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Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 47: Karla Combres: Charting a Path from Civil Service to Honoring Life TransitionsHave you ever felt the gentle tug of your heart steering you in an unexpected direction? Karla Combres knows that feeling well, and she's here to share her story of leaping from a traditional career in the Canadian Federal Public Service to the deeply fulfilling calling as a legacy guide and life cycle celebrant. Her journey is a testament to the courage it takes to listen to life's whispers and follow your "heart crumbs," even when the path ahead is uncharted.Karla talks about the subtle yet persistent "niggle," that feeling of discontent that often lurks beneath...2024-05-1327 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3/Episode 45: The Art and Strategy of Leadership Storytelling with Gayathri ShuklaGayathri Shukla, known for her empathy and commitment to diversity, joins us to share her journey from engineer to digital transformation leader in mining. Her story reflects the challenges she faced as an immigrant in male-dominated fields, shaping her into a champion for inclusive workplaces. Gayathri's insights show us how storytelling in leadership isn't just an art—it's a tool for connection and change. Her creation, Campfire Kinship, is a guide for leaders who want to use diverse stories and empathy in their work.With the precision of an engineer and the vision of an innovator, Gayathri sh...2024-04-3030 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3/Episode 45: Turning Positivity and Grit into Entrepreneurial Success: Deb Wiegers' JourneyHave you ever met someone whose life radiates the possibility that comes from unwavering positivity and grit? Deb Wiegers, the co-founder of Wiegers Financial and Benefits, embodies just that. Her journey from a small-town girl to a successful entrepreneur is awe-inspiring. In this episode, Deb opens up about her fearless leap into the unknown with a can-do attitude that's contagious. From her early days of figure skating and retail work to co-founding her company, her story is a compelling illustration of how a positive mindset and resilience can revolutionize your life and career.Confronting skepticism head-on and...2024-03-2638 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 44: Silvia Martini - Emerging from Loss and Change with Renewed WisdomQuotes about change: "Wisdom: May it come through me and not from me"Silvia Martini shares her journey through profound loss and change in her life. She suffered losses that affected her greatly but was able to find new beginnings by staying open and curious. Silvia believes that by staying true to our values, we can overcome difficult times and grow personally. Her way of becoming resilient involves being kind to oneself and embracing the liminal spaces where transformation and wisdom occur. Reflecting on the good and the bad, Silvia emphasizes that our experiences and t...2024-02-1436 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 43: The Evolution of a Business Advocate: A Conversation with Steve McLellanHave you ever wondered what it's like to climb the ranks in the bustling world of hospitality and emerge a leader in business advocacy? Steve McLellan, the former CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, joins us to share the rich tapestry of his career, from its humble beginnings inspired by a book and a cooking show, to reaching the pinnacle of his profession. His narrative is peppered with the timeless tenets of customer service and the joy of serving others—lessons that resonate whether you're a veteran in the service industry or just starting to chart your course.2024-01-1633 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 42: Monica Kreuger's Journey of Change and Community BuildingWhat happens when you leave the safety of a steady job to follow your passion? Monica Kreuger, the tenacious entrepreneur behind Praxis Global Info Brokers and the Praxis School of Entrepreneurship, navigated through this challenging path and has a wealth of stories to share with us. From her transformative journey to flourishing in a community-oriented approach, Monica's tale serves as a testament to the mantra, "Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow."Monica brings to the table her exemplary knack for building strong networks that have become her pillars of support in achieving her goals...2023-11-1435 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 41: Career Shifts: The Road from Finance to Entrepreneurship with Karri HowlettQuote about change: "Just go in, figure things out, and get things done."Ever wondered what it takes to transition from corporate finance to entrepreneurship? Our insightful chat with Karri Howlett is a must-listen for anyone facing career changes or contemplating a leap into entrepreneurship. Karri Howlett is the owner of Karri Howlett Consulting. She takes us through her remarkable journey of career changes, the challenges she encountered, and shares how her upbringing on a farm shaped her decisions and cultivated an optimistic outlook.We dive into the real deal of entrepreneurship, discussing the decision Karri and...2023-10-2030 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 40: Cara Bahr's Career Transition Story: From Finance to NonprofitQuote about change: "Learn to pace. