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Boiling Point PodcastPete Stoddart: From Hospitality Entrepreneur to Executive CoachCoaching has the potential to transform personal growth, build confidence, and achieve success in various aspects of life. Dave Veale, Emily Rodger, and Pete Stoddart share their experiences of how coaching has influenced their lives, emphasizing the importance of trust, support, and personal development. They also discuss the significance of hospitality in creating a sense of community and the importance of patience and connection in various aspects of life. In this episode you will hear them highlight the value of embracing new experiences and traditions, and cultivating patience and connection through active listening and genuine relationships.Pete...
2024-05-3049 min
Boiling Point PodcastDave Veale: Authenticity, Coaching & Leadership GrowthThis week's guest is a name you might recognize: Dave Veale, co-host of the Boiling Point. Dave shares what he's learned during his 18 years as a leadership coach and CEO of Vision Coaching, as well as what motivated him to become a coach in the first place. Dave and Emily discuss ways coaching has benefitted their personal and professional development over the years. They speak about the increase in popularity of coaching, driven by greater awareness of its benefits. Finally, Dave discusses the future of Vision Coaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
2024-04-1846 min
Boiling Point PodcastAndrew Oland: Leadership Lessons of a Brewery CEOIn this highly engaging and thoughtful conversation with Boiling Point hosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale, Andrew Oland, President and CEO of Moosehead Breweries, discusses his approach to leadership at the family-owned brewery. He shares personal insights on problem-solving and decision-making, confronting the tumult of change, and the importance of community involvement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-2149 min
Boiling Point PodcastDave Stonehouse: Leadership & Persuasive CommunicationOur guest this week is Dave Stonehouse. Dave is a highly accomplished communicator. A former news media executive, he offers valued insights into media and audience. As a leader and trusted public relations adviser, he has helped organizations both navigate crisis and achieve new success.An award-winning writer and editor, his work has earned national acclaim and spurred positive change. Before moving into public relations, he enjoyed a 25-year media career working in newsrooms across Canada. He has written for numerous publications, including the Globe & Mail, National Post, Maclean’s, Ottawa Citizen and Vancouver Sun.In...
2024-02-2252 min
Boiling Point PodcastGreg Hemmings: Once A Host, Always A FriendSome of our older fans might remember Greg Hemmings from the early days of the Boiling Point. For those who don't know him, he and Dave started the podcast years ago, but Greg eventually decided to step away and pursue a different line of work- but not before introducing Dave to Emily. In this episode, Greg's back to fill us in on all the different projects he's done over the past several years, including many motivational speaking gigs, a rapidly growing filmography, and the start of his own production company, Hemmings House. He speaks about what led him to...
2024-01-1151 min
Boiling Point PodcastMuraly Srinarayanathas: Business Beyond BordersIn this episode of The Boiling Point, hosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale sit down with Muraly Srinarayanathas, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of 369 Global. The discussion traverses Muraly's journey as a serial entrepreneur and the core ethos of his ventures, with a specific emphasis on catering to a demographic of 35 to 45-year-olds, predominantly women. He draws inspiration from Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a renowned Bangladeshi economist and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, highlighting the impactful time he spent working alongside Dr. Yunus. The conversation dives into Muraly's borderless lifestyle, enriched by experiences as a 3rd culture k...
2023-10-1145 min
Boiling Point PodcastLaura Gatien: Bridging Gaps in Mental Health AccessIn this episode of The Boiling Point podcast, hosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale are joined by the inspiring Laura Gatien, Owner and Clinical Therapist at Laura Gatien & Associates, and the visionary founder & CEO of Just Us; We all Struggle Inc., a charitable non-profit striving to make mental health more accessible.The conversation kicks off with personal reflections from Emily and Dave about their upbringing and experiences related to mental health. Laura passionately introduces her journey, sharing her mission to challenge the status quo in mental health systems and reduce the stigma associated with seeking support.
2023-09-2745 min
Boiling Point PodcastDr. Matthew Harrison: Digital Solutions for Inclusive LeadershipIn this episode, Emily and Dave sit down with Dr. Matthew Harrison, a seasoned educator and digital innovator. Matt’s journey from an accidental teacher to a champion of neurodiversity and inclusion unveils the unexpected ways gaming can foster social skills and empowerment.Matt’s passion for utilizing technology to enhance social capacity building, belonging, and inclusion in education comes to the forefront. As a gamer himself, he sheds light on the transformative power of gaming in developing crucial social skills, ranging from turn-taking to effective communication. Through personal anecdotes and insights, he emphasizes how gaming can be a...
2023-08-2346 min
Boiling Point PodcastDr. Dayna Lee-Baggley: Navigating Stress and WellbeingHosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale engage in an enlightening conversation with their guest, Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley. As the Founder & CEO of Dayna Lee-Baggley & Associates and an experienced Registered Psychologist, Dr. Lee-Baggley brings a wealth of knowledge to the discussion on leadership, well-being, and navigating the challenges of today's world. Throughout the episode, key themes emerge, centering on stress, resilience, and the changing landscape of work culture. Dr. Lee-Baggley dives into the impacts of stress and toxic positivity in the "new normal" post-pandemic world. She sheds light on the significance of safe relationships as a b...
2023-08-0953 min
Boiling Point PodcastKyra Cole: Leading with Values and CollaborationHosts Emily Rodger and Dave Veale welcome Kyra Cole, a renowned entrepreneur, advocate, and expert in economic development and experiential tourism onto the podcast. Kyra's journey into her current line of work is explored, along with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her chosen path.As the conversation unfolds, Kyra modestly acknowledges her numerous accolades, attributing her success to supporting her clients in realizing their visions. The power of community and collaboration takes center stage as Kyra shares her community-over-competition approach, emphasizing the importance of cultivating strong support networks.Authenticity becomes a prevailing theme...
2023-07-2744 min
Boiling Point PodcastJennifer Krueger: Sparking Creative Energies Through ArtEmily Rodger and her cohost Dave Veale welcome Jennifer Krueger, Founder and Executive Director of the Estey Art Initiative. Jennifer's profound connection to art, nurtured by her grandmother, Mary Cornell, has driven her to explore various styles and mediums, continually pushing the boundaries of her artistic abilities.The episode delves into the remarkable work of the Estey Art Initiative, which brings the transformative power of art to elementary schools across New Brunswick. Jennifer shares the organization's origin story, highlighting its growth from serving three schools to impacting the entire province. Through a unique approach, Estey ensures that...
