Big Idea Big Moves

Big Idea Big Moves

By Jamie AllisonEducationSelf-Improvement
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Big Idea Big Moves episodes

  • Jenn Lofgren: Leadership, Self Awareness and the Power of Coaching
    Jenn Lofgren is the Founder of Incito Executive and Leadership Development. She is one of only 60 recipients of the esteemed Master Certified Coach (MCC) designation in Canada and 5% of coaches worldwide. Jenn is a partner with the Women’s Executive Network, contributor to the Forbes Coaches Council, MBA mentor through the Haskayne School of Business, and member of numerous boards, councils and committees. 
    She was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women (WXN) in 2018, as an oustanding Alumni by Mount Royal University in 2019, and named Entrepreneur of the Year through Distinctive Women’s Magazine (2014). Among these accolades, one of her most significant and rewarding accomplishments is volunteering with the Calgary Youth Justice Society, helping to build leaders out of at-risk youth - enhancing their strengths, not weaknesses
    In this episode Host Jamie Allison talks with Jenn about her own career change, why self-awareness is the key driver behind great leadership and the 3 things any leader should do set them on the path to success (hint - one of them is surround yourself with supportive, positive people).  
    Be sure to tell Jenn and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!       
    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com 
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves 
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    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment 
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages 
    Follow Jenn and find out more     www.incito.ca
    35 min
  • Jennifer Berson: How to Get Featured in Media and Lawyer to Entrepreneur - Leaving Corporate Life

    Jennifer Berson is the President and Founder of Jeneration PR, a public relations and social media marketing firm specializing in promoting lifestyle brands.  Her clients range from multi-billion dollar brands to small and medium-sized growth organizations.  She is also the creator of the Agency Accelerator where she helps teach other entrepreneurs how to grow and scale a profitable marketing agency. Jennifer has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Inc.com, Business Insider and many more.  She was also featured on Babble.com as one of the 10 Mompreneurs Who Made it Big! In this episode, host Jamie Allison talks with Jennifer about her career move from corporate lawyer to entrepreneur, how she chose living her passion over societal expectations, how she shares her own journey and experiences to help others and her actionable tactics to grow your business through PR strategies. 

    40 min
  • Christmas Abbott: Pushing Through Fear, Motherhood, Hard Work and Big Brother
    Christmas Abbott went from reckless teenager to top fitness and nutrition influencer.  She first discovered her self-worth and passion for life in her contracting years in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She went on to compete in the CrossFit Games, USA Weightlifting Nationals and made history as the first female pit crew in NASCAR.
    She is a national best-selling author, seminar and lifestyle educator, and many listeners will know her from her two stints on the hit television reality show Big Brother.
    In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Christmas about how she has tackled tough personal challenges to land in a good place life, the joy she is experiencing in motherhood, where her success comes and her pride in the role she has played in breaking barriers for women.
    Be sure to tell Christmas and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!       Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of May
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages
    Follow Christmas and find out more     Instagram @christmasabbott   www.christmasabbott.com
    32 min
  • Alicia Bell: Competitive Coaching, Sharing Authentically and Building a Personal Brand

    Alicia Bell is the Founder and CEO of Train It Right personal training and competition coaching, is an IFBB Figure Pro, a Kinesiologist, has been a national level track athlete herself as well as a university track and field sprint coach and sports nutrition expert.  Alicia has appeared on numerous magazine covers and has been featured in countless publications. She has trained and coached many IFBB competition winners, the NBA's Dwight Howard and even Drake's mom.   

    Alicia has a large social media following as a fitness and wellness influencer and has worked with numerous international brands ranging from Puma and Garnier to Nike and New Balance.   

    In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Alicia about her approach to coaching, how she builds her strong online presence and her comfort level with sharing her life with her community, and how she approaches/manages her own training and competitive energy. 

    Be sure to tell Alicia and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!       Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com        

    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves          

    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves          

    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of May    

    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment          

    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages          

    Follow Alicia and find out more     Instagram @trainitright   www.trainitright.com    




