Behind The Human with Marc Champagne

Brian is flat out awesome energy! We take the conversation of Mental Fitness to the trails and the world of mountain biking to provide a completely different perspective on reflection. Brian's mission is to mountain bike the best trails in the world on YouTube and bring you along with me. He wants to inspire people to get off the computer and go for a ride, make new friends and see new places. Lif...

After years of working as an international model, Nikki started to realize that she was tired of always wanting to be "skinny" and started pursuing her new desire - health. Through her work as a health coach and wellness blogger, Nikki's mission is to spread the knowledge of healthy living for the mind, body and soul. Check out Nikki’s KYŌ Pack on Creating Your Dream Life Follow Nikki's journey on...

As the development director at the Movember Foundation, Mitch Hermansen is passionate about Men's Mental health and is using one of his own mental fitness practices to raise awareness and funds for men's mental health. -- This year my goal is to raise $5,000 for men’s mental health. To do it I’m going BIG, being a bit bold, and getting preeeetty cold...! I’ll be swimming 8km in the Pacific Ocean....

Jonni Pollard is best known for bringing meditation to the mainstream through his organization, 1 Giant Mind and its Learn to Meditate smartphone app. As one of the top rated meditation apps, 1 Giant Mind has taught hundreds of thousands of people worldwide how to meditate for free. He is also recognized for leading mass meditations at some of the world’s biggest lifestyle events and festivals (Wa...

Arman Afkhami is pure passion and awesome energy. You can't help but smile when in his presence so it's not surprising that he's been a part of Just For Laughs for over 10 years. He's also been spending time leveling up his is own personal stand-up comedy so make sure to follow his adventure on Instagram ! Even though Arman is known for being that bright light of energy in any room, it does not me...

Jamie Wheal, Executive Director of the Flow Genome Project is a leading expert on the neurophysiology of human performance. He leads a team of the world’s top scientists, athletes and artists dedicated to mapping the genome of the peak-performance state known as Flow. Full details on the Flow Genome Project: http://www.flowgenomeproject.com Flow Genome on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Visit journ...

Danny is part of the team at Thrive Global striving to end the stress and burnout epidemic by offering companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance well-being, performance, purpose, and create a healthier relationship with technology. Before heading global expansion at Thrive Global Danny spent over ten years at The Huffington Post, where he helped build the company fr...

Darren Austin Hall has spent much of his life being enchanted by the sacred power of music and sound. Initially, Darren discovered this ability during his childhood, when in moments of solitude, he would find himself impressed upon by a critical mass of interstellar music and channeled sounds. Sound healing is a great nexus of intersection between ancient wisdom and modern science. It is one of th...

Welcome to our topic specific chats! All of these conversations are linked to our KYŌ Reflective Packs - prompts, stories and tools to level up your Mental Fitness! Today we're talking journaling with Andrew Beattie from Ethos Magazine Download KYŌ to check out the SPRING JOURNAL pack! Support the Spring Campaign here. Visit journal.kyoapp.com for full show notes ___ How Prepared is Your Team for...

Like his music, there are many layers to Nick Broadhurst. He’s a singer. A songwriter. A film producer. A founding member of Sneaky Sound System. A saxophonist for Flight Facilities. A podcast host, meditation and Ayurveda advocate, visual artist, entrepreneur, performer, father and husband. Uniting these varied accomplishments is the driving force behind all his work: the pure expression of creat...

Isaac is a Partner at  Real Ventures  focused on pre-seed investments in Montreal-based companies. He’s also the General Manager of  FounderFuel . Prior to joining Real, Isaac held product leadership roles in high growth startups (Sonder, Frank + Oak) and large tech companies (Yahoo, Scholastic). Throughout his career, Isaac has been an active mentor, speaker, and organizer with a deep commitment...

Perry is a customer success leader, storyteller, speaker, marathoner, Elvis fan, barista, father and human. As the Head of Customer Success at LinkedIn Canada, Perry offers a great perspective around the importance of Mental Fitness in a corporate culture. And it all started by knowing the top 3 apps on the phone of Linked In CEO Jeff Weiner's home screen. Jim Valvano ESPY Speech - Laugh, Think &...