2023-07-1247 min
Boiling Point PodcastNancy Mathis: Championing Your Voice and Leading with PurposeIn this episode of the Boiling Point, host Emily Rodger and co-host Dave Veale sit down with the extraordinary Nancy Mathis for an insightful and thought-provoking conversation. As old friends and professional acquaintances, Dave and Nancy kick off the episode by catching up and reminiscing, creating an atmosphere of warmth and familiarity. Nancy introduces her "one word" strategy, sharing her chosen word for the year and discussing its significance in guiding her journey.Delving into Nancy's remarkable life, she shares stories from her past, providing valuable context for her current path. She also reveals her latest venture...
2023-05-3151 min
Boiling Point PodcastOur Journey With EmilyThree years from our first time speaking with Emily Rodger and we put Dave’s now co-host into the hot seat this week to reflect on her journey over the last few years and entering into the coaching world. Dave and Emily talk about her view around de-mystifying coaching, and her holistic approach to coaching, which Emily has found lately has many parallels to being a pacer for ultra marathons. This athletic connection that runs throughout Emily’s life and the leadership skills she’s gained through coaching has led her to create a non-profit, On The Rise, to help y...
2022-09-1547 min
Boiling Point PodcastAlternative Dispute ResolutionWhat emotion would you feel if someone told you you had to be in court tomorrow to solve a dispute? For most of us outside the legal profession, having to be a part of the justice system can be daunting. But today’s guest, Ron Veale, joins us to share how there’s another way, Alternative Dispute Resolution. You may recognize the last name of our guest, who, beyond his accomplishments in politics, the law and being Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Yukon until his recent retirement, also raised our host, Dave Veale. That’s...
2022-03-2945 min
Boiling Point PodcastEveryday People Doing Extraordinary ThingsWhat is your definition of a “successful” business? Did the words “Scale”, “Revenue”, or “Growth” enter into that? Ask yourself, is someone who creates impact and achieves their goals less successful because they are a small business or resist “scaling” to be a size they don’t want? Dave Veale and Emily Rodger talk with our guest Madeleine Shaw to understand how an entrepreneur can focus on "The Greater Good". Madeleine is a serial social entrepreneur whose projects focus on creating good versus just profit. From being an early leader in the reusable menstrual products space to now as an author of th...
2022-03-0445 min
Boiling Point PodcastWhy Won't You Tell Me What To Do, Bruce?Have you recently realized that there needs to be more in life than what you are currently experiencing? The last two years has been a shift in work-life balance. Whether it's working from home, seeing an increase in stress or dealing with loss in challenging circumstances, it has people looking to find a bigger purpose. In this conversation, we welcome Bruce McLeod, a returning guest, a long-time colleague of Dave Veale's and the Executive Coach to our guest co-host Emily Rodger. It is a group of coaches talking about what they've seen happen in their industry in the last...
2022-02-1852 min
Boiling Point PodcastDave Carroll's Compassionate Design Resonates From His Children's Book and New AlbumHow much thought every day do you put into making sure what you do in business and life is done with compassion for others? Think about that for a moment. What does compassion mean to you? Our returning guest musician, speaker, writer and storyteller Dave Carroll joins us to talk about how he works with the concept of Compassionate Design. Dave shares insights from his newest album, "Until One Day", and his new children's book, "Tom The Tomato Plant". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-02-0346 min
Boiling Point PodcastChris Daigle For Ward 4Elect Handsome Dave! Wait….that doesn’t sound right? No, despite the signs that seem to continue to appear every election, Dave hasn’t decided to pursue a political path. We are fortunate to have someone that is running in the upcoming Saint John municipal election join us to share what motivated him to throw his hat in the ring, our guest Chris Daigle. Dave and Greg have both worked with Chris in his day job at BDC and know personally the passion they all share for the city of Saint John. This episode gave Dave and Greg a...
2021-05-0633 min
Boiling Point PodcastTurning Rum into Sustainability, Purpose and LeadershipThe B Corp community is full of businesses who are industry leaders while putting the idea of doing business with a purpose at the forefront of their culture. Our guest today Karen Hoskin, is a B Corp leader who, over the last 13 years, has overcome the barrier of a rum distillery not being something people expect to find in the mountains of the USA, the gender bias that comes along with being a woman in a predominantly male-dominated industry and being seen the outlier when pushing to be as sustainable as possible in all aspects of her business and...
2021-04-2226 min
Boiling Point PodcastBringing Clarity to the Entrepreneurial ChaosAre there some business tasks you do that drain your energy? Maybe you believe there’s a problem you can’t overcome that’s stopping you from getting away from that task? If you feel like your business is a little chaotic for you right now because of these feelings, we think you need to meet our guest who loves playing in the chaos, Dolores Hirschmann. Dolores’ perspective has Greg and Dave, two self-proclaimed chaotic entrepreneurs, wanting to talk to her more about projects they could pursue together because what she shared with them resonated fully with their ent...
2021-03-2536 min
Boiling Point PodcastKnow Your Value and Stick To Your NarrativeWhat is your value? It’s a simple but complex question all at the same time, especially for those who lean a little more on the creative side like musicians, artists and yes, entrepreneurs. Knowing your value and sticking to your narrative of what is key to you can be all the difference in making your way through the world. If you are an aspiring musician and need a little help and guidance on that path, our guest this week Steve Waxman, can help. Steve worked his way up in the music industry from the mailroom to man...
2021-02-2545 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Awesome Music ProjectIf you are a listener of The Boiling Point, you know that music is a huge part of Greg’s life. You’ll also know that we are massive advocates of improving mental health. Last year we launched a partnership series, Shifting The Employee Experience, that saw Dave joined by Dr Bill to share his mental health expertise in the workplace. Today’s guest is bringing the two worlds of music and mental health together in a series of projects we couldn’t be more excited to learn about. In his day job, he works with Deloitte Canada, b...
2021-01-2139 min
Boiling Point PodcastBreaking Generational Poverty One Kid At A TimePoverty plays a huge role in children's experiences in the arts, culture, recreation, or sports as they grow up. But as today's guest helps to explain to us, being a part of a team can help children learn the life skills needed to pull themselves out of generational poverty. Jen Brown joins us to educate Dave and Greg on the P.R.O. Kids Saint John program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-0726 min
Boiling Point PodcastTravelling With Grit & ResilienceEveryone has been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another, but certain businesses and industries are feeling the impact significantly. How are entrepreneurs who run businesses in these highly impacted sectors making it through these challenging times? Enter our guest John Simon, owner of Kefi Travel and Canadvac Travel Services, both companies based right here in the Maritimes but who rely on people being able to travel out of and into Canada. John shares with Dave and Greg the experience of acquiring another travel company at the start of the pandemic. He details how he has...
