Becoming A Better Man Audio Book
In 2019 I published my first book. I released the audio version of it in full on Audible in 2021. Here is a preview of the book the full version is available for purchase on Audible. If you need any help with your audio production, Kimagination can help you out. They have been fantastic in […]
#57 Sean Tucker: Philosophy and Photography
Sean Tucker is one of my favorite photographer and YouTuber. I first stumbled across his channel while looking for photography/videography. Sean takes some amazing photos and some of his tutorial videos are amazing. What kept me coming back however was less Sean’s talents as a photographer and more his talents as a philosopher/presenter of ideas. […]
#56 Raphael Cushnir: The Power of Emotional Connection
Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional connection and present moment awareness. He has shared his unique approach to personal and professional development with millions of readers in O, The Oprah Magazine, Beliefnet, Spirituality and Health, Psychology Today, and The Huffington Post. He is the author of six books, lectures worldwide, and is a faculty member of the Esalen […]
#55 Chris Norton: Resiliency in the face of adversity
Chris Norton is a former American football defensive back who played Division III football for the Luther College Norse. His football career ended in 2010 when he became paralyzed while making a tackle during a kick off in a game against Central College. He was given a 3% chance of ever regaining movement below the neck but has continued to recover some sensation and mobility throughout […]
#54 Levi Allen: Why Life is Better When You Make Stuff
Levi Allen is an adventure filmmaker and a gem of a human being. He is best known for his work on the Slack life series and his feature-length film Untethered. I had a chance to sit with Levi face to face and discuss filmmaking, relationships and some of the productivity strategies he employs in […]
John Price: You’ve got the dream job, don’t fuck it up
John Price is a photographer and climber. He has spent the last six years traveling all over the world, while basing himself out of Canada. Over the last three years John has been actively climbing and photographing rock, ice and alpine ascents throughout North America, including the deserts of Nevada, the Ruth Gorge in Alaska, […]
#52 Dave Proctor: Running a Marathon is Hard, But Running a 100 Miles is Easy
This episode is a special one. It was a bit of an experiment in the fact that I strapped on a couple of wireless Lav mics and ran with Dave to conduct this interview. I also believe this is the beginning of a long term friendship with Dave. Dave lives in Okotoks, Alberta ,Canada, a small city […]
#51 Jane Atkinson: The Speaker Launcher – Business processes, relationships and life advice
Jane Atkinson is a speakers coach with over 3 decades of expertise in her craft. She has worked with some of the best in the business to ignite their career. She is the author of a 3 books The Wealthy Speaker, The Wealthy Speaker 2.0 and The Epic Keynote. In this episode we discuss the […]
#50 Dr. John Izzo: The Purpose Revolution
Click on the link above to listen to the full audio podcast! Dr John Izzo is the bestselling author of seven books including the international bestsellers Awakening Corporate Soul, Values Shift, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, The Five Thieves of Happiness and Stepping Up. John’s passion in helping organizations activate purpose […]
#49 Janice Porter: Stay Connected, Be Remembered. LinkedIn Expert/Relationship Marketer
Janice Porter is a LinkedIn expert and Relationship Marketing expert who believes that LinkedIn will change everything! She prides herself in being a consummate networker and successfully connecting people for mutual benefit. She has been involved with various organizations and has built up a vast network that enables her to connect like-minded people. She has met many […]
#48 Selina Gray: Creating a Money Mindset
Selina Gray (CPA, CA, B.Comm) is a money relationship expert with over 14 years of experience reinventing finance for individuals, small business & corporations. Selina has successfully managed and integrated various corporate acquisitions and served as controller for two internationally publicly traded companies. She has led an international team of over 30 finance ninjas and […]
#47 Yahya Bakkar: How to live your authentic life
Yahya is a speaker and confidence coach. His mission is to remind people of their value. We talk about entrepreneurship and about creating a lifestyle that works for you. Yahya shares how he discovered how he found his path to utilize his unique value to build the life that he wanted. How do you know […]
#46 Diane Ross: Simple Strategies for Difficult Conversations
Diane Ross is an expert in difficult conversations and shares her strategies with us. As a ‘recovering lawyer’ she moved into the realm of communications and having the difficult conversations. She realized that what worked in the courtroom was not working in her personal relationships. We talk about why people avoid having difficult conversations and […]
