Episodes

Feb. 12, 2021

29: Amber Mac: Going Beyond Your Boundaries

Podcaster, blogger, and tech expert Amber Mac, the president of Amber Mac Media, shares many lessons and stories including how she practices gratitude, why you should let go of your blueprint, how to keep things lean and pro…
Feb. 5, 2021

28: Rabbi Reuven Bulka: Living a Life of Gratitude and Kindness

Editor, writer, radio host, author of 40 books and former co-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Rabbi Reuven Bulka, explains why conflict rarely leads to resolution; how he works together with leaders of all faiths; …
Jan. 29, 2021

27: Lisa Bentley: Turning Adversity into Success

11-time Ironman champion and bestselling author Lisa Bentley shares her extraordinary story of overcoming Cystic Fibrosis to become one of Canada's greatest athletes, how she turned CF into her superpower, why a champion isn…
Jan. 22, 2021

26: Jennifer Robson: Slow Burning Courage

Best-selling historical fiction author of six books including The Gown and the just-released Our Darkest Night , Jennifer Robson talks candidly about her decision to become a writer, luck and Downton Abbey , the doubt she fa…
Jan. 15, 2021

25: Joe Clark: Defining the Elements of Leadership

Joe Clark, the former Prime Minister of Canada, discusses his route from the Prairies to the Charlottetown Accord and how heroes like Jackie Robinson and Nelson Mandela helped him discover the leadership, principles, and bra…
Jan. 8, 2021

24: Lisa Raitt: Finding a Path Through Pain

In a raw, candid conversation, former cabinet minister Lisa Raitt, shares powerful lessons and stories about discovering her real mother in Cape Breton, becoming a leader in business and politics, and life with her husband, …
Jan. 5, 2021

23: Peter Mansbridge: Taking Advantage of Luck

The legendary television anchor opens up about the role luck played in his illustrious career, dropping out of high school, losing his parents, interviewing Brian Wilson and Barack Obama, working hard, breaking ground at the…
Dec. 22, 2020

22: Jock Climie: Achieving Maximum Potential

Former football star and TV Analyst Jock Climie, a lawyer who also makes music and never hesitates to share his strong views, opens up about being adopted by white parents and growing up the only black child in an all-white …
Dec. 18, 2020

21: Tom Jackson: Collaborate, Don't Negotiate

The legendary Canadian actor, singer, and philanthropist from One Arrow Reserve, Saskatchewan recounts lessons learned from living on the streets and playing in pool halls, and the applicable lessons of wonder, generosity, t…
Dec. 15, 2020

20: Arlene Dickinson: Reinventing Yourself

Arlene Dickinson, self-made millionaire and star of the Dragon's Den, opens up about her turning point at the Calgary flood, in which she had to reinvent her business, and herself; why her parents sold her mother's ring to b…
Dec. 11, 2020

19: Alexander Shelley: Leading Your Orchestra

Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alexander Shelley, talks about connecting with his 2-year-old during lockdown, locating his passion, how "commitment" leads to fulfillment, balance, eliciting inspiration…
Dec. 8, 2020

18: David Segal: Creating Something From Nothing

The founder of Mad Radish and DAVIDsTEA, which Segal built from a single store in Toronto to a $200-million publicly-traded emporium, dishes on his first businesses—including an Ottawa Citizen paper route—the difference betw…
Dec. 4, 2020

17: Bruce Linton: Leading With Confidence

The founder of Canopy Growth talks about leadership, why you have to put all your eggs in one basket (the key is not falling), the good decision which cost him $100-million, "causing work", negotiating with Snoop Dogg, and h…
Dec. 1, 2020

16: Mark Kingwell: Understanding Risk

Prolific writer and author and University of Toronto professor Mark Kingwell talks about why we are so bad at understanding risk, luck and the birthright lottery, learning how to die, how to create meaning in our everyday li…
Nov. 27, 2020

15: Ron MacLean: Let Your Guest Be The Star

The legendary, intellectually curious and sharp-witted anchor of Hockey Night in Canada gets candid about restraint, ambition, forgiveness, and marriage, mentally editing on the fly, why expectations will kill you, ceding th…
Nov. 24, 2020

14: Ray Zahab: Create Your Own Version of the Extraordinary

Iconic Canadian explorer Ray Zahab on his pivot to setting himself free, the value of commitment, a near-death experience that opened his eyes, and why preparation, whether starting a new business or running an ultra-maratho…
Nov. 21, 2020

13: David Chilton: Investing in Yourself

Storyteller extraordinaire David Chilton shares business and personal advice in entertaining parables about the talented pickpockets of France, how to get to acceptance, why he has a really small house, liquidity, testing, h…
Nov. 17, 2020

12: Tessa Virtue: Practicing Success and Failure

The most decorated figure skater in Olympic history on rising to the moment, overcoming defeat, doubt and toxic environments, how she was able to turn her talent into her dream job, and why she's living her best life now—eve…
Nov. 13, 2020

11: Harley Finkelstein: Make No Small Plans

The president of Shopify, the largest public company in Canada, offers up his lessons on how to scale, the importance of self-awareness, what he learned from his grandparents, who escaped the Holocaust to come to Montreal, a…
Nov. 6, 2020

10: Séan McCann: You're Stronger Than You Think You Are

Singer-songwriter Séan McCann shares the lessons of his brave and powerful journey from childhood abuse to Great Big Sea and substance abuse to sobriety and forgiveness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct. 30, 2020

9: Timothy Caulfield: The War Against Misinformation

Professor, author and TV host Timothy Caulfield talks about getting snarky with celebrity pseudoscience, why we're attracted to unproven health solutions, the battle between evidence and anecdotes, seeking out opposing views…
Oct. 23, 2020

8: Tara Slone: Jumping In, Avoiding Regret, and Being a Social Justice Warrior

Sports broadcaster and musician Tara Slone talks about navigating the many twists and turns in her career, how she overcame anxiety, jumping in, her meditation practice, Buddhism, gentleness, kindness, her incredibly smart g…
Oct. 16, 2020

7: Elizabeth Manley: Rebuilding Yourself, Reinvention, and the Art of Starting Again

Olympic silver medal winner Elizabeth Manley talks candidly about leadership, impossible choices, achieving her dreams and then finding her true calling; her "medal in life," overcoming Olympic-sized obstacles, and finding t…
Oct. 9, 2020

6: Tracy Moore: Finding Your Voice and Using it Kindly

Daytime TV host Tracy Moore talks about the challenges of advocating for herself, being a leader in conversations about race, how she reclaimed her voice, teaching her children about survival, and why we have to move from em…