Big Idea Big Moves

David Liu is the founder and CEO of Deltapath, a leading  communications company whose innovative technology helps businesses  collaborate internally and with customers in a work culture that  increasingly revolves around smartphones and other personal devices.  Under David’s leadership, Deltapath’s solutions have been adopted by  brands such as Campbell’s, Volkswagen and Nokia in 94 countries.

At 14, David began  exploring telecom technology with his home telephone and hi-fi radio. He  connected the two to mimic enterprise system features such as  music-on-hold, call recording and radio broadcast over the telephone  line. As the internet grew in significance, he was determined to bridge  traditional telephone technology with the new network. He founded Deltapath in 2001.

In this episode, Jamie talks with David about the challenges of being an entrepreneur, some words of advice he received from ZOOM founder Eric Yuan, his predictions on a post-COVID economy and how his international experience has helped his business. 

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In this episode, Jamie talks with Jana Webb about how she quickly changed her business model during the COVID-19 quarantine, how she broke down barriers and stereotypes in pro sports and yoga and how being on a reality show impacted her. Always an athlete, Jana Webb is the founder and CEO of Joga, a unique blend of yoga and sport that has revolutionized how people, including elite athletes, strengthen their mind and bodies. Joga was fuelled by Jana’s personal journey of rehabilitation after a car crash left her severely injured.

Before this chapter of her life, Jana was a successful television host and advertising executive, but after a severe car accident required her to undergo serious rehabilitation — a yogi was born.

Since then, Jana has worked with elite athletes from across North America — including Olympians and players from the NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA, and CFL — helping them to enhance their performance and excel at their sport. Joga has grown to having more than 350 Joga coaches around the globe.

Jana was a cast member on The Real Housewives of Toronto reality series and has been featured in high-profile media outlets including The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Inside Fitness, CBC, CityLine, and Breakfast Television, and has spoken for TedTalks, Optimyz, CanFit Pro, and Veg Expo.

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Robyn Benincasa is a Winner.  She is the founder of World Class Teams, an adventure racing  world champion, a CNN Hero, former corporate sales expert and a firefighter who advises organizations on building World Class  Teams of their own. One of the highest-rated, female motivational  speakers who regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business  icons, her customers include many Fortune companies like Starbucks and Fast Company to Boeing and Microsoft.  Robyn is the Founder of the Project Athena Foundation (Survivors to Athletes!), she holds 3 Guinness World Records as a Long Distance Paddler, is a New York Times best selling author and is the proud owner of 2 metal 'bionic hips'.

Host Jamie Allison talks to Robyn about being defined by your comeback story, building your confidence wall, motivating yourself and your team through tough times and creating team synergy under pressure.

She is the definition of a high performer!

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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 sustain a lean and strong body, athletic performance and good health for life.

She has competed in over 30 races, including the 2016 OCR World Championships.. She played hockey for 17 years, but hung up her skates in 2015 due to Post Concussion Syndrome. She had been drafted into the CWHL.

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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 businesses can use to save thousands on their bottom lines, how we can alleviate fear and stress through physical and brain conditioning and how thinking positively isn't enough if we don't take specific action.   Please consider leaving a rating and review on your favorite podcast  platform.  Tell Jairek and Jamie what you think about this episode.   www.bigideabigmoves.com Need Help Getting Back to Work? www.epitomehr.com   JazzHR - awarded the most UserFriendly ATS

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 to over 160,000 followers on LinkedIn, starred in an Amazon Prime reality show called "The Social Movement" and co-wrote a book.  She is an official LinkedIn Learning Instructor and regularly consults with clients on building their own brand. 

In this episode, host Jamie Allison chats with Michaela about her own unique path to success.  They delve into the "double-edged sword" of authenticity and vulnerability in social media and how she approached major career changes in her own life.

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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 public speaker, facilitator and consultant.

In this episode Jamie Allison talks with Phil about navigating change in a time of crisis, tactics leaders can do to build trust and help employees through change, and making tough decisions through the lens of values and principles.

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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 spent a good portion of time learning about the health and wellness space to prepare for the launch of FITTEAM Global.   Since that company's launch in 2015 the growth has been exponential - sales were almost $10M in the first year.  Growth has continued and in 2019 the company secured naming rights of the MLB Spring Training Facility in Palm Beaches Florida.

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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 of the youngest traders in the industry. Known for her media and brand strategy, her results-oriented reputation through the years has gained the trust of many high-profile CEOs, professional athletes, and celebrities making her one of the most sought-after brand and media strategists. Additionally, she was named Female Entrepreneur of the Year, CIO's Top 20 Female Entrepreneur to follow and Entrepreneur Magazine’s expert contributor.  Her firm has been named #5 Best Entrepreneurial Company in America by Entrepreneur Magazine.  

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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-out in NCAA tier one play with Boston University.  She holds many of the team's records including all-time points leader. 

She now has her eyes set on the Olympics and talked to us about her path to success.  She details how she gets past challenges and barriers.  She lets us in on how she has taken critical words about her perceived lack of size and strength and turned them into determination and resilience.  

She is already a strong advocate for her sport and takes pride in her job as a role model and example.  

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