Journey To Success

Christina Major, The Health Recovery Expert, turns her clients from sufferers of Type 2 Diabetes, High Cholesterol and High Blood Pressure into survivors who have eliminated medication, lost weight, upped energy, ditched digestive problems and look years younger. She truly wants people to learn health is an experience, not just the absence of disease.

She is the creator of the Grocery Store Shopping Trip that takes her clients through a virtual grocery store and teaches them the tips and tricks on choosing healthy foods. She is a Holistic Nutritionist, Herbalist, Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, professional health and nutrition speaker and owner of Crystal Holistic Health Consulting. It is her goal to educate people on just how easy it is to be healthy, happy and eat delicious foods.

Visit Christina at www.crystalholistichealth.com

Tom too tall Cunningham and TechBlocks VP Peter Goral interview Chuck Coolen Senior Marketing Manager at McDonald's of Canada.

Chuck joined McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited in 2002 as the Marketing Manager for the Atlantic Region.  McDonald’s Atlantic outperformed the remainder of the Quick Service Restaurant market during his tenure there.

Since moving from the Atlantic Region to Ontario, Chuck has led the development of marketing plans that have consistently resonated with Ontario consumers in over 500 McDonald’s restaurants across the province.  During this period McDonald’s Ontario has also enjoyed strong results in terms of sales and market share gains.

Chuck has been recognized throughout his career with a number of awards. His collaboration with advertising agency, Cossette, won a Cannes Advertising Festival Silver Lion, two golds at the Crystal Awards and a silver at the Atlantic advertising ICE Awards.  He was recently nominated for the American Marketing Association’s Marketer on the Rise award.

Chuck’s work has been recognized at McDonald’s with the Golden Maple Leaf Award, the Circle of Excellence Award and the Presidents' Award.  The President's Award recipients are deemed the top 1% of McDonald's employees globally.

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Employment Expert Josef Stetter.

Josef has worked in recruitment for nearly 15 years and has had the pleasure and privilege of recruiting for both small and global companies such as Deloitte & Touche, Apotex Pharmaceuticals, Aecon Construction, Skechers Shoes, Tata Consulting Services and more.

He has been a professional Speaker, Coach and Mentor for over 15 years and has personally helped over 8600 people become empowered and finding a great job with an 85% success rate of helping find employment in any field in under 3 months.

He is the Author of ‘Congratulations you are hired: It was easier than you thought’ and a US version called USA Congratulations you are hired.

The book is the ultimate resource manual to help anyone find employment in most fields. The book is endorsed by people like Bob Proctor, T. Harv Eker and many more.

His second book is coming out in 2015 and is called 50 First Date Faux Pas and techniques to avoid them.

Josef has also started to do dating coaching and I teach men the art of communication and the importance of recognizing core values. He ties it into job finding and life skills in general.

http://www.celebrategroup.ca/

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Sam Silverstein, founder and CEO of Sam Silverstein Inc., an accountability think tank dedicated to helping companies create an organizational culture that prioritizes and inspires accountability.  

Based on helping organizations develop what they believe in, clarify their mission, and understand what is in their control, Sam works to make this a more accountable world.  Mr. Silverstein is the author of several books including Non-Negotiable, No More Excuses, and Making Accountable Decisions.  He speaks internationally, having worked with teams at companies, government agencies, communities, and organizations both big and small. 

http://www.samsilverstein.com/

Forgiveness Expert and Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor Taylor Tagg interviews Vic Conant, CEO of Nightingale-Conant Corp. and Christina Callandar, a teacher and student of A Course in Miracles. They share the courses impact on their lives and and how they live its teachings everyday. Vic even shares how ACIM transformed his marriage!

Christina also gives us great insights for first time readers of the Course and helpful tips on how to use it effectively.

Furthermore, Vic shares with us some of the history behind how the Course was created. It's fascinating! An instant Holiday Classic!

Vic Conant is the Chairman of the Board of Nightingale-Conant Corp, the premier publisher of audio personal development programs in the world.

Vic had the great fortune of growing up surrounded by the works of the modern legends of the motivation industry like Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale to name a few. Vic took over as president in 1986 and has spearheaded its growth to over $40mm in sales making it by far the dominant publisher in its field.

Vic has undoubtedly worked with more of the great self-improvement authors than any other human being alive today.

Christina Callander lives near Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her husband and two children. She is a dedicated student of life and ACIM and a consistent 'happy learner'. She embraces the flexibility of being a budding entrepreneur and a children’s book author. She enjoys walks, talks and long lunches with good friends.

http://www.nightingale.com/

http://forgiveandfindpeace.com/

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Amy Morin, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist.

