237 How she built a PODCAST that ranks in the top 1.5% globally | Danielle Wiebe, Business Babes Collective
Danielle is a business strategist, podcast host and the founder of Business Babes Collective, a global community for female entrepreneurs.
With over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience, Danielle loves helping women launch and scale profitable businesses through one on one coaching, group Masterminds, and her signature business program: Action Takers Club. She believes every woman is capable of creating a full-time income in their business without having to work around the clock.
Danielle discovered her love for building relationships & networking and in 2015 launched the Vancouver Chapter of Business Babes Collective. Since then, Business Babes Collective has grown to 5 chapters that expand across North America and reach over 80,000+ women through social media and online communities.
236 10 Life-Changing Health Habits for Entrepreneurs
Are you a small business owners that is struggling to find balance between work and health?
If you answered yes, you're not alone.
Juggling the demands of a business can be tricky. It might feel like you traded a 9-5 for the 24/7, or that you’ll never get a real day off.
But your health needs to remain a priority as you work hard to grow your business! Even making the smallest of changes in your daily routine can have a big impact on your overall well-being and excitement you feel towards your work.
235 Joy McCarthy shares how it's ALL an EXPERIMENT when you run a business | Founder of Joyous Health
Joy McCarthy is back for her 2nd appearance on the Visionary Life Podcast.
If you don't know Joy, she the Founder of Joyous Health, she's an award-winning Certified Holistic Nutritionist and best-selling author of The Joyous Cookbook, Joyous Detox and Joyous Health.
A passionate natural beauty lover, Joy also has a line of natural hair-care, skin care and body care products that she founded in 2013.
Joy has been featured in hundreds of publications and she lives in Toronto with her husband Walker and their daughter Vienna.
I first heard about Joy when I was a student at the CSNN many years ago & that lead to me purchasing her first cookbook. Ever since, I’ve watched her journey unfold and it’s been very inspiring to see the incredible business, brand & community she’s created.
234 How to Build a Family Chocolate EMPIRE - Mid-Day Squares
Midday Squares is a Canadian Snacking Chocolate Company based out of Montreal, founded by Jake Karls, Lezlie Karls, and Nick Saltarelli (yes, they are family!)
Sitting down with Midday Squares for an interview was a dream come true! I had followed their work for years, I snack on their products daily, and I eat up their content because it's so damn good. They are leaders in the food and bev space not only because of a high quality product, but also because they are transparently sharing the behind the scenes of building their business: documenting the highs (aka getting listed in walmart) and the lows (spending 2 years and tons of money to develop a new flavour, only to have it flop).
It was an honor to sit down and record this episode LIVE in Toronto with a studio audience.
I know that our conversation will be one that you guys LOVE and many of you have been obsessed with MDS for years, like me, so I hope you enjoy this conversation!
080 Protect Your Business! Let’s chat LLCs, trademarks, copyrights, contracts, etc.
As a serial entrepreneur, Andrea is uniquely positioned to provide quality legal services to today's thriving entrepreneurs. She started her first business while in law school, so she knows first-hand the hustle of a solopreneur. Andrea not only aims to provide high-quality legal counsel, but to also be the life-long business partner many entrepreneurs need. Brand protection is Andrea's passion, and as a brand protection lawyer, your business will be thoroughly protected with Andrea's services!
052 From Thesis Project to Award-Winning Social Venture with Wize Monkey
What started as a thesis project in 2013 has become an award-winning social venture and disruptor in the beverage industry. Wize Monkey takes unused coffee leaves during the 9-month-long off-season, trains farmers to ferment and craft them into premium teas, and sells them nationally in North America and across the globe via online. Not only have their products taken home ‘Best New Product’ at the World Tea Expo, but they’ve also won prestigious awards like the NEXTY Award for ‘Best Mission-Driven Natural Product’ and Small Business BC ‘Best International Trade Award’.
038 How To Start a Healthy, Fresh Cafe + Restaurant with Simple Kitchen Founder Erin Baric
The Simple Kitchen offers tasty and wholesome meals made with fresh, unprocessed ingredients and superfoods. If you're ever in Toronto, I highly suggest visiting!
033 Alison Westlake is the Visionary Woman who Founded Coriander Girl (A Flower Shop, Instagram Account & Lifestyle Brand)
Alison Westlake is the Visionary Woman who Founded Coriander Girl (A Flower Shop, Instagram Account & Lifestyle Brand)
032 The Story of Apple Falls Cider: Amelia went from Orchard Employee to Craft Cider Business Owner!
Amelia and Matt have been making hard cider since 2012, after they fell in love with the beverage in London, England. After successfully completing their post-secondary education, Matt and Amelia visited London, England. While they were exploring the culture in London, they stumbled upon traditional hard apple cider. From then on, they were hooked.
025 Zen & Tonic Wellness Clinic: How to Start a Business, Leaving Your Corporate Job, Memorable Logo Design & More
This week on the show I’m chatting with April + Edward from Zen & Tonic Wellness Clinic,
Zen & Tonic is a wellness space located in Toronto that began in 2016 when April & Edward decided to follow their dreams and turn their passion for wellness into a beautiful community hub.
