Magic Hour Podcast

This special episode of Magic Hour Podcast takes us to the floor of Web Summit 2026 for a collection of candid, on-the-ground conversations about marketing, new media, and the creator economy. I asked founders to ride the escalator with me and answer one question about their industry in under one minute, just as long as it takes to reach the bottom. Through these quick, on-the-spot interviews, we...

This special episode of Magic Hour Podcast takes us to the floor of Vancouver Startup Week for a collection of candid conversations with women in tech, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Through short, on-the-spot interviews, we explore what it means to build a business in real time. The moments of momentum, the barriers that still exist, the lessons learned from founders and speakers, and the futu...

We don't talk about death, and we certainly don't talk about grief. And we especially don't talk about the kind that has no clear cause, no funeral, and no casserole on the doorstep. But maybe we should. In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Sarah Savoy, end-of-life doula, educator, and founder of A Good Farewell , for a conversation that is equal parts tender and quietly tra...

What happens when you stop performing who you think you should be… and start getting honest about who you actually are? In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast, I sit down with Emily Shimwell , founder of Dine Wilder Events and co-founder of Graze Wilder Charcuterie, for a conversation that feels both grounding and quietly confronting in the best way. Emily has built multiple businesses in a sho...

What happens when you stop wearing “busy” like a badge of honour and start building community with intention, gentleness, and real connection? In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast, I sit down with Danielle and Laura, co-founders of She Summits Forum for a conversation that feels like a warm hug for your nervous system. Their partnership is rooted in joy, play, confidence, and the kind of conn...

What does it take to build real community in your business, the kind where people feel seen, supported, and genuinely connected? In this After Hours episode , Danielle Wiebe shares a grounded look at how belonging is created with intention and why community becomes the most sustainable growth strategy you can invest in. With almost 11 years of hosting events, she breaks down how connection actuall...

What happens when you stop trying to grow alone and start building with intention, collaboration, and real community? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Danielle Wiebe, founder of the Bloom Business Collective and host of a top 1% business podcast. Danielle has spent over a decade building community-centred spaces for women entrepreneurs, guiding leaders through collaborat...

Can you really reset your nervous system in a weekend? In this After Hours episode, Megan Swan shares 15 grounded, perspective-shifting tips to help you reconnect with your body and move out of productivity mode. Drawing from over a decade of experience in the wellness industry, Megan walks us through what it really means to rewire your nervous system in a weekend. Not through rigid routines or al...

What does it really mean to know your capacity and lead from a place that honours it? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Megan Swan, Founder and CEO of Megan Swan Wellness and Co-Founder of Altavita Medical Wellness Tourism, for a grounded and eye-opening look at the real side of wellness, self-leadership, and the nervous system work that supports it all. We explore what i...

What happens when everything you worked toward no longer resonates with you? How do you build a personal brand from that place of shift, honesty, and self-redefinition? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Abagail Pumphrey—CEO of Boss Project, host of The Strategy Hour Podcast , and soon-to-be author—for a deeply personal conversation about entrepreneurship, chronic pain, an...

In this After Hours episode , Pennylane Shen shares a grounded, perspective-shifting approach to finding your visual voice as an artist—one that steps away from the noise of social media and back into tactile, intentional creative exploration. Drawing from her popular seminar and years of experience consulting thousands of artists, Pennylane walks us through what it actually means to develop a coh...

What does it mean to build a creative practice that’s both intentional and evolving? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Pennylane Shen—artist consultant, educator, and founder of Dazed and Confucius—for a grounded conversation about visual identity, creative burnout, and redefining what success looks like as a working artist today. We explore how Pennylane’s consulting wor...

How do you build a business that reflects your values and still leaves room to grow? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Phoebe Sherman—artist, activist, and founder of Girl Gang Craft—for an honest conversation about creative entrepreneurship, aligned content, and evolving your business with intention. We explore how Phoebe’s bold designs became a rallying cry for change,...