Since 2002, Amy has been counseling children, teens, and adults. She also works as an adjunct psychology instructor. Amy serves as About.com’s Parenting Teens Expert and Child Discipline Expert. She is a Forbes contributor where her weekly column focuses on the psychological aspects of business.

Her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, is based on her internationally-known viral blog post. Her original list was read and shared by millions of people within a matter of days. It resonated so much with readers that it was picked up by Forbes, where it has received an additional 10 million views. Her book expands on her article by explaining how to avoid those 13 common pitfalls that can prevent us from reaching our full potential. She’s the only person in the psychology industry talking about mental strength on a global level.

Amy has been sought out by the media for her expertise in psychology, parenting, and mental strength. Some of the media outlets who have featured her advice include: Parenting, Time, Fox News, NBC, ABC, MSN, Lifetime Moms, and We TV. She has also provided on-camera interviews for Fox Business, Forbes, and Blaze TV. She enjoys doing speaking engagements about emotional health, mental strength, and a variety of family and relationship topics.

http://www.amymorinlcsw.com/book/

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews NORMA NICHOLSON RN BA MA (Ed) who recently authored and published “Young Lives on the Line: You Can Make a Difference” by drawing upon her own experiences growing up as an at- risk child who was a homeless infant and youth. She also enhanced her professional expertise through her management of health care for at-risk children and youth in the largest secure youth custody facility in Ontario, Canada and from being a passionate community volunteer.

As an author, speaker, educator, youth expert, founder and Executive Director of Ignite4Youth, she currently facilitates community outreach programs such as workshops for youth and families, police and correctional services, seminars in local churches, lunch and learn sessions for employees in a variety of work environments and for youth focused organizations and their employees.

She has received many prestigious awards and recognitions from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and nursing colleagues across the Province. She is also a five-time nominee for the Toronto Star Nightingale award.

Norma has served as President of the Alzheimer Society of Peel, President of the Registered Nurses Association of Peel Region and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. She is also an engaging member of the Mississauga Board of Trade, the Mississauga Arts Council, Toast Masters of Mississauga and a Director on the Board of the Malton Neighbourhood Services.

http://normanicholson.ca/

Penguin Pick-Up combines the ease of online shopping with the convenience of SmartCentres shopping centre locations to offer customers a choice and give people more free time in their lives.

SmartCentres believes consumers will find Penguin Pick-Up a good fit between their desire to buy online and take delivery on their own terms. It is Free, Fast and Convenient - you don't need to leave your car. 

Once customers register online, they will be able to have online purchases made from any retailer or website delivered to a Penguin Pick-Up location of their choice. Upon arrival of the online purchase to Penguin Pick-Up, the customer is notified by email, text or voice. The customer then visits Penguin Pick-Up at their convenience where their purchase is placed right into their car, all without the customer leaving the vehicle. 

Also, retailers will be able to offer Penguin Pick-Up to their online customers. 

The growth in online consumer orders provides an opportunity for SmartCentres to continue to innovate its shopping centres and fulfill its commitment to the customer to provide value and convenience. Currently, 95 per cent of Canadians live within 15 kilometres of a SmartCentre. 

https://penguinpickup.com/

Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian Smtih came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia.

While studying at the UCLA Graduate School of Management he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US.

With only $500 in capital, he imported boot samples and over the next seventeen years built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995 and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales for the past three years.

Brian is one of the most sought after International business leaders in the country today. He is committed to teaching entrepreneurs how to leverage their most precious assets from within, and to recognize and pursue their passions to create a fulfilling and successful life.

Brian has authored the book “The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul”, is a sought after Keynote speaker and mentors small business owners.

http://www.briansmithspeaker.com/

Tom too tall Cunningham interviews Sabine Schleese who was named one of the 2014 W100 Top Female Entrepreneurs in Canada and has been on this list 10 times in the past years. She is one of three partners of Schleese Saddlery Service Ltd. which has been manufacturing English riding saddles in Canada since 1986.

The company specializes in saddles made for women, especially for recreational and amateur riders who care about comfort for themselves and protection for their horses’ backs.

They have had numerous business and industry awards and were featured twice on Discovery Channel and also in the Wall Street Journal.

She was also awarded Exporter of the year from the Organization of Women in International Trade in Toronto.

Sabine worked for NASA during the Space Lab years (late 70’s) as liaison between the US aeronautical engineers and the European Space Agency engineers through the American consulate in Bremen, Germany.

Sabine and her husband were just awarded 2014 Entrepreneurs of the Year at the Business Excellence Awards from the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.saddlefit4life.com/

http://www.schleese.com/