🎙️ I Love Kelowna

Shelby Bouchard is a born and raised Okanagan resident. Vernon is his home, and he is a Realtor® with Shelby Bouchard-RE/MAX Vernon . Shelby is a "new school" realtor with a focus on consultancy rather than salesmanship. His goal is to humanize the real estate process, and use the art of  effective communication and storytelling to prepare and present offers for his clients.  He is also...

Jeff Keen is a technology entrepreneur with a passion for startups, innovation and community building.  His background in the technology industry spans over 25 years ranging from startup founder to senior executive in several high growth technology companies and not for profit organizations. Jeff's current roles include being a Director with Wheelhouse Ventures, Managing Director of Atrium Ve...

Tanya Jane (Viala) is a trained and professional tattoo artist from Stoke on Trent, UK. She began her career in 2013 and since then has traveled the world tattooing and learning from the best in the industry. She offers machine tattoos and also the art of handpoking. Specializing also in scalp micro pigmentation and brow micro pigmentation. Tanya is also undergoing training in areola reconstructio...

Danielle Libby was born and raised as a BC girl, went to Alberta for 10 years then made the move she always dreamed about – to Kelowna. Ever since she was little she knew Kelowna would one day be home.  Danielle lives life with her heart first; she cares deeply about people and has a big place in her heart for animals, especially dogs (she owns 3!). She loves to travel and has had an opportunity t...

Ron Cannan ( Ron-Cindy Cannan ) grew up in Edmonton and in January, 1990 set out to start a new chapter in life in Kelowna.  Ron was elected as Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country from 2006-15. He is only 1 of 3 MPs not in cabinet to serve on the Treasury Board Sub-Committee on Government Administration, and as such he became entitled to the title "Honourable" as a member of th...

Danielle Grant is an ex-corporate employee turned Mindset Mentor ( Danielle G - Your Mindset Mentor ) who helps spiritual entrepreneurs transform their thoughts and develop their inner dialogue to support their goals and dreams. Danielle helps them grow through their resistance, ‘failures’, and setbacks.  Danielle shares her wealth of knowledge to help individuals align with their purpose and pass...

Mark Tompkins is one of our rare guests who was born and raised in Kelowna. We talk about the many changes our city has seen, and all about digital marketing. Mark has a very interesting past including creating the very successful Trailer Park Boys App and Board Game, working as Marketing and Communications Specialist with the City of Kelowna , and managed events like Wakefest, Centre of Gravity a...

Kathleen Finigan (Holistic Wellnes Coach) is the founder of Zoe Life Healing . She is a healer, networking leader, motivator and community ambassador. She is passionate about preparing people and pets in the pursuit of peace, so that they may live a healthy, happy and abundant life. Kathleen brings a healing, supporting and motivating energy to those she interacts with. I certainly found that to b...

Earth to Table Vegan Market was founded in November 2017 by Allison Staten and Cassandra McFarland . As they were both newly vegan – and had experienced their fair share of struggles! – they wanted to create an event that supported others within our community as well as create a “one stop shop” for those looking to acquire vegan goods. Allison and Casandra's goal is to create a space which en...

Make sure you listen to the end of this episode for a real treat! Brent Carmichael gives us the studio recording of his song "Tattoo", and it is fantastic! Brent was born in Victoria, BC and after being in various cities for post secondary schooling and my baseball career he now calls Kelowna his home. Brent is an athlete, singer/songwriter and the owner of a creative business brand call...

Teresa May is Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Cherry Lane Homes , a local custom home builder. She is very proud of Peter Teschner and his team. She is known as the networking queen, always busy going from one event to another, talking to others about the great homes they build. We talk about her amazing networking skills, and her passion for volunteering and doing whatever she...

Dr. Lauren Tomkins, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor with a focus in women's health, hormones imbalances, thyroid conditions, fertility, prenatal and postpartum support, and digestive disorders. She is the co-owner of West Kelowna Integrative Health Centre which is a multi-disciplinary clinic with naturopathic medicine, registered massage therapy, clinical counselling, and more. She is passionate...

