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"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast - Season 2, Episode #10 with Tony Carvalho GOTSKILL?What's Your Story Podcast - Season 2, Episode #10 with Tony Carvalho, CEO and President of GOTSKILL? Tony shares with us how GOTSKILL has truly stepped up during the pandemic to offer support and financial help for those that work in Restaurants and Bars. Tony created the Ontario Restaurant Bar Support Fund. A registered Not-For-Profit organization raising funds to save as many Food and Beverage establishments and jobs in Ontario as possible via one-time grants. Tony also discusses how his company shifted during this time and tried to keep things as normal as possible. A good listen for those looki...
2021-12-2125 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story - Podcast, Season 2, Episode 9 - Tania FerlinThis weeks guest is Tania Ferlin, nominated as on the Top 30 Under 30, she has a passion for driving a culture of innovation in her role as Senior Manager of TAGB at the Compass Canada Group Canada. Tania discusses how companies need to think differently to rebuild out of the pandemic. Tania has also been spearheading the Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign in our industry since 2017. She has researched the topic in depth by interviewing human trafficking survivors, law enforcement, social workers, government officials, and attended several trainings. A winner of the OHI 2019 Top 30 Under 30 award, Tania has educated more than 1,100 hotel i...
2021-11-2932 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast? Season 2, Episode 8 - Karen Burrows McKnightIn this What's Your Story?, podcast about what's next in this pandemic, we have Karen Burrows McKnight. Karen is a highly sought-after Executive Coach in Toronto Ontario, where she offers Executive Coaching and Consulting to individuals and organizations. She is a dynamic, resourceful, and sharp study, known for her listening skills and her ability to quickly assess and develop customized approaches to address her clients' needs.Karen has also recently launched a new book - "And Just Like That" offers a customized, practical process for leaders – from an organizational standpoint as well as a ‘leader in your own...
2021-10-0125 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 7 - Karen Burrows McKnightIn this What's Your Story Podcast about what's next in this pandemic, we have Karen Burrows McKnight. Karen is a highly sought-after Executive Coach in Toronto Ontario, where she offers Executive Coaching and Consulting to individuals and organizations. She is a dynamic, resourceful, and sharp study, known for her listening skills and her ability to quickly assess and develop customized approaches to address her clients' needs.
Karen has also recently launched a new book - "And Just Like That" offers a customized, practical process for leaders – from an organizational standpoint as well as a ‘leader in your own...
2021-10-0125 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 7 - Tiana HoffmanOur guest today on the What's Your Story Podcast is Tiana Hoffman. Tiana is an experienced Senior Solutions Manager with a demonstrated history of Leadership, Product Knowledge, Customer Support, and Time Management. She is determined to provide an exceptional experience understanding the benefits of GaiaDigits innovation to many businesses in all industries. Have you considered integrating a hybrid workspace model option into your business operations or been advocating for one? You aren't alone. There's been a significant shift in priorities during the pandemic – both acknowledging physical workspaces and mental health support – and it's something employees want to be add...
2021-09-2425 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6 - Angela MuzzoIn this episode of What's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6, we have Angela Muzzo from the Clean Slate Shop. Angela is the creator of Cleanslating, a trademarked system for building a knowledge bank of facts and insights against a new business challenge, by tapping into existing market research in the client library. Angela is creating an ongoing study to help companies navigate through the ever-changing environment caused by the Covid pandemic.A lively and fun discussion of the process and how she is taping into past research to drive recommendations and insights. --- Send in a v...
2021-06-2326 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Season #2 Episode 5 - Gerry SmithWhat's Your Story Podcast: Season #2 Episode 5 with Gerry Smith, CEO of Densify. Densify provides a Cloud & Container Resource Management Platform that leverages our patented machine-learning analytics engine to make cloud and container instances self-aware of their precise resource requirements and to automate the resource management process. Gerry started his career as a consulting engineer and soon after took the plunge into the world of high-tech start-ups with two other co-founders as the CEO of Changepoint for 12 years. After selling the company he partnered with Riyaz and Andrew to start Densify.Gerry takes us through a great story of...
