Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian speaks to Frank Newman. Frank is the Founder and CEO of Newman Human Resources Consulting Inc. For over 47 years, Frank has worked in Human Resources to create great working environments where the best people want to come to work every day. In our interview tonight Frank shares his perspective on what’s happening in the world of work today. He shares his insights into how the work environmen...

Brian speaks with Dr. Brett Thombs and Dr. Danielle Rice. Professors and clinical psychologists Dr. Brett Thombs and Dr. Danielle Rice talk about their comprehensive study which found that mental health did not decline during COVID-19 pandemic! The researchers found that the mental health symptoms of the population as a whole changed very little from before the pandemic to during the height of it...

Brian interviews Erin Weir, a consulting economist and former Member of Parliament. Erin Weir grew up in Saskatchewan and completed university degrees at Regina, Calgary and Queen’s. Erin went on to work as a trade union economist with the Canadian Labour Congress, the United Steelworkers and the International Trade Union Confederation in Brussels, Belgium. He campaigned to win election as the MP...

Brian interviews Richard Rémillard. Richard is President of Rémillard Consulting Group (RCG), an unique, Ottawa-based, bilingual consulting firm specializing in providing private sector, government & trade association clients with creative, research-grounded solutions to business issues and public policies involving the Canadian financial services industry. Richard, a Canadian Venture Capital...

Brian interviews Todd Hirsch, former Chief Economist for ATB Financial about the Economy, focusing on an article he wrote last week on food inflation and if we are being gouged at the grocery. As “The Modern Economist”, Todd Hirsch demystifies current complex, colliding economic factors and interprets their impact, illustrated by relevant and memorable examples valued by industry leaders. His expe...

Brian interviews Andrea Kaiser. Drea is a founder of Proprietor Drea’s Wine Co. and we talk about launching her own wine company in Niagara. Andrea Kaiser was born and raised in the heart of Niagara Wine Country and her small batch wines are crafted in memory of her father, iconic pioneering winemaker, Karl J. Kaiser who affectionately called her Drea. Drea’s Wine Co. was launched in 2018 and the...

Brian interviews Pierre-Jean Esmieu-Fournel. PJ runs his own Investment Bank, has worked for major banks in Paris, London and New York and has been CFO for a biotech / pharma company. We talk about raising risk capital for interesting ventures in life sciences, tech and real estate. How you do it, the challenges, the opportunities to make great returns and the ways government and capital markets c...

Brian interviews two guests for International Women's Day. Jennifer Lonergan, PhD, founder of Artistri Sud, has worked with artisans and artisan groups in a dozen developing world nations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. As a buyer for fair trade and ethical wholesale and retail markets in North America in particular, for the boutique she owned, Artistri and in partnership with international de...

Brian interviews Husam Jandal. Husam is a business strategist and marketing consultant based in Mississauga, who just published a book called: “Digital Marketing Outsourcing: The Ultimate Recipe for Growing Your Business Online”. By sharing the insights and proven success methods he developed over two decades, this book will empower business leaders to harness the power of digital marketing and co...

Brian Crombie interviews two CEOs of remarkably interesting companies: - Jeff Oberman of Realtax and OntarioTaxSales.ca on sales of properties that are out up for sale by municipalities for tax arrears and how you can get some great deals and why. - Grant Furlane CEO of LocoMobi World Inc. And we discuss The Theory of Urban Transportation Simplified with the “smart city”, a collection of smart bui...

Brian Crombie interviews Rich Life Strategy Guru Anita Heidema and Italian-born and raised Chef Dario Tomaselli, Founders of o’live your life, about the Mediterranean Lifestyle. Learn 3 Secrets to Happiness & Inspired Living with the Mediterranean Lifestyle you can do from anywhere. After years of living what some might consider a successful life, They found ourselves consumed by busy careers...

On the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Luka Lamaj about his new business and app that connects us all with Family Physicians online via video. They discussed the challenge in the health care system with many not able to get a family physician, how technology can help and how he has launched a new app and business to address this issue.

