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Help WantedEP33 - Luke Jaster - Sales Manager for Big Picture TraderWhen starting over, you’re never starting from zero; you're starting from experience Today's guest has changed industries multiple times, changed countries they have lived in many times and now shares the wisdom that has led them to live the life they have always wanted to have for themself. Here is my interview with Sales Manager for Big Picture Trading, Luke Jaster.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4...
2026-01-121h 20Help WantedEP32 - Henry Antoni - Unique IdiomasIf you think you have to do everything by yourself, today’s guest will tell you that it's not true. Interviewing today’s guest, I learned a little more Portuguese but also about how a teacher of English and Portuguese became an international entrepreneur. Here is my interview with language teacher and owner of Unique Idiomas, Henry Antoni. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1
2026-01-0545 minHelp WantedSteven's Office Hours - Thank you 2025Here is a little look back from this year and all the amazing things that happened!Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Follow Steven Popik: https://www.instagram.com/stevenmpopik/?hl=en #HelpWanted #PleaseSendHelp #YouNeedHelp #HelpWantedPodcast #CareerConversations #StevenPopik #Podcast #SelfHelp #Educational
2025-12-1513 minHelp WantedEP31 - Marcus Holmstrom - EntrepreneurIn today's episode, I sat down with an entrepreneur in Lisbon who has had some incredible stories. Today's guest has worked across such a diverse range of industries that he has never feared starting something new. If you have ever dreamed of starting something for yourself, this episode is the place to start. Here is my interview with Entrepreneur, Marcus Holmstrom. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4...
2025-12-081h 01Help WantedEP30 - Bernardo Carvalho - Head of International SalesI flew all the way to Portugal, and how could I not talk about wine? Through the generosity of a stranger in a foreign country, I had the privilege to take my podcast international. Teaching me about his life, culture and the global sale of wine. Here is my interview with the Head of International Sales at Sogrape and my new friend, Bernardo CarvalhoSupport the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t...
2025-12-011h 04Help WantedSteven's Office Hours - What I have learned (so far)/Life updatesWelcome back to Help Wanted Steven's Office Hours. In this episode, I share some things I have learned from interviewing these professionals, as well as some life updates. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Follow Steven Popik: https://www.instagram.com/stevenmpopik/?hl=en #HelpWanted #PleaseSendHelp #Y...
2025-11-2414 minHelp WantedEP29 - Michelle Jursa - Director of Programs at CaldwellWhat does it take to recognize the best leaders in Canadian business?In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with a woman who shines a spotlight on the leaders shaping Canada’s business landscape. Her perspective is a reminder that great leadership isn’t just about titles — it’s about impact.” Here is my interview with the Director of Programs at Caldwell, Michelle Jursa. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@h...
2025-11-171h 12Help WantedEP28 - Chris Jacks - Nickel 9 DistilleryTogether we have learned about wine making, beer brewing, but what about hard liquor distilling? Today's guest used all the knowledge they learned through years in hospitality, mixed with their fascination for bartending and shaken together with the entrepreneurial spirit to build an amazing distillery from scratch. Here is my interview with the owner of Nickel 9 Distillery, Chris Jacks.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r...
2025-11-1053 minHelp WantedEP27 - Daniel Speck - Henry of PelhamIt seems that philosophy and business can be more intertwined than we think. Today's guest has a more philosophical approach to how he and his brother operate the current number one winery in Ontario. Here is my interview with the Vice President of Sales for the Herny of Pelham winery, Daniel Speck.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: h...
2025-11-031h 18Help WantedEP26 - Erica Pennie - Corporate Event PlannerWe have all thrown a party before in our lives, but imagine throwing a party with a budget of hundreds of thousands of dollars… Today's guest is a master party thrower, throwing parties for some very large companies, taking months to plan these events. And yet she has learned how to remain calm and strong-minded through all these pressures. Here is my interview with corporate event planner, Erica Pennie.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en htt...
2025-10-271h 14Help WantedEP25 - Rebecca Meir - SommelierI had the chance to speak with a sommelier who has taken her love of wine far beyond the restaurant floor.Not only is she an expert in pairing flavours, but she’s also created her own private chef and sommelier experience, bringing people together through food, wine, and storytelling. Here is my interview with Sommlier, Rebecca Meir.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 ...
2025-10-201h 04Help WantedEP24 - James Walker - ElectricianToday's guest will shock you in more ways than one… Welcome back to Help Wanted, the podcast where I interview industry professionals about their jobs and career journeys. All in my quest to discover my next career.I feel so lucky to be able to interview today's guest because they share a wealth of knowledge from their industry, but also from their life. Everyone, pull out a notepad and pen and take notes because here is my interview with electrician James Walker. Support the show Foll...
2025-10-131h 40Help WantedEP23 - Steve Spott - NHL Assistant CoachToday's guest is a prime example of how hard work and perseverance can take you anywhere in life. Everyone has dreams and aspirations, but what we don’t often discuss is how these dreams and aspirations can change and evolve as we change and grow. Today’s guest had a goal of being a high school principal, then his dream changed when he started coaching hockey. Here is my interview with Assistant Coach to the Boston Bruins, Steve Spott. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.in...