2021-06-2127 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #4 - Graham Robertson - Beloved Brand - CEO & FounderWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #4 - Graham Robertson - Beloved Brand - CEO & Founder. Graham is a seasoned marketer and brand strategist working for many top package goods companies. He is now in his second career and has a new passion for sharing every marketing secret I learned in driving profitable marketing and brand plans for J&J, General Mills, Coke, and Pfizer. Graham started Beloved Brands to help brands find growth by building brands that consumers love. I know I can make brand leaders smarter so they can reach their full potential.Graham talks about the new...
2021-06-1123 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 3 - Mike GrierMike Grier joins in this What's Your Story podcast. Mike is the Commercial Director for Bermuda Press Holdings Ltd, Rotal Gazette. Mike is a Content Marketing Specialist supporting brand communities in their quest to re-imagine the brand conversation. Unpacking the insights and activities from customer and product life cycles, to support campaign and program objectives.Mike leads us in an interesting conversation and how Covid has changed the business landscape in Bermuda and offers some great lessons you can take back on and reflect for your own organization.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
2021-06-0332 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Season 2 - Episode #2 - Gregg Burkhalter - The LinkedIn GuyIn this 2nd episode of the season, we have Gregg Burkhalter - The LinkedIn Guy talk to us about the importance of personal branding and LinkedIn. We also touch on how LinkedIn has really changed during the pandemic. Gregg gives his perspective on what leaders can do to help organizations grow after Covid and also some of the key mistakes made online during Covid on LinkedIn.Gregg also discusses the importance of workplace balance during Covid and how leaders must be flexible with the workforce. A really good discussion from a real expert in personal branding and Lin...
2021-05-2728 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: What's Next? Season 2 Episode 1 - Lou QuattroBack for a second season, the "What's Your Story Podcast". This episode is with Lou Quattro, our co-guest host, and focuses on a sound structure we will be using to interview our guests. Engaging and fun as always with some great tips and insights for senior executives.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ron-caughlin/message
2021-05-2128 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story? Podcast: Episode #18 - Roger Fish - RF Success CoachingRoger is an energetic, inspired, results-oriented sales and business developer, building a comprehensive knowledge of sales coaching through his many roles in retail, distribution, vendor, and direct sales and has been privileged to champion the success of hundreds of independent business owners to their greatest potential. For 15 years Roger worked as business counsel to over 600 sales leaders, ensuring the independent sales professionals had the tools, mentorship, knowledge, and support to succeed. He was instrumental in empowering others to embrace change and persevere through diverse challenges. Roger is passionate about developing individuals towards greater professional and personal success.I...
2020-12-3125 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story? Episode #17, Mary Moran CEO & President at Calgary Economic DevelopmentIn this "What's Your Story?" podcast, we have a very special guest from my old stomping ground Calgary. Mary Moran the CEO & President of Calgary Economic Development. Mary tells a great story of how she and her team helped organizations in Calagary adapt to the new normal and thrive. Mary explains how Calgary is a technological hub with an abundance of young talent in the digital field. She also explains how the Calgary Economic Development partnered with industry to help grow the jobs and the economy. A thriving city that ready to take on the challenges with a downswing in the...
2020-11-1728 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #16 - Margo Malowney VP MarketingMargo Malowney is our 16th guest on the What's Your Story podcast. Margo is a seasoned marketer and former Olympian. She has been using her drive for high performance combined with marketing and corporate communication skills to help drive or support growth, improvement, and change.Her early experience as a pioneer in a new Olympic sport lent itself easily to later helping CEO’s and business leaders lead organizations through growth, transformation, acquisitions, and innovation. She is passionate about building, solving, growing, and improving – "I am looking to use my experience and skills to help another like-minded organiz...