On the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, Brian interviews Dr. Chitra Anand about her thoughts on a controversial comment CNN anchor Don Lemmon made about “women in their prime” and an overly critical post she recently made about this topic. Dr. Chitra Anand is at the forefront of an important new movement in the workplace: intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs are the people within your organization who possess...

On today's show, Brian Crombie has a panel discussion on the current state of democracy in Canada and what we can and should do about it. His guests are: Murray Simser CEO of Citizen, a democracy app - Pauline Couture a media personality and expert - Nic Ruszkowski a Public Affairs Government Affairs expert.

One year anniversary of the Russian war in Ukraine, Brian Crombie interviews Marcus Kolga on what’s happening in Ukraine 12 months after Russia / Putin’s invasion. Marcus Kolga is an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, human rights and disinformation expert, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issue...

Brian interviews Dorothy Knight. Dorothy is an embodiment coach, a generational healer and a published author. She describes herself and her work this way: “I decided to take responsibility for my choices: my health, my mindset, and my destiny. I have helped hundreds of clients heal unresolved trauma, unconscious patterns and embody their full potential. I am passionate about empowering my clients...

Brian speaks to Sam Sivarajan. Sam is a financial expert, wealth management leader and author. His interest is how we can make better decisions so that we can get to better outcomes. His recent book is Uphill: How to Apply Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Life’s Choices and Challenges. Sam wraps his legal, financial, and behavioural training and experience, and more recently, his research into...

Brian interviews Daniel Beland. Daniel is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor at the Department of Political Science at McGill. A student of politics and public policy, he is currently working on research projects focusing on issues ranging from universal social policy and health care reform to the role of ideas in policy development and the relation...

Brian interviews Susan D. VanderBent. Susan is the Chief Executive Officer of Home Care Ontario representing over 50 home care organizations delivering critical front-line care needed by Ontarians every day – nursing, personal care, and therapies. A social worker by profession, Sue has worked in acute care, long-term care, community support, mental health and addictions and home and community care...

Brian speaks to Murtaza Haider. Murtaza is a professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. He also serves as the research director of the Urban Analytics Institute. Professor Haider holds an adjunct professorship of Engineering at McGill. In addition, he is a Director of Regionomics Inc. a boutique consulting firm specializing in the economics of cities a...

Brian interviews Alex Johnston. Alex is a seasoned business executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in the public and private sectors. She is former Vice-President, Strategy and Public Affairs at CBC/Radio-Canada, and former Executive Director, Catalyst Canada. Her experience also includes a number of years as Executive Director of Policy in the Ontario government, managing t...

Brian interviews John Passalacqua. John is CEO of First Phosphate, has launched several companies and is incredibly knowledgeable about critical mineral mining in Canada, the need for more given the move to electric cars and other clean technologies, geopolitical issues and the necessity for government support. We talk about First Phosphate, a company with phosphate reserves in Quebec, planning to...

Brian speaks to Sherena Hussain. Sherena is an Instructor in the Program in Real Estate and Infrastructure at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Prof. Hussain is also an accomplished legal professional having practiced tax and infrastructure law at a first-tier North American business law firm. We talk about Davos and what were the big issues discussed this year at the World Economi...

Brian interviews Maria Fudas. Maria is an Author, Life Strategist & Coach about Learning through Relationships. Maria believes that everyone we meet has a purpose. There are No coincidences. Every relationship has contributed to our revolution. Assigned by the divine at specific time and place to fulfill an: emotional, spiritual or physical need. Every person we encountered on our path was put...

Brian interviews Gil Penalosa. Gil is the founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, a Canadian nonprofit with a mission to improve sustainable mobility, parks, and public spaces to transform urban areas into cities that are great for both 8-year-olds and 80-year olds. Gil Penalosa ran for Mayor of Toronto a few months ago came second and received 100,000 votes. This interview was recorded last week before...