NO RESERVATION WITH JOE BAKER

Saddle up as we are live from Valley Farm to stirrup a conversation with owner/operator Joanne Wolnik, who is also the Executive Director at Ontario's Southwest.  Blending nature and nurture, we learn how her passion for horses was a constant motivation through her life, and how she wove that into her education and career path. She shares how she manifested her dream side business boarding and caring for horses, all while leading and creating tourism experiences in the beautiful Southwest of Ontario.

Join us as we discuss navigating career choices, explore how often opportunities appear when we least expect or are prepared for it, and reflect on how impactful community support is when blending interests and building experiences.  From a change of scenery to the evolution of the industry, we consider what it means to embrace a growth mindset and have the courage to make a change and reinvent, balance passion projects and side hustles, and ultimately live your dream that will leave you riding a path of fulfillment.

Tune in and find out why Joanne has no reservation.

On location from beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, we chat with Dario Guescini, Director of Work-Integrated Learning & Experiential Education at George Brown College and President of Experiential and Work Integrated Learning Ontario (EWO).  Guided by passion and values, we learn through his story what brought him to Canada, through his own personal work-integrated learning opportunities to his transition from industry to post-secondary education, to supporting students into the workforce.

Join us as we reflect on personal paths, industry influence, and combating control. From discussing ways to bridge the gap from WIL and academia to employers, to evaluating how well we are really doing as an industry bringing post-secondary students in for quality, meaningful work-integrated learning experiences, we explore where we fall short and how we can do better, and why welcoming international talent is so important.

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With a unique path filled with untethered ambitions, Rebecca Godfrey, Senior Vice President and practice lead of CBRE Tourism Consulting, shares her journey of career discovery.  Equipped with a passion for travel, the avid life-long learner and enthusiastic problem solver describes her deep appreciation of learning about cultures abroad to her desire to explore her own city, and why sitting still is not an option.

Join us as we dig into why it is important to be consistently challenged and motivated by change and transition.  From challenging assumptions and comforts to building resilience, we discuss in the context of the industry how welcoming diversity of experience, embracing different perspectives, and valuing people is fundamental to thriving.

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Through determination and reinvention, entrepreneur and businessman Alex SenGupta weighs in on working within Canada’s hospitality industry and why it continues to interest, inspire and motivate him.  With passion and perseverance, he takes us on his career path and shares what that has revealed, insightfully discussing his transitions from working for other companies to arriving at business ownership, with calculated and careful approaches.

Join us as we unwrap his entrepreneurial mindset.  From considering what it really means to be the CEO of your own life to embracing the role of builder and designer of every aspect of your business, we reflect on spending strategies and social responsibilities within the industry, and why community and culture building is essential for lights on and last calls.

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The dynamic and unapologetically courageous Leni Brem of Brem Consulting Inc. discusses navigating her non-linear career within Canada's hospitality and tourism industry. She identifies what is attractive about the people and the industry vs. the realities the impact of damaging HR cultures can have, and we explore why leading with values isn't always welcome in this industry.

Join us as we engage in raw dialogue that asks difficult questions, delve into the highlights and limitations, and uncover the issues of the industry and why her own meandering journey has revealed that a change of direction in workplace behaviours is key to retaining interest and talent.

Tune in and find out why Leni has no reservation.