The 1% with Deepak Sharma

This week's guest is the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson. Currently serving his third consecutive term as Mayor, Jim Watson has been leading Ottawa for over a decade. ⁣ He has an impressive resume having served as Ottawa City Councillor, Member of Provincial Parliament, CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission, Minister of Consumer and Business Services, Minister of Health Promotion and much more!⁣ In t...

This week's guest is Olivia Pascale. Olivia is a model, actress, influencer, blogger, and also one half of the Whiskey and Water Podcast. ⁣ Despite all these titles though, Olivia is genuinely a great human. She’s extremely self-aware, driven to succeed, and also has a great sense of humour. ⁣ In this episode we talk “riding the influencer wave,” starting, managing & growing a podcast, her passion...

On the first episode of the Journey To Success series, I share 9 of my biggest takeaways from taking a 90 day break from drinking alcohol.⁣ I'm a big believer in being self-aware, examining your habits and challenging yourself to level-up even when it's something seemingly as simple as...not drinking.⁣ Try it out, you might learn something!⁣ For more content like this, head over to www.itsnotthatd...

This week I chat with Bally Singh - an International VIP Party Planner and Founder of the Rich List Group, a company that hosts some of the most high-profile events in the world. Bally’s company organizes luxury parties for celebrities such as F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton, as well as artists such as Nelly, The Weekend, Rick Ross, David Guetta, Tiesto, Pharell Williams, 50 Cent, Sting, The Game, Tyrese...

This weeks guest is Kirsi Maharaj. After graduating from the Telfer School of Management with a Specialization in Human Resources, Kirsi’s career journey led to her becoming the Human Resources Business Partner at Invest Ottawa.    If that wasn’t cool enough, Kirsi also won a Human Resources award, being named as Canada's Rising HR star. She is a mentor, the owner of her own condo, and is absolute...

This week’s guest is Dr. Kwadwo, Kyeremanteng, an Intensive Care Unit and Palliative Care Physician as well as an associate scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital. Kwadwo is also an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and the Founder of the Resource Optimization Network, a multidisciplinary research group working to reduce health spending without compromi...

This week’s guest is award-winning, Canadian 20-under-20 Fahd Alhattab! Passionate about building community, Fahd launched numerous camps and initiatives for underprivileged children that've raised over $1.2 Million for local charities. No wonder he was awarded United Way’s Community Builder award.   Fahd is also a professional keynote speaker who has inspired over 50,000 people to become 'Unicorn...

This week’s guest is Tevin Haye. To say that Tevin is a shoe advocate, aficionado or sneaker head would be a gross understatement. He turned his passion for footwear into a full-fledged sneaker, boot, dress shoe, heel and bag cleaning service called 'The Drop.'   As the owner-operator, Tevin turned what started off as an online shoe-cleaning service into a full fledged business with several locati...

This week’s guest is Jonathan Rose, a Grey-Cup Champion professional football player who’s been signed to the Ottawa Redblacks as a cornerback since 2016.    As someone who played football myself, watching how Jonathan approaches the cornerback position with the aggression and the ferocious mentality of a linebacker is really fun to watch. I encourage you to hop on YouTube and check out his highli...

This week I chat with my friend Jacob Kelly, a digital content creator/social media manager for OSEG. Jacob handles all the social media for the Ottawa Redblacks and Ottawa 67’s.   What sets Jacob apart, however is his experience and talent for podcasting. He’s the host of the 'My Social Life’ podcast, where he interviews influencers and people with huge social media followings to learn more about...

This week I chat with my friend Anna Tran, a real estate broker with REMAX Realty who has a genuine passion for all things property.     Some of her accomplishments include being named one of REMAX Ontario’s Top Realtors under 35 at the age of 22, being one of the youngest Directors at the Orleans Chamber of Commerce, buying and flipping a house at the age of 22 and doing all this without a formal...

This week's guest is my close friend Rahul Sondhi, an experienced personal trainer who turned his passion for fitness into a full-time business. Performance Fitness Canada, a mobile personal training company, empowers clients to train from the comfort of their own homes or condos.    Rahul provides personalized workouts, nutrition recommendations and has motivated tons of clients to transform thei...

This week, I chat with Phil Paquette or Paqs, whom many may know as half of the brother duo who completed and won the Canadian reality TV show, Big Brother. But Phil is SO much more than that as he has had a roller-coaster of a life journey with some defining moments that have shaped who he is today. Some of these moments include no longer being able to play a sport he was passionate about, hockey...