2020-10-2233 min
Boiling Point PodcastFinding Resilience: An Unsettled Entrepreneurship StoryWe are thrilled to be launching a new partnership series with a special hour-long episode today. In working with a few sponsors like Opportunities NB, we will be focusing our next few episodes on featuring New Brunswick business leaders and entrepreneurs to talk about resilience. Right now, during uncertain health, lifestyle, and economic times building resilient strategies in your business and life is key to not just surviving but thriving. Today, our guest and fellow podcaster is our good friend Matt George of Unsettled Podcast. We hear about Matt’s journey this year tackling a challenging health si...
2020-10-081h 10
Boiling Point PodcastShining A Light On Your Commute To WorkThe last few months of COVID-19 has seen much of the world working from home. There have been multiple reports of small falls in emissions that while a breath of fresh air, is not big enough changes to impact climate change overall. Once we move back to a new normal, how we do make sure we are more conscious of the impact the ways we travel to work has on our environment? How should employers manage the impact created by their workforce? Well, there’s an app for that, and it’s called Luum. Kelly Hostetler, Director of Ma...
2020-09-2434 min
Boiling Point PodcastWhere Is Your Next Sale Coming From?Have you built your business from referrals? Are you relying on a few major customers, but find it tricky to sell your product/services to other companies? Have you hired a 6-figure salesperson who through no fault of their own, couldn’t bring you in the sales you expected? Well, maybe it’s time for you to listen to, read a book written by or engage the services of our guest, Dan Englander. Dan’s company, Sales Schema, helps agencies grow by doing outreach, appointment setting, outbound lead generation and support. You can be the best practitioner of your...
2020-08-2735 min
Boiling Point PodcastBe a Startup SuperstarDo feel like you’re an outlaw, rebel or misfit in your structured corporate career? Does innovation excite you? Do you thrive on projects that are driven by passion, that carry risks and need hard work to get the rewards? If you said yes to those questions, you might be a startup superstar just waiting to happen. Dave and Greg were excited to learn from Steve Kahan’s decades of experience in helping startups move from early-stage to going public or being sold. While listening to his tips about what he looks for when starting to work with a...
2020-08-1337 min
Boiling Point PodcastI Once Heard A Hiring Manager Say The N-WordFeaturing entrepreneurs who are making positive impacts in the world is not just the central theme of The Boiling Point Podcast, but for both Dave and Greg, it’s a personal passion. We feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from our guest Shauna Cole, who we consider a friend, colleague and community leader. With her recent Linkedin post “I Once Heard A Hiring Manager Say The N-Word” and her involvement in the Black Lives Matter march in Saint John, NB, Shauna Cole has made her voice heard, and it’s time we all listen. Shauna sh...
2020-07-3037 min
Boiling Point PodcastStop Hiding and Start Living: How to Say F-it to Fear and Develop Mental FitnessDr Bill Howatt takes the guest seat in this week’s episode as Dave and Greg learn more about the release of his new book, Stop Hiding and Start Living: How to Say F-it to Fear and Develop Mental Fitness. This book which is a different style for our prolific author guest and sometimes co-host takes a look at Dr Bill’s personal life as a backdrop to talking about how to develop mental fitness to deal with life stressors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-0239 min
Boiling Point PodcastShifting The Employee ExperienceToday we are beyond excited to announce a special mini-series we will produce in partnership with UNB College of Extended Learning and Workplace Safety and Prevention Services. Greg Hemmings will be taking a break from hosting duties to run our soundboard (and get some quality time with the new addition to his family) while Dave Veale will be co-hosting with our guest host and friend Dr Bill Howatt. In today’s announcement episode, you’ll learn about why we feel the topic of Shifting the Employee Experience is such a meaningful discussion area to explore. You’ll get to...
2020-02-2028 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe 4 Step Boiling Point Process: How to be Heard in A Noisy MarketplaceIt's been an incredible 4 years with 250+ guests that have brought Greg and Dave to this point. In this episode, they take some time to recap the December 2018 The Boiling Point Process event, a live all-day training session that was the first delivery of their new 4 step process of how to be heard in a noisy marketplace. Greg and Dave both discuss the journey that they took to reach this point and the goal they set for themselves of offering these live and online courses to share the knowledge they've gained over the years. Learn more ab...
2019-05-0923 min
Boiling Point PodcastHow To Prepare Our Children for the Future with Lisa HrablukIn This Episode: Dave talks about having his son be a contestant on Canada's Smartest Person Junior (1:39) Greg and Lisa talk about the new project they have been working on called The Mars Collective, a project based around the necessary shift of our education system to better ready children for the future (3:35) Lisa explains how she and Greg ended up in Dubai together with some of the smartest people in the world (5:12) Greg and Lisa discuss the role they think New Brunswick could have in the future of education (9:45) The gang talk about getting over barriers of access...
2019-02-0839 min
Boiling Point PodcastTeamwork Tactics from Basketball Coach Nelson TerrobaIn This Episode: Greg and Dave sit down with Nelson Terroba to talk about his career as a basketball coach and how he approaches team building and teamwork. They cover how we got started, how he ended up in New Brunswick, Canada, and his relationship with The G League. Nelson goes over his early loud and continuous model for working as a team. He also goes over his favourtie John Wooden quotes that he uses with his team. Dave and Nelson talk about the take off of Canadian Basketball in recent years. Learn more about...
2018-12-1429 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Miramichi Way with Adam LordonIn This Episode: Greg and Dave talk with Adam Lordon who is both the mayor of Miramichi, New Brunswick and a passionate filmmaker. Adam reveals the touching story of why he moved back home to Miramichi and how he got into politics. He talks to Greg and Dave about the rich history and culture of Miramichi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-12-1343 min
Boiling Point PodcastHow do You Connect With Your Audience so They Care? Seth Godin Knows!In This Episode: Greg and Dave celebrate the beginning of season 3! Greg shares how Seth Godin is a hero of Dave and Greg’s. Seth explains his heart for teaching someone new things and making significant changes. Seth also explains why Psychographics are important for marketing in a modern social media culture. Dave describes the concept of listening to understand versus listening to respond. Seth describes how to shortest route always looks like the longest one and why taking shortcuts is never the path to success. Using a ‘Grateful Dead’ analogy, the three explain the benefit of focusing on imp...
2018-11-1526 min
Boiling Point PodcastHow Do We Properly Prepare Children for Their Future? Ed McGinley Teaches Through Technology Ed has nearly 20 years’ experience working with Atlantic Canadian ICT companies. He has a thorough understanding of the business landscape in New Brunswick and believes that technology helps our businesses compete and work with different companies around the world. TechImpact, the company he was the CEO of in the past, had and still has the size and capacity to develop smart solutions for global problems. Ed is working to help the New Brunswick region develop strategies that will be needed for our economy to set an example of innovation and 'smart government'. Ed, Greg, and Dave joke about thei...
