Daniel Mangan is a Vancouver, BC based musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for feature film, as well as television for Netflix and AMC. He is also a co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform connecting artists with alternative venue spaces for in-person & online shows.

We chatted about all things music and about Dan's past, present, and future life. Dan shares his grounded wisdom with us in a very enjoyable conversation. Great listen if you appreciate indie music!

Alannah is one of the best female competition climbers on the planet. Having competed in the first ever Olympic climbing event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, and having completed [probably] the most competition events of any female Canadian climber, Alannah is a wealth of knowledge and experience. We almost exclusively talk about climbing related subjects from industry to training strategy.

It was an honour to share the sauna with an Olympian in a sport that I see as a life long endeavour in physical and mental growth for myself.

At the end of it all, we both came to the understanding that climbing is an amazing sport, mostly because of its community. Let's keep that community strong, fellow climbers!

Brian Carew is a holistic embodiment and erotic coach who helps you feel safe and empowered in your body to help you achieve your goals. Brian is also well versed in the practise of movement. 

We chat about tons of fun stuff including sex kung fu, his involvement in gay porn, his stage alias Dex Parker, and more.

Zach is co-founder of the legendary Juice Truck, Canada's first cold-pressed juice establishment with 5 locations to date, and also co-host of the A Little More Good podcast. In addition to juice and great conversations, Zach is a life-long practitioner of running and the art of curiosity. The Juice Truck was one of TALITY Kombucha's first retailers, and as a company we've always looked up to everything that Zach has accomplished and the life of goodness that he leads. It was an honour to share the sauna with a local Vancouver legend. 

Timestamps: 

0:00 rapid fire questions

2:45 The Juice Truck was Tality Kombucha’s first big retailer!

7:05 market research or gut instinct

10:00 Juice Truck’s momentum

12:18 influx of juice companies

13:30 competition and how that affects the industry

16:00 the new kids on the block

16:40 the next phase for juice

18:45 all about cordyceps

20:35 moral qualms with industrial farming of cordyceps

22:05 rapid fire questions - prison escape question

24:30 about A Little More Good and podcasts

26:50 Zach’s obsession with water

31:50 kangen water

32:55 what can podcastors improve on, and what do they do really well?

35:29 Zach’s favourite thing about his own podcast and his least favourite thing

37:40 What Zach likes about Rich Roll’s podcast

39:05 What does Zach attribute to his success

42:11 epicurean philosophy

44:40 conviction for caring for the next generation

47:00 rapid fire questions - self actualization and ego

49:50 something true to you, that nobody else seems convinced of

51:10 favourite books

54:44 how Zach got into running

56:43 Dean’s story

59:18 back to running

1:01:37 decisions based on mind or body

1:04:38 veganism

1:10:10 response to the juice haters

1:12:30 5 year business aspirations

1:16:00 evolution as a podcast host and pocasting techniques

1:18:40 quantum energy

1:23:50 biggest challenges with the business

1:27:30 timeline with the agency & podcast for podcasters

1:28:45 fear of failing vs the need for success

1:30:00 Zach’s identity

Kelly Gee has totalled over 5,000 hrs throughout the past 4 years obsessing over all things personal development, neuroscience, and positive psychology, along with a deep rooted curiosity in holistic health and wellness. Coming from a background in psychology and corporate marketing, coupled with her own experience battling debilitating anxiety and OCD in her late teens, she was organically led to this space to support the journey and evolution of other beautiful souls. Kelly is also a certified NLP, EFT, and Reiki practitioner.

Such a wide-arrayed episode where we touch on topics of astrology, clinical hypnosis, Hollywood hypnosis, depression, OCD, anxiety, psychology, and sometimes get a bit philosophical with it too. Kelly is a bundle of joy and we think you'll enjoy her energy. 

Time Stamps:

0:00 cold tub questions, what is astrology

2:43 - sauna person

6:30 - certifications

19:30 - Kelly’s turning point, when people started noticing

28:00 - I wouldn't want to live [sensitive topic]

33:00 - people don’t know if you’d be happy in certain situations

35:00 - you do know your truth

~45:00 - Kelly’s experience with being hypnotized on stage

55:00 clincial vs hollywood hypnosis

1:01:07 kelly’s advice to people with OCD or anxiety

1:04:00 - malcolm gladwell story of hypnosis

1:14:57 - philosophy of units and math

1:18:10 - these are fun tools

1:18:38 - opinion on religion

1:29:00 - pattern recognition

1:30:00 - patterns in life

1:33:00 - safer to live where you know

1:35:45 - anti vax vs vax

Jaipaul Dhaliwal is founder of Vital Cryotherapy, a cryotherapy clinic offering their services in both Vancouver and Toronto. 

