The Craft with May Globus

Some people bring a serene energy when they come into a room— Amanda Giannakos is one of them. The cofounder of Movement by NM and head of marketing & in-house counsel for Omnifilm Entertainment began her career working in film before finding her truest calling in helping others cultivate an intrinsic joy and love for movement.    A Vancouverite all her life, she was raised an only child—her f...

Powerhouse is one way to describe Andrea Mestrovic , who has had a long and accomplished career across various disciplines: sales & marketing, brand, public relations, consumer packaged goods, and journalism. She's held top positions at companies and brands like Shared Vision Magazine, International Cellars, the Kanke Group, Oak Bay Marine Group, Olivia Palermo, Kit and Ace, and the Mark Antho...

Instead of a full episode this week, we put together our second compilation of answers to the show's final question. As regular listeners of The Craft know, I ask the same question of my guests at the end of each episode: with what you do, what it is that you want to leave behind in the world? Here are some nuggets of life and legacy wisdom from artists, musicians,  restauranteurs, designers, phot...

Commercial & documentary filmmaker Marko Roth has the soul of a storyteller—there’s a depth of heart he brings to every conversation, and that depth shows itself in his canon of work. His short film Masque-19, a devastating story reflecting the increase in domestic abuse cases during the pandemic, was shortlisted at YDA Cannes Lions and won for Best International Short at the Sedona Internatio...

Martin MacPhail is a special one. His ability to immediately connect with people is a rare talent—one of many that he possesses. He's been a lifelong musician and after starting indie rock band Theset with his friends & touring cities, they landed a record deal and moved to Toronto. A record release and band changes later, the group morphed into Juno award-winning Blitz Berlin with Martin, Dea...

When Ariel Swan is in the room, you feel her presence. Her laugh is big and infectious, her speech cadence is quick and lively. A long-time professional dancer, she started her career at 18-years-old, traveling the world performing on cruise ships and doing commercial gigs. Eventually, she became a pilates & Lagree instructor and cofounded popular long weekend R&B dance party Slow Jam Sund...

Sara Harowitz is one smart and witty woman. She’s also a wordsmith at heart, a long-time editor of publications such as the Huffington Post, SAD Mag, and MONTECRISTO Magazine. By day, she’s the director of content at vitruvi , where she led the creation of their in-house print & digital publication Our Natural Habitat. By night, she’s a literary agent at Westwood Creative Artists —it’s a recen...

Payton Nyquvest has a way of being that makes others feel truly seen and heard. As the founder & CEO of Numinus , his company aims to empower people to heal through the development and delivery of innovative mental health care and access to safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies. And there is no doubt that Payton is genuine in his calling to help others find healing and wellbeing...

Nick Lo is an entrepreneur to his core, with an introspective nature that that is sometimes atypical of a hard-driving polymath hustler. He’s accomplished, no doubt: a physiotherapist, founder of Physio Room, part of the original Myodetox team (formerly COO and now a senior advisor), cofounder of web3 creative studio Oddfutur3, and cofounder of global running community & platform Run As You Ar...

Anna Heyd has an animated energy that, in turn, energizes all those around her. The cofounder of luxury linen bedding company Flax Home has a million creative ideas and personal interests, and she develops deep relationships with others quickly. Prior to launching Flax with two business partners, she was in restaurants & hospitality, running the Hawksworth Group’s Bel Cafe for seven years.  Sh...

Rachel Rivera and Claire Ouchi are as vibrant and joyful in real life as the colourful work they create together as art duo the WKDNRS . After working as applied graphic designers & colour designers at lululemon and Aritzia for a number of years, the two took a leap of faith to start the WKNDRS and also cofounded Holaday together.   They both grew up in Calgary, Alberta, with two very differen...

Artist Mega McGrath  has a beautiful, poetic soul. To be in her presence is to converse about the profound, and her ability to listen creates a natural sense of comfort.   She grew up in a suburb outside of Vancouver in a traditional, steadfast family. Her mother consistently encouraged her instinctual creativity and musicality, from guitar lessons to drawing and painting. There was no specific st...

Justin Tisdall has been many things in his life: a competitive athlete, a lyricist & musician and a veteran of the restaurant industry. He made his way from serving cocktails at Feenie’s and doing fine dining service at Lumiere to working at Boneta, Market by Jean Georges at the Shangrila, running house at Chambar and finally starting his own establishment Juke Fried Chicken in Chinatown. He w...

