Steal From the Best

We talk with my mentor and dad, Dr. Darwin Semotiuk, a high-performance sport expert, former professor, football coach, and national team basketball player. We talk about the traits and characteristics of successful athletes and students and dive into what it takes to build high-performance teams. We also look at mutual respect and participation to get teams aligned on both individual and team goals. We also discuss the importance that recruiting plays in developing teams. There are so many parallels that high-performance sport has with business, entrepreneurship, and life.

In this episode, we talk with Miranda Kamal. Miranda is a true community hero who has founded a youth-based charity that uses the sport of boxing to create social change in racialized communities. A sexual assault and a spinal cord injury set her on the path to where she is today. There are a great number of valuable lessons to be learned from Miranda and we talk about the metaphors for business and life that boxing provides. We explore the passion to win, to never give up, train, and be prepared for what life throws at you. Miranda talks about treating others the way that you'd like to be treated yourself and the need to take care of yourself first to best take care of those around you.

In this episode, we talk with Miranda Kamal. Miranda is a true community hero who has founded a youth-based charity that uses the sport of boxing to create social change in racialized communities. A sexual assault and a spinal cord injury set her on the path to where she is today. There are a great number of valuable lessons to be learned from Miranda and we talk about the metaphors for business and life that boxing provides. We explore the passion to win, to never give up, train, and be prepared for what life may throw at you. Miranda talks about treating others the way you'd like to be treated yourself and the need to take care of yourself first to best take care of those around you.

In this episode, we talk with Amy Brown and Annabel Fitzsimmons, co-founders of MINDmgt. MINDmgt is committed to bringing science-backed mindfulness and meditation tools to the corporate sector. It's a super-relevant discussion for these crazy times as their tools help users manage stress, build resilience, and improve focus, productivity, and overall mental and physical wellbeing. We talk about being true to yourself and your brand and we even get a chance to participate in our own quick meditation. It's awesome.

In this episode, we talk with Cher Jones who is a Corporate Social Media Trainer & Online Personal Branding Strategist. Cher is an awesome entrepreneur and discusses how her 18 years of experience in PR, broadcasting, and marketing have helped her shape her business, Socially Active. She's been using social media since 1999 (Before the days of MySpace) and shares valuable insight on building authentic personal brands and remaining relevant in the world of social media. We discuss the various social media platforms and address the ever-evolving companies. Cher is a pioneer in social media and you'll quickly see why she's one of Canada's leading personal branding experts.

We talk with Dr. James Younger, a practicing dentist, and the Founder and CEO of TempStars, Canada's largest and #1 rated dental temping and hiring service. Dr. Younger is an expert in the 2-sided market and talks about making the transition from the owner of 2 successful dental practices to becoming a technology company CEO. He shares his tips on time management and how mistakes he's made along his journey have helped strengthen him as a leader today. Dr. Younger listens to his end-users and constantly solicits feedback to help improve the TempStars innovative technology platform.

In this episode, we talk with Sebastien Gendron who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Transpod, a company dedicated to bringing the hyperloop (super-high-speed ground transportation known as the 5th mode of transportation) to reality and are aggressively working to create the world's leading hyperloop design. Sebastien refers to his co-founder Dr. Ryan Janzen who is the inventor of the Transpod system. Sebastien offers some incredible insight detailing how it is much easier to partner and work with people who are already convinced instead of trying to convince those that are not buying in. He has turned the COVID pandemic into an opportunity for Transpod by adding new product lines and signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the province of Alberta to develop a 1000km/h hyperloop transportation system. Transpod aims to cement Canada as the innovation capital in high-speed vacuum transportation.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jonathan Partridge, an Emergency Room Doctor from Oakville Hospital. We circle back to our last discussion and review what has been happening on the front lines and across the globe. We hear Dr. Partridges views on vaccination, the current situation, the roll-out and the true purpose of vaccinating. We talk about the consequences of the current lockdown and government measures taken with an increase in mental health visits to the ER. Dr. Partridge explores what the near-term and long-term future may hold for schools, public spaces, the home, and workplaces and how the new covid variants may impact our quest to getting normality back to our lives. Dr. Partridge really helps simplify and tie everything together.

In this episode we talk with Matt Parson, an educationalist, and entrepreneur. As the founder of Benji, he is creating a new category of learning, one that is collaborative, immersive, and scalable. We talk about having the perspective that things are never as good or bad as they seem. We also talk about accountability partners to help you strive toward and realize your goals. Matt addresses greatness achieved through community.

Thanks again for listening and hope that you continue to listen to and steal ideas from the experience of our amazing lineup of guests.

In this episode, we talk with Keith Bumstead, co-founder of CORE Resources, a technology partner that provides superior broad-based IT staff augmentation services. Keith talks about setting up his company culture to reflect family values by treating people the way you'd treat your own family members. We address the 10X rule that he follows which is based on understanding the level of effort and the level of thinking required to succeed. Keith tells stories about his early careers and networking helping shape his incredible journey to get to where he is today.

Thanks again for listening and hope you enjoy and continue to listen to and steal ideas from the experience of our amazing lineup of guests.