2018-10-2542 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 174 Jenna MortonIN THIS EPISODE: Jenna discusses with Greg and Dave how she created the name Pickle Planet, and the importance of bringing a community together. Jenna explains the meaning behind Project Nice List and how she spreads kindness and positivity during the Christmas season. She also spoke about the kindness challenges that she has created through her social media platforms that challenges people to do a simple task each day for 30 days that creates a positive impact for people to enjoy during the holidays. Listen in on this episode to hear Jenna Morton chat with Greg and Dave about...
2017-12-2229 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 173 Craig KielburgerIN THIS EPISODE: Greg and Dave interview Craig Kielburger, one of the Co-Founders of WE Day. Greg and Dave bring special guests Kaiya Hemmings and Liam Vale onto the show to ask Craig Kielburger some questions about the WE Day event. Craig talks about what inspired him to start WE Day and discussed how WE Day has grown into what it is, and how it is continuing to grow while making a positive impact on the world. Listen in on this episode to hear Craig Kielburger further discuss to Greg, Dave, Liam and Kaiya about the amazing WE...
2017-12-1822 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 163 - Nicole LeblancAbout Nicole Leblanc: Nicole LeBlanc joined BDC Capital in 2014 as Associate Director, Strategic Investments and Partnerships. In this position, she actively manages the BDC convertible note program and associated investment portfolio. Before joining BDC Capital, Nicole was Director of Finance for New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) where she played a central role in their investment activities, negotiations and business development, and oversaw their internal and external reporting. In this episode: Greg and Dave talk about the booth… again. But this time they have a new booth! A new recording studio! Nicole calls in to the Boiling Poin...
2017-09-3030 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 162 - Corey BlakeAbout Corey Blake: Corey Blake is the founder and CEO of Round Table Companies (RTC), an 11 year old creative agency using storytelling to drive personal and organizational identity shift, culture change, and dynamic marketing. Corey was a professional actor in Los Angeles prior to starting RTC and starred in a Mountain Dew Super Bowl ad. He is a frequent keynote speaker and facilitator. Corey has studied at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Stagen Leadership Academy, is a sponsor of Conscious Capitalism, and is the creator of the Vulnerability is Sexygame and movement. In this episode:
2017-09-2630 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 160 - Steve BeauschesneIntroducing Steve Beauschesne Steve Beauchesne is the co-founder of Beau’s All Natural, a family run, employee owned and totally independent Canadian craft brewery. Since its start-up in 2006, Beau’s has won more than 85 national and international awards for beer-making, marketing and packaging design, sustainability and business practices, and has raised more than $1 million for charity, community and independent arts. Steve is Vice Chair of the Ontario Craft Brewers Association, and a frequent presenter at craft brewing, culinary, and sustainability seminars and events. Steve was selected for the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce “Top Forty under 40” in 2015, and in 2013 Steve wa...
2017-09-1132 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 157 - Rivers CorbettIntroducing Rivers Corbett: Rivers Corbett, MBA, is an award winning serial entrepreneur, international speaker, startUP entrepreneurial thought leader, and author of"13 Fears of Entrepreneurs."
He has received numerous business awards including: 2015 Business Person of the Year, Canada's Hottest Start-ups List, as well as Canada's Fastest Growing Companies list through Profit magazine. He recently received the StartUP Canada Champion Award. Rivers is a founding board member of StartUP Canada and is a host of the StartUP Canada Podcast Show. Most recently, he joined the Opportunties New Brunswick team to help significantly move the needle on the spirit and actions of...
2017-08-2130 min
Boiling Point PodcastThe Boiling Point - Episode 156 - Dave WolpinIntroducing Dave Wolpin: Dave owns Kredl’s Corner Market and Dave’s product packs. Both businesses have grown exponentially over the past few years, including an 8,000 square foot expansion for Kredl’s. Kredl’s Corner Market is a regionally represented grocery store that has the largest organic produce selection in the Maritimes. Dave runs Driver Dave’s in Halifax which delivers organic produce around the city to the customer’s house. Dave recently made national headlines through his close fight with bankruptcy. Because of his drive and determination Dave prevailed and got investors on board as well as raising mone...
2017-08-1432 min
Boiling Point PodcastTammy MorrisIntroduction:
Tammy is a professional pole dancer for the past 16 years of her life, travelling around the world to perform.
After starting as an exotic dancer she then moved into the fitness business to become a pole dancer and fitness instructor.
Over the course of her career she has won over 15 titles and awards associated with pole dancing.
Tammy takes pride in her passion, which she feels would be very useful to keep people healthy and exercised.
She now runs a business based on teaching the art of pole dancing.
In this Episode:
Wayne J...
2017-08-0927 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 155 - Tammy MorrisChanging the Game Introduction: Tammy is a professional pole dancer for the past 16 years of her life, travelling around the world to perform. After starting as an exotic dancer she then moved into the fitness business to become a pole dancer and fitness instructor. Over the course of her career she has won over 15 titles and awards associated with pole dancing. Tammy takes pride in her passion, which she feels would be very useful to keep people healthy and exercised. She now runs a business based on teaching the art of pole dancing. In this E...
2017-08-0926 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 154 - Deborah Irvine AndersonIntroducing Deborah: · Has worked for CBC as a journalist since Highschool. · After being a seasoned journalist for over 20 years, Deborah decided to form her own media company, Canteen Media. Which offers media training. · She is now a media consultant, veteran journalist, communicator, and an entrepreneur. In this episode: · Wayne Jagoe guest hosts the Boiling Point for his third time. · Deborah talks about her amazing time working for CBC. · Dave shares his memories growing up always listening to the CBC, and how it formed who he is today, and how it always kept him informed. ...
2017-08-0131 min
Boiling Point PodcastEpisode 153 - Paul CampbellIntroducing Paul Campbell: Paul is a former amateur hockey prospect who had high hopes to making into the big leagues until a tragic car accident on Christmas of 1987 left him in a coma for 51 days, due to this he could never really play hockey again. He has since become a teacher whose motivation in life is inspiring others and making a positive impact in people’s lives. After the death of his brother he was inspired to finally publish his book about his life, that being Goodnight Paul. The Journey to My NHL: Living the Dream. His book ha...
