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What Juices You PodcastWhat Juices You with Kris MacQueen | Finding Your Contribution, Resilience, and Beauty in LeadershipWhat really energizes a great leader? In this heartfelt episode of the What Juices You podcast, Juice Inc. senior facilitator Kris MacQueen shares personal stories and reflections about discovering purpose and meaning through his unique contributions to others.Kris talks openly about his passion for helping individuals connect deeply with their own creative contributions, especially during challenging or uncertain times. He explores resilience not just as a way of getting through difficulty, but as a means to create something beautiful and impactful. Kris also shares a profound personal story about how...2025-04-2523 min
the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe ART of CONTACT: UNCORKED with JAMES TUGHANThis UNCORK conversation explores the intersection of art, theology, and psychology with my cohost, Kris MacQueen and our guest, renowned artist and author James Tughan. Join us as we explore the deep intentionality and design behind Tughan's artwork, the power of constraint in creativity, and the interplay between freedom and structure. We discuss how James's personal journey through mental health and trauma has influenced his artistic process and the themes he explores in his work. Our conversation also touches on the role of patrons in supporting artists and the challenges artists face in finding financial support. 2024-04-161h 13the UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNCOMMODIFYING ONE WORLD with ANOTHER: UNCORKED with KRIS MACQUEENThis UNCORK conversation is a thoughtful and instructive chat with Facilitator, Musician, Producer and my friend Kris MacQueen. As we explore his almost 30-year journey through 3 very different careers, Kris and I consider this question: How do you uncommodify one world with the lessons you learn in a "seemingly" different world? Here are some thoughts and questions we consider as we share a whiskey: How is asking for "luck" the pathway to possibility?If you want to help someone find a new opportunity, help them see what they have "favour" for and encourage th...2023-03-0555 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNBRANDED and UNBRIDLED: Living and Leading the Maverick WayThis episode is entitled "UNBRANDED & UNBRIDLED: Living and Leading the Maverick Way" it's an UNCORK Conversation with consultant, trainer, mentor, speaker, and author Judith Germain.Judith is a "Mindful Maverick" who amplifies impact and influence - hers, mine, and yours.Judith and I set this conversation free and ride full-on into the world where Mavericks run free and wild for the sake of others. Ride with us along the trail, and you will discover what a Maverick is and how they use their superpowers to get it done, get it done right for y...2022-05-0539 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: The Lasting Legacy of BELIEVERSUNENDERS are and were BELIEVERS. Listen to this episode, and you will discover how belief and being a believer in and for others will impact and influence them today ... tomorrow ... and even when you are dead and gone.Together we will discover the practical things that believers do that empower and demonstrate their belief in others. And we also examine the possibilities and potential that are unlocked when you are cheering others on and articulating and expressing your fanatic faith in them. In this, the 6th episode in a 14-part series, we explore an...2022-04-2720 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: the Lasting Legacy of RECORDERSUNENDERS are and were RECORDERS. Listen to this episode, and you will discover the power and potential in your hands and heart when you get out paper, scissors, markers, or your iPhone or Galaxy Note or any other kind of smartphone and make it smarter and wiser for someone else. Be a RECORDER of events and ideas or your seemingly mundane life so it can be transformed from mundane to magical memories that inspire from the other side.In this 5th part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions o...2022-04-2016 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: the Lasting Legacy of "PAINTERS"UNENDERS are and were PAINTERS. Listen to this episode, and you will discover how to: Help people "see" the hidden value in themselves and meaning in their lives. And what is real and what is possible for them.Help people use the light and shadow of their lives and "paint" a brighter future with and for them.And "PAINT" on "human canvases," so you will leave a lasting legacy that will outlive and outlast you. In this 4th part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, act...2022-04-1215 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastCARING CURIOSITY: Get in the FlowThis episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Bo Andersson. Bo is a passionate leader in the water and wastewater value industry. His career began over ½ a century ago and continues to flow today with a vibrant desire for excellence.Our conversation ebbs and flows as we dive deep into why curiosity and caring are so transformational. And what Bo's understanding of the curious journey of H2O has taught him about being strategically curious and caring in life and business.Join us as we let caring and carefulness energize our carefree curiosity and make us w...2022-04-0542 min
Guelph Vineyard ChurchThe Costly Gift with Kris MacQueenThe scripture readings that will anchor our worship today invite us into stories that both reveal the great wealth we find in Christ and honour the gift of worship we give Him in response. We will give space for a more extended time for worship and communion, with a short reflection from Kris.2022-04-0323 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: the Lasting Legacy of MENTORSUNENDERS are and were MENTORS. Listen to this episode, and you will discover the essential attitudes and actions that will empower you to empower others and enhance the impact and effect of your mentoring and encouragement of others even when you are gone.In this 3rd part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers. The UNCOMMODIFIED. The UNENDERS. Who are still with me and many others, even though many of them are gone now. THEY ARE UNENDERS because they were ME...2022-03-3018 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: the Lasting Legacy of "PUSHERS"In this episode, I will explore the first of thirteen characteristics, actions, and passions of those who have become UNENDING Legacy Leavers. UNCOMMODiFiED UNENDERS to me.Even though they are gone, they are definitely not forgotten because they were PUSHERS. And if you and I can become one now on purpose and with purpose, proactive PUSHERS, we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers. UNCOMMODIFIED UNENDERS in the lives of many people we encounter in this life.UNENDERS. Legacy leavers are PUSHERS.Their PUSHERS of people, and they leave an imprint. Their PUSHERS...2022-03-2019 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNENDERS: When it's all Said but Never Really DoneI will be your ferryman over the river Styx (you may have to google that reference) into a series of podcast episodes about my UNENDING, about your UNENDING, about the lasting legacy of the UNCOMMODiFiED. Because, when it’s all said but really never done, what unique mark will we leave?The subject matter of these episodes has weight. It’s deep and maybe even a little dark for some. It’s dangerous and dramatic. And according to my wife, it may have the power to hasten my untimely death, but I don’t think so, at least I...2022-03-1220 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe Best PIVOT is an Inside Job: UNCORKED with Leslie Gordon ChristieThis episode explores the overused term but sometimes underappreciate journey of "the Pivot." Whirling from stability to following a dream and recalibrating when the world throws you curve balls like COVID. Join us, my friend