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Stay Focused and Avoid the Shiny Object Trap as Entrepreneur

April 3, 2025 0:24:56

Bianca Best is an award-winning thought leader, global Media executive, mother of four, inspiring speaker, highly credentialed coach and champion of graceful productivity. With her personal journey and decades of leadership experience (both entrepreneurially and within corporates), Bianca has developed proven big impact strategies that empower individuals and organisations to thrive. She is on a mission to eradicate the global burnout epidemic impassioned by the belief that work should be a joy not a struggle.

Her new book Big Impact Without Burnout shares eight transformative strategies to ensure ambitious women flourish without compromise. Say goodbye to modern life’s freneticism and embrace a glorious life of impact and fulfilment where at last success and peace beautifully coexist. The book is available at all major retailers or go to her website or you can go to YouTube and find out more.

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Helping executives move from reactionary to strategic thinking

March 24, 2025 0:22:15

Shawn Gibson is Partner at Incito Executive and Leadership Development, and leads the Executive Strategy practice. As a former senior executive, startup founder and Professional Certified Coach, he possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and dynamics that leaders face in today’s competitive landscape. Known for his strategic mindset, deep business acumen and results-focused approach, Shawn guides leaders and organizations through strategy development, systems thinking, conflict management, change management and effective communication, ultimately unifying leadership teams to fulfill their entire vision.

In 2022, Shawn received the prestigious SupportHER Award from The Universal Women’s Network™️ in recognition of his dedication and support towards advancing women’s empowerment and equality. Since Shawn became Partner in 2021, Incito has also achieved notable recognition, including the Best Leadership Coaching Firm awarded by Acquisition International – Global Excellence Awards in April 2023.

Shawn is passionate about helping executives and founders lead with intention to strengthen their organizations and scale-up. He leads Incito’s strategic partnership with Mount Royal University’s Growth Catalyst Program to support over 105 businesses and empower more than 300 entrepreneurs and leaders. Shawn also serves as a volunteer mentor for Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta to support high-growth businesses in the community.

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Living Life at a Ten

March 19, 2025 0:29:23

Kristen Gale is the spirited force and founder behind THE TEN SPOT®️ beauty bars’ rise from a singular Toronto location to an acclaimed international franchise with over 40 bustling bars across Canada and the U.S., with a dozen more in the pipeline.

Starting her business at just 24 years old, Kristen has become a trailblazer in the beauty and franchise field with her entrepreneurial flair garnering her numerous accolades, including a spot on Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, the Chatelaine Magazine W100 list, and recognition as one of EY’s Winning Women. Under her leadership, THE TEN SPOT®️ has clinched prestigious awards such as Profit Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies for four consecutive years, Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchise list for two, and the CFA’s Franchisee’s Choice Awards for five years running.

Kristen’s mantra, “LIFE AT A TEN®️,” is far more than just a slogan – it’s the driving force behind everything she does and is the embodiment of her approach to both business and life. She’s passionate about empowering women to live their LIFE AT A TEN®️ and believes business ownership is one of the very best ways to do so, since nothing gives you the freedom and control over your life and earning potential like entrepreneurship does! In addition, Kristen’s newly launched signature online LIFE AT A TEN®️ Program, shares her proven strategies, insights, and hands-on experience to empower high-achieving, overwhelmed women who “have it all” to CEO THE SHXT OUT OF LIFE®️; helping women shift from stressed-out and stuck to optimized and energized, thriving in every aspect of their personal lives so they can create and live their own version of LIFE AT A TEN®️.

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Understanding the greatest human need and key to engagement

March 17, 2025 0:18:46

Maria deBruijn is a leadership expert, facilitator, and CEO with over two decades of experience helping organizations cultivate engaged and high-performing teams. deBruijn holds a Master’s degree in Communications and Technology from the University of Alberta, where her research focused on the impact of technology on engagement. deBruijn’s debut book, Understood: The Greatest Human Need and the Key to Engagement, is a compilation of the most valuable insights from her years of experience in the leadership and engagement space.

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With focus, innovation and good execution it’s possible to bootstrap a highly successful business

March 14, 2025 0:32:53

Tim Hewson is a successful business leader with experience in telecommunications, e-commerce, business management, and more. Since graduating from the Loughborough University of Technology in the UK with an Honours degree in Human Factors, Tim has accumulated 30+ years of experience as a telecommunications consultant and business builder. Over the past 20 years Tim has built LegalWIlls on online service that helps people write their Wills and other estate planning documents.

