IMPACT Podcast

Our guest today  is an engineer, entrepreneur and environmentalist who cares deeply about the impact of climate change on future generations.  Please welcome Scott Sinclair to IMPACT   If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe to IMPACT    This episode is sponsored by :  -     Hollyhock -  dedicated to helping create a better future via education and personal sharing.    www.h...

Our guest today has been featured in The New York Times, is a best-selling author, and helps frustrated professionals, seeking more meaning and purpose through full time travel, with the tools, resources and confidence to make it happen.  Please welcome Heather Markel to IMPACT!   If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe to IMPACT    This episode is sponsored by :  -     Holl...

Our guest today has a Masters Degree in Biological Sciences and is a Research and Engagement Officer for the Ancient Forest Alliance.   Please welcome Ian Thomas to IMPACT. If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe to IMPACT @realimpactpod This episode is sponsored by :  -    - The Pachamama Alliance -Empowering indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their land...

Our guest today says  "Balance is BS" and she has even written a best selling book about it.   She is a recognized entrepreneur, mum of two young girls, wife and artist (former songwriter and forever painting) and a true Power House making a huge IMPACT!   Tamara  started her first business at the age of 19 years old after graduating from university with a Bachelor of Visual Arts. This marketing a...

Our guest today is a  Best-selling author, keynote speaker, and resilience researcher.   He inspires leaders to master the challenges of massive disruption in his recently released book,  "Change Proof — Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-Term Resilience" today we welcome Adam Markel to IMPACT.   If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe to IMPACT.   This episod...

The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA) is a non-profit conservation organization founded in September of 2018 by Canadian conservationist Ken Wu, working for the science-based protection of all native ecosystems and to support ecosystem literacy.   For over 30 years, Ken has been working to protect nature in Canada. Today, he is one of the country's most experienced working conservationists and...

Today we talk about ADHD and Dyslexia as super powers with our guest and founder of Your Parenting Partner and the host of a popular podcast for busy moms, called Parenting In The Thick Of It.  Please welcome Louise Clarke to IMPACT.   If you like what we are doing please like, share and subscribe. This episode is sponsored by Hollyhock: dedicated to helping create a better future via education an...

Since co-founding the Ocean Legacy in 2013, Our guest has organized more then 30 extensive beach cleanup expeditions in 4 countries and has engaged hundreds of thousands of people in direct-action cleanups, education, and recycling initiatives -  Please welcome Chloe  Dubois .   Chloe is the President and founding member of the Ocean Legacy Foundation,  an integrative program which aims to create...

She states " The current world paradigm is dominated by fear, uncertainty and doubt which has humanity locked in a vicious  cycle.   WE NEED TO BREAK THIS CYCLE!   Now, more than ever, we have to consciously  and collectively create a world we want to see.   " If you think the grass is greener somewhere else, it may be time to water your lawn."   Please welcome:  Gina  Mollicone-Long.   **********...

Our guest today is the Medical director of Sacramento's Emergency Medical Services Agency with decades of disaster response experience around the globe which has given him first hand experience in the health effects of climate change - please welcome Hernando Garzon - MD. His response to multiple climate related disasters has given him firsthand experience in the health effects of climate change....

Clare Dubois is the founder and CEO of TreeSisters.org , a global women's movement spanning multiple countries, that has collectively funded the planting of over 20 million trees. TreeSisters is a social change movement and a tropical reforestation organization working towards normalizing cultural reciprocity with nature. The aim of both Clare and TreeSisters is to make it as normal to give back t...

We are so honored to have this guest on for a second time to start our 2nd season of IMPACT . He is a keeper of Ancient Andean Wisdom, Co-Founder of Children of the Seven Rays and is a world renowned spiritual teacher and guide best known for his heart-centered and humble approach to healing and spirituality.   Please welcome our good friend Jhaimy Alvarez-Acosta. If you like what we are doing ple...

Our guest today is currently the Board Chair for Protect Our Winters Canada - an environmental group focused on fighting climate change.  He is consistently listed by media outlets as one of the most influential skiers of all time.   Mike founded Switchback Entertainment - a video production company specializing in outdoor adventure films and commercials and today we are here to talk about his new...