#45 Bob Molle: Grey Cup ring and Olympic Medal Bob gets comfortable being uncomfortable
Bob is the only individual who has both a CFL Grey Cup ring and an Olympic medal. This is a man that is no stranger to hard work. Bob has found a way to harness his stellar successes, Eastern philosophies and life experiences into programs that inspire everyone to enjoy his level of exceptional triumph. […]
#44 Tania Spilchen: Making a difference in poverty relief
Tania Spilchen is a computer scientist turned philanthropist. She is the founder of One International. One! International Poverty Relief (One! International) is a registered Canadian charity; a non-government, non-profit, non-sectarian organization working in India. One International strives to assist children, youth and families to achieve their potential and become responsible members of society. Basic education for […]
#43 John David Mann: Tips, Tricks and Tactics From a New York Times Best Seller
JOHN DAVID MANN is an award-winning author whose titles include the New York Times bestseller The Red Circle and the international bestseller The Go-Giver. “I have a passion for great writing. The exquisite beauty of a powerful idea expressed in words, whether through a single sentence or a seven-hundred-page novel, is something that has stirred […]
#42 Brandon Webb: Navy Seal – From Sailor to Sniper
Brandon Tyler Webb (born June 12,1974) is a former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to Iraq. He served as the Navy SEAL Sniper Course Manager, where he developed new curricula and trained snipers, including Chris Kyle. He is the editor in chief of SOFREP[1], Founder and CEO of Crate […]
#41 Steven Csorba: Fragile Resilience – The artist who has found himself is lost
This dude is one of my favorite human beings on the planet. You will be inspired by his passion, energy and creativity. Steven is an artistic genius, fitness freak, cancer survivor and philanthropist. A self professed “Strange beast” and “the worlds poorest philanthropist”. I am thrilled to call Steven a friend and love to run […]
#40 Graham Sherman: You can’t bullshit your why
Co-Owner, Tool Shed Brewing Company Graham Sherman is a self-professed “high level geek” who has used his love of technology to help him master the craft of brewing artisan beer. Together with his partner, Graham launched the Tool Shed Brewery four years ago, and has never looked back. Prior to starting Tool Shed, Graham and […]
#38 Joe Calloway: Magnetic – The Art of Attracting Business
Joe Calloway helps business leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs make great companies even better. His interactive keynote presentations and workshops enable organizations to focus on what is truly important, inspire new thinking about challenges and opportunities, and motivate people to immediate action. Joe is a business author, consultant and speaker and his client list reads like […]
Episode 37: Bob Burg – The Go-Giver; The 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success
Can a subtle shift in focus really make that big of a difference in your business and in your income? Our guest says, “Absolutely, yes!” Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences. He regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000. He has shared the platform with notables […]
Episode 36: Martin Perelmuter – Entrepreneur Unleashed!
Meet Martin Perelmuter. Martin is an unapologetic idealist. He’s passionate about people and ideas, and after 20 years in the speaking industry believes more than ever that a great speech can provide the impetus for action and be a catalyst for change. Prior to co-founding Speakers’ Spotlight, Martin was a corporate lawyer at a prestigious […]
Episode 35: Richard Robbins – Delivering the Unexpected
Richard Robbins is Co-founder and CEO of Richard Robbins International, a global sales and business coaching organization that amassed over $50 million dollars in revenue worldwide in its first ten years alone. The organization’s explosive 3000% growth is attributed largely to the transformational impact Richard Robbins’ unique methodologies have had, and continue to have, on the […]
Episode 34: Peri Shawn – Profitable Conversations
Peri Shawn is an award winning author who specializes in working with leaders who want to get better results. She works on helping people think better so that they can do better. She is known as a profitable conversation expert and I think you will find this conversation will be extremely profitable. Sales is both […]
Episode 33: Shane Feldman – Inspiring Youth Across The Planet
How many 20 year olds do you know that have their own Wikipedia page? Here is Shane’s bio from Wikipedia: “Shane Feldman is a motivational speaker and critically acclaimed producer.[1] He is one of Canada‘s Top 20 Under 20.[2] Feldman is the founder and CEO of Count Me In,[3][4][5] the largest youth-led organization in North America. As CEO (Chief Executive Optimist) at Count […]
