Secret Life

Join us for a delightful look into the Globe Theatre's dedicated world of artistry, challenges, and triumphs. Our episode teases personal stories, the Theatre's mission, and its future heading into its grand re-opening. It's more than just a theatre; it's a 59 year community celebration of creativity and resilience! From nostalgic tales of green-faced witches to the anticipation of lunchtime conce...

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🎙️NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT!🎙️ In Ep. 125 of the Secret Life podcast, I am joined by special guest Kay Peacey from Slick Business. This episode is packed with incredible insights and valuable takeaways that you won’t want to miss! Here are 3 key takeaways from this episode: 1️⃣ Importance of Automation: Kay shares their expertise on streamlining processes and finding solutions to frequent annoyanc...

A truck driver by day and a creator by night, Marc Toews has a vision for the un-real. 🙂 Marc's business, Gateway Web AR, creates augmented reality experiences like Scotty, the T. rex, Star Wars starfighters and bobble heads for local businesses. Tune in for a dash of inspiration, an ounce of creativity and a large helping of out-of-the-box, hard-to-imagine reality.

Accomplished corporate career to health coach? Yup! Sherry Pratt is a certified coach and trained intuitive eating counselor. She left an accomplished and successful 25 year career as an IT professional and corporate executive to start her own health coaching business. Her passion is helping women in midlife end chronic dieting by taking a non-diet approach to health. When she's not helping wo...

Today's guest was born to be an entrepreneur. Aaron Straus' first business was raising meat rabbits at the age of 7 on his family farm near Strasbourg, SK and by the age of 11, using money earned from his paper route, he got into the purebred Katahdin sheep business. He went on to study Agriculture at the U of S and purchased his first section of farmland. Following his convocation in 2003...

Today's guest is dishing on the lost art of woodworking! Cedric Delavaud, a university educated business owner, returned to his roots🌳 (no pun intended!) and his passion to build a woodworking business creating, mastering and sharing his expertise. With a focus on building and sharing his love for the craft in an environmentally safe way, Cedric hopes to help build resilience and tenacity in...

Today we're going behind the scenes to talk about programs that support entrepreneurs in growing, starting and expanding their businesses. Jasmine Patterson is a well-known and well-respected business cheerleader from the #AudacityQYR movement to her current role with the Business Development Bank of Canada. Jasmine's journey has been anything but "as predicted." Tune in as she shares her story of...

Thinking of selling your home?! Buying or selling; it's a BIG decision. Today, we're joining Jeff Harmel from Realty Executives to chat buying and selling, tips to prepare as a buyer and an honest conversation on why hiring a Realtor can save you $1000s and decrease your home's time on market. Jeff's been in the real estate industry for years. He's seen ups, downs and crazy times. Tune in to get t...

If you've ever received a spam email or aren't exactly sure what phishing is, today's episode if for you! Fraudulent emails, scams, links and purchases are costing businesses billions of dollars every year with no sign of a downturn on the horizon. Everyday business owners are caught by links that appear to be legitimate, by claims that seem reasonable and by offers that seem helpful. They all lea...

Kathy Sabo is the corporate girl gone rogue. After years in the corporate sector, travelling, recruiting and missing her family, Kathy decided it was time to turn in the frequent flyer points and try her hand at running her own business. The result of her passions is QC Gift, an on-demand gift buying, creating and planning service. From corporate gifts in hotel rooms during the Grey Cup and Agribi...

Picture your perfect first date. Do you see a quaint little coffee shop? Maybe drinks & a movie? How about puppy yoga? Or jet skiing? Meet Andrea Lo and her not-so-conventional singles service. Andrea plans events through her business, the Toronto Dating Hub, for singles across the area. From how to dress, what to wear and how to pose, Andrea helps all of her guests have a fun, safe and comfor...

Online mastermind groups are pretty common but today we're talking to an entrepreneur who 'just knew' that people were exhausted from spending their time and lives online. So she brought the online tradition back to a real classroom where entrepreneurs could share their stories in a safe space and receive the value of collective advice from other local businesses. From retail stores to online busi...

