Insuring Your Success

In this episode of Insuring Your Success, host Bram Bains sits down with Michael Vickers — Executive Director of Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) and accomplished artist with a career that has spanned New York's most prestigious galleries, international exhibitions, and in a film that premiered at Sundance. Michael grew up across three countries — the United States, the UK, and Canada — and always...

In this episode of Insuring Your Success, host Bram Bains sits down with Prince Khan — Supervisor at the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre (BEC) and entrepreneurship lecturer at Guelph-Humber College and Algonquin College. Bram walked into the BEC unannounced one afternoon, introduced himself to the front desk team, got handed a business card, and a few weeks later was sitting across from Prince for th...

In this episode of Insuring Your Success, host Bram Bains takes you to the Toronto East Fitness & Wellness Expo at the Canada Event Centre in Whitby — hosted by Cameron Ward and Ricky Lee, with a vision to bring everything fitness and wellness under one roof. Bram was there alongside The Gratitude Company, with a wall activation in the lobby asking one simple question: what are you grateful for? B...

In this episode of Insuring Your Success, host Bram Bains sits down with Jessie Panesar — second-generation owner of MAG Print (Media Arts and Graphics), a family-run print shop based in Peel Region that has been serving businesses across the GTA for over twenty years. MAG Print isn't your average print shop. They print on everything — signs, media walls, glass windows, snowboards, golf balls, fis...

In this special holiday episode of Insuring Your Success, host Bram Bains sits down with his high school friend Sandy Mann — founder of Uncle Vinny's Toy Drive — to talk about one of the most moving community stories to come out of Brampton in recent years. Uncle Vinny's Toy Drive was born out of loss. Sandy's cousin Vinny passed away in December 2019 at a young age. Rather than let grief define t...

In this special on-site edition of Insuring Your Success , host Bram Bains takes you inside one of the GTA's most celebrated family-run businesses — The Samosa and Sweet Factory . Recorded live from the 36th Annual Diwali Mela , this episode offers a candid look at the legacy, leadership, and lessons behind a business that's been serving Canadian communities since 1989. What began as a small resta...

In this episode, host Bram Bains participates in an interview conducted by Alyssa from  Canadian Underwriter as part of a broader exploration of mental health within the insurance sector. The discussion covers Bram's professional path across multiple roles in the industry — including brokering, underwriting, and claims — and explores his reflections on stress, burnout, and workplace support struct...

Episode Summary: In this powerful and intimate episode, Bram speaks with Rishi Jaitley, COO of My Insurance Broker — the partner brokerage behind Maverick Insurance Brokers — to reflect on what it means to build something bold, personal, and legacy-driven. Set against the backdrop of Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square (on 4/16 no less — a nod to the city's area code), this conversation dives into Bram'...

In this premiere episode of  Insuring Your Success , host Bram Bains reflects on a milestone moment — the launch of the Maverick Insurance Brokers website, celebrated with a bold 24-hour digital billboard in the heart of Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. Bram opens up about why this moment matters deeply, not just professionally, but personally. From the symbolism of "416 in the 416," to the influenc...