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you."Have you ever wondered what it takes to pivot from a successful career in a for-profit sector to lead a non-profit organization? Cara Bahr, the current CEO of YWCA in Saskatoon, did just that and she reveals her motivations, challenges, and accomplishments in this journey. As a certified professional accountant, Cara was deeply entrenched in the financial industry. It wasn't just the job posting that drew her to the YWCA, but a deep-seated value of giving back, instilled in her by her parents. S...2023-09-2733 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 39: The Escape and Resilience of an Afghan Woman: Maryam Masoomi's StoryQuotes about change: "Never lose hope."When we consider the resilience and courage it takes to survive in the face of adversity, few stories are as powerful as that of Maryam Masoomi. This extraordinary woman, an Afghan refugee, offers an intimate glimpse into her life before the Taliban's control forced her and her family to flee Afghanistan in 2021. Maryam's compelling narrative takes us through her pursuit of education and her passion for arts and journalism, even while leading an influential all-female music group, Sound of Afghanistan. Maryam walks us through every detail of the high-stakes...2023-09-1031 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3/Episode 38: Embracing Transformation and Self-love with Shelley MarenkaEver reevaluated your life at a milestone age and realized something had to change? Shelley Marenka did just that, and her story is one you don't want to miss. After ending a two-decade-long marriage at the age of 50, Shelley faced a period of grieving before she discovered a newfound passion for physical activities. This was more than just a hobby. It was a form of self-expression that led her on a path of self-discovery and personal growth.Join us as we unpack Shelley's transformative journey, from living a life driven by external self-care to embracing a path...2023-08-2147 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 37: Connie Anne's Unveiling: From Homelessness to PurposeGet ready for a breathtaking journey that will shatter the mundane and thrust you into an invigorating world of transformation. Meet our inspiring guest, Connie Anne, who will share her riveting saga of self-discovery. From being broke and homeless to finding her purpose, Connie reveals how the book 'The Secret' sparked a radical shift in her mindset, setting her on the path to greatness. Have you ever felt the urge to question established norms or explore different spiritual paths? Connie did just that, her curiosity leading her through tomes of wisdom from authors like Eckhart Tolle, fueling h...2023-07-2033 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3/Episode 36: Rewriting Life's Script: Lisa Rose Lodeski's Transformational JourneyQuotes about change: "Trust your intuition and get out of 'Supposed to ville.'"Imagine waking up one day and deciding to abandon everything you know to find your true self. That's precisely what Lisa Rose Lodeski did when she left her successful career as a private art dealer, turning her world upside down. As we chat with Lisa, she walks us through her soul-searching journey that took her from Hawaii to Europe and back, all in the bid to understand who she truly was without the constraints of societal expectations.But life had more...2023-07-1237 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 35: Kelsey Kendall - A tale of resilience and rebuilding lifeQuotes about change: "I went to the hospital. That is where my transformation began but at the time, it didn't seem like a transformation." How do we find the strength to keep going when faced with life-altering adversity? Join us as we explore this question with Kelsey Kendall, who shares her incredible journey of resilience and recovery after suffering a stroke in her 30s while battling Multiple Sclerosis.In this captivating conversation, Kelsey takes us through her harrowing experience of being paralyzed and refusing a ventilator, as well as the emotional support she received from...2023-06-1431 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 34: Jennifer Juniper: Healing yourselfQuotes about change: "Use your mind to help yourself heal."Jennifer Juniper considers herself a writer and a wanderer and is a healing and well-being coach. Jennifer has firsthand experience at what it takes to be healed and to be well. As a young person, Jennifer was sick – a lot. She was 15 years old, suffered constant stomach pains and told no one how she was feeling until she was 21 years old when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. It was an incredible burden, and Jennifer describes her experience in a hospital bed that changed her life, and how...2023-05-2441 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 33: Kim DeschampsQuotes on change: "Navigating change is about finding your tribe."Kim is the owner of Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness. As a practicing physiotherapist, Kim saw the gaps in her clients’ treatment. She was searching for more of a connection with their whole being when treating them and knew she needed to change her approach. She was going into peoples’ homes, teaching them how to listen to their bodies, and integrating yoga in her treatment.Kim studied how our hormones are regulated and how our monthly cycles impact us – there are ways to set up our work and...2023-04-2435 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 32: Roberta Bain - Change when success and values don't alignRoberta Bain had a profitable business with her hair salon and fell in love with being an entrepreneur. She sold