and business partner Amanda Macdougall and myself for this UNCORK Conversation with former CTV News reporter, anchor, journalist, creator, and founder of Buff Mom, BUFFnation, and Delish by Design Leslie Gordon Christie. We often love the idea of being uncommodified, but how do you break free from the chains of routine, stability and sameness? Well … you do it, Lesli...2022-03-0244 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastBLOW YOUR FEARS AWAY: the Secret Power of Your Nervous FartsThis episode is entitled "BLOW YOUR FEARS AWAY: the Secret Power of Your Nervous Farts." It's an UNCORK Conversation with media specialist, television broadcaster, news writer, and FEAR FACER Natasha McKenty. Natasha and I chat and chin wag about living life uncomfortably, facing our fears, and using your platform and your gifts to inspire and encourage others along the way.As we dip and dive into our terrors and tears, Natasha shares her personal and professional journey from being terrified of crowds and speaking in public to being in front of crowds and the camera a...2022-02-1655 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastWANDER. WONDER. & Wiser Now: UNCORKED with Cam ShapanskyThis episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Cam Shapansky, a social sector fundraising and program development advocate, thought leader, and an old friend of mine. Cam is the Founder and CEO of Blue North, a fundraising and strategy group that works with Non-profit Organizations around the world, helping them improve their programs, raise more money, and do more great work for others.Cam and I reflect on what the privilege of working internationally, in other cultures over the past quarter-century, has taught us about life and leadership. We pour some tequila and Mezcal and share some battlefield...2022-02-0550 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastLOAD & LIGHTS: RV Life & Leadership Lessons # 2In this NITTY-GRITTY, I share two more Life and Leadership lessons that my RV trips are teaching me. I am applying these in my personal life and my work with my client partners.I am learning valuable lessons about towing the LOAD and gaining some insights about "weight distribution" and burning "fuel" in my life as I do.I am also learning about hooking up and testing my LIGHTS on our new RV, and that is helping me see how leaders need to "signal" their desire to "change lanes" and their other intentions to those...2022-01-2615 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastLISTEN WITH YOUR FINGERSIn this NITTY-GRITTY episode, I encourage you to understand that your ears are not the only body part that helps you listen. So listen, and you will discover the other appendages you need to activate to help you hear better and more.Give me 10-minutes and 53-seconds of your time, and you will discover the secret power of note-taking when you use it to keep you on track in the conversation, contain and place our interruptions so that they don't get in the way of good listening, and build greater trust along the way.Tim...2022-01-1810 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHaile Selassie: Bigger. More. Greater. and Larger for OthersThis UNCORK conversation is sparked by this quote from Haile Selassie, "We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community." Leadership Historian Craig Minchin and I UNCORK some exceptional whiskey and chat about the powerful and captivating character and leadership traits of Haile Selassie. We explore some of his accomplishments and expose some of his failures and flaws: his light and darkness.2022-01-1250 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTENACIOUSLY PATIENT: Unleashing the Wisdom of Hurry & WaitBack in EPISODE # 50 entitled UNDETERRED & UNDENIED (If you haven't listened to that one yet, please check it out), I outlined 12 positive predispositions undeterred and undeniable people. In this 9-minute and 55-second follow-up episode, I share some more thoughts and encourage you to consider, at a deeper level, how they were TENACIOUSLY PATIENT, tenacious and patient. You will discover the powerful TUG-OF-WAR and the PUSH & PULL that will make you undeterred and undeniable. And the wisdom of HURRY UP and WAIT.Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kri...2022-01-0509 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe GIVE. the TAKE. and the GET: UNCORKED with Matt FletcherThis episode is an UNCORK CONVERSATION with Matt Fletcher. Matt is an UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast listener that I connected with through social media. After learning his story, I wanted to have on the show to share his personal and professional journey of buying his Dad’s business. And then recently selling that business to a larger corporation in an industry in which up to 70% of the industry’s knowledge could vaporize in the next ten years, and a historic number of businesses will be bought and sold.Matt and I chat about the GIVE and TAKE in ne...2021-12-2740 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe 4 GIFTS: what People Really Want from their Leaders for ChristmasIn this episode, I highlight the 4 GIFTS that I consistently hear that employees, teams, partners, your partner, your children, and even your dog and cat want and need from you and other leaders this Christmas and throughout next year.Give these 4 GIFTS that are on everyone's Christmas list this year and every year, and you will build trust and catalyze the attention and desire to set and achieve your goals. Because if you don't, there will be a lump of coal or a chunk of something else equally as disappointing in everyone's stocking and under every tree...2021-12-2116 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcasta Curious Man. a Consensus Building Mayor. an UN-POLITICIAN.This episode is entitled "a CURIOUS Man. a CONSENSUS Building Mayor. an UN-POLITICIAN who Marches to the Beat of a Different Drummer." it's an UNCORK Conversation hosted by Kris MacQueen (my Podcast Producer) with Cam Guthrie, the Mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, Guelph, Ontario. In this UNCORK conversation, Kris and Cam (and myself: eavesdropper and occasional interrupter in this episode) poke and prod into the mysterious world of politics and politicians. And as we do, we push into ideas like ... What you can learn when you lose. How curiosity and open-mindedness make all the difference. A...2021-12-1457 minGuelph Vineyard Church2nd Advent of 2021: Peace Be With YouThis is a significant gathering in our story as the Guelph Vineyard. Two announcements are made, one being the move to a 9am service (come for 8:45!) beginning on Dec 12, 2021, at Royal City Mission. The other is the shift to bi-vocationality for our pastor, Kris MacQueen. In the midst of many changes, unforeseeable curve balls and an unknown future, the Peace of the Lord is absolutely in our midst, centring us powerfully to navigate these times led by curiosity, courage and wonder rather than driven by fear and anxiety. The Lord is at work in our midst, and l...2021-12-0630 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTHE SANDS OF TIME: the Key to IMPACT & EFFECTIVENESSIn this NITTY-GRITTY episode, I uncover and expose the GREAT BIG LIE that keeps you from being as productive as you could be. Give me 12-minutes and 14-seconds of your time, which you will never get back, and you will discover the key to maximizing your impact and effectiveness. You will, as I have, find the TRUTH and the WISDOM within the GLASS.Think about this question before you listen to this episode.When you hear the word "TIME," what do you see? a Clock or a Calendar? or maybe you see something f...2021-12-0512 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastMindSet ReSet: Getting off the Hamster WheelThis episode entitled "MindSet ReSet: Getting off the Hamster Wheel" is an UNCORK Conversation with Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner Lisa Schermerhorn.Lisa and I walk some of the fiery coals of our fears and failures and challenge ourselves and you to explore the conscience and subconscious beliefs, the "scripts" we run and rehearse in our mind – good or bad and how they predict and propel our behaviour.She shared some practical ideas, strategies, and tools to create and sustain mindset "shifts and resets"? And how discovering your "WHY" is deeply connected to all this.2021-11-2245 min