    39 min
  • Kari Pearce : America's Fittest Woman, Mental Performance and Building Power Abs
    Kari Pearce is America's Fittest Women and has held that title in 2016, 2018, 2019 and most recently 2020 where she reached the CrossFit Games podium as the 3rd Fittest Woman on Earth.
    Kari spent 18 years as a competitive gymnast and was on the varsity gymnastics team at the University of Michigan where her team won 4 Big 10 Championships and she was a 3-time Academic All Big 10.
    In addition to being a superstar in the world of functional fitness, she has developed her own training program and personal training company called Power Abs where she teaches thousands of people how to build a strong core. She is a nutrition expert and has a strong focus on mental performance.
    Be sure to tell Kari and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!      
    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com       
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves         
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves         
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of May   
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment         
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages         
    Follow Kari and find out more     Instagram @karipearcecrossfit  www.karipearce.com    www.pearcepointers.com
    32 min
  • Kels Kiel : Workout Grit, The Power of Strong Female Role Models and Learning to Push a Sled
    Kels Kiel is multi-sport athlete.  She is a 3X CrossFit Games Team athlete and top individual competitor.  She was a two-time all conference soccer athletes and is now in the USA Development Group for Bobsled.  She is a performance nutrition expert, fitness influencer with a large Instagram following, entrepreneur and personal trainer.
    Her ability to transfer from one focus area to another and to do it in a completely different sport is impressive. Her ability to "pivot" is pretty relatable for high performers across industries and fields of expertise - especially in 2020-21.
    In this episode, Jamie Allison talks with Kels about her newest adventure with the USA Bobsled Team, how she has developed grit and resiliency, the power of strong female role models and the support of her online fans and community. 
    Be sure to tell Kelsey and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!     
    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com      
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves        
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves        
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of April   
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com      Take their free assessment        
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages        
    Follow Kels and find out more     Instagram @kelskiel   
    Black Iron Nutrition Instagram  @blackironnutrition
    Photo: Junk Brand
    41 min
  • Hunter McIntyre: The Drive to Win, Studying your Competition and Constant Improvement
    Hunter McIntyre is one of the most decorated (and polarizing) multi-sport athletes in history. On top of being a mainstay in the sport of Obstacle Racing with 6 World titles to his name, he is a CrossFit Games competitor, holds the "Murph" World Record, the Hyrox World Record, was featured on the 2020 Spartan Games and is undefeated on CMT's popular TV Show Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge.
    He was named to the Top 50 Fittest Athlete's List by Sport's Illustrated and has been featured in numerous magazines like Men's Health and Men's Journal, has been a guest on other top podcasts like Rich Roll and Lewis Howes School of Greatness, and has been a featured model for brands like J. Crew and Abercombie and Fitch.
    In this episode, Jamie Allison and Hunter talk about his drive to win at everything he does, how he studies his competitors, the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the fitness and sponsorships industry and how his grandfather played a big role in his success. 
    Tell Hunter and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!    
    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com     
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves       
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves       
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of April  
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com      Take their free assessment       
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages       
    Follow Hunter and find out more about his training programs and races  www.huntermcintyre.com   
    Instagram @huntthesheriff
    Photo: 2020 Spartan Games
    30 min
  • Patrick Sweeney : Fear is Fuel, Overcoming Tragedy and Raising Courageous Kids
    Patrick Sweeney is a millionaire entrepreneur and the best-selling author of Fear is Fuel. He has worked with over 500 global CEOs, actors, pro athletes, Navy SEALs and corporations.  He has spoken at large conferences and has keynoted both in-person and virtually for some of the most influential events on personal development.
    He was the Founder and CEO of four technology companies and is an angel investor to many more.  He is a recognized athlete placing 2nd in the Olympic trials in rowing and is the only person to summit Mt Elbrus, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Everest base camp by bicycle.  He is also a cancer survivor. 
    In this episode Jamie Allison talks with Patrick about his journey from a life governed by fear to one that uses fear as fuel, how everyone needs to face fear daily and how parents can help their children tackle fear and realize their potential. 
    Tell Patrick and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving   a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!    Refresh  and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com    
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves      
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves      
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at  www.youngandaged.com until the end of April 
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com      Take  their free assessment      
    Talk to us about partnerships     https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages      
    Find out more about Patrick and his work at www.pjsweeney.com
    38 min
  • Maggie Szczepanczyk: Fitness Influencer, Brand Partnerships and CrossFit
    Maggie Szczepanczyk is a Crossfit athlete, online coach, personal trainer and journalism student. As the daughter of a national Karate champion, athletics and fitness are second nature to Maggie.  She has herself been involved in national and international competitions and has reported on large events like the CrossFit Regionals. Notably, she has built a significant online following and is now considered a prominent fitness influencer partnering with considerable brands like Born Primitive, Barbel Cartel and Olimp Labs. 
    Maggie calls Birmingham, England home and is completing her studies in journalism.  She has been featured on a number of fitness platforms including boxrox.com   
    Tell Maggie and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving  a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com   
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves     
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves     
    Check out Impact Magazine's newest edition www.impactmagazine.ca     
    Check out our Bio on Instagram for 10% off your order at www.youngandaged.com until the end of April
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com      Take their free assessment     
    Talk to us about partnerships    https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages     
    Find out more about Michael and his work at www.consultingsuccess.com
    Photo: Olimp Labs
    30 min
  • Michael Zipursky : Future of Consulting, Consulting Success and Whole-life Focus
    Michael Zipursky is the CEO of Consulting Success.  He has advised organizations like the Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC and Panasonic.  His main focus now is helping consultants and owners from around the world (from over 50 countries) add 6 to 7 figures to their annual revenues.  He is considered one of the world's top authorities on growing a successful consulting business. He has started 6 companies and sold two businesses. Michael is also the host of the successful podcast Consulting Success where he interviews successful consultants and business owners. 
    His work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Marketing Magazine and Huffington Post. He is the author of five books and his newest, Future of Consulting, looks forward to how the post-pandemic environment has changed how service-based businesses will operate and grow in a "new normal".
    Tell Michael and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating.  It helps us get the message out there!   
    Refresh and plan!   Find out more   www.bigideabigmoves.com  
    Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/bigidea_bigmoves    
    Facebook www.facebook.com/bigideabigmoves    
    Check out Impact Magazine's newest edition www.impactmagazine.ca    
    For Human Resources and Talent help contact www.epitomeHR.com Take their free assessment    
    Talk to us about partnerships   https://beacon.by/epitome-hr-inc/bibm-sponsoship-packages    
    Find out more about Michael and his work at www.consultingsuccess.com
    37 min

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The Destination for High Performers. Work Better - Live Better. We talk with, and learn from, the most intriguing and innovative leaders out there. We look for the people who are making "big moves".…