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Life doesn’t end at 50 – it starts

Kevin Halliday (kevinhalliday.com) is a transformation expert, TEDx speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur with success spanning the construction, fitness, and hospitality industries. He’s the founder of multiple companies, including Spindle Stairs & Railings, Alberta’s leader in stair innovation and recipient of the BUILD Award for Best Innovation Product, and Urban Studio Shed, a creative media and podcast production company. A former WNBF bodybuilding champion, Kevin turned his own life around from unhealthy and overworked to disciplined and purpose – driven. Through his hit podcast ShedTalk with Kevin Halliday and his powerful TEDx talk, “What Men Say in Sheds,” he inspires people over 50 to transform their health, master their mindset, and create lasting wealth—proving that life doesn’t end at 50, it starts.

Kevin Halliday, the dynamic, passionate, and visionary transformation expert, TEDx speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur, is widely recognized for his extraordinary, groundbreaking, and innovative success spanning across the construction, fitness, and hospitality industries. He’s the ambitious, determined, and resilient founder of multiple thriving, impactful, and influential companies, including Spindle Stairs & Railings, Alberta’s respected, trusted, and celebrated leader in stair innovation, and proud recipient of the prestigious, distinguished, and highly regarded BUILD Award for Best Innovation Product. He also established Urban Studio Shed, a creative, imaginative, and forward-thinking media and podcast production company that emphasizes storytelling, authenticity, and meaningful connection.

A former WNBF bodybuilding champion, Kevin courageously turned his own life around from unhealthy, exhausted, and overworked to disciplined, focused, and purpose-driven, embodying resilience, strength, and determination. His inspiring journey demonstrates perseverance, transformation, and empowerment, showing that personal reinvention is possible at any stage of life. Through his hit podcast, ShedTalk with Kevin Halliday, and his powerful, motivational, and thought-provoking TEDx talk, “What Men Say in Sheds,” he passionately inspires people over 50 to transform their health, master their mindset, and create lasting wealth.

His message proves that life doesn’t end at 50—it boldly, confidently, and vibrantly starts, opening new opportunities, possibilities, and horizons. Kevin’s work emphasizes holistic transformation, combining physical vitality, mental clarity, and financial empowerment. His approach integrates discipline, consistency, and vision, encouraging individuals to embrace wellness, fitness, and entrepreneurial creativity. He highlights the importance of mindset mastery, resilience, and adaptability, teaching audiences to overcome obstacles, embrace challenges, and pursue growth with courage and determination.

Through Spindle Stairs & Railings, Kevin showcases innovation, craftsmanship, and design excellence, redefining stair construction with modern, functional, and aesthetically pleasing solutions. His leadership in Alberta’s construction industry reflects dedication, ingenuity, and forward-thinking strategy. Urban Studio Shed further demonstrates his creativity, offering a platform for authentic conversations, engaging podcasts, and meaningful media production that resonates with diverse audiences.

Kevin’s bodybuilding achievements illustrate discipline, strength, and perseverance, while his entrepreneurial ventures highlight vision, leadership, and impact. His journey from struggle to success embodies transformation, resilience, and empowerment, inspiring countless individuals to pursue health, wealth, and fulfillment.

By sharing his story, Kevin motivates people to embrace change, cultivate discipline, and unlock potential. His teachings emphasize that transformation is not limited by age, proving that reinvention, growth, and success are achievable beyond 50. His work continues to empower communities, inspire audiences, and redefine possibilities, making Kevin Halliday a true leader in transformation, innovation, and inspiration.


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On a mission to help others embrace a holistic, healthier lifestyle

Amanda Schmidt is the heart behind Purely Inspired Living. The 28-year-old’s own path to wellness began with a lot of frustration and self-doubt. She spent years investing time, energy, money, and resources into her health but still felt stuck — constantly fatigued and holding so much grief of not feeling well. That’s when she discovered ONDAMED®️, and everything shifted.

As Calgary’s only certified ONDAMED®️ practitioner, her mission is to help others embrace a holistic, healthier lifestyle through personalized, non-invasive care. With Purely Inspired Living, she’s building not just a wellness practice but a community that supports self-empowerment, confidence, and discovery — rooted in the belief that we all carry the innate ability to heal.

Purely Inspired Living offers a holistic and empowering wellness experience that is centered around intentional healing, mindful living, physical balance, emotional support, and vibrant community connection. The studio environment encourages reflective discovery, balanced nutrition guidance, stress reduction techniques, restorative practices, gentle movement therapy, and personalized wellness strategies that are carefully tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Clients are invited to explore integrative approaches that include guided support, compassionate coaching, lifestyle education, soulful connection, and creative expression. With an emphasis on overall well-being, Purely Inspired Living cultivates resilience, deep relaxation, mental clarity, spiritual nourishment, physical vitality, emotional resilience, thoughtful self-care routines, and sustainable healthy habits. The offerings include wellness consultations, detailed assessments, nurturing guidance, supportive resources, mindful breathing sessions, therapeutic practices, and calm restorative spaces that foster inner peace.

