In this episode, we sit down with Infekt, an EDM artist who turned his pas­sion for music into a full-time career. From his cre­ative begin­nings to the rush of fes­ti­val crowds, Infekt opens up about life behind the decks, the mile­stones that defined his jour­ney, and the moment he left his day job to pur­sue music.

We dive into the real­i­ties of tour­ing, stay­ing healthy on the road, and the con­fi­dence it takes to bat­tle imposter syn­drome. Infekt also shares what it was like to col­lab­o­rate with Marsh­mel­lo, the sto­ry behind his name and brand, and his biggest advice for new artists: always enjoy the process. Packed with ener­gy, inspi­ra­tion, and raw reflec­tions, this con­ver­sa­tion offers a behind-the-scenes look at the mind­set and music of Infekt.

#Infekt #Dub­step #Rid­dim­Dub­step #Bass­Mu­sic #EDM­Pro­duc­er #Sound­De­sign #Fes­ti­valSets #Sum­merOf­Sound #SummerOfSound2025 #Vinyl­Cul­ture #BassS­cene #MusicPro­duc­tion #EDM­Com­mu­ni­ty #Win­nipeg­Mu­sic #204RisePodcast

From late-night ses­sions in the stu­dio to top­ping charts across the globe Joel Corry’s jour­ney is a pow­er­ful les­son in resilience, pas­sion, and unwa­ver­ing per­sis­tence. On the lat­est episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, Joel dives deep into the highs and lows of chas­ing a dream for over 20 years. He shares the raw moments of doubt and heart­break that near­ly made him walk away from the music but also the break­through spark that every­thing changed with his mas­sive hit, ​“Head & Heart.”

We dive deep into:

00:00 Embrac­ing Pres­sure & Musi­cal Beginnings

03:39 Chas­ing Dreams, Side Quests & Stay­ing Focused

07:51 Break­throughs: The Sto­ry Behind ​‘Head & Heart’

11:27 Lock­down, Impact & Find­ing Balance

14:07 Highs, Lows & Lessons Learned

17:01 Moti­va­tion, Mind­set & Stay­ing Humble

20:18 Advice for Aspir­ing DJs & The Pow­er of Hard Work

22:07 Fam­i­ly Sup­port & The Big Break­through Moment

24:16 Reflec­tions & First Time in Winnipeg

Whether you’re chas­ing your own dream or just curi­ous about the mind­set behind one of dance music’s biggest names, this con­ver­sa­tion is full of raw hon­esty, inspi­ra­tion, and prac­ti­cal advice for any­one striv­ing to make it.

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#Joel­Cor­ry #HeadAnd­Heart #MusicJour­ney #Dance­Mu­sic #204Rise #Chas­ing­Dreams #BeyondThe­Hit #From­Strug­gle­To­Suc­cess #Pro­duc­er­Life #MusicBreak­through #Chart­Top­per #Pod­castEpisode #Nev­er­Give­Up

On this episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, we sat down with vio­lin­ist and career musi­cian Allan Palmer, whose jour­ney start­ed as a young busker on the streets of Win­nipeg. Now per­form­ing across wed­dings, events, and live shows, Allan has made a name for him­self with his soul­ful take on vio­lin music.

We talked about the dif­fer­ences between play­ing for a packed crowd vs. an inti­mate cer­e­mo­ny, the sur­pris­ing cul­ture behind clas­si­cal music and vio­lin cir­cles, and his pas­sion for break­ing the tra­di­tion­al mold to explore new musi­cal direc­tions. Oh, and did we men­tion he mod­els on the side?

Allan also gave us a live in-stu­dio per­for­mance — a moment you don’t want to miss.

🎧 Tap in for sto­ries, tal­ent, and real con­ver­sa­tions with a cre­ative who’s carv­ing his own lane in a clas­si­cal world.

