Greg introduces Alex MacBeath as the Chair of the Wallace McCain Institute. Alex explains what he now does, as well as the companies that he manages. We hear the in-depth process of becoming a member of the Wallace McCain Institute’s Our guest shares with Dave and Greg the thorough application process of the Wallace McCain Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
In this episode we hear Andrew Bedford’s passion towards heritage marketing. Andrew Bedford gives his story on how he became inspired to recreate the Hartt Shoe Company. Our hosts go over with Andrew the iconic history of the Hartt Shoe Company in New Brunswick. Our guest shares when he heard the history of the Hartt Shoe Company he fell in love with the brand. This inspired him to revive it. We hear how Hartt Shoe was a proud partner of the Canadian military during World War Two. The soldiers w...
Cody Royle explains how business leadership is similar to sports leadership. Our guest goes over that he is the head coach of the Canadian National team for Australian Rules football. He shares with our hosts what Australian Rules football is. He also explains the popularity of this sport within Canada. Our guest gives his take on how he finds similarities between the Canadian and Australian culture. Cody shares with Dave and Greg about the process of writing his book. He also shares his experie...
Greg goes over the story of how he met Elizabeth at a B-Corp event in Philadelphia. Elizabeth explains to the listeners about her company “Meaningful Organizational Design Incorporated” and what her company specializes in. We hear our guest’s philosophy towards business organization, and her shared business values with Dave and Greg. Elizabeth and Greg talk about how the younger generations are spearheading the social responsibility movement, and how this means the future of successful business ...
Our guests share about their company Haute goat, a company based around goat farming. They explain their passion for their business, their animals, and their farm. Debbie and Shain tell the story on how they went down the road of goat farming and how they are so grateful to get paid to do what they love. Listen in to the episode to find out the development of the Nightingale’s family business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Bernie shares with Greg and Dave his journey through his career. He realized that being a traditional sales agent in the insurance industry didn't feel comfortable. Bernie decided he wanted to start his own business that helps those who have fallen vulnerable to life's unexpected tragedies. The company that Bernie founded is Cove Continuity Advisors Inc. This company is the only certified insurance B-Corp in all of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
In This Episode: Michael Katz explains why your likeability is actually your biggest asset He explains how to stand out from other people with your same qualifications Michael explains that you don’t need to be an expert. You just need people to think you’re an expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In This Episode: Will Bernard and Billy English talk about the importance of setting goals for your business They talk about how they tripled their sales in five years and their plans to grow even more Bernard and English discuss the idea of pacing the changes you make in your company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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IN THIS EPISODE: Jeff talks about ways to cope with stress within emergency cares. This led him to being heavily involved with work place safety. Jeff goes on to discuss the idea of ECPR. ECPR keeps a person's vital organs such as their brain supplied with blood and oxygen until they can treat the cause of their cardiac arrest. Jeff discusses building a different foundation in the Saint John Regional Hospital. He discusses his involvement with different resources and how ECPR went on to be a win...
Stephen talks about how he can afford to spend so much time surfing in Costa Rica while running a successful business. Greg reveals some big news for the Boiling Point community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who is Sean Barker? Sean hails from Labrador City and is the owner of KV Fit Body Boot camp. Fit body boot camp is the fastest growing fitness boot camp in the world. He chose to bring this franchise to the valley. Sean is the author of a novel called Dad Fitness. He is a contributing editor on Fit Parent Magazine and Inside Fitness Magazine. In this episode: Sean shares his morning routine and how he revolves his day around his early schedule. He explains why he believes in quality over quantit...
Heather is a motivational speaker and a two time Olympic gold medalist in bobsledding. She represented Canada in 2006, 2010, 2014, and most recently in 2018. She hails from the small island province of Prince Edward Island and preaches others to believe in the impossible, no matter the circumstances. Heather shares her last minute decision to make a return to the Olympics in 2018, not necessarily to plan on winning but rather to serve as an inspiration to anybody who may doubt themselves. Learn ...
IN THIS EPISODE: Myriam and Ajax explain to Greg and Dave the creation of Coherence Collaborative, a business providing organizations strategic business services. Myriam and Ajax explain how sustainability and social values drive their business success. Ajax specifically dives into the topic "how your mindset affects your bottom line". Also, Myriam and Ajax chat about being proactive in a reactive business world. BIO: Ajax Greene: Ajax Greene is a serial social entrepreneur/triple bottom line bu...
IN THIS EPISODE: Kelly VanBuskirk tells Greg and Dave that he wrote a book about Canadian employers and what motivated him to write it while living in the U.K. Kelly talks about court processes, law firms and how his book can help employers and employees when dealing with labour, employment law and human rights. Kelly also discuss his journey and achievements in obtaining a chartered arbitrator designation in the field of litigation. BIO: Kelly VanBuskirk is a partner in the firm of Lawson Cream...
IN THIS EPISODE: John Simon chats with Greg and Dave about life experiences with friends, family and how traveling has motivated him to start his own business called Kefi Travel Club. Learn about Adventure, Discovery and Community Building with John's Travel Club John explains the meaning of Kefi, which is a Greek word he discovered from his love of traveling in Greece. The Club including access to private trips, custom trip planning and opportunities to share travel ideas and memories with othe...
