One Step Beyond: The Cadence Leadership Podcast

In December 2020, two Toronto musicians tried making bagels. Within a month, they were producing 20 dozen a day out of a commercial kitchen, and pre-orders were selling out in under a minute. How did they do it? On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Jesse Labovitz and Adam Fujiki, co-founders of Sherm’s Bagels. Both are working professionals in the music industry, left to their own...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by our guest Parimal Shah. Parimal is the SVP of R&D and Clinical at Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound in Seattle, WA and he and Aram connected to discuss Parimal’s professional experience around the value of resistance. From the intern to the CEO, we’ve all come up against points of resistance in our career; whether it be active or passive resi...

We’ve all got a mindset, but how come some can do so much more with theirs? Have you ever sat down to quantify exactly what your mindset was? This week’s guests is Chantal Hennessey, and she has. She’s laid out exactly what helped her climb to her current position as a producer at Netflix in Hollywood. She calls it the All-CAPPS Mindset, and it’s helped her navigate every twist and turn of her car...

This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by three music industry professionals to discuss the industry at large. Jay Reason (Static Era Records), Alex Lichtenauer (Get Better Records), and Rich Rossi (Deathwish Inc) join this panel episode to rethink the music industry. In an era of streaming and no live music or touring, what exactly is the music industry? Coming from four distinct perspectiv...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, we’re pleased to have Sunny Singh on the show. Sunny is a filmographer, programmer, music archivist, and ex-data scientist. Sunny made the leap from a career in science to his website Hate5Six – a site dedicated to archiving live music and social justice. With 122k subscribers, his Youtube channel has become the go-to place for live performances in the world of...

This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Baruch Ellsworth – a career chef at Single Thread. Baruch shares his experience coming up in kitchens, where leaders are made through experience, and less through training. Aram and Baruch discuss the role of accountability in an industry notorious for hot tempers and burnout, but much a diamond, high pressure can yield the greatest results. In this...

We’re very pleased to have Rob Fish join Aram on this episode of One Step Beyond. Rob is the President & CEO of PCRK Group in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rob’s story of deviating from the norm is a long one – by age 15, he was playing in punk bands and finding his own way. That trailblazing attitude didn’t slow down, and it still hasn’t to this day. From taking a cashier position at Kinko’s to taking...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Puneet Singh. Puneet is the Senior Manager at KPMG Canada, and he joined Aram to discuss the concept of differences as a strength. Puneet tells his story of struggling to fit in as a visible minority, from his formative years to his professional life, and dives deep on how differences, while challenging, can provide great opportunity in the lon...

This week on One Step Beyond, we’re pleased to have Neil King join us to discuss the role of mental health in leadership wellness. After the rollercoaster of 2020, it’s top priority to start 2021 off on the right foot, and it’s not possible to understate the role that mental health has in countless aspects in our lives – professional or otherwise. Neil is the President of Lifeworks, and the Execut...

This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Doug Miles Jr, a professional skateboarder, film maker, entrepreneur, and rez skateboarding expert. Doug doesn’t wait for change to happen, he steps up and does it himself. Inspired by his passion for skateboarding, he’s raising money to build a skatepark on the White Mountain Apache Nation Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona – the first of its kind....

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by David Diestel, FirstService Residential’s CEO. David is both a lifelong leader and athlete, and he and Aram connected to discuss the role that exercise and fitness have in the life of a leader. High performers live high stress lives, and balance is more important than ever. Why is it that leaders often find themselves drawn to the world of runn...

We’re very pleased to have Mike Gitter join Aram Arslanian on this episode of One Step Beyond. Mike ran the xXx fanzine from 1983-1988, before making the jump into the world of A&R in the music industry. Today, Mike is the Vice President of A&R at Century Media Records, and he has spent time at Atlantic, Roadrunner, and Razor and Tie, among other record labels. It’s rare to find someone wi...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, we brought on Carlos Ramirez to discuss the process of taking a project all the way from the idea to the finish line. Carlos is the co-founder of Fascination Street Films, a TV/film production company, and the founder of No Echo, a punk/hardcore music site. Carlos and Aram discuss the arduous process of making TV programming, and they compare that to the Do It Y...