#Allan­Palmer #204Rise #Vio­lin­ist #Win­nipeg­Mu­sic #Live­Mu­sic #Cre­ative­Jour­ney #Musi­cian­Life #Busk­ing­To­BigStage #Cana­di­a­nArtists #Vio­lin­Cul­ture #Clas­si­cal­Mu­si­cReimag­ined #Pod­cast­Cana­da #Musi­cIs­Life #Mod­el­Mu­si­cian #Wed­dingsAnd­Strings #Inde­pen­den­tArtists

Explore the vibrant heart­beat of Win­nipeg cul­ture with Stephen Hua, a key dri­ver behind the city’s nightlife, events, and com­mu­ni­ty-build­ing. As co‑founder of Sum­mer of Sound, he helped bring huge names to local stages. Today, Stephen con­tin­ues shap­ing the Exchange Dis­trict with inno­v­a­tive ven­tures like Com­mon­wealth Kitchen + Bar, a sleek din­ner-club con­cept that cel­e­brates Winnipeg’s culi­nary arts while revi­tal­iz­ing her­itage architecture. 

In this con­ver­sa­tion, Stephen walks us through his evo­lu­tion from grass­roots pro­mot­er fac­ing set­backs, to cre­ative entre­pre­neur bal­anc­ing nightlife, hos­pi­tal­i­ty, and cul­tur­al engage­ment. We talk the highs and lows of sus­tain­ing live events under pres­sure, the vision behind cre­at­ing inclu­sive spaces like Com­mon­wealth, and what it tru­ly takes to cham­pi­on Winnipeg’s grow­ing identity.

Whether you’re curi­ous about build­ing com­mu­ni­ty through live events, launch­ing a restau­rant con­cept, or lead­ing change in his­toric neigh­bor­hoods, you’ll find Stephen’s jour­ney inspir­ing, hon­est, and deeply root­ed in the city he loves.

#Win­nipeg­Cul­ture #Down­town­Win­nipeg #ExchangeDis­trict #PegC­i­tyVibes #YWGEvents #Entre­pre­neurLife #Busi­nes­sOwn­er #Event­Pro­duc­er #Cre­ativeEn­tre­pre­neur #Local­Busi­ness­Sup­port #NightlifeCul­ture #Restau­rantLife #Win­nipegEats #Din­ner­Club #Hos­pi­tal­i­tyIn­dus­try #Com­mu­ni­ty­Builder #Cul­tureShifter #Sup­port­Lo­cal #City­Mak­ers #Peo­ple­OfWin­nipeg #204Rise #204RisePodcast #Pod­castIn­ter­view #Cre­ator­Con­ver­sa­tions #BehindThe­Brand

On this episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, we sit down with fit­ness coach and entre­pre­neur Janelle Hill, @janellefaithill, who carved her path as a fit­ness influ­encer before it was cool. From ear­ly con­tent cre­ation to build­ing her own coach­ing busi­ness @gymwithjan, Janelle shares her jour­ney of turn­ing pas­sion into purpose.

We talk about what it was like get­ting into the fit­ness indus­try ear­ly on, how she grew her online pres­ence authen­ti­cal­ly, and the rewards (and chal­lenges) of help­ing oth­ers live health­i­er lives. Now part­nered with Meta­bol­ic Fit­ness in Win­nipeg, Janelle coach­es clients both local­ly and vir­tu­al­ly — cre­at­ing last­ing impact beyond the gym.

Whether you’re into fit­ness, entre­pre­neur­ship, or just want to hear a real sto­ry of growth and dri­ve, this one’s for you!

#Fit­nessJour­ney #Wom­enIn­Fit­ness #Fit­ness­Coach #OnlineCoach #Per­son­al­Train­er­Life #Fit­ness­Mo­ti­va­tion #GymWith­Jan #Win­nipeg­Fit­ness #Fit­nessEn­tre­pre­neur #HealthAndWell­ness #Meta­bol­ic­Fit­ness #Influ­encer­To­Coach #Fit­nessLifestyle #204Rise #Pod­castIn­ter­view

In this episode of the 204Rise pod­cast, we take you inside the Win­nipeg Sea Bears’ 2025 Media Day for an exclu­sive look at the peo­ple and pas­sion dri­ving Manitoba’s pro bas­ket­ball team.

