Melissa Boufounos is an elite obstacle course athlete, Certified Holistic Nutritionist and has been on the OptiMYz Magazine Top 100 Health and Fitness Influencers for the past three years. She helps other OCR athletes from around the world achieve personal bests. Melissa is able to share knowledge and personal experience with her clients and works with them to find real solutions to the roadblocks that are hindering their performance. She empowers them to build the essential skills needed to sus...
May 16, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Jairek Robbins is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, a successful performance coach and speaker. At just 23 he was awarded the Congressional Award from the US Congress. He has worked with business owners, executives and leadership teams to help optimize their personal performance and business growth. He has been a featured speaker for clients ranging from Coldwell Banker and Remax to Mercedes and United States Olympic Team. In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Jairek about a system bu...
May 12, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Michaela Alexis has quickly become an influential personal brand expert and sought after speaker. Back in 2016 she wrote an article about landing her dream job and it went viral on LinkedIn. Since then, she has authored dozens of articles receiving millions of reads on CNBC, Buzzfeed, Success.com, Inc. and more. Michaela has managed the online presence of more than 100 businesses worldwide, has partnered and starred in brand campaigns with Crowne Plaza and K-Swiss, built her own online community...
May 05, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Phil Buckley is a change management superstar. He has over 25 years experience enabling leaders and their teams through transformations across global businesses in Canada, the U.S and the U.K. Phil co-lead the global change management for the $19.6B Kraft Foods acquisition of Cadbury which involved a team of 40 change leaders across 60 countries. He is the author of Change with Confidence and his work has been featured in Forbes, Business Week and the Globe and Mail. He is also an engaging publi...
May 03, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with FITTEAM Global Founder and CEO, Christopher Hummel about how he built his multi-million dollar healthy lifestyle company, how simplicity and action can define a successful venture, and how he keeps his distributed workforce and brand ambassadors connected to his mission. After leaving the US Air Force, Christopher spent time learning sales and entrepreneurship in real estate. Following the recession in 2008 he turned his eyes towards new ventures and...
Apr 28, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Danielle Sabrina about her unique path to success, how she builds and develops the personal brands of CEOs, celebrities and influencers and how she approaches crisis communication in today's environment. Danielle Sabrina is a celebrity publicist and the founder of Tribe Builder Media (link www.tribebuildermedia.com), an award-winning boutique PR firm. Before founding her agency she started her career on Wall Street at just 19 years old becoming one o...
Apr 24, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Victoria Bach is being touted as the next big superstar sniper in international hockey. She has already played in the 4 Nations Cup, won Gold with the Under-18s and was named to the Team Canada roster for the recently cancelled 2020 World Championships. She was awarded the CWHL Rookie of the Year award, trailing only legend Marie Philip Poulan in the league goals race that year. In that rookie season she led a talented Markham Thunder team in both goals and points. Before that, she was a stand-o...
Apr 13, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, millions of people find themselves out of work and contemplating their next move. Physical distancing and remote work has disrupted how people will prepare and go through their next interview process. As we tap in to the advice, tips and stories of our top performers each week, knowing how to tactically leverage changes in the job and entrepreneurial market will also work in our favour as we make our next big moves. If you will be interviewing in the coming weeks ...
Apr 09, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Natalie Spooner is a member of the Team Canada National Hockey team and is the first player to compete for the National Women’s Team, the National Women’s Under-22 Team and the National Women’s Under-18 Team. She competed in her first Olympic Games at Sochi 2014 where she scored the first two goals in Canada’s 3-1 semifinal victory over Switzerland en route to the gold medal. She was also a member of Canada’s silver medal-winning squad at PyeongChang 2018. In addition to her hockey pursuits, she...
Apr 04, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Laura Gassner Otting is the best-selling author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life. She is a top ranked speaker and considered a top thought leader on mission-driven work. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, The Today Show and the Jordan Harbinger Podcast. In this episode, Jamie and Laura talk about families adjusting to self isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking this time to reflect both personally and as a family, and carv...
Mar 30, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Chester Elton about the power of leading with gratitude. People want and need to know their work is appreciated. Showing gratitude to employees is the easiest, fastest, most inexpensive way to boost performance. New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another—strengthening team bonds. Studies have also shown that gratitude is beneficial for those expressin...
Feb 24, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Host Jamie Allison talks with Jill Bunny about her mission to improve mental health and fitness worldwide. Jill is an advocate for total body health with her extensive background in Functional Nutrition, Psychology and Body Composition Training. Jill's road to understanding health and fitness on a deeper level began with her own health crisis. At the age of 30, she went from being the highest ranked IFBB Competitor (with two Arnold & Olympian Titles) in the world and internationally renowned...
Feb 17, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Rob Catalano is passionate about helping companies succeed – by leveraging technology to make employees successful. Rob co-founded and is the Chief Engagement Officer at WorkTango, a software firm that helps give employees a voice and companies actionable insight. He was recently named a Top 100 Global Employee Engagement Influencer and is a popular speaker on the topic of engagement. We thought he was the right person to ask for a high performance tip on building high employee engagement. Enjoy...
Feb 11, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Lina Khalifeh has overcome significant barriers and obstacles in both her athletic and personal life (being bullied as a child to Olympic training injuries), has grown a worldwide company and an empowerment movement with SheFighter and has been officially recognized for her work by President Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, ESPN and the World Economic Forum. She does all of this while being an incredibly humble, thoughtful and engaging individual. Lina's enterprise, SheFighter, is the first Self-De...