The Vinyl CutEpisode 78 - AnimalsHere's episode 78 of The Vinyl Cut Podcast. This episode features Cat Dowling, Ali MacQueen, Monitors, The Hideaways, These Guitars Say Sorry and Wednesdays Child. Listen in!2021-11-1224 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTHE RIPPLE EFFECT: UNCORKED with KRISTIN LINDEENIn this UNCORK CONVERSATION, with Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, and Author, KRISTIN LINDEEN, we explore the idea of Generational Journeys. How personal and professional values translate, transfer, and continue to transform from one generation to another.We muse about the privilege we all have to call out the gifts we see in others. And we ask if our journeys are determined choice or decided destiny. We challenge you to make sure you are transferring PASSION, not just process and principles. And we encourage you to understand that ideas and ideals are Caught AND Taught.Kristin provides...2021-11-0946 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Alchemy of Change and ChoiceIn this NITTY-GRITTY Episode, we explore the "Alchemy of Change and Choice."Listen in and discover:- The four base "elements" that need to be "mixed" together to create and sustain CHANGE and CHOICE.- That when your desire for change is "magically morphed" into a true OBSESSION for the change you want, you will begin to make "gold."- That the words you use to "mix" your "potion" of change with really matter. Do you "want" to change or "MUST" you change?Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED...2021-11-0109 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastIndira Gandhi: Committed, Courageous, and CombativeIn this episode Leadership Historian, Craig Minchin and I explore the life, legacy and leadership lessons we can learn from MOTHER INDIA - Indira Gandhi.We chat about:Building alliances. Seeing beyond and through the Crowds to individuals. Wise and Foolish advice. Discovering what we need to stand up for and stand up to. The danger of becoming an overconfident leader. How our strengths can become our weaknesses. And that regardless of our flaws and failures, we ALWAYS still have a choice.Along the way, Craig shares his process of how researches and...2021-10-1854 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastRV Wisdom # 1: It's My Site. Tanks. & the FireIn this mini NITTY-GRITTY, I share 3 Life and Leadership lessons I learned on a recent RV trip.It's My Site.Don't be a campsite"cutter." You need permission to cut across and cut through.Tanks.FRESH. GREY. And the dreaded BLACK one. It's time to check how full they are. & the Fire.How do you start and stoke yours and others?Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueenTECHNICAL EDITOR: Alyne Ga...2021-10-1308 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNCOMMODiFYiNG in my World: the NITTY-GRITTY for meRiddle me this. When food isn't free ... but you can't buy it ... but you can shop for it ... where are you and what are you doing?In this NITTY-GRITTY, I share the story of how my friends and I UNCOMMODiFiED compassion and support for the poor and marginalized in a community I lived in for over 20 years. And at the end of this episode, I give you my cell number and ask you to do me a favour. Please listen and give me a call. Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guide2021-10-0507 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Great Resignation: Understanding the NO and the HELL YESThis is a thought-provoking and timely UNCORK Conversation with leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, coach, and author Alain Hunkins Alain and I dialogue about the impact and implications for employees, employers, and leaders of the fact that the U.S. Labor Department reported that a record 7.6 million people quit their jobs in April and May of 2021. and that The 2021 WORK TREND INDEX shows that 41% of the workforce is considering leaving their employer this year The Great Resignation: What is it? In what sense is it "great"? Why and how is it "great" or could it...2021-09-2849 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastGO-LIVE Better: Humanizing BIG-ASS ChangeThis is an insightful and practical conversation with an international SAP and Supply Chain Execution Architect, my friend, and as you will find out … just a “dude” – Dave Webb.Dave and I explore what over 22 years of working with Senior Leaders during large-scale process and system change & implementation have taught him about: Leading change. Leaders. Leadership.Life. And HimselfFor Dave, it’s all about the journey, and if you journey with us today, Dave’s experience will challenge you to understand that:Change is scary. And, you should never buy into the lie...2021-09-1451 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastMaking Virtual Teams Much More HumanIn this UNCORK episode with Jon Wagner (Virtual Team Pioneer & Author), we tuck into a conversation about Making Virtual Teams Much More Human. We explore the importance of Personal and Professional Community, Connection, Collaboration, and the Human Systems that create, enhance, and sustain them.Jon shares 11 Key Principles that his years of research and experience showed him will create an effective Virtual Team. Along the way, we ask and answer the following questions:How has your sense of mission driven and shaped you and your work over the past 40 years?How have you...2021-09-0737 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastManagement Opportunity: a Fantastic Promotion or a Fundamental Career ChangeThis was a thought-provoking and practical conversation with leadership and team trainer, facilitator, coach, consultant, and my business partner Amanda MacDougall.In this conversation, we explore this provocative question ... if you are giving or receiving an opportunity to become a Manager, a people Manager, is that just a Fantastic Promotion or is it ultimately a Fundamental Career Change?Your answer and understanding about this transition and transformation will make or break you and others.Amanda uses her years of practical experience and research and the results of her recent LinkedIn Survey to respond...2021-08-2446 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcasta New Kind of CAR SALESMAN: UNCORKED with Craig KieswetterThis UNPEDDLING Conversation with a 3rd Generation Car Guy, Craig Kieswetter, tucks into how to Sell Well in an industry with a problematic selling image.Chris, Craig, and I explore these questions together:How do you "Sell Well" in an industry with a problematic selling image?What are you and your team doing to break the negative "car salesman" image? What is your best advice to someone who wants to get into the business and sell professionally and well?The best lesson you learned from your Grandpa, from your...2021-08-1055 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNDETERRED & UNDENIED: the Unusual Rigour & the Ultimate Reward of the UNCOMMODiFiEDThe UNCOMMODiFiED are undeterred and undenied. You can’t stop them, push them down, or hold them back. They won’t let you or any force of nature deny them the fulfillment of their predetermined and possibly predestined preferred future. So come hell or high water, diabolic demons (theirs or yours), or raging seas; they are getting there, wherever there is, preferably with you, but without you, if that’s what it takes. The Undeterred and Undenied have unusual rigour and will ultimately be rewarded, even if that reward is subtly or substantially different than they ex...2021-08-0339 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastMaps, Mazes and Masks: Being Authentically UsThis was a