Jeff Couillard - Podcast Details

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Cards & Categories Ep. 121 : 2025 Awards Winners PCIn our 121st episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer cover a handful of MLB transactions, including a three-team deal, before selecting cards to place in the pod PC for the 2025 MLB Awards winners.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.We have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Links to things discussed in the pod:Cardinals ship Willson Contreras up to BostonRays, Pirates, and Astros link up on a three-team swap involving Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum, Mike Bur...

2025-12-241h 48

Cards & Categories Ep. 119 : 2025 Topps Chrome Update OverviewIn our 119th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the draft lottery, a new Hall-of-Famer, and the fallout of the Winter Meetings transactions before diving into the latest baseball card release, 2025 Topps Chrome Update, hitting shelves on Dec. 10.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.We have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Links to things discussed in the pod:White Sox secure first pick in 2026 draftJeff Kent makes it into the Hall of FamePete Alonso...

2025-12-111h 29

Collisions YYC Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero, The New Dynamics of Power in LeadershipHow do you build a team where leadership is shared, not hoarded? Where power is a tool for progress—not control? In this deeply insightful episode, Tyler Chisholm speaks with Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero, co-CEOs of The Ally Co, about the future of leadership, the hidden cost of hierarchy, and why real change starts with self-awareness. As consultants working with everyone from fast-scaling startups to major global energy firms, Jeff and Pablo share how they help organizations move from performative leadership to purposeful transformation. Together, they explore the concept of “leaderful teams”—environments where tru...

2025-10-301h 10

Cards & Categories Ep. 88 : 2025 Topps Heritage OverviewIn our 88th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by talking about the myriad of prospect callups that occurred this past week along with other news and notes on injuries and roster moves affecting fantasy leagues. Then we discuss the newest baseball card set release from Topps, 2025 Heritage, in stores everywhere April 23.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.We have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Sign up here to get access to all of the Raz...

2025-04-241h 26

ACHIEVE Workplace Culture The Power Dynamic: How It Shapes Workplace CultureIn this episode of the ACHIEVE Workplace Culture Podcast, Chris Downey and Wendy Loewen explore the often-overlooked topic of power dynamics in the workplace. With special guest Jeff Couillard, co-CEO and Chief Learning Architect at The Ally Co, they dive into how power—both seen and unseen—affects culture, leadership, and organisational change. Key takeaways include: The five different types of power in the workplace How leaders unknowingly misuse power—and how to correct it The connection between power, burnout, and engagement Why self-awareness isn’t enough—leaders need other-awareness Practical strategies for leaders to foster psychological safety and feedba...

2025-03-211h 08

Cards & Categories Ep. 75 : AL East Preview With Matt FrankIn our 75th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer are joined by Matt Frank aka Marmosdad, Razzball's Top 100 Pitchers writer, to discuss Roki Sasaki joining the Dodgers and preview the AL East teams. For each team in the division, we each pick a player that for fantasy purposes we would buy, sell, and pick to click.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.We have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Links to things discussed in the pod:

2025-01-232h 35

Leaderful Supporting meaningful development with 360° feedback reviewsIn this episode, Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero dive into The Ally Co.’s Leadership Impact 360°s, powerful experiences designed to support both professional and personal development through a combination of useful feedback, meaningful review, and focused action. They discuss some of the reasons people struggle to request and receive meaningful feedback through typical performance review processes and present an opportunity to approach this important growth process differently. Along the way, Pablo and Jeff take us through TACO’s Leadership Impact 360° client journey, exploring how intentional design and facilitation can help participants: Engage in feedback...

2024-09-1824 min

Leaderful Activating Genuine Leadership and Culture Change with Trusted AdvisingIn this episode of The Leaderful Podcast, Co.CEOs (Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard) reflect on TACO's journey this past year. Part of their discussion focused on the latest positioning of our offerings in today's leadership and culture space, and what's become clearer in our work to create leaderful teams. Some highlights from the conversation: ⚡ Foundational Alignment & Leaderfulness -- Any meaningful change (e.g. developing adaptive capacity) requires power-based and systems-conscious leadership. The cultivation of awareness, skill, and alignment across organizational levels starts at the top.  🔄 Purposeful Direction & Ways of Working -- Leaders must clearly com...

