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What if changing your life had less to do with motivation—and more to do with learning how to take the next small step? In this episode, I sit down with Isabelle Hill , Co-Founder of Healthy Habits Coaches , to explore why sustainable change is so much harder—and so much more human—than we think. What began as a desire to better support one client through an unexpected health transition evolved in...

Can Canada compete globally without changing how we support and reward entrepreneurs? In this episode, we sit down with Megan Tuck and Alban Jerome from York Angel Investors to explore their platform designed to accelerate entrepreneurship by creating faster, more meaningful connections across the ecosystem—opening doors for everyone from side-hustle founders to companies with 100x growth ambition...

Have you been looking for something? An answer, an exit, a new direction? This weeks guest always has an eye on what's next. For Samuel Ayo Oyedemi , innovation isn’t about creating more technology—it’s about creating better experiences for people. As Co-Founder of SKAAP , Samuel is helping reshape the future of retail through AI-powered food intelligence and frictionless shopping experiences that...

Is the education system failing students? For Ritu Jhaveri , education has never been about memorizing answers—it's about preparing young people for the real world. After building a successful career in education across multiple countries, Ritu made the difficult decision to leave behind the security of a steady paycheck, immigrate to Canada, and build something entirely new. Today, through Descho...

Have you ever been told you're "too much"—too ambitious, too driven, too outspoken—only to realize those same traits were actually your greatest strengths? For Navkiren Ghag , entrepreneurship became more than building a business. It became a journey of self-discovery. From painting nails for classmates as a child, to managing the pressure of air traffic control, to co-founding Throne Room alongsi...

What if one of the greatest threats to our health isn't what we're eating, drinking, or breathing, but how disconnected we've become from one another? For Pete Bombaci , Founder and CEO of GenWell , the answer to a happier, healthier society isn't found in another app, device, or life hack. It's found in something fundamentally human: connection. In this powerful conversation, Pete shares why soci...

How much of who we are gets passed down through food? For Robert Robinson , Robinson Sauces was never just about BBQ sauce. It was about family. Legacy. Love. And finding a way to bottle the memories and encouragement that shaped him—especially from his mother, whose influence continues to live through every jar of Sweet Joyce Pineapple . Joined by his brother Derrick and his son Cole, this episod...

What happens when the future you imagined for yourself suddenly disappears? For Chance Mutuku , life has always required reinvention. Born in the middle of war, raised by a hardworking mother after losing his father young, and driven by a relentless curiosity that carried him from national-level wrestling to the world of design and storytelling. Chance has spent his life learning how to rebuild th...

Is there a dark struggle following you? Maybe its time to solve it! Before she founded Help A Girl Out , Yanique Brandford was a teenager navigating period poverty—first in Jamaica, and then again in Canada. Same problem. Different country. She thought she left that behind. Today, her organization is tackling something that still affects 1 in 5 women and girls —lack of access to period products—th...

What if the thing that held you back… became the thing you built your life around? For Youssef (Joseph) Assad , it started with a failure. A language test that stood between him and a new life. A system that didn’t feel built for people like him. And a decision to figure it out anyway. From traveling across Asia and rethinking how he lived, to learning French in under a year to accelerate his path...

What do you rely on when you can’t see the full path ahead? For Deena Al-Sammak , the answer has always been faith. From throwing out business ideas as a kid to building a med-tech startup while still in university, Deena has learned to move forward without having everything figured out. Today, she’s the Co-Founder of Power of Play , a company reimagining how pediatric therapy is measured, turning...

What happens when the life you’ve built shifts and you finally have the space to build something new? After decades of raising a family and building careers, Michael and Jennifer Ageday found themselves stepping into a new chapter—one where they could follow another shared vision. Born out of a mundane experience replenishing shelves of better for you products as a holistic consultant, Michael saw...

What would you do if you stopped waiting, and just started? At 18, Vishar Yaghoubian didn’t have a roadmap, a network, or all the answers, just a question she couldn’t ignore. So she started. Hundreds of cold emails. Conversations with experts across North America. Learning everything she could about a problem most people overlook every day. That curiosity turned into Toothpod, the 1st research-ba...