Jan 31, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Samantha Blandford is the Director of Strategy and Growth for Abacus, a Social Content and Advertising Agency. Prior to that, she was Head of Business Development for Canada at a Global Media Company. She has a strong focus on digital and social advertising and shares that depth of experience in this DamnSmartSnippet. Enjoy and take ACTION. Here is the free planning template link: https://mailchi.mp/b06303221385/bigideabigmovescom Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform, l...
Jan 08, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Jamie chats with Jake Gold about how he discovers and develops talent, Jake's distaste for the word "branding" and how he found, signed and managed rock icons The Tragically Hip. The discussion also contrasts that with evaluating talent as a team when he was a judge on Canadian Idol with contestants like Carly Rae Jepsen and Jacob Hoggard of Hedley. Whether you are in the music industry, general business or looking for top talent in your industry you will take something away from this conversati...
Dec 30, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this #DamnSmartSnippet series we are asking high performers how they prepare for a new year, set goals and keep on track. *You can also access the free template below to help you plan! Heather Monahan returns to Big Idea Big Moves in this mini-episode to share her tips for planning to have the best year yet. Heather is a sought-after Keynote Speaker, the Best-Selling Author of Confidence Creator, host of the Top 100 Business Podcast Creating Confidence and an accomplished TedX Speaker. Her ye...
Dec 27, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this #DamnSmartSnippet series we are asking high performers how they prepare for a new year, set goals and keep on track. Be sure to visit www.bigideabigmoves.com and sign up for the newsletter. We will send you a free template to help you plan! Humaira Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Locelle - an enterprise networking platform to connect and engage women in the workplaces for support and mentorship. As a Pakistani born Canadian entrepreneur, Humaira is passionate about diversity in tradition...
Dec 10, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"I think there has been a backwards motion, if anything, around how much women get a seat at the table" Former VP of Media, Twitter North America, founding head of Twitter Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, TribalScale and now Media Committee Head at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Kirstine Stewart shares her views on the impact of the #metoo movement and how men can support #genderparity and #diversity in the workplace. Stewart is regarded as one of the most influential leaders ...
Nov 25, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Shawn Matthias played 10 years as a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League. Less than two seasons removed from leaving the sport that consumed most of his life he has reinvented himself and begun building a new career and life on his terms. On this episode Jamie talks with former NHLer Shawn Matthias about how reflection, planning and developing his own personal brand helped ease his transition from professional sport to the business world. His candid talk about struggles, chal...
Nov 18, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Jamie talks to Amy about the tragedy that prompted her to change the direction of her life and the inspirational discussion she had with Mel Robbins that pushed her towards this new path she is on. She shares how she built her own confidence and found clarity - her keys to courage. Hear how she builds and manages her online community. Her energy and enthusiasm is infectious. Not to be missed.
Nov 11, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Jamie Allison chats with Kris McCarthy about the rollercoaster life of a start-up entrepreneur, entering and winning pitchfests, customer segment pivots, building an advisory board and disrupting a traditional and relatively change-averse market. Kris is a Co-Founder and COO of FanSaves, a sponsorship and marketing app. After a career in professional hockey was derailed, Kris turned to sports management as a new career. In that field he saw an opening for a new business and has moved quickly to ...
Nov 02, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Kimberly Haught is a Global Talent Acquisition leader who has amassed a significant following across multiple social media platforms. Her hashtag media campaign #BetterCallKim pops up everywhere and her videos, articles and posts are known and followed religiously by job seekers, recruiters and business leaders alike. By combining social recruiting, networking and traditional headhunting her branding and connection with her target audience drives her business results forward. We figure out in th...
Oct 23, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Kimberly Haught is a Global Talent Acquisition leader who has amassed a significant following across multiple social media platforms. Her hashtag media campaign #BetterCallKim pops up everywhere and her videos, articles and posts are known and followed religiously by job seekers, recruiters and business leaders alike. By combining social recruiting, networking and traditional headhunting her branding and connection with her target audience drives her business results forward. We asked her in thi...
Oct 08, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Nina Purewal faced an unexpected childhood tragedy which inspired her mindfulness and meditation journey twenty years ago. After climbing the corporate ladder for nearly a decade, she took a year sabbatical and moved to California to completely unplug and continue her pursuit for happiness. Since then she has dedicated her work to helping others in that pursuit. She founded Pure Minds, a company that conducts mindfulness and meditation workshops for the public and corporate sector. She also co-w...
Oct 01, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We know sometimes you just need a short hit of brilliance and inspiration so we created DamnSmartSnippets These short episodes ask a burning question of a top performer, mover or innovator. This episode features Sally Illingworth. Sally became one of Australia's youngest franchisees at age 18 and was also dubbed, by News Corp, the 59th most powerful and influential individual in the Northern Territory at age 22. Sally has been recognized nationally for her tenacity as a business woman, holds the...
Sep 24, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Jamie Allison chats with Heather Monahan about how she built her own confidence after leaving her executive role in the corporate world, how social media can feed negative personal perceptions and her real-life tips on building the life you really want to lead. She has just launched her own successful podcast and has appeared with people like Steve Harvey, Sara Blakely and Gary Vaynerchuk. Heather is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and entrepreneur. Having successfully climbed the corpora...
Sep 04, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Podcast Host Jamie Allison sits down with Joe De Sena – Founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand to talk about leadership, perseverance, raising resilient kids and achieving BIG goals. Joe has appeared with or been interviewed by everyone from Richard Branson and Tim Ferriss to Grant Cardone and Gary Vaynerchuk. Joe has demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive since his pre-teens. After building a multimillion-dollar pool and construction business in colleg...
Sep 04, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
