Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! 🎉

“Before you can persuade anyone else, you have to persuade yourself. And oddly enough, the hardest person to sell on the idea of your potential is almost always yourself.” - Persuasion

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Samantha Kris, an international success coach, best-selling author and award-winning speaker. Samantha chose to discuss the book "Persuasion: A New Approach to Changing Minds" written by Arlene Dickinson, one of Canada’s most sought-after female businesswomen and co-star of the CBC hit Dragon's Den. Her book outlines how to master the art of persuasion to achieve success in business and life.

Samantha shares with Catherine why this book has been the #1 needle mover for her career and life so far. In this conversion, they share the tools and strategies you can start using today to achieve better success.

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“We’re capable of so much more than we realize. Most of us know precious little about what makes it possible to achieve and sustain excellence, especially as the volume and complexity of demand in our lives rise relentlessly.” - The Way We're Working Isn't Working

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Ashley Werhun, CEO and Co-Founder of Mentorly.co., a cloud-based mentorship solution for businesses, schools, and organizations looking to invest in their people. Ashley chose to discuss the book "The Way We're Working Isn't Working" written by Tony Schwartz, a book she first read as a professional ballerina. At the time, it resonated with her in relation to high-level physical performance. Now, as CEO of her own company, the book has taken on a totally different meaning.

This book introduces the idea that our ethic of “more, bigger, faster” is failing us, and undermining our energy, focus, creativity, and passion. As Tony Schwartz puts it, “we find ourselves in an energy crisis.”

Catherine and Ashley share actionable tips and strategies to help you transform the way you work and live, and to manage the relentlessly rising demands we all face in an increasingly complex world. Are you ready to uncover why some things in your professional life aren’t working, and what you can do to fix them!?

“Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve.” - Think and Grow Rich

As the Covid global pandemic had just started to unfold, our host Catherine hopped on a Zoom call with coach Ella Tsang to discuss Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill; one of the most universally recognized personal development books of all time. 

We hope this episode will be incredibly supportive for all listeners during this time. Think & Grow Rich is all about setting goals and taking action to achieve them. It outlines a roadmap to success based on the habits of highly successful (and wealthy) people. Join Catherine’s and Ella’s conversation and learn how to translate your desires into reality. 

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“Being a boss is about growing and learning who you are.” - Bossing Up 

In this episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with Alicia Waid, founder of Nvizion Media, a social media marketing agency based in Montreal. Alicia chose to discuss Bossing Up, a book that really resonated with her as a young entrepreneur. Bossing Up is written by Samantha Kris, an international success coach, author and speaker. In her book, she defines bossing up as “the act of harnessing your hunger and creating success. A true boss knows their worth, wants him, herself and others to succeed, and does whatever it takes to make it happen.” 

Catherine and Alicia share actionable steps and goal setting methods for anyone who wants to create success and live a life they’re proud of. If you're ready to make a shift in your life to earn more, live more and be more, this conversation will unlock the inspiration within you. 

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Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! 🎉

“Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don’t know what they’re really capable of achieving. In that sense, they don’t know who they really are.” - The Element

For more tips on marketing, business and personal branding:

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Welcome to the Books Made Me Do It podcast! 🎉

“What is creative living? Any life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” - Big Magic

“Don’t get distracted by areas where you can’t be the best. Focus. Evaluate your process and have the discipline to remove the activities or efforts that aren’t getting you closer to achieving your goals.” - Good to Great 

Have you ever wondered how good can become great? Is it a random chance, or is there some common thread among the individuals or companies that were able to make the leap from good to great? These are some of the questions we’ll be exploring in today’s episode, as we discuss Good to Great: How some companies make the leap and others don’t, a best-selling book written by Stanford professor Jim Collins. 

On this first episode of the Books Made Me Do It podcast, Catherine sits down with her guest (and mom!), executive leader Julie Tremblay, at Crew Collective Café in Montreal to talk about what factors, in her experience, can move a company from good to great and why this book, in particular, has had such an influence on her career, life and leadership style. Visionary leader, Julie Tremblay has held senior positions for over 20 years, including as President and CEO, COO and Vice President of HR within the Quebecor Group.

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Jingle, sound & editing: Antoine Fugere