Tea with Li Podcast

Check out this episode if you're thinking about marketing strategies, branding and how to have an EFFECTIVE presence online! Sahad Rahman has helped many business get their online marketing off the ground, from ad campaigns, social media management, creating websites, email drip campaigns, video/photo editing, podcasts to graphic design, he's done it all. Marketing Strategist: Sahad Rahman...

How can thinking about the future help us with today? Maggie Greyson MDes is an award-winning professional futurist and the CEO of Futures Present. This boutique agency helps people make decisions in times of extreme uncertainty using design and futures thinking practices. She's writing a book for future thinking maverick decision makers. It's called Making Futures Present and is for organ...

Why is Toronto's Mayor Race so important? Meet Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie and learn about what the top issues are and what the Mayor of Toronto can and can't do!  As Deputy Mayor, Jennifer McKelvie has assumed the responsibilities of Mayor until a new Mayor is elected. She is focused on ensuring good governance and stability at City Hall over the coming months, working with City Counci...

Trained as an urban planner and having spent a term on City Council, Brad knows first-hand that City Hall is obsessed with talk, debate, and deferrals rather than the solutions we need right now. A next generation leader, he has the energy to hustle, roll up his sleeves and get stuff done. www.votebradford.ca Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything re...

Mark Saunders has dedicated his life to serving and protecting the people of Toronto of every ward and every neighbourhood of the city. For 38 years, he served as a police officer and led the Toronto Police Service as its first Black Chief of Police. For too long, the status quo politicians have failed Torontonians. Mark is ready to bring a new approach to City Hall that is focused on building a s...

Olivia is running to be Toronto’s next mayor and to make the city more caring, affordable, and safer for everyone. A city where everyone belongs. As an advocate, school board trustee, Toronto City Councillor, member of the City’s budget committee, and local Member of Parliament, she has taken on some of our city’s biggest challenges and delivered solutions that make people’s lives better – even wh...

Maria Saras-Voutsinas, Executive Director, National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada talks about the crisis that Canadian media outlets and journalists face, especially Ethnic Media and how Bill C-18 can be the game-changer bill that can put revenue streams back into the hands of journalists. Maria is the Executive Director of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, a non-pr...

"Bicycle Mayor" of Toronto, Lanrick Bennett Jr, Executive Director / The Laneway Project talks about how road safety, housing, city building and public infrastructure are deeply interconnected and how we, local community members, can make a difference.  https://www.thelanewayproject.ca/  Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Com...

Sean Smith, the head proprietor and brewer of Crooked Farmz, is originally from Kingston, Ontario, but has been growing vegetables in the East York area for the past 20 years. His interest in developing a local CSA for composting and compost tea brewing emerges from deeper underlying concerns about soil health, microbial life, climate change, and our relationships with land and water. Crooked Farm...

Anabailao.ca Ana Bailão has a plan to build a Toronto where every resident, no matter their background or where they came from, has access to high-quality services, an affordable roof over their head, reliable, safe transit, and opportunities to succeed. As a Deputy Mayor, housing expert, city-builder, and immigrant from a working class family, Ana knows how to deliver for Torontonians. Tea with L...

https://www.mitzieformayor.ca/ Mitzie Hunter is a determined city builder. As a former CEO of CivicAction, CAO of Toronto Community Housing and cabinet minister, she has the skills and experience Toronto needs now. Mitzie is focused on dealing with the issues of today while preparing for tomorrow: Housing that is actually affordable so people can build lives here. A city where people feel safe. Tr...

Josh Matlow is a Toronto city councillor and mayoral candidate who has served in public office since 2010. Prior to his political career, Matlow worked as a community advocate and school board trustee. He has been a champion of issues such as affordable housing, public transit, and environmental sustainability. votejosh.ca Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything a...

This is the most important mayor race ever.  Learn about the role of the mayor, council and how municipal politics impacts voters.  This episode will help viewers understand the inner workings of municipal politics, allowing them to make informed decisions when casting their ballots in the upcoming election. Paul Saguil: "The Explainer"   Paul Saguil is an award-winning lawyer and a form...

Janine Carrington is a talented artist and now self-published author of "Em and the Cat". Manifesting success by following her heart, this is a powerful and inspiring story about re-defining the limits and creating new possibilities. "Em and the Cat" is an exuberant adventure that creates space for growth and fun in the expansive universe of the imagination Janine Carrington is...

Michael Braithwaite, CEO, Blue Door and I discuss how to help people transition to permanent housing and how political will, funding and thinking differently can shift dynamics and change things for the better. BlueDoor.ca is about enabling housing stability by driving innovative housing, health and employment solutions that prevent and end homelessness. Michael Braithwaite has spent 30 years in t...

Are rising interest rates putting homeownership out of reach?  If you’re a first time home buyer, investor or someone looking to upsize or downsize – check out this episode with mortgage expert Dorie Stewart who gives us the Mortgage 101 talk about what it take to buy a home in this ever changing market. Mortgage Expert: Dorie Stewart Dorie Stewart is an award winning mortgage agent. Since 2003, h...

International Women's Day Focus!  Emily Feairs Coaching on Tea with Li What does success look like in today's world? Is it possible to be everything to everyone, and also yourself?   What are the challenges of being a successful woman, professionally and personally. What are the solutions? Emily Feairs - Emily Feairs Coaching Emily is a highly sought-after coach and speaker for women who i...

They said he couldn't do it - and he did. The story of Michael Coteau.  Michael Coteau is a Canadian politician who has served in various positions in multiple levels of government. Some of his top accomplishments include: Creating the Ontario Black Youth Action Plan: As Minister of Children and Youth Services, Coteau developed the Ontario Black Youth Action Plan, which aimed to address the sy...

MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon talks Greenbelt, Flooding and Climate Change Did you know that up 10% of homes in Canada could now be “uninsurable” because of flood risk? How does developing the Greenbelt impact the environment?  Join me as I speak with MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon about her Private Members Bill and the impact of developing the Greenbelt. Mary-Margaret McMahon is MPP for Beaches-East York...

About to move in together? Getting Married? Separating? Everything you need to know about family law as it relates to real estate and life.  Watch this to find out what you need to know about family law and more! Family Lawyer: Jenna Beaton of Beaton Burke Young LLP Website: bbylaw.ca Jenna is a skilled litigator who has practiced family law for the past 10 years. She specializes in assisting clie...

How does a flagship restaurant which anchors Little India, overcome the challenges of covid?  Meet the heart of the business, Gulshan Alibhai. Gulshan Allibhai, BSW, MSW, has been practicing social work for 22 years and is a social entrepreneur.  Gulshan was born in Uganda, Africa, and came to Canada as a refugee in 1972. Due to her own and her family’s experience as refugees, Gulshan’s main focus...