This week, I chat with my good friend Natalina Tuy, a 25-year-old Customer Success Manager working full-time at a tech company in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to this full-time gig, Nat is also a Cake-Baking badass. That’s right! Nat is a self-taught baker who started ‘NatCakesMyDay' out of her kitchen in 2019.      If you’re reading to this right now, head over to her instagram page @NatCakesMy...

This weeks guest is Reggie Cash, a 25-year-old Haitian-Canadian events host/MC, entertainer, YouTuber and aspiring comedian. Known as "the most popular mans in Ottawa," Reggie creates tons of hilarious local content and videos. He is quite well-known in the community for hosting events around the city.   We had an interesting conversation about the role Ottawa has played in his ventures. We discus...

This weeks guest is Lance Lorenzo, a musical artist/rapper from Ottawa, Ontario. Lance is a multifaceted and intelligent guy with a memory like I’ve never seen. This was probably one of my most authentic and relaxed podcasts as we covered all kinds of topics from music to social-media, pop-culture, conspiracies,  memes and everything in-between.   I really had fun discussing topics such as the dif...

This week I sit down with Lisa Flanders and Andrea Plitz, two brilliant orthopaedic physiotherapists and founders of Bloom Integrative Health & Movement, a physiotherapy driven wellness centre. But Lisa and Andrea aren’t your every day sports injury physios. They focus on abdominal-pelvic health and are specialists in disfunction related to the pelvic floor region for all genders.   In this podcas...

Imran Jaffer | The only risk is regret | It’s Not That Deep Podcast Episode 23   This week I sit down with Imran Jaffer, a 4th degree black belt who owns & operates Canadian Sport Martial Arts Academy, a dojo with over 250 members where he teaches, inspires and leads. Imran is a 2 time WKA world champion that has been involved in martial arts since he was 6 years old and has been teaching since he...

Reagan Bradley | Women Who Weed | It’s Not That Deep Podcast #22   This week, I chat with Reagan Bradley, a Personal Brand Strategist and Founder of ‘Women Who Weed’, a community that connects, educates and empowers pro-cannabis women. Women  Who Weed has over 250 members that meet up monthly for various events, field trips and book reads!   As a former host of LocalTalks Ottawa, a monthly speaker...

This week, I chat with my friend Sherrod Baltimore (@Sbodymore), a professional defensive back in the Canadian Football League for the OTTAWA REDBLACKS. He just completed his 3rd season in the CFL and has a bright future in the league, but things weren’t always looking so bright for Sherrod…   Coming from a single-parent household in the rough and crime-ridden neighbourhoods just outside of Washin...

This week, I chat with Dr. Jon Steen, founder of FORTIS Spine & Sport where he utilizes cutting-edge and innovative techniques that focus on sports performance optimization and functional movement rehabilitation that he applies to professional athletes in the NFL, CFL, NHL, Team Canada and much more!   With over 18 years of experience in the health industry, Dr. Steen currently focuses on the diag...

Corey Ellis | Growing with GROWCER | It’s Not That Deep Podcast Episode 19   Links to listen on all platforms: linktr.ee/itsnotthatdeeppodcast      This week, I sat down with my good friend Corey Ellis, CEO and co-founder of GROWCER, a social enterprise that empowers remote regions to grow fresh produce locally by outfitting shipping containers into full-fledged hydroponic farms. This aims to tack...

Mallory Rowan | Building Without Burnout | It’s Not That Deep Podcast Episode 18   This week, I chat with Mallory Rowan, a powerlifter, influencer, entrepreneur, marketing & branding consultant and an all-around amazing human with a powerful story.   One of the co-founders of LVD Fitness, a lifestyle apparel brand for athletes, Mal talks about her journey in fitness and business and how she helped...

Ions the GOAT | Gaming is Just the Beginning | It’s Not That Deep Podcast Episode 17 This week, I chat with Justin Fijalkowski or simply Ions, a Polish-Canadian content creator who’s one of the faces of TapX - a gaming-focused YouTube channel with 10M+ views, 85k+ subscribers. Ions is very well-known for setting records in Call of Duty. He emerged into the e-sports world as a graphic designer, sig...

This week, I chat with Tony Greco, founder of Greco Fitness Studios, a boutique gym consisting of circuit-style fitness classes with over 16 locations and counting in the Ottawa and GTA area. Tony is a celebrity personal trainer who trains notable professional athletes like Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers and Mike Fisher of the Nashville Predators as well as notable celebrities such as Ca...