candid and compelling conversation with transformational leadership coach and author Dave Loney.Dave and I dive into the deep and dangerous waters of our genuinely authentic personal and professional selves. In those sometimes murky and sometimes clear waters, we navigate and investigate these ideas and ideals: - Acknowledging and Articulating our Authentic Needs- Appropriate Assertiveness- Affirmation Addictions- The journey of Acclimating our eyes to our own darkness and Finding light in our shadows- Our Strengths and Stresses- The power and...2021-07-2749 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastFraming the Fantastic Fractured Light: Calling or CareerThis was a provocative and punchy conversation with storyteller, photographer, and humourist - Tom Vogel – one of the most UNCOMMODiFiED people I know.Tom and I gibber and jabber about the essence and power of a great story … about what makes the best "story"... whether conceived in the mind and communicated by voice or captured by the camera? Along the way, we rife on ruminate on the mystical power of Vocation and Calling not just Career and how we sometimes Feel like criminals when people pay us to do what we love to do....2021-07-2039 min
The Ferment Podcast - Conversations About Worship And TransformationWE'RE BACK!! MIDSEASON PREMIERE with Kris MacQueen from Vineyard CreativeKris MacQueen is the lead pastor at Guelph Vineyard Church in Ontario, Canada, a leader in the Vineyard Creative initiative, and a musician and songwriter inside and outside of the church. Kris and his wife Liv have been married for twenty years and recently started making music together as “The MacQueens”. As we return from our midseason break, Kris and Adam chat about cultivating spiritual practices that will sustain us through the ups and downs of a long life spent in relationship with Jesus, a holistic approach to the fruitful life of a creative, and co-creating with your...2021-07-1250 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTheir Perception is Your RealityIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I have a conversation with Lisa Genovese, the President of BottomLine. We explore the world of Market Research and ideas and insights that will show you:What can help you, your company and your brand be "scrappy" and "punch above your weight" as an "underdog" in your Market.What the best way to seek "feedback and opinion" from your customers is? And if you hire someone to help you do this, what is the most critical thing you will need to believe about them?How t...2021-07-0651 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastSturdy Success: Positive, Proficient, & ProfitableThis is an insightful and challenging conversation with Richard Stanley – the President of Bartell Global and the CEO and President of Precision Metal Works. Richard and I dive deeply into what he has learned about taking organizations (people) from inefficiency to efficiency - from losing money to making money - from an unhealthy culture to a healthy culture. He shares from his 35 years of experience in organizational leadership, business and plant turnarounds, startups, and process improvement about what is relatively easy and much more complex than one might expect in creating Positive, Proficient, & Profitable businesses an...2021-06-2952 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNPEDDLING: Don't Let Demand Deceive YouIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I caution you to be careful and DON’T LET DEMAND DECEIVE YOU. Demand deceives us when we say:I am too busy to …Be proactive and strategic. Prospect “new business.”Plan or follow “our” plan. Take time for big picture thinking and dreaming of our preferred future.Do the “little things” that got us here. Demand deceives us when we say:This is the new normal, and the demand will always be here …. Maybe or maybe not. We need a new “addition” on our “...2021-06-2237 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastSeeing, Summoning & Shaping the Destiny of Others: UNCORKED with John WrightThis episode is an inspiring and encouraging conversation with John Wright, one of the founders of Eagle's Flight - a global leader in Business-Driven, People Focused Experiential Learning and Engagement.John and I chatted about a leader's opportunity and obligation to see, summon, and shape people's positive potential and help them move forward into their destiny.Our conversation touches on boulders and balloons … the gift and the shadow … and on what leaders and parents need to start and what they need to stop doing so we can all be like Michelangelo and "see the angel in t...2021-06-0848 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastif it Matters, it's a Fact: UNCORKED with Matt LockeIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I have a conversation with a Vice President of Sales and our friend Matt Locke.Matt once told me this ... "I don't think I have ever been successful at getting a customer to engage because it matters to me ... that's not how it works."Listen in and explore these ideas with us:How understanding and uncovering a customer's personal 'success metrics' will change how you 'pitch' to them and how they will 'sell it' in their company.Who are you really selling to, and why...2021-06-0153 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastMomentum ... your Mass in Motion: UNCORKED with Pete MohrThis episode was a powerful and practical conversation with Entrepreneur and Business Coach Pete Mohr … a mass times velocity conversation … a get off your 'Mass' and put it in motion kind of conversation where Pete and I explored and examined some of his practical ideas and answers to these vital questions:What is "momentum," and why is it so important in life and business? Where does momentum come from?How is momentum created, sustained, and harnessed? What diminishes it and can even instantly vaporize it?We explore Pete's idea of the...2021-05-1842 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Power & Value of Being and Making it EasyIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I explore the power, value, and importance of being and making it "EASY."Here's a question to consider ... Can you absolutely delight your customers and demand and drive absolute organizational efficiency for your company? To understand the values and dynamics that impact and help us approach and answer this question, we examine our own customer experiences and challenge ourselves to make it "easy" for our customers to buy and partner with us. Let's "UNPEDDLE" the sales experience and make "customer delight" a core Business Value, not just...2021-05-1035 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcasta Fresh Formula for Success: UNCORKED with Catherine MetryckiThis episode is a fragrant and fascinating conversation with Catherine Metrycki, the Founder & CEO of Callia Flowers, a Canadian-based tech start-up that’s disrupting …. absolutely disrupting …. the floral industry.In this conversation, Catherine and I explore how she and her team are UNCOMMODIFYING one of the most commodified things you can buy … flowers. Just think about it ... when was the last time you bought flowers because of the “brand name on them” … it just doesn’t happen … a flower is a flower … or maybe not. Listen in as we discover how she is cultivating a fresh experience tha...2021-05-0448 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNPEDDLING - Sales & Marketing: Allies, Not AdversariesIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I explain why Sales & Marketing need to see themselves as Allies and not as Adversaries. We also discuss the ONE THING every Marketing Person wants to tell a Sales Person about their World, and the ONE THING every Sales Person wants a Marketing Person to know about theirs. Tim Windsor & Chris Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast - UNPEDDLING SERIESHosts & Guidestim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueenTECHNICAL EDITOR: Alyne GageMUSIC BY: https://t...2021-04-2739 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastAlexander the Great: Revenger. Conquer. ExplorerIn this episode, Craig and I continue to explore the lives of historical leaders and the life and leadership lessons we can use to capture the “evil emperor” in our own hearts and realize and release our better life and leadership of ourselves and others.Join us as we allow the Revenger. Conquer. Explorer - Alexander the GREAT to encourage us to:Take care of our soldiers.Lead like a lion.Create a vision that sustains us through the battle.Lead from the front.Discover the scared nature of our time and presence.Unlock the power of m...2021-04-2053 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Creative Chemistry of Human Collision: UNCORKED with Brady WilsonIn this episode, Thought Leader and Author Brady Wilson and I lean hard into his mission and passion of creating a world where businesses and people pulsate with creative energy. As you listen, challenge yourself to lean into the ideas and insights we explore … the Gift of Collision. The power of Seeing and being Seen. Possibility Fields. Releasing positive energy from the tension in the room. Getting the Juices flowing, and producing the hope and the power that you and the people around you need to sustain and catapult you to the fulfillment of your professional and per...2021-04-1345 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastBRANDING: the Key to unlocking your UniquenessIn this UNPEDDLING episode, we explore a conversation with Marketing Expert Garry Scott about the Key to unlocking your Uniqueness and the power and process of BRANDING.We explore how a "brand" is born. Is it created, or is it discovered, or is it a bit of both? Garry also explains how a great brand is like a key. But don't be fooled ... it does not, should not, and will not unlock every door.Tim Windsor & Chris Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast - UNPEDDLING SERIESHosts & Guidestim...2021-04-0651 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastBe a Community "CFO". Shatter Shame. Gut Guilt. & Build BeliefThis episode is a thought and action-provoking conversation with a Community "CFO" … a Chief Failure Officer ... a Chief FUCKUP Officer and the Community Leader, Jeff MacIntyre.Jeff leads the Gutty Grassroots, of a failing and learning and failing again ... feet on the street movement and idea that is breaking the shame and guilt of personal and professional failure around the globe and in the Silicon Valley of Canada .. and My Backyard.Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueenTECHNICAL EDITO...2021-03-3045 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUNPEDDLING: Unlocking the Positive Potential of Difficult and Potentially Dangerous Conversations with our Customer PartnersIn this UNPEDDLING episode, Chris and I explore why we must embrace some difficult and potentially dangerous conversations if we are going to move into a truly mutually profitable relationship with our Customers and the "Human Experience" of our selling relationships.We also discover some of the poisonous behaviours that you must eradicate and the positive beliefs that you must embrace to build amazingly "healthy" Customer relationships.Tim Windsor & Chris Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast - UNPEDDLING SERIESHosts & Guidestim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueen2021-03-2348 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTrue North Strong, and It's Up To Me: UNCORKED with Marilyn GladuThis episode is a thoughtful and though-filled "UNCORK" conversation with the most collegial Canadian federal parliamentarian.In this episode, we explore the power and potential of our choice and ability to develop and demonstrate calmness, civility, and collegiality as we lead ourselves and others into creating the world we all want to see and live in. This conversation is a personal and practical conversation about the positive potential and pitfalls of life and leadership and a provocative challenge to tame the bully within us and call ourselves to better behaviour and a much better future...2021-03-1641 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastTHE POWER OF A BETTER QUESTIONThis episode is an energetic one …. Entitled THE POWER OF A BETTER QUESTION: it's an uncork conversation with author and speaker JOHN MILLERIn this conversation, John and I press into his life passion and mission to help Organizations (and people) Make Personal Accountability a Core Value and a very practical reality.We explore strategies to break blame … vanquish victim thinking …. and prevent procrastination in your life and mine … and along the way, we swap professional, personal, and family stories of the challenge of calling ourselves and others deeper into a life that embraces personal and prac...2021-03-0540 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastConnecting the Dots ... the Magic of Story Selling: an "UNPEDDLING" Conversation with Mike CaceIn this episode we "UNPEDDLE" with master Storyteller, Sales Professional, Musician and Magician, Mike Cace. Over his over 30+ year selling career, Mike has sold Duck Tape to Diamond Blades and partnered with 1000's of customer partners.In this conversation we explore: How our brains are wired for "story" and why master "story sellers" wrap their product's features and benefits inside the story they engage their potential customers with.How to engage your customer by bringing them into a narrative (a story) you believe is good for them. Why it's important not...2021-02-2854 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast"UNPEDDLING" SERIES INTRO: the BIG WHY. the WHAT and WHO for, and the WHAT’s nextThis episode introduces a new series of UNCOMMODiFiED podcast episodes entitled ... “UNPEDDLING” where we (Chris Windsor and Tim Windsor) will chat with sales and marketing professionals about the art and craft of delighting customers. Here’s how we see it working ... We will have conversations with Sales and Marketing Experts and Practitioners that will uncover and highlight critical sales/marketing ideas, actions, strategies, processes and philosophies that they passionate about and that have proven successful for them and their customer partners ... and obviously, we will chat about how they are “uncommodifying” themselves both personally and profession...2021-02-2520 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastPencils, Paint, and the Tale of Two Windows: an "UNCORK" Conversation with Art Psychotherapist Lenore WalkerIn the episode entitled …. "Pencils, Paint, and the Tale of 2 Windows " .... we brew up a thoughtful and thought-provoking conversation with a creator, artist, art educator, Art Psychotherapist, a maker, a bit of a mystic … and my friend Lenore Walker. It’s a coffee chat that is sure to encourage and challenge you to … Gaze out the BACK and FRONT WINDOWS of your story … pick up your Pencil … unpack your Paints and splash the unique colours of who you are and who you are becoming onto the canvas of your life.You can connect...2021-02-201h 01the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastan "UNCORK'" Conversation with Canadian Rowing Olympic Silver Medalist, Author, and Speaker Jeremiah Brownthe Couch to the Podium: the 1460 Day Journey of a Lifetime: an Uncork Conversation with Canadian Rowing Olympic Silver Medalist, Author, and Speaker Jeremiah BrownThis episode is a really stirring conversation with a Canadian Rowing Olympic Silver Medalist who in just four years (1460 Days) went from being a bit of a “couch potato” to the Olympic podium in a sport he had never tried before. Jeremiah Brown … Olympian … Author, and a passionate and inspiring Communicator.We started this conversation off with one of the most amazing drinks on the planet … the elixir of l...2021-02-1252 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastan "UNCORK" CONVERSATION with Community Builder & CCN HERO Harmon ParkerThis "UNCORK CONVERSATION" is entitled, "Be