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Katie is the mastermind behind MatterLogic, which is described as the smart system for running a purpose-driven business.  She has quickly become one of the go-to experts in this space.  Katie is a serial entrepreneur and has built the Matter ecosystem which includes Matter7 and MatterPulse.  She's a contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and has been published in The Startup, UX Collective, and Bos...

Pete is an expert in the field of human connection and the founder of The GenWell Project - a Canadian Not-For-Profit organization dedicated to making the world a happier and healthier place by educating people about the importance of proactive face-to-face social connection, empowering them to start building healthier connection habits in their own lives, and inspiring them to take action, for th...

Ben Peterson is Co-Founder and CEO of Purple Elephant Ventures, an innovation hub for Africa's travel and tourism sector.  He has over 18 years of experience investing in, founding, and growing companies and non-profits across Africa.  We have some great conversations about focussing on the big picture and not getting worked up about the minutia in our everyday lives.  Ben also gives some great in...

Katie Murphy is an author, a professional speaker, and the Founder & CEO of Expansion Group - a boutique consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs address operational challenges at key growth stages.  For 14 years, she has helped companies from pre-revenue to the Fortune 50 set up of level up their operations through programming, consulting, and fractional executive services.  She is an expert in o...

Pablo Willis grew up in the trades, learning the construction and development industry from the ground up.  A blue-collar guy at heart, he has developed the values and beliefs that have shaped his life and company.  He is now the CEO of The Good Life Building Co., a vertically integrated real estate company whose goal is to help everybody it is involved with to achieve the Good Life.  We go throug...

In 1982, at age 19, James founded an agency in his grandma's attic with zero business knowledge or experience.  Fittingly, the agency was named Attik and grew from grandma's house to global offices in New York, San Francisco, LA, Sydney, and London.  James also worked at Coca-Cola as the VP of Global Design leading incredible campaigns across the world for the iconic brand. Most recently, he he's...

Marc Canale is a Partner & COO of Downing Street Group, which is a boutique real estate firm in Toronto, Canada.  Marc has over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate business including stops in Shanghai and Singapore. We dive into the rapidly changing commercial real estate landscape as we come out of the pandemic.  Marc also shares some of the techniques that allow him to be except...

Jeff Nugent is a serial entrepreneur who is a Global Contingent Workforce Management Strategist.  His entrepreneurial journey started early and he had various ventures that included multiple acquisitions and exits.  He gives good advice on what to look for when acquiring a business and when you know the timing is right for an exit.  Jeff also talks about how to increase your odds of being in the r...

Vikrant Shaurya is the CEO and Founder of BestsellingBook.com.  He's also the author of two #1 bestsellers.  Vikrant has already helped more than 500 aspiring authors become bestselling authors, and he continues to be a trailblazer in the book industry.  He shares his story about learning from early failures and transitioning that experience into future success.  He also talks about hiring his own...

Yaro is the Co-Founder of InboxDone.com, host of the Vested Capital Podcast, and Angel investor in over 25 different companies.  He's an Internet pioneer and has been an early adaptor of various tools such as blogging and podcasting.  Yaro is an expert on delegation and takes the time to explain how to become a better delegator to gain freedom in both business and life.  We talk about the importan...

Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, a palliative care and intensive care doctor based in Ottawa discusses the state of Canadian Healthcare and solutions for improving the current system.  We look at the current state of Covid and explore returning to school for the children in the fall during a potential "4th wave."  Dr. Kwadwo talks about leadership qualities and the ability of good leaders to recognize the...

We talk with Gerry Valentine, an executive coach, public speaker, and author.  Gerry built a successful career with some of the world's most respected firms, but this was an unlikely path.  His early life was spent in poverty, as a child of a single mother.  Along the way, Gerry found that the adversity of his early life had helped him develop the resilience he needed to succeed.  In our discussio...

We talk with Dr. Robin Rosenberg, a Psychologist who is the CEO and Founder of Live in Their World, a company that uses virtual reality to address issues of bias and incivility in the workplace.  We talk about the future workforce and how the hybrid model is going to play out.  She is a clinical psychologist, and prior to starting her company, she had both psychotherapy and executive coaching prac...