Our guest today leads Greenpeace Canada's nature and food campaign, whose purpose is to maintain life on Earth in all its diversity.  He has been working in environmental justice and human rights advocacy for over 15 years and has been with Greenpeace Canada for a decade in a variety of positions. Please welcome:  Shane Moffatt   Shane's Twitter: @GreenShaneM   If you like what we are doing please...

Today we are excited to have on our show from THE WILDERNESS COMMITTEE Charlotte Dawe - Charlotte's work focuses on addressing the biodiversity crisis that impacts wildlife across the our country - Please Welcome Charlotte Dawe to IMPACT.   If you like what we are doing:  Like and Share and subscribe   This episode sponsored by :  Marine Mammal Rescue:   https://www.vanaqua.org/marine-mammal-rescu...

Her premier feature length documentary film KROW's Transformation won 'Best Documentary' at the EMIFF fest in Spain, it also opened the Raindance Film Festival in London and won 'Audience Favorite' at the Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival - Please welcome the films director and producer - Gina Hole Lazarowich to IMPACT!    With 3 decades of experience in feature film & advertising as a producer, an...

Stephen Hohenrieder, CEO & Founder, Grounded Capital Partners In this role, Stephen brings a decade of focus on regenerative food systems, having invested, studied and collaborated across diverse categories of food and agriculture — proteins, fruits and vegetables, nuts and consumer packaged goods. His perspectives were shaped by a systems approach, the teachings of others, observations in explori...

On Nov 18th,  Devon and I,  as Team IMPACT will be sleeping on the streets in support of at risk youth.   With the cold wet weather already here we are making a final fundraising push for our upcoming sleep out.    Over the past five years with your remarkable support,  we have been able to exceed our goals of giving to this worthy cause.   We are asking you to consider helping us exceed our targe...

Foundation Training was born of out of necessity. In 2007 Eric Goodman was in his last year of chiropractic school gaining knowledge and skills but remaining debilitated by back pain that had followed him for years. He was advised to get spinal fusion surgery, but after deeply considering the effectiveness and physical toll it would take, declined this option. He instead worked to create a better...

Our guest today helps people get " unstuck" in their daily lives.  She currently works for one of Canada's largest health authorities. Prior to becoming a transformation specialist, She worked as a humanitarian aid worker for the United Nations and several NGOs - in several war zones around the globe - Please welcome Lisa Bournelis to IMPACT!     ***If you like what we are doing please like, share...

The Executive Director of the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program, Chelsey Walker, has enjoyed a career in Whistler and BC's sports system, outdoor recreation and heli-skiing industries. Having grown up in Whistler, on and off the slopes, Chelsey has a worked as a ski guide, coach and as an instructor in various sport disciplines. She has also been involved at a high level in sport development, commu...

John Perkins's books have helped me better understand something that has been puzzling me for a long time: Why have so many resource-rich countries in the developing world remained steadfastly poor? The answers he gives are both complex and uncomfortable, and none of us in the first world can ignore responsibility. Written by – Sting (musician) Johns new book: Touching the Jaguar (2020) tells the...

This weeks guest is a TedX speaker, Author and Podcast Host she is co-founder and CEO of the wellness and walking  community of 99 Walks, she is on a mission to combat loneliness and  improve fitness, well-being and longevity through the  transformative power of an intentional walking practice. Please  welcome  Joyce Shulman to IMPACT! https://www.joyceshulman.com   If you like what we are doing p...

In the mid 1970's our guest headed to the UK to return with a new perspective on music.  This music has had a massive IMPACT on our lives,  join us as we reminisce and chat about the importance of music in our lives.      Please welcome to IMPACT our Co-Host's life long friend Terry "the Toadman" Manning.  

Tina Langdok is an Internationally recognized and Accredited Mindfulness Teacher and Professional Yoga Therapist.    She is a primary teacher with the Mindful Academy International, based in Spain and has assisted and taught with the founder, Kathy Ward, for numerous teacher trainings.   Tina has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 40 years and earned over 1000 hours of accreditation and...