International Women’s Day 2022 - Break The Bias with Lisa Marks

In this episode of Charged Up Conversations, our CFO & CO-Founder, Alisha, hosts Lisa Marks, Owner and Executive Producer of Brand Alive! Lisa has been a certified event professional for over 15 years and her body of work encompasses a unique combination of both brand side enterprise experience and agency work. Lisa is a highly technical producer, a dynamic creative, and an engaging leader. She is constantly building up and advocating for the live event industry. She has been an important part of our story and we are grateful to know her and work with her.

We wanted to highlight the work of Lisa and Alisha ahead of IWD 2022.

In this episode we are going to talk about finance - both business and personal. We have Alisha Mawji, the Co Founder of altruWisdom, who works everyday to help Canadians make smarter financial decisions. She works with a lot of entrepreneurs and business owners, her niche client base. We also have Alisha Olandesca, Co-Founder of SOS Charging Solutions and SOS Web AR. She is also the Principal at Creekside Fractional CFO where she works as a part time CFO for a number of other startups and small businesses. The 2 Alisha’s will interview each other and hopefully pack this episode full of value for you.

So what’s the big deal about Clubhouse anyways? In this episode of Charged Up Conversations, Joel has an energetic chat with Lynn Fletcher about the latest platform that’s getting a lot of attention...Clubhouse. Certified Special Event Professional, Lynn Fletcher, has honed her skills for decor trend spotting throughout her 20+ years in the industry. As an international-award-winning wedding producer and owner of LFW Events, she and her team produce more than 70 weddings annually, blending trends with tradition to create timeless wedding designs with a flawless aire.

Joel and Lynn go over the basics of the Clubhouse app, how they’ve been able to get a lot of benefit out of it since jumping onto the platform a couple of months ago, and why they think you should also be on there!

In this episode of Charged Up Conversation, we get to hear from Vince Fowler. Vince is an Entrepreneur Coach & Performance Psych Nerd. Joel and Vince talk about the science and psychology behind forming habits. Having this foundational knowledge will help us all with setting our goals and achieving them.

In our Best of 2020 series where we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments and things that have happened to some of our friends and colleagues over the last year. In this episode, Joel talks with Michael Nguyen about how 2020 has helped him layer on a different approach when creating digital content for his clients. How much more creative can Michael be when forced to think out of the norm? Listen in to find out!

In our Best of 2020 series where we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments and things that have happened to some of our friends and colleagues over the last year. Kat Faber - a digital marketing strategist - chats with Alisha about how adding up all of the small achievements over the past year have helped her appreciate 2020 even more so. When did Kat realize that she accomplished everything she set out to do in 2020? Listen in to find out!

In our Best of 2020 series where we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments and things that have happened to some of our friends and colleagues over the last year. This episode features Lance Rosen, in conversation with Alisha. While having a look back at the positives of 2020, Lance gives us his eye-opening take on what exactly it's been like for him as a teacher during these COVID-19 times. What was the greatest experience Lance had with this students throughout all of this? Listen in to find out!

In our Best of 2020 series where we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments and things that have happened to some of our friends and colleagues over the last year. In this episode, Mike has a chat with his good friend and neighbour Jason Teetaert, who shares how being married to an infectious disease doctor has influenced both his personal approach as well as his business' approach on the past year. When did he start preparing for COVID, and what did he do? Listen in to find out!

In our Best of 2020 series where we’re taking a look back at some of the best moments and things that have happened to some of our friends and colleagues over the last year. In this episode, Joel has a conversation with Meghan Hird CSEP, who in addition to sharing her personal and professional top moments of 2020, also provides us with a great overview of how live events were able to make their come back in Dubai despite COVID-19. What is Megan's next big leap? Listen in to find out!

Augmented Reality doesn't have to be as complicated as many think it is. In this episode, Joel and Mike have a fun chat about this intriguing technology, and why SOS is excited about it. In addition to explaining how SOS got into it in the first place, they also provide some examples and provide you with some help on exploring it further. If you'd rather read about SOS Web.AR, check out our blog on our website www.soschargingsolutions.com!