The After 30 Podcast

We're pulling from the vault this week and going back to our TENTH episode with Michelle Watson, the Founder and CEO of Athletic Apparel brand, Michi NY. 

She tells us how she ditched her career in corporate finance and advertising to create a brand unlike anything else on the market, fashion-forward sophisticated women's athletic wear that's Canadian made, eco-friendly, sustainable and sexy.

We hope you love it!

xx

Anis + Tabs

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On September 11, 2001, at 9:26 a.m. the FAA shut down its airspace. More than 4,000 planes were forced to land. Flights coming from Europe were grounded in Canada. And so 38 planes containing 6,579 passengers and crew members, 11 dogs, nine cats and two endangered apes were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland.

This small town on an island at the edge of Atlantic (population: 9,651) with a giant heart quickly sprung into action. Suddenly over the course of five days, Gander’s population exploded. Community buildings were transformed into shelters. The town called on its citizens for help for anything they could do. And they delivered!

Diane Davis was one of the incredible teachers responsible for managing the influx of passengers. Gander at the time, provided food, shelter and helped anyone who was stranded to get what they needed. She also inspired one of the main characters in the extraordinary musical Come From Away. Diane talks to us about the thousands of people deplaned in Gander and how they made extraordinary connections with the community who shared their hospitality, and taught the world about our capacity to give during times of crisis.

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We have a super funny and fruitful chat with the former CEO of Harlem Globetrotters, Kurt Schneider, and former president of TEDMED, Jon Ellenthal (among many other things). Now in their mid 50's, Kurt & Jon, reflect on how crucial a good environment is for any company to be truly sustainable, healthy and successful, the power of lighting up the room, how the busyness of life changes as we go through different stages, and they serve up some of the best advise we've heard about what they would tell their younger selves (hint, stop trying to control the narrative, you don't know shit, and lighten up). 

This one is not to be missed, it's witty, funny, and PACKED with the kind of advice that you'd love to get from your funny, massively successful uncle over a night of gin martinis.  

We hope you love it! 

xoxox 

Anis & Tabs  

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-- ABOUT KURT  Kurt Schneider is the former CEO of the Harlem Globetrotters (NBD), where he rejuvenated the iconic brand and introduced the organization to a new generation of fans around the world. Since leaving the Globetrotters in 2016, Kurt founded 4D Brands and co-founded Harrumph Entertainment. Previously, he was EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and an Executive at Disney and Fox.  He loves key lime pie. 

ABOUT JON Jon Ellenthal has 30 years of experience building and leading early-stage companies with transformational business models to positions of industry leadership. He is ALSO currently a Sr. Advisor to the Chairman (NBD) for ApiJect Systems America, a public benefit corporation dedicated to making injectable medicines safe and available for everyone. He is Co-Founder and Board Member of The Upside Travel Company, the latest travel innovation from Priceline founder Jay Walker. Previously, Jon served as the CEO of Walker Digital and is the Founding Patron and former President of TEDMED. Earlier, Jon was the CEO of Synapse Group, Inc. He hates it when people from other floors come to his floor to use the bathroom.

It's gonna happen, you're after 30 and a proper adult, a BIG decision is bound to show up where you're not immediately and instinctively aligned with your partner - a big job, a big move, a big change in your family dynamic. Que the tension. 

Today we debate the good and bad about discussing such major decisions with friends and family, and the emotional (or helpful) roller coaster that can ensue. We chat about how crucial it is to get clarity on what YOU want amongst honouring your collective goals, how much we think identifying your values plays a key role, and we share what's worked for us navigating a crunchy situation like this. 

We hope you love it! 

xoxox

Anis & Tabs

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With us today is the founder of one of Australia’s most impressive brands, Sage x Clare. Phoebe Bell started the wildly successful bohemian homewares company 8 years ago and now, thanks to organic growth, following “a lot of intuition and gut instincts about where to go with the business”, and surrounding herself with the right people, Phoebe is leading a multimillion-dollar business with products in over 250 retailers around the world.

We get into Phoebe's journey with leadership, starting from the beginning as a founder-led business and not thinking about leadership too much in the first 5 years being "in the trenches" with the team, to seeing when a shift in leadership had to occur when things went wrong. Phoebe gets vulnerable and shares her missteps in leadership along the way, and how she's navigated keeping a team's morale up in the last 2 years amid the pandemic. Phoebe's approach is so calm, emotionally contained, and solutions focused that even listening to her approach will settle your nerves.  

We hope you love it. We loved recording it. 

xoxox

Anis + Tabs

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We chat with Jennifer Fils-Aime, the founder and owner of NWA Boutique in Montreal. It's interesting because Jennifer has made some unconventional and daring decisions in her family life which has given her the perspective she’s needed to build a life for herself which is unique and purpose filled.

We’ll chat about her decision to create an unconventional arrangement at home - as a mother working through a separation but still wanting to grow the family. And instead of focusing on societal judgements and self-doubt - she’s sticking true to this decision so she can be truly happy. And we discuss how this arrangement is actually so aligned with the current state of affairs of the world i.e. there is no such thing as a convention.

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We hope you love the ep!

xoxox

Anis + Tabs

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What does etiquette even mean today!? Our world is culturally diverse and dynamic, and so highly digital and casual - hardly anyone seems to abide by the rules and standards of "traditional etiquette" today. So does that matter? Should we care? What should we still be making sure we know and do? 

We chat with etiquette expert Karen Cleveland about how etiquette has changed, what etiquette is appropriate today in various settings like dinner parties, corporate functions, dating and new baby life, why the heart of etiquette is still effing important, and what we can do to pay attention to our ever demanding environment and varied cultural contexts.

A few of our favourite moments:

We hope you love the ep!

xoxox

Anis + Tabs 

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In this show we’re constantly picking apart the assumptions, stereotypes, and unrealistic or outdated expectations that society places on us - and today we’re getting laser focused on one of the common ones that befalls us as we get into our 40’s - the story that we’re somehow done. That getting off our current path, particularly our career one, and building an altogether new one is somehow not ideal at this age.  

We have Tania Richardson help us pick-apart why that's the dumbest story ever. She started her lifestyle brand, Hey Lady, in her 40’s after seeing a major gap in the market in brands speaking directly to her - a strong, proud, and ambitious 40 year old woman. Tania amassed a fan following after appearing on The Real Housewives of Atlanta and we discuss why starting something new in your 40’s is actually the best time ever, what holds most people back, and why you have to keep an eye on (and out) for the younger generations.

Hope you love it!

xx

Tabs + Anis

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Today, we discuss Upcycling Food Waste & Sustainability with TJ Galiardi, the Co-Founder and CMO of Outcast Foods, a Canadian sustainable food tech company that makes beautiful food out of ugly produce. As a former NHL forward, playing with the Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, and Calgary Flames, TJ’s career took an unexpected turn when he had the ability to bring a dehydration technology solution to the food and agriculture industry that would ease food insecurities and lower the carbon footprint of the food supply chain. He’s quickly become one of the young leaders in food and agriculture with his unique outlook on sustainability, and we’re finding out today how he’s done it, why it’s so needed, and how we can get involved and lower our own carbon footprint. 

We hope you love the ep! 

xoxox 

Anis + Tabs 

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Guest Bio: A former NHL forward, TJ has quickly become one of the young leaders in food and agriculture with his unique outlook on sustainability. TJ has been a guest lecturer on food waste at Rice University, a speaker at the Tuck School of Business, and an active angel investor and real estate developer for 10 years. Check out Outcast Foods at: www.outcastfoods.com, follow them on IG @outcastmission 

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