her business to go into a joint venture shortly after marrying her husband, a horticulturalist. Their start-up company of micro-greens was successful and their product was distributed across Canada. Roberta loved the culture that she was building with her team – a culture that supported a sustainable food product and a culture that supported the core values of the team. It was exciting to be part of a company providing a sustainable food product.Then, overnight, it became legal...2023-04-0344 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 31: Christine Knight - Trauma recovery to make changeChristine Knight is a certified Clinical and Transpersonal Hypnotherapist and IFS practitioner. Her change story is about dealing with traumas in life that we often keep hidden until a major life event occurs. For Christine, it was a painful divorce that made her realize that she have to determine the root cause of repeated behaviours that caused her ongoing problems.Her awareness that she had a problem led her to take a “scenic route” to heal. It took many years to discover how she avoided childhood developmental trauma so that she didn’t have to face th...2023-03-1632 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 30: Laurie Thomas - Dealing with unbearable lossLaurie has experienced more change than many of us could ever imagine. She left a senior position at Cameco to accept a job at UEX as their Vice President of Corporate Relations. During the beginning stages of working at her new job, tragedy struck. Her son, Evan Thomas, lost his life in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. An unbearable loss for Laurie, her husband, and their daughter. After the crash, she was let go from her job. Still reeling from her grief, she learned that she needed to give herself more space to heal from...2023-02-2133 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3/Episode 29: Tracey Kowalchuk - Learning how to be vulnerable and resilientQuotes about change: "Don't put a lid on your emotions."Tracey was influenced at an early age by her Mom. Her father had health problems, and her Mom had to run the farm. At eight years old, she saw her Mom asking for money because nothing at the bank or on the farm was in her name. This had a profound impact on Tracey.At a young age, Tracey became her Mom’s partner and they managed the farm together. She left to pursue her education working four jobs at one time to make ends...2023-01-2632 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 28: Shannan Corey: Listening to the signals your body is sendingQuotes about change: "Give yourself permission to be human."Shannan Corey had a demanding job with long hours, big decisions, and huge responsibility as well as a young family to take care of. She was noticed changes in her health because she wasn’t taking care of herself but kept going. Her health deteriorated to the point where she was in and out of the hospital dealing with serious allergic reactions. She made the decision to quit her job and lived in a bubble for an entire year where she did absolutely nothing, because she...2023-01-1732 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 27: Palash Sanyal - Change using a mindset of abundanceQuote about change: "How can I tap into my abundances to make this place better?"Palash Sanyal is the Strategic Partnership and Project Manager for the Global Institute for Water Security. Palash’s relationship with water started as a very young boy, and it has shaped and changed him. Born in Bangladesh, Palash saw how valuable water was…every day… as he stood line to collect water for his family. Palash's father died with he was young and he grew up in poverty. But his mother was educated and valued education for Palash and his sister. Palash m...2022-12-2335 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 26: Leane Durand - Emerging from a grueling illnessQuotes about change: "I had to start living again. The old Leane wasn't coming back."Leane Durand grew up in a home where family values and expectations included that one would get educated, get a job in that field, and then work there until retirement. So when she decided that teaching wasn’t for her, it was because teaching didn’t line up her HER values, not her family’s. She left a good paying job with benefits and summer holidays to …. she wasn’t sure what.After trying a few different things, she opened...2022-11-2730 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 25: Deborah Smith: Mental, physical, and spiritual healingQuotes about change: "Change has made me appreciate who I am."Deborah Smith is the Former Chief of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation in Manitoba.Deborah grew up on the reserve, moved to Winnipeg to pursue her career, and was asked to return home to run as Chief. She was successful and wanted to bring change by reclaiming women’s voices – voices that had been lost in their community.Deborah talks about how she and her team brought change, found ways to seek progress, and how she personally relied on her mentor during her ti...2022-11-1039 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 24: Brigette Marquette: Drawing back on values to move forwardQuotes about change: "Feel your feelings through change."Brigette Marquette grew up on a dairy farm, giving her a strong work ethic, which was to serve her well in the years to come. She married at 23 years old, and at around the same time, found a love and passion for pole dancing. At the time, this was new as a form of fitness, and Brigette