2017-07-2432 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 148 - Mark Breen of Enterprise Saint John and Patrick Parent of Moosehead BreweriesSolving Complex Problems with the Catalyst Innovation Program Introducing Mark Breen of Enterprise Saint John and Patrick Parent of Moosehead Breweries Innovation creativity is not a destination, but a journey. We know that most companies have to be innovative to stay relative. However, if pace of your innovation isn’t quick enough you risk your business fading away. Often companies get complacent over time and a sort of “group-think” sets in where processes and company culture are little changed over time and the result is a lack of creative thought. Today’s guests have tack...
2017-05-2933 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 146 - Alison Smith and Parent Learning CommunityCoaching the Parent Introducing Alison Smith and Parent Learning Community Obviously, we at the Boiling Point are great advocates of coaching. We know that the coach approach works because we have experienced in in our own lives. The coach approach can help us navigate all numbers of aspects in our lives from business, to athletics, to life in general. Today’s Boiling Point guest takes her coach approach to parenting. Alison Smith is a former educator, mom, parenting coach, and writer living in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. With her coaching, sh...
2017-05-1527 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 137 - Luis Vazquez and TheMightyIntrovert.comThe Mighty Introvert Introducing Luis Vazquez and TheMightyIntrovert.com What type of person do you think of when you think of an entrepreneur? Most likely you think of a boisterous visionary type who stands out from the crowd. While this is often how we characterize entrepreneurs, this isn’t always the case. Many entrepreneurs would consider themselves introverts who would much rather an evening of quiet contemplation than an evening of schmoozing at a networking social. Sadly, many entrepreneurial-minded introverts never take the first steps to pursuing their own business because there is so...
2017-03-0631 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 133 - Craig Ryan and The BDCThe B Corp Bank Introducing Craig Ryan and BDC Financing is a big deal for entrepreneurs, but so often the charter banks just don’t “get” entrepreneurs. Luckily for Canadians, there is an option out there that is exclusively for entrepreneurs and they really do “get it”. That bank is the Business Development Bank of Canada and their director of social entrepreneurship, Craig Ryan, is our Boiling Point Guest this week. The BDC was created by the federal government with the purpose to support entrepreneurship with special attention to small and medium size...
2017-02-0635 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 131 - Joyce Sou and B LabFrom Break to B Lab Introducing Joyce Sou and B Lab It seems we all live busy lives. We all have obligations and commitments that take up our working and non-working hours and often this leads to a lack of time to sit back and reflect. As our Boiling Point guest this week could tell us, taking some time away from your daily grind can help you reassess your situation and put you on a completely different path. Joyce Sou went to business school and didn’t really know what she wan...
2017-01-1629 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 130 - George Chmael II and Council FireCollaboration over Adversarial Relations Introducing George Chmael II and Council Fire It is always great to work in a collaborative environment but sometimes there is a belief that such environments cannot be achieved. So often instead of thinking of ways that everyone can work in concert, groups take an adversarial stance where the result makes one group a winner and another the loser. Today’s guest believes that more often than not and even in contested situations there is still a way to work together to achieve a result that everyone can be hap...
2017-01-1631 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 121 - Jim Kokocki and ToastmastersMass Communication Introducing Jim Kokocki and Toastmasters We all know that effective leaders need also to be effective communicators. However, public speaking can be one of the most prevalent fears out there. In fact, up to 75% of people have some degree of glossophobia. So how does one who wants to be an effective leader learn the skills and ease the anxiety around communication. Jim Kokocki is the immediate former president of Toastmasters, a global organization that seeks to improve the speaking skills of its members through exercise and practice. Jim wasn’t al...
2016-10-3138 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 116 - Caroline Duell and All Good ProductsFollow Your Values Introducing Caroline Duell and All Good Products There is often reluctance to jump into business if you are passionate about the environment and social issues. Capitalism has been a tool for the greedy over the last few hundred years and at the expense of people and the planet. However, just because others have abused capitalism doesn’t mean that is the only way business gets done. Caroline Duell is the entrepreneur behind All Good Products. Like many who are passionate about social issues and the environment, Caroline was also reluctant to...
2016-09-2631 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 114 - Steve Goddard and Resilia Medical SolutionsA Solution for Every Challenge Introducing Steve Goddard and Resilia Medical Solutions Everyone remembers having an unfortunate urinary accident when they were young. Not only is it uncomfortable, but also embarrassing. Most of us grow past these challenges as we learn to better control our bladders. However, some women can be reacquainted to this problem many years down the line and through no fault of their own. One in five women experience urinary incontinence stemming from motherhood, age, etc. Currently, the only solutions are surgical in extreme circumstances, or some sort of pad or diaper...
2016-09-1232 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 107 - Flo Devellennes and HitchPlanetHitch a Ride Introducing Flo Devellennes and HitchPlanet Entrepreneurship is all about having an experience that spurs an idea, which can lead to a business. This was the exact series of events that happened to this week’s guest, Flo Devellennes. Flo moved to Canada from the UK back in 2010 with the plan of having a year long working vacation. Flo worked as a freelance graphic designer in the west coast, but also had a passion for skiing. On his off time, Flo would travel from Vancouver, Briti...
2016-07-2527 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 106 - Janet Scott and Enterprise Saint JohnFinding the Right Problem to Solve Introducing Janet Scott and Enterprise Saint John In running a business there are constantly problems that need to be solved. However, sometimes you find yourself hitting a bit of a brick wall. Perhaps you haven’t even figured out what the problem REALLY is and sometimes you might need some help in figuring that out. Janet Scott is the director of business and community development with Enterprise Saint John and finding solutions to problems is something she is a pro at. In 2015, Janet received recognition as a 40 un...
2016-07-1834 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 105 - Wendy Papadopoulos and Big Tide BrewingBrewing Up a Boiling Pint Introducing Wendy Papadopoulos and Big Tide Brewing It is funny how life works. Sometimes you can connect the dots looking back and it all makes sense, but you would have never guessed where you would have ended up at the beginning of your journey. Wendy Papadopoulos is a great example of this. Wendy is now the brew master at Big Tide Brewing, Saint John, New Brunswick first and only brew pub when it opened. Wendy got her start after finishing her undergraduate degree in microbiology and took her...
2016-07-1135 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 099 - Amy Ruppert and The Intregreship GroupConfronting the Elephant in the Room Introducing Amy Rupert and The Integreship Group Leaders of any stripe can often have a difficult job; a number of decisions they make can seriously affect others. What can be worse is when a situation arises that where your leadership intuition or your survival in business is at odds with your personal conscious or morality. Amy Ruppert is one of the world’s most renowned business coaches. She started at a time when most people thought coaches were just for athletes, but in her career she has he...