What’s a micro experiment that didn’t work, but ended up teaching you something critical? For Jordan Russell , that mindset started early, selling hats out of his school locker at just 11 years old to fund what he wanted, instead of waiting for permission. Today, he’s the founder of Price Driven , a platform helping people buy new cars without the stress of negotiation by revealing the real number...

What do you do when the risk of getting a job feels just as high as starting a business? For Gharsa Amin , the answer was simple: bet on herself. After struggling to find stable employment despite deep technical and regulatory expertise, Gharsa turned a personal challenge—sending money across borders to family—into a bigger question about how global payments really work. Today she’s the founder of...

What’s something you’ve done that goes against everything people expect, simply because you refused to betray yourself? Before social media became the marketing powerhouse it is today, Suzanne Zandbergen saw its potential. From launching one of the earliest photo-sharing initiatives at the Hamilton Spectator to founding The Generator , she has spent years helping businesses build real communities...

What if the future of medicine isn’t found in a pill bottle but printed, layer by layer? This week, we sit down with the founders of Tessella Biosciences, a Southern Ontario–based biotech company building advanced ready-to-use bioinks for 3D cell culture, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. CEO Jose , a Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University, never set out to...

What's do you wish you wish you never stopped doing as a child? Resident and touring DJ for Juno Award winning artist Haviah Mighty, Myliek Mckenzie found himself living his 13yr old DJ dreams by simply shooting his shot at every moment. His stories show us how dedication to you craft, consistency, and keeping an eye open for opportunities builds a ladder to success. Gaining a love of music from h...

What's the biggest commitment you've made because you love someone? Coming off of the heels of Valentines Day where love looks like flowers and chocolate. Real love is taking a leap of faith into entrepreneurship just so your family can have jobs and find a purpose for everyday life. Lyns Corporation is made up of 3 companies built by 2 sisters over 27 years for their parents as immigrants in a ne...

12 years from now, what would you be surprised about with a risk you are taking today? Max Francis, our guest today took a risk so big, his friends and family staged an intervention for him. Mac tells us his stories of building from the ground up, being mistaken as a drug dealer and even married women's boyfriend. This was all part of just building his company. Max was willing to fail big by putti...

What's the one decision you made that you will never go back on? Faisal Bello made a decision that guided every decision he made from pre-teen to now. That decision eventually lead to Bello Foods. A food manufacturing company based in Hamilton, Ontario, specializing in high-quality herbs, spices, and specialty food products. Its aromatic herbs are responsibly sourced from West Africa and processed...

.What happens when the itch to build returns, but this time, it’s not about success, it’s about self-discovery? In this episode, Anita Grant shares how the end of one business led her back to herself—and how that personal rediscovery sparked the creation of Hello Hair , a social impact company blending textured hair education with identity and confidence-building tools for children, families, and...

Is the big hairy problem in your job ripe for a revamp? That’s the moment Ariella Racco , a passionate middle school teacher, faced before founding CoLab Education , a platform designed to connect and empower educators through collaboration, mentorship, and shared innovation. In this episode, she opens up about confronting the fear of leaving the classroom, the loneliness many teachers face, and h...

What creative idea did you have as a kid that could actually be a business today? . For Matt McNeil , it all started with a hockey sock on his head and a dream to create something that mattered. Dragons Den had Matt glued to the TV watching people pitch their ideas. Little did he know he would be one of those people. not on Dragons Den, but some who brings ideas to life! Years later, that moment b...

What could you build with just some straws, cardboard, a dish sponge, and pipe cleaners that could possibly change the world? At just 19, Lianna Genovese heard a story that changed her life; a woman with Cerebral Palsy who could no longer paint. Fueled by empathy and ingenuity, Lianna built her first prototype from nothing more than straws, cardboard, pipe cleaners, and a sponge. That scrappy idea...