describes the judgement pole dancers continue to experience.Brigette’s life changed when she went through the trauma of her divorce, losing her hair, and then having to undergo a hyste...2022-10-2828 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 23: Jana Danielson - Empowering change through health & wellnessQuotes on change: "Can I step out of my safe bubble?"Jana Danielson is an Amazon Best Selling Author, owner of Lead Pilates and Lead Integrated Health Therapies, her bricks & mortar businesses and the Metta District, her online wellness community.Jana knew for a very long time that she wasn’t healthy. She looked healthy and happy on the outside, but inside, things were not going well and living in pain was taking a toll. After many visits to medical specialists she was diagnosed with having "undiagnosed" digestive pain. She counted on her doctor...2022-10-0729 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 22: Jolene Watson - Curiosity & changeQuote about change: “You can’t change your personality type, but you can change your behaviour”.Jolene Watson is a professional speaker and trainer and the owner of Clarity Coaching & Development. Jolene has changed professions several times during her working life. She started as a Veterinary Technician and worked in a cat hospital. After a period of time, she decided she wanted and needed a change to learn more about psychology and communications.Through hard work and professional development, Jolene made her career changes. It was her mentor who gave her the insights and encouragement she needed...2022-09-0425 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 21: Maja Jakic - Escaping civil war and finding a new lifeWhen Maja Jakic was 5 years old, her family fled Bosnia (former Yugoslavia) when civil war broke out in 1993. Her parents were practicing medical physicians, and she had 2 smaller sisters. They escaped to the basement shelter in their grandparents’ home, where it was decided that Maja would go with her father to Germany, and her mother and two sisters would go to another part of Bosnia. It was a chaotic and frightening time for the family.Maja learned to speak and study German and stayed in Germany until she was 11 years old. The family was sponsored to come to Ca...2022-08-2332 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 20: Cherise Arnesen - Reflecting on pros and cons to make changeQuotes on change: "Reflect on the pros and cons of a decision to find your moment of truth."Cherise Arneson thought she wanted to teach high school – until she got her teaching degree and started teaching. It wasn’t what she wanted or expected. She ran away to London, England and took a teaching position in inner city schools only to earn money. It was a baptism by fire! Cherise learned how to be fluid and adaptive, how to survive and tackle anything, and how to be an exceptional teacher in a difficult and challenging environment. She became...2022-07-3030 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 19: Kimberly Evans - Showing up when the chips are down and finding JoyQuotes about change: "We always have a choice about how we show up."Showing up when the chips are down and finding joy!Kimberly is the owner of Kimberly Joy Evans Consulting. She started her professional career as an event planner, and as a young woman, was an owner of RSVP Events. Event planning is a busy profession day and night, weekdays and evenings. She and her husband were raising their 2 young daughters and juggling their careers.In 2012, they received the devastating news that their 4 year old daughter was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Thei...2022-07-1530 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 - Episode 18: Darla Deguire - Change starts by thinking about how you show up in the world#Quotes about change: "Clean up the stuff you've kept stuffed down. Then, do the soul work."Darla Deguire is the founder and owner of Cedar & Sage Boutique Retreats – a far distance from her first job as a Clerk for SGI in auto insurance claims.Working for SGI, Darla began her journey through the labour movement where she was President of the Union Local and eventually worked 17 years for the Canadian Labour Congress. She had a senior position and was well-respected with lots of responsibility. But, she started to see that she didn’t like ho...2022-06-2739 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 17: Arlene Jorgenson - Endurance in times of sadness & lossQuotes about change: "Do the basics so you feel normal."Arlene Jorgenson is a strong person. She built a successful business, had a loving husband who was also her partner in business, and was part of a strong faith community. In 2003, her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and shortly after that she went through the difficult time of selling her business. That was hard period for Arlene and her husband. As his health failed, Arlene was the primary caregiver and there were days when it was difficult just to make the bed. COVID hit shortly after h...2022-05-2428 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 16: Dean Ehrmantraut - Using determination until you get it rightQuotes on change: "What value am I providing? What is my purpose?"Dean Ehrmantraut was a Financial Advisor Assistant Manager for Wood Gundy. He was in his groove and doing very well financially. He would set financial targets, then meet them, set higher targets, and meet them, and on it went.But there came a point where Dean asked himself, “What value am I providing?” And