Every aspect of the practice is thoughtfully designed to nurture growth, inspire confidence, strengthen inner wisdom, and celebrate personal transformation. The holistic framework integrates complementary modalities, intentional goal setting, reflective journaling prompts, mindful workshops, educational resources, community events, supportive circles, and collaborative learning opportunities. Through these integrated experiences, participants build meaningful connections, deepen self-awareness, appreciate authentic wellbeing, honor their body’s innate intelligence, and discover the joy of balanced living.

This approach aligns with a commitment to integrity, empathy, wholehearted engagement, uplifting encouragement, and genuine compassion for all who seek enhanced well-being. The supportive team at Purely Inspired Living values open communication, attentive listening, respectful guidance, and encouraging collaboration to ensure that every individual feels seen, heard, respected, and valued. Clients are supported through transformational pathways that honor their personal story, celebrate unique strengths, acknowledge challenges with sensitivity, and promote courageous growth. The environment fosters trust, creative exploration, self-empowerment practices, and holistic rejuvenation that encompasses mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions.

In this welcoming and inclusive space, participants experience mindful workshops that focus on stress management, intentional lifestyle shifts, nourishment education, conscious relaxation techniques, self-love cultivation, empowerment circles, and restorative practices that uplift the whole person. The Purely Inspired Living philosophy embraces continuous learning, mindful engagement, intentional networking, holistic enrichment, and inspired action. As a result, every individual emerges with increased confidence, greater self-awareness, renewed purpose, balanced energy, empowered choices, healthier routines, deeper breathing, and lasting transformation. By participating in this vibrant community, individuals feel connected, supported, encouraged, inspired, and motivated to live intentionally, cultivate wellness, foster resilience, and pursue joyful, meaningful living with clarity of purpose and wholehearted dedication to their own ongoing journey toward optimal wellbeing. They also emphasize gratitude practices, joyful celebration gatherings, reflective meditation sessions, nature immersion experiences, purposeful intention setting circles, compassionate peer support networks, and abundant opportunities for creative self-expression daily together always.

Purely Inspired Living offers a holistic and empowering wellness experience that is centered around intentional healing, mindful living, physical balance, emotional support, and vibrant community connection. The studio environment encourages reflective discovery, balanced nutrition guidance, stress reduction techniques, restorative practices, gentle movement therapy, and personalized wellness strategies that are carefully tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Clients are invited to explore integrative approaches that include guided support, compassionate coaching, lifestyle education, soulful connection, and creative expression. With an emphasis on overall well-being,

Purely Inspired Living cultivates resilience, deep relaxation, mental clarity, spiritual nourishment, physical vitality, emotional resilience, thoughtful self-care routines, and sustainable healthy habits. The offerings include wellness consultations, detailed assessments, nurturing guidance, supportive resources, mindful breathing sessions, therapeutic practices, and calm restorative spaces that foster inner peace.

Every aspect of the practice is thoughtfully designed to nurture growth, inspire confidence, strengthen inner wisdom, and celebrate personal transformation. The holistic framework integrates complementary modalities, intentional goal setting, reflective journaling prompts, mindful workshops, educational resources, community events, supportive circles, and collaborative learning opportunities. Through these integrated experiences, participants build meaningful connections, deepen self-awareness, appreciate authentic well-being, honor their body’s innate intelligence, and discover the joy of balanced living.

This approach aligns with a commitment to integrity, empathy, wholehearted engagement, uplifting encouragement, and genuine compassion for all who seek enhanced well-being. The supportive team at Purely Inspired Living values open communication, attentive listening, respectful guidance, and encouraging collaboration to ensure that every individual feels seen, heard, respected, and valued. Clients are supported through transformational pathways that honor their personal story, celebrate unique strengths, acknowledge challenges with sensitivity, and promote courageous growth. The environment fosters trust, creative exploration, self-empowerment practices, and holistic rejuvenation that encompasses mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions.

In this welcoming and inclusive space, participants experience mindful workshops that focus on stress management, intentional lifestyle shifts, nourishment education, conscious relaxation techniques, self-love cultivation, empowerment circles, and restorative practices that uplift the whole person. The Purely Inspired Living philosophy embraces continuous learning, mindful engagement, intentional networking, holistic enrichment, and inspired action.

As a result, every individual emerges with increased confidence, greater self-awareness, renewed purpose, balanced energy, empowered choices, healthier routines, deeper breathing, and lasting transformation. By participating in this vibrant community, individuals feel connected, supported, encouraged, inspired, and motivated to live intentionally, cultivate wellness, foster resilience, and pursue joyful, meaningful living with clarity of purpose and wholehearted dedication to their own ongoing journey toward optimal well-being. They also emphasize gratitude practices, joyful celebration gatherings, reflective meditation sessions, nature immersion experiences, purposeful intention setting circles, compassionate peer support networks, and abundant opportunities for creative self-expression daily together always.”


