Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews Chris Houston. Chris is currently Faculty at the University of Toronto’s Global Health Education Initiative. He is the CEO of Humanitarian Associates consulting firm. He is President of the Canadian Peace Museum charity. He previously worked in humanitarian aid and logistics and leadership for Doctors without Borders, the Canadian Red Cross and the World Health Organization in Syr...

Brian interviews Raymond Wong. Raymond is Vice President, Data Operations, Altus Group. Ray has over 30 years or market research experience. Overseeing 60+ researchers across Canada, his primary responsibility is to ensure that the commercial and residential data collection is all encompassing, reliable and accurate and that it adheres to the Altus Group data governance guidelines. Ray works close...

For International Women's Day, Brian interviews author Dr. Andrea O’Reilly, Professor, School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Coordinator, Bridging Program for Women, York University, Toronto, Canada. She is internationally recognized as the founder of the discipline of Motherhood Studies and has defined and developed a specific feminism for mothers, matricentric feminism. Dr. O’Reilly...

Brian interviews Sherena Hussain. Sherena is an Instructor in the Program in Real Estate and Infrastructure at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Professor Hussain is also an accomplished legal professional having practiced tax and infrastructure law at a first-tier North American business law firm. Professor Hussain holds a combined Juris Doctor-Master of Business Administration de...

Brian interviews Anne Golden. CEO of The Conference Board of Canada for over a decade, Dr. Anne Golden was long recognized for her leadership in public policy, her academic work and her varied leadership experience in business, the not-for-profit, government and academic sectors. For nearly 14 years Golden led the United Way of Greater Toronto where she also earned a national profile for her work...

Brian speaks with Laurel Joakimides. Laurel, dedicated Certified Life Mastery™ Consultant, is on a mission to empower individuals to reclaim their inner strength and design a richer, fuller life after setbacks. Whether you're navigating the aftermath of a broken relationship, coping with a job loss, experiencing empty nest syndrome, or know deep inside you are meant for more but don’t quite know h...

Brian Crombie interviews Zee Ivanova about International Women’s day Friday and an event in Toronto - Bold Daring Women - celebrating Women and entrepreneurship. Zee Ivanova is a certified personal development coach with over 10 years of experience in various master coaching certifications and programs. With a background in leadership, recruiting, and public speaking, she is passionate about drivi...

Brian interviews Dave Cook. Dave is a local businessman, politician and author who developed a great interest in history. He wrote the first of four books "Apple Blossoms and Satellite Dishes" about the history of Applewood Acres, the largest subdivision built in North America by a ‘family developer” Gordon Shipp. This book was followed by a second book about the history of Mississauga’s Dixie Bee...

Brian interviews Candace Chartier. Candace has more than two decades of experience in Ontario’s long-term care sector, and she has an extensive and established record of advocating for change that benefits seniors across the province. Her past experiences have included serving as the CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) and the CEO of Safe Haven Consulting Inc. Candace Chartier ta...

Brian interviews Kim Nossal. Kim Richard Nossal has a PhD University of Toronto, taught international politics at McMaster University, head Queen’s Political Studies department, and then the Queen’s School of Policy Studies. Author of a number of books on Canadian foreign and defence policy, including "Charlie Foxtrot: Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada" and "Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-Am...

Brian speaks with David McLaughlin. David is President and CEO of the Institute on Governance, an independent not-for-profit organization focused on public sector governance. He has extensive public service experience including as Clerk of the Executive Council and Cabinet Secretary in Manitoba, Deputy Minister of Policy and Planning in New Brunswick, and as Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Af...

Brian interviews Douglas Elliott. Douglas is a civil litigator and constitutional lawyer who has followed this litigation, the issues and the judgement in great detail. He prepared a thorough review of the case and the decision and we discuss the NY law, the Judge, the witnesses, the staggering amount and the chance for Trump to appeal. Douglas Elliott talks about the New York $364 MM trial and ju...

