Brian interviews Josef Filipowicz. Josef is a public policy specialist producing research on housing, land-use and local government finance. He previously worked at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Fraser Institute, and continues to publish independent research reports, op-eds and blogs on these subjects in Canada and abroad. He’s recently written an article arguing that development charges are too high, unbalanced between housing type city, not appropriate as they are far higher than the infrastructure they are supposed to pay for and are a major cause of our unaffordable housing.

Brian interviews Eric Morris. Eric is Managing Director and Head of Retail for Google Canada. Tonight's topic is: Black Friday searching insights and Retail Trends on and off line. Eric Morris has been with Google researching and understanding retail trends for over 20 years. We speak about privacy, the growth of on line shopping, price a matching, discount codes, store and brand loyalty, the impact of the pandemic and the beginning of the impact of tougher economic times

Brian welcomes Charles Burton back to the show. Charles is the Senior Fellow MacDonald-Laurier Institute, Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, European Values Center for Security Policy, Department of Political Science at Brock University specializing in Comparative Politics, Government and Politics of China, Canada-China Relations and Human Rights, Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy to China. We discuss the CSIS report of Chinese influence in our last election, reports of Chinese police operating in Canada, authoritarian regimes and human rights vs global trade and cheap goods and many more issues.

Brian interviews Holly Carroll. Holly is a former international model, Miss Canada Tourism and now an International Luxury Realtor who specializes in waterfront properties primarily in Muskoka. She talks about her life’s transformation, being an intentional conscious realtor and still being kind. Holly also talks about the real estate market both in Muskoka and Toronto as well as her compelling personal story of international fashion model on the runway in Japan, NYC and Paris, then some big personal challenges she had to overcome and finally emerging as a passionate international real estate agent.

Brian interviews Tania Semper. Tania is Regional Vice President of the Fashion Group International, FGI, a non-profit that is an organization bringing all people involved in fashion together here in Toronto and globally. We talk about fashion, trends for next year FGI, and ageism in fashion. They have an event Nov. 29 to present fashion trends for 2023, but this year they say it’s social influencers that are more important than the editors and experts in the past. In addition we discuss an event, Roar With Confidence, that shifts and disrupts mindsets around ageism.

Brian interviews Mark Borkowski. Mark is President of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corp. Mark says that for the first time in his career there are more sellers than buyers and there is a great opportunity for anyone that was ever interested in buying a small or medium size business. Higher interest rates, debt increases caused by pandemic close downs and fear of a coming recession are some of the reasons why there are more sellers but if you ever wanted to buy, values are down now.

Brian speaks to Jenny Alfandary. Jenny is a recipient of Outstanding Contribution Leader Award and finalist Woman of the Year Award. Jenny is President and CEO, Board Director and Professor. She serves on a number of Board of Directors, including the Energy Sector. The judges said “her amazing achievements in the past decade have contributed to her illustrious career as an executive with a significant technology skill set”. We discuss her immigrant life, her career in technology and her passion for women in STEM careers.

Brian interviews Jay Rosenzweig. Jay is an internationally renowned social impact entrepreneur, humanitarian, trained lawyer, and leadership strategist. The founder of Rosenzweig & Company, Rosenzweig is an expert in designing, building and attracting world class teams. We talked about his trip to Kiev, Ukraine to present findings on Genocide and Authoritarianism Regimes as Chair of the Board of Canadian based Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. Then Rosenzweig headed to New York to meet Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, who was speaking to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

Brian interviews Shannon Tebb. Shannon is a Toronto matchmaker and dating expert who provides creative dating strategies for singles who might be feeling jaded, frustrated or looking to break old dating habits. We talk about dating, life skills such as Active Listening, Effective Communication, Connecting Authentically and Wingwoman advice that can help ”break the ice”, increase social value, improve confidence, target what you're looking for, improve initial approach, master effective conversation, date attire, body language and flirting techniques.

Brian speaks with Dr. Jack Mintz. Dr. Mintz is a world-renowned economist, academic & public policy analyst widely sought after by governments, businesses and non-profit organizations. As the President’s Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary he researches, builds capacity, and provides leadership specific to tax, financial regulatory and urban policy programs. He had previously served as the Palmer Chair and Director. We discuss his article in the National arguing that “Trudeau follows Biden down the path to economic ruin”.