Poolside Podcast

Welcome to the show, Marie Claire Bourque. MC is a psychiatrist, a university instructor for Med students at the University of Calgary and the co-founder and co-owner of Limbus, a workout based on movement, emotions and inner strength. We talk about how mental health plays a huge role in peak performers such as athletes. How MC took her knowledge and experience from exercise physiology masters to human behaviour psychology and experience with clients and turned it into a group fitness program to create The Methodology behind the Limbus workout. MC describes the different pillars that make up Limbus, connection, challenge, play and growth. She explains how the repetitive movement of the workout is very intentional and connects the mind and body to move through emotions that you’re going through.

She shares her advice for what people should do to strengthen their mental health include the amount of physical activity you should get per week, how gratitude can help and mindfulness.

https://www.limbusmovement.com/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/limbusmovement/

We talk about superpowers as well as what keeps her motivated.

Welcome to the show Vlad Taikov. Vlad is the founder and owner of workmore, a consulting firm that helps businesses understand their why and using design to become successful, one of the people behind the fashion start up MAGARI. He shares his journey of picking up a camera when he was 9 years old, filming his first wedding when he was 14 and starting a business by the time he was in high school. Throughout the episode, Vlad gives nuggets of useful and practical information for people looking to build a brand, start a business and learn. We talk about why you should set up proper contracts, how daily journaling has changed his life and how he disconnects from it all. He shares where he gets his inspiration for his creative work, how his background culture and immigrant parents from Russia gave him a different perspective and why sleep is the most important part of a successful life.

This episode is a solo one with just me talking about creating content for Instagram. I talk about how to get started with a personal brand and how to create good quality content for your feed. I share my advice for taking photos, why you should batch your photoshoots and the camera that I use. I talk about Lightroom, why I use it and what presets I use. I cover sponsored content, my first paid contract and how to get started with working with brands, what I use my media kit for and how I decide who I work with.

Welcome to the show Dave Antony. Dave is my Dad as well as a business man. He started his career as an accountant and transitioned into an investor in small to mid size businesses across different industries. He shares why he decided to leave his practice, what he looks for when choosing which businesses to invest in and his tips for winning pitches. He talks about why the people behind the business are more important than the business itself and the challenges that most businesses face when trying to grow. What the next industry he's investing in is and his advice for people wanting to start a business.

Welcome to the show Jessica Antony. Jessica had a successful career working for a publishing company before stepping out on her own to focus on editing, writing and strategy. Jess shares why she decided to become self-employed and the steps she took to grow her client list. We talk about the flexibility and freedom that comes with being self-employed and how to master it to your advantage and maintain productivity. Jess shares what imposter syndrome is and how to overcome the debilitating feelings of being a phony. She shares her advice for people who want to drop their 9-5 and become self-employed, how people can improve their writing skills and get work published and why networking events are so important even though we all dread them.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/jessica.antony

Website + blog: https://www.anchoreditorial.com/blog

Welcome to the show Kara Chomistek. Kara is the co-founder and co-ower of Park, a fashion show, forum and resource for creatives. Kara talks about how Park came to be, how her engingeering degree and thought process helped in the organization of the business and the challenges her and her business partner have faced in the last 10 years. Kara gives her advice for entreprenuers looking to make the leap starting a business. She advises them to make sure people want your product, they are interested in what you are doing and that you can sustain yourself. She talks about the challenges Park faced while they were running a business before it was a business and why in the 10th year of business did they open up and were transparent about the financial side of the business with the audience. When you can find your 1000 true fans and captive audience, they will be there to support what you’re doing.

https://www.ourparkonline.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ourparkonline/

Welcome to the show Betsy & Laura. The two women are the owners and founders of Luscious Hustle, a growing tribe and coaching brand. They are committed to helping women live the best version of themselves and grow side hustles and passions into businesses. We talk about how to price yourself when starting out and why you shouldn’t be ashamed to actually charge people for your services. We chat about using the moon cycle to run and grow your business. How it plays into setting goals or why you feel less motivated on some days. They share their tips and tricks on how to grow a tribe and community and why that is so important in this age of social media.

Website: https://www.luscioushustle.com/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/800802080100895/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luscious.hustle/

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-luscious-hustle-podcast/id1192043633?mt=2

Welcome to the show, Jay McDonald. Jay is a commerical photograhy, Instagrammer and influencer (even if he doesn't like using the term). In this interview we cover how he evolved his brand from gym rat, to mental health advocate to world explorer and photographer. He shares his advice for people looking to develop a distinguised brand and grow on social media as well as becoming a freelancer, making money doing something you love. You will learn a ton about photography, social media and photoraphy in this interview. Enjoy!

https://www.instagram.com/jayrmcdonald/

https://www.instagram.com/romanceyourwild/

Welcome to the show Bayan Sharafi. Bayan is the owner and founder of Baked Brands, a company selling protein, gluten-free doughnuts. What started as a passion for baking and fitness, Bayan would fit in baking between his full time job. He was able to get in contact with enough companies across Canada to sell his doughnuts and was able to go full time. He shares how he grew the company through Instagram and now has a retail location in downtown Calgary.

https://bakedbrands.ca/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bakedbrands/

Bayan's Insta; https://www.instagram.com/bayanskitchen/

Welcome to the show Julien and Aurelie. They are the founders of Moonglow Jewerly: moon phase jewelry that is custom to the special moment of your choice. Julien and Aurelie started the business from scratch and growing it to $7 million a year. They share what the journey was like and their advice for starting a business. Make sure you have that passion in your heart and a strong vision for what you're doing. They believed in their product the whole way which kept them motivated to keep going as they were faced with the challenges of being entreprenuers. They share who and when to hire in your business if you want to scale it. You have to realize you can't do everything yourself so it's worth investing in other people to grow. Pay someone to run your business so you can focus on generating more revenue.

https://moonglow.ca/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/moonglowjewelry/