2024-05-3037 min

Leaderful Navigating Leadership: Equity, Data, and the Power of RelationshipsCo.CEOs Jessica Xiomara García and Emily Drake of Learning for Action - an organization helping create and support equitable learning cultures in the social sector - join Jeff and Pablo to discuss the nuances of harmonizing equity-grounded and data-informed approaches into organizational practices. Listen in as they explore: Co.CEO origins stories => Giving us insight into how Emily and Jessica's personal backgrounds and experiences helped shape their leadership and operational philosophies at Learning for Action. Equity-Grounded Leadership => Integrating attention to power, privilege, and identity to better serve our diverse communities. Data-Informed Decision-Making => Staying conscious of an over-relia...

2024-05-171h 03

Responsible Disruption Data-Driven Social ChangeIn this episode of Responsible Disruption, our host, James Gamage, welcomes Jeff Couillard, a change catalyst and advocate for youth mental health. The episode delves into Jeff's transformative life experiences, his journey from his work in addiction treatment to entrepreneurship, and the evolution of data-driven evaluation approaches in social change. Jeff is now Co-CEO at The Ally Co., a team of human-centered, systems-conscious consultants, facilitators and advisors who support leaders in deepening connection, trust and leadership on their teams. In the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we would like to honour the truth o...

2024-04-1744 min

Cards & Categories Ep: 32 : Our Top Ten PitchersIn our 32nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer perform a two-man mock draft of the top ten pitchers. We open with discussion on the latest roster moves and Spring Training camp news along with some updates regarding 2024 Topps Series 1 before diving deep into the upper tier of fantasy arms.You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.We now have Cards & Categories swag for purchase, visit our shop here!Links to things discussed in the pod:Jorge Soler joins the GiantsPhillies...

2024-02-221h 55

Leaderful Designing and leading meaningful DEI and systems change with Denyelle FraserConsultant, designer and strategist in the field of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Denyelle Fraser, joins our Co.CEO Jeff Couillard to discuss the opportunities and challenges of leading sustainable and systems-conscious change and transformation projects with an EDI focus. Listen in as they explore: The importance of moving beyond EDI check-box initiatives The value of centering the voices and perspectives of the people being served Denyelle's experience helping teams design and deliver more equitable and just services The Onion Tool from Community Wise Resource Centre About Denyelle As an equity-based...

2023-11-0251 min

Leaderful Psychological safety, empowerment and building neuroinclusive workplaces with Dave ThompsonEducator, innovator and advocate in the field of neurodiversity employment, Dave Thompson, joins our Co.CEO Jeff Couillard to discuss the opportunities and challenges of fostering psychologically safe workplaces for neurodiverse employees - and how that effort benefits everyone. Listen in as they explore: The importance of 'challenger safety' How coaching is for everyone - not just neurodivergent employees How to make sense of common terminology Dave's experience helping teams foster more meaningful connection and neuro-friendly workplaces About Dave As Director of Strategic Programs for Potentia, Dave supports companies in becoming more neuroinclusive t...

2023-05-0445 min

Leaderful Leading with empathy, vulnerability and compassion in the workplace with Rod MillerConnector, Culture Catalyst and Executive Coach, Rod Miller, joins our Co.CEO's Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero to discuss the evolving world of work, leading with empathy, developing your people and navigating the rapidly changing landscape of work and life. Listen in as they explore: The importance of creating psychologically safe spaces Practices and insights for staying grounded and present The importance of feedback and humility as a leader How the pandemic accelerated the re-design of our work lives About Rod Be sure to connect with Rod on LinkedIn and let him know what you enjoyed or found insightful in this...

2023-03-141h 04

Leaderful Making power visible, negotiable and useful with Joe CardilloFounder, Coach and Advisor, Joe Cardillo, joins our Co.CEO Jeff Couillard to discuss how middle managers can use power to create meaningful change. Listen in as they explore: The importance of making power dynamics visible and transparent Advice for middle managers on navigating values and performance tensions Why power awareness is foundational to ethical leadership Why meaningful change requires building social capital About Joe Be sure to connect with Joe on LinkedIn, and let them know what you enjoyed or found insightful in this episode! Interested in learning more about The Ally Co.? Find us on LinkedIn Explore our upco...

