Protecting Your Company’s Reputation | Advice from a PR expert

What does it mean to be a 'Keeper of the Brand'? It means looking out for opportunities to promote your business. It means being good at crisis management. It means protecting your company through the good and the bad. In this episode, I talk to PR expert Paula Worthington about communicating y…

Carbon Tax & CEBA Impacts on Canadian Businesses

What are the issues that matter to entrepreneurs? Carbon tax. CEBA loans. Universal basic income. And who better to talk about them than Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the CFIB? So if you feel like the government is giving business owners the stick without the carrot, listen to this episode to …

Investing Hack For Business Owners

What can you learn from big business that you can apply to your small/medium sized business? Also on this episode, understand how much money you take, not how much money you make. What's the right investment for your company? Need help wrapping your mind around investment income?  Send me a DM!

The Business Of Doing Good: How To Profit From A Non-Profit

Can you learn anything about running your business from a charity? The fact is that charities and non-profits are some of the most entrepreneurial and innovative organizations out there. They have to think outside the box when it comes to generating the funds they need to achieve their mission and…

Where's the Sriracha?

***Business Hack*** Here’s a tip on how to take money out of your company tax free. Also in this episode, how did the Huy Fong Foods Sriracha shortage happen? Here’s how you can avoid the same fate in your business.

How To Avoid Getting Shamed Online

It's the latest viral video trend . . . Employees are filming themselves getting laid off and posting it to social media.  What kind of advice do you need as a business owner when firing someone or doing layoffs?  Expenses are going up and your bottom line is going to take a hit.  What does this m…

Building A Business You Love with the Co-Founder of Wealthsimple and CEO of Purpose Investments

Finding your purpose as an entrepreneur. It’s easier said than done. But purpose is one of the 5Ps that separate the business owners who make it from the ones who don’t. Who better to talk about it than the founder and CEO of Purpose Investments, Som Seif?  Som is one of Canada’s leading entrepren…

Could a pension plan help fund your business?

Some of Canada's top pension funds are getting into the private credit world because major banks are pumping the breaks when it comes to lending to businesses.  At the same time, recent data says the US economy is still growing . . . but it's slowing down. There's always opportunity, you just have…

Know The Difference Between Feeling And Reacting

'Calm down' . . . 'Don't let your true feelings show' . . . 'Don't let emotions cloud your judgement' . . . As business owners, we hear stuff like this all the time. These kinds of comments make it seem like emotions are a weakness. But the fact is business owners aren't robots. We're thinking, fee…

People, Pets & Perspective

I had the amazing opportunity to speak at CN! Magazine's Annual Mental Health Summit. I got vulnerable in a conversation with Jade Alberts and Tyler Chisholm about my struggle with imposter syndrome, learning to take care of myself so I can take care of others, and finding that elusive balance bet…