to answer this question, he tells us in the podcast that you have to take money out of the equation.At the age of 46, Dean retired. He was fi...2022-04-2732 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 15: Lee Knafelc: Each change can empower you to move forwardQuotes about change: "Test and try things out before retirement"Lee Knafelc came from a family of teachers, so it seemed obvious to him that he would go into teaching himself. Lee realized early on, that teaching in primary and secondary school was not for him. He loved teaching and so refocused on teaching and training adults. As with many things in life, things rarely turn out as we planned, and Lee found that human resources was a good fit for him and there he enjoyed a long and successful career.Lee has recently retired fro...2022-03-2728 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 14: Ryan Townend: Is this the life I want to live?Quotes about change: “Everything in life comes at the right time.”Ryan Townend is the Owner and CEO of William Joseph Communications. During the pandemic, like many of us, Ryan stayed at home, gained a few extra pounds, and lived in stretchy, comfortable clothes. When his doctor reported he had some pre-eminent health conditions, his first thought was, “Is this the life I want to live?”Inspired by a friend who had undergone significant weight loss, Ryan went into “Fat Camp for 90 Days”. His goal was a time limit, not a weight goal, and it worked. Ryan l...2022-03-0327 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 13: Arla Gustafson: Change can be about finding yourself againQuotes about change: "What do you need to bring into your life to move forward?"Arla Gustafson made the decision for big change - retirement! She describes her life up to now as raising family, having fun, developing a busy professional life as a CEO, travelling, and having a lot of interesting experiences. When she reached 60, she realized that life becomes more about focusing on applying the wisdom and experience we’ve gained over the years to taking risks and applying to our own life to move forward.Not a bad approach. At one time, Arl...2022-02-0728 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 12: Shawn Moen and Garrett Pederson - Hard-baked resilienceShawn Moen was a practicing lawyer and Garrett Pederson, an environmental engineer. They are both farm boys, families rooted in agriculture farming 9 miles apart from each other in SW Saskatchewan. A home brewing kit turned out to be life-changing for Shawn and Garrett when they started brewing beer and is now the very successful and award-winning craft brewery, 9 Mile Legacy Brewing.Shawn and Garrett thought long and hard about leaving successful careers to put all their time and energy into their business and knew there were lost opportunities by not staying. There have been many times when th...2022-01-0738 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 11: Stephanie Staples - Are you the person you want to be?Quotes about change: "I stopped trying to change others and worked on changing me."Stephanie Staples was working as an RN – she had a nice family, a nice husband, a nice house, a nice job. And then she had an “incident”, a fairly significant one, that made her stop and ask herself, “Is this the person I want to be?”Stephanie knew something was missing in her life and felt guilty about wanting more when she had so much. But she wanted a better life, so fell into personal development and everything changed for her when she sto...2021-12-2129 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 10: Leslie Bennett: Mental health coach and advocateQuotes about change: "Self-care is about being kind to yourself."Leslie Bennett is a Partner with Mental Health Innovations, focused on supporting organizations that prioritize workplace mental health.Leslie has had a personal journey with her own mental health and has asked that we let our listeners know that this conversation may be confronting or challenging for some.Leslie was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder in her 20’s, and she describes a very painful period of her life where the decisions she was making weren’t healthy or safe. Shame, isolation, and aloneness came...2021-12-1234 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 Episode 9: Gayle MacDonald - Work on yourself and relationships as well as your businessQuotes about change: "If you don't want to be treated like a doormat; quit behaving like a doormat."Gayle MacDonald is an entrepreneur. Currently, she is the Owner and President of Legacy Land Inc and a commercial real estate developer. She studied orthoptics (physiotherapy for the eye) and practiced in Regina for 6 years. She and her husband decided to make the move back to his home in the Kindersley area where together, they built a very successful business in the crop production and supply industry. Although the agriculture business was successful , it took its t...2021-11-2432 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 8: Janice Gladue - Gratitude and post traumatic growthQuotes about change: "Wherever I am, I make sure my heart comes with me."Janice Gladue was part of the 60’s Scoop. She was apprehended from her biological family and grew up on a farm with her foster family. It was a home that did not nurture love and affection. Yet, there was and is something deep within Janice that fuels her and keeps her going – gratitude. Janice learned early in life the importance of attitude and describes how your attitude really matters. She