They both shared the deep desire to educate individuals on the power of natural medicine, and ultimately, make a positive difference. So, With similar intentions, they set out on a journey to help others lead healthier, happier lives through a wellness space called Zen & Tonic.
Their philosophy is about the use of both Eastern and Western modalities for treatments and the effectiveness of your healing. The synergistic healing powers of these alternative therapies will help propel your journey back to balance.
Be sure to check out the show notes at www.kelseyreidl.com for photos of the space and a great recap of the podcast.
If you’e EVER thought about starting your own health space, wellness clinic, or fitness studio - I would highly recommend listening to this podcast or sharing it with a friend.
We chat about: Entrepreneurship, their East meets West philosophy, why April decided to leave her corporate job in pursuit of Zen & Tonic, and SO MUCH MORE!
015 Tips For Entrepreneurs! Investing in Coworking, Which Monthly Subscriptions You Need, and Best Biz Podcasts!
On today's MINI-Episode of Visionary Life I'm discussing,
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Top 3 Online Tools Every Business Can Benefit From
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Why I pay to work from a co-working space (when I could techincally work from home in my pyjamas!)
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Top Podcasts That Can Help You Uplevel Your Online Business & Marketing Strategy
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Why it doesn't matter if you work 2 hours per day or 8 hours per day... and what the REAL focus of your day should be
014 The June Motel on Reviving the Motel Industry, Wine & Good Vibes, Launching a Biz with your Bestie
This week on the show we have Sarah Skalsh & April Brown, the founders of The June Motel (aka The June).
As longtime friends, April and Sarah decided on a whim to purchase the former Sportsman Motel in Prince Edward County. They haven't been "moteliers" for long, but the reviews on their Motel are in and they are RAVING!
The decor of this place is dreamy, and the good wine & good vibes are the icing on the cake.
Sarah & April completely redesigned the vintage motel and re-invented the experience of what staying at a Motel looks like. What a visionary endeavor, if I have ever seen one!
013 Basd Body Care on Launching a No B.S. Beauty Brand & Finding Fulfillment Through Entrepreneurship
A few weeks ago I had the chance to sit down with Ashley Meston & Phil Lebeau who are the founders of Basd Body Care.
Basd Body Care is a line of organic, plant-basd, cruelty-free products. Ashley & Phils vision behind basd was to be transparent, to use only ingredients they were proud of, and to create a brand that celebrates and nourishes all bodies.
Knowing how much insight they would have in the realms of sales & marketing, entrepreneurship, and living in an inspired state everyday; I knew that you would all love listening to this podcast episode as much as I loved recording it for you.
In this episode we chat about:
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Why consumer education is imperative in marketing and sharing your business
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Rituals that help Ashley and Phil perform as high level entrepreneurs
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What they love most about being CEO’s of their own life + biz
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The best beauty app that everyone should download immediately!
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The importance of post secondary education in today’s self-taught era
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What experience do you really need to launch your own business
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The early stages of developing basd and the idea for a brand + culture, first and foremost
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And so much more!
004 Darielle Teitelbaum on Being a Spiritual Lawyer, Protection of your Intellectual Property Online & More!
Darielle is a corporate lawyer (& a spiritual one - which we chat lots about!), and she’s the founder of Awe Legal which stands for Athletes, Wellness Professionals and Entrepreneurs. Awe Legal is awhich is a boutique law firm based in Toronto & online.
I loved this conversation with Darielle. Her and I met less than 1 year ago through the gym that we both teach indoor cycling at here in Toronto and I’ve been in AWE (sorry bad pun) of her business since meeting.
We chat about her career evolution from working TIRELESSLY at a criminal defense firm, to her travels where she was enlightened about spiritual law, and also about things every influencers or ambassador should consider before signing with a brand.
I love how Darielle is challenging the traditional paradigm of what we expect in a lawyer and is instead paving her own visionary path using her skills and infusing her passion for wellness. She’s so approachable, knowledgeable and I know you’ll learn so much from her.
005 Becka Crowe (aka Going Grainless) on Being Let Go From A Dream Job, Intention Setting, & Re-Branding Your Business
Today on the show, we have Becka Crowe!
Becka is the blogger behind the holistic lifestyle blog Going Grainless & she is the co-host and producer of the Vibe Tribe Wellness podcast
Her and I share a similar story in our career paths– namely, being let go from “dream jobs” and finding the silver lining in moving on from them to find what we were REALLY here to do.
Becka has a passion for real food, holistic health, personal growth, non-toxic beauty, developing grain free recipes and so much in between.
012 Courtney Fonseca | Boutique Fitness Studio hustl+flow Founder
This week on the Visionary Life Podcast we are sitting down with an incredible Canadian Entrepreneur named Courtney Fonseca.
Courtney is a mama of 2 boys, a wife, and the woman behind the brand new wellness collective @hustlandflow which is a Boutique Fitness Studio in Uptown Waterloo.