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Discover Canada’s 1st Healthy Longevity Village – Vulcan, Alberta – Canada’s Podcast

Welcome to FuturVille – Your Hub for Healthy Longevity and Sustainable Living

Who Are We?
We are a for-profit company building a network of healthy longevity villages that plans to be in business for 100+ years where each of our stakeholders – residents, visitors, shareholders – will add minimum 10+ healthy years onto their life by actively up-leveling their quality of life, contribute and grow in a collective economy, and live, work and play in purpose-driven communities.

Our Vision
Everyone lives in vibrant villages, thriving with health and vitality, reaching age 100+ free from disease, embracing technology for good, and achieving remarkable environmental, social, and governance achievements, and measurable sustainable development goals.

Our Mission
By 2035, develop, promote, and connect 1 million residents and 20 million visitors to healthy longevity experiences across 4,000 villages.

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Realizing the vital importance of prioritizing self-care

As an entrepreneur navigating significant life changes and milestones, Jacquie Verenka embarked on a transformative journey of healing and self-discovery. Through this process, she realized the vital importance of prioritizing self-care—a lesson that resonated deeply with many others she encountered along the way. Witnessing firsthand the struggles of those around her ignited a passion to create a space for healing and renewal. This inspiration led to the founding of JV Ventures Retreats, where she aims to provide others with the time and tools they need to reconnect with themselves and embark on their own journeys of growth. Through these retreats, she aims to foster a community of healing and transformation.

Her retreats are designed not only to foster personal growth and well-being among participants but also to create a positive impact in the community. She believes that meaningful transformation extends beyond individual experiences: by partnering with local charities and causes, Jacquie aims to Give Back and support those in need. Each retreat incorporates opportunities for participants to engage with and contribute to these initiatives, fostering a spirit of connection and shared purpose. Together, people can grow while uplifting their community.


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The Canadian Marketing Maverick Revolutionizing Tech and Fintech with Bold Strategies and Real-World Success

Victoria Taylor, hailing from Vancouver, Canada, is the marketing consultant you want on your entrepreneurial journey. With nine years of experience and a sharp focus on the tech, SaaS, and fintech sectors, she’s not just talking the talk—she’s walking the walk. As the founder of Xisme, Victoria is revolutionizing how businesses create and interact with content. Her professional journey has taught her that success is about more than just hitting targets; it’s about embracing challenges and growing with them. Whether leading workshops or executing game-changing strategies, Victoria brings her unique blend of expertise, wit, and no-nonsense advice to every project. Tune in as she shares the real lessons she’s learned from her path to becoming a successful entrepreneur.


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Success is habit forming

Leigh Christie is a Vancouver-based engineer/entrepreneur with degrees from UBC & MIT. He invented the machine vision robotic heat spotlight, and The Mondo Spider; a 1,500lb walking machine. In 2009 Leigh co-founded MistyWest, a leading product engineering design firm focused on novel sensors, low-power wireless & edge AI. MistyWest recently created an inference/vision edge device called MistyVision.


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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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Entrepreneurship is the relentless pursuit of opportunity

Purya Sarmadi is a healthcare professional with an accomplished background in healthcare technology. He is a health informatics and analytics professional that has become an entrepreneur. Purya is Co-Founder & CEO at MedMe Health where they are building the operating system for the pharmacies of the future, shifting today’s dispensaries to tomorrow’s community healthcare hubs. Pharmacies are in the community. 95% of North Americans live within 5 miles of a pharmacy. Primary care is in a crisis and chronic diseases are increasing. And so that’s kind of why they started Medme. And today they are already Canada’s leading clinical services platform for pharmacies.


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Owner Organization: Self Reconnection Therapeutics

Naomi Kunert, Founder of the Self Reconnection Method, is an accomplished and renowned transpersonal therapist and spiritual guide with over 25 years of experience in successfully empowering her clients to overcome physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual trauma.

The Self-Reconnection Method is an integrative healing system, that activates a person’s inner healing mechanism, allowing for reconnection on all levels of self, enabling people to recover from chronic states of stress, disease & disconnection.

