NorQuest College continues to grow more into an institution that helps show the way on solving problems together. Douglas Nelson introduces Carolyn Campbell, the President and CEO of the institution. Carolyn explains that the deep purpose of NorQuest is to be a place where people come to transform lives and feel that they belong. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are highly-prized values. These values ensure that the students have the healthiest, happiest, and most joyful experience they can at the college. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode!

The Cultch is an arts community center showcasing artists and their work in a historic church building. In this episode, Douglas Nelson presents Heather Redfern, the Executive Director at The Cultch. The Cultch is a presenting organization that doesn’t produce its own work. Instead, it presents the work produced by other companies. Follow the story of organization as the number of seats they had in the theater couldn't support the organizational growth. Suddenly COVID hit, and they quickly had to adjust. While canceling plans for next year was a painful exercise, it was also necessary to make space for new things. Want to know what happened next? Tune in!

The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for families who have a child being treated at the BC Children’s Hospital. This house has created a culture of care and support for one another that even long-time families welcome the new families in. Learn that you are not in this alone. Join your host Douglas Nelson as he talks to Richard Pass on his career in fundraising and how he got the house made. Richard is now the CEO of the Ronald McDonald House and he is dedicated to serving families who are at the worst point in their lives. Learn how he led the capital campaign to build a new Ronald McDonald House and more in today’s episode.

Working between two large entities - academia and the healthcare system - is a complex role to play. In this episode, Douglas Nelson’s guest is Dr. Jodi Abbott, the President and CEO of the University Hospital Foundation. Dr. Jodi talks about how being in the middle ground can be a flexible advantage. You can move mountains that people in academia or the healthcare system couldn’t.

On that note, technology and the COVID pandemic accelerated change. The crisis pushed everyone to think if there are better ways to do things. Dr. Jodi believes that when you have a crisis, you need to understand and manage it, and also see the benefit that can come from it. Tune in!

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is home to some of Canada’s finest in the realm of arts and culture. With nearly a hundred years of excellence in the arts, The Banff Centre is prepared to continue inspiring people towards creativity. In this episode, Douglas Nelson sits down with the President and CEO of the Banff Centre Foundation, Janice Price, for a look at the foundation and its works. Ms. Price discusses the history of the foundation and how it has adapted not only to modern times, but to the spectre of the pandemic and its