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The #1 Trait Every Entrepreneur Needs to Overcome Challenges

February 12, 2025 0:27:02

Sheena Yap Chan is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, and executive strategist specializing in transforming workplace culture through leadership and confidence-building strategies. Her globally recognized podcast, The Tao of Self-Confidence has reached over 1.3 million downloads worldwide with over 800 interviews featuring leaders, celebrities, and eight-figure CEOs. Her Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within, is celebrated as one of the top 20 self-confidence resources globally by Book Authority. She has delivered impactful keynotes for NASA, Live Nation, and UKG, where she is celebrated for her ability to inspire change, foster engagement, and drive bottom-line results.

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Mastering the Long Game: Solving Problems with Vision

January 21, 2025 0:27:01

For the past decade Jefferey Doucet has been at the forefront of innovation on the online job search and career wellness. We first met Jeffrey 5 years ago so this is a great example of entrepreneurial growth. Jeffrey founded Thrive, a Career Wellness Platform transforming how organizations manage outplacement and career transitions. Launched in 2019, Thrive now supports the outplacement needs of 400+ organizations globally. Jeffrey now leads a team of passionate colleagues who are focused on building great software to help individuals advance their careers.

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Being clear and committed to your goals

December 4, 2024 0:21:35

Lisa “Longball” Vlooswyk Founder & CEO at LisaLongball.com

Lisa is an 8-Time Canadian Long Drive Champion, and has finished as high as 2nd in the World. Lisa competed on the Golf Channel’s World Long Drive Association Tour and competed at 18 World Long Drive Championships. She is an LDA Tour Champion and Callaway Golf sponsored athlete. Lisa was the first woman to ever hit it the length of 3 ½ NFL football fields in competition. Lisa won Golfweek Magazine’s Golf Fest Entertainer of the Year award. In addition to her competitive career, Lisa is a Golf Journalist for several publications including Inside Golf Magazine and has had her own column in Golf Digest Canada. Lisa uses her vast experience as a World Class athlete to be a successful keynote Peak Performance Speaker at Conferences and Conventions, is a Golf Entertainer for many Corporate/Charity Golf Tournaments across North America including PGA Tour and Champions Tour events and runs her own Golf School for Women both in Canada and the United States.

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L’importance de l’authenticité, la résilience et la détermination en entrepreneurship

November 19, 2024 0:28:45

Cynthia Daoust https://www.linkedin.com/in/spheria/ conjugue un BACC en animation et gestion culturelle à son expérience d’entrepreneure en production d’événements à son compte depuis plus de 30 ans. Elle a conçu, de toutes pièces, plus de 500 événements clé en main dans sa carrière et a géré des événements d’envergure nationale, des événements d’affaires internationales et des événements grand public.

Elle a fondée en 2003 Sphéria Événements, https://www.spheria.ca/ une firme d’expertise en production d’événements corporatif clé en main sur mesure. Et, elle est productrice de ses propres événements-maison Les Bals de Noël Sphéria des PME qui font fureur depuis 2007.
Aussi auteure du livre Sortie du Bois, un guide de stratégies clés, de questions concrètes et de méthodes éprouvées qui non seulement peuvent aider une personne à se sortir d’un tourbillon dépressif, mais aussi réduire les chances de revivre un épisode aussi dramatique.

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Stand in the storm and be with it

October 30, 2024 0:28:45

As a former semi-professional soccer player, Sian Flanagan transferred her will power and foundation into becoming a multi-passionate entrepreneur, but not before hitting rock bottom first. Through a resilient story of grace, she went on to discover her true gifts and transform the lives of others. She believes “if you have a gift, it is meant to be given.”

Today, she helps multi-passionate coaches to detox anxiety and embody confidence in their life, body and soul-driven business with joy at The Business of You Coaching. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur, Sian wears multiple hats as the founder/coach of The Vibrant Living Way Method, poet/performer, #1 bestselling author, inspirational speaker and international award-winning short film director. She lives in Vancouver and Kelowna BC.

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Stay Focused and Avoid the Shiny Object Trap as Entrepreneur

Helping executives move from reactionary to strategic thinking

Living Life at a Ten

Understanding the greatest human need and key to engagement

With focus, innovation and good execution it’s possible to bootstrap a highly successful business

The #1 Trait Every Entrepreneur Needs to Overcome Challenges

Mastering the Long Game: Solving Problems with Vision

Being clear and committed to your goals

L’importance de l’authenticité, la résilience et la détermination en entrepreneurship

Stand in the storm and be with it

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