Our conversation ranges from mental health, to business, to the science behind why cold therapy is effective, and some inside stories as to the red tape we've had to navigate trying to offer our wellness services to the community. Towards the end, we delve into more passion related topics like the podcasting game, and mixed martial arts.

Time Stamps

0:30 rapid fire

1:10 Are we in a simulation & elon vs putin

3:15 introduction of who Jaipaul is

3:45 - suicide on the Iron Workers bridge

6:40 - predictors of how well you can handle a situation, supports important

7:48 - Jaipaul’s story of someone jumping infront of his sisters car

10:45 - you have to do the work for mental health

12:20 - the hormones that are being released in cold exposure

14:15 - cold plunging vs cryo, what’s hard

15:35 - suffering doesn’t equal results

16:52 - hormedic responses

21:20 - client success stories

22:55 - 6 minutes in cryo

24:55 - rapid fire in the cold tubs, teleportation, bees

29:10 - monkeys in hot springs

29:45 - How Jai’s first location shut down

37:00 - why the city shuts everything done

37:30 - how much on lawyer fees

38:00 - gotta keep hammering

39:20 - city’s perogative?

41:13 - theory about how someone tried to shut us down

45:30 - Jaipaul’s promise for results

46:25 - Rapid fire in the tubs #3

48:55 - Jaipaul’s favourite podcast

53:10 - the development of podcasts

53:45 - podcasting is a talent, how to approach the game

55:22 - Jaipauls first cryotherapy experience

59:48 - Was it tough starting Jaipaul’s business?

1:03:15 - the future of hot-cold facilities

1:06:30 - create value for the customer

1:08:00 - louge scene, when I first reached out to Jaipaul

1:10:00 - Jaipaul’s original career path, bionic humans and olympics

1:13:20 - sports, evolution in MMA, jiu jitsu

1:20:40 - bruce lee in current day mma, specialists vs rounded fighters

1:26:00 - peter’s betting endevour, betting as a bad thing

1:29:20 - starting smoking because of peaky blinders, wrestler who smokes

Jaymie Friesen is co-founder of Azhen Sanctuary, a 160 acre off-grid wonderland just outside of Terrace, BC, boasting retreats, AirBnB, regenerative farming, and their very own hot-cold therapy spa much like our own.

Jaymie has indigeneous routes and grew up in Langely, BC, at times running with a tougher crowd. Working his way through an angry childhood with bouts of mental illness, he somehow found his way into the entrepreneurial world. Having either founded or been involved with multiple entrepreneurial endevours in the past, Jaymie eventually decided to begin the adventure that is Azhen Sanctuary with his brother two years ago.

The venture is very much in early stages, with some incredibly interesting methods to approach business and lifestyle. At the heart of it all, is the message that you can acquire land with zero money, then find ways to cashflow off the land, while also increasing the land’s value for your investors. None of it is easy, but with a bit of guidance and hard work, Azhen Sanctuary represents the opportunity to live a fulfilling and profitable alternative lifestyle.

Timestamps:

20:38 - regenerative food vs conventional food, trusting gut vs science

22:27 - how to build a pond

27:23 - power storage with ponds & solar power

30:03 - rapid fire questions

33:23 - indigenous approach, getting to know your land, saved him 300k

1:04:56 - past client stories

1:11:41 - hardest part of setting up

1:15:06 - worst client failure

1:23:26 - Jaymie’s depression, getting out of it

1:29:41 - Jaymie’s first business

1:38:41 - product businesses are hard

1:40:41 - first step to starting Azhen Sanctuary

***Please note we reuploaded this episode! The original upload had issues with censorship. This version not only censors much less, but is a much easier sound to listen too. Get those juicy gossip details!

Jade Hermann is the founder and CEO of alt-yogurt manufacturer and brand Yoggu!. Jade started making dairy free yogurt in 2017 and has since launched into hundreds of stores across Canada. Her probiotic yogurt is absolutely to die for, while her beautiful soul permeates through everything in the business and brand. Spiritually wise and business savvy beyond her years, Jade and I discuss why she started Yoggu!, her work life balance, her plans for Yoggu!, and business.

Connor Emeny is the youngest person to run an Ironman on six continents at 26 years of age, and aiming to be the first to do it on all seven.

Connor shares insight into the challenges of completing an Ironman in Antarctica, as well as adversities he's faced in previous races from elbows to the face to heat stroke. The hot-cold cycle takes a heavy toll on us as we feel light headed and woozy, struggling to get through a section of the conversation after pushing too hard in the cycles. Throughout the suffering and Ironman discussion, we touch on topics of toxic positivity, his mindset, current projects, and mental health