As the trend of veganism continues to grow worldwide, large corporations are entering the market. What role do consumers have to continue to support the small businesses that kept the movement alive up until now? On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Rich Labbate of Rocco’s Sweet Shoppe, an all vegan bakery in Gilbert, Arizona. Rich tells us of his time growing up in punk, playing...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, we’ve brought on Giancarlo Talarico to discuss his experience and expertise in the world of a family business. Giancarlo is a fourth-generation Talarico at QTG – a company founded in 1909. QTG has shifted several times over as it changed hands through the generations, until 2008, when Giancarlo stepped into the office as President. He was faced with a choice – l...

In this episode of the One Step Beyond podcast, Aram Arslanian is joined by three young leaders, each with a unique perspective and story to tell. Steph Jurek is a Visual Designer in the financial tech industry, Logan Madden is a Specialist/Field Sales Trainer at BD, and Nikki McEachnie is the Director of Corporate Communications at Talisker Resources. We put together this panel to talk with Aram...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Dan Smith . Dan is a British born, New Zealand raised artist and musician who has spent his life playing in bands, tattooing and traveling the globe. From a young age, Dan loaded up on inspiration and set sail to take on the world and as a result is now one of the biggest names in modern tattooing. After relocating to Southern California in 200...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Brandi Wells . Brandi works in the world of corporate finance, including previous positions at Amazon and Colliers. While many industries have opened up to tattoos in past decades, the same cannot be said for the corporate world, including that of finance. Both Brandi and Aram challenge this culture everyday – simply by working as professionals...

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram sat down with Alice Bag to discuss the role that art has in social change and activism. Alice has been active in music since 1977 when she co-founded the first wave LA punk band The Bags, famously captured in Penelope Spheeris’ 1981 punk time capsule The Decline of Western Civilization. Alice went on to perform with Cholita, Las Tres, and Castration Squad,...

James Tsaptsinos was born in Brooklyn, NY and entered the world of music at the age of 12 with his first drum set. From that day on he knew music would be his life but didn’t know it would be his career. James spent his teen years skateboarding and enveloping himself in the NY Punk and Hardcore Music scene while learning the lessons of work ethic through his family business. This led to years of r...

Chris Anthony  is the Vice President of US Consumer Goods at Salesforce (#190 on the Fortune 500), he stays active in charity, is the Civilian Co-Lead of the Navy Seal Future Foundation, and he very recently passed the 15 year mark on his journey of sobriety. Chris and Aram connected on this episode of the One Step Beyond podcast to discuss just what vulnerability is in one’s career. The perceived...

Fred Waks has been the President and CEO of the Trinity Development Group since 2015. Most recently before that, he was the President and COO of RioCan, which saw a growth from $100 million to $15 billion in assets during Fred’s tenure, making them the largest retail landlord in Canada. While Fred has been in real estate since the 1980s, his rock and roll roots go back far longer than that. Fred i...

Tom Couture is the national sales manager for BD Home Care, specializing in interviewing, hiring, and talent strategy. His incredible insight into the process of interviewing can help improve anyone’s approach. Having spent the last 17 years working his way up at BD, his diligence to team strategy has not gone unnoticed. With more than 20 years of sales experience, Tom has an intrinsic knowledge o...

Christopher Horsethief is a research professor and organizational theorist who focuses on the group dynamics of collectively traumatized communities. Spending much of his career (and life) in Indigenous and First Nations communities along the Columbia River Tribes, including the Ktunaxa, Ksanka, Spokane, Colville, and Flathead. Christopher shared just some of his immeasurably deep expertise and ex...

Finn McKenty is a social media marketer, a Youtuber, and the founder of the Punk Rock MBA. With over 17,000,000 plays on Youtube, he has become the go-to source for deep dives into some of the most niche and obscure corners of the music world. Finn joined us on this episode of One Step Beyond to discuss the idea of bringing one’s whole self to work. Through Finn’s personal and professional experie...