2023-02-1250 min

Leaderful Exploring the ’intention vs. impact gap’ with Pablo Romero and Jeff CouillardOur Co.CEO's Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard discuss the 'intention vs. impact' gap, and share practical steps leaders can take to close it. Listen in as they explore: The core drivers and indicators of problems/opportunities that exist within the intention vs. impact gap Why 'real' underlying problems don't get identified without conscious and skilled discovery work How leaders can approach doing meaningful discovery work The role of practitioners and consultants in holding the bigger picture and facilitating conscious sense-making Interested in learning more about The Ally Co.? Find us on LinkedIn Explore our model for leaderful workplace cultur...

2023-02-0835 min

Leaderful Power dynamics in the workplace with Jeff Couillard Our Co.CEO Jeff Couillard joins Mahir Nisar on The Workplace Justice podcast to discuss the very real impacts of power dynamics in the workplace. Listen in as they explore: Five (5) types of power and how they each show up in our workplace systems Why overcoming addiction makes people powerful How power awareness helps to discover root problems for systems-change Why meaningful change requires ethical leadership (and some actions you can take) About Mahir Be sure to connect with Mahir on LinkedIn, and let him know what you enjoyed or found insightful in our conversation! Interested in learning more about The...

2022-12-2728 min

Leaderful 5D’s for creating meaningful impact with Pablo Romero and Jeff CouillardTune in as our Co.CEOs Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard share The Ally Co.'s model for leading meaningful workplace culture initiatives with their clients. Listen in as we breakdown the Five Ds for meaningful work: Discovery: "What do we know about this from 'their' perspective(s)?" Definition: "Why should people care about the 'problem(s)' we are prioritizing?" Design: "How might we approach these meaningful opportunities?" Delivery: "What will we do to ensure our intended impact?" Debrief: "What have we learned, and what now?" Interested in learning more about The Ally Co.? Find us on LinkedIn Learn m...

2022-12-1933 min

Leaderful The intersection of L&D, leadership and workplace culture with Grant DrmajLearning and development thought leader Grant Drmaj joins our own Co.CEO Jeff Couillard to discuss the current state of learning and leadership in today's organizations. Here are some key topics they cover: Important considerations for virtual vs. in-person learning Common barriers to designing and delivering experiences that drive meaningful change, and The intersection of L&D, leadership, and workplace culture About Grant Grant Drmaj is an experienced leader that focuses on creating blended learning solutions to reinforce the value of big-ticket programs like leadership development, employee upskilling and reskilling, performance management, onboarding, and even succession planning. He ta...

2022-12-1546 min

Leaderful Healthy boundaries, self-care and power with Woodrie BurichIn this episode, Jeff Couillard chats with Woodrie Burich on how to set and hold effective and healthy boundaries - at work and in life. They discuss self-care (beyond the band-aids) and setting boundaries before burning out. Enjoy!

2022-12-1252 min

Leaderful Is leadership development broken?In this shorter episode, Co-CEO and Director of Learning and Development, Jeff Couillard, tackles three of the primary problems that exist in most mainstream leadership development programs and approaches. He also offers a few key insights to consider when developing your organization's approach to developing 'leaderful' teams, highlighting the importance of team-based, real-world and action-oriented learning.

2022-12-0421 min

Leaderful Psychological safety, unhealthy conflict, leadership and power in the DEI space with Jennifer VelezIn this episode of The Leaderful Podcast, Jennifer Velez - Senior Strategist for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Forever 21 - joins Jeff Couillard for a rich discussion on psychological safety, unhealthy conflict, power dynamics, and leadership in the DEI space. Follow along or connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn. A bit more about Jennifer - she currently leads Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Forever 21 where she drives organizational growth and development through the organization's most valuable resource - people. She is committed to expanding equity and access by directly supporting historically marginalized communities. Jennifer has experience b...

2022-11-2853 min

Leaderful All roads lead to powerIn this episode, Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero discuss a few of the key components of The Ally Co.'s Transformational Impact model, including the Right Use of Power framework.

