The Jackie Serviss Show

In a world of fill-the-seat recruiters, how can we build true, authentic partnerships over transactional relationships? This question has been on my mind and it’s the topic of this podcast episode. As someone who founded a boutique recruitment firm and has a background in HR, I’ve seen how the “big guys” hire talent. I have also experienced the mindset of many recruiters– how quickly can I fill th...

This podcast episode wraps up our Inspiring Women Series– a series that is so near and dear to my heart. I created the Jackie Service Show with the goal to have deep and meaningful conversations and also share stories that truly inspire a new way of doing business. I believe this series did just that and more. Our Inspiring Women’s Series spotlighted women who have taught me so much about life, fa...

In this podcast episode, you’ll meet Bridgette Boucha (boo-shay). Bridgette is a Founder, CFO, and Speaker. As a former corporate CFO turned CFO for entrepreneurs, she advises from her lived experiences in scaling her own business. She helps business owners make their money work for them in order to make aligned financial decisions. Bridgette’s soulful approach to financial strategy, professional...

I’m thrilled to welcome Emma Jack to this week’s podcast episode! Emma is a Sport and Orthopedic Physiotherapist and owner of Press Play Physiotherapy and Pilates in London, Ontario, Canada. Emma’s credentials span two lines on a business card, but in recent years Emma has transformed her practice and life to ensure that her accomplishments are not all that defines her. Once Emma recognized that h...

In this podcast episode, you’ll hear how Courtney Weaver built a multi-million dollar company while living life on her own terms. Courtney is a podcaster, entrepreneur, and CEO of Weaver Sales Academy, a sales training organization for insurance professionals. Courtney co-founded Weaver Sales Academy with her husband Michael, and after almost a decade in business side by side, she knows a thing or...

Renee Warren is an award-winning entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, author, and founder of We Wild Women, a platform that helps entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses. She’s also the host of the celebrated podcast, Into the Wild, a program that features curated interviews with women entrepreneurs and provides actionable advice to women who are launching or growing their own dream busines...

To continue the Inspiring Women Series, I’m talking to Bridgitte Mallinson, a Functional Dietitian, entrepreneur, and business mentor. When I think of women who have gone against the traditional business model to create one that works for them, Bridgitte is top of mind. Bridgitte decided early on in her career that the safe route was not for her. That decision was the foundation of her entrepreneu...

Welcome to part 4 of the Inspiring Women Series. In this episode, inner child healing coach, Kathryn Ducey, shares her unique story of becoming an entrepreneur. While working through childhood trauma in her 30s, Kathryn’s passion for childhood healing was revealed. While navigating the ups and downs of her own therapy journey, Kathryn used her newfound knowledge to start a business helping others....

Welcome to part 3 of the Inspiring Women Series. In this live podcast episode, my dear friend Jess Glazer DeRose and I go back and forth sharing our entrepreneurship journey and what we’ve learned through the highs and lows. Jess is a business mentor, investor, CEO, and entrepreneur. She founded Digital Business Evolution, a way to take your expertise and turn it into a scaleable, profitable onlin...

Welcome to part 2 of our Inspiring Women Series. Today I am chatting with entrepreneur and mother Kim Marshall, the Founder of Roots & Wings Childhood. Through Roots & Wings Childhood, parents can work with Kim one on one to learn how to parent consciously. The intention of conscious parenting is to accept full responsibility for ourselves and eliminate the need to control the outcome of o...

Welcome to part one of my “Inspiring Women Series”. This series will highlight some of the most influential and inspiring women in my life, and I can’t wait to share them with you. In this episode, we are kicking off the series with one of my favorite women in the world; my dear friend, Jackie Koch. Today, Jackie K shares her experiences of moving into and through entrepreneurship. I say “experien...

Women business owners, female intuition, feminine energy, and cultivating a work schedule around the lifestyle you want to lead– all topics I cover in this podcast episode. I am passionate about women founders in business. Not only because I am a part of that group, but because I know how valuable a woman's intuition and feminine energy can be to the growth of a business. In 2023, I will be b...

