On The Brink Podcast

Jonathan Valoroso was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and lived there for most of his life before moving to Prince George in 2010. Shortly after arriving in Prince George, Jonathan joined Shaw Cable as a Warehouse Technician, a career he enjoyed for nearly 10 years before being given the golden opportunity to get involved in community television with Shaw Spotlight. This rewarding position has...

Angel Stewart is the Founder and Owner of Angel’s Aerial Fitness. Angel has spent the past decade and a half inspiring and empowering people of all ages, helping build a strong community through body movement and camaraderie. With more than 15 years of operating, Angel's Aerial Fitness stands as Prince George's premier Pole & Aerial studio, embracing both virtual and on-site classes. M...

Kristen Carder is an ADHD expert, a top podcast host, and an internationally recognized life coach for adults with ADHD. Kristen’s extensive experience supporting people with ADHD began in 2012, and for the last four years she has provided coaching and consulting to thousands of ADHD adults. ADHD is not a buzz word to Kristen Carder, it's her life's work. She started studying ADHD and its...

Angela McLaren, a highly skilled and talented entrepreneur, is driven by her passion for animal welfare. Angela is the Executive Director of the Prince George Humane Society and has been with the organization for over a decade. With a background in various fields, Angela brings a diverse skill set to her endeavors. Originally from South Africa, Angela relocated to British Columbia in 2008. Over th...

Jay Cook grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia and moved to Prince George in 2003 to pursue a degree at the University of Northern British Columbia. Shortly after graduating, Jay followed another passion of his (health, sports and fitness) and became owner of Xconditioning. In addition to this successful entrepreneurial endeavour, Jay also found himself competing as a world-class athlete in the...

Nicolette Ray Tuftin is a brand designer, soulful business strategist, speaker, and authenticity mentor. As the founder and CEO of the Inner Essence Brand Studio, Nicolette fearlessly guides multi-passionate entrepreneurs on a transformative journey to uncovering the truth of who they are so they can serve in a really big way. She believes that true success lies in daring to to be radically authen...

Lacey Hunniford manages Hunniford Gardens in Prince George, British Columbia. She is involved in nearly every aspect of this rapidly expanding business. Lacey’s tasks include marketing, corresponding with suppliers and customers, writing procedures, developing informative signage, creating website content, and Facebook page management. In winter, Lacey enjoys travelling, long walks, exploring new...

Liam Parfitt is the owner of Freya Logging, a local company that specializes in selective logging, knows the forest industry is in trouble and believes he has a helpful solution. Liam believes that selective logging is the only way to fix the big clearcuts witnessed in British Columbia. Liam advocates that all of British Columbia's clearcuts are actually full of wood and they can provide the w...

Former School Psychologist turned entrepreneur, Olivia has always been a free-spirit who didn’t fit or function well inside of a box. Olivia has over 16 years in the mental health field and over 10 years of direct experience as a clinician. ADHD has always been one of her specialties.. She is trauma-informed as well as certified in mindfulness and other evidence-based modalities. Despite her knowl...

Michelle Ouellet's passion for hair began at the young age of 5 when she learned to french braid her sister’s hair from watching her mother. She started braiding people’s hair in the park for money at the age of ten, and by the age of 16 had converted her closet into a mini salon for friends and family. Upon graduation from high school, Michelle moved to Calgary and started an apprenticeship....

Marty Anderson was born and raised in Prince George, and has raised a family of four daughters in this wonderful community. After a 30 year career in forestry and construction, Marty moved over to radio (Vista Radio – 94.3 The Goat and Country 97FM) and has recently "semi-retired" to focus on his writing and the family dog business. Marty is also an author. Taking a usually humorous look...

Katie Paolucci is a certified personal trainer, pilot, cyclist, health and fitness advocate and proud member of the Wheelin’ Warriors of the North team, which helps raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation. Katie is the lead Health Promotion Supervisor at the YMCA. Her main area is running their hip and knee program, as well as pre- and post-surgery rehab. She also runs another program called Smal...