Jake Knapp is the author of Make Time and the New York Times bestseller Sprint. Jake spent 10 years at Google and Google Ventures, where he created the Design Sprint . He has since coached teams like Slack, Uber, 23andMe, LEGO, and The New York Times on the method. Previously, Jake helped build products like Gmail, Google Hangouts, and Microsoft Encarta. He is currently among the world’s tallest d...

Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author, hospitality entrepreneur, and leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age twenty-six, he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality and turned it into the second largest boutique hotel brand in the US. Chip is now Strategic Adviser for Hospitality and Leadership at Airbnb. He is the recipient of hospitality’s highest honor, the Pioneer Award. W...

Natalie Riso is a Content Marketing Strategist at Studio71, a YouTube MCN dedicated to putting creators first. She started her journey in content marketing during college where she wrote for Linked In as one of their Campus Editors. By May 2018, she graduated as the #1 most followed student on Linked In with over a quarter million followers. Follow Natalie on Linked In http://natalieriso.strikingl...

Ben Nemtin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 'What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?' and the star of the MTV show The Buried Life. In a pit of depression, Ben and his three best friends decided to create the world’s greatest bucket list to make them feel alive. They bought a rickety old bus and criss-crossed North America, achieving the unthinkable. And most importantly, every time t...

George Khalife is a sales & marketing professional. By day, he works with entrepreneurs, and by night he becomes one himself. George is the Co-Founder of BookBack (an app for university students to buy/sell books), host of the podcast “ Let’s Grab Coffee ” (where he interviews successful people across different industries), and Consultant to various startups (helping them refine their story, build...

The first LIVE audience KYŌ Conversations Podcast including the full Q&A. This conversation is all about human potential and how to move forward when your human spirit is challenged to its core. James (Thuch) Madhier is originally from South Sudan, where he lived until age 15 before relocating to a Refugee Camp in northern Kenya during the Sudanese civil war. He then came to the University of Toro...

Michael Shimeles tried multiple side hustles, dropped out of university and lost a ton of money doing network marketing, nothing seemed to work for him. Until things changed... when Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency entered his life. Michael mentally went all in and fell in love with learning and trading. Now he strives to help others understand this new world while investing with purpose and meaning. Foll...

Some people have a contagious spark about them that compels you to want to be around them; an allure that evokes an aspiration to share in their knowledge; and an energy that excites and motivates. Sah D'Simone is one such person. His early life struggles with anxiety and depression fueled a lifelong fascination with personal transformation. Sah is passionate about researching and integrating the...

Lawyer turned funtrepreneur Sarah Holloway says it best. I wouldn’t say I’m the best candidate for a “short bio” because I’m not only a serial rambler but also an overenthusiastic life lover with too many interests, passions, career changes, personal transformations, lifestyle revelations, adventures, hopes and dreams for one single lifetime. I nonetheless do my very best to squeeze in as much goa...

Manu (Swish) Goswami, 21, has built a multi-hyphenate career. He is a serial tech entrepreneur (CEO & Founder of Trufan), LinkedIn Youth Editor, TEDx speaker, Fortune 500 consultant (for Google and American Express), venture capitalist and UN Youth Ambassador. This human is impressive with a very inspiring mindset to life. You'll see why the Toronto Raptors were reaching out to Swish in the middle...

Gary Daly is a senior sales professional for one of the largest technology companies in the world - Cisco Meraki. From ice baths with The Iceman himself (Wim Hof) to mental resilience training with Grant Cardone, prioritizing the development of his mind has been crucial in Gary's success. Follow Gary's journey on Linked In Visit journal.kyoapp.com for full show notes Take our daily reflection app...

Monica Gold is the founder of Find Your Fierce - A dance & Fitness Company that aims to build confidence and inspire via dance. Monica provides a great angle to balancing the energy required for you, your business and the people around you. She IS the definition of awesome energy! Follow Monica's journey @monicagold1 For more information about FIND YOUR FIERCE https://www.findyourfierce.ca Visit j...

Today we're unpacking the mind of Mikael Cho, CEO of Unsplash - Offering beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project. 10 Unsplash photos are downloaded every second. This is wild and impressive. Mikael offers great insight on the mental fitness practices that allow him to create space in his mind and perform at his best. Follow Mikael's writing on Medium - @mika...