From Head Coach and GM Mike Taylor’s lead­er­ship to the ded­i­ca­tion of play­ers l we explore how the Sea Bears are build­ing a cul­ture of excel­lence both on and off the court. We also chat with key front office staff, includ­ing Pres­i­dent Jason Smith and VP of Busi­ness Oper­a­tions Sahra Uddin, to under­stand the vision behind the franchise’s rapid growth.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan or new to the CEBL, this episode offers an authen­tic glimpse into the heart of Winnipeg’s bas­ket­ball scene.

Wel­come back Neema Naz! We catch up on his incred­i­ble jour­ney since we last spoke. Neema has been grind­ing hard­er than ever, push­ing him­self to new heights in the world of com­e­dy. We dig deep into what it real­ly takes to build a career as a pro­fes­sion­al come­di­an, from nav­i­gat­ing tough crowds and non­stop trav­el to going back to school to sharp­en his craft.

Get ready for hon­est sto­ries, behind-the-scenes insight, and plen­ty of laughs as Neema opens up about the hus­tle, the strug­gles, and the pas­sion that fuels his rise. Whether you’re chas­ing your own dream or just love a good com­e­dy sto­ry, this episode deliv­ers real talk and moti­va­tion you don’t want to miss.

00:00:00 Wel­come Neema + Drake 100K give­away
00:03:57 The Jour­ney to Com­e­dy and Parental Sup­port
00:07:53 Pur­su­ing Com­e­dy Over Kine­si­ol­o­gy
00:11:49 Com­e­dy Mile­stone: Open­ing for Rus­sell Peters
00:16:04 The Role of Roast­ing and Cama­raderie in Com­e­dy
00:20:05 Nav­i­gat­ing Entre­pre­neur­ship: Man­ag­ing Expec­ta­tions and Set­backs
00:24:47 Inter­ac­tions with Influ­en­tial Fig­ures
00:28:42 Life-Chang­ing Moment Before 30
00:32:52 Nav­i­gat­ing Tough Crowds: Com­e­dy in Aus­tralia
00:37:08 The Pres­sure and Joy of Stand-Up Com­e­dy
00:41:50 Nav­i­gat­ing the Chal­lenges of Tour Plan­ning
00:46:27 Evo­lu­tion of Com­e­dy: Embrac­ing Reps and Spe­cial­iz­ing in Style

#204Rise #Nee­m­aNaz #Com­e­dy­Grind #StandUpJour­ney #BehindThe­Laughs #Pod­castEpisode #Keep­Grind­ing

In this episode of 204 Rise, we take you behind the scenes of our most unfor­get­table moments. It all start­ed with a sur­re­al back­stage encounter with Jel­ly Roll – a raw, unfil­tered expe­ri­ence that became our high­est-viewed episode ever.

We share the chaos, excite­ment, and unex­pect­ed insights from our time with the Are­na Rock­erz at Jel­ly Rol­l’s Beau­ti­ful­ly Bro­ken Tour while he was stop­ping in Win­nipeg, reveal­ing how this viral moment shaped our jour­ney. The sto­ry doesn’t stop there though, we also open up about the pres­sure of suc­cess, over­com­ing self-doubt, and the piv­otal moment when we signed a major deal that trans­formed 204 Rise.

This episode is a mix of wild expe­ri­ences, hard lessons, and big wins. This is the unfil­tered truth behind 204rise. If you’ve ever won­dered what it takes to turn a pas­sion into a brand, this is the episode for you.