gives herself grace and is learning more from a field of study on “post traum...2021-11-1331 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 7 Joanne Zuk: New chapters and being lit from withinQuotes on change: "I do one thing a day to cultivate joy in my life."Joanne Zuk has started a new chapter in her life that has “lit me up from within”. Before now, she worked in the Manitoba public service for over 15 years and led the movement to develop a culture of innovation. But at about the 15-year mark in her career, she experienced personal loss and pain, followed by the chaos of leading change in the Manitoba government in the midst of the world pandemic. She felt like she was juggling 20 lb. medicine balls t...2021-11-0636 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 6: Ann Mitchell - Trust your gut and use self-awareness to make change"Quotes on change: "Trust your gut - Self-awareness is a big part of change."Ann Mitchell is the Chief Administrative Officer for Lethbridge County. Her long and successful career in municipal government is because of hard work and commitment. She has a Masters from Royal Roads and is planning her retirement that is yet 5 years out. She is planning new and exciting things around interests that have fueled her.Ann is funny, really funny and she uses humour to help her keep perspective. She has an amazing sense of self and is assured of herself. Her...2021-10-2230 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 5: Graham Snell - Musician and business leader: Avoiding redundancy to fuel changeQuotes about change: "Everyone needs to call themselves on their own garbage and work to fix it."Graham Snell thought he was going to have a career as a musician. After high school, he attended music school in Iowa with the dream of becoming a rock star. But making a living as a musician can be a tough gig. After several years, he considered the reality of a future in music and started a new career path.Graham talks about resilience and rolling through change as life evolves, the tools he uses to help him mov...2021-10-1524 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 4: Renea Egeland - It's never too late for changeQuotes about change: "No place can make you happy unless you are happy inside."Renea Egeland has been a caregiver for her entire life. In fact, she took her training as a nurse, and just recently retired after a career in nursing of over 30 years. Her grandmother and sister both received end of life care from Renea. She was a caregiver for her family and always thought of herself as giving to others.Her retirement focused a light on Renea’s lack of self-care, and it took healing and professional guidance to help Renea...2021-10-0833 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 3: Curtis Korchinski - Don't just survive, thrive!Quotes on change: "It's more than about survival ... it's about thriving."Commercial realtor, entrepreneur, former restaurateur, body-builder, and family man.Curtis Korchinski is well-known in these parts for owning and operating restaurants; he was also successful in the restaurant business in Vancouver. Curtis comes from a strong entrepreneurial family but decided early in life he didn’t want to work in the family business. Restaurants were his life for many years – he loved the chaos and the energy, but the chaos got harder as he grew older and Curtis found he wanted and prefe...2021-10-0147 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 2: Krista Babiuk - Healing from accident trauma and making changeQuotes about change: "Things are going to change and it can be the catalyst for good."Krista Babiuk thought her life path was laid out. She grew up in the food service business with a family-owned shop, worked in restaurants, and went on to get her training in the culinary arts, specializing in pastry and baking.She loved her work and her life was nicely unfolding as she had planned.One day, in an instant, it all changed. There was an accident requiring months and months of recovery. Her family and her support syst...2021-09-2425 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 3 / Episode 1: Belinda Smith - Mindset is a choice. Unhook and free yourself!Quote: “We have so much capacity in our brain to choose our outlook”.Belinda Smith is an award-winning songwriter, a real estate agent, an advocate for people with disabilities, and a life coach. Does this seem disjointed and all over the map? It does for Belinda as well, but she loves her unhooked life. Originally from West Virginia, Belinda moved to Nashville to become a song-writer, and Nashville is still her home today. She was born with a physical disability, but that has never stopped her. It seems her motto is to “grease the squeak”, do what it ta...2021-09-1332 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 30: Lawrence Berthelet: Pushing yourself to be uncomfortableQuotes about change: "On the other side of change is a new and improved change."Lawrence Berthelet is a chemical engineer with a 35-year career in mining and manufacturing. Growing up in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, he was no stranger to the mines and has had a successful career working in North America and globally in the mining industry. Lawrence has always followed his curiosity, leading him to go back to school for an MBA and looking for different career experiences and offshore opportunities.Just prior to the pandemic, he signed on to a 3-year commitment to wo...2021-06-2428 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 29: