They Just Get it

Join me as I chat with Mike Morrison, Owner of Bloggity Inc and founder of SocialWest. Mike takes us into his self-described life as a modern entrepreneur which all began with a blog called Mike’s Bloggity Blog (now Bloggity Inc.) At first, the blog was a place for Mike to share what he was into. But once he got started, his readers kept coming, his audience kept growing and his journey was just g...

Join me as I chat with Kim Orlesky, President of KO Advantage Group. Kim’s journey starts and ends in the world of sales with a very important chapter sandwiched in between. In the beginning, Kim found success in her career, moving from one successful sales role to another, yet she felt she was meant for more. So, she put her career on hold and traveled the world solo, and also wrote a book on her...

Join me as I chat with Shawn Freeman, Regional VP at Fully Managed and founder of TWT Group, an IT solutions firm for small businesses in Calgary. It may come as a surprise for a guy who works in IT, but Shawn’s journey begins with a car accident. An accident in which Shawn was the victim and not at fault, leaving him in the hospital for five days and in care for a year. It was an accident that ha...

Join me as a chat with Michelle Berg, CEO & Leading Lady at Elevated HR Solutions. Michelle takes us through her career in human resources, from her early days in what she describes as “a necessary evil”, to breaking the HR stigma by founding Elevated HR Solutions. With Elevated HR Solutions, Michelle brings a passionate focus to the Human aspect of HR for her clients by digging into what thei...

Join me as I chat with Robert Price, Co-Founder & CEO of Bōde Canada. Robert takes us along his journey of being in the executive world of telecommunications and to becoming a disruptor in real estate by founding Bōde, a new peer-to-peer real estate platform based out of Alberta. With the vision to make home transactions as easy and exciting as booking a trip online, Robert and his all-star te...

What do you get when you choose to shed light on the gaps in society with honest storytelling? You get Jeremy Klaszus, Founder & Editor of The Sprawl. Jeremy takes us through his journalism career in Calgary that has spanned over 15 years, writing for a number of local publishers before founding The Sprawl, a crowdfunded and ad-free pop-up journalism publication. Pop-up journalism may be a ter...

Join me as I chat with Elaine Campbell, Owner and Trainer at JoyLife Fitness.   Elaine takes along her life journey revolving around fitness that started out in gymnastics at a very young age. As a discipline that requires a lot of commitment, Elaine took the world she knew and used it to start JoyLife Fitness, her own personal training facility right here in Calgary. With JoyLife Fitness, Elaine...

Join me as I talk to Robyn Zimmerman, Peer Support Worker at Alberta Health Services. Robyn gives us an honest look into mental health, and how her own life experience of recovery inspired her to be a role model to others who need the same support. Her decision to help others led to Alberta Health Services where she is doing her part to break the stigma of mental health and assure those who are af...

Mitzi tells her story that began as an army brat born in Germany, to moving to Winnipeg and eventually Calgary in the late ‘90s. Having worked in many industries throughout the years from hospitality to corporate compliance, academia, and construction, Mitzi's world now revolves around film as the President and Executive Director of THIRD ACTion Film Festival, which celebrates age-positive culture...

Jocelyn takes us along her journey that started with a goal to run the Olympics and evolved into founding  e=mc2 events, an award-winning live entertainment experience agency that delivers world-class events and conferences. From curating to shows like the Juno’s to being recognized by Avenue Magazine as one of Calgary’s Top 40 under 40 Jocelyn career trajectory is nothing less than inspiring. Whe...

Join me as I chat with Naheed Gilani, CFA, CFP, founder of Conscious Wealth. Naheed takes us along his journey that took him overseas to Africa, working in both microinsurance and microfinance, respectively, then later coming home and founding Conscious Wealth, a Calgary-based group of financial advisors that help others invest and plan better. A self-labelled recovering stockbroker with a passion...

Join me as I chat with Pete Estabrooks, Trainer & Owner of The Fitness Guy and Creator of TKO Sports Conditioning. Pete shares his life story which has always revolved around fitness, starting out as a professional boxer and later becoming one of Canada’s foremost experts on personal training and fitness. That reputation led to Pete founding The Fitness Guy where he helps bring fitness into th...

Join me as I chat with Tanya Eklund, Leader of the Tanya Eklund Group, the #1 Team at the #1 Remax office in the world. Remax Real Estate Central. Tanya takes us along her journey that started in rural Alberta, to switching lanes in pursuit of a career as a lawyer to that of a real estate agent. That new path led her to start The Tanya Eklund Group, where she and a group of hardworking women passi...