2022-11-2020 min

Leaderful The problem with employee engagement surveysIn this episode of The Leaderful Podcast, Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard discuss some of the problems, challenges (and opportunities!) with traditional and mainstream employee engagement surveys. If you are tasked with collecting meaningful data from your team to inform better strategic decisions, this is a must listen!

2022-11-1426 min

Leaderful Healthy conflict or artificial harmony?In this episode of The Leaderful Podcast, Co-CEO's Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard discuss the two key factors in getting from artificial harmony or unhealthy conflict to healthy conflict, or productive tension.

2022-11-0722 min

Leaderful Mental wellness in the workplace with Ty McKinneyIn this episode of Leaderful, Jeff Couillard and Ty McKinney discuss mental wellness in the workplace, hybrid work, addiction and neurodiversity. Ty McKinney is a neuroscientist, Co-Founder of 8 Bit Cortex, Mental Health Advocate and self-described 'professional nerd'.

2022-10-0546 min

Leaderful The six core pain points facing leaders and teams todayIn this episode of Leaderful, Pablo Romero and Jeff Couillard discuss the six core pain points that leaders and teams face as they strive to build high-performing workplaces where everyone thrives. These six pain points include: Chronic burnout Deep stuckness Cultural disconnection Unhealthy conflict Unsafe environments Shitty communication Learn more about The Ally Co. and the work we do do to help teams overcome these challenges at our website.

2022-09-2845 min

Leaderful Introduction to LeaderfulIn this first episode of Leaderful, Jeff Couillard and Pablo Romero discuss the hopes and goals of the show and the key challenges that leaders and teams face as they navigate building human-centred, systems-conscious organizations.

2022-09-2709 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 049 - Farzin Farzad on Decolonizing the WorkplaceJoin host Jeff Couillard and guest Farzin Farzad for a rich conversation about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in our organizations and communities.

2021-03-101h 02

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 048 - Guy Felicella on addiction, recovery and harm reductionJoin host Jeff Couillard and Guy Felicella as we explore his journey through addiction, gangs, homelessness and harm reduction.

2021-01-181h 05

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 047 - Evan Weselake on Finding FocusIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats all things "focus" with Evan Weselake. Evan is a certified executive coach, a member of Forbes' "coaches council" and has more than 14,000 hours of group training and facilitation experience. Enjoy!

2020-12-171h 03

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 046 -Chris Jones on Entrepreneurship, Overcoming Crisis and Finding PurposeIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with Chris Jones about his journey of entrepreneurship, coaching others and finding purpose.

2020-12-141h 03

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 045 -Jeff Couillard on the 4A's of Getting UnstuckIn this short solo show, Jeff Couillard breaks down his "4A's" of getting unstuck, a simple and effective framework for understanding how to cultivate awareness, alignment, action and accountability in your life.

2020-11-2425 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 044 - Regina Smith on Status, Identity and PowerIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Regina Smith discuss status power, privilege and identity, digging into her work of helping to transform organizations and foster justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

2020-11-1855 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 043 - Powerful with Ken WylieIn this episode, Jeff and special guest, author, mountain guide and educator Ken Wylie chat about the learning and growth that transpired after Ken was involved in a skiing tragedy in the mountains. They chat about human development, adventure, risk, nature and connection to self.

2020-11-111h 20

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 042 - Ernest Barbaric on Navigating UncertaintyIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Ernest Barbaric discuss navigating uncertainty, leading into the future and the power of mindfulness and meditation.

2020-11-041h 09

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 041 - Margo Talbot on Climbing through Addiction and Maximizing Mental FitnessOn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard chats with author, speaker and climber Margo Talbot on her journey through addiction and depression and the power of adventure to help people overcome their struggles.

2020-10-271h 00

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 040 - Pablo Romero on Human Centred DesignIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks with Pablo Romero on his journey to human centred design, crafting exceptional employee experiences and harnessing productive tension.

2020-10-241h 01

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 039 - Kelly Waters-Radcliffe on Psychotherapy and How to Fix ItIn this conversation with Kelly Waters-Radcliffe, Jeff explores the ins and outs of "therapy", including some meaningful solutions to some of the challenges facing psychotherapy.

2020-10-201h 11

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 038 - Tanya Koshowski on People Centred LeadershipIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff chats all things "people centred leadership" with Tanya Koshowski.