Jaclyn Mann - Healing and changeJaclyn Mann has been on a 20-year journey to improve her health. She was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease as a young person and went through 3 major surgeries before she realized that she couldn’t rely on doctors to fix her. She needed to do more for herself.Jaclyn tried different alternative methods, but the program “BodyTalk System” made all the difference – designed to treat the body and the mind as a whole. The deeper she got into healing, Jaclyn found she was improving not only her body, but her life . “I learned that how I do one thing i...2021-06-1832 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 28: Joanne Paulson - Through dark times, bear down!Quotes about change: "You can't give up - bear down and re-build as you find the core."Joanne Paulson is a writer, editor, and journalist. She has always loved writing, and as a young child dreamed of becoming a war correspondent.When she finished university, Joanne became a journalist for the Star Phoenix newspaper in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, a position she held for 25 years, covering real estate, business, the arts, and agriculture. She left her position at the Star Phoenix when the internet started to have a significant impact on the newspaper industry and talks about he...2021-06-1031 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 27: Sheri Benson: Change is like ripples from a small pebbleQuotes about change: "Change is like the ripples from a small pebble. You may not see where it ends but be okay that."Sheri Benson was the CEO of the United Way of Saskatoon and Area. Then she was nominated and ran in the federal election - and was elected as a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons. When that ended, she returned to her position as CEO of the United Way!Sheri shares her incredible story of how her Mom influenced her career choice and that she never aspired to become a p...2021-06-0437 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 26: Leanne Bellegarde - Proud of her roots; learning she is enoughQuotes about change: "Take time to take a breath and find a sense of self, place, and resilience."Leanne Bellegarde is from Treaty 4 territory in south Saskatchewan and grew up in the northern community of Meadow Lake. She tells us that she never grew up wanting to be a lawyer. As a young Indigenous woman, she never saw lawyers who were Indigenous women – it’s true that you become what you see. Looking back she is grateful to her many supporters and mentors including those who encouraged her to study Law. Leanne practiced law and is proud...2021-05-2632 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 25: Tammy Sweeney - Jumping in, sight unseenTammy Sweeney is the new CEO of TCU Place, a convention and arts centre in Saskatoon. She accepted the position having never been to TCU Place, or to Saskatoon - a reality of applying for and accepting a position during COVID! Another challenge has been trying to fit into a new community – virtually!Tammy has had champions supporting her, and it wasn’t until recently that she recognized how valuable they were to her. These relationships have sustained her through the changes in her life, and she describes how the investment of cultivating these relationships has helped in he...2021-05-2129 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 24: Heather Persson: Leaving a 'before' life builds resilienceQuotes about change: "No matter how good or positive change is, you're going to have flashes of grief."Heather Persson, former Editor in Chief of the StarPhoenix and the Regina Leader Post, recently started her new position in the Office of the VP Research at the University of Saskatchewan as the Director of Research, Profile and Impact.Heather describes how a teacher inspired her to become a writer which led her to journalism school. “Journalism is a calling, it’s about helping people. There is a sense of purpose in the democratic process and in telli...2021-05-1328 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 23: Faith Bohn - Having choice can drive changeFaith Bohn is the founder and owner of Down2Cookie. The changes she’s made in her life have a common theme – choice. Faith chose to move from Halifax to Calgary, leaving her Syrian Muslim family with the traditions and expectations of a young single woman. She chose to marry a Lutheran Catholic and chose to change her career from a hairdresser to starting a cookie business.Overnight, Faith and her husband’s family changed from one child to 3 with the birth of her twin boys. The twins have Down Syndrome, bringing changes to Faith she never expected...2021-05-0635 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 22: Laura Keegan - Living humanitarian values to make changeQuotes about change: "Empathy is challenged when there is such abundance and privilege."Laura Keegan grew up in a family of humanitarians, so it was no surprise to her that her life would be filled with giving back to others. She did not have good grades coming out of high school, and it was through sheer determination that she achieved her Masters in Social Work, International Development and Leadership from the University of Calgary.Laura believes it’s everyone's job to be a change agent when the status quo isn’t good enough. She practices what s...2021-04-2945 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 21: Garrett Lawless -Keep an open mind and bring your best to every dayQuotes about change: "Everybody is acting through their own