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**Podcast Episode Description:**  In this gripping episode of "The Real Bottom Line," Wendy welcomes the inspiring Monica Buzhanov straight out of Sweden. Monica reveals her personal journey, detailing a crucial point in her life referred to as "Monica's big breakdown." Dive into Monica's transformation from burnout and depression to a realization about her energy. The discussion touches on the su...

Brad Walsh is a successful photographer who laid the groundwork for his podcast in 2019 but didn’t launch it until the pandemic shut down his business. What makes this story so interesting isn’t that his podcast is in the top 3%, but that he has done so while creating a platform for women’s stories. Talk about allyship! Telling these stories is a huge passion for Brad and we discuss how this came...

So many entrepreneurs struggle with mental health – quietly, afraid to acknowledge and certainly not to discuss it. Rebecca Bitten was a successful marketing consultant before she burned out. Not looking after herself led to a months-long hospital stay -where she met other entrepreneurs who had all the outward trappings of success, but had burned out. And that is when Rebecca realized her true cal...

In this second episode about entrepreneurship, Lisa Hrabluk takes the interviewer's seat and we delve into some of the tactics that business owners can use to increase the value of their business and move up from micro and small to medium-sized business. To be ready in case you get an offer, to be able to scale and grow your business – without it running you into overwhelm. The tactics we discuss...

Lisa Hrabluk is back in the two-part episode. In the first episode, we are going on a bit of deep dive into the eco-system of entrepreneurship. Why is it important overall and why your role as a business owner is critical to the overall success? We also talk about the role of government and the future of Entrepreneurship in the Atlantic region. How Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in Immigrat...

My guest on this episode of The Real Bottom Line is Giles Crouch. He is a digital anthropologist and a practical fore sighter – and our conversation covers some pretty interesting ground.  Including What is innovation and why small businesses need to do more of it? What are the top innovation myths? The difference between internal and external innovation? Are surveys and focus groups still relevan...

In this episode of "The Real Bottom Line" podcast, the host discusses the importance of planning for the end game of a business. While the podcast typically focuses on interviews with entrepreneurs at different stages of their business journey, this episode delves into the topic of succession planning and exit strategies. The host shares insights from a survey conducted by the Canadian Federation...

Welcome to "Power Sharing for Profitability in Your Couple Partnership," the latest episode of the Real Bottom Line podcast. In this unique roundtable slash webinar, we delve into the experiences of Anthea Mumby and Douglas Pinnell, a dynamic couple who have successfully navigated the world of entrepreneurial coupleship for over 25 years. Douglas and Anthea share their invaluable tips and tricks o...

Matt Benvie is the owner of Evolve Fitness – a gym that focuses on group and semi-private training. The gym has grown to 4 locations and Matt is focused on total health – including good nutrition, sleep and weight training. We talked about Work/life balance is a myth Owning a business is going to be hard Finding and staying in your zone of genius How personal growth may result in a change of frien...

The 6th Annual Financial Stress Index from FP Canada has just been released and surprise, surprise Canadians are more stressed about money - it is their number one stressor yet again. In this special edition of The Real Bottom Line I am joined by financial literacy champion Tracey Bissett and Financial Therapist Aseel El-Baba. We are going beyond the numbers and discuss real actionable strategies...

In this thought-provoking episode of "The Real Bottom Line", we delve deep into the critical role of a CEO and how transitioning into this role can help you amass wealth. Our discussion begins by defining wealth not just in terms of money but also time, freedom, and resources. We illuminate how your growing business becomes your primary asset and how its increasing value directly impacts your weal...

Terry Tucker is an inspiring human being. His beautiful soul shined through in this interview and it was like an aura that makes you want to be his friend. Founder of Motivational Excellence, speaker and author, Terry is currently in his 11th year of battling cancer and he has had his foot and leg amputated in the last couple of years and currently has tumors in his lungs. Terry uses this as his f...

The Riches are in the Niches – as business owners we have probably heard this saying a number of times. My guest Mark Chyz, President of CM2 Media. He niches in a couple of ways, but one of the most interesting is by psychographic markers. He also keeps a list ranking his clients – a fascinating exercise. Some of the other roads we go down are: SEO vs SEM Why you should start with Strategy Cost of...