Brian interviews Ron Camilleri. Local resident Ron Camilleri has had a storied history in the Canadian music business. He’s succeeded in three sides of the business: as a record industry executive, as an original music composer for television and film but perhaps his greatest success has been his recent foray as a performer. He’s played the stages from Las Vegas to Atlantic City and all across Nor...

Brian interviews Dr. Eva Klein. Dr. Klein is a corporate and clinical psychologist. She has been a Professor at several universities including: Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at McMaster University, The Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary, and was a Fellow at the London Business School. She has a website and a podcast which focus on combating Ageism and foc...

Brian interviews Eugene Lang. Eugene is Assistant Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University; Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute; and Senior Fellow, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, Trinity College, University of Toronto. Eugene Lang published an op ed last week in the Globe about Canada’s funding of Ukraine. We speak about the war in Ukraine, NATO fun...

Brian interviews Barbara Kay. Barbara has been an opinion columnist with the National Post since 2003, and a regular opinion columnist with the Epoch Times since 2019. Barbara is the author or co-author of four books. This week Barbara Kay is getting an award from the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation. We have an in-depth conversation about antisemitism since the Hamas attack of October 7...

Brian interviews Marcus Kolga. Marcus is an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issues. He frequently comments on Russian, Eastern and Central European issues on North American radio and television and at foreign policy conferences. Marcus is involved with interna...

Brian interviews Kathleen Black and Jane Thuet. Kathleen Black is an accomplished coach and keynote speaker in the real estate business inspiring real estate professionals to work in teams. Jane Thuet is a successful broker. This past year they “came out” without really coming out in a same-sex relationship even though Kathleen had not previously identified as lesbian and still does not. We discus...

Brian interviews Michel Neray. Michel is a professional speaker, consultant, creator of Inside-Out storytelling, and the founder of Momondays, a monthly storytelling event that pre-COVID-19 was in 16 cities. Michel has helped thousands of individuals and organizations to drill down to their core message, become category leaders through category design, and craft more impactful, stories to become m...

Brian interviews three people doing exciting things. First, Tamara Leitch, a Registered Dental Hygienist has just opened a Teeth Whitening Business in Ottawa. She also has a minor in psychology and communications. Tamara has 27 years of dental health experience. Then, Christine Anwander Calzolano, who launched Jems by Christine. ”My love of fashion and jewelry came from my beautiful mother. I have...

Brian interviews Murray Simser. Murray is a Founder and CEO of CITIZN, Democracy's Social Network. He is a serial entrepreneur trained in Silicon Valley and a Microsoft alumnus. His first love was politics, working at Parliament was his dream. He was going to become a Prime Minister, but he moved to Silicon Valley and became a technology entrepreneur. I talk to Murray Simser about Entrepreneurship...

Brian interviews Susan Wadds. Susan is an award-winning author, with a book that lines up perfectly with Sexual Health Week (February 12-16th). Her stunning new novel "What the Living Do" (Regal House Publishing, March 18, 2024), grapples with women's reproductive rights and sexuality, as well as survivor's guilt. ”Susan Wadds has written a fierce and fearless novel about a woman drawn to self-des...

Brian hosts a panel to discuss New Year’s resolutions. Why most New Year’s resolutions fail and what to do to create habits that lead to your transformational success? Panelists are: Christina Singhal, a Certified Life Coach, Registered Nurse, and a 7-year South African Military Veteran, is known for her remarkable talent in assisting individuals in enhancing relationships, and discovering meaning...

Brian interviews Pascal Chan. Pascal is the Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure & Construction, at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He leads the Canadian Chamber’s Housing and Development Strategy Council, which convenes a diverse array of industry stakeholders to engage with key federal decision makers and address our country’s housing crisis. We talk about housing affordability...

Brian speaks with Danica Stanciu about volunteering to travel to and work in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. Originally from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Danica Stanciu resides in Washington DC, where she built a career in business-to-business sales, working in information technology, health care and the media industries. She is also a mom to two children, Nicolas and Elena, both of whom a...