2020-10-1751 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 037 - Dana Couillard and The Three Legged StoolIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & his dad, Dana, chat about his new book "The Three Legged Stool". They cover the 4 primary psychological drivers of employee engagement and some practical strategies to improve engagement with your team.

2020-10-081h 00

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 036 - Vince Fowler on Embracing the SuckIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard & Vince Fowler discuss the idea of "embracing the suck", what it is and what it isn't, and dig into Vince's history with the military, rugby and business.

2020-09-271h 09

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 035 - Kimberley McAdams on Artificial Harmony and Productive ConflictKimberley McAdams, business and leadership coach, joins Jeff for a conversation about "artificial harmony", and offers a bunch of practical strategies to address it in your life.

2020-09-171h 04

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 034 - Brendan Trinca on Restorative Practice, Inviting Growth and Keeping Your Phone in Your PocketIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses restorative practice, inviting growth and being present with Brendan Trinca.

2020-09-1655 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 033 - Figments of ImaginationWhat's the difference between "objective" and "subjective" reality? Turns out, quite a bit. And it's in our subjective realities, and the differences in how we experience, interpret, make sense of and communicate those realities that contribute to a lot of the conflict and problems in the world. In this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the most dangerous of the "subjective constructs", the idea of individualism in western society.

2020-06-2819 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 032 - Not All Lives MatterIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the problem with the "all lives matter" movement, and some sobering statistics about the quality of life for Black Americans and Indigenous Canadians.

2020-06-1115 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 031 - The Problem with PrivilegeIn this episode of Powerful we discuss the "problem with privilege", and how referring to 'whiteness' or 'maleness' as privilege doesn't reflect the depth of the benefits or the inequities in the power dynamic that is generated. Jeff plays a clip from Trevor Noah, where he asks some tough questions about what, exactly, is a society? And how can the people in power ensure that it's living up to everyone's expectations?

2020-06-0519 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 030 - Patricia Jones, Carlene Donnelly & The Power of CollaborationIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard discusses the power of collaboration with Patricia Jones and Carlene Donnelly, the executive directors of Catholic Family Services and CUPS respectively. They cover a wide range of topics, from outcome and evaluation to client-centred practice and some advice for new leaders.

2020-05-2953 min

Small Nonprofit: Fundraising Tips, Leadership Strategies, and Community-Centric Solutions make it count! client service evaluation with Jeff CouillardSend us a textDo you remember that icky feeling back in school, when you were assigned a piece of homework that you didn't see the point in doing, but had to do it anyway? Well, I bet that’s the same feeling you get when you’re filling out a program report and are asked to provide evaluation numbers that don’t make sense to you. Impact evaluation is one of those things we are told that is good for us, but often feels so disconnected from our day-to-day work. On today's episode of the Sma...

2020-04-2040 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 029 - You Are Not a RobotIn today's short episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard talks about "locus of control", using examples from raising kids and the idea of having "buttons" or "triggers" that other people can push or pull to cause your emotional or behavioural response.

2020-04-1914 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 028 - Liam Law and the Power of FeedbackIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard connects with Liam Law, a former youth worker, shift-supervisor and outcomes & evaluation lead at Enviros Base Camp. They discuss the power of "feedback informed practice", and offer practical tools and suggestions for building a culture of feedback in your program, and how to use feedback to both prove and improve the quality of your services.

2020-04-0933 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 027 - Scott Schmidt and Truth to PowerIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard and Scott Schmidt have a wide ranging conversation, centred around the role of media in speaking truth to power and holding government to account for their actions. Scott is the layout editor at the Medicine Hat News, and his Saturday column "Laying It Out" has drawn a great deal of attention lately as he takes aim at government misinformation, propoganda and decisions that are being made in the interest of corporations over citizens. Scott offers some advice on how and where to consume your news, and some hard-hitting...

2020-04-021h 08

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 026 - Stephen de Groot and The Hardest Task of LeadershipIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard continues the conversation about all things leadership with Stephen de Groot, author and human behaviour expert. They explore the hardest task of leadership, closing the "intention - impact" gap, getting meaningful feedback and accurately assessing their own performance. Steve introduces the listener to the "Leaderscore", a strengths-based development instrument designed after a decade of thought and research, and available now for leaders everywhere.

