E96- Ron Lovett , Crafting a Thriving Business Culture Through Simplicity and Empowerment

What do you get when an underdog who won’t take no for an answer flips the script of entrepreneurship with his security company? You get Ron Lovett, serial founder. His security company, Source Security, was acquired in 2017, and now this Haligonian is tackling the housing affordability crisis with his company, VIDA, which delivers socially responsible, affordable workforce housing. Ron knows a thing or two about responsibility, as he fostered a troubled teen while building his company at 29 years old. This experience taught him plenty of life and business lessons - self-awareness, vulnerability, and the ability to seek help to solve complex problems.

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E95- Ludovic Brunel, Creating Holistic Health: Sauna Secrets, Sugar Detox, Sleep Hacks and Health Strategies

What do you get when you take the approach of a family doctor and apply it to naturopathy? You get Ludovic Brunel, a naturopathic doctor dedicated to improving his patients’ quality of life through natural treatments. With a focus on lifestyle and natural interventions, he aims to prevent chronic illness and help people improve their overall health. Through the use of supplements, IV therapies, and other natural treatments, he provides personalized care to address musculoskeletal injuries and promote well-being.

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E94- Matt Devine, The Power of Purpose: How to Create a Journey of Personal and Community Transformation

What do you get when you decide to bike 13,000 km to save your own life from depression? You get Matt Devine, runner, cyclist, and proud supporter of the charity You Can Ride 2. As an endurance sports fanatic, Matt is no stranger to tough battles and uses meditative focus to overcome them. Matt chose to run 300km to benefit a charity, yet his unsmiling face upon completing it made him realize he was battling serious depression despite being a successful CEO and family man. This inspired him to cut out alcohol and focus on fitness as a way to improve his mental health, creating the 13,000 km bike ride as a result of this fitness focus. Partnering with You Can Ride 2 gave him the next best depression-kicker — purpose. If you’re seeking greater meaning in your life or struggling with mental health challenges, Matt’s episode will inspire you to find new opportunities to open up your world.

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E93- Hélène Alexi Ioannides, Rising to Your Highest Purpose: Empowerment and Wellness

What do you get when a woman, inspired by her own journey of self-improvement, becomes passionate about helping others find self-appreciation from the inside out? You get Hélène Alexi Ioannides, empowerment, wellness and leadership coach. Through this work, Hélène guides women on their journey to tap into their full potential, cut out the BS in their lives, and rise to their highest purpose. She empowers them with tools such as breathwork, meditation, connecting with nature and plant medicine. Brew a cup of tea, sit back, and relax with this old-fashioned chat.

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E92- John Bonnell & David Gaucher, Revolutionizing the Plate: Wholly Veggie's Vision for Plant-Based Eating

What do you get when a plant-based eater who is turned off by the options available becomes friends with a meat-and-potato lover? You get John Bonnell and David Gaucher, Co-Founders of Wholly Veggie. Discover their vision for a food company aiming to revolutionize the plant-based food industry and provide people with colourful and enticing alternatives. As family men, they realized the challenges of building a successful food company while setting strong examples. This episode might inspire you to cook up the next big idea while transforming consumer attitudes!

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E91- Glori Meldrum, Creating a Safe Haven: Building a Space for Children to Heal

What do you get when a survivor of childhood sexual abuse grows up and channels her energy into changing the world for the better? You get Glori Meldrum, author, business leader, social entrepreneur and speaker. Not only did she write a book about her experiences, Warrior, she is the founder of Little Warriors and the Be Brave Ranch - an Alberta-based national charitable organization focused on the awareness, prevention and treatment of childhood sexual abuse. Glori shares why she resisted forgiving her abuser and family for decades and how a cancer diagnosis taught her the lessons she needed to let things go and truly begin to heal.

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E90- Dr. Jonathan Bastian, Biohacking for Longevity: How to use Lifestyle Modification and Hormonal Balance for Optimal Health

What do you get when an urgent care physician wants to create more impact on the preventative side of healthcare? You get Dr. Jonathan Bastian, physician and Medical Director at Aeon Future Health. He explains how medical training has minimal focus on preventative and proactive care and how much of evidence-based care comes from studies funded by pharmaceutical companies which have a vested interest in treating diseases rather than preventing them. This episode focuses on substantially mitigating patient risk through biohacking, preventative care and proper therapies.

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E89- Katherine Simonson, A Female Warriors guide to living life on your own terms!

What do you get when a lawyer tries an insanely difficult competitive race after taking a break from fitness? You get Katherine Simonson. She shares her perspective on putting yourself in a vulnerable position through fitness competitions and the grit, perseverance and toughness required to push through to the finish line. Putting yourself out there to compete against other resilient athletes comes with a risk of failure, which forces many to stay in their comfort zone. But not Katherine. This episode will inspire you to sharpen your sword, go to battle and focus on short and long-term goals that will discipline you and provide you freedom.

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E88- Jill Drader, From addiction to leadership: A conversation on the power of soul work

What do you get when a girl from a Mennonite community grows up and rediscovers her lifetime’s worth of journals that inspire a radical life transformation? You get Jill Drader, Founder of Owlseek, who experienced addiction, trauma, and PTSD and transformed her personal healing journey into a successful business. Jill shares her beliefs around spirit vs soul, seven spiritual principles she extracted from her journals, and how forgiveness, grace and love are key to living a life of joy and peace.

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E87- Josee, Mediumship - How to Develop your Relationship with Spirit

What do you get when someone who started receiving visitors in spirit form as a child wants to help others tap into the spirit realm? You get Josee, a gifted medium and mediumship growth supporter. You may be skeptical about spirit communication, but Josee encourages you to keep an open mind. After all, spiritual work has little to do with our rational minds and much more to do with curiosity, inquiry, and a willingness to embrace different experiences.