Episode 32: Coach Dan – Author, Ironman and all round great guy
Dan O’Neill is my triathlon coach. Dan is an extremely inspirational man who has completed 3 Ironman races, written a book and been a part of raising several hundred thousand dollars for Kids with Cancer. In this interview we talk about the motivation behind competing in such an extreme endurance event. We talk about the […]
Episode 31: Christopher Novais – The Art of Letting Go
Christopher Novais is a Toronto native who embodies the term entrepreneur. Christopher graduated from York University with a degree in marketing and wasted no time putting it to use. Christoper is the co-founder of The Art Of Productions Inc. which quickly became Canada’s largest personal development seminar series. The Art Of has grown from a […]
Episode 30: Nicole Almond – Making a Difference Through Entrepreneurship
Nicole Almond is the President of Enactus Canada. Nicole talks to us not only about her role as President and what Enactus does but shares some of her experience as a student in the Enactus program while she was in university. Enactus is truly a unique organization finding unique ways of inspiring the next generation […]
Episode 29: Carmen Alpaerts Making a Difference
Carmen Alpaerts has been active in the community for a very long time. She is a firm believer in giving back to your community. Her ‘get it done’ attitude that has proven successful in business has been applied to her philanthropic endeavors as well. We talk about the use of creativity and marketing strategies to […]
Episode 28: Making a Difference – MacKenzie Lucas Pedal Towards the Cure
This is our first in our “Making a Difference” series. The intent is to bring awareness to those individuals that are doing extraordinary things in our communities. My hope is that we can inspire others and feed off of each others contributions to do more to help change our world for the better. Todays guest […]
Episode 27: Erik Giasson; The Yogi Who Sold His Ferrari
At 36, Erik Giasson became the Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President of a major investment firm. At 43, he achieved his ultimate dream, which is to work for the largest “hedge fund”. He lived in abundance and wealth, when in 2008, at 43 years old, following the financial crisis he loses his job […]
#26 Fred Sarkari: Adventures of a Pyscotherapist
In this episode I talk to Fred Sarkari who is a licensed Psychotherapist. We talk a lot about human behavior and how to shape the behaviors that we want. Fred takes a scientific approach to behavior patterns and looks at how we can understand why we do what we do. Whether we are talking about […]
Episode 25: Tom Stoyan Canada’s Sales Coach
For 25 years the largest companies in Canada have been referring Canada’s Sales Coach to each other. Air Canada, IBM, KPMG, Royal Bank, Direct Energy, RBC Insurance, TEC, MCAP, Canadian Tire Financial Services, Rogers, GE, have all hired and then referred Tom to his next client. Tom specializes in coaching professionals in acquiring and retaining […]
Episode 24: Mitra Castano – Unleashing Your Inner Warrior
Mitra Castano is an inspiring example of a resilient woman. After fleeing from Iran as a child she went on to create the “Perfect” life in Canada only to have the rug yanked out from under her in 2009. Mitra is a picture of inner strength learning to overcome abuse at the hands of her […]
Episode 23: Gloria Roheim McRae – Playing with the possibilities
I had the pleasure of meeting Gloria and her husband Ricardo at the Starting Point Entrepreneurship Conference at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax this February. Gloria is a remarkable young woman who has done all of the things that you are “supposed to” do to notch success in this life. Then finding that unfulfilling struck […]
Episode 22: Warren Macdonald – Helping you change the way you look at the world
One catastrophic moment redefined Warren’s life in April 1997 with a freak rock fall on a remote Australian island that left him pinned under a one-ton boulder. For two days he lay trapped and alone, surviving the ordeal only to lose both legs at mid thigh. Doctors told him he’d never walk again. Warren’s response: […]
Episode 21: Greg Williamson – Sales and innovation
Greg Williamson is a long time mortgage broker. He started brokering shortly out of University and has been a recipient of the Canadian Mortgage Awards Broker of the Year award. He has worked in the bank selling mortgages and has been a pioneer in the brokerage industry for over two decades. Greg has always been […]
Episode 20: Jason Smith – Finding Your Organizational Rhythm
Jason Smith was inducted into the Canadian Mortgage Hall of Fame in 2014 by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals. Jason has a long history in the mortgage business and is a pioneer in mortgage origination technology. Jason Smith is a highly regarded technology entrepreneur with more than 20 years’ experience building and leading […]
Episode 19: Heather Cole: Diabetes, Ultra Marathons and Ironman Oh My!