2025-10-0651 minHelp WantedEP22 - Michael Mongiardi - Podcast ProducerHave you ever thought about just running with your passions and not caring how crazy it sounds?I sat down with a podcast producer who reminded me that chasing your passions can lead to incredible opportunities — if you’re willing to believe in yourself. He opened up about his own battles with imposter syndrome and how he learned to quiet that voice of doubt by focusing on what he loves most. Podcasting and storytelling. Here is my interview with Podcast Producer, Michael Mongiardi. Support the show Follow Help...
2025-09-291h 09Help WantedEP21 - Dr. Cliff Redford - VeterinarianThe career journey of today's guest sounds like the plot of a movie, and in this case, it literally is.Today’s guest is a veterinarian who doesn’t just treat cats and dogs. He runs his own clinic, travels the world to rescue animals in crisis zones, and somehow found time to star in a documentary along the way. Basically, he's a real-life action hero in scrubs. Here is my interview with veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com...
2025-09-2250 minHelp WantedEP20 - Vince Molinaro - Molinaro's Fine Italian Foods“Quality is our family tradition,” that's the Molinaros' way. On my way to interview today's guest, I could smell the pizza about a block away. Their huge facility is a family-owned company making hundreds of pizzas and pizza dough every single day that you have most likely tried. Here is my interview with the President of Molinaro’s Fine Italian Foods, Vince Molinaro. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwante...
2025-09-151h 16Help WantedEP19 - Julia Edey - EngineerYou can either choose to spiral upwards or downwards. I learned that from today's guest and much more. Today's guest has a lot of wisdom to share from her career as an engineer, specifically working in nuclear power, but she also shares her motivating perspective on life. Here is my interview with retired Engineer, Julia Edey. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1
2025-09-081h 18Help WantedEP18 - Troy Burtch - Great Lakes BreweryWater, Barley, Hops, and Yeast, the four main ingredients in beer.Exploration, passion, and taking risks, the three main ingredients to discovering your lifestyle purpose.Whether you drink beer or not, today’s guest has a job that instantly makes everyone want to ask a million questions. And today I have some answers. All the way from Great Lakes Brewery, here is my Interview with Troy Burtch.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en ht...
2025-09-011h 16Help WantedEP17 - Brad Jones - Funeral DirectorWho would have thought that talking about death could make you feel more alive? Today’s guest works in a field most of us avoid thinking about… until we have to. He’s a funeral director, which means he’s part event planner of funerals and somehow still manages to find humour and humanity in one of life’s most difficult moments.Here’s my interview with funeral director Brad Jones.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.o...
2025-08-2557 minHelp WantedEP16 - Renée Sferrazza - SommelierWine, to some, is just a drink, but to others, it’s history, geography, chemistry, and emotion bottled into one experience. Today’s guest is someone who speaks about wine the way an artist talks about a brush stroke. But don’t let the romantic way she speaks about wine fool you; she is also a sharp businesswoman, turning her deep knowledge of wine into a thriving career.Here’s my interview with sommelier Renée Sferrazza.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instag...
2025-08-181h 44Help WantedEP15 - Alek Saiyan - Salsa InstructorIf you think you can’t dance, think again! Today's guest is not just a salsa instructor. No matter what level you think you are at dancing salsa, Alesk has built a school where everyone belongs. Here is my interview with Salsa Instructor Alesk SaiyanSupport the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Fo...
2025-08-111h 06Help WantedSteven's Office Hours - Birthday Edition (27)Today is my birthday, (*hold for applause*) and I decided to put myself in the hot seat and answer my interview questions for you. I hope to keep this tradition up every year and see where my life is every year. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast ...
2025-08-0525 minHelp WantedEP14 - Foti Siomos - OpticianEveryone who wears glasses has worked with an optician, but what is an optician? The best way the job of an optician was described to me was, “An optician is to an eye doctor, what a pharmacist is to a doctor,” but the job gets even more interesting when you realize it's a crossover between health science and math, but also fashion. Here is my interview with Optician and owner of Eye Candy Optical, Foti Siomos.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help...
2025-08-041h 12Help WantedEP13 - Katharine McLarty - OsteopathWhat exactly is an Osteopath?? Osteopaths are such an interesting and underrated profession. I still have a hard time fully explaining what an osteopath does so I will let my guest explain it better. Here is my interview with the Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, Katharine McLarty. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast ...
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Help WantedEP12 - Simone Gavros - Morning Live ReporterBefore most of us even wake up, today's guest has been up for hours and is already reporting on the new and current events happening in Ontario. Here is my interview with Morning Live Reporter, Simone Gavros. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Follow Steven Popik: https://www.instagram.com/s...