2016-05-3031 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 097 - Phil Graves, Patagonia, and $20 Million & ChangeReinvesting in Triple Bottom Line Introducing Phil Graves, Patagonia, and $20 Million & Change For over four decades, Patagonia has been a leader in high-end outdoor wear. The worldwide clothing brand not only makes clothes to wear outside, but also is known for its commitment to the environment. Since 1993 it has been making its fleece from recycled beverage bottles and it has used organic cotton since 1996. This commitment to a triple bottom line was further continued when Patagonia became a B corp in 2011. Patagonia has now continued to double-down on its commitment to planet, people, a...
2016-05-1726 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 096 - Lise Hansen and Allan Gates and HuddleSharing the Stories of Business Introducing Lise Hansen and Allan Gates and Huddle What do you do when you are journalistic and business minded, but you live in a place that doesn’t employ a single fulltime business reporter? You follow the path of Lise Hansen and Allan Gates when they decided to open something like Huddle. Huddle is an online news source that tells the stories of creative, innovative, and interesting entrepreneurs from New Brunswick and the Maritimes. Huddle is not a business cheerleader, but too often Atlantic Canadian business is cast wit...
2016-05-1022 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 094 - James MullingerMaking it Big in a Smaller
Market
Introducing James Mullinger
There is truth to the idiom of the big fish in a small pond as
this week’s Boiling Point guest can attest. James Mullinger was on of the
UK’s hardest working stand up comedians before moving to Saint
John, New Brunswick to pursue a greater quality of life. James
conceded at the time that the move could probably call an end to
his stand up career, as New Brunswick wasn’t a known Mecca for
people in the funny business. However, with a...
2016-04-2534 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 092 - Ron Dorombozi & RD3 IncTime to SRED
Introducing Ron Dorombozi and RD3 Inc.
Ron Dorombozi is a thought leader in the ever-developing landscape of Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED). This program is the Canada Revenue Agencies (CRA) premier tool to foster innovation in businesses of all sizes for work preformed in Canada. This successful SR&ED consultant has pieced together an all-star team within his company (RD3 INC) that are highly successful in developing unique solutions meeting the individual needs of companies. RD3 INC and Mr. Dorombozi’s related companies provide project management, SR&ED an...
2016-04-1129 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 087 - Shawn Leger and FORCE 3 InnovationsThe Intersection of Passion and Innovation
Introducing Shawn Leger and FORCE 3 Innovations
When passion and innovation merge the results can be powerful. Someone who knows all about this situation is Shawn Leger. Shawn has worked in the rehab field for 16 years and he also has a passion for finding solutions to his customers needs. One day he was fitting a wheelchair for an elderly man when he noticed he kept leaning to one side. Shawn found out that this man was a career truck driver and his lean was a result of his m...
2016-03-0824 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 086 - Sarah Dickinson and The THNK school of Creative LeadershipTime to THNK
Introducing Sarah Dickinson and The THNK School of Creative Leadership
We live in an era of new challenges where antiquated leadership and business models will not produce the solutions we all seek. The leaders of the next generation still need to be smart and thoughtful, but they also need to pull back on their ego and be creative solution finders. Sarah Dickinson is one of these new creative leaders. Sarah spent most of her working career in the digital communication and marketing world. The job left her wanting more as o...
2016-02-2931 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 079 - Kim HoulahanGet your Message Out There
Introducing Kim Houlahhan
Entrepreneurs who own small or medium sized businesses work hard everyday in order to gain or maintain success. There is a lot of hard work and many hours put forth toward their business. Often these businesspeople need to spend so much work on the “day-to-day” work of their business that the important job of building relationships with current and potential customers and spreading their stories and message get pushed to the backburner. However, the marketing efforts of any business are an important part of wha...
2016-01-0428 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 073 - Nelson CabralThe Era of Creative Leadership
Introducing Nelson Cabral
Businesses that specialize in the creative understand that a creative leadership style can be very advantageous to a company culture. However, this leadership style can often be missing in in traditional industries. The old-style, top-down leadership structure of the past just isn’t working anymore for some businesses and the old guard of traditional leaders is looking for an innovative approach to change their company cultures.
Nelson Cabral is one of the people leading the charge to change the way we lead. Nelson spe...
2015-11-0930 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 071 - Josh MartinThe Badge of Awesome
Introducing Josh Martin
Sometimes the knocks that life throws at us are the pivot point to a better way. Josh Martin knows all about this. At 27 years old, Josh was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 50/50 chance at survival. One of the first nights in hospital for his chemo treatments, Josh started to compile a list—his reasons to fight. The list was a combination of items that made his life awesome and the stream of consciousness quickly developed into 118 items.
The experience with cancer also ignited Josh...
2015-10-2629 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 070 - Nora LivingstoneB Corp Adventure
Introducing Nora Livingstone
What do you do when you have a thirst for travel and adventure, as well as a heart for the welfare of animals? You start a business. At least that is what Nora Livingstone did.
Back in 2012, Nora was approached by her veterinarian friend about starting a business that would link ethical animal groups around the world to people interested in lending a helping hand. Nora jumped at this opportunity despite a lack of experience in business because it fulfilled her lust for adventure and al...
2015-10-1929 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 065 - Wayne JagoeFacilitating Forward From Failure
Introducing Wayne Jagoe
Wayne Jagoe is an ideas man. In fact, in every email his signature signs off with yours in ideation. Unique ideas are a facet of every entrepreneur’s life and business, but so is self-awareness.
Wayne has experienced a lot in his entrepreneurial life. He grew up with the restaurant industry, had a cooking show on CBC, had the first online dining guide in 1997, and started an ad agency using business databases. However, when his ad agency failed, he was heartbroken. After much self-reflection, Wayne di...
2015-09-1431 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 063 - Chris BoudreauOpportunity in Challenges
Introducing Chris Boudreau
Constraints and challenges in life can be looked at two ways; they can be seen as barriers and limitations or as opportunities and creative inspirations. One man that takes the latter approach is Chris Boudreau. Chris is a serial entrepreneur living in New Brunswick and also Dave’s peer coach. Chris cofounded Leveling the Curve Energy with his partner, Hélène Eusanio.
LTC has a mandate to fill a gap by connecting new technology for renewable and carbon reduction power generation. According to Chris, one of the main problem...
2015-08-3126 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 061 - Pete McMathFinding Opportunity to be Extraordinary
Introducing Pete McMath
Sometimes business ideas come from revelations you have in your daily life. This is exactly what went down with this week’s Boiling Point guest, Pete McMath. Pete was working in guitar repair and sales in Fredericton, New Brunswick. In his day-to-day, he would commonly come across customers that had issues with their instruments and particularly were less than impressed with their instrument cases. For most musicians, their instrument is more valuable then the money it costs and damage received during transport can feel disastrous.