2020-03-3038 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 025 - Self Care is ImpossibleIn today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the other four of the "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Don't forget to jump on the free webinar, where you get all the strategies in one place, complete with slides and watching Jeff talk through them. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or leader. We're at our greatest risk of accidentally and unintentionally misusing our power when we're burnt out, stressed out and generally not at our best. In this episode, Jeff will continue to help you see beyond "yoga and green tea"...

2020-03-2618 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 024 - Stephen de Groot and Beating BurnoutIn today's episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites Stephen de Groot, a leadership and human behaviour expert to the show to discuss the epidemic of burnout in our helping service organizations, and what leaders can do about it! Steve and Jeff talk about practical and proven strategies for increasing the "meaning" that employees find in the work, and how it's disconnection from that meaning that makes the work so much harder and leads to burnout.

2020-03-2330 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 023 - Self Care in the ChaosIn today's short episode, Jeff introduces you to the first three of his "7 Essential Strategies" for better self-care. Self-care isn't optional, particularly if you're a parent, helping professional or leader. We're at our greatest risk of accidentally and unintentionally misusing our power when we're burnt out, stressed out and generally not at our best. In this episode, Jeff will help you see beyond "yoga and green tea", to the deeper underlying priorities, strategies and foundations of excellent self-care.

2020-03-1919 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 022 - Lisa Arsenault and the Power of ValuesIn this episode of Powerful, Jeff Couillard invites his friend and highly respected colleague Lisa Arsenault to the show to discuss the power of values in a high functioning community. Lisa and Jeff worked at Enviros Base Camp for a dozen years alongside one another. The program lived and breathed it’s values primarily thanks to Lisa’s intentional character and gift for creating meaning within community. Lisa and Jeff offer tips and examples for leaders hoping to operationalize their mission and vision and the duo discuss the importance of congruence and getting them into practice, not just...

2020-03-1241 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 021 - Jessica Mills and the Power of a CampfireIn today’s episode of Powerful, Jeff and his colleague & friend Jessica Mills tackle the first ingredient of building an intentional community, which is that there has to be a problem/challenge for the community to rally behind. Jess is a social worker by trade and a lover of all things outdoors and fitness related. Throughout the show Jess and Jeff discuss the problem/challenge that Base Camp sought to solve and how it was clear that the problem the community was attempting to solve was much bigger than the addiction itself. Enjoy this episode as these tw...

2020-03-0529 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 020 - The Three Essential Ingredients of Powerful CommunitiesLike your favourite recipe, powerful communities require a list of distinct and special ingredients. Over the next few episodes Jeff will unpack what the essential ingredients are in building high functioning and intentional communities. Enjoy this episode as he kicks off this journey of unpacking these ideas and uses his own experience of working and creating an intentional community at Enviros Base Camp, a wilderness addictions treatment centre. It wasn’t an accident that this community functioned the way it did, and in today’s short episode Jeff highlights the three essential ingredients this community possessed and othe...

2020-02-2718 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 019 - Bob McInnis and The Power of CommunityIn today's episode Jeff interviews business and community leader and liaison, Bob McInnis, on the power of community. Listeners will hear stories about how our sense of community is being threatened, what the essential ingredients of building community are and some practical strategies for how to go about connecting within your own community. They discuss Bob’s journey to deconstruct his world view, and how he continues to reconstruct it as he asks difficult and awkward questions and continues to grow. Give this fascinating conversation on the "power of community" a listen and sh...

2020-02-201h 00

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 018 - The Pale Blue DotIn today's short episode, Jeff reflects on one of his favourite speeches by Carl Sagan...the famous "Pale Blue Dot" speech prompted by a photograph taken by the Voyager spacecraft. Jeff also discusses the idea of "ownership", specifically the importance of owning our values, behaviours and feelings and how they're connected to living our best lives.

