🎙️ I Love Kelowna

Deanna Burger is Co-Founder of commUNITY , offering Canadian-made, high quality, 100% cotton, reusable masks, holders, and organizers. With over 20 years of experience in corporate marketing, sales enablement, and sponsorship strategy, Deanna has a history of successfully leading teams at Fortune 100 companies. Her main focus has always been developing and executing marketing and sponsorship campa...

As an Irish, Scottish, Russian-German, Chinese real estate professional born in Canada and raised in cities throughout the Okanagan, Justina holds a true appreciation for the beauty of the valley and the unique opportunities and advantages of the various Okanagan communities. An avid traveller and explorer, she always looks forward to returning home to the Okanagan oasis. After a globetrotting adv...

Annie Francesca is a Speaker who helps women who are diagnosed with cancer to take back their bodies, their bank accounts, and their love life after treatment. Annie's program takes 8 weeks and allows clients to feel beautiful in their own skin, shift their relationship with money, and re-ignite the passion they’ve lost without having to spend tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars on f...

Today we are talking all about fitness and nutrition! Ryan Stokes Moved to Kelowna in 1991. Strength and Conditioning CrossFit coach and athlete. Here are just some of his qualifications: MadLab School of Fitness, CFL1, BTN, CF Running, CF Scaling, CF spot the Flaw. Freestyle Connection and Movement  ASFA group and personal fitness certificate. Wow! Ryan is into skiing, golf, CrossFit, mountain bi...

Deborah Small of Blissfull Path is a much sought-after, internationally acknowledged Bikram Yoga instructor. She also teaches at the Bikram Teacher Training Programs regularly. Deborah is an expert practitioner within the field of holistic healing. She has more than two decades of practical experience gained worldwide: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. Deborah holds qualificatio...

Myles lives in Scottsdale, AZ and has a fascinating story to tell about going against the herd when it comes to investing. Psychologically this is one of the most difficult things for a human to do, but when you're able to, the rewards can be massive.  We discuss Myles early days in corporate America. What it was like moving to Los Angeles from Australia, then returning to Australia 6 years l...

BNL Media Consulting was born out of a love for all things local and the impact small businesses had on making Founder and CEO Megan Shallow feel a part of her community. Megan was always frustrated with the way marketing agencies handled social media accounts OR ignored them completely. Time and time again, she witnessed marketers take advantage of businesses by making promises they didn’t even k...

Corey Lee Anderson, Owner /Operator of Organize My Space is a Professional Home Organizer. Corey enjoys helping her clients to de-clutter and create storage solutions that will work to keep homes and offices organized and running efficiently.  She is a member of Professional Organizers of Canada, Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and Kelowna Babes in Business.  Corey is a long time Kelowna resident, arr...

Since the age of 10, Jason Clarke has been involved in the business of buying and selling one thing or another. After University, he opened a small chain of family clothing stores which gave him a huge understanding that to be successful, top customer service is a priority.   Jason enjoyed the retail business but was looking for a more challenging career. He was offered a position at a home improv...

Samantha Trarback loves wine and talking about wine. But she wanted to reduce the stigma of moms who love their wine. You can indulge and still be a great parent! We discuss wine, whiskey and all of the wonderful creations you can find here in the Okanagan and from around the world. We also discuss being a parent and balancing that with a moderate alcohol consumption lifestyle. Life can be a mothe...

Sarah Coffey is the owner of The Local Gift Card , a new service based here in Kelowna.  Part small business owner, part marketer, and fighter for the little guy. She is an advocate for local, hardworking small business owners.  She learned first-hand the struggles that small business owners face through her retail store, Unless Market.  Looking for a better way, Sarah developed The Local Gift Car...

Chrystal “Chryssy” Robinson is a Brand Strategist with over eight years of experience in helping small business owners strategize their business operations and grow their online presence. She is recognized and known for her expertise in building and executing strategic content and marketing plans that get RESULTS! Chrystal is a proud alumni of Eastern Michigan University, where she received a Bach...

SourceCode Publishing focuses exclusively on transformational books written by changemakers, conscious coaches, healers and practitioners. Pamela Lynch married 31 years of traditional book publishing with intuitive coaching and ancient wisdom. She guides people through the writing and publishing process to craft their stories and birth their books from concept to celebration. Pamela says she was b...