...
2015-08-0330 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 060 - Bob WillardIncrease Profit with Sustainability
Introducing Bob Willard
When it comes to making your business more sustainable, it really doesn’t matter what your motivation is. It would be nice to think that entrepreneurs are making decisions on sustainability for altruistic reasons, but in business, often the bottom line is what matters. Regardless of reasoning, the important thing for our planet is that the right decisions are being made and that those decisions can actually increase your profits substantially.
Bob Willard is a man leading the charge to get businesses on track with sustainability and s...
2015-07-2028 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 059 - Kate WallaceThe Business of Art
Introducing Kate Wallace
Artists and entrepreneurs have more in common than what would be perceived from the outside. Both have to be creative, industrious, and freethinkers. However, often times there is a separation from the arts community and the business community. There is often even separation within specific artists within a community. Kate Wallace is the type of person that likes to break down these walls and connect artists to artists, artists to the business community, and artists to society in general.
Kate is the executive director of Artslink NB, an...
2015-07-1330 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 056 - Justin PerkinsFounding Story of a Change Maker
Introducing Justin Perkins
The universe works in amazing ways. By being observant and using your intuition the path of your life can become an amazing and impactful adventure. One person that has followed such a path is Justin Perkins. Justin is a native of Boulder, Colorado and is the senior director of brand engagement and business development with Care2.com, as well as the founder and president of the Olomomo Nut Company.
Care2 was one of the first “social good” websites to emerge back in 1998 with 30...
2015-06-2230 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 055 - Kyle MacNevin & Kayley ReidWear your Label and Defeat Mental Health Stigmas
Introducing Kyle MacNevin and Kayley Reid
Mental health has traditionally been a taboo topic to talk about openly. This left many unable or unwilling to reach out for help and caused them to suffer in silence. However, recently there has been a shift of opinion, which has allowed those with mental health issues to speak more openly and as a result those who hadn’t sought help are now more open to the idea.
Kyle MacNevin and Kayley Reid were on the cutting edge...
2015-06-0131 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 054 - Amanda HacheyThe New Economy
Introducing Amanda Hachey
If 20th century capitalism was characterized as corporations maximizing shareholder value, a lot has changed with the beginning of the 21st century. Early adopters are changing how business is now being done in the new economy. Millennial entrepreneurs are looking to make real impact in the world AND make a tidy profit at the same time. Amanda Hachey has been on the cutting edge in this shift in attitude.
While at school at the University of New Brunswick-Saint John, Amanda got to notice a paradox between some of h...
2015-05-2530 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 052 - The Birthday EpisodeHappy Birthday to the Boiling Point Podcast
That’s right we made it to our first anniversary. We have had so many amazing guests, insights, and opinions from which we have learned so much (and we hope you did to). In this episode, Greg and Dave reminisce over the past year of podcasts and set the stage for the year to come.
As always we thank you for tuning in and we promise you another year that will be worth remembering.
In this episode
Greg and Dave reflect on their favori...
2015-05-1223 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 043 - Curtis KleisingerIntroducing Curtis Kleisinger
It is incredible how one woman from the other side of the world can inspire positive change in your own backyard.
A number of years ago, a group of CEOs and businesspeople travelled to India and were granted an audience with the famed humanitarian Mother Teresa. After hearing her speak, many in attendance were interested in how they could help her mission. Mother Teresa was not interested in their money; instead she urged the group to return to their home community, identify a need, and to give their time and resources to in...
2015-03-0247 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 039 - Janna HareIntroducing Janna Hare There comes a time for every entrepreneur when they would relish the opportunity to pick the brain of those who have come before. Mentors give us the power of knowledge from experience that we do not personally have. They also can give us insights, short cuts, and anecdotes that can save greener entrepreneurs an immense time, effort, and money. Normally, a person would have to stumble upon a worthy mentor, or beg an experienced person to share a few moments together in conversation. Our guest this week, Janna Hare, is the executive dir...
2015-01-2650 min
Boiling Point PodcastChris Hadfield Explains Devoting Yourself to a Successful LifeCommander Hadfield expresses the lessons he has learned from floating around our little blue dot that we call home. Greg is struck by the idea that the higher you get into space the more you can understand humanity. Dave notes that in the commander’s case the message and messenger are totally aligned. Dave is also impressed with Chris Hadfield’s comfort in expressing the lessons from his success. Greg recalls a moment he felt connected to how astronauts feel looking down on humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice
2015-01-0546 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 034 - DJ WaldowIntroducing DJ WaldowIt is coming upon that time of year again where many assess changes that need to be made in their lives. A course of action is taken where we vow to make these changes and we call them New Year’s resolutions. Many will choose to lose some weight; others will choose to quit smoking. Perhaps for your next New Year’s resolution, you might consider a plan to follow your passions. Our guest this week is just the guy to get the ball rolling for you.DJ Waldow was formerly an email ma...
2014-12-2253 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 033 - Lauchlan OughIntroducing Lauchlan Ough
Sometimes the most effective form of leadership involves empowering the people who work for you to be leaders themselves. A lot can be said enabling leaders, as well as getting them to jump right into unfamiliar tasks. This is exactly the approach Greg Hemmings takes with the people who work for him. One of the greatest examples of this is Greg’s employee, Lauchlan Ough. Lauchlan was one of the original employees at Hemmings House, and the youngest at the time. Lauchlan was around for the humble beginnings, where the production company was working out of t...
2014-12-1541 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 026 - Nancy MathisIntroducing Nancy Mathis
Nancy Mathis is a lady who knows how to lay down the framework that allows entrepreneurs to become better and achieve more. She is the founding executive director of the Wallace McCain Institute; a group that was formed in 2007 to see the entrepreneurs of Atlantic Canada have a better chance of success. Nancy has a background in chemical engineering, and a designer by nature. Prior to the Wallace McCain institute, Nancy ran a venture capital backed company, which unfortunately went into bankruptcy. Not to be dismayed, the unfortunate circumstance allowed her to take the reign...
2014-10-2747 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 025 - Gene FowlerIntroducing Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler is a man who knows the ups and downs of running a creative business in an untraditional location. He is the owner and creative director at the animation studio Loogaroo, which is a boutique animation agency focusing on commercial animations and tablet gaming. Gene is also the creative director at the publicly traded e learning company Blue Drop. He works both jobs out of his hometown studio in Miramichi, New Brunswick-- an area mostly known for fishing and the pulp and paper industry.