2020-11-0326 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #15 - Beth Potter, President TIAO and Cyrus Copper, Professor Centennial CollegeThis podcast focussed on the pandemic and how the Travel Tourism community and has responded during this very difficult time. Beth Potter, President of TIAO, and Cyrus Copper, Professor & Program Coordinator at Centennial College—President & Founder at Cobalt Hospitality Group engaged us with a fascinating and discussion of how to respond during the new normal and also what to look out for in the coming months.A great listen and please share with all your colleagues, the advice is invaluable!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ron-caughlin/message
2020-10-1730 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast #14 - Kevin Carter President and CEO Colorworks CanadaIn today's podcast, we have Kevin Carter, the President, and CEO of Colorworks Canada. Kevin discusses how the pandemic completely changed its operation across the country. He also discusses what it took to get back to Canada and traveling across many states and then into Canada. As well as the stress it put on him and the organization including staff who were fearful of coming to work due to the virus. Kevin made some important decisions that led to shutting down locations and all advertising and how that affected everyone. He also told us he needed to jump...
2020-10-1028 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast #13 - Jennifer BealeThis week on the "What's your story podcast", we have a guest with lots of energy who helps business owners who want a guaranteed ROI on their marketing efforts. As Jennifer explains, sometimes business owners spend money on marketing campaigns that don't result in a proper return on investment. She states she believes you should always get an ROI on your marketing dollars. "My clients earn 4, 5, and even 6 figures each year from my referrals. And they only pay me when someone becomes a client." Jennifer is also an event producer, an industry that has had a real hit with th...
2020-10-0221 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #12 - Chris KeleherChris Keleher of The Chris Keleher Team in Collingwood Ontario discusses the big changes his team had to make to adjust to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Chris explains how his team shifted to stay ahead of the curve in the very competitive real estate market. He also discussed how the market took a pause and then came back strong with many clients wanting to move up to the Collingwood area to enjoy the area and take advantage of being able to work from home. Chris is a passionate business leader who is known for giving back to the com...
2020-09-2528 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podacast #11 - Maura Joy LustigIn this segment, I interview Maura Joy Lustig. Maura is a special life coach that combines holistic coaching methods with Art. Maura believes that each of us has a special gift within us that deserves to shine and we discover that gift and realize what's truly possible for us, we have the ability to create our best life. Using her signature 7 step process, “Converting Chaos to Clarity” she supports women in transforming into their own extraordinary essence.Maura takes us down the path of discovery about our true passions and asks us to really focus on this during the pand...
2020-09-1827 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #10- Monica Pasinato-Forchielli - President One Wellness GroupWelcome back, everyone! In today's episode, We have Monica Pasinato-Forchielli, President of One Wellness Group.Monica tells us about her story and experience with the Pandemic and how deeply her business has been affected by it.Being a wellness group that provides services such as Spa and Massage treatments, and has direct contact with customers, they had no choice but to shut down their business.Monica shares her actions as a true leader and her version of "the new normal" and the challenges they faced and will face in the future.Tune in to...
2020-08-2924 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your story Podcast: Episode #9 - Catherine Ann Clayton, Business StrategistOn our new episode, we have traveled across borders and we have one of our most positive, energetic, and enthusiastic guests, Catherine Ann with us from southern US, Texas!Catherine Ann is a business strategist coach and uses Linkedin strategy to help her clients make money within 60 days of completing their profile!She has the most positive perspective about the pandemic and believes everyone should not be " pivoting" to doing something new and instead, they have to "shift" to new ways of getting things done. for example, shifting from going to work to online meetings......
2020-08-1425 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #8 - Anna Tavares - Director of Strategy VendastaOn our new exciting episode of "what's your Story?" we had a very insightful conversation with Anna Tavares- Director of Strategy at Vendasta. Vendasta provides digital solutions to local businesses and during the pandemic, their goal was to provide their customers with 3 main services: 1. Provide the ability to work remote 2.Local business online toolkit 3. An online academy to learn about marketing. Don't miss this episode if you are a business owner/ marketing agency/ marketer/ student and want to hear more about these services and what the FUTURE of business looks like. At the end of this episode, I...