This episode is a little bit different than the usual business interviews I do. This week I have the privilege of interviewing an inspiring young woman who I recently met through my triathlon club. Heather Cole is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age […]
Episode 18: Cold calling is dead, Long live the cold call
As we head into the new year and start thinking about the things that we want to accomplish in 2015, I thought I’d share an experience that presented it self to me all wrapped up with a pretty bow on it -yes, just like a Christmas present! You’ll have to stay tuned to my upcoming […]
Episode 17: Mark Kerzner: Relationships, Outputs and Getting it Done
This week I have the pleasure of having a conversation with Mark Kerzner, the President and COO of TMG The Mortgage Group. This was a really great interview for me as I have just recently gotten to know Mark a lot better working side by side on the CAAMP board of directors. My respect for […]
Episode 16: Brendan Calder; Mentor, Leader, Manager extraordinaire
Brendan Calder is a man who many cite as a mentor. He has probably helped produce more leaders in the mortgage industry then anyone. It is my pleasure to spend an hour talking leadership and management with Brendan. I certainly took some things away from this one that change the way I look at how […]
Episode 15: Conversation with Andy Charles, CEO Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance
Andy is the President and CEO of Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance. He has a vast array of experience in the mortgage business. He helped introduce the concept of variable compensation mortgage origination to the big bank. We talk about the lessons he has learned over the years in a variety of executive roles with major […]
Episode 14: Conversation with Yousry Bissada: 25 Years of Leadership
Yousry is currently the President and CEO of Kanetix, the leading provider of online insurance marketplace. He has served on numerous boards and been Chairman of several. After holding senior executive roles with two of Canada’s Yousry decided to step up his game becoming President and CEO of Filogix, a technology provider to the Canadian […]
Episode 13: Setting Customer Expectations
Conventional marketing wisdom would suggest that you want to meet or exceed customer expectations if you want to have happy customers. This is fairly common sense. The problem that we sometimes run into is that many times our customers expectations are grossly misaligned with reality. Imagine you have a client that has seen you present […]
Episode 12: Boris Bozic on Effective Leadership
Boris Bozic is a 25 year veteran of the mortgage business and has seen what it is like to be a feet on the street broker as well as holding senior positions at one of Canada’s largest financial institutions. Boris went on to found Merix Financial and bring a very unique value proposition to the […]
Episode 11: Conversation with Dan Putnam
Dan Putnam is a true industry leader that has seen a variety of the different sides of the mortgage business. Dan has advanced through a number of different leadership roles and has experience ranging from brokering, to running a small independent brokerage, to heading up one of the largest national broker franchises, to senior executive […]
Episode 10: Lessons from one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada
Very pleased to bring you this interview with Kathy. She does a wonderful job of sharing her passions, practices and philosophies. You will find links to some of the things we discuss under her bio below. Please let me know if you find this valuable. Kathy Gregory has over 20 years of executive leadership experience […]
Episode 9: Embrace the Suck!
“The difference between a good race and a bad race is how you manage the (inevitable) pain” Chris “Macca” McCormack on triathlon. In 2013 I completed my first Iron Distance triathlon. In the lead up, and training to complete that race I started paying a lot of attention to those that had been there before me. […]
Episode 8: Hali Strandlund – Born to lead
Hali Strandlund is the Senior Vice President Residential Mortgages and Broker Relations at Fisgard Capital Corporation. Hali says she was born into the business and she is not kidding. Hali is a leader at Fisgard, she has been the president of the Mortgage Brokers Association of BC (Twice), she is a past chair of the […]
Episode 7: Everyday Leadership; Conversation with Drew Dudley
I am very excited to share this interview with you. I first met Drew Dudley after we hired him to come and speak at the Axiom Leadership Summit in New Orleans. After watching Drews Ted talk on Everyday Leadership I knew he would be a good fit for our organizational values and vision. I was […]
Episode 6: It’s the simple things
This episode I wanted to introduce you to a friend and inspiration Drew Dudley. Drew gave a Ted talk entitled the lollipop moment. This episode is me telling the story of one of my lollipop moments. Drew picked it up and published it on his site. You can see Drew’s talk here http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership?language=en. I will have […]
Episode 5: The power of the podcast
As I continue to share my podcast with the world I am realizing that I am in fact not the last person on the planet to discover them. I thought I would take the time to talk a little about the value that I see in podcasts in general, talk a little about the technical […]
Episode 4: Two words to avoid in your professional life at all costs
It happened. I caught myself doing it today, September 2, 2014 . I swore I would never do it and there I was doing exactly that. As I started hanging up the phone I knew exactly what I had done. And it pissed me off. But let’s back up. It’s 2006 and I’m travelling back […]
Episode 3: Take my money please!
One of the things that I look for on a daily basis when I interact with other businesses is how they run their sales process and how it makes me feel as a customer . I had an interesting experience this summer that really highlights the need for a “Connecting the Dots” approach to your sales […]
Episode 2: The Challenge/Support Balance
I believe that the path to growth is paved with the right balance of challenge and support. Whether we are talking about an organization or an individual this holds true. Challenge is the catalyst for change. Finding the right balance between challenge and support is critical. If there is too much challenge without enough support […]
Episode 1: Connecting the Dots
If you have followed me on social media at all you know that I love to share. I love to share my experiences and more importantly I love to share my learning moments. I find that sharing really helps me solidify the lesson in my own life and hopefully I can help make an impact […]