2020-02-1317 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 017 - Dr. Cathryn van Kessel (aka. Dr. Evil)Today on Powerful Jeff sits down with Dr. Cathryn Van Kessel and together they conceptualize good and evil and societal ideas surrounding death and the impacts on one's life. Cathryn is a professor at the University of Alberta where she teaches and researches all things evil. In this episode Cathryn discusses how as humans we have a natural biological response to death and that we want to feel stable and permanent and don’t want to die. Cathryn introduces listeners to the fascinating concepts that make up Terror Management Theory and how it illustrates how a direct reminder of de...

2020-02-0641 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 016 - Dr. Muna Saleh & The Danger of a Single StoryShow notes: In this episode of Powerful, Jeff invites professor and activist Dr. Muna Saleh onto the show to discuss racism, the danger of a single story, her experience as a hijab wearing professor and some stories of hope moving forward. Dr. Saleh is a Canadian woman, professor, researcher, author, and mother. Her doctoral research captures the experiences of Canadian Muslim girls and their mothers and her advocacy work is centred around helping refugees across Canada gain support and resources to thrive. Resources & Links: Dr. Muna Saleh - https://concordia.ab.c...

2020-01-301h 00

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 015 - Colleen Henderson and The Power of StoryYou won’t want to miss this episode of Powerful! Jeff invites guest Colleen Henderson onto the show to discuss the power of story and how it relates to everything from business, marketing and politics to video games and freedom of expression. Colleen Henderson talks about her own experience with becoming a storyteller and how it changed her career direction and led to her becoming President and Creative Director of the Calgary based company Perfect Pitch Consulting Group. Listen to this episode to discover what Jeff and Colleen feel the biggest problem in business is today, and ho...

2020-01-231h 03

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 014 - The Power of GratitudeGratitude is one of the most important mindsets & practices that we can cultivate in our lives. People who regularly practice gratitude have been shown to enjoy; More positive emotions Better physical and psychological health Feeling more alive and present in the moment. Improved self-esteem Building new relationships and deepened existing relationships Better sleep Stronger immune systems Increased mental strength Grab a copy of the Ultimate Guide to Gratitude and kickstart your gratitude practice today!

2020-01-1616 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 013 - Shelly Qualtieri & The Power of ToolsToday Jeff sits down and chats with registered social worker/counselor Shelly Qualtieri. Shelly has 30 years of experience working in government, and not for profit in North America, and Australia. Her work spans the spectrum of helping services from mental health, to Suicide Prevention Awareness and intervention and private practice. Jeff and Shelly talk about the power of relationship and how to know when you are aligned within a therapeutic alliance. Listeners will enjoy really tangible, practical advice for things like anxiety, depression and what to do if you or someone you know are having thoughts of...

2020-01-0951 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 012 - The Most Important ConversationAre some conversations more important than others? Jeff thinks so. In this short episode, he'll introduce you to the Most Important Conversation you'll ever have...the one we often shy away from and don't realize we haven't had. The one we ignore to our peril, until it becomes unavoidable.

2020-01-0219 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 011 - How to Suffer More in 2020In this short tongue-in-cheek episode, Jeff gives you three practical strategies for suffering more in the coming year. Obviously, you could just do the opposite and suffer less...but the choice is yours.

2019-12-2616 min

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 010 - Garth Mullins and the CrackdownThe opioid crisis has killed 13,000 people in Canada in the last 3 years. In 2018, someone died of an overdose every two hours, every day, for 365 days. That’s just shy of 4,600 deaths. And the reality is that we’re lagging our feet, at the system level through our healthcare, education and governance institutions, and as a society in the continued stigma and the rather arbitrary criminalization of drug users in this country. Which brings us to today’s guest, who’s been at ground zero of the drug war in this country, living and working in the downt...

2019-12-191h 03

Powerful with Jeff Couillard 009 - Kevin PowellIn today’s episode Jeff interviews Pastor Kevin Powell from the First Lutheran Church here in Calgary, Alberta. In this wide ranging conversation Jeff and Kevin discuss; how the pastor found the Church through music, they dissect Canadian politics and misuse of power, the Pastor describes the concept of “non anxious presence” when it comes to leadership, and finally the importance of community. Pastor Kevin describes how the church underwent huge transformational changes when they began inviting the LGBTQ2S+ community into their congregation. If you would like to learn more about Pastor Kevin Powell you can visit www.making...

2019-12-1636 min