Hello friends, We are very excited for this week’s podcast. Not only is this conversation rich, fun, and inspiring, it is my first-ever collaborative podcast with my dear friends Zach Berman and Dean Morris of A Little More Good podcast. And the reason for this creative format was inspired by our guest, the one and only Jeff Hamada. Jeff is a Japanese-Canadian artist who hails from right here in V...

Pennylane Shen is the consummate conversationalist—to get into a discussion with her is to go deep into all topics. The artist consultant and founder of Dazed & Confucius has spent decades in the art world, particularly the fine art space, working in galleries, teaching and, now, guiding artists around the globe as they build and refine their practices.  She grew up mostly in Vancouver, the pr...

I’m doing something a little different this week, something short and sweet. As most regular listeners of The Craft know, I ask the same question of my guests at the end of each episode: with what you do, what is it that you want to leave behind in the world?  Been reflecting on the answers I've heard from season one to now—here are a few that stuck with me from Caroline Boquist, Bob Rennie, Mark...

Clay and Cody Allmin are two of the most down-to-earth entrepreneurs around. Together, the identical twin brothers started Boxset Collective, a company that runs a number of well-loved eat & drink establishments: Published on Main, Bar Susu, Twin Sails Brewing, Thorn and Burrow Wine, Mama Said Pizza, and coming-soon Novella Coffee Bar. They were born and raised in Maple Ridge, BC, to hippie pa...

Marlon Thompson is a truly wonderful human who is building a better, more inclusive business world. His passion for bringing equity, community and education to the venture capital space led him to launch Future Capital in 2020, alongside being a partner at LOI Venture. In a former chapter, he was also a spin instructor and a lululemon ambassador.  He was born in Scarborough, Ontario, raised by a s...

Craig Stanghetta is a fascinating human—warmhearted, eclectic, and undeniably talented. The designer and founder of award-winning multidisciplinary Ste Marie Studio, he’s had a major hand in many of the beautiful restaurants and commercial, retail, mixed-use & multi-residential spaces in Vancouver and beyond. He was born in Sault Ste Marie, an industrial city in Ontario with a large Italian po...

Zach Bulick has a genuinely kind and open spirit, underpinned by an intuitive sharpness that unearths itself once in conversation with him. The longtime designer has forged a career in a number of industries, from institutions and nonprofits Union Gospel Mission to agencies Burnkit, Domain7 and now global firm Versett, where he is currently a designer, facilitator & strategy lead.    Born in D...

Carey Hulshof is as sharp as they come. The founder of concept store Secret Location (@slocation) has a mind that operates a mile a minute, making connections and conjuring up future-forward ideas quickly and seemingly with great ease. She grew up in a close, supportive family steeped in generations of agriculture. Time was often spent with siblings and cousins playing outside, surrounded by anima...

[SPECIAL EDITION] I loved this conversation. Our second The Craft live podcast recording in partnership with Herschel Supply drops today, this time with Jamie & Lyndon Cormack, the brother cofounders of Herschel Supply Co.   In 1906, their great grandparents—through a homestead program—moved across the Atlantic from Scotland to Canada. They landed on the east coast and made their way across th...

There’s something about the energy of Dario Phillips that makes you feel instantly comfortable, like you’re hanging out with an old friend. The cofounder of Slowtide started his career by following his interests before landing firmly in the action sports industry, leading marketing at Quiksilver and HUF. He was born in Toronto, into a big family with five kids. His father was successful in the dev...

Raymond Shoolman is a gentle, intuitive, and wise elder statesman of fashion and retail. A veteran executive and consultant in those industries, he helped grow upscale multi-brand menswear retailer Boys'Co to major success alongside the Goldman family for over a decade, before taking an offer at Hugo Boss, where he was a vice president in the Canadian division for 14 years. He’s now a sought-after...

This episode is a special edition, in partnership with Herschel Supply & Herschel Vancouver.  Thank you to the Herschel team for reaching out about doing a live conversation slash live podcast recording with us at their Robson Street location, bringing the community together for an fun, inspiring night—I’m super honoured.  To friends and community who came out last Tuesday evening, thank you f...