Have you ever been fearful of public speaking? Of taking the stage in front of an audience? My guest, Corey Poirer is now known as That Speaker Guy – but he had a huge fear of both of those things. We talk about how his fear of having regrets, of looking back and wishing he had done something was great than those fears. And that set the stage for some pretty interesting and philosophical topics li...

Building a business over 35 years and then recognizing a niche and then going for it – that is Larry Keating story. In this episode, we talk about  How to stay excited about business Recognizing opportunities The importance of getting out of your comfort zone Hiring to keep people at least 2 years The importance of recognizing teachable versus non-teachable Personal blocks vs. World blocks We also...

The importance of being true to yourself and energy is what Lisa Drader Murphy is all about. Lisa is the founder of LDM Group of Companies – which encompasses her namesake fashion line, Studio, Willow Vale Estate, and coming soon a fabric enterprise.  Lisa is a force of nature, extremely focused, and a true businesswoman. She has always carved her own path and is unique in the fashion world – she...

It was time to turn the tables!  In this episode, Andre Brisson is the host and I am the guest!  After 100 episodes where I ask all the questions of my guests, we flipped the script so that you could learn more about me.  Andre was able to get some pretty interesting stories and philosophies out of me. My favorite story is one that I haven’t spoken of in years – and it is about my mother. I lost m...

2 years and 13 days later, we are at Episode 100 of The Real Bottom Line. Along with co-host Donna Alteen, we are featuring clips from 12 previous guests: Ross Simmons Anthea Mumby Katelyn Bourgoin Diana Lidstone Shelagh Cummins Laural Carr Cynthia Mason John Swain Michael Devenney Monique Bryan Teresa Easler Paul Fitzgerald The lessons from the past 100 episodes are almost too many to list - and...

I am too small….it won’t happen to me. Thoughts that a lot of small business owners have when they think about Cyber Security. You aren’t. Cyber theft is big business and we cover a lot of ground in this interview. We talk about The dark web. The importance of cyber insurance and the way it works. The importance of ongoing training and awareness for all your staff What is your cyber security stack...

In this week's episode of The Real Bottom Line, Jesse Adams, Founder of Ember Experience, shares insights on building a positive workplace culture and how leaders can model behavior that encourages psychological safety. Here's a breakdown of the key takeaways: Acknowledgement vs Agreement: Leaders can create a culture that values open and honest communication by acknowledging without necessarily a...

Lisa Hrabuk is a former award-winning writer and journalist turned business strategist and problem solver. Through her company, Wicked Ideas, Lisa helps shift power dynamics, untangle problems, and access the money and influence needed to create sustainable change that sticks. We get philosophical, yet also practical, as we discuss wicked problems, what they are, and how they can be solved. If you...

Alison Taylor is the Co-founder, CEO, and Portfolio Manager of Invico Capital – a leader in the alternative investment space. She is the winner of several prestigious awards, including Female Executive of the Year in 2019 , and made the 2021 Top 100 list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women. We dig deep down into how Alison and her Co-founder started Invico, the products they have, and how they work. W...

Kristen’s business was started as a side hustle that became the main act in the Pandemic. She is a true purple brain – what I call people who are equal parts of logic/math and creativity.  Her husband also owns a business in the creative side of marketing and they are definitely helping each other grow. She didn’t always like math, but she has truly gained respect and appreciation. We covered a lo...

In part two of this special episode of the Real Bottom Line we are concluding the Master Class – Mixing Love and Business.  If you are part of an Entrepreneurial Couple, you are going to want to take a listen and find out about The Montebello Rule and why you need one Why intense hobbies are important Being open to renegotiation Money, risk tolerance Balancing roles at work and home Legacy

We recently ran a live masterclass for Entrepreneurial Couples – Mixing Love and Business: Crafting a recipe for success. And boy did we delve into the meat and potatoes of how to be successful – and Eleanor Beaton and Neil Stephen deliver the goods. So much so that we have taken the class and made it into a special two-part episode of The Real Bottom Line.  In part one, we cover decision making H...