Daryl Bouchard is a certified Holistic Nutritionist with a military background. She served in the Canadian Armed Forces for nine years prior to starting her own nutrition coaching business. Daryl created TEAM D Nutrition because she saw a lack of education sharing within the nutrition field and believed that she could help bridge that gap for some. Daryl currently only takes on female clients, as...

Christina Doll is an economic development, communications, and marketing specialist with a background in broadcast journalism. Born and raised on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli Tenneh First Nation in the city of Prince George, she is passionate about facilitating economic growth in the city she has called home for most of her life and in communities across the North. After wo...

In this solo podcast episode, John Brink discusses the history of the British Columbia forest industry and why it is currently in a major crisis.

Joel Ewert is a Prince George resident and Team Canada wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby athlete, who has a passion for education as he pursues his goal of becoming a cardiologist. Joel, who already completed his first degree in biomedical studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, is currently working on his second degree in First Nations studies as he tries to get into medi...

Jeff McWilliams has more than 30 years of experience in forest resource management and wood processing operations, both as a consultant and in private enterprise. His main areas of expertise are in strategic assessment and planning for various forest resource applications, silviculture practices and operational planning audits, silviculture and stand management prescriptions, and management of har...

Cees de Jager is the President and CEO of the Softwood Lumber Board for Canada and the United States. Starting his forest products industry career with MacMillan Bloedel in 1995, Cees progressed through sales, marketing and leadership roles within the company, and later, with Weyerhaeuser. In 2002, Cees founded Hunter Consulting International a full-service consultancy specializing in forest produ...

Katie Carter is a Certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach. She started her Online Coaching business in 2020 during the final year of her studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Katie Carter Fitness is a successful business focusing on helping clients improve all aspects of their life - both mentally & physically....

Stuart Cohen is a certified ADHD life coach, empowering motivational speaker, entrepreneur andauthor. Diagnosed with ADHD at age 47, Stuart went through a deeply emotional period of reflection,revelation and activation inspiring him to achieve ADHD life coach certification. His new book will be titled ADHD Un-Shamed: 100 ADHD Success Stories. His purpose is to give hope to the ADHDers from ADHDers...

Chase Tuftin lives for the art of the fight. As an amateur boxing coach, owner of the Wolves Den Boxing Club in Prince George, and competing jiujitsu athlete, Chase knows what it takes to win both the physical and mental battles that come with competition. Chase believes in creating true warriors in the gym. Those who not only have the skill to win the bout itself, but those who have the courage a...

Kyndra is a young entrepreneur from Northern British Columbia who owns two successful businesses and works full-time in the forest industry. She started her career and businesses from her experiences as an evacuee from the Shovel Lake forest fire. Her first business is an industrial maintenance contracting company with her fiancé that they have been operating for two years. They have 17 employees,...

Rachelle began her teaching journey in 2016 with the intention to share her love of intuitive movement. Her passionate nature is infused into her teachings, enveloping her students in an atmosphere thats welcome and warm. Known for her high vibrational teaching and direct cues she inspires and encourages her students with fluidity and grace. In Rachelle’s classes she invites her students to focus...

Doug Clark is an entrepreneur, personal trainer, online coach, YouTuber, Podcaster, and owner of two successful businesses in Prince George: Northern Baseball Training and DC Fitness. The unexpected passing of his mother in December 2021 drove Doug to take his love of fitness and turn it into his mission to help busy moms like her change their lives and make their health a priority. Since then, he...

Ana Trujillo is the Owner and Creator behind Grey + Oak. Her company specializes in creating handmade signage that is unique and custom to every occasion. In 2020, Ana took a leap into entrepreneurship and decided to follow her passion and dreams. She just had her first child and knew that staying at home to raise her kids was important, but It was also crucial that she continued to create and fol...