Poolside Podcast

#91 Sanja Avramovic is a life and business coach helping women entrepreneurs to build a conscious brand around their passion. Sanja also is an astrologist and uses the planets and moon to strategize her own life and business as well as help direct others. She shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur, how she was able to tie spirituality and business together, and how she is setting her intention for the upcoming year. She gives her advice for people wanting to start a business or evolve a current one into a more conscious brand, as well as her tips for staying connected and grounded.

https://www.instagram.com/sanja/

#90 Dani Druisso is the powerhouse voice and leadership coach behind the Unleash Your Voice podcast. With an extensive background in performance and over five years in the personal development game, Dani has built her career around helping people take radical responsibility of their lives by embracing their humanness, loving their journey, and owning their “extra.” Dani’s playful approach to personal development inspired her book “Get Off Your A$$ & Into Your Life”, an immersive experience that has moved countless women take action, overcome fear and stop apologizing for living their dream life. We talk about how to set goals and intentions moving into the new year and new decade. We talk about the importance of knowing the why behind your intentions and having the self-awareness to know if your goals are really serving you. Dani walks us through her vision board process and how to manifest your own great year.

http://danieledriusso.com/

https://www.instagram.com/Danidriusso/

#89 Dr. Ayla Lester is a naturopathic doctor focusing on core pillars including nutrition, plants, water, movement, sleep, balance and connection to help people solve and prevent health problems. In this episode, we talk about the role of nutrition, why its so important to be aware of food sensitivities and how nutrition and stress are tied together. She shares information about stress, anxiety, how to manage stress in our daily lives and how to notice when you're in fight or flight mode. Our hustle culture and constantly comparing our to-do lists to each other are adding stress to our lives that our bodies might not be able to handle. We talk about self-care activities and why learning to calm your mind is so important.

https://www.doctorlester.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.aylalester/

#88 Philip Vandermey and Jessie Andjelic are the founders and owners of SPECTACLE, an internationally oriented architecture office working across the fields of architecture, urbanism, landscape, and object design. In this episode, we talk about social infrastructure, what the Canadian architectural landscape looks like and how Phil and Jessie are trying to evolve it. We talk about why industries need disruptors, how living in Europe influenced both of their perspectives when it comes to design and business and their advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

www.spectacle-bureau.com

https://www.instagram.com/spectacle_bureau/

#87 Kayley Reed is the founder of Hermana Agency, an influencer marketing company as well as a micro-influencer. On this episode, we are talking about TikTok - what it is, what to do with it and why it's worth joining as soon as possible. Kayley shares her experience of growing on TikTok, how she creates her videos and why having a content strategy is important for future growth and brand collaborations.

https://www.hermanaagency.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kayley.e.r/

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/self-care-sunday/id1340719015?mt=2

https://vm.tiktok.com/9RHVB7/

#86 Amanda Kelly runs a yoga teacher training company that looks at the mental and physical aspects of yoga. She Trains people to become the best version of themselves while teaching and inspiring others to do the same. Amanda shares her journey of hating yoga to making it her full time job. We talk about the common roadblocks people face in life, how fear is a contributor to our limitations and some of the first steps to take towards your dream. Amanda walks us through her morning routine and how we should be setting goals + intentions for our life.

https://www.amandakellyyoga.com/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwiq1sQBs5U/

#85 - Suzanne Hampson is the founder of Barstar Buch. In this episode, he shares her journey through the oil industry in Calgary, starting and selling a yoga studio and how she came to start her kombucha company. We chat about the stigma around not drinking and not having booze-free options. She talks about the business lessons she learned from the yoga studio and how she has incorporated them into this business. Why people should incorporate a charitable aspect to their business and give back. She talks about how Calgary needs more booze-frees and her plan for Barstar Buch.

https://ilovethisbar.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/barstarbuch/

#84 Brittany Kolba is the founder of Hoola Life and a freelance social media manager. On this episode, we dive deep into influencer marketing, what we love and hate about it and how someone who is just started can still thrive. We talk about the algorithm and why Instagram shouldn't be seen as a competition. We give our opinions on comment pods, why they still exist and why they are harming the influencer industry from both the influencer and business side. We talk about why being genuine is important to stand out and how to use real engagement to grow your account.

www.instagram.com/msbrittanykolba/

#83 Mitch Jacobsen is the co-founder of Rviita, a natural energy drink company. Mitch shares his story of how he's always wanted to be an entrepreneur and why he decided to start an energy drink company. He's doing it differently than the big brand energy drinks in terms of marketing and branding as well as the ingredient list. After 2 and a half years, Rviita was launched with a successful ATB Booster campaign. Mitch shares the mistakes and roadblocks that have happened along the way and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

https://rviitalize.com/

https://www.instagram.com/rviitalize/

#82 Kristine Miguel is the founder of Caritas Company, a consulting and coaching firm. Kristine shares her journey from working a typical 9 to 5 for 11 years and then deciding to make the leap into entrepreneurship. She shares the biggest limitations and obstacles small business owners face and how to avoid some of the common mistakes she sees people making. We talk about attitude towards money and how that can affect a business. The scarcity mindset is something I constantly battle with so it was great to be able to talk to Kristine about it and hear her suggestions for changing that mindset. We also chat about money and relationships and what the best practices are when it comes to having open conversations about money with your partner.

https://www.caritascompany.com/

https://www.instagram.com/caritascompany/

https://www.instagram.com/hustlebeyondlimits/