The Well with Mandy Balak

Hoame is a mediation and wellness studio that makes wellness accessible to newbies and gurus alike. You can pop into a guided meditation class, enjoy a salt scrub, use the infrared saunas or grab an elixir and hang out in a living room that feels like home. In this episode we talk about the importance of prioritizing our wellness, building a mindfulness practice and how you too - can learn to medi...

Britt Kasco, Founder and CEO of Origin Travels, is passionate about the path to re-wilding ourselves - reconnecting with our bodies, nature, our intuition and the people around us. After working in the adventure travel space for 4 years, Britt recognized that there was a gap in the market for authentic and immersive experiences that were women-specific, and accessible to the budgets of millennial-...

Chela Davison is an Integral Master CoachTM teacher, writer and speaker. She supports others to connect deeply with their own unique sense of purpose and how that's expressed through work and life. In this episode, we dig into the meaning of purposeful work and we also do a live coaching conversation on how to have a crucial conversation to dig deeper. Want more? Chela is taking the stage at our R...

Stephanie Jhala, Founder of A Mother's Movement, is a multidisciplinary force in the realm of business, social impact and leadership coaching. She brings over a decade of experience in Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Culture. Pre-baby, she propelled purpose-driven companies with a bold vision to make a difference in the world. Upon becoming a mother, Stephanie shifted her focus to b...

Ashley Freeborn, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Smash + Tess, brings luxe to loungewear and has started a new revolution — the romper revolution! What started as an annual tradition for Ashley and her Mom to wear matching PJ's every Christmas has evolved into a movement to make women feel great. Her entrepreneurial story has been about leaning in, building community and listening to her custo...

As the Founder and CEO of Women's Holistic Business Academy, Elizabeth Beeds knows what it takes to be a rising woman and to reach for more. She is a guide for entrepreneurial women everywhere and believes that it is possible for women to cultivate thriving businesses and balanced lives. If there is a woman, there is a way. Elizabeth is keynoting a talk on The Courage to Change at the RISE Women's...

Your style is not just working for you 9-5. In this episode, Christie Lohr, Founder of the first-ever fashion job website in Canada, Style Nine to Five shares her story of reaching for more in her career and how her character, her network and her hat collection helped her move from an intern to a Founder. Christie shares her tips in finding the career you're passionate about, building a resume tha...

Komal Minhas is an absolute powerhouse. She has been an incredible inspiration to women all over the world. She is an angel investor, entrepreneur, speaker, and philanthropist. The reason we fell in love with her is when she co-founded Dream, Girl, an inspirational documentary set to showcase the stories of ambitious female entrepreneurs - she has landed on Oprah's Super Soul 100 list and is now t...

Listen through the lens of setting yourself up for success and properly prioritize with this minisode featuring a conversation with our Founder and CEO and Lindsay Johnson, Founder of The Radical Connector. You are in control of your calendar - not the other way around. Take these tips into your own life to build a schedule that works for you. Try ACE as a member free for 7 days: http://hello.thea...

Shawna Curry, Founder and Health Guide of Health Redesigned, and Bestselling Author of Healthy By Choice, helps you focus on your wellness first so that you can feel confident in the work you are doing. We dig into how to halt the hustle, take care of yourself and go with the flow of things instead of striving for perfection. This episode will empower you to build healthy habits around the four pi...

Kaya Dorey, urban adventurer meets sustainable designer, found her passion for sustainability and fashion through her conscious apparel lifestyle brand, Novel Supply Co. She cares about the mark we leave on the world and is cultivating impact as a disrupter in the fashion industry. She talks on the importance of doing what you love to inspire your communities, making impact through profit, and how...

We're jumping into the world of PR to chat with Debra Goldblatt-Sadowski, Founder and CEO of rock-it promotions. Debra started her business out of her parent's spare bedroom with nothing but a phone and a lot of gumption. Almost 20 years later, rock-it is a leading Canadian lifestyle PR firm that resides in the heart of downtown Toronto with a staff of 30. Debra gets real about negotiating, celebr...

Kimberley McAdams, Leadership Coach, has a passion for excellence that shines through. Having started her leadership career at a young age, she has a natural knack for developing purpose-driven leaders and has led teams on notable brands like Cactus Club Café, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, Starwood Properties and Lululemon. Kimberley gets real and shares how you can step into your authent...

What is your core desired feeling? Veronica Thai, yoga instructor, licensed Danielle LaPorte Desire Map Facilitator and host of the podcast Curious Monki, is digging deep into how to uncover our core desired feelings, build a gratitude practice unique to us and tap into what brings us joy. As a humble (and curious) explorer of this life journey, Veronica focuses on understanding the barriers that...

The incredible Terri Cole, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert and founder of Real Love Revolution and Boundary Bootcamp, gets real on how she was brought to do the work she does now to empower women in over 25 countries. She digs deep into transforming limiting beliefs, defining real love and understanding your love blueprint. Terri breaks down what it means to decode your love blueprin...

Stephanie Hoogveld, local artist in Calgary with a mission to paint for positive change, has a superpower for positivity and brings purpose and passion into everything she does. She not only creates to add beauty to spaces, she creates to communicate a deeper emotion and ignite a connection to every piece. Stephanie talks on finding her purpose and passion, and gets real on how she was led to her...

Janeen Brown, serial entrepreneur, has scaled not only one, but three businesses in only two years. She left her job in 2017 to make the deep dive into entrepreneurship with her businesses, Balloon Haus, Jeluxxe Lifestyle Solutions Inc, and EmpowHERto and has since expanded to the U.S. market. Janeen talks about her journey and drives home that to do anything, you need to get out of your own way a...

Melissa Leong, money expert, on-air personality, keynote speaker and bestselling author, shares how to achieve happiness with money. Achieving success in our financial journey all starts with finding what makes us happy, budgeting for the things that bring you joy and enjoying the journey along the way. Try ACE as a member free for 7 days: http://hello.theacecollective.com/getstarted FREE RESOURCE...

Rachel David, Founder and CEO of Hashtag Communications, takes the floor to share how to leverage your social media platforms to build and maintain influence while creating powerful relationships with brands. Try ACE as a member free for 7 days: http://hello.theacecollective.com/getstarted FREE RESOURCE The RESET is your first step toward a brighter, lighter, more fulfilled you. This proven method...

Sam Laliberte, Freelancer and Host of the Freedom Lifestyle podcast, shares how becoming a freelancer led her down the journey of discovering liberation, happiness and how to live your best life through freedom. Try ACE as a member free for 7 days: http://hello.theacecollective.com/getstarted FREE RESOURCE The RESET is your first step toward a brighter, lighter, more fulfilled you. This proven met...

Tonia Mattu, Founder of Yuology discusses stepping into your power and discovering the boldest version of you. She walks us through her framework for transformation and getting in touch with the best version of yourself. Become the bold, badass you were born to be with Yuology and book a complimentary coaching session with promo code ACETALKS. Try ACE as a member free for 7 days: http://hello.thea...