Living With Purpose

Akeem Pierre, owner and founder of Rich Sol Foods home of that High Grade Healing, where he imports herbs and products from St Lucia, where his family is from. Akeem also runs Beyond Wellness Retreats, which is a plant-based holistic healing at his private herbal forest retreat center in St. Lucia.Most importantly, he is one of the happiest, most energetic and genuine people I know. Through his passion and genuine energy Akeem has built up his community of over 80k YouTube Subscribe...

This is a continuation of Episode 10, where Brad shared his 4 Steps To Personal Financial Success. In Episode 11, we tap into the mindset and work ethic that drives Brad to being such an amazing father, husband and portfolio manager.

Husband/FatherBrad graduated from the Haskayne School of Business in Calgary (where we met), specializing in finance. After post-secondary he spent over a year investment banking at Haywood Securities and then joined a private equity firm where he became a part owner. After selling his position in the firm he joined Vancouver’s Cypress Capital Management which oversees nearly $4.5 billion in management. Brad is a portfolio manager, a CFA charter holder and currently co-manages approximately $...

Firstly, a reminder to everyone that father’s day, mother’s day and holidays that are a usually a celebration for people, can also be heavy and dark days for others. If you’re listening to this podcast right now and you know someone who has lost a father or did not have a father figure in their life, text them, call them, simply tell them that you love them and that you are thinking of them. It would mean a lot to those people. Most listeners have heard about my mom, Devi Ralla, the insp...

Paul De Jersey, Aku Spike CEOPaul grew up in West Vancouver where he played hockey in the BCHL and earned a D1 scholarship to Providence College. During his time there he was introduced to a very unique product that led to his company, Aku Spike. Aku Spike has become a leader in acupressure therapy, being featured as best new product and most innovative product by many health and wellness blogs and companies. Listen in to hear about the ups and downs of Paul’s journey, his team’s experi...

Aaron Chin is a husband and father of two as well as the CEO of Organika. He completed his undergrad at UBC and followed that up with his Masters in International Business at the Grenoble International School of Business. He has led Organika to tremendous growth where he has been named BC Business top 30 under 30 as well as Organika being named one of the fastest 500 growing companies in all of the americas. Get your notebooks ready! Show notes:1:38 - When Aaron knew he wanted to work wi...

What is the best gift that you can give your Mother for Mother's Day?

5 in 5 - 5 Lessons in 5 minutes. Today, on my 31st birthday, I want to share 5 lessons that my amazing family has taught me. I'm extremely grateful to have had two inspiring parents and the best big sister that a brother could ask for. Tune in to hear what I've learned and a quote I want to leave you with!

Marc Trasolini, a former Mr Basketball BC, is one of the most underrated BC High School Basketball Players of all time. Marc played at Vancouver College, BC provincial teams and the Canadian National Team before going on to play on a full-ride scholarship at Santa Clara University. Marc is so much more than an athlete and that is evidenced by his Academic All-American nod where he earned a BCom in Finance and his MBA by the time he was only 25. He has played in the top leagues in Italy,...

Episode 3 - Sophie Manfredi⁠⁠True Conditioning, Co-Founder⁠⁠⁠Sophie is the co-founder of True Conditioning right here in Steveston Village⁠! Sophie along with her husband, Ryan, opened True Conditioning in 2013. Through the ups and downs they have grown to a 4000 sq ft one stop fitness shop offering ⁠group fitness, personal training, nutrition coaching and physiotherapy services. ⁠⁠She is a former varsity swimmer and rower, competitive olympic lifter, Lululemon ambassador and overall sw...