Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing

Jeff Schwartz is a CEO who believes that how you treat people — customers, employees, partners — is not a soft consideration sitting alongside the business strategy. It is the strategy. His leadership journey began not in a corporate boardroom, but around a campfire at Camp Timberlane in Haliburton, Ontario, where his time as a camper, counsellor, and unit head instilled in him lessons of teamwork...

Regina Fuchs brings a progressive and deeply human perspective to early childhood education—one rooted in curiosity, questioning, emotional safety, and learning through play. In a time when many systems prioritize performance, structure, and measurable outcomes, her work reminds us that wellbeing, creativity, resilience, and healthy development begin much earlier in life than most organizations re...

RJ Casey defies every standard category. He is a combat-decorated Special Operations veteran with tours on four continents. He is the first hire on SpaceX's Personnel Recovery Team, providing technical rescue and remote medicine for human spaceflight missions. He is a SAG stunt performer and military advisor on films including Extraction 2, Jack Ryan, Dunkirk, and Inception. He is a co-founder of...

Chris Schmelzer has spent more than a decade inside some of the most complex organizational transformations in North America, first at Deloitte and ScottMadden, and now as the founder of The ChangeMindset Co. His new book, The Missing Link , offers a radical reframe of why change programs fail, not because of poor strategy or weak communication, but because of something more fundamental: organizat...

Sam Valentine is the head of Employee Performance and Experience at miro, operating at the sharp edge of where people strategy meets business performance. At Miro, he’s shaping both employee experience and building people infrastructure designed to protect revenue, accelerate decision-making, and sustain performance through transformation. His work reframes HR from a support function into a core l...

Dr. Jonathan Ellerby has spent more than three decades sitting with healers, elders, and spiritual teachers across forty cultures — and just as long translating that wisdom into something practical, accessible, and genuinely transformative for modern people. His work spans 5-star wellness resorts and Indigenous community halls, corporate boardrooms and remote African villages. What stays constant...

Shana Francesca is an ethical leadership architect, keynote speaker, and founder of Concinnate LLC whose work focuses on transforming workplaces through intentional relationships, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership. Drawing on her lived experience as a survivor, scholar, and advocate for the neurodivergent community, Shana helps organizations reimagine leadership through the lens of cu...

Silvia Via has turned lived experience into entrepreneurial innovation. As the founder of multiple mission-led ventures—from ethically sourced coffee to fashion-forward nonprofits—she exemplifies how business can serve as a vehicle for healing, inclusion, and global impact. This conversation explores the role of creativity, recovery, and social enterprise in advancing employee wellbeing, inclusive...

Zach Baumer has spent over a decade shaping one of the most ambitious municipal climate agendas in North America. From technical data modeling to frontline community resilience, Zach’s leadership at the City of Austin has helped bridge the gap between sustainability vision and scalable systems change. Now Director of the newly formed Office of Climate Action & Resilience, Zach is focused on tu...

Jeff Melanson is a rare kind of leader, one who has navigated the worlds of global technology, creative institutions, family enterprises, and civic systems with equal fluency. From serving as President & CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and President of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, to advising multigenerational family enterprises and partnering with one of the world’s leading...

To explore how small, science-backed lifestyle and workplace behaviors can drive large-scale sustainability and wellbeing outcomes, Lori Myren-Manbeck—author of Mars Can Wait , clinical psychologist, and sustainability advocate—invites us to rethink how everyday decisions, at home and at work, can close the gap between corporate ESG goals and meaningful real-world impact. This episode unpacks the...

Burnout is often framed as a workload, mindset, or motivation problem. Yet across recovery environments, workplaces, and public institutions, a deeper pattern is emerging: when people are physically depleted, emotional regulation, engagement, and belonging become biologically inaccessible. Marie Gardiner brings seven years of applied experience working at the intersection of cellular health, recov...

Earl Foote is not your typical tech CEO. A bass-playing adventurer, community builder, and mindset-driven entrepreneur, he has spent over two decades building Nexus IT into one of the nation’s top managed security service providers. But behind the accolades: Inc5000, Utah Fast50, and multiple “Best of State” wins, lies a deeper mission: to build a business where people thrive. Through bold leaders...