This isn’t a traditional meditation... It’s a somatic experience designed to help you move through emotion, come back into your body, and shift your internal state with intention. In this guided journey, Pearl Cicci invites you to explore what’s present, name what you want to feel instead, and gently release what’s no longer in alignment. It’s an invitation to sit, feel, express, and remind yourse...

What does it mean to feel grounded in your body and lit up by your life? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Pearl Cicci, a somatic coach and state optimization expert, for a heart-opening conversation about nervous system health, sustainable transformation, and why joy and curiosity are powerful tools for change. We talk about the real work of shifting your state from the...

What if your brand looked beautiful and converted like a dream? In this After Hours, Ayesha Santos, founder of Ayesha Santos Design Co, breaks down how to move from “pretty visuals” to a layered brand that speaks, sells, and sticks. No more mood-board overwhelm or colour-palette paralysis. This is about strategy that starts in the body, messaging that lands, and visuals that back it all up. This s...

What does it mean to build a brand that feels like you from the inside out? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Ayesha Santos Rodrigo, brand strategist and founder of Ayesha Santos Design Studio, to talk about the deep, often emotional work of building a brand that actually feels like you . Ayesha shares how she helps founders move beyond the surface-level aesthetics to unc...

What if boundaries weren’t about being rigid, but about reclaiming your energy, your time, and your values? In this After Hours episode, Annelies Tjebbes, CEO and founder of Roots and Rivers, shares what it looks like to lead with empathy, design anti-capitalist structures in business, and bring your whole self into your work. This is not about productivity hacks. It’s about building an ecosystem...

What does it mean to lead a business like an ecosystem, where care, collaboration, and trust shape every decision? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Annelies Tjebbes, Founder and CEO of Roots & Rivers Consulting, to talk about de-centering the founder, building systems that honour people over productivity, and making intuitive, values-led decisions in a world that oft...

What if raising capital didn’t have to be cold, chaotic, or performative… but grounded, strategic, and rooted in connection? In this After Hours episode, Sara Jónsdóttir, founder of Revol Cares , shares how she raised 2 million dollars in just six weeks without a single cold call. This isn’t your typical fundraising story. It’s about leading with relationships, showing up with intention, and stayi...

Ever feel like you’re juggling all the pieces—founder, parent, partner, visionary—and wondering how it’s all supposed to fit together? In this episode of The Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Sara Jónsdóttir, founder of Revol Cares, to talk about building a business that challenges the stigma around periods and honours the full, complicated reality of being human. Sara’s story started with frus...

What if “doing it all” wasn’t the goal... but doing what matters most was? In this After Hours episode , Jamie Anne Vaughan—communications strategist, founder of Westwood Strategies, and new mom—shares the tools, mindset shifts, and rituals that help her stay grounded, ambitious, and aligned. This isn’t about hustle. It’s about creating space for clarity, structure, and joy in the middle of it all...

Ever feel like you’re holding multiple pieces of your identity and wondering how they all fit together? In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast, I sit down with Jamie Anne Vaughan, strategic communicator and founder of Westwood Strategies, to talk about intentional leadership, sustainable growth, and the power of storytelling in the agriculture industry. Jamie brings a unique lens to public rela...

What if your next sale wasn’t about strategy—but about service ? In this After Hours episode, Renata De Melo guides you through a powerful reframe of what it means to sell with heart. Drawing from two decades in high-level corporate sales and her own journey through burnout, Renata offers a soulful shift: sales as an act of love. This isn’t a funnel. It’s a permission slip to come back to your why...

Ever feel like you’ve outgrown an old version of yourself but don’t quite know what comes next? In this episode of Magic Hour Podcast , I sit down with Renata De Melo, coach, mentor, and intuitive sales leader, to talk about personal evolution, embodied leadership, and the radical act of embracing your own flow. Renata unpacks what she calls "Phase 4" of her life, the space where we let go of old...