The Just Drew Podcast

We took the podcast to the frozen bay of Long Point on Lake Erie and recorded straight from an ice fishing hut with Bayside Ice Fishing! Our official sponsor of this Episode. Joining us are fishing experts Bobby Maerz and Travis Hemsley to share their wildest ice fishing stories, pro tips for landing trophy fish, and behind-the-scenes insights from the world of winter fishing. This episode is pack...

Today's guest is Jeff Bunton. Born in Burlington, Ontario and raised in Hamilton. Eventually leaving to live in Haldimand when he was 29. Jeff has worked in many industries from commercial kitchens, property maintenance, welding, fabrication and lastly brewing and entrepreneurship. Making good things makes Jeff happy.

Todays guest is Marie Walmsley. She was born and raised on Cape Breton Island in a coastal coal mining town in the 1940's and 50's. She later moved to Hamilton, Ontario where she worked as a phone operator for Bell Canada, raised a family of 5 and later worked and retired as a 911 dispatcher. She is now a loving grandmother of 9 grandchildren and one great grand child, myself being one of them. Ye...

Today's guest is Martin Gaudet. Originally from Shediac NB, home of the Giant Lobster! Martin grew up a 2 minute walk from a fishing wharf and the beach on the North Humber land straight. He lived between a smoke fish factory and a crab factory. He was raised eating all things seafood, including oysters! Martin has since settled in Port Dover. A small town near water and a beach, where he felt hom...

Paul is a BMX, cross country and downhill mountain bike racer. Over his career he has won 16 Ontario Cups for down hill mountain biking, two Canada Cup wins and a silver at the Canadian National Championships. In 2002 Paul raced a perfect season going six for six in Ontario wins. He was the first in Ontario to receive a Pro-Elite Status (pro license) as a Masters Age rider. Paul is a founding memb...

Shelli is the Executive Chef and General Manager of the Marsh view Patio, a popular dining destination in Norfolk County. Shelli is a dedicated mother to a 10 year old son. She has built a dynamic career rooted in culinary expertise and an entrepreneurial spirit. While growing up on a farm, she learned the importance of fresh food. After earning a Culinary Management diploma from Niagara College a...

Hannah Dolson is a 26 year old singer, born and raised in Simcoe, Ontario. You can find her dabbling in several areas of local entertainment; whether it’s playing at local music festivals and events with her band “The Echelon”, taking part in local short films and modelling projects, or strutting the stage in pinup pageants. You can even find Hannah taking on an array of fun roles at the Simcoe Li...

David was born and raised in Norfolk County. A father of 4 kids with his wife Cathy. David has been an entrepreneur for over 50 years. The first business he purchased was a gas station in Waterford at age 27. He later purchased Ryerse's in 1989 from the Ryerse family which is now known as the Rysere Garden Gallery . At the time, he didn't know anything about the flowers or the garden industry, but...

Brendan Barnard is a Toronto-based filmmaker that also spends a lot of time living in a van. His career started by making music videos varying in scale and genres. He’s recently found a love for documentary filmmaking with his first film, One Man’s Trash, earning a spot on the shortlist a the 1.4 Awards in London. He is currently working on a couple new projects that aim to find a middle ground be...

Jordan moved to Norfolk County back in 2010 with a degree in psychology where he worked at the sprucedale Youth Centre. Over the past 10yrs Jordan has since left to pursue and develop his DJ company Black Creek Music, a real estate company, and his most recent project Capitol and Lounge 33. Outside of his current ventures Jordan had also created the Veil & Tie Show Wedding Expo, The Norfolk We...

Amanda is a Norfolk County native and lover of all things Norfolk. She is the Co-owner along with Susan Judd with Ride The Bine, a craft beverage tour company, . Ride the Bine was started in 2017 - with the launch of many new wineries and breweries in Norfolk, as a way to ‘connect the dots’ and get people out exploring into their own backyard. Amanda is also a first generation farmer with her husb...

Todays guest is Gaston Fernando Lacy Valenzuela. He was born in Sonora Mexico where he earned a Bachelors degree on “International Businesses” before moving to Canada in 2010. In 2011 he started Beach Burrito in Port Dover. In 2014 he went mobile with a food truck and finally in 2021 he opened the famous Tacos & Tequila. Fernando has a passion for mountain biking and food. I've known Ferna...