a Bridge. Build a Bridge. And Become someone's Hero."In this conversation, we Uncork a wonderful Scotch Whiskey (in Kenya and Canada) and a dialogue with my "charity partner, colleague, and friend"…. Harmon Parker. Harmon's story and the story of the whole Bridging the Gap Africa team is positively impacting the "stories" of people and communities in rural Kenya. They build bridges (real bridges) to a better world for thousands of people who live in the "walking world"It also a "whiskey chat" between friends abo...2021-02-0554 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastFailures and F*ckups: The Faithful Friends Of Authentic SuccessThis is a truly inspirational and provocative conversation with the CEO of a movement and business that in just 8 years has gone from 5 Mexican mezcal sipping friends to events and encounters that inspires 1000’s of people and organizations in over 300 cities of 90 countries around the globe with the raw and real-life stories of professional failure … of the crash and burn and rise again … of burnt out and burning bright.This UNCORK Conversation will inspire and provoke you to tell the offended airline employee that you will no longer cover-up your personal and professional F*ckups with th...2021-01-2052 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastComplicated Conversations ... Foundations & FrameworksIn this conversation, we UNCORK a Gin & Tonic (an African inspired concoction) and a conversation with my "counsellor, coach and colleague" Ray Befus about navigating the tricky waters of difficult conversations. Ray will help you understand how to shoot the dangerous rapids of Complicated Conversations with the oars of unexpected kindness and uncommon directness.Want to connect with Ray?https://highpointjourney.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-befus-402023a8/ Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueenTECHNICAL EDIT...2021-01-121h 07the UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Mystery and the Magic of the UNYET and the UNMETThe only real Mystery for you and me lurks and lives in the UNYET moments of our lives. In the UNYET experienced. UNYET enjoyed. UNYET examined. UNYET explained.The only real Mystery for you and me lurks and lives in the UNMET moments of our lives. UNMET people. UNMET places. UNMET problems. UNMET possibilities.And in the UNYET and in UNMET brews and bubbles the real Magic; the Magic of Your Untold Story and the Unsung Hero of that grand Adventure.Get ready to turn the page and possess what’s next for yo...2021-01-0535 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastThe Regifting ... Three Old Kings, Two MacQueens and the Gift of One New SongThis UNCORK CONVERSATION will be a bit different. No observations afterwards. No questions afterwards.I will let the brilliant and boisterous conversation I had with my great friends … Kris and Liv MacQueen (the MACQUEENS … if you are familiar with their music) …. Here’s my encouragement and challenge to you, as you listen and laugh along with us, decide what questions you want to ask yourself along the way. And in the process, you can (like Kris and Liv did) travel far and hard towards the light and then decide what generous gift you should present to the world ar...2020-12-201h 13the UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow to Be Uncommonly Inspiring and Influential - Part 4In this episode, we finish up our 4 part series entitled How to Be Uncommonly Inspiring & Influential by unearthing and exploring what over almost 30 years of research and interviews has revealed to me to about the final 3 of the 12 Consistent Characteristics that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors that I have had the honour to meet and partner with possessed and practiced.Get ready to drink (once again) the elixir of their insights and experience and be inspired and instructed by their philosophies and patterns. Get ready to become Unequivocally Practical. Understandably Pl...2020-12-0530 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastCaterpillars, Cocoons and the Curious Journey of ChangeIn this conversation, entitled …. Caterpillars, Cocoons, and the Curious Journey of Change, we Uncork a Gin Mash Cocktail and a conversation with my “life coach” Shelby Wallace about the process of change … the pain of change … and the possibilities and potential that present themselves to us when we stop wearing someone else’s life and become curious about the real-life we were meant to live.Ok … let’s smash this can of GIN MASH open and let’s see where it takes us … Want to connect with Shelby?https://www.shelbywallace.ca/2020-12-0158 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe NITTY-GRITTY: Becoming An Unparalleled PlannerIn this episode, we get down and dirty and down to the nitty-gritty about the science and art of planning and execution.Once again we “UNCAGE IT” together and get unusually practical about another one of the 3 Consistent Characteristics that we unearthed in episode # 11 … that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors that I have ever meet … possessed and practiced. They were Unparalleled Planners, Absolutely Amazing Planners .. and YOU AND I CAN LEARN TO BE … and MUST BE too.It’s TIME … to stop “flying by the seat of your pants”.2020-11-2027 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow to Be Uncommonly Inspiring and Influential - Part 3In this episode, we continue to discover and delve into what over a 1/4 century of research and interviews has revealed about 12 Consistent Characteristics that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors, possessed and practiced. Get ready, once again, to drink the elixir of their wisdom and experience and to be inspired and instructed by their philosophies and patterns.Get ready to become …. Unreservedly Positive. Unparalleled Planners. And Unapologetically Provocative …. Get ready to become Uncommonly Inspiring & InfluentialTim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER...2020-11-0529 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastElijah Craig, WTF, and MLKIn this episode, we Uncork an amazing American Whiskey and another conversation with Craig Minchin (my friend of over 30 years) who shares at least 3 of my passions … whiskey and bourbon drinking and learning from Historic Leaders … we took the cork off an amazing bottle of 12-year-old Bourbon, celebrated with the last two drinks in the bottle, and then allowed the “wisdom of Sesame Street” to help us consider the life and impact of another truly “uncommodified” leader … MLK.Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueen2020-11-011h 19the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe NITTY-GRITTY: Uncovering and Uncaging Your PassionIn this episode, we get down to the "NITTY-GRITTY” about Uncovering and Uncaging your Personal and Professional Passion. In the last episode, I said that the people who are truly Inspiring & Influential are Unguardedly Passionate … they moved with and are animated by the passionate expression of their unique Homo Sapien self, and that they were contagiously Passionate. They feel things deeply … and their passion moves them, and they move others. They are not afraid to show emotion … particularly positive and encouraging emotion. They get angry at problems that stand in their way and particularly...2020-10-2032 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow To Be Uncommonly Inspiring and Influential - Part 2Those who imbibe the antidote that breaks the evil “spell of sameness" … the unexpectantly extraordinary, the uncommodified … always have the potential to be the most inspiring and influential in your world.In this episode, we continue to unearth and explore what over 30 years of research and interviews have revealed about 12 Consistent Characteristics that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors possessed and practiced. Get ready to drink (once again) the elixir of their insights and experience and be inspired and instructed by their philosophies and patterns. Get ready to become Unstoppably Proactive. Undeniab...2020-10-0526 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastYoung Wisdom And Aged WhiskeyIn this "UNCORK Conversation" we uncork a 16-year-old Single Malt and a Conversation with a 27-year-old ‘Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing’ and BTW my youngest child … after you hear this you may just re-think your ideas about millennials. A conversation that underscores these ideas and truths ... If you UNCOMMODIFY yourself … opportunities will come to you. And the LEADERSHIP of others is a gift … that THEY GIVE YOU. YOU ARE NOT THE GIFT … THEY ARE!Let’s take the cork off this right now! Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Pod...2020-10-0143 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe NITTY-GRITTY: Personal Accountability UNCAGEDIn this episode, we get down and dirty … down to the nitty-gritty … and learn to live it LOUD as we “UNCAGE IT” and get unusually practical about one of the 3 Consistent Characteristics that we unearthed in Episode # 7 … that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors that I have ever meet possessed and practiced. They were "Unconditionally Personally Accountable" and You and I can learn to be too.Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris MacQueenTECHNICAL EDITOR: Alyne Gage2020-09-2029 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow To Be Uncommonly Inspiring and Influential - Part 1Those who ingest the antidote that breaks the evil “spell” of sameness … the positively unique and unusual … the uncommodified … on purpose and with a positive purpose kind of people are always the most inspiring and influential in your world and in the whole world.In this episode we will begin to discover and delve into what over a 1/4 century of research and interviews has revealed about 12 Consistent Characteristics that the most inspiring and influential People and Mentors possessed and practiced. Get ready to drink the elixir of their wisdom and experience and to be inspired and instruc...2020-09-0524 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastRed Wine & The Real World Of Women LeadersWhatever your Gender is ... this episode is a MUST LISTEN.In our second "UNCORK Conversation" we will take the cork off a great (yet inexpensive) bottle of red wine and on a conversation with Amanda … a friend and colleague of mine (who just happens to be an amazing women) and who absolutely belongs at this “table”… the “table” … any “table” … and quite frankly every “table”.Let’s take the cork off this and get into it now!Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guidetim@theuncommodified.comPRODUCER: Kris Ma...2020-09-0133 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow to Be Absolutely Unforgettable - Part 3The uncommodified are the truly “unforgettable”. If you uncommodify yourself, you will not go unnoticed and you will definitely not be an “out of sight out of mind” kind of person. In this Episode we are going to uncover and investigate the last 3 of the 9 powerful and provocative traits of the Absolutely Unforgettable Leaders and Influencers, that I have had the privilege of connecting with over the past 30 years, all exemplified. They were Unrelenting. Unfrozen. And Usually Unselfish … and you and I can and must be too....2020-08-2024 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow to Be Absolutely Unforgettable - Part 2The uncommodified are the truly “Unforgettable”. If you uncommodify yourself, you will not go unnoticed and you will definitely not “fade into the background”. In this episode (Part 2 of 3) we uncover and delve into 3 more the powerful and provocative traits of the Absolutely Unforgettable Leaders and Influencers that I have had the privilege of connecting with over the past Quarter Century. They were and are …. Unconventional. Uncaged. And even Uncomfortable And you and I must be too.Tim Windsorthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guide tim@theuncommodified...2020-08-0526 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastWell-Aged Whiskey And The Wisdom Of WinstonIntroducing a new monthly series of UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast - Conversations and Interviews called “UNCORK”. This will be a series of special episodes that will be released on the 1st day of each month. These “UNCORK” conversations and interviews will have 3 distinct parts to them … a “drink” a “dialogue” and a “distillation”. Here is how it will work … I will open a bottle of “something” with my guest … pour a glass and we will enjoy a drink together. Then we will dialogue about a Historic Leader, a thought-provoking topic, their personal passion, or their personal journey into their “uncommodified” desti...2020-08-011h 03the UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastHow to Be Absolutely Unforgettable - Part 1The uncommodified are the truly “Unforgettable”. If you uncommodify yourself … you will not go unnoticed and you will definitely not “fly under the radar”. In this episode we uncover and explore 3 of the powerful and provocative traits of the Absolutely Unforgettable Leaders and Influencers that I have had the privilege of rubbing shoulders with over the past 30 years. They were Unafraid. Unmasked. And Unashamed … and you and I must be too.Over the years, I have met some amazingly “uncommodified people” (definitely not a dime a dozen kinda people) and all of them, r...2020-07-2022 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUntruths That Will Put You Into a Commodity Coma - Part 2If the truth has the capacity to set you free (and it does) … than these last 3 big bold face lies will take your uniqueness captive and put you into a “commodity coma” in a heartbeat. Just keeping your “head down” will get you noticed … that's Untrue.It’s too damn hard … that's so Untrue. It’s the thought that counts … that's Absolutely Untrue. These lies almost sound like the truth …. and that’s the big problem. As Mark Twain wrote, "a half-truth is the most cowardly of lies."2020-07-0519 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastUntruths That Will Put You Into a Commodity Coma - Part 1If the truth has the capacity to set you free … than these 3 bold face lies (of the 6 we will explore over 2 episodes) will take your uniqueness captive and put you into a "commodity coma” in a heartbeat. I am not ready … that’s Untrue No one is watching me anyway … that’s so UntrueI am way too … (whatever) … insert whatever self-limiting belief, false sense of identity, or your go-to convenient excuse here ... I really don’t care what you fill in the blank with … because they are all Absolutely Untrue...2020-06-2018 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED PodcastYou are a Unique Homo Sapien not just a Homogeneous HumanYou must not surrender your uniqueness and give into Homogeneity … which will ultimately and utterly infuse your veins with the anesthetizing power of sameness.You were Born to Be Uniquely You. It’s just natural to be unique and different.Being run-of-the-mill, or ordinary, being a commodity, being a dime a dozen kinda person should not be an option for any of us.So, here’s the main question we will consider in this initial episode .. If the above statements are true ... then why do we (why do you) seek the safety...2020-06-0528 minthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcastthe UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast - the Journey BeginsWELCOME TO THE UNCOMMODiFiED PODCAST the Journey Begins on JUNE 5 2020If you want to challenge yourself to catalyze your energy, desire, and focus, to create Undeniable Impact and Uncage Your Unique Personal and Leadership Potential … You are unquestionably in the right place.Being ordinary. Being mundane. Being “Run of the Mill.” This is not an option for me, and it must not, and should not be an option for you. EPISODE # 1 RELEASE DATE: JUNE 5, 2020Join a growing community of listeners to a podcast that is absolutely guaran...2020-04-1811 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchAdvent Week 3 : JoySpeaker: Kris MacQueenThe third Sunday of advent is an invitation to reflect on Joy. Joy is kind of a big deal in the Scriptures. It's also kind of a big deal in life. Can we get good at joy? Is there a way to practice it or is it simply an emotional response to an encounter with something good? Do you have enough joy in your life or do you think you could use some more?The book of Nehemiah contains this often quoted phrase: "The joy of the Lord is your strength". Some o...2019-12-1543 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchAdvent Week 2 : PeaceSpeaker: Kris MacQueenThe 7th verse of the advent hymn, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" says this:'O come, desire of nations, bindIn one the hearts of all mankindBid Thou our sad divisions ceaseAnd be Thyself our King of peace' Peace is woven into the very identity of Jesus. 