Welcome to Episode 009 with Iliriana Kacaniku.She goes by Lilly, so you will hear me call her that during the episode.Lilly is one of my mentors. I got connected with her in 2018 and we talk every 4 months or so to stay caught up, to bounce ideas off one another, and to push each other.During my masters program at Hult Int Business School in 2018, my career advisors told me to identify Hult alumni that worked in an industry or at a company that I was interested in. At the time, Lilly wo...

Welcome to Episode 008 of the CVD podcast with Ryan Fila!Ryan is a traveling filmmaker focused on pushing human limits and exploring the internal and external worlds. He's also an inspirational speaker who helps people understand that their response defines who they are, through his non-profit called Motion Impact.I found Ryan on Instagram back in 2020 thanks to one of my high school friends. He shared some cool photos and videos and was one of the few creators I saw online that came across a...

Welcome to Episode 007 with Deborah Herritt Koumoutsidis.Deborah is a Registered Massage Therapist in the province of Ontario in Canada and is also the CEO and founder of Pelvic Love Massage Therapy. She hosts a podcast called Tend and Befriend, which features women sharing their beautiful and traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and other health related issues. Deborah has open, honest, and vulnerable conversations with people to help women and their loved ones learn more about th...

Welcome to Episode 006 with Awais Saleem.**Here's a quick reminder that perfection does NOT exist and that doing your best is good enough! Make sure you celebrate the small wins and remember that practice makes improvement (not perfect) ❤️**Awais and I have known each other since 2014 - we went to the University of Windsor together and were even part of the same student club, called Enactus.I always saw Awais as this really happy, friendly, and confident dude who wanted to help people. A...

Hey hey! Welcome back to the Comfort Via Discomfort podcast.Thanks for tuning in to Episode 005 with Paula Delgado.Like many people around the world, Paula lost her job during the pandemic. In fact, she had just secured what she thought was her dream job in the hospitality industry.With no clear path forward, Paula had to change her mindset and her daily habits in order to get to a new place. She is now a Happiness & Fulfillment Coach, as well as a motivational speaker, and in this e...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the CVD Podcast!Today’s guest is Josh Koerpel and he’s all about living a life that is anything but the status quo.For the last 8 years, Josh has been living on a boat and developing software while he travels the world. As of this episode’s release date, he just sold that boat and is finalizing his preparation to do a cross world motorcycle tour... yes, cross WORLD, not just across the US. During our talk, he mentions his Instagram handle is @saltwaterceo but that...

Welcome to Episode 3 of the CVD Podcast!I really haven’t known Aditi for very long. We met at beginning of this year during a communication workshop and quickly connected around the idea of gaining different perspectives. As somebody who went from Musician to Audio Engineer to Go-To-Market Strategist, Aditi is definitely familiar with switching gears and learning about brand new things.In this episode, we talk about how and why self-discovery should be your priority and how standing up f...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the CVD Podcast!Growing up, Carolina Wagner was a friend of my older sister, Amanda so I knew her through association but didn’t know much about her.As I got older, I saw Carolina living life as digital nomad – she was traveling the world while working from her laptop. I had no idea this was a thing and admired her for pursuing a non-traditional career.In this episode, we talk about that digital nomad life to understand what happens behind the scenes and how she ever e...

Wow! Here we go with the first ever Comfort Via Discomfort podcast episode!I can’t think of a better way to start things off than with my friend Abdul Bishar. We met in 2018 during our masters program and it quickly became clear that Abdul was very self aware and looking to achieve some big goals.He currently works as a Media Manager for Vayner Media and in this episode we break down how he’s gotten to this point. From studying chemical engineering to taking a gap year to a 365-day ...

Welcome to the Comfort Via Discomfort podcast!In this trailer, I tell you about what you can expect from this podcast and where to find us.Spoiler Alert!We'll be releasing new episodes every Monday and Wednesday. You can find us on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, and at comfortviadiscomfort.comBe sure to subscribe so you're notified when new episodes drop and please leave us a rating and review so we know what you think and what you want m...