Face2Face with David Peck

“That Canadian Guy” has plenty to say – funny, relevant, likable and always engaging. Check out this podcast as Glen talks about our police state, the legalization of pot, and the difference within politics of leaders of leaders who are incompetent versus being evil.

Biography

Glen Foster has been one of the top comedians in Canada for nearly thirty years.   He didn’t just work the road; he’s one of the guys who helped to build it. Glen appeared in his first one-hour comedy special, “That Canadian Guy” in 2000 and, since then, the moniker has stuck. Many of his fans don’t even know his actual name, but they do know one thing: “That Canadian Guy” is one of the funniest comedians anywhere.

Glen’s comedy appeals to those people who appreciate a more intelligent, but slightly “edgy” brand of humour.   His material is mostly clean and always clever, topical and timely, reflecting his own experiences, current events and popular culture. He’s also not afraid to inject his own political and sometimes “politically incorrect” social commentary from time to time.

Glen recently appeared in his second one hour Comedy Network special and has also performed on numerous other television shows including seven appearances with CBC’s, “Just for Laughs”, as well as “The Winnipeg Comedy Festival“, “Halifax Comedy Festival”, and “The Mike Bullard Show”.   He is a weekly guest contributor on the Sun News Network and he can also be heard frequently on CBC Radio’s “The Debaters”.

Glen has recently released his third concert CD, “Prickly: Live at The Rose” and check out some of his video clips here: 1 and 2.

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Listen in as Ieva pronounced (Yeva) talks about her passion for the environment, social justice and empowering women. She tells us more about what she believes to be the best ways to empower families around the world, the danger of dependency syndrome and why is it that men still run the world.

Biography

A young Indian boy once asked me, in a tremulous voice, where I am coming from. “Well, I am from a small, very green country called Latvia. It is in Northeast Europe”, I answered him. The kid looked at me with his big, brown eyes more puzzled then before. Then he turned to me with a big smile and said: “Huh? No matter, are you ready to play now?”

Ieva is an ambitious, enthusiastic, multilingual International Business & Economics double degree postgraduate with extensive practical and academic experience in European, Indian and North/West African business environments.

She specializes in management skills and enthusiasm, strong interpersonal skills, liaising with the public, efficiency. And is a keen world explorer, social project developer, loves innovation and inspiring stories and is always keen to discover new lands and horizons.

She writes about her experiences on her blog.

For more info: www.ievaglobal.com

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Jennifer is very busy working on a whole lot of different projects. Listen in today as she tells us why she is looking for something a little more genuine and authentic, why we have to keep people at the center, why we need more stories about “overcoming” and not just success and how people are coming together globally to demand change.

Biography

Jennifer Lentfer was named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” and is the creator of how-matters.org. She aims to place community-driven initiatives, which can be more genuinely responsive to local needs, at the forefront of international aid, philanthropy, and social enterprise. Lentfer has worked with over 300 grassroots organizations in east and southern Africa over the past decade, as well as various international organizations in Africa and the US, including the Red Cross, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, and Firelight Foundation, where in her career she has focused on organizational development and learning. Lentfer is currently Senior Writer on Oxfam America’s Aid Effectiveness team and editor of the organization’s Politics of Poverty blog. Lentfer is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication.

Check out her linked in profile here.

“I find my passion in accompanying small, local organizations to be strong forces for social change and poverty reduction at the community level, which is no wonder considering my home town of Bruning, Nebraska, USA has a population of less than 300 people.”

Today Jennifer Lentfer works to place locally-driven development initiatives, which can be more responsive to local needs, at the forefront of international aid, philanthropy, and social enterprise. This blogsite, how-matters.org, is aimed at just that.

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On today’s podcast we talk with a historian and theologian who has written a recent book on what’s happening in the Canadian United church, why he thinks evangelicals have been misrepresented in the media and why he thinks that young people today have a hunger to understand the way the world works.

Biography

Kevin Flatt is Assistant Professor of History at Redeemer University College, where he also serves as the university’s Director of Research.

Most of his research to date has focused on the history and sociology of Protestantism in Canada. His bookAfter Evangelicalism: The Sixties and the United Church of Canada was published this summer by McGill-Queen’s University Press. His research has been featured by the National Post, CBC Radio, Sun TV, and CHCH TV, and he is a columnist for Faith Today, Canada’s national evangelical magazine.

Dr. Flatt holds a PhD in history from McMaster University, an MA in history from Western University, and a BA in economics from the University of Waterloo. He lives in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario, with his wife Alicia.

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In this weeks podcast we talk to a leadership expert and consultant who has plenty to say. Frank talks about the dark side of management, why there is no silver bullet, “other” awareness, how what we believe is indeed connected to what and how we think.

