Happy Valentines Day RCT Family! On today's episode our host sits down with his valentine to talk Self Love, Relationships and Dating. We talk everything from the hook up culture, relationships in a social media generation, breakups, singleness, setting standards, waiting and settling, learning to be the right one, fighting right and having relationship mentors. Tune in to also hear our hosts talk a bit about how they got together and how they do relationship.

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Watch both of Shannons Youtube videos on Relationships and Heartbreak below:

How to Deal With and Heal From Heartbreak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtaUJQSn1_U&t=378s

Ten Telltale Signs of a Toxic Relationship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbX6IWSuCxg&t=63s

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Our host had the awesome opportunity to return to his old stomping grounds and deliver a talk on Identity and purpose to the boys and girls clubs of Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School!

A part of RCT is not just having conversations within the same four walls but going out to share knowledge and give back to the same communities which helped foster who we are today.

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This week, our host, Matt Da Silva sits down with us and shares some strategies on how he

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Oshane Howards is a professional Free Lancer and a commercial, fashion Photographer, videographer and creative Director.

On this episode we talk about creating timeless vs. disposable art, adding value and professionalism to your work, how it's ok to be lazy sometimes, and his biggest motto "don't tell me show me", in relation to your visions and dreams.

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Sam Demma is a Youth Speaker who travels the country speaking to multiple students about the power of Small Consistent Actions.

On this episode we talk about how Sam's identity in soccer was crushed when he was injured three times, the power teachers have to change a student's life, his recent TEDx talk, and how big change can result from small consistent actions.

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Khaled Iwamura is the founder of QuickBite News, a media company comprised of insauga.com, inbrampton.com and inhalton.com which is now one of the largest digital only media companies in Canada. insauga.com, inbrampton.com and inhalton.com combined have 1,300,000 unique visitors per month, 3.5 million page views per month, 2.2 million video views per year (2018) and has the biggest social media following in the western GTA with well over 175,000 followers. Khaled Iwamura is half Japanese, half Egyptian, born in Montreal and has been a proud resident of Mississauga for 30 years.

Khaled is also a TEDx Speaker, Tokyo Tourism Spokesperson, TV host/producer, MC and part-time pro wrestler. Khaled also hosts a self produced TV show–which airs on Facebook Live–at Celebration Square every Thursday night over the summer. Over the last two seasons it has garnered 250,000 live views! Not only that, but Khaled was also was the moderator of the first Live Mayoral Debate at the Living Arts Centre in 2014.

You have likely see him around Sauga as he has emceed major city events at Celebration Square including New Years Eve (50,000 people), Sound Bites Music Festival (35,000 people), Sauga Block Party (10,000 people) and Japan Festival Canada (70,000 people).

On this episode we talk insauga origin stories, how he had to sell his condo to pursue his passions, how he prioritizes his family above all and how he beat the 6PM news with a "Fishing Rod".

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This probably isn't the first time you're hearing about Mahfuz Chowdhury as he is one of the more prominent social media influencers/Marketers in the city! The author of the book "Project Reinvention", the host of the popular Ride With Me Podcast and the Account Manager at Candy Box Marketing, Mahfuz has developed a powerful online footprint over the past 10 years and is continually building up people and impacting lives through various seminars, speaking engagements, and via his initiative project reinvention.

Among many other things, Mahfuz was a student recruitment associate at sheridan College, Graduated from Sheridan College in Business Administration Marketing where he has multiple features in various news outlets like the Mississauga news, MSN news, talent egg among others and was a recipient of the Emery-Dufualt Award.

On this episode we talk about his process of reinventing himself, how he went blind, how he dealt with heartbreak, sticking to your roots and how curating who you follow or surround yourself with can greatly impact the person you become.

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Bonnie Crombie is the Mayor of the sixth largest and the greatest city in Canada, Mississauga. Prior to becoming Mayor, Bonnie was a Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville as well as the Ward 5 Councillor for Malton and Britannia.

Before entering public service, Mayor Crombie enjoyed a twenty-year career in business working for global businesses including McDonalds, the Insurance bureau of Canada and The Walt Disney Company. She has an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business and earned a Corporate Director's Certificate from the Institute of Corporate Directors at the Rotman School of Management.

Among Many other things, she has also been awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work in the community, As a member of the Peel Regional Police Services Board, Mayor Crombie led the way to ending the practice of street checks (carding), and most importantly is a loving mother to Alex, Jonathan and Natasha.

On this episode we talk about the Mayor's origin story, her early days as a community advocate and business woman, how legacy plays on her decision making, one of her biggest failures, and the hot topic of debate the Separation of Mississauga from the Region of Peel.

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Special Guest: Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

We are amped to Launch the FIRST episode of Season 2 with the talented Jodianne Beckford the host of one of the hottest most relevant entrepreneur podcasts in not only our city but in Canada! If she isn't hosting an episode of The E Project it's because she works full time as a Disability Support Worker (For the past 10 years) helping people with a variety of disabilities, with a specific focus on autism.

When she isn't doing either of those, Jodianne is a freelance creative director, photographer, videographer and writer and has been featured in multiple publications. You have likely seen Jodianne pop on up your news feed because she is the Queen of networking and often speaks at various panels, talks, and workshops across the GTA to help encourage and inspire creatives alike. For a period Jodianne was first an administrative assistant and eventually project manager for Godzspeed Communication, and she is also currently an associate in the TMZ Program at Ryerson University.

On this episode we talk about the anxiety of being an introvert, how a misdiagnosis affected her trajectory, why she started her podcast, and we get into some of the deepest points of pain in her life and how she is still standing today (Fair warning, grab tissues).

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Special Guest: Jodianne Beckford.

On this episode I talk about the idea that not everyone can lead and sometime's it might benefit you to be a follower. Most people want to lead but they want to do so for superficial reasons. There is a COST to Calling.

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