Her approach unites practical and proven methods in the field of neuroscience with principles of quantum physics, blending with it the natural laws of healing practiced and preserved by Earth’s oldest ancestral cultures; a complementing synthesis of the ancient and modern integrative ways of healing.

Naomi has a practice on Vancouver Island, Canada, and facilitates workshops internationally and presents at clinicians’ seminars. She offers online or in-person one-to-one sessions and Self Reconnection Method workshops and classes.


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Les bénéfices de la méditation, entreprendre différemment!

Marie-Ève Lécine, c.o. organisationnel, MBA dédie sa carrière à améliorer la santé psychologique des organisations. Avec plus de 18 ans d’expérience en recherche universitaire et en enseignement sur le stress au travail, une maîtrise en management, une autre en counseling et une troisième en méditation (en cours), elle possède une excellente vision des besoins des organisations et de leurs acteurs.

Elle a créé en 2014 : Let It Be Méditation, une école de formation et de coaching d’affaires entourant la pleine conscience et leadership conscient.

Marie-Ève est l’autrice du livre : Entreprendre en conscience et co-autrice de trois guides sur la santé mentale au travail, centré sur la conciliation travail-vie personnelle.

Depuis sa création, Let It Be Méditation a formé plus de 1 000 personnes en méditation à travers des formations et des conférences au Canada et en France et plus de 350 professeurs à travers le monde, qui dispensent leurs enseignements dans toute sorte de milieux. Let It Be Méditation est aussi une certification en méditation.


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Unconventional Lessons for Becoming an Unstoppable Entrepreneur

Mike Fata co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998. From 1998 to 2016, he ran all aspects of the company as Chairman of the Board and CEO. In February 2019 Mike helped guide the strategic sale of Manitoba Harvest to Tilray for $419 million dollars.

Mike has dedicated over 25 years studying and practicing natural health, starting in 1995 when he made the life changing decision to lose over 100lbs, and go from 300lbs to his current 180Lbs. He has gained an excellent knowledge of human anatomy, diet, nutrition and natural health lifestyle. Mike is a best-selling author, a keynote speaker, and has been featured on various media countless times regarding natural health, nutrition, hemp foods, organic agriculture, sustainable business, entrepreneurship and mentorship.

Mike has won numerous awards;

  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2004)
  • Socially Responsible Business Award (2006)
  • The Lorax Award (2006)
  • Top 40 under 40 (2008)
  • Company of the Year (2010)
  • CHFA Organic Achievement Award (2010)
  • Spirit of Winnipeg Award (2014)
  • Nutrition Business Journal Education Award (2014)
  • CME Emerging Business Award (2014)
  • EY Entrepreneur of the Year (2014)
  • MFPA Presidents Award (2016)
  • OTA Organic Rising Star Award (2016)
  • Top 100 Health Influencers (2017)
  • John Holtmann Leadership Award (2021)

In February of 2022, as Chairman of the Board Mike completed his third nine figure exit deal with the acquisition of Sol Cuisine by Plant Plus Foods for $125mm cash.

Mike is currently Chief Executive Officer of Fata & Associates, Chairman of the Board of Nuts For Cheese, Global Growth Advisor for Mid-Day Squares, Lifetime Member (Past Chairman) of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA), Lifetime Member (Past Chairman) of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and investor/advisor to a portfolio of companies.

Mike is a homeschooling father, certified holistic health coach and avid backyard organic farmer. In his free time he enjoys coaching and mentoring natural products industry entrepreneurs. In 2021 Mike launched www.fatafleishman.org a free mass mentorship toolbox for CPG entrepreneurs.

Mike hosts the Founder to Mentor podcast (a top 5% global podcast), connecting you with world class founders to inspire your personal and professional growth. https://www.mikefata.ca/podcast.

Mike’s best-selling book Grow: 12 Unconventional Lessons for Becoming an Unstoppable Entrepreneur released in March 2023.


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Never listen to the naysayers

Aura Ziv is a fun loving fitness instructor nutritionist, health coach and founder of Eat Good Feel Good Fitness. She focuses on making her clients feel good and creating health food products that are good for you and taste amazing at the same time.


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