2020-08-0827 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #7 - Sergio Frias, Chief Experience Officer CIMMOWelcome to our new episode! This episode is going to be an intense one! Today we have with us our co-host Lou Quattro and our guest Sergio Frias, President & CEO of the federation of Brazilian-Canadian businesses, and Chief customer experience officer at The Chartered Institute of Marketing Management of Ontario (CIMMO). Sergio talks about how the world today is a world with more choices for customers and fewer choices for businesses and small businesses are failing because of not being able to deliver those choices. He emphasizes the word “Flexibility” which means: To be able to del...
2020-07-3029 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your story Podcast: Episode #6 - Dr Youssef Ahmad Youssef, PhDThis episode is all about human connection and offering help... We have a very distinguished guest today, Dr. Youssef Youssef. The President and Vice-Chair at The Chartered Institute of Marketing Management of Ontario (cimmo) and Program Coordinator and Professor, Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing Degree at Humber College. Today we continue our discussion in this normal and how it has affected small businesses more than big businesses. 95% of Canadian businesses are small businesses and unfortunately, they are the ones that are struggling the most due to lack of strategy, board members, advisors, etc. Dr.Youseff emphasizes on how big...
2020-07-1620 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #5 - Jason Hunt Co-founder & CMO, Merged Media Ltd.Welcome to our new episode! On our new exciting episode, we have Jason Hunt co-founder and CMO of Merged Media Ltd. His company provides marketing and advertisement solutions for its clients. Other than the businesses that have suffered from the pandemic, Jason focuses on the ones that are thriving because of it, and one of them is E-commerce. From having virtual confreres to house parties, to promoting your small business, going "online" might become the new normal after the pandemic.Jason also shares a few tips on the Dos and Don'ts of managing the social m...
2020-07-1620 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #3 - Shane Skillen - President Hotspex ResearchWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #3 - Shane Skillen - President Hotspex Research. Shane bring some real insight to the this new normal from actual research done in the field. A great discussion and focus and mental illness and a lifeline offered during these times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ron-caughlin/message
2020-06-1529 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #4 - David Kincaid CEO, Level 5 StrategyWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #4 with David Kincaid CEO, Level 5 Strategy. David share a passionate view of the pademic and guides us through a journey of how brands can think and shift their focus from a consumer perspective to different values and attributes. This is based on the what the consumer thinks is important right now and the normal rules don't apply any longer. Welcome David.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ron-caughlin/message
2020-06-1530 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinWhat's Your Story Podcast: Episode #2 - Desmond Edwards VP Marketing Nandos N.A.This is the What's your story podcast. In this episode we engage in a powerful discussion with Desmond Edwards, the VP Marketing Nandos N.A. . We continue our discussion on the new normal and how Nandos has adapted to the pandemic with strong leadership and smart business decisions. This does come a faint of heart with them shutting down 27 locations and learning how to respond with a caring approach with their franchisees and employees during this strange period of time. We also shift the discussion over to the George Floyd situation and get perspective from Desmond as African Canadian busi...
2020-06-0530 min
"What's your story?" - Host Ron CaughlinBRANDeD - What's your story Podcast - Episode 1 - Whats you new normal with Lou QuattroThe "What's your story" podcast is a series of real stories than engage the senses. People and brands all have a story to tell that make them unique and interesting.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ron-caughlin/message
2020-05-2819 min
Drop The Mic with Jason Hunt005 | What Tim Hortons & Dairy Queen Have in Common - with Ron CaughlinThe Merged Marketing Podcast unlocks the marketing tactics and secrets behind every day brands. Each week, David Louch and his co-host- Jason Hunt, will bring you expert commentary so that you can make better choices when it comes to growing your business.
Today we are discussing brand strategy with Ron Caughlin. Ron has an impressive resume of being the head of marketing for brands such as; Tim Horton's, Dairy Queen, Toronto Pearson International Airport, and Destination Ontario. He now operates his own brand marketing agency, Branded, while also educating future marketing professionals at Humber and Centennial College...
2020-03-031h 05