IN THIS EPISODE: Beth explains how she founded Aquila Tours to support the cruise ship industry in Saint John, New Brunswick in Eastern Canada after observing that the support industry needed significant improvement. She describes Aquila Tours online training programs for tour operators, tour guides and cruise ship destinations and how she and her team built Aquila into an international company. BIO: Beth Hatt moved to Saint John in 1981, founded Aquila Tours the following year and has been reco...
IN THIS EPISODE: Ernane Iung introduces the book he authored "The Success Factor - Unconventional Wisdom for Small Business Success". Ernane advises small business owners that unconventional wisdom is more strategic in the real world than using conventional wisdom.He discusses outsourcing, factoring and referral marketing as an asset for a start up. BIO: Ernane Iung is the President & Owner of Liquid Capital Solutions and the author of "The Success Factor - Unconventional Wisdom for Small Bu...
IN THIS EPISODE: Ian discusses his involvement with politics and being surrounded by politicians who inspired him to pursue his passion. He describes the corporate structure behind MediaStyle, a Certified BCorp, and it's involvement in truth and reconciliation cases. Ian and his company MediaStyle working with The Tragically Hip's Gord Dowie, learning how to stay humble as they created change through communications. BIO: Ian is passionate about creating social change through communications which...
IN THIS EPISODE: The Clean Money Revolution is a must read! Joel chats with Greg and Dave about Renewal Funds and the book that he has published and why he did it. The Clean Money Revolution is based on reinventing purpose, power and capitalism. Joel explains the practical steps for investors to become involved with clean investing and the big picture guide for how to achieve it. Joel presents practical investment steps, leaving a positive impact when investing while still providing a return on ...
IN THIS EPISODE: Kevin's main project is Hyasynth Bio. A startup focused on opening up the potential of cannabis-derived medicine, by replacing plant growth with engineered microorganisms. Kevin chats with Greg and Dave about his company, and explains the process of producing cannabinoids with yeast instead of growing plants, a manufacturing process which has been around sine the 1970's. Kevin shares his experiences as an entrepreneur in this sector and how Hyasynth differentiates itself from ot...
IN THIS EPISODE: Dhirendra explains to Greg and Dave his move to Canada at a young age, and how he joined the University of New Brunswick as a teacher with a vision to promote a bright future for entrepreneurs. Dr. Dhirendra Shukla discusses how he began courses at the University and some of the challenges he had to overcome. Dhirendra also discusses his accomplishments and awards that came from his dedication to the educational system of New Brunswick. Listen to this episode as Dhirendra explai...
IN THIS EPISODE: Rose discusses with Greg and Dave how she founded Leonty3C.com, a Canadian firm that helps people shift into thrive. Rose talks about her adventure in finding her passion for music and states how music, communications and math are all integrated. She talks about how she moved into project advisory and how she wanted to empower teams to learn how to work together better. When Rose moved to New Brunswick, she shifted into the workshops and professional developments where she has t...
IN THIS EPISODE: Jenna discusses with Greg and Dave how she created the name Pickle Planet, and the importance of bringing a community together. Jenna explains the meaning behind Project Nice List and how she spreads kindness and positivity during the Christmas season. She also spoke about the kindness challenges that she has created through her social media platforms that challenges people to do a simple task each day for 30 days that creates a positive impact for people to enjoy during the hol...
IN THIS EPISODE: Greg and Dave interview Craig Kielburger, one of the Co-Founders of WE Day. Greg and Dave bring special guests Kaiya Hemmings and Liam Vale onto the show to ask Craig Kielburger some questions about the WE Day event. Craig talks about what inspired him to start WE Day and discussed how WE Day has grown into what it is, and how it is continuing to grow while making a positive impact on the world. Listen in on this episode to hear Craig Kielburger further discuss to Greg, Dave, Li...
THIS EPISODE: Greg explains to Dave how he met Walter in West Bronx in New York at the Andrew Friedman Home at a social venture event for entrepreneurs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Freedman_Home . Walter explains how important it is to help others with an incarcerated past and help them change their habits and embrace entrepreneurship. His business, Pen & Pistol, started as a leather craft company, founded by Ralphy Dominguez, who was formerly incarcerated and wanted to reinvent him...
IN THIS EPISODE: Greg and Dave interview Matt Webber, the voice of the introduction to The Boiling Point as well as the master of Post Production behind 150 episodes. Greg met Matt in Halifax when both of them returned to the Maritimes, Matt let it be known that he was willing to work for free to learn about film so Greg took him in and made him his executive assistant for a year. They went together to MIPCOM and Real Screen. He also helped on the series Kardinal Sinners. Matt talks about runnin...
Bio: Dana is a lifelong learner and radical doer with a passion for bridging the skills gap between education and industry. He combined his interests in social entrepreneurship, education technology, and HR to set himself on a path to improve education and recruitment systems. Dana launched Riipen, an online educational platform that enables schools to provide meaningful project-based experiential learning at scale. This Episode: A first on The Boiling Point, Dave and Greg used Facebook Live. Th...
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Guillaume explains to Dave and Greg about Pixelis, as well as B-Corp being innovative with experimenting, creating and trying new things, creating a compelling message for large companies. Guillaume talks about "Brands" being branding agencies and innovation labs and how he brings both strategies together. He shares that the B-Corp movement is very new in France compared to the United States and how they are working with other B-Corps to try to create legal status in France. Listen in on this ep...