Erin Young serves as the Sustainability Specialist for Breckenridge Grand Vacations , where she helps steward one of Colorado’s most iconic mountain ecosystems. Her work sits at the intersection of environmental resilience, community wellbeing, and place‑based leadership . Outside her sustainability leadership role, Erin is also the author of The CEOwner and an international ski judge , bringing a...

To spotlight Sandra Sherman’s powerful 17-year journey at DXL Group, where she’s led initiatives that ensure global supply chains are not just efficient but also ethical, humane, and compliant with the highest social and environmental standards. This conversation will highlight Sandra’s leadership in driving forced labor prevention, traceability , and vendor accountability , while also exploring h...

Anna Turrell is one of the world’s most respected voices in sustainability. With a track record that spans multinationals, startups, boards, and policy-shaping coalitions, she brings a systems-thinking approach to some of the most urgent challenges facing our planet—and the organizations operating on it. As former Chief Sustainability Officer at Decathlon , and Group Sustainability Director at Tes...

Mark Patterson is at the forefront of inclusive innovation in Canada’s workforce landscape. As the Executive Director of Magnet, Mark is driving systems-level change to ensure that digital transformation—including AI adoption—is both human-centered and inclusive. This episode explores how we build national capacity for equity, wellbeing, and adaptability in a world shaped by automation, demographi...

This episode brings two CEOs from companies working in the sustainability space to have a conversation about their work and its importance related to people’s wellbeing. We will end with a call to action for business leaders to support achieving the ESGs. Wade Smith is the CEO of EnergyPrint , helping organizations turn utility data into actionable insights and measurable ROI. With a purpose-led a...

Today we will be talking with Dr. Connie Noonan Hadley who is a globally recognized organizational psychologist, thought leader, and researcher dedicated to enhancing work-life experiences. She is the Founder and Chief Scientist of the Institute for Life at Work. She also serves as a Research Associate Professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, as well as Associate Director of t...

Andres Angelani is a globally recognized tech executive with over two decades of experience leading software engineering innovation across startups and global enterprises. Now CEO of Wizeline , Andres previously held senior leadership roles at Globant, and Speedcast, where he pioneered distributed agile models and built high-performing global teams. At Cognizant Softvision, he played a pivotal rol...

Mark C. Crowley is a pioneering voice in the movement to redefine workplace leadership. Known for his bestselling book Lead from the Heart , Mark returns with a bold, research-backed follow-up: The Power of Employee Well-Being . Drawing from Oxford’s 20-million-person global study and his decades of experience as a financial services executive, Mark’s message is clear: outdated metrics like engage...

Zach Mercurio, is one of today’s leading voices in meaningful work, purposeful leadership, and positive organizational culture. He’s the author of The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance . Through decades of research, teaching, and consulting with organizations like Marriott, Delta Airlines, the U.S. Army, and the FDA, Zach empowers leaders...

Vatsal Sood is a rising voice in the world of communication—and not just because of his powerful stage presence. As a public speaking coach, keynote speaker, and leadership mentor, Vatsal helps high-achieving professionals transform fear into confidence and speaking into impact . He walks the talk—from impromptu storytelling at Halifax’s first Story Slam to sharing emotional truths on stage at Toa...

Dave Allman is on a mission to rewire how organizations think about care. As the founder of Wellbeing @ Work (W@W) and Careots , Dave has built platforms that transform vague wellbeing intentions into data-driven strategies that drive real impact on performance, retention, and engagement. This episode explores how Dave’s “Google Maps” approach to wellbeing helps leaders navigate the complexities o...

George Alifragis is a trilingual business transformation expert with over 15 years of success in driving growth, delivering transformative results, and cultivating strategic partnerships. As Senior Vice President at Metropolitan Partners Group and a thought leader with the Forbes Business Council, George specializes in building innovative frameworks that align organizational objectives with custom...