2025-07-211h 30Help WantedEP11 - Billy D. Rows - Reptile BreederImagine walking into a facility and being surrounded by over 2000 snakes and other reptiles, because that’s what I had to do for this interview. I feel like you have to be a little crazy to have this job and work with this many reptiles as well. Today’s guest truly inspired me with his career journey. The diversity of careers he has explored, all the trials life has thrown his way and yet he still stands today pursuing what he loves. Here is my interview with Reptile breeder, Billy D. Rows. Support the show
2025-07-141h 46Help WantedSteven's Office Hours - Intro to AnimationWelcome to Steven's Office Hours! Allow me to tell you the story of my career journey and how I started the Help Wanted Podcast. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Follow Steven Popik: https://www.instagram.com/stevenmpopik/?hl=en #HelpWanted #Pl...
2025-07-0719 min
Help WantedEP10 - Paul Butler - Fire FighterWhen we are young, we are taught to run away from fire or danger, but today's guest runs into it. He also taught me a lot about how to take care of yourself, no matter your career or what life throws your way. Here is my interview with Fire Fighter, Paul Butler.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven...
2025-06-301h 50
Help WantedEP09 - Karina Marenales - Spanish Professornecesitas ayuda? yo tambien. (Do you need help? Me too...)Bienvenidos a se necesita ayuda (Welcome to Help Wanted)Today's guest went from being a Professor of English in Argentina to a Professor of Spanish in Canada. Here is my interview with Director and Professor at Spanish4You Canada, Karina MarenalesSupport the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website:
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Help WantedEP08 - Alex Nolis - Real Estate AgentI decided to give real estate another try, and speaking with Alex NOLIS, he taught me about his approach to his career and his life, which is not what you would expect from a Real Estate Agent. If I could use two words to describe his approach, it would be Humble & Kind. Here is my interview with Real Estate Agent Alex Nolis.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4...
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Help WantedEP07 - Mario Masellis - VP of Advertising, Sales & ManagementToday's guest is full of inspiring one-liners. One of my favourites was, “In sales it’s never no (spelled NO), it’s always known (spelt KNOW) as in we need to know more.” Knowing this opened my eyes to flip a negative situation and strive for greater things. Here is my interview with the Vice President of Advertising, Sales and Management for the TLN media group, Mario Masellis. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@help...
2025-06-091h 20
Help WantedEP06 - Toronto Mike'd - PodcasterDuring and after this interview, I made a promise to my guest that I was going to follow in his footsteps in his honour. This podcaster never edits any of his interviews to allow the audience to be a part of this real and un-edited conversation. Disclaimer: I did make one cut in the audio because we were rudely interrupted by a fire alarm, so I cut part of that out. While listening, double-check to make sure the alarm is coming through your headphones and not the building you are i...
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Help WantedEP05 - Taylor Accursi - Police OfficerI was genuinely surprised by today's guest and her career journey. Taylor has shown remarkable discipline, from studying Health Science to playing professional women’s hockey, and now in her current career. Here is my interview with Police Officer Taylor Accursi. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast Follow Steven Popik: htt...
2025-05-261h 12
Help WantedEP04 - Mercedes Gaztambide - Internet Show HostToday's guest, Mercedes Gaztambide, likes to throw spaghetti at the wall and hopes it sticks. It is not actual spaghetti, metaphorical spaghetti, but I will let her explain it some more. Here is my interview with the Co-Host of the show Street Cents, Mercedes Gaztambide.Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1 Website: https://popiksteven.wixsite.com/help-wanted-podcast ...
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Help WantedEP01 - Anton Dzeko - Real Estate AgentIf you are going to fail at least “Fail Forward,” something that today's guest, Anton Dzeko, says a lot, and it really resonated with me. It is such a positive way to spin what we deem to be our failures and how we can always learn from our failures but I will let him talk about it. Here is my interview with Real Estate Agent Anton Dzeko. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpw...
2025-05-121h 09
Help WantedEP02 - Suzanne Soto-Davies - Certified Formulator“Break your goals into bite-sized pieces” is a quote from this week's guest. I don't know about you all but I like to set big goals for myself and my life yet I always fall victim to overthinking and stressing over where I am at in my life with my goals. Interviewing Suzanne today, she reminded me how we need to break our life and goals into bite-size pieces so we don't overwhelm and stress ourselves so much. So, here is my interview with the owner of the company Obloom Suzanne Soto DaviesSupport the show
2025-05-1251 min
Help WantedEP03 - Ed Bajus - Grocery & Duty Free Manager“If you never ask, you will never receive.” What a simple yet obvious idea we all forget now and then. It's a lesson from today's guest that his father taught him, and now he shares it with us and much more. Here is my interview with the Grocery & Duty Free Manager in the Beverage Alcohol Industry, Ed Bajus. Support the show Follow Help Wanted: https://www.instagram.com/help.wanted.official/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@helpwantedofficial1?_t=ZM-8v0c4jYdcM3&_r=1
2025-05-1243 minHelp WantedWelcome to Help WantedWelcome to Help Wanted, a podcast where we interview industry professionals about their jobs and career journeys.All in my quest to discover my next career and take you all on this journey with me, because I know I am not alone. I know I can’t be the only person who dedicated so many years of their life to their career and now wants to discover something completely different.So buckle up and follow along as we discover what it takes to be these professionals.Don't forget to follow us on...
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