'Prince of Peace' is one of the names of God that we get from the writings of Isaiah, and it's part of the proclamation that was heard at Jesus' birth. Yet, even though we live in "peace t...2019-12-0833 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchQuestionable Living: The Surprising LifeSpeaker: Kris MacQueenIf there's one thing that has emerged thematically through our reflection on what it means to follow Jesus into questionable living (the kind of life that prompts questions), it's that following Jesus results in a surprising life. An encounter with the Love of God the Father is always surprising… it is not easily overlooked or dismissed. The call of Jesus on our lives is again, full of surprising "yeses" and surprising "noes". His call can sustain and surprise us for a lifetime.This Sunday we'll consider 5 practices that help to empower and su...2019-11-2437 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchQuestionable Living: Radically Transformed By The Love of GodSpeaker: Kris MacQueenJesus lived his life in such a way that He never seemed to need an icebreaker with people. Wherever He went, questions would follow. His words, His actions and His very presence provoked curiosity. In this new series we're going to take some time to consider how, like Jesus, God is calling us into "questionable living" (hint: isn't so much about "mission"... it's about the radical love of God).See you Sunday.2019-10-2030 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchAll-Circumstances-Kind-Of-ThankfulnessSpeaker: Kris MacQueenIn his first letter to the Thessalonian church, Paul encourages his hearers to "give thanks in all circumstances". He goes on to say "…for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." It's worth noting that this is a community of people who knows a thing or two about "all circumstances". They are, in the time of his writing, part of the suffering church. They are under persecution. Whatever their thankfulness is about, it's not grounded in anything we might understand as "the good life" as it is typically sold to us these da...2019-10-1334 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchA Listening PeopleSpeaker: Kris MacQueenJohn 10:27 "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."Mark 4:24-25 '"Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."'2019-09-2924 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchRuckus Making God - Series IntroSpeaker - Kris MacQueenOne of my favourite modern thinkers is a guy named Seth Godin. He has a phrase that he repeats over and over again: "Go make a ruckus". In my 30-ish years of following Jesus, one of the most consistent characteristics of God's movement in my life (and, honestly, everyone else I know too) is that He seems to be really comfortable with turning things upside down. Throughout September we're going to hear personal stories woven with stories of biblical characters. Stories that highlight moments where God seems to become a ...2019-09-0132 minGuelph Vineyard ChurchWholeheartedness and the Beautiful Kingdom of GodSpeaker: Kris MacQueen*Please note, this talk has important accompanying images. They can be accessed by right clicking the link below and downloading the attached file.We are coming to the close of our teaching series on Wholeheartedness. We've considered the idea of "wholeheartedness" through Jesus' understanding of the greatest commandment, found in Matthew: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…..and…. Love your neighbor as yourself.’'The reality is that every bit of scriptur...2019-07-2836 min
The Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeA Conversation about Beauty (Live at VWLRNE)Recorded in Speculator, NY at the North East Vineyard Worship Leaders Retreat this past November, Imaginator hosts Matt Downey and Kris MacQueen facilitate an interactive, wide ranging conversation about the nature of beauty. We are so grateful to the ...2019-06-251h 08The Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeA Short Christmas Eve MeditationThis is a bit unique from our usual "episodes". What follows is a 12 minute Christmas Eve meditation, hosted by Kris MacQueen. It's combination of personal reflection, prayer ...2018-12-2411 minThe Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeThe Wild Goose - Pentecost editionImaginator hosts Matte Downey and Kris MacQueen join Vineyard Pastor and Visual Artist Rik Berry for an engaging, thoughtful and delightfully odd conversation about the Wild Goose (Holy Spirit). Come Holy Spirit... We're game for the chase.2018-05-151h 12The Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeDisruptive AdvocacySometimes art literally saves lives. Sheri McConnell from Kelowna joins Kris MacQueen and Matte Downey for a conversation about what it means to affect change through creative work.2017-07-1054 minThe Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeThe Thing Behind The ThingA conversation that touches some holy moments. Hosts Matte Downey and Kris MacQueen join Vineyard Canada National Director (and life-long imaginator/creative) David Ruis in exploring a conversation about "creational" creativity. What does the Church do...2017-06-081h 15The Imaginators Podcast - Vineyard CreativeBeginningsIn this pilot episode of The Imaginators Podcast, hosts Kris MacQueen and Matte Downey explore a big-picture conversation around creativity, truth, goodness and beauty. And yummy potato soup. And purple pomegranates.2017-05-0241 min
So I Married A Movie GeekSo I Married A Movie Geek - Episode 73 - Interview With the Vampire/Bram Stoker's DraculaThis generation may be gaga over Robert Pattinson, but really, who are we kidding? It’s all about Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise… and Gary Oldman? Yup – Halloween came early this month, folks, as J and K embrace all things Nosferatu. Also, Nosferatu may or may not be an anagram for something rather insidious and odoriferous that kept making its way into the podcast… Could it be FOG?! Enjoy your favorite Movie Geek couple’s dissection of ‘Interview With the Vampire’ and ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ (not to be confused with Braaahhhhham Stroker’s version). Find out which vamp J has a healthy man crus...2011-10-1200 minSo I Married A Movie GeekSo I Married A Movie Geek - Episode 18 - Risky Business/CocktailIt's an old school Tom Cruise double feature! This week, Kris for the very 1st time finally experiences 'Risky Business' (1983) and 'Cocktail' (1988), two early Cruise films that feature the youthful pursuit of The American Dream through hard work, entrepreneurship, prostitution and bartending with choreography. The meandering discussion includes Risky's important lessons about hookers, Balki and Booger, the hotness of Rebecca De Mornay and her work attire, running a brothel in your house, Joey Pants!!, Risky's strange sex scenes,Tom Cruise's actual height, ELISABETH SHUE, the Cocktail soundtrack, romantic waterfalls (should they be chased?), standing on top of bars for poetry, t...2010-08-3100 min