Join me as I chat with Michelle Cameron Coulter, Olympic Gold Medalist, Best-Selling Author, and Inspirational Leader & GEO of Inspiring Possibilities. Michelle takes us on her incredible and decorated journey that began with being the first Albertan to win a summer Olympic Gold Medal for Synchronized Swimming at Seoul in 1988. Since then, Michelle has been honoured with the prestigious Order...

Join me, your host Tyler Chisholm, for the One Year Anniversary Episode of They Just Get it as I take a turn in the hot seat with guest-host Scott Martin and recount the golden insights I’ve picked up along our 24-episode run. As both the host of this podcast and the CEO of clearmotive marketing group, it may come as a surprise that my story begins with a dream to be a commercial airline pilot whi...

Join me as I chat with Larissa Riemann and Rick Eden, Co-Founders of Mount Pleasant Roastery. Larissa and Rick take us on their journey that started with a popcorn-maker-turned-coffee-roaster and a craving for the perfect cup of coffee. That DIY approach led to Mount Pleasant Roastery, a trust-based, community building small-batch roaster with a simple customer experience – the honour system. Thei...

Join me for a very special Remembrance Day episode as I chat with Jim Donihee, Retired Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel.  Following in the footsteps of his father, Jim was born to fly and destined to serve our country. Jim takes us along his incredible journey that began with his undergrad in Business and Computer Science to serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 28 years, retiring as a Colon...

Join me as I chat with Eric Bennett, Senior Wealth Advisor at Scotia Wealth Management.  Eric shares the secret to his success from putting his strong work ethic as a sous-chef towards his Bachelor in Applied Financial Services, which included an exchange program in Hong Kong, culminating in his current role as Senior Wealth Advisor for Scotia Wealth Management. On top of that, Eric is the Incomin...

Join me as I chat with Kris Newell, Director of Retail Development of West Leaf.  Born and raised in Calgary, Kris takes us along his journey from earning his MBA at the University of Calgary, his retail background that started at Popeye’s Supplements and the skills he amassed towards becoming Director of Retail Development at West Leaf, a vertically-integrated cannabis retail company right here i...

Join me as I chat with Blaine Penny, CEO of Mito Canada, multiple Guinness World Record holder and caring parent. Blaine shares the heartfelt story of his son’s diagnosis with mitochondrial disease which completely changed the trajectory of not only his life but of his family’s too. That change led to co-founding Mito Canada, a not-for-profit focused on raising awareness on mitochondrial disease,...

Join me as I chat with Haley Daniels, Canadian National Team Athlete, and 2020 Summer Olympics hopeful.  Haley shares the trials and tribulations of being a competitive athlete in Canada while simultaneously fighting to have your sport featured in the Olympics. Her story takes us from canoeing with her parents as a toddler to the right words of encouragement from her coaches to competing on the in...

Join me as I chat with Graham Sherman, owner of Tool Shed Brewery. Graham takes us on his incredible journey from his days being trained as a pilot, to an IT contractor in Afghanistan to the moment he first brewed a batch of beer in his backyard. That batch led to Tool Shed Brewery, a successful Alberta business that is founded on bringing everyone together and putting our province on the map for...

Join me as I chat with Lauren Pryor, founder of Sweats in the City, former Cross-Fit Athlete, and all-around passionate human being. Lauren takes us on the journey that led to living her passion as a fitness entrepreneur, from her days as a heptathlete and later a Cross-Fit athlete, to a decade working in Oil & Gas to finally making the leap to running her own business. That business is Sweats...

Join me as I chat with Iggy Domagalski, CEO of Tundra Process Solutions and Calgary business leader.  Iggy takes us on his journey of leaving Poland for Calgary, and how surrounding himself with not only the right people but the right mentors to guide him along the way shaped him into the business leader he is today.  His fresh approach to creating a dynamic work culture with simple pick-me-ups li...

Join me as I chat with Trevor Howie, Senior Vice President, West at Govan Brown and Associates. Trevor shares his story of growing up in southern Ontario, pursuing a life as an Architect, running a tech start-up, to finally diving into building the Govan Brown brand in Calgary during the city’s worst downturn in more than 30 years. In his role at Govan Brown & Associates, Trevor sees himself a...