horizon. If you can't understand what that person's horizon is, then you can't effectively interact with them."Garrett Lawless describes his mid-life crisis at 19 when he was deciding on his career. He “wanted to be admired and wanted a high level of competency”, so he joined the army, having had no previous experience or even an interest in the military. It wasn’t easy but he stuck with it – learning the resiliency and tenacity that would serve him well. He trained as a pilot and did a tour in...2021-04-2241 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 20: Sheldon Dingwall - Master Guitar Builder: Creativity feeds the soulQuotes about change: "There are two currencies: money feeds your stomach and creativity feeds your soul."Sheldon Dingwall is the Owner/Designer at Dingwall Guitars. Music has always been a part of his life and he gave himself until the age of 25 to “make it in the biz” as a touring musician or he would do something else.That something else turned into a hugely successful business designing and selling bass guitars. Sheldon has melded creativity with business savvy – not an easy task. He made big moves throughout his career and describes how excitement at the outc...2021-04-1527 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 19: Patricia Katz - Finding the spark to get out of your malaiseQuotes about change: “What if … people found ways to stay curious and open to new possibilities, to be as engaged as possible for as long as possible?"Patricia Katz has had a successful career as an educator, author, speaker, columnist and consultant, helping people and workplaces enhance their productivity and delivering seminars on time, organization and stress management skills. She is an inductee of the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame and is recognized as a strong supporter of professional and community organizations. Pat's business and personal life were thriving; she had a great family and was spe...2021-04-0533 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 18: Jason Yochim - Take a leap of faith and push forward. You are not what you do.Quotes about change: "We will regret the opportunities we never jumped into."Jason Yochim is a community and association leader. His career has been primarily in the real estate industry. Jason made the transition into real estate from a steady paying job to 100% commission – talk about a vote of self-confidence and a leap of faith! As a real estate professional, Jason spent 13 years selling residential properties, and then moved to selling commercial properties which gave him back his weekends and evenings. He was doing well, enjoying his work and his clients.One day he re...2021-04-0124 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 17: Serese Selanders - Tech start-up entrepreneur finding solutions and fulfillmentQuotes about change: "If you feel handcuffed by societal rules, take a step back and re-think what excites you."Serese Selanders is the CEO and Founder of SolusGuard and Ora, companies that offer safety solutions to people living on their own and to businesses looking to keep their employees safe.Serese worked in the banking and financial services for nearly 20 years. She had a great boss, good pay and benefits, security, and worked for a great company. But she was feeling unfilled and unsettled. Then, her mother passed away. Getting older and with healt...2021-03-2530 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 16: Christine Hrudka - Be tenacious and break barriersQuotes about change: "The worst is to be unhappy and stay. Sometimes you need to create change."Christine Hrudka graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in pharmacy. She knew from the start that she wanted to own a pharmacy. But she was told flat out that, as a woman, she would never own her own store. Christine proved them wrong. In fact, she went on to own multiple chain and independent stores. Christine’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to technology and software development and the roll out of new to market pharmaceutical products.Christi...2021-03-1841 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 / Episode 15: Robert Koenig - Take the chances that life offers and embrace who you areQuotes on change: “Trust yourself enough to know that it will all be okay.”Robert (aka Bob) Koenig is the Chair of the Music Department at the University of California Santa Barbara. He tells us of humble beginnings in the small village of Englefeld, Saskatchewan, his family’s support of his musical gifts, and how his love for music and the piano led him to embracing change and taking chances. With the support of family, Bob left home at the age of 15 to live with his older brother in Vancouver to continue his studies in music. ...2021-03-0943 min
Get your goat: So you want to move to the country and raise goats - A podcast about changeSeason 2 /Episode 14: Kathy Bradshaw - Searching for who she was inside and being the best versionQuotes about change: We need to find pleasure in the small things.As a child Kathy loved to draw although in high school she never took an art class. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and worked towards a double major in physical education and art. She tells us why she dropped the arts degree and became a physical education teacher. She was a mom to her 3 boys, her husband had a busy career and she was teaching and coaching several sports at the senior and junior level. Life was busy. Years later in her teaching career, she...2021-03-0439 min