In this episode, we talk with Chris Ritchie, the President of SilverCrest Metals.  Chris's amazing story takes him from Bay Street working in Capital Markets to heading up a mining company after servicing them so well as his client.  His collegiate career which included tennis prepared him for the corporate world.  A crushing job loss was used as motivation and helped build character.  Chris is a...

In the second part of our father's day series, Andrew talks with his Dad, Stephen Hodd.  Stephen is the Chairman and Founder of Vantage Venues, a 40 000 square foot conference and event space in downtown Toronto.  Trained as an Environmental Engineer and then turned entrepreneur, Stephen shares some incredible stories, including his experience as a witness for a case in the US Supreme Court.  We t...

We talk with my mentor and dad, Dr. Darwin Semotiuk, a high-performance sport expert, former professor, football coach, and national team basketball player.  We talk about the traits and characteristics of successful athletes and students and dive into what it takes to build high-performance teams.  We also look at mutual respect and participation to get teams aligned on both individual and team g...

In this episode, we talk with Miranda Kamal.  Miranda is a true community hero who has founded a youth-based charity that uses the sport of boxing to create social change in racialized communities.  A sexual assault and a spinal cord injury set her on the path to where she is today.  There are a great number of valuable lessons to be learned from Miranda and we talk about the metaphors for busines...

In this episode, we talk with Miranda Kamal.  Miranda is a true community hero who has founded a youth-based charity that uses the sport of boxing to create social change in racialized communities.  A sexual assault and a spinal cord injury set her on the path to where she is today.  There are a great number of valuable lessons to be learned from Miranda and we talk about the metaphors for busines...

In this episode, we talk with Amy Brown and Annabel Fitzsimmons, co-founders of MINDmgt.  MINDmgt is committed to bringing science-backed mindfulness and meditation tools to the corporate sector.  It's a super-relevant discussion for these crazy times as their tools help users manage stress, build resilience, and improve focus, productivity, and overall mental and physical wellbeing.  We talk abou...

In this episode, we talk with Cher Jones who is a Corporate Social Media Trainer & Online Personal Branding Strategist.  Cher is an awesome entrepreneur and discusses how her 18 years of experience in PR, broadcasting, and marketing have helped her shape her business, Socially Active.  She's been using social media since 1999 (Before the days of MySpace) and shares valuable insight on building aut...

We talk with Dr. James Younger, a practicing dentist, and the Founder and CEO of TempStars, Canada's largest and #1 rated dental temping and hiring service.  Dr. Younger is an expert in the 2-sided market and talks about making the transition from the owner of 2 successful dental practices to becoming a technology company CEO.  He shares his tips on time management and how mistakes he's made along...

In this episode, we talk with Sebastien Gendron who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Transpod, a company dedicated to bringing the hyperloop (super-high-speed ground transportation known as the 5th mode of transportation) to reality and are aggressively working to create the world's leading hyperloop design.  Sebastien refers to his co-founder Dr. Ryan Janzen who is the inventor of the Transpod system...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jonathan Partridge, an Emergency Room Doctor from Oakville Hospital.  We circle back to our last discussion and review what has been happening on the front lines and across the globe.  We hear Dr. Partridges views on vaccination, the current situation, the roll-out and the true purpose of vaccinating.  We talk about the consequences of the current lockdown and gov...

In this episode we talk with Matt Parson, an educationalist, and entrepreneur.  As the founder of Benji, he is creating a new category of learning, one that is collaborative, immersive, and scalable.  We talk about having the perspective that things are never as good or bad as they seem.  We also talk about accountability partners to help you strive toward and realize your goals.  Matt addresses g...

In this episode, we talk with Keith Bumstead, co-founder of CORE Resources, a technology partner that provides superior broad-based IT staff augmentation services.  Keith talks about setting up his company culture to reflect family values by treating people the way you'd treat your own family members.  We address the 10X rule that he follows which is based on understanding the level of effort and...