Dusty Zamecnik is a 4th generation Farmer currently managing one of North America’s leading strawberry plant propagators. Continuing his family business of EZ Grow Dusty has been a pioneer in his industry bringing him both provincial and national recognition for his work. Not to mention In January of 2017 Dusty and his two cousins founded the Hometown Brew Co. The brewery is committed to growing a...

Amy is a community activist turned elected official and the current Mayor of Norfolk County. Previous to this she was Ward 6 councillor for Port Dover and the first female and youngest elected councillor in Ward 6. Elected with 50.8% of the vote and the largest voter turn out county wide. Amy is focused on representing the public and the interests of the municipality at large. Drafting sound polic...

Graeme is character driven documentary style film maker with a long history in the industry starting as young as 15 years old. He went to Niagara college for broadcasting, had worked in news with CHCH, camera operating and editing for over a decade. Graeme is now a fully independent film maker, Director and Producer working under his own production by the name of Windecker Road Films.

Dan Eynon is a young Entrepreneur. Owner and Operator of Forkin Perogy and The Barnyard Patio and Pub. He was born and raised in Norfolk County and grew up in an entrepreneurial environment helping run his parents family business at a young age.

Aaron Ettinger specializes in International Relations and US foreign policy. His research focuses on US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era and its implications for world order. His current SSHRC IDG funded project explores Canada-US relations during the Trump presidency. Recent published work covers a range of issues including US and Canadian foreign policy, sports and politics, and Internati...

Aaron Bailey is an ADHD Life Coach who just moved his family and business from the Yukon Territory to Simcoe Ontario. As a person who has ADHD (combination type), a learning disability (LD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and mental health struggles, he not only understands the difficulty and frustration that is often part of the ADHD journey but wants to help others understand too. Aaron hold...

Todays guest is Tyler Ferguson. He is the creator and owner of the Wishbone Brewing Company in Waterford, Ontario. Tyler grew up in the rural Brant and Norfolk County area. Before the beer scene he managed a sales department at an automotive dealership. Always having a passion for craft beer he finally turned that passion into a business called Wishbone Brewing. Tyler likes all things sports, Inte...

Tyrell Myers is an expert in all things DC Comics, movies, television and video games. Particularly with his favourite character Batman. You can also find Tyrell on his youtube channel Tyrell Multi Media or"T.M.M." where he dives in depth into the DC Universe, Cinema, Television and of course Batman. https://www.youtube.com/@tyrellmultimedia/featured

Vanessa is a Registered Nurse with 9 years of experience, specializing in the NICU alongside her sister Rachel. Vanessa is also a clinical instructor for nursing students. Outside of the hospital you can find Vanessa playing Ice Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee, Painting or at nearby coffee shop. Rachel is a Registered Nurse with 4 years experience in both Adult and Neonatal specialities. Rachel has recen...

Sarah Lawrence is a yoga instructor and owner of Sayza, a hot yoga studio in Simcoe, Ontario. She is also a musician and Flautist which is the initial reason behind her yoga journey. I've been practicing hot yoga myself at Sayza for almost 2 years now and have had the privilege of being in Sarah's classes on numerous occasions.

Kyle & Melissa are both veteran wedding photographers which I've had the pleasure of working with them both throughout my wedding videography days. We also chat about Melissa's love of shooting with film and Kyle's love for nature photography. Ps. If you ever seen the beautiful polaroid photos from my wedding....that was all Melissa.

Sarita Free is a Mortgage Agent, a mother, a proud Norfolk County Local and most of all, a close friend of mine. Sarita is a huge reason behind why I own a house today. She sheds light onto not only the housing market and advice for first time home buyers but also for her love of Norfolk County.

I consider both Bobby and Travis to be well educated fishing experts and very passionate about nature and sustainability when it comes to fishing. Travis Hemsley is a fishing enthusiast, often traveling around Ontario on the hunt for trophy fish, and often succeeding. Bobby Maerz is also an experienced fisher and past fishing guide, touring people around southern Ontario on the hunt for an excitin...