00:00:00 Excit­ing Con­tract Announce­ment Com­ing soon

00:02:26 Back­stage with a Rock­star: A Sur­re­al Moment

00:04:53 Tak­ing the Leap: Risk­ing It All to Be an Entrepreneur

00:07:28 Embrac­ing the Jour­ney of Entrepreneurship 

00:10:19 Reflect­ing on Pos­i­tive Feed­back and Inter­view­ing Jasmine

00:12:40 The Psy­chol­o­gy of Late-Night Conversations 

00:15:11 Net­work­ing at the Win­nipeg Entre­pre­neur­ship Scene

00:17:42 Insights from a Coun­sel­ing Experience 

00:20:24 Behind the Scenes of a High-Pace Event 

00:23:12 Behind the Scenes of Pod­cast­ing Events

00:25:32 Behind the Stage at a Jel­ly Roll Concert

00:28:03 Over­com­ing Imposter Syn­drome and Real­iz­ing Achievements

#204Rise #Jel­ly­Roll #Are­naRock­erz #Beau­ti­fully­Bro­ken­Tour #BehindTheScenes #Pod­castLife #Cre­ative­Jour­ney #Win­nipeg­Pod­cast #Pas­sion­To­Brand #Entre­pre­neurLife #Con­tent­Cre­ators #Sto­ry­telling #Viral­Mo­ments #MusicIn­dus­try #RealTalk #Authen­tic­Conver­sa­tions #Men­tal­Tough­ness #Pod­castEpisode #Cana­di­an­Pod­casts

They didn’t wait for a seat at the table, they made their own.

In this episode, we’re joined by Han­nah Pick­nic­ki and Emma Novak of the Track Talk Pod­cast, two con­tent cre­ators carv­ing out space in one of the most male-dom­i­nat­ed sports on the plan­et: motor sports. What start­ed as a pas­sion project quick­ly turned into a pod­cast with seri­ous trac­tion lead­ing to exclu­sive pad­dock access, brand col­lab­o­ra­tions, and a grow­ing com­mu­ni­ty of fans who final­ly feel seen.

We talk about the hus­tle behind the high­lights, the real­i­ty of being women in the motor sports media space, and how trust­ing their vision helped them go from record­ing in their bed­rooms to show­ing up trackside.

🎙️ Whether you’re a rac­ing fan, a con­tent cre­ator, or just some­one with a dream — this one’s for you.

#Track­TalkPod­cast #204Rise #Wom­enIn­Mo­tor­sports #F1Podcast #Formula1 #Rac­ing­Cul­ture #Pod­cast­nter­view #Con­tent­Cre­ators #Wom­enIn­Media #Motor­sport­Media #Female­Cre­ators #F1Community #Cana­di­an­Pod­casts #Break­ing­Bar­ri­ers

In Episode 172 of 204 Rise, we sit down with Gio­van­na Minen­na — founder of Brows by G and Browluxe — to explore her jour­ney from a one-chair brow stu­dio in her Win­nipeg apart­ment to build­ing a nation­al beau­ty brand. Gio­van­na shares how she scaled her busi­ness to over $1.5 mil­lion in rev­enue with­in two years, secured a $2 mil­lion val­u­a­tion deal on Drag­ons’ Den, and expand­ed her cos­met­ic prod­uct line to over 150 loca­tions worldwide.

Beyond her entre­pre­neur­ial ven­tures, Gio­van­na dis­cuss­es her role as a busi­ness coach and men­tor, offer­ing insights into her Finan­cial Flow Method — a blend of mind­set mas­tery and busi­ness strat­e­gy designed to help entre­pre­neurs achieve last­ing success.

Tune in to hear how Gio­van­na bal­ances her roles as a moth­er, wife, and busi­ness leader, and gain valu­able lessons on resilience, inno­va­tion, and the pow­er of trust­ing your vision.

#Gio­van­naMi­nen­na #204Rise #Wom­enIn­Busi­ness #Entre­pre­neur­ship #Beau­tyIn­dus­try #Drag­ons­Den #Brows­ByG #Browluxe #Busi­ness­Coach #Mind­set­Mat­ters