So, why not explore the incredible potential of the spirit realm with Josee’s guidance? Whether you’re a seasoned medium or a curious beginner, her warm and approachable approach will make you feel right at home.

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E86- Aaron Volpatti, Strategies to Win - Overcoming Adversity and Making Dreams Happen using Visualization

What do you get when life throws you a curveball, leaving you with second-degree+ burns over 60% of your body just as you begin pursuing your dreams? You get Aaron Volpatti, a true inspiration, performance coach, keynote speaker, and former NHL player. Despite the odds stacked against him, Aaron never lost his drive and determination to succeed. Through the power of visualization and his unwavering commitment to making choices regardless of his circumstances, he not only earned a scholarship to Brown University but also achieved the ultimate goal of being drafted into the NHL.

Today, Aaron uses his experience and expertise to help others tap into their full potential, empowering them to overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams. His powerful story is a reminder that with the right mindset, anything is possible. Let Aaron guide you to unlock your true potential and live your best life.

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E85- Judd Lee and Rem Vlasblom, The Road to Purpose: How Following Your Passion Leads to Real Change

What do you get when two friends discover a problem so big and frightening they think they can’t solve it? You get Judd Lee and Rem Vlasblom, co-founders of Freedom 8848, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the fight to end sex trafficking. They do this through three pillars of prevention, rescue and restoration and raise funds annually by climbing three mountains over three days, equalling 8848 meters, the same elevation as Mount Everest. Much like climbing Everest, tackling sex trafficking can feel daunting, frightening and ultimately rewarding.

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E84- Vince Fowler, Stop limiting yourself! How shifting your beliefs can change your life

What do you get when you untether yourself from pigeonhole labels? You get Vince Fowler, CEO performance coach. Vince helps break down the realities of labelling - whether in his career of coaching or the labels we apply to ourselves - and how they can help or hinder our growth. As a CEO performance coach, Vince helps talented achievers identify self-limiting behaviours and forge a new path forward. You’ll learn what coaching is (and isn’t), the importance of holding an identity outside of labels, and the danger of falling asleep at the wheel of your life.

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E83- Mary Paulette, DEAR HUMAN, Find out what your pets think and feel

What do you get when a young girl who intuited two significant losses grows up and leans into her psychic abilities? You get Mary Paulette, psychic and animal communicator. Mary Paulette explains how these abilities showed up at an age when she lacked the tools to make sense of them. Disconnecting from herself, she explored very black and white roles before a vision of what her life would become caused her to leave one of Ontario’s toughest police forces. Now she helps individuals and their pets foster stronger connections and deeper understanding.

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E82- Jessica van der Hoek, Healing Trauma - Begin with the Soul

What do you get when a first responder who feels like their entire world is collapsing with no way out discovers the power of psychedelics (ketamine) and plant medicines? You get Jessica van der Hoek, advanced care paramedic, mental health advocate and psychedelic advocate. Discover how a fateful trip to Mexico introduced Jessica to the healing power of plant medicines, shifted her perspective and healed a lifetime of trauma from childhood through to career-related PTSD.

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E81- Kevin Crowe, You are not your pain. How to thrive after a life altering diagnosis.

What do you get when an ultra-endurance athlete who regularly pushes themselves to the limit experiences a mysterious illness? You get Kevin Crowe, high performer. While preparing for the longest river race in the world, he began experiencing pain in his face. It turns out it wasn’t dental related as Kevin first thought, but a rare disease - Trigeminal Neuralgia. This incurable disease is also known as "the suicide disease" because the pain is so intense many cannot tolerate it. Find out how Kevin went from preparing for a river race to preparing for a different kind of extreme physical undertaking - battling this mysterious illness.

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E80- Sue Snow, Breath, heart and how plant medicine healed what western medicine could not

What do you get when psychiatric trauma and exhaustion become healed through Iboga (plant medicine)? You get Sue Snow, Co-Founder and Counsellor at the Calgary Centre for Wholeness & Well Being. Discover how a trip to Gabon, a country in Central Africa, deepened Sue's knowledge of healing plant medicines, providing her with the freedom to break free of behaviours that didn't positively serve her.

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E79- Robyn Zimmerman, Demystifying mental health and addictions

What do you get when someone living with Bipolar I Disorder is working to obtain their Bachelor’s of Social Work and transform our communities faced with mental health and addiction? You get Robyn Zimmerman, outreach worker with Alberta Health Services. This episode will inform you about the realities of mental health, including how our society currently talks about it versus how we should talk about it, how addiction and mental health can happen concurrently, and why patient-centred care is critical to shifting the paradigm of care for those battling mental illness or addiction.

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E78- Melissa & Stephen Ramkissoon, Work-life chaos - how to balance home, family and business

What do you get when a married couple decides to leverage their skills to help small businesses? You get great things. This is the story of Melissa and Stephen Ramkissoon, co-founders of Marketing Guardians, a subscription-based marketing agency in Calgary.

Their story of entrepreneurship is one that includes how becoming parents factored into their decision, as well as how their differing personalities create balance and stability for their business. Discover what makes this duo so successful and the lessons learned along the way.

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E77 - Kim Haxton, Decolonization and reconciliation through land-based education and Indigenous ways of knowing

What do you get when an Indigenous 60s scoop survivor decolonizes their own mindset and submits to the sacred? You get Kim Haxton, Potawatomi Nation member and Indigenous coach focused on land-based education and leadership. Kim shares her experience in returning to her Indigenous roots through cultural practices and plant medicine across Turtle Island.

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