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Kim Gemmell is an author, wife, mother and inspirational speaker. Through life’s journey she shares her trials and tribulations, included with some great triumphs along the way. Her story sends a message of humbled gratefulness accompanied with the power to rise above adversity with new found strength. She equips her audience to find the tools we all possess, but perhaps don’t know we had, in orde...

Sue Knott is a mother, wife, traveller, Chilliwack City Councillor, cancer survivor, Executive Director of Chilliwack Hospice Society and a pillar in the Chilliwack community. Sue Knott has 40 years of solid business experience. She started her career with BC Telephone Company and retired as a Senior Manager in 2004. She went on to run the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce as CEO for several years. I...

Adrian Starks is a Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Personal Development Coach, CCO of Connect Now Business Network LTD and  Founder of Champion UP®. His mission is to help entrepreneurs,  students and organizations with teams who are feeling stuck, uninspired or unfulfilled. Giving them tools and strategies to get out of the ruts they are in, Adrian will empower these individuals to become th...

Jon Heidt is a husband, father, professor, author, and a researcher at the University of the Fraser Valley. Jon Heidt is an associate professor of criminology at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. He completed his B.A. in sociology from the University of Montana and his Ph. D. in criminology from Simon Fraser University in 2012. His doctoral dissertation, entitled The...

Katie McKay is a mother to two children, entrepreneur, owner of three different businesses, and community leader. Katie McKay is a part owner and Director of Marketing for Chewie Media. She is owner and publisher of What's On! Chilliwack Magazine, and owner of Connect Now Business Network.  Katie is a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and is passionate about helping you, bot...

Bill Turnbull is a husband, entrepreneur, owner of the Town Butcher, and community leader. Bill Turnbull is the owner and operator of the Town Butcher in Chilliwack, BC. Mr. Turnbull was working at IGA, and wondered why they did not offer local meats from farmers. Through asking this question, The Town Butcher was born. Bill Turnbull created the Town Butcher to provide local, hormone free, GMO fre...

David Jimmie is a father, husband, Chief, community leader, President of both the Sto:lo Nation and Ts'elxweyeqw Tribe. He has worked hard to build relationships between indigenous communities and various levels of government.  David Jimmie is the Chief and CEO of Squiala First Nation located in Chilliwack, BC. He is the President of Sto:lo Nation representing 10 Sto:lo communities and is als...

Jason Lum is a Father, Husband, Chilliwack City Councillor, Chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Director of Business Development for Myriad Corporation, and strong community member.  Lum’s first two terms saw him take an active role on several Committees, including Chairing the Public Safety Advisory Committee,  Vice-Chairing the Transportation Advisory Committee, as well as acting as th...

Shanal Prasad is a lawyer, Chartered Professional Accountant, and owner of Alpine Legal Services. He has also faced immense adversity throughout his life. Growing up near Langley, B.C., Shanal attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University where he graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Accounting. Throughout this time, he worked for his family business building and installin...

Leonard Wiens is the Manager of the Royal Hotel Chilliwack, a father, husband and role model for the community he serves.  The Royal Hotel Chilliwack was built in 1908 and has served guests for 110 years. This local gem holds the history of individuals who helped build the community of Chilliwack. Leonard Wiens takes being a steward for this heritage site seriously. In this podcast we discuss the...

David Shearer is an artist and freelance Graphic Designer from Abbotsford, BC, Canada with over 30 years of experience. He's spent his life in the pursuit of drawing and in so developed a way for everyone to draw, the "reverse colouring book" - Köpialine. He lives with his fiancé and their 4-year-old daughter with a new baby girl expected within a month. David loves the expression o...

Zina Lee is the Director of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley. Dr. Lee also acts as a professor and offers courses on Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour and Quantitative Research Techniques. Dr. Lee completed her graduate degrees in law and forensic psychology, and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical child psychology. In this interv...

Mark LaLonde is the Chief Safety Officer at Simon Fraser University. He also offers a criminology course on risk assessment and management at the University of the Fraser Valley. Mr. LaLonde has previously worked as the Director of International Operations for Xpera. Prior to that, Mark worked as a consultant for the United Nations. Mark LaLonde has also worked as an officer for Vancouver Police D...

Anouk Crawford is a family lawyer who runs Vale Family Law and Mediation in Chilliwack, BC. As a family lawyer, she has significant experience working with families coping with depression, anger and high-conflict separation. Anouk and I discuss  Anouk's background, current events, family law, separation, domestic violence, Vale Family Law, and Anouk's service to the community. For more i...

Kevin Westell is a father, fiance, community member and lawyer. Mr. Westell is a founding partner at Pender Litigation in Vancouver, BC. Similarly, he gives back to the legal community in multiple ways. For example,  Mr. Westell teaches trial advocacy skills to law students. He serves as president of the Advocate's Club and much more. In this conversation, Mr. Westell is asked about his invol...

Brett Kentala was born and raised in Chilliwack, BC. At age 20, he began his journey in real estate. Over the past 5 years, Mr. Kentala has been a realtor specializing in the Fraser Valley area. Mr. Kentala has an amazing fiance, named Sarah. He is a father of two beautiful children named Mattias and Mayleigh who are ages four and two. In this conversation you see how important decisions you make...

This episode focuses on the adversity of youth, and how role models can help change the trajectory for young people. Trevor Johnson obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of the Fraser Valley. He is mindful, intelligent, and very humble. We discuss his background, and personal development.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Rebekah Myrol is a current student at the University of the Fraser Valley. She is an honest, driven individual. In this conversation,  Rebekah discusses her background to explain her passion and enthusiasm for psychology.   Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Jonny Singh owns a small business called Beyond Nutrition, in Chilliwack BC. In this podcast we discuss communication, health, community, nutrition and how to make a difference! Jonny is an inspiring, caring individual and it was an honour to have him as a guest! Send us Fan Mail Support the show nuancedmedia.ca

Jacob and I grew up in Downtown Chilliwack, and faced adversity throughout our childhood. Unfortunately, there were a lack of role models during our adolescence. In this interview it is clear that Jacob took these challenges, and grew because of them. A running theme in this podcast is to search and find community members, and small businesses to be role models for today's youth!  Send us Fan...