Episodes

June 20, 2023

Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur with Erin Holowach

Born just outside Edmonton, Erin Holowach and her husband Travis are the minds behind ComFree, which is a name well-known by anyone involved in Edmonton real estate in the early 2000's. Nowadays, Erin and Travis run its spir…
May 30, 2023

Periods Don't Have to Slow You Down: Knix Creator Joanna Griffiths

Joanna Griffiths is the Founder and President of Knix and Kt by Knix the direct-to-consumer intimate apparel brands reinventing intimates for real life.
May 9, 2023

The Incredible Curiosity-Led Journey of Dr. John Demartini

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath and a world-renowned human behavior expert. His work has been described by students as the "most comprehensive body of work", "an extensive library of wisdom".
April 25, 2023

Saving Lives with the SMHeartCard with Dr. Neal Davies and James Stuart

Come and listen to a story about how a group of talented experts have developed a credit card sized kit that can save people who are having a heart attack. About half of adult Canadians have at least one risk factor for a h…
March 21, 2023

A Father Shares his Grief Following his Son's Suicide: How You Can Be a Light for Luke Dubé

Kyle has lived in the Edmonton area his entire life and has been dedicated to working with youth for over 30 years. Kyle has been with YOUCAN Youth Services since 2002. In that time, YOUCAN Youth Services has grown from a on…
Feb. 7, 2023

Tyler Smith Shares His Story: It's Okay to Not Be Okay

Humboldt crash survivor, advocate, public speaker Tyler Smith shares his story of a team he knew was special, how the crash changed his life forever, and how he grew to accept that it's okay to not be okay, and ask for help …
Jan. 24, 2023

Meg Appelgate: Staying Unsilenced About Reform Schools

Meg is the CEO of Unsilenced. She is a survivor of Chrysalis and Intermountain Children's Hospital, where she spent a combined total of 3 1/2 years of her life.
Jan. 10, 2023

Lara Courtepatte Talks TutorTeach

Lara Courtepatte offers genuine connection alongside helping students through these unprecedented times that have caused some academic and social setbacks through her company, TutorTeach.
Dec. 27, 2022

Marty Forbes: It's All in a Name

Marty Forbes is an incredibly accomplished media personality; a 52 year veteran of marketing, media, and digital consulting, Marty has countless stories from his career, his life, and memories that come along with the name F…
Dec. 13, 2022

Heather Chauvin: You Deserve to Feel Good Now, Not Someday

Heather Chauvin is an author, speaker, life coach, mother, and all-around incredible human with a powerful message for this week's podcast.
Nov. 29, 2022

Carla Buchberger: Keeping Style Simple

Stylist Carla Buchberger, a longtime friend of the podcast, joins the Inner Circle once again to chat about all things fashion. From trends, to body types, to sizing and more, Carla deep-dives into how to make a great, sensi…
Nov. 15, 2022

Keri Marie Irvine is a Gold Sheep

Keri Marie Irvine is a gold sheep. Growing up in Newport Beach with its picture perfect beaches, weather, and people, she always felt like she didn’t exactly fit in, but she was no black sheep.
Oct. 25, 2022

Jason Gregor: Fathers are Important

Jason Gregor is a sports talk radio host on TSN 1260 in Edmonton weekdays from 2-6 p.m. He began his radio career in 2001 after graduating with honours from NAIT’s Radio and Television Arts program, and he has hosted his own…
Oct. 11, 2022

Katie MacMillan

A paradox - something that makes sense but doesn’t make sense - is the only way to describe how living a messy, challenging life makes it a better one. Choices born of naivety, insecurity, and the awful-beautiful-unthinking …
Sept. 27, 2022

Edmonton Innovator Cheryll Watson’s Ventures into the Political Arena and Shares Her Experience Running for Mayor

Cheryll Watson is a proud, born and raised Edmontonian from the northside community of Beverly. She has built her career as a business executive, bringing 20 years of experience in strategic business transformation, innovati…
Sept. 13, 2022

Kyrylo & Yana Kubenko: Leaving Ukraine, Finding Canada, & Longing for Home

When Kyrylo & Karen Kubenko and their two children left their home in February 2022, they left family, friends, the land they loved, and most of their belongings. The war in Ukraine has led them on a long, arduous journey th…
Aug. 30, 2022

Carol Todd: Sharing Amanda's Story in Hopes of Educating Parents

Carol Todd has impacted the world as an educator, an advocate, a parent and a leader for social change in speaking openly about the bullying, cyberbullying, exploitation and the mental health challenges that Amanda went thro…
Aug. 16, 2022

Heather Novak: Living with Honesty While Always Allowing More Love

The question shouldn’t be, 'Am I an alcoholic'? Instead, ask yourself, 'Does alcohol negatively impact my life'? For Heather Novak, the answer became very clear. She then had a desire for more clarity within.
Aug. 2, 2022

How Event Producer Jennifer Bergman Creates Wedding Bliss

Jennifer Bergman is an Event Producer and Designer with over 15 years experience producing events of all types and sizes. She is the President of Jennifer Bergman Weddings and Events, an Edmonton-based firm that has planned …
June 28, 2022

Dr. Stacy Sims: Women are Not Small Men

Stacy T. Sims, MSC, PHD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women.
June 14, 2022

Katherine O'Neill: Domestic Violence Prevention is a Job For All of Us

Katherine O’Neill joined YWCA Edmonton as Chief Executive Officer on March 16, 2020. She is a passionate advocate for the rights of girls and women and inspiring people to hear the important call of community service.
May 17, 2022

Dr. Emily Splichal: How Caring for Your Feet Impacts Your Overall Health

Dr. Emily Splichal, Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the mind behind Naboso. With a spirit to challenge conformity, Dr. Splichal has taken her conventional Podiatric Medical degree and combined it with years of e…
May 3, 2022

Gross Misconduct: Through the Help of her Trauma Therapist Sandra Kolbuc, Mother Tracy Stark Shares the Story of her Sons Ryder and Radek. A Story of Tragedy, Courage, Resilience and Hope

This week on The Inner Circle, we have a very heart-wrenching story that may be troubling for some. Trigger warning: domestic violence, child death. Tracy Stark and Sandra Kolbuc join the podcast this week to share the stor…
April 19, 2022

A Brief but Impactful Life: Mom Karen Klak Shares the Complicated Journey of Her Daughter Haley in Her New Book, Happy Faces Only: The Story of a Little Girl Who Lived

This week, Karen Klak joins The Inner Circle to share her story of grief, learning, and loving. Within the span of six years, Karen and her husband Greg had four children. She became a medical mom when Haley was 17 months ol…