The Stephan Dyer Podcast

Justin Bruzzese ( @theoriginalcmb ) is the owner of Canadian Metal Buildings (CMB), a construction company in Ontario, Canada. When Justin purchased CMB (which was dormant at the time) from his father in 2015, annual revenue was approx. $2MM. In a few short years, Justin increased the revenue 8X by end of fiscal 2022.  Justin joins The Stephan Dyer Podcast to discuss how he overcame a challen...

Esteban Clavijo ( @esteban.clavijo.91 ) is an Ecuadorian-Canadian high-performance athlete and Toronto FC Academy's Athletic Trainer. His most recent time at the 2022 Chicago Marathon (42.2kms) was 2 hours 26 minutes and 52 seconds. We discuss his upbringing in Ecuador, what lead him to start running, what it takes to reach the highest of achievements without suffering on the mental health side, h...

Johnny Waite ( @participant_ribbon ) is a coach, speaker and race director. In 2008, after crashing and burning, he had a complete life reset and reinvented. Since then, he's directed hundreds of races - obstacle, ultramarathon, survival, adventure, paddle, etc - around the world, as well as having competed in them.  He is now living "a lifetime of adventures of a lifetime". Check out Johnny'...

Francisco Ramos ( @framoscomedy ) is a Venezuelan-American stand up comedian who was part of the first-ever Netflix Is A Joke Comedy Festival in Los Angeles. A comic who performs regularly at the World Famous Comedy Store, Francisco is one of the voices in the animated movie RIO, has appeared on Gentefied on Netflix, Shameless, and Top 10 in Last Comic Standing, part of a special on HBO MAX. ...

Este episodio es una colaboración especial entre The Stephan Dyer Podcast, La Comedy Mafia (Podcast de Santi Espinosa) y Conversaciones Clandestinas (Podcast de Juan Cajiao) y fue grabado en medio de nuestro tour reciente por Nueva York. Conversamos de la experiencia de empezar nuestras carreras de comediantes en Canadá y EEUU, los peores fracasos de esos inicios, el proceso creativo del comediant...

Chester es Coach Ontológica (de relaciones), artista plástica y deportista. Y también... la mamá de Stephan. Chester regresa al Stephan Dyer Podcast para hablar de cómo superar la infidelidad, detectar relaciones tóxicas, aprender a elegir a la pareja adecuada, comunicación asertiva, self-awareness amoroso, todo para poder lograr una soledad saludable. Una vez lograda la soledad saludable, podrás...

Jennifer Aucoin ( @jenaucoin27 ) is a full-time instructor, adjudicator, master trainer and event organizer.  She is the founder and co-director of STEPS Dance Studio in Toronto and has taught workshops in Puerto Rico, Europe, South America, Mexico, the U.S. and across Canada. Jennifer is the founder and producer of the annual Canada Salsa & Bachata Congress (October 6-10, 2022) now in it...

Santiago Mansur ( @santiagomansur ) es cofundador y director comercial de Peek Gaming , organización profesional de eSports basada en México. Fundados en el 2020, Peek pertenece a la máxima categoría de League of Legends de México y uno de los equipos con mayor proyección de Latinoamérica. The Stephan Dyer Podcast es producido por Narzely Guevara y editada por Carlos Bolivar . #TheStephanDyerPodca...

Zana Amin ( @zanaorzee ) is a project manager by day, an entrepreneur by night, and one of the greatest storytellers I know. This is arguably the most emotional and vulnerable episode we've ever had on the podcast. It’s 1986 and the Kurdish people in Northern Iraq are persecuted by Saddam Hussein. They’re landlocked. They have no passport. Neighbours aren’t friendly. At the time Iraq is commi...

Gil Penalosa ( @gilformayor ) is a Colombian-Canadian award-winning urbanist, the founder of 8-80 Cities , and former ambassador of World Urban Parks. He has advised hundreds of cities around the world and is currently running for Mayor of Toronto, where he intents to build an affordable, equitable and sustainable city for EVERYONE. Gil joins The Stephan Dyer Podcast to discuss how we can improve...

Oscar Melhado ( @omcoaching01 ) es un Coach Certificado de Correr por @vdot_02 con años de experiencia entrenando a corredores amateur en español, inglés y francés. Oscar también es el primo de Stephan (y coach de medias maratones) con el que creció en El Salvador. Conversamos sobre maratones y cómo iniciarse en esta disciplina, la conexión entre el éxito profesional y los deportes, cómo empezar a...

Iván Wanis Ruiz ( @publicspeakinglab ) is an emcee, trainer, author and speaker - and arguably the most versatile and captivating emcee Stephan has ever worked with. Iván joins The Stephan Dyer Podcast to discuss the art of ending boring presentations, why presentations start before you say a word, what martial arts can teach us about captivating an audience, how to structure powerpoints, Do's and...