Krishna Mohan is an Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Speaker, #1 Best-selling Author, as seen on FOX TV and multiple media outlets, President of Genius Visionary, Managing Partner of Capital Street Investments LLP, and President of Gifting Boutique. Over the last 23 years he has helped 3 Fortune 500 companies and several start-up organizations focusing on Sales, Business Development and Finance. His...

Miss Virginia Rose is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and song-writer coming from Vancouver, BC. Her stage performance is hypnotizing as her energy is infectious. She includes the complex art of looping the piano, beat-boxing, rhythm guitar, stunningly soulful lead vocals and fun harmonies. Wait for the end of the episode to hear a full-length track from Virginia, Desire. With songs sung from the...

Shawn Channell spent a decade struggling to create a career in sales. First as a Realtor, then multiple stints selling cars, and even as a door- to-door salesperson he faced thousands of rejections, disappointing results, and years of barely making enough money to survive. At that pivotal moment when he was ready to walk away and pursue a different career path something clicked. The approach he ha...

While snowmobiling in the Greystokes near Kelowna in March of 2002, an accident resulted in Blake suffering a broken back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. From the very start he refused to let this life altering disability break his spirit or stop him from living his life to the absolute fullest.  On September 17th 2002, just six months to the day of his injury, Blake started pushing hi...

With our new technology we were able to conduct this interview with crystal clear sound and a 9 hour time difference! Bas Lebesque is an Executive Life Coach currently living in the Netherlands where he was born and raised. He has lived and worked in 8 countries over 5 continents and has some fascinating stories to tell. In his own words: After a short career in hospitality and then 2 careers in f...

Deanna Kent spent her childhood making up treasure maps for her family (there are several hundred pennies still buried across the prairies of Western Canada). Realizing that treasure mapping mixed well with story-crafting, she made that her path. After teaching English for a decade, she moved on to work as a writer for the Walt Disney Company. For almost ten years, she worked at the Kelowna, Canad...

Nick McCullum is the Director of Growth at Passiv. Passiv makes innovative portfolio management software that connects directly to your brokerage account and makes it easy to implement a long-term investing strategy. To learn more about Nick and his company, visit passiv.com or nickmccullum.com Support the show NOMINATE YOURSELF, ANOTHER PERSON OR A BUSINESS TO APPEAR ON THE I LOVE KELOWNA PODCAST

Geoff and Julie Hoffman have been married since 2009 and  investing in real estate since 2001.  They did the majority of investing in Alberta, went through the exciting boom of 2006 and 2007, then struggled through the recession until 2010 when they lost everything. They have since rebuilt another multi-million dollar real estate investment portfolio, successfully made a "New Start" in K...

Kendra grew-up on a hilly, luscious, rural Manitoba acreage 20 miles away from any town or village. Being the youngest of 3 sisters in a supportive family, Kendra has always had lots of love around her. Naturally being bubbly and enthusiastic, the spotlight has always landed on her creating a sparkle so bright that it would never be dimmed! Kendra has always enjoyed doing her own thing. She wasn’t...

Sandy McAllister is a licensed Life Insurance Broker in Kelowna, working with Individuals and families on personalized insurance solutions. She believes insurance is one of the most overlooked elements in a family’s financial plan and is there to educate and guide clients through the process. Sandy’s passion for insurance is equally matched for her love of budget coaching. She coaches individuals...

An entrepreneur, Talent Agent / partner in Teresa May Agency , and bookkeeper,  Shawna Whitney ‘s largest role in life has been to support those around her helping to grow and shape the businesses and managers around her for success.   As executive producer of her first film The Perfect Pickup , she dove into a new world in 2015 that has taken hold of her heart.  She has learned a tremendous amoun...

Russell Johnson is the cidermaker/owner of Truck 59 Ciderhouse .  Russ was born in Vancouver and spent most of his childhood in Manitoba where he learned beef and grain farming from his Dad.   Russ graduated from the University of Manitoba with a pharmacy degree and worked as a pharmacist for over 20 years in various locations including Winnepeg, Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Fort St James, and Saudi Ar...