Biography

Frank Soriano is a seasoned Toronto-based keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and leadership development consultant. Holding a Combined Honors. B.A. from York University, Frank’s early professional days as a rehabilitation counselor well informed his middle and senior years in progressive leadership and management positions within the health, wellness and safety-focused areas of the Ontario Public Sector. Frank spent the last ten years of his organizational life working as an Internal Consultant focusing on leadership development, the delivery of Human Resource products and designing/developing customized interventions for work teams.

Licensed in a number of leadership assessment tools, passionate and highly learned regarding the value and importance of leadership, enhancing relationships and systems thinking, and with 30 years of experience to offer, Frank delivers content-rich, thought-provoking presentations.

For more info contact him here: www.franksoriano.com

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This interview was a real honour and treat for me. You can’t miss this podcast! Join in as Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Abuelaish talks about a “freedom for all”, how violence crosses all borders, why life is in our hands, why we shouldn’t treat symptoms and why there is no such thing as a stupid student.

Please check out a recent piece he wrote in the Toronto Star here called: Canadians Can Help To Heal Wounds in the Holy Land.

Biography

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, MPH, is a Palestinian physician and an internationally recognized human rights and inspirational peace activist devoted to advancing health and education opportunities for women and girls in the Middle East, through both his research and his charitable organization The Daughters of Life Foundation.He has dedicated his life to using health as a vehicle for peace, and, despite all odds, succeeded, aided by a great determination of spirit, strong faith, and a stalwart belief in hope and family.

Dr. Abuelaish is the first Palestinian doctor to receive an appointment in Medicine at an Israeli hospital. His work as both a healthcare practitioner and a peace advocate mobilizes health as a tool for peace.

Dr. Abuelaish’s book, I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey, an autobiography of his loss and transformation, has achieved critical acclaim. Published in 2010, (currently in 23 different languages), and inspired by the loss of his three daughters – Bessan, Mayar, and Aya – and their cousin Noor to Israeli shelling on January 16th, 2009, the book has become an international bestseller.

In nominating Dr. Abuelaish for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Belgian Parliament named him the “Martin Luther King of the Middle East”. Dr. David Naylor, President of the University of Toronto, called Dr. Abuelaish a remarkable ambassador for peace and an exemplar of forgiveness and reconciliation. President Barak Obama has referred to him as an example of strength and reconciliation in his address on May 19th, 2011 when he discussed the possibility of peace within the Middle East.

Dr. Abuelaish has founded Daughters for Life, a Canadian charity that provides young women in high school and university the opportunity to develop a strong voice and play a more influential role in improving the quality of life through their education throughout the Middle East. Currently, Dr. Abuelaish lives with his five children in Toronto where he is an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

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Nina has been a guest on Face2Face before.Today she talks about her lessons learned for work and life from climbingKilimanjaro.

Bio

Nina is a popular Toronto-based international keynoter, workshop facilitator, speaker’s coach and bestselling author of Getting Passion Out of Your Profession. Her latest book A Time To Creep, A Time To Soar is selling well and is a rallying cry for those of us who are climbing mountains of various sorts on a daily basis.

Dubbed by the National Post as, “One of Canada’s leading motivational speakers”, she is in-demand with audiences from a diversity of associations, professions and industries, in both the public and private sectors. Hailing originally from Corporate Learning and Organizational Development, Nina offers over 20 years of professional speaker experience and exudes that magical blend of information and inspiration, served up with high-energy and a relaxed authenticity that appeals to both genders, all generations and the whole spectrum of the corporate landscape, from senior management to frontline staff. A conference planner’s delight, indeed! A recurring “Guru Gab” host for Biz TV and periodic Expert Advisor on workplace issues to Canada’s leading newspaper, The Globe and Mail, she is also a former professional figure skater; and with new wisdom gleaned from her recent summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro–the world’s tallest free-standing mountain–Nina regularly brings audiences to their feet with her engaging, humourous, pertinent and thought-provoking messages.

Nina’s latest book, A Time to Creep, A Time To Soar: Lessons learned for work and life from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, is available at: www.ninaspencer.com

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Please do catch this rare opportunity as I interview the man behind the Oscar nominated The Act of Killing and the soon to be released The Look of Silence.

Werner Herzog says, “I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade… It is unprecedented in the history of cinema.” Join me as Joshua and I talk about what art is all about, why we have a responsibility not to despair, how he is trying to address the “most urgent questions” and about why he is still hopeful.

