Elaine's Kitchen Table | Create Better Family, Health, Business, Self

In this episode, learn 2 key things to help you in business: • How to ask for advice • How not to ask for advice! Elaine gives you the ABC’s of getting answers to your questions from people who have gone before you. The tricky part is that they are most often quite busy, but they are usually willing to help – IF you approach in the right way. Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/029 Connect...

Who better to share tips about success in business and parenting than Julie Cole, co-founder of Mabel’s Labels.  Hint: Don’t sweat the small stuff! Julie has become a friend and inspiration since I had the pleasure of meeting her. Find us on Twitter @chatwithelaine , and www.facebook.com/elaineskitchentable Resource from this episode: Mabel’s Labels – This is the company Julie co-founded, and they...

"Balance is impossible. Memories are better." In this episode, I interview Marci Fair ( www.marcifair.com ), mom of 4, founder of www.kares4kids.com , and author of " TILT - 7 Solutions to be a Guilt-Free Working Mom " We talk about 3 of the 7 solutions, including: • Dreams and Goals - you don't have to give up on your own to help your children pursue theirs • Choices - including the "dirty gym sh...

In this recap of Season 6, we discuss the themes that appeared throughout, including: "Create Better - Family, health, business and self" Small choices every day can make a huge difference Less but better Mental health awareness Enjoy this recap, then listen to your favorite episodes, and we will see you in Season 7! Show Notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/096 Connect with Elaine: Website: https:/...

Tony O'Brien has spent the past 39 years working with all sizes of business to assess their risks and help insure them. He has seen it all and has some great stories to tell to illustrate his points as well! In this episode, learn: 3 areas where small business owners are most often blindsided, and how to avoid it What factors impact your insurability 3 ways to position your business for success, b...

What if I told you some of the most important conversations you can have - almost nobody is having? Let Tara Teng give you a new perspective on "social justice", as we talk about: Feminist Economics - what is it and why it really matters to you Human Trafficking - the fastest growing criminal economy so many are suffering in, but very few are talking about, and how we can talk to our children abou...

Brian Dixon will look you in the eye with a big smile, and tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. That's why I had to have him on the podcast, as he is a wealth of knowledge due to his experience in coaching high-performing entrepreneurs, and as the author of the best-selling book, Start With Your People . Brian has so much wisdom on a variety of topics, including: How to "star...

Ron here, aka "Elaine's Husband". As you know, 2020 has been a rough year for - basically the whole planet. For Elaine, she really has a passion for helping other women entrepreneurs and one way she has done that is by meeting with a local group of them in person, for about the past 5 years. And of course that is not happening anymore! So that's got her down a little bit. And today is her birthday...

Oh. My. Goodness. I have been searching all my life for a parenting expert who is at the same time a practicing Registered Psychologist, and will also use words like "grumpy bumps" and "yelly yells". Dr. Vanessa Lapointe is that person!   I adore Dr. Vanessa (ever since I learned she was recommending my products from Easy Daysies to her clients), and in this conversation she does not disappoint! W...

It all started with a cup of tea while on vacation, and since then Tonia Jahshan and her husband Hatem have built a direct selling empire (like $20 million in annual sales big) in Sipology. Tonia slayed the Dragons on Dragons' Den (Canadian version of Shark Tank), was named the 2016 W100 female entrepreneur of the year for Canada, and she shares with us:   How she turned her love of a new-found pr...

Imagine having 4 children, all with ADHD, one with depression, one on the autism spectrum, all while you are living with bipolar disorder. Then imagine writing 25 books, including "Happy Parents, Happy Kids" and "Parenting Through the Storm". You have just imagined Ann Douglas, an amazing woman, and besides all of the above, a parenting expert and columnist on CBC Radio. In this episode, Ann share...

You may know Erica Ehm as a pioneering “VJ” (video-jockey) on MuchMusic (Canada’s equivalent to MTV) in the 80’s and 90’s, but she is that and so much more! In this wide-ranging discussion, Erica shares her wisdom on: Asking for what you want, the simple strategy that got here started in the competitive entertainment TV business How to be an ally for those you love who are struggling with mental h...

Wow wow wow! Let me say that the first book I read while in stroke recovery, and a book that changed my life, is "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by New York Times Best-Selling author, Greg McKeown. So when Greg agreed to be on the podcast, it was a dream come true for me and my husband Ron, so for the first time Ron sat in on the interview. I am so proud of so many of the episodes...

Season 6 of the Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast is here! But why was I off for 2 years? F - Face -  is it drooping? A - Arms - can you raise both? S - Speech - is it slurred or jumbled? T - Time - to call 911 right away! These are the symptoms I ignored / was ignorant of in April 2018 when I had a stroke. I wasn't a stroke candidate - not old enough, not overweight, no high blood pressure, etc. Lot...

Elaine chats with parenting expert and award-winning author Debbie Pokornik of www.empoweringnrg.com about the touchy (“He’s touching me!”) subject of sibling rivalry. After hearing this, you will actually want your kids to have a disagreement so you can use these awesome proactive techniques to make your life easier! Originally published as episode 009, Season 1. See show notes here... Connect wi...

This episode was originally published as Episode 046, Season 3. I've heard a lot of interviews with Kevin O’Leary, but none like this!  We talk about family, his personal life, and what he does when he wakes up in the morning.  It’s maybe the most personal Kevin O’Leary interview yet! Because he is maybe the world’s most productive person, this episode is 17 minutes, and we get 17 gold information...

Did you know the average student loses up to 2.6 months in math skills and up to 2 months in grade level reading skills during summer holidays? Elaine gives you 5 fun, quick and free ways to bridge that summer learning gap! Originally published as episode 054, Season 3. See show notes here...

A quick preview of what is to come in Season 6 of Elaine's Kitchen Table, our most exciting season yet!

A special message from Elaine, who we have not heard from in a while - for good reason!

Yvonne Yua is a wife and mother of a 9-year-old girl. She is a proud Canadian immigrant from Malaysia. Being a triple minority, Yvonne worked hard to climb the corporate ladder. She is now a senior director of a financial literacy firm specializing in using words people don’t need to Wikipedia afterwards.

"Plan, do, and measure." Learn four strategic questions you need to ask when planning the most successful marketing for your business. Shannon is both entrepreneur and educator (Professor, actually) in the marketing and management field. She works with business leaders to help them zero in on their customers and to increase sales by developing marketing communication strategies that work. She has...

Hear Joel's entrepreneurial story as he built Naked Underwear from an idea to a public company, with all the highs and lows that came along the way!

How to not become a slave to your own business, is just one of the key tips shared in this podcast! Monique Blokzyl is the founder of the Business Launch Portal which supports startup entrepreneurs worldwide to rocket their ideas into enterprise. Monique is also an international speaker, trainer, coach and published author. She won the Public Speaking Toastmasters competition twice ​at the Europea...

Imagine being the last passenger off the Miracle On The Hudson airplane that landed on the Hudson River in New York City on Jan 15, 2009.  Would that change your life?  It did for my guest today, Dave Sanderson!  He went on to become a motivational speaker, and ultimately wrote a book called Moments Matter.  Listen to his incredible story and get his nuggets of wisdom for a life lived with purpose...

I wanted to kick off Season 5 of the Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast with a bang - so I interviewed one of my Mompreneur heroes and mentors - Ruthie Burd, founder of The Lunch Lady! This interview is chock full of amazing advice and wisdom from Ruthie, who has "been there and done that", as she is coming up on the 25th anniversary of her business! In this episode, learn: How Ruthie's family situati...