Joel Sopp is a self-proclaimed social media evangelist. He believes 100% in the power of social media. In today's episode, Joel & I will go toe-to-toe in the ultimate show down of Google vs Social Media. As a small business owner, where do you put your time & effort? Social media? Google? Social media is tough to get the visibility. Google is tougher to understand on your own. In this ulti...

Book lover? Looking for your next page turner? Today's guest wrote her PhD thesis about ideas of quality in the coffee industry at the University of Sheffield, UK, and then emigrated to Saskatchewan with her young family. When she’s not making coffee, she writes, rides a tricycle and enjoys life on the flat Canadian Prairies. Annabel Townsend’s first book, 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time ,...

Cathlyn Melvin is a TEDx coach and copywriter whose insight has been featured via TEDx, Thrive Global, Fempreneur Online, The Writing Cooperative, and other outlets. With a degree in theatre performance and over a decade as an actor, director, writer, editor, and educator, Cathlyn draws on her diverse experiences to help mission-driven experts design and deliver their world-changing messages throu...

Corey Liebrecht is a pretty zippy guy. So much so that he named his business Zippity Zip Courier! At the tender age of 53, he's a first time business owner.  Born and raised in Regina, he's lived his life in the community and knows alllll the shortcuts to get around. After 33 years of service to his employer, he decided to stick it to the man, and goes his own way! Connect with Corey @ Zippty...

With Christmas around the corner, we're all looking for gift ideas, sustainable ways to give and unique presents for family & friends. Look no further! Quinn Nikulak is the owner and maker of a small woodworking business in Southey, SK that specializes in wooden toys and sustainable woodworking. From robot keychains to climbing houses, Quinn is dreaming big for the little people in our lives....

We are getting Totally Tess'd today! TotallyTess is a community-oriented tradeshow company.  They not only put on tradeshows around the province, they also manage the Regina Summer Market, Regina Dragon Boat Festival and lead several community fundraisers, like the online events to fill the three community fridges. Tess pours her heart and soul into every event, many that give back to Souls H...

Today's episode takes some crazy twists & turns as we talk everything from starting a business to building a team and buying a minivan. Shane Chapman is co-owner of The Ultimate Deck Shop in Regina & Saskatoon, a dad of four boys (say what?!) and a former corporate man turned planning whiz. If you're thinking of tackling an outdoor space, wanting to turn a tired and worn outdoor look into...

Looking for a local pub with Saskatchewan flavours and a farm-to-table menu? Look no further than Tommy's Speakeatery! I can personally attest to their delicious menu, cold bevies and delightful staff. I just mayyyyy have spend a day or 12 on the patio at this local establishment. Tune in today as we learn more about this neighbourhood pub, one of its owners, Dan Celis, corporate sales guru turned...

Continuing our series on our furry friends, 🐕 Ann Corcoran joins us today to talk about Dog Separation Anxiety. After over 2 years of having constant companionship, many of us are returning to the office, routine, activities and life. Our fur babies don't understand. 😟 They've had constant companionship and often extra attention as we did meetings from the couch and slept in a little later becau...

Are you a pet parent and animal lover who believes you would never surrender a pet? Have you heard the stories in the news about animal shelters and rescues being overwhelmed as pets are surrendered? Do you find yourself automatically blaming COVID? Assuming that these pets were surrendered because they no longer fit people's lifestyles? Tune in today to learn the rest of the story. COVID impacted...

Is it just me, or do you think about drinking tea when you have a sore throat? What about when you can feel a cold coming on? Tea is that warm, soothing drink that seems to help cure all that ails you. And our guest today is an expert on tea. Specialty teas. Jule Gilchrist LOVES tea! So much so, that she's owned a tea business for 16 years! Listening to her talk about teas, varieties, sources and...

Today's guest is passionate about encouraging families to connect outdoors and has gained over 40,000 social media followers within the outdoor family travel space on her platform Born to be Adventurous. In June 2020, she self-published her first hiking guide "Hikes for Families: A Guide to the Canadian Rockies" by funding the printing of the book through Kickstarter. She has worked as a highschoo...