Biography

Born 1974, Texas, USA. Joshua Oppenheimer has worked for over a decade with militias, death squads and their victims to explore the relationship between political violence and the public imagination. Educated at Harvard and Central St Martins, London, his award-winning films include The Globalization Tapes (2003, co-directed with Christine Cynn), The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1998, Gold Hugo, Chicago Film Festival), These Places We’ve Learned To Call Home (1996, Gold Spire, San Francisco Film Festival) and numerous shorts. Oppenheimer is Senior Researcher on the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Genocide and Genre project and has published widely on these themes.

Filmography (Forthcoming)

THE LOOK OF SILENCE

Filmography (as Director)

SHOW OF FORCE (short, 2007)

THE GLOBALIZATION TAPES (documentary, co-directed with Christine Cynn, 2003)

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT (short, co-directed with Christine Cynn, 2001)

THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE (50 mins, 1997; Gold Hugo, Chicago Film Festival, 1998; Telluride Film Festival, 1997; Best Experimental Film, New England, 1998)

THESE PLACES WE’VE LEARNED TO CALL HOME (short, 1997; Gold Spire, San Francisco FilmFestival, 1997)

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Listen in to Shae as she gives us her take on Slavery, Bill C-36, “Evil at its best” and why Canada is at a cross roads when it comes to the slave trade. She also talks about the legacy she wants to leave, why we should always give back and how life is really all about people.

Bio

Invidiata moved to the United States at 18 to pursue a degree in advertising at Hawaii Pacific University, which is where her journey began in her fight against human trafficking. Seven years later, with an associates in Marketing from HPU and a BA in Religious Studies from The University of British Columbia, Invidiata works full-time as a Sales Representative at The Invidiata Team – #1 REMAX Team in Canada, and #2 RE/MAX Team Worldwide 2010. In January 2010, Invidiata officially founded [free-them], an initiative dedicated to raising awareness and funds to abolish human trafficking in Canada and abroad by partnering with people, organizations, & businesses to fight human trafficking – slavery today.

Invidiata has sat on round table discussions for MPP Kevin Flynn in the efforts to create new policies that were brought before the Legislators in June 2011. October 3, 2011 MP Terence Young gave his Members Statement-S031- in the House of Commons to recognize the work of Shae Invidiata and her efforts with [free-them] to combat human trafficking.

Shae is one of the founding members to the first Coalition Ontario Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.  Invidiata and [free-them] have appeared on and been interviewed by many different media sources, including but not limited to, The Toronto Star, Much Music, CTV, CP24 News, The Morning Live Show CHCH News, The Daily Show Rogers TV, 106 The “X”, The Drew Marshall Show Joy 1280, Metro News, Inside Halton, SNAP Toronto, and SNAP Oakville.

Recently Invidiata has been nominated by Canadian Women’s Fashion Magazine Chatelaine as a Top 20 Finalist for “Canada’s Women of the Year 2011″ for her work and dedication to fight human trafficking and raise up others to join in the worthy fight.

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Listen in to this weeks interview as a British, Malaysian, American and Canadian Doctor tells her story. It’s encouraging, affirming and challenging for us all. Dr. Tai talks about how she believes that education for girls is essential for development of all kinds, how she has become an expert in the latest evolution in braces and how she’s transforming the smile.

Bio

Dr Sandra S Tai was born in Aldershot, England. She graduated with the Prime Minister’s Gold Medal from the University of Malaya in 1986. She received her graduate training in Orthodontics at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA and graduated with a Certificate in Orthodontics and a Master of Science degree in 1990. Dr Sandra Tai is currently a practicing Specialist in Orthodontics in Vancouver, Canada.

Dr Sandra Tai has been an Invisalign certified orthodontist since 2000 and is currently an Invisalign Elite Provider. She was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthodontics at the University of British Columbiasince 1996, teaching in both undergraduate and graduate orthodontic programs. She is also the Coordinator of the Invisalign University Program.

Dr Tai is Invisalign International Faculty and has taught Invisalign at various universities internationally. These include University Malaya and International Medical University, Malaysia, and the Prince Abdul Rahman Advanced Dental Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In China, Dr Tai has lectured at Peking University, Beijing, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, in Chengdu, Wuhan University, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, and Capital Medical University, Beijing. She has also lectured for Align Technology in Costa Rica, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Dr Tai conducts the Invisalign Clear Principles Certification Course for orthodontists at the University of British Columbia and conducts Invisalign Immersion Courses in her private practice. She has spoken to various study clubs in the Vancouver area as well as presented at the British Columbia Society of Orthodontists Annual Meeting.

She is a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists, Canada. Professional affiliations include memberships in the Canadian Association of Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists and International Dental Federation. She is also the founding member and past president of the Orthodontic Ties Study Club in Vancouver, BC, as well as the Vancouver Invisalign Study Club, where she mentors and trains dentists in the Invisalign system.

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