Heather McColl ditched the comfy 9-5 bank life in pursuit of career freedom. She moved to Kelowna from Alberta to attend college and never looked back! She is a financial and insurance consultant with IG Wealth Management . Heather is the founder of Okanagan Networking , where she shares local events and networking skills. She loves to give back to our community in many ways, including volunteerin...

Ever since she was just 18 years old, Angela Nagy knew that her purpose in life was to help save the world through business, politics… and music. She is now the CEO of Greenstep Solutions Inc. , a company that has provided sustainability solutions for thousands of small and medium sized enterprises across Canada and the United States since 2008. GreenStep provides sustainability consulting, employ...

Bill Justus is the lead organizer with Okanagan parkrun and the owner / operator of EK's Grill in Glenmore. He's a military veteran, a former aircraft mechanic, and an inspirational athlete. Now at the age of 55, Bill says he's got the energy of a 25 year old, or better! "The brain never forgets how to be that age, but the body quickly does… so you've got to stay active!&q...

25 years ago, Arun Alleluia ( RE/MAX Kelowna ) drove from the west end of Toronto all the way across Canada, to deliver a car here as a favour to a friend. When he saw the mountains for the first time, his decision to move here was almost instantaneous. In Kelowna, Arun first worked as a bouncer, then at a record store, and then with a little help from family, started a very successful real estate...

Donna Wilcox owner/operator of Simple Living , is a professional home organizer. She has a passion for clearing clutter, getting organized, and creating beautiful spaces. She loves helping clients get control of their surroundings, so they can truly relax, enjoy their homes, and get on with living their lives. Whether you tackle one closet, or an entire house, Donna will work alongside you, helpin...

Shane Austin is a professional designer with a passion for community building. During his years wearing an ‘entrepreneur's hat’ he's been growing a coworking business, consulting on product design and user experience, and volunteering for a non-profit aimed at digital professionals.  As a designer, Shane has a track record of successes, with over fourteen years of experience with medium...

Scott Viala moved to Kelowna just over two years ago from Prince Albert, SK. He has been a personal trainer for over 11 years and in that time has traveled all around the world to acquire fitness knowledge from some of the very best. This traveling and training has helped him create his very own Unconventional Training Methods that are unique to Kelowna. Some of these methods include Kettlebells,...

Kurt Jory is a financial advisor with The Peacock Sheridan Group , which is a private financial planning firm servicing clients throughout the Okanagan & Alberta. Kurt is life insurance licensed, holds the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Kurt’s passion for simplifying financial matters and his conviction that hard work alone does not g...

Jimmy LeGuilloux 's song "The Learning Curve" was recored at Frequency - Wine & Sound and it is fantastic! Make sure you listen all the way to the end of the episode, because we end it off with that song.  Jimmy is an award winning musician from Kelowna British Columbia, Canada. He most recently won the 2017 Anita Tozer Memorial Award at the City of Kelowna Civic Awards for his...

In 2001, Steve Wandler founded YourTechOnline. Going on to beat Best Buy’s Geek Squad to rank #1 Online Tech Support company in North America. We was acquired by Support.com in 2008.  Returning to Canada from the Silicon Valley, Steve saw the need to create a way for startup entrepreneurs to start meaningful conversations with mentors, VC’s and like-minded peers. Steve started Metabridge a non pro...

William Walczak from Hiilite - Web Design, SEO, SEM, and Marketing Agency has total passion for technology, brands and business. He believes that maximum potential is achieved only when the right technology works in concert with the brightest creative minds. He wants to empower those around him to achieve their best results. William utilizes Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Conversion Rate Optimi...

Dr. Paul van Donkelaar has partnered up with his spouse Karen Mason of the Kelowna Women's Shelter to initiate groundbreaking studies into the connections between domestic partner violence and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The research taking place in his UBC Okanagan lab focuses on gaining a better understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to sports concussion or intimate partner vio...

Since the release of her book, Escaping the Rabbit Hole: my journey through depression, Tracey Maxfield has become a staunch advocate for Mental Illness and Mental Health Awareness and Bullying and completed the course, Bringing Mental Health to Schools . She has met with teenagers ages 11 to 15 years to talk about bullying and mental illness and has appeared on numerous podcasts, live radio shows...