This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Baruch Ellsworth – a career chef at Single Thread. Baruch shares his experience coming up in kitchens, where leaders are made through experience, and less through training. Aram and Baruch discuss the role of accountability in an industry notorious for hot tempers and burnout, but much a diamond, high pressure can yield the greatest results. In this episode, we talk about: • Finding yourself in a leadership position • Shifting towards increased accountability • Why a good chef never burns toast • The Peter Pan complex • Maturing as a […]

This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Baruch Ellsworth – a career chef at Single Thread. Baruch shares his experience coming up in kitchens, where leaders are made through experience, and less through training. Aram and Baruch discuss the role of accountability in an industry notorious for hot tempers and burnout, but [...]

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We’re very pleased to have Rob Fish join Aram on this episode of One Step Beyond. Rob is the President & CEO of PCRK Group in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rob’s story of deviating from the norm is a long one – by age 15, he was playing in punk bands and finding his own way. That trailblazing attitude didn’t slow down, and it still hasn’t to this day. From taking a cashier position at Kinko’s to taking on the CEO role at PCRK, Rob’s story is anything by ordinary (even by punk standards). Today, PCRK owns and operates Massage Envy franchise […]

We’re very pleased to have Rob Fish join Aram on this episode of One Step Beyond. Rob is the President & CEO of PCRK Group in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rob’s story of deviating from the norm is a long one – by age 15, he was playing in punk bands and finding his own way. That [...]

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On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Puneet Singh. Puneet is the Senior Manager at KPMG Canada, and he joined Aram to discuss the concept of differences as a strength. Puneet tells his story of struggling to fit in as a visible minority, from his formative years to his professional life, and dives deep on how differences, while challenging, can provide great opportunity in the long run. Whether it’s wanting to fit in, facing barriers that tell us we don’t belong, or impacts on our self esteem, differences can seem like immovable objects in our path. […]

On this episode of One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Puneet Singh. Puneet is the Senior Manager at KPMG Canada, and he joined Aram to discuss the concept of differences as a strength. Puneet tells his story of struggling to fit in as a visible minority, from his formative years to his professional life, [...]

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This week on One Step Beyond, we’re pleased to have Neil King join us to discuss the role of mental health in leadership wellness. After the rollercoaster of 2020, it’s top priority to start 2021 off on the right foot, and it’s not possible to understate the role that mental health has in countless aspects in our lives – professional or otherwise. Neil is the President of Lifeworks, and the Executive Vice President of Morneau Shepell, and he’s one of the first people to come to mind when we think of mental health in the work place. When one in […]

This week on One Step Beyond, we’re pleased to have Neil King join us to discuss the role of mental health in leadership wellness. After the rollercoaster of 2020, it’s top priority to start 2021 off on the right foot, and it’s not possible to understate the role that mental health has in countless aspects [...]

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This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Doug Miles Jr, a professional skateboarder, film maker, entrepreneur, and rez skateboarding expert. Doug doesn’t wait for change to happen, he steps up and does it himself. Inspired by his passion for skateboarding, he’s raising money to build a skatepark on the White Mountain Apache Nation Reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona – the first of its kind. With plans to snowball his fundraiser into a non-profit to continue building skateparks in Native Reservations across the US, Doug isn’t waiting for it happen. Click here to donate to the Apache Passion Project […]

This week on One Step Beyond, Aram is joined by Doug Miles Jr, a professional skateboarder, film maker, entrepreneur, and rez skateboarding expert. Doug doesn’t wait for change to happen, he steps up and does it himself. Inspired by his passion for skateboarding, he’s raising money to build a skatepark on the White Mountain Apache [...]

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