Snippets with Leon Goren

In a longer episode of Snippets, PEO Leadership's Leon Goren speaks with PEO Executive Advisor, Miguel Gonsalves, about Black Lives Matter, responding as leaders to calls for equity and inclusion, as well as recognizing our own role in Canada to be responsive to rather than avoidant of racial discrimination and oppression. With a distinguished track record in both public and private sector companies, Gonsalves has developed a unique skillset within the high tech wireless communications industry. He is known as an influential leader with a history of building exceptionally growth-oriented businesses. 

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If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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PEO's Leon Goren speaks with the founder of ThinkOn, Craig McLellan, about their company transformation, how they developed a core set of values and brought virtual employees together in a community. McLellan also discusses burn out across many industries, with employees working longer from home. ThinkOn delivers critical data management and information asset protection solutions that help companies optimize their IT infrastructure investment.

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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PEO Leadership's Leon Goren speaks with Anita Dong, CEO and President of Accelera Marketing, which works on some of Canada's most iconic brands. If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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PEO Leadership's Leon Goren speaks with Earl Ducharme, President and Managing Director of Häfele Canada Inc, a global market leader in providing hardware solutions and innovation to the furniture, kitchen cabinet, architectural millwork and hospitality industries. If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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In today's Snippets, Leon Goren speaks with VP and General Manager of Grand & Toy Canada, Stan Dabic, about his early career and the changes at work on the employee and sales side of Grand & Toy, in managing a largely virtual team and helping other companies enable their employees to work productively from home.

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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In today's Snippets, Leon Goren speaks with President and CEO of Yonge Street Mission, Angie Peters, about her path from telecommunications to the nonprofit world, the huge increase in demand for services from Yonge Street Mission amid COVID-19, and the inspiring story of how corporate executives rallied together to "relay" the weekly shortfall of funds at YSM.
To learn more about YSM and how you can support their work, including their 735 challenge, visit https://www.ysm.ca/get-involved/

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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In today's Snippets, Leon Goren speaks with the CEO of Safety Media Inc and C2020 Commercial Fire and Safety, Martin Day, about why he became an entrepreneur, the biggest surprises and challenges along the way and what he and his team did to respond to COVID-19, including their production of safety signs for social distancing on elevators and hallways.

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

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With more people buying online, the need for outside vetting on products is more vital than ever. In today's Snippets, Leon Goren speaks with the CEO and Founder of Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA), Sharon Vinderine, about how her experience as a mother prompted her to found PTPA and provide other parents a credible source of information on child products, and how she then shifted to use her community of moms to provide brands thorough and honest testing. 

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

If you’d like to find out more about our leadership community, please feel free to reach out directly to [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed today’s podcast, please subscribe and give us a review on Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.  

From fires to floods to a global pandemic, the journey in January from Toronto to Australia was nowhere near typical for Yves Dalcourt, the new Managing Direction of Miele Australia and New Zealand. In today's session, Leon Goren speaks with PEO member Yves about remote learning and employee management (with 170 employees working from home in 6 days!), and the quick onboarding required to adapt forcefully to the pandemic.

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

If you’d like to find out more about our leadership community, please feel free to reach out directly to [email protected]. 

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In today's session, Leon Goren speaks with Oleg Shiller, Principal Broker/Owner of OZ Capital, and a freshman member of PEO Leadership, about the future of commercial and residential real estate in Ontario and the rest of the country.

If you’re interested in one of our The Way Forward live webcasts, please visit https://peo-leadership.com/. 

If you’d like to listen to some of our past webcasts, we have recordings on our COVID-19 resource page (https://peo-leadership.com/covid-19-resource-centre/). Guests have included University of Toronto’s Janice Stein, Harvard’s Rosabeth Kantor. We’ve talked about such topics as mental health, rent negotiations, the stimulus package and a host of others. 

If you’d like to find out more about our leadership community, please feel free to reach out directly to [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed today’s podcast, please subscribe and give us a review on Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.