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The entrepreneurial spirit is in her blood

Christine Buhr is a Calgary-based entrepreneur and community builder dedicated to creating innovative wellness and entertainment experiences. As the Calgary franchisee for FS8, a next-generation fitness concept, Christine is focused on expanding its unique blend of movement, mindfulness, and community across the city. She’s also preparing to bring Vaura Pilates to market in the future.

]With over 15 years in the family entertainment and retail industries, including operating Shakers Family Fun Centre and working with brands like The Body Shop, Christine has launched and scaled multiple ventures. She previously hosted The 3rd Degree Podcast and The Weekly LBX Show, spotlighting trends and leaders in the experience economy. Her work has been featured in Maclean’s, The Calgary Herald, Business in Calgary, and Fun World. Christine earned her Entrepreneurial Masters Certificate at MIT’s Endicott House and believes that experiences, whether in wellness, business, or community are the true currency of the future.


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Helping people on their journey to wellness

Magdalena Czyz is a certified health coach and public speaker. She specializes in effortless weight loss, overcoming burnout, and showing people how to find freedom from their minds to ease anxiety and depression.

She also runs corporate wellness and leadership workshops where she teaches employees how to manage stress better to boost performance and employee morale.

She is also a dancer. She performs at corporate and private events with different props, from LED wings and fans to silk flags. She is passionate about bringing a sense of freedom to the crowd and encouraging others to express themselves through movement.


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Change your life in 90 days

With over 20 years of qualified experience in the health and fitness industry, Curtis Christopherson is the Founder & CEO of WRKOUT, the first connected fitness brand to deliver live, face-to-face personal training optimized for the virtual experience. He is also the owner of Innovative Fitness, North America’s largest network of premium personal training studios.

Based out of Vancouver, Curtis leads over 300 virtual and in-person trainers and was recognized as “Canada’s Top Trainer” in 2020 by Impact Magazine. He has also been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, The Globe and Mail, and SGB Magazine – and was also a former Ernst and Young Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year finalist!

While leading the businesses, Curtis has completed extreme adventures and some incredible physical feats. As examples, Curtis has competed in a 100km Del Sahara desert run, several Half Ironmans, over 15 marathons, been on the podium for multiple adventures, and knocked off some international hikes such as the West Coast Trail (in 21 hrs), Machu Picchu, and Kilimanjaro. He has also been a part of a team that cycled across Canada (which set a Guinness Book of World Records) and Australia to raise over a million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes.

Beyond his years, Curtis will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the health and fitness industry and he has no qualms about bringing others along for the journey.


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Kelsey Carignan conquered Cancer and thinks you can too

Kelsey Carignan is a mother of two boys and was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2018 at the age of 32 years old. Kelsey decided to make breast cancer the best thing that ever happened to her and started sharing her breast cancer journey online when she realised there was a lack of relatable and real content available for people going through the same thing. She also started asking people to complete random acts of kindness and to tag her so she could see how much good could come from a negative situation which helped to get her through her lowest points. After undergoing a bilateral mastectomy and eight aggressive rounds of chemotherapy, Kelsey is now in remission and is using her voice and her knowledge to empower and uplift others going through similar experiences with her platform Vibrant Yogi.


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Suzie Yorke, Founder of Love Good Fats, on the Shift from Executive to Entrepreneur

Suzie Yorke is on a mission to bring healthy fats back. A mom, eleven-time Ironman competitor and yoga enthusiast, Suzie spent years adhering to a low-fat diet only to hit a wall in her mid-40s. After reading Nina Teicholz’s best seller, Big Fat Surprise, she immediately shifted to a high-fat, low-carb diet, and felt better right away. While she loved the benefits of her new lifestyle, Suzie found it challenging to find convenient, good-fat snacks. Seeing a gap in the marketplace and a huge opportunity to help others through food, Suzie developed Love Good Fats, a company that produces high-fat, low-carb, and low-sugar products.

Today, Suzie leads Love Good Fats’ expansion as it quickly becomes one of the fastest-growing bar brands in North America. As a 30-year veteran of the CPG industry, Suzie has worked at high-profile companies such as Proctor & Gamble, PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, Weight Watchers, and Zag. Utilizing her accomplished marketing background, personal journey, and deep devotion and passion for health, Suzie is on a mission to spread the word that fat is back, and sugar is out! Suzie was recognized by her peers and the community with the 2019 Mompreneur :registered: Start Up Award.

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Dr. Laura Hambley, Workplace Psychologist, Discusses Being an Entrepreneur and Coping with COVID-19

Dr. Laura Hambley is a Workplace Psychologist, Speaker and Author. She describes herself as a serial entrepreneur with businesses including Calgary Career Counselling, Canada Career Counselling, Synthesis Psychology and WorkEvOHlution. Hambley talks about being an entrepreneur and how to cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

James Connolly

James Connolly is the co-founder and CEO of VoxNeuro based in Toronto. VoxNeuro provides the world’s first objective concussion and acquired brain injury assessment that steps beyond diagnosis.

Cissy Chen

Cissy Chen is founder of Rumble Boxing Studios which offers “a one of a kind, badass, fitness experience” as it brings together a high-intensity boxing workout with the powerful platform of group fitness.