What would your life look like if you gave yourself more grace and space? In this week’s episode, I’m talking about the importance of grace and space in your everyday life. Giving yourself space means you can explore life without the pressures and judgments that others may impose. Having time to yourself is critical for growth and personal development. Instead of worrying about the needs, interest...

I wholeheartedly believe in sharing my community of entrepreneurs, self-starters, and trustworthy professionals with all of you. That’s why in this episode, I’m chatting with Madi and Iain, co-founders of Your Support Co. Your Support Co is an Online Business Manager agency helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses with ease by providing top-notch technical and operational support. I have Madi...

Have you ever noticed what happens as soon as the clock hits midnight on Christmas Day? Everyone stops talking about the magic of the holidays and gets right into stressing about the new year. Instead of pressuring yourself to set resolutions, set rituals. The ritual I’m proposing helps you focus on your positive intentions and the purpose of those intentions. Unlike a resolution, which is full of...

Hiring is a rather reactive part of business for many leaders. In this podcast episode, I explain why it’s important to always be hiring and take a proactive approach to team growth. Rather than interviewing candidates year-round, what “always be hiring” involves is a shift in mindset. It means thinking of yourself and your entire team as both a recruiter and an ambassador for your practice, even...

Are you prepared for a successful New Year? The week between Christmas and New Year’s is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and set intentions for the year to come. At the end of each year, during this week, I use the Start Stop Continue Method to set myself up for a successful, fulfilling new year. Start Stop Continue is an intuitive framework that lets you collect feedback on three asp...

This episode is an exciting one as I welcome my first podcast guest, Regina Lawrence (aka Reg). Reg is a lawyer turned soulful business and life strategist who has cultivated a community of women who can be all the things - successful, spiritual, sexual, and wildly unique while creating a life of purpose and passion according to your own rules. Her podcast, All The Things, shares the message that...

Are you constantly searching for the next thing? The next title, relationship, or financial milestone? Do you wear the title “busy” as a badge of honour? I see you, and I have been there. Today, I want to share a philosophy that came to me during my last decade of my own personal growth and development. I call it the Power in the Pause. In my story, I was constantly sprinting to the “next thing” u...

What’s your edge as we head into 2023? What is that “thing” in your life that keeps persisting (showing up) that you continue to resist. In this episode I dive into a new journey I am personally on, cold plunging. Physically putting myself into a freezing cold lake with many elements has become my new edge, one I resisted for years. In my lived experience, the things I resist are always the greate...

Welcome back to The Jackie Serviss Show. Today, we’re talking about a topic that I am going to bring to you once per quarter- market trends! Moving through Q4 of 2022, the big conversations being had are centered around inflation. Hiring freezes and mass layoffs, in large organizations, are being announced daily. Join me for a chat about why this may actually be beneficial for small, growth busine...

Welcome to the Jackie Serviss Show! This podcast has been on my heart for a long time, and I am so glad you are here. For those of you who don’t know me, I am Jackie Serviss- corporate veteran turned entrepreneur and people strategist. On this podcast we are going to talk about all things business, hiring, entrepreneurship, mom life, mindset work and spirituality. In this episode, I share my journ...

In this episode, we dive into organizational design 101 and I talk about a phrase I use daily with leaders, “boxes before people”. The episode will dive into why having clarity before hiring is so crucial for setting leaders up for success. So many entrepreneurs hire reactively without understanding what BOX (role) they truly need to fill and how this box will enable their future growth. By creati...

In this episode we are talking about how people strategy IS business strategy! Through my 15 years working with leaders on growth, there has been one constant trend that differentiates leaders, those who believe, place emphasis on planning a people strategy with the same energy that they plan their business strategy WIN. When you focus, as a leader, on building a team we enable that team to help u...

Welcome to the Jackie Serviss show, where we are talking all things people strategy, entrepreneurship and how hiring the right humans will unlock the next phase of growth in your business. As a former corporate VP of HR my life completely shifted when I learned I had a brain tumor. From this moment forward I knew there was more. I dove head first into healing, mindset work and spirituality and fro...