From moving away from his mother at the age of 10 to moving to El Salvador, Mexico, and Canada, to embracing a journey full of physical injuries through University, Stephan Dyer shares his early journey through life and how his experiences shaped his character and personality.  Now a full-time comedian and entrepreneur, Stephan's story is nothing short of compelling and inspiring.  Join...

Learn 45 productivity hacks to reduce anxiety, optimize your life, and free up time for what matters! The purpose of this solo episode is to learn 45+ productivity tips and hacks so you can achieve more in less time. This will ultimately reduce your anxiety and buy you freedom to spend time as desired: with your loved ones, with yourself, or doing absolutely nothing. You will learn: 45+ Productivi...

Learn 45 productivity hacks to reduce anxiety, optimize your life, and free up time for what matters! The purpose of this solo episode is to learn 45+ productivity tips and hacks so you can achieve more in less time. This will ultimately reduce your anxiety and buy you freedom to spend time as desired: with your loved ones, with yourself, or doing absolutely nothing. You will learn: 45+ Productivi...

Laureano Márquez es un humorista y politólogo venezolano nacido en las Islas Canarias, España. Conversamos sobre su paso por Radio Rochela en los 80s y 90s, cómo pasa de politólogo a humorista, su amistad de tres décadas con Emilio Lovera, cómo vencer el miedo de ser auténtico sobre escenario, el proceso creativo, su nuevo show titulado “El Miedo”, y cerramos el episodio con 10...

Nelson Pérez ( @elnelsonperez ) es un periodista deportivo venezolano radicado en Toronto, Canadá y el fundador del medio deportivo Hispanic Sports Media ( @hsmdeportes ). Conversamos sobre su formación periodística en Venezuela y Canadá, los desafíos del inmigrante, la historia detrás de fundar HSM Deportes, el fallecimiento reciente de su padre y su legado, el emprendimiento y cómo no morir en e...

Rob Peck is the author of "Reflections: Speeches From The Heart" [ Buy book now at www.robpeckauthor.com ] and the cofounder of Toastmaster's Bay Street Breakfast Club (Est. 1992) in Toronto, Canada.  Rob joins The Stephan Dyer Podcast to discuss his new book, the art of writing speeches from the heart, the role of Toastmasters in his life and creation of Bay Street Breakfast Club (where he m...

A former engineer by profession, Drew calls himself “a humor engineer”, in that he is teaching people how to get better results while having more fun.    Andrew Tarvin is the CEO of Humor That Works , a leadership development company that teaches professionals how to use humor to achieve better business results. He has partnered with top organizations–including IBM, the UN, and the FBI–t...

Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer turned Forbes featured Global TEDx Speaker on Inclusion and Resilience. Born and raised in Lebanon, Joze avoided speaking for more than 25 years out of the fear of being judged for being different. Then, everything changed. He won the Inspirational Speaker of the Year, delivered 4 TEDx talks and performed stand-up comedy in 3 continents and 3 languages. Joze h...

Karim Rifai Burneo is a “4Purpose Entrepreneur” and the founder and CEO of Uaiki , a Peruvian non-for-profit organization, whose purpose is to bring internet to disadvantaged communities across Peru and Latin America so they can exploit their potential regardless of where they were born or their income level.     The plan is to deploy Uaiki’s patented low-cost solution (an ecosystem...

Virginia Castillo ( @astrologybyvc ) es Astróloga graduada del Centro Astrológico Venezolano. En este episodio conversamos sobre los estereotipos de la astrología, beneficios de tu carta natal (y leemos varias partes de la carta natal de Stephan!), cómo puedes aprovechar su interpretación, la Técnica de la Revolución Solar, la Crisis de los 40 desde la perspectiva astrológica, el retorno de Saturn...

Jimmy Battaglia is a father, husband, entrepreneur, and NFT-enthusiast. He has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing - highly specialized in the international education industry. Take the Gallup Report (Strengths Test) here . Let's continue the conversation on Instagram at @stephandyer and @jimmybattaglia ! The Stephan Dyer Podcast is produced by Narzely Guevara and edited by Carlos B...

Bernardo Urbina is an award-winning furniture designer who up-cycles and transforms overlooked material into carefully designed high-end furniture. Bernardo was in the Philippines during Typhoon Haiyan which destroyed several parts of the country. In the midst of such disaster, Bernardo developed Tacloban Prevails, a furniture line that partners with victims of the Typhoon Haiyan to give their scr...

José Carlos Gómez is an investment banker currently working as an Associate Director for Scotiabank’s Investment Banking team based out of Toronto where he leads the origination and execution of M&A mandates in the Power & Utilities sector across the Americas. We talk about the payoffs and challenges of being an immigrant, The “Sink or Swim” Mindset, why you should study abroad especially...