Loogaroo wasn’t Gene’s first kick at the...
2014-10-2138 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 024 - Ibarionex PerelloIntroducing Ibarionex Perello
Ibarionex Perello is a man who lives the creative life and knows how to parlay his lifestyle into a career. He is a photographer, writer, educator, and podcast host. In his previous life, Ibarionex was an editor for some photography magazines including Outdoor Photographer. During his long Los Angeles commutes, he got into the habit of listening to books on tape and eventually podcasts. He found that most of the photography podcasts he was listening to revolved around equipment choices and ways to practice photography, but not so much about the creative process. So, Ibario...
2014-10-1642 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 023 - Dr. Bill HowattIntroducing Dr. Bill Howatt
Dr. Bill Howatt has a goal to improve the lives of people and to improve the productivity of their employers. Dr. Bill works with our host, Dave Veale, as a coach at Vision Coaching Inc., along with being an author of over 60 books, a columnist with the Globe and Mail, and a number of other things with his bag of tricks. He has done all of this and achieved a PhD, despite not being able to read or write proficiently until the age of 19.
Dr. Bill credits his success to a nu...
2014-10-0638 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 020 - Hal SomersIntroducing Hal Somers
Hal Somers is the type of guy that takes opportunities in life when they are presented to him. Hal went to trade school to learn brick laying as a young man and for a short time worked in mining. However, one day a friend in the used car business called him and told him that he was perfect for the job. So, Hal decided to take a crack at selling cars. He asked for two-weeks vacation from the mine to try it out, and after two weeks he put in his resignation at the mine...
2014-09-1538 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 018 - Kristy O'LearyIntroducing Kristy O’Leary
Kristy O’Leary calls herself a vision broker and has a goal to make entrepreneurs and change makers succeed in making a positive impact on this Earth and make a profit while doing so. Growing up her family’s business was a great example of how business should be done in a positive fashion. She also saw the other side of the coin when large and uncaring big box stores outdid the family business. Kristy has always had an eye for making a change or an impact. She studied foreign policy with the goal of wo...
2014-09-0154 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 017 - ReviewIn this episode of the Boiling Point, Greg and Dave sit back to reflect on our first 16 episodes. Dave points out that Ken Blanchard once said, "feeback in the breakfast of champions." That doesn't include audio feedback, right?
We are looking for your feedback.
What did we do right?
Where did we drop the ball?
Who do you want us to interview?
Are you enjoying the show?
How can we make the show better?
Please send us emails to boilingpointpodcast@gmail.com, tweet at us @boili...
2014-08-2527 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 015 - John Wesley ChisholmIntroducing John Wesley Chisholm
Here is a math equation for you, what does an accountant plus a rocker give you? A television producer named John Wesley Chisholm. After finishing university with a finance degree, John Wesley had the intention of becoming an accountant. At the same time his part-time band, The Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra gets a big record deal with MCA records. Initially, John Wesley thought he could balance his two careers, but he found it difficult to commit to either one. But he had an idea about telling the world about the thousands of Sh...
2014-08-1145 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 010 - Shawn KingShawn gives us insight into what it is like to compete on the Amazing Race and what he and his wife learned from the experience. Dave tells an anecdote about a coincidence between left and right brain thinkers. Greg sees parallels between Shawn and himself including trying out for the Amazing Race Canada. Shawn tells us about the experience, how he had to drop off the grid to be on the show, and how some of his employees thought he was in rehab instead. Dave makes a great point about taking care of yourself first, in order to take care...
2014-07-0847 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 009 - Paul SimmondsIntroducing Paul Simmonds
Independent retail is a tough business. Independents are competing with big-box stores, large shopping destinations, and online retailers, which often have hard-to-beat pricing. So how does an independent retailer stand out amongst the crowd? Paul Simmonds seems to have the answer.
Paul is a 35 year veteran of the retail business and the owner of Robert Simmonds Clothing in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. This tough but kind business man started in the business as a stock boy in a shoe store at 14 years of age, and moved himself up the la...
2014-06-3028 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 008 - Judith MackinJudith explains her path to success. She tells us that she knows she is not the greatest at everything she gets wrapped up in, but she surrounds herself with a sub group of people that can help her. Many entrepreneurs would scoff and say they can’t afford help, but Judith is quick to point out that there is always a way. If you can’t afford a service, then barter. She tells us that communicating to your community, giving every customer the same attention, and a general attitude toward customer service. It’s also about knowing your customer, developing...
2014-06-2331 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 005 - Mickey MacDonaldIntroducing Mickey MacDonald
Mickey MacDonald is a true fighter; he fights in business, in his charitable work, and has also fought in the ring as a boxer. Still down-to-earth and approachable, Mickey came from humble beginnings, but as an entrepreneur he became one of Atlantic Canada’s preeminent businesspeople.
Mickey credits his drive to his mother. Mickey’s father had a heart attack, leaving Mickey’s mom as the primary caregiver and breadwinner for her seven children. As head nurse at the Halifax Infirmary, she would take care of sick babies full-time and then come home t...
2014-06-0239 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 004 - Michael LosierIntroducing Michael Losier -
Have you ever felt like something fell in place at just the right time? Have you experienced serendipity or coincidence? Well you, sir/madam, have been experiencing evidence of the law of attraction.
Michael Losier is a best-selling author, speaker and trainer originally from New Brunswick, now living in British Columbia. Michael started his journey after moving to BC and started a focus group on positive thinking out of his home. Before long, he had close to 50 people coming to his home every Sunday. One day, after talking with a motivational speake...
2014-05-2740 min
Boiling Point PodcastDavid Alston Believes In Teaching All Kids To Code Greg and Dave dive into the importance of teaching coding to kids and speak about their upcoming documentary project, Code Kids. Dave gets the new nickname, “Cutlets”, to differentiate the Davids. We learn the importance of teaching code to kids before grade five, and the need to “break the stigma” and get girls interested in coding. “Cutlets” is inspired by the idea of educators as coaches. Entrepreneurs and leaders making their communities a better place inspire Greg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2014-05-1235 min
Boiling Point PodcastBoiling Point - Episode 001 - Kevin Belyea Greg and Dave discuss with Kevin the importance of goal setting and sticking to the path to that goal. Kevin also discusses the difference between running an acquired company versus a start-up. Dave notices the differences between entrepreneurs. Some take very calculated risks, others are more action orientated, and some need to plan, plan, plan. Greg sees the link between entrepreneurs and artists; both like to start with a blank canvas to make a thing of beauty and both seek adventure and encounter risk.The guys also discuss the importance of listening to your gut f...
2014-05-1227 min