’re Truly Passionate About | Amanda Hudson
Today’s guest is Amanda Hudson the Founder and CEO of A Modern Way To Work (an HR Consultancy)
Amanda started a company called A Modern Way To Work as an antidote to traditional HR practices - and because we are ALL about visionary thinking around here, I couldn’t think of a more perfect guest to introduce this topic and her edge on it.
We talk about: why she left the traditional HR professional track in pursuit of her own business, why it’s NOT essential to find your niche right away, contrary to popular belief, the ONE question she asks to everyone on an airplane & more
213 Why Community is SO Important (And How To Find Yours)
A community is essential for a thriving life and a successful business.
Defined as a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals - feeling rooted in community is important in everyday wellbeing and feeling less alone as we navigate life.
In this episode, I'll be sharing Why Community Is Important, How To Find Community Using A Simple 4-Step Exercise, and then I'm sharing a conversation that I had with a Master Community Builder named Floyd Ruskin who co-founded a community called Don't Mess With The Don.
212 How this Young Entrepreneur *Blew Past* $1M in Revenue with her Fitness Apparel Company
In this episode, I'm chatting with Selene Dior, the young entrepreneur who created a million dollar fitness apparel company and she's sharing her secrets of success.
Selene is the founder of Vitae Apparel and she's on a mission to change the world with her athletic clothing line. She started the company at just 18 years old and a few short years later she blew past $1 million in revenue in a single calendar year.
Selene's story is proof that when it comes to entrepreneurship, age doesn't matter if you have ambition and can execute goals.
Jesse Cole | Taking The Biggest Risk of Your Life, Marketing Tips & The Savannah Bananas
Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment, the creator of The Savannah Bananas and the author of Find Your Yellow Tux & Fans First: Change The Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience.
His teams have welcomed more than one million fans to their ballparks and have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, ESPN and in Entrepreneur Magazine, but it wasn’t always sunshine & bananas in Jesse’s world.
Just over 5 years ago he and his wife Emily were sleeping on an air mattress after draining their bank account, about to take the biggest risk of their life. You’ll need to tune in to hear about it!
I first was introduced to Jesse and his epic story through the I Love Marketing Podcast, and I can honestly say that from the moment he started talking I was hooked. He’s a marketing genius!
Jesse’s approach to building a BRAND rather than a business and creating FANS not customers is the type of marketing that I stand behind 110%. He’s not preaching expensive facebook ads or fancy funnels, just an epic product and a memorable experience.
Jesse is about to share SO much wisdom with you all and I can promise you that whether you’re running a baseball team like Jesse or just starting a little home based business - his marketing tips are going to ROCK YOUR WORLD.
If you want to grab a copy of Jesse’s Book, it’s called Find Your Yellow Tux: How to Be Successful by Standing Out.
Jesse ALSO hosts his own podcast, called Business Done Differently.
If you’re ready to Stand Out by thinking different, creating attention and creating fans for life - then this is the episode for you.
Blake Fly | How to Grow a Massive Business with Road Signs, Dog Food & Bike Seats
Today, I’m sitting down with Blake Fleischacker (aka Blake Fly) who is a master of many things, but most notable for his unique ability to connect with anyone.
He might be one of the most inspiring, creative and appreciative individuals I have ever met.
To begin, I want to share how Blake’s work has impacted my life and my business.
-
Because of Blake, I send my friends and family members text messages when I think of them
-
Because of Blake, I am empowered to send messages of gratitude and snail mail just to say “thinking of you”
-
Because of Blake, I have signed new clients
-
Because of Blake, I believe in the power of Scrap Paper, Road Signs & Cereal Boxes.
I know, you’re totally lost and have no clue what I mean - but by tuning into this episode and learning from Blake on the power of Unexpected Appreciation, Gratitude & Creative Connection - you’re going to have a whole new appreciation for how SIMPLE marketing and business growth can be.
Julia Rose | How to PUBLISH your work & put yourself out there
Julia Rose helps soon-to-be-writers (like you) go from terrified to confident by PUBLISHING your writing. I sat down with her to hear about: the impact that publishing her work on Medium.com had, simple method for choosing what to write about, how to get over the fear of putting yourself out there, navigating through imposter syndrome, and more!
Stephanie Long | How to Take a 1-Month Sabbatical from your Business
Returning for her 2nd… or actually, maybe 3rd appearance on the show - let me re-introduce you to Fan Favourite, Stephanie Long.
Steph is a business coach for nutritionists, the founder of the launch your nutrition biz program, the host of the next level nutrition biz podcast - and recently, the girl who took 1 month off from her business!
Yepp, you heard that right, Steph took august completely off from work because she wanted to focus on herself and on recharging. After reconnecting with the WHY behind starting her business, which was to have more freedom and flexibility, Steph decided to step back for the month of august and the best part was that the business didn’t become irrelevant.
Giovanni Angelucci, Founder of Queen St. Bakery | How to start a Bread Company
Today, I’m sitting down with Giovanni Angelucci, Founder of Queen Street Bakery!
Their breads, buns, pizza dough and baking flours can be found across Canada and they are leading the gluten-free, allergen-free and taste-FULL bread category.
Just one taste of their White Bean & Millet Seed bread or their Cinnamon Raisin Loaf will be enough to convert you. These products are insanely delicious and more than that, they’re packed with nutrients.
In this conversation, we’re rewinding back to just a few years ago when Giovanni first had the idea to start a bakery and how that led them to finding placement in 100’s and 100’s of stores across Canada.
Krista Kolodziejzyk | How to Launch a Successful Membership Community
Krista is one of the most determined, action-taking individuals you’ll ever meet! Tune in to hear about her Entrepreneurial Journey. In this episode, Krista and I chat about…
-
What she did when she first graduated from school
-
How she was able to go freelance and match her corporate salary
-
The simple marketing and lead gen strategy that she used to begin her 1:1 coaching practice
-
How the idea to launch the DSC came to be
-
And success tips for anyone launching an online business or membership
Solo Episode | How to be Annoyingly Consistent in Life & Business
In this show I'm chatting about the power of being consistent in order to grow your business.
This is something that I often share with my clients (the power of showing up, time and time again, even when you don’t want to!) and sometimes people refer to it as The Compound Effect.
Today I share some personal stories of how I practice consistency to grow my business.
Fatima Kamenge | How to Build a Socially Responsible Business
Today I’m sitting down with Fatima Kamenge, who is the founder of Social Ausum Consulting.
Fatima believes that our values shape all that we do, and through her work she helps businesses to consider People, Planet, and Profit in reaching for their next level of growth.
In addition to her Social Enterprise consulting, Fatima is also a passionate advocate for self-care in business as well as Socially Responsible Investing, which she offers as a service.
I was completely captivated by Fatima’s calm and confident approach to building and growing her business in a way that challenges the status quo and honours her unique perspective and experience. I wanted to talk to her for 5 more hours, because I am only just starting to understand what it means to be a social enterprise, how to invest your money in a socially responsible way and how to practice self-care as a business owner - but wow she shared some really incredible wisdom that we can all use as a launching pad to learn more.
Andrea Sampson | How To Become a World-Class Speaker!
Today I’m sitting down with Andrea Sampson, who is the founder of Talk Boutique. They help individuals, teams and organizations communicate with clarity and authority through speaker training.
Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Talk Boutique was created out of Andreas desire to bring together decade-long careers in advertising, comedy, acting and strategy, along with their experience as TED trained speaker coaches, to create an offering to help others build stories, communicate messages and perform with compelling engagement to create deep and lasting societal change.