🎙️ I Love Kelowna

Sean Tyler Foley has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old and is an accomplished film and stage performer. He has appeared in productions including Freddy Vs Jason, Door to Door, Carrie, and the musical Ragtime.  Tyler is passionate about helping others confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy In...

Andrew was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1966 to parents fighting for the civil rights movement. His life is a combination of The Rocky Story, Think and Grow Rich, & The Celestine Prophecy on steroids! He has been through so many harrowing and intense situations that those stories alone could fill volumes. He has overcome dyslexia, other learning disabilities, being legally blind in one eye, a...

Captain Rob Kessler is a 50TON Master Captain, as well as the inventor and co-founder of Million Dollar Collar and goTIELESS, a relatively simple solution to fix what his company dubs "Placketitis" The sinking, wrinkling, and folding of the placket of a casually worn dress shirt. goTIELESS is the first shirt designed to be worn TIELESS, featuring Million Dollar Collar. Prior to Million D...

Paul Tompkins, CEO of Flippin Experts and Tranquility Realty, is a successful entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor, speaker and coach. He learned firsthand how difficult and confusing it can be to start a business and keep it growing exponentially without the right tools! Paul used his determination coupled with years of experience developing business to quickly build a 7 figure real estate empire....

Chuck Sharpsteen is a former marketing agency 'Tech-Guy' turned Lead-Generation Facebook Ads expert. His efficient approach to ads has allowed him to cut clients' lead costs by as much as 80% for 3 years straight, get a 500%+ ROI on info products with cold traffic, and even showed a Facebook noobie in the Financial space how to cut his leads down to $7 each from $250 each with his s...

Dave Foster is the Founder and CEO of The 1031 Investor .  Dave is a degreed accountant and serial real estate investor who is a qualified intermediary and consultant for tax saving strategies such as the 1031 exchange and the section 121 homestead exemption. Dave started fix and flipping in the 90s and realized that about 40% of his profits were going directly to the IRS. Dave tells us about the...

For 20 years award winning chiropractor Dr. Kelly Henry helped his patients live healthier lives. With the foundation of providing exceptional customer service, Dr. Henry grew his clinics into one of the top producing chiropractic offices in the nation with multiple locations and doctors.  Since 2018 Dr. Henry has used his system to coach business leaders on improving customer service to rapidly i...

In Devin Miller 's own words: I just love startups! I established my own first startup while earning my Law & MBA degrees. Since then, I have set up several more startups and enjoyed every minute of it. I have a real passion for a new business model--the prospect of a business startup always makes my heart race! I’m an entrepreneur who is also a patent and trademark attorney. I've ob...

Charles J. Read is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), U.S Tax Court Practitioner ( USTCP), member of Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) and the Founder of GetPayroll . Mr. Read’s companies have provided full-service payroll services, payroll tax services, and other payroll-related services since 1991. Charles is an accomplished senior executive and entrepreneur with more than fift...

Tim Kubiak brings than more than 25 years of real word experience leading and selling in every type of economy from boom to bust as an individual contributor, executive, or founder he's helped companies of every size grow and thrive across countless industry segments and B2B sales models. The approach has been to provide best practices that allow you to compete more, win business faster, and...

I got invited to go on popular podcast Big Impact with Bill Hobson. This is Bill's interview with me, which he allowed me to repurpose as an episode of New Town Big Dreams. Bill and I discuss: • Why your mental diet is the most important diet you will ever have, • What you absorb into your mind affects every single aspect of your life, including your physical health • How to recover from seem...

Angie Orth is an award-winning content creator currently working on her first book, a travel memoir possibly titled, Flirting with Disaster .  Angie’s adventures have landed her on the Today Show, the New York Post, Cosmopolitan, AFAR and Glamour. She’s a sought-after speaker, presenting wild stories of travel misadventures at the New York Times Travel Show, TBEX, PRSA and the Women in Travel Summ...

Chris Howard has been blessed to help to transform the lives of millions of people around the planet. A global phenomenon, Chris is one of the most prominent figures in personal development and life style turnaround. Chris helps people to create performance breakthrough results: physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially A 3 X Best-Selling author who has done  100 Million in sales global...

Steve Preda’s passion is to help people build self-managing, fast-growing, and high-profit businesses. Since 2002, he has helped more than 250 entrepreneurial organizations become more valuable and sellable by serving as a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor, a business coach, a Certified EOS Implementer® and a Certified Pinnacle Business Guide. Steve started and grew an M&A firm to mar...

Born and raised in the Okanagan, Meredith Schuurman is passionate about life and strives to live each day to its fullest. Physical, mental and spiritual wellness is extremely important to her and the OK Valley provides a rich backdrop for her to uphold these values. When she's not at one of the gyms in town, working for Kelowna's locally founded ed/tech company FreshGrade, or hiking the...

Deanne Leung is the creative vision and energy behind Stepping Stones Counseling Group . She is a strong supporter of the use of creativity, nature and active self-care in the healing & wellness process.  Deanne's education and training include a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology. Deanne is NMT Level 2 Certified and EMDR Level 2 Certi...

Jaye Siegmueller loves plant medicine, the outdoors, meditation, and yoga. She is a momma of a 17-year-old hockey player, so you might see her cheering in the local hockey rinks! Her commitment to local food runs deep and she truly believes that the people's connection to the earth starts with their connection with their food. She loves waste reduction and started the first zero-waste store i...

Danielle Scheven is the co-owner and marketing director of Carolily Finery , a high end jewelry brand whose designs were seen walking the runways of New York Fashion Week in 2018. Named one of her city's "Top 40 Under 40", Danielle believes in inspiring and empowering women through the Carolily brand and their community initiates. Carolily specializes in statement jewelry that encou...

Molly Gibson Kirby was born in Liverpool, England, and grew up in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Growing up in a town with one stop light allowed her to create her own story. All she knew was that one day she would be living a life that she always dreamed up, beating the odds she faced in Liverpool.  Molly moved out when she was 14, dealing with hard mental health battles. She eventually graduated colleg...

Haley Kennedy is a 25 year old illustrator and designer based in beautiful Kelowna, BC. Originally from Calgary, AB, Haley has always been drawn to anything creative. Starting from a young age, creative projects have always come rather naturally and have lead her on an amazing path of self-exploration. Currently, Haley is the owner of SUNDAE STUDIOS , her own personal creative brand offering her f...

Geri Pauls Co-Executive Director & Classroom Facilitator at Karis Support Society , worked in the oil and gas industry in Edmonton for six years and then went on to have five children that have now given her nine grand babies!  Geri is very involved with her church in Kelowna and has also worked within her husband’s business. Geri began her career at Karis eight years ago as a Client Support W...

Scott Nystrom  The Nourished Chef is passionate about food. The romance of a crisp baguette, the backstory of the ingredients, the taste of the seasons. As a locavore chef, Scott celebrates Okanagan farmers and artisans on his menus, bringing the finest heirloom organic vegetables and ethically raised meats to his dinner parties, taco feasts, and grazing boards. As a registered holistic nutritioni...

Jennelle McGuire thrives on being surrounded by beautiful artwork. She had always dreamed of having her own business, so owning and operating Karmyc Bazaar for the past three years has truly been a dream come true!  Karmyc Bazaar is a small arts & treasures shop located in Downtown Kelowna. Jennelle collaborates with over 90 Canadian Artists from British Columbia, Alberta, New Brunswick and On...

Regina Leung is a Holistic Wellness Practitioner / Metaphysical Energy Healer / Reiki Master Teacher Practitioner / Intuitive Counsellor / Life Purpose Transformation Coach / Psychic Angel Card Reader. Regina’s passion for healing others and deep appreciation for complimentary and alternative therapies led her to a career in Holistic Energy Healing, Life Coaching and Intuitive Counselling.  She ho...

Nikki Hunter wants to live in a world where people ditch small talk, chocolate appears on demand and black clothing has the power to repel pet hair. As a beauty coach, Nikki guides women to  discover a holistic lifestyle inclusive of sustainable beauty practices and consciously created products as part of overall wellness.  After 25 years as an esthetician, award-winning makeup artist, and educato...