Today, I’m sitting down with Miranda Britton who is an artist and jeweler that crafts Modern, minimalist pieces inspired by the natural world.

She also operates the Britton Gallery, a shop downtown Bracebridge that’s filled with fine art and jewelry.

In this episode, we chat about…

• How she found her love of fine art, jewelry and crafting

• What inspired her to start sharing her art with the world vs. keeping it as a personal hobby

• Grappling with being an artist and creator while also needing to work ON the business

• How social media has played a role in helping her grow your business & connect with clients
  

I’m sitting down with Allison Holder, the founder of Floral Designs by Allison.

Floral Designs by Allison is a Wild & Adventurous floral business for weddings, events & for everyday located in Bracebridge, Ontario (Muskoka).

Her business was created with the belief that high quality and on-trend floral design should be accessible to everyone.

In this episode, we chat about…

• How to know your WORTH as an entrepreneur and why it’s so important

• Adopting a comradery over competition mindset

• Finding balance as a seasonal business owner

• Why she’s so passionate about ensuring that kindness and care are sprinkled throughout her business

Today, I’m sitting down with Darren Smith, the owner and founder of Lake of Bays Brewing.

The brewery started as an idea in his university apartment, and today Lake of Bays Brewery is keeping Canadians thirsts quenched with their incredibly variety of craft beer (we love the Off The Grid Hazy Pale Ale) but they also operate 3 locations, The Baysville Taproom, the Huntsville Brewhouse and the Bracebridge Barrelhouse.

In this episode, we chat about…

• The moment that the idea first hit to start the brewery & what happened after that

• Why they decided to break into the restaurant industry by launching The Huntsville Brewhouse

• The decision to open another location in Bracebridge, The Barrelhouse

• How he finds BALANCE as a busy founder of a company that now employs 50+ people, & more!

This week on the Visionary Life Podcast I’m sitting down with Doone Roisin, who is the founder of Female Startup Club which is a podcast that shares wisdom directly from the world’s most exciting female founders!

In addition to hosting the FSC podcast, Doone is also a digital marketing expert having worked for global brands such as Snapchat, IMG, and The Iconic — Australia’s largest online retailer.

Doone is also your "hype girl" for all things business and entrepreneurship (aka She Is Awesome!)

I reached out to her blindly through an email, and we’ve been able to start forming a lovely friendship ever since.

This week, I am sitting down with a very special guest named Zoe Pink, who is a Happiness Coach.

For as long as Zoe could remember she wished for happiness whenever she found a penny, saw the first star of the evening, or had a birthday candle to wish upon.

It was the simple dream of a little girl whose childhood was profoundly bleak. Zoe suffered through poverty; physical, emotional and sexual abuse; bullying and depression.

But even in that darkness there were moments when her heart would tell her that happiness WAS possible.

Her journey has been anything BUT linear and she’s a true example of how strength and purpose can come from our biggest challenges and struggles.

I admire Zoe for so many reasons, but one that I’d like to call out is her willingness to be vulnerable, open and honest. One of her goals is to become more visible which is certainly not easy, but she rose to the task of this podcast with confidence and calmness.

In this episode, we’re pulling the curtains back on…

• What her childhood was like and how that shaped who she is today

• The journey towards becoming a Happiness Coach

• Some of the first steps she took to set up her website

• How The Visionary Method Coaching supported her next level of growth

• And tips for getting more visible when it doesn’t come naturally

In this episode, I’m answering YOUR questions!

We chat about Staying Inspired, How To Meet New People, What Brings Me Joy, Finding a Career You Love & MORE

If you have a question you’d like to ask, just send me a DM on Instagram @kelseyreidl.

I was never someone who really resonated with the traditional “New Year, New Goals” tradition because I like to set goals throughout the year and on an ongoing basis, as opposed to making it a one time annual event.

I don’t necessarily set goals in the traditional way either, in that I will often find quirky ways to solidify the goal in my head.

If you’re a non-traditional goal setter like me (perhaps, a goal-setting rebel) then I want to share some of my tips with you for setting meaningful, reachable goals on an ongoing basis.

Fotini is a Negotiation Expert!

She is going to bust all the myths and stories you’ve told yourself about using negotiation as a success tool, and teach you how to get what you want out of life.

Most recently, Fotini decided to package up all of her expert wisdom on the topic of negotiation into a book called Say Less, Get More.

Aside from being a new author, Fotini also teaches MBA students.

Jenn Mansell is a Breathwork Facilitator, Somatic Coach & Business Owner.

She helps people to heal by lovingly guiding them out of their heads and into their bodies using the power of the BREATH

In this conversation, Jenn and I dive into how she found breathwork and ultimately ended up training as a breathwork facilitator, the fear she came up against in taking the leap into launching her business, how she’s been able to grow it into a 6 figure business, and the results that her clients experience.

Rivers Corbett is a serial entrepreneur, a passionate mentor, and most recently he is the founder of an experience company called ChefTorial which offers virtual culinary experiences hosted by Top Tier Chefs, that you can tune into from the comfort of your own home!

The idea to launch ChefTorial was actually a pivot that Rivers was forced to make when COVID hit, since his previous company taught all in person events - so this conversation is one of adapting, pivoting, and responding to change.

Niya Khatrigrew up in Kathmandu Nepal, found her way to Silicon Valley to work in Tech, and most recently landed in Toronto to continue her work with a company called LogiTech.

On top of that, she is the cofounder of a new digital connectivity platform for womxn that connects them with other womxn from around the world for mentorship and support.

Above all though, Niya is someone who is driven to succeed despite any challenges that get in her way. As an international minority, a person of colour, a woman in tech and millennial she is relentless about ensuring that none of these things will hold her back along her journey, or in the journeys of anyone who follows in her same footsteps.

In addition to being the founder of a wildly popular strength-based Yoga Method called JOGA (they are the governing body of Yoga for Sport; NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, MLS and Olympics) Jana is also a fighter, a resilient mom, an entrepreneur, and an unstoppable visionary who has pushed through numerous setbacks and challenges in her life.

One of those setbacks was a life or death car accident that happened in the Dominican Republic which left her body broken, just a mere few days after she had signed a million dollar lease for her first physical JOGA Studio in Toronto.

When I first started my Online Business, I had no idea what was in store for me.

I had a desire to help my peers find their True Calling and Start an Online Business, but didn't know what the coming years would look like as I brought my vision to life.

The truth is, nothing can really prepare you for what lies ahead in your entrepreneurial journey! There will be peaks, and there will be valley's, but I promise you that all of it happens to make you a better business owner.

There’s a lot of toxicity that exists in the social media universe and in the online business space, right now.

On a daily basis we are exposed to...

• Hustle culture, the idea that working more is better

• We’re exposed to influencers who are selling us products they’ve never even tried

• Coaches are using fancy cars & designer handbags to project that they’re living a dream lifestyle, when in reality they are just as scared as you that they won’t be able to pay off their next credit card statement

I can’t even believe this is where we’ve landed, but it’s real!

When we really step back and look at what’s happening, we can see that many of these toxic business rituals are rooted in insecurity and scarcity, and many of them are just unethical.

This is the focus of my conversation with Natalie Brite.

Today, I’m sitting down with Alex Wilson, who is the remarkable Copywriter & Marketing Strategist at Fook Communications.

Fook Communications is a branding and marketing studio, based in Toronto and Edinburgh. They create original and captivating brand identities, and bring them to life through compelling marketing.

In this episode, Alex and I are geeking out on concepts like…

• What you need to do to discover your brand identity

• How to find your Brand Voice

• What makes a Good Marketing Strategy

• We talk about Brands that he admires, as an expert in the field

• Why you should always OWN who you are & MORE

In this episode, I want to share a Personal Update. I know that many of you have enjoyed these in the past. Where I just talk, raw and real, and let you know what’s happening.

These are episodes I love listening to when I tune into other peoples podcasts, so let’s try it out!

I’ll dive into...

• What it's been like moving from Toronto (population 3 million) to Paris, Ontario (population 15,000)

• How my business has been impacted by this move

• Initial reflections on how I've changed as a person, since moving here

Today, I’m sitting down with someone I met on an impromptu trip to Los Angeles 1 year ago, and his name is Jason Brown.

Jason is the Visionary Entrepreneur behind a brand new tech startup for kids & parents called dripdrop, and he is also the founder of an investment company called Misfits Global, where the vision is to invest in 100’s of start-ups in the coming years.

In addition to learning more about Jason’s most recent project, dripdrop, we are also chatting about Jason’s previous chapters including his time working for one of the hottest tech startups, chasing elite status, and doing all the things you think you should do in that world… but ultimately realizing that it wasn’t fully fulfilling him He knew something was missing.

This week’s guest is Jonathan Goodman, a world leader in helping fit pros do better, have more, and go online - and the founder of @theptdc aka The Personal Trainer Development Center.

Coach Jon Goodman (how he is known on Instagram!) is truly a visionary in the health and wellness industry. At the age of 24 he wrote his first book with ZERO knowledge of how the process worked, but what’s amazing is that he just kept figuring it out .

Jons Story…

A few years into his Personal Training Career, Jonathan Goodman injured himself and faced the reality that he would be off work for 2 whole weeks, unable to get himself to the gym to train his clients, and also unable to collect his paycheque.

It was at this point in his career when he started to imagine how he could package up his extensive knowledge and turn it into an info-based product.

Leila Keshavjee returns for her second appearance on the show.

If you’re not familiar with Happy Pops or didn’t catch our first episode, Happy Pops are similar to your favourite childhood popsicles, but way healthier and made without the nasty sugars lurking in traditional Popsicles.

You might remember watching Leila pitch Happy Pops on Dragon’s Den OR perhaps you’ve even purchased a box from your local grocery store.

Tune in to hear the full backstory of how Happy Pops came to be!

Jesse Chappus is a podcasting OG.

He started his first show almost a decade ago, and in 2014 he launched his current chart topping podcast, The Ultimate Health Podcast.

To date, the show has collected over 16 million downloads and their roster of guest interviews in the health and wellness space would make any health nut drool.

In this episode, rather than pick Jesse’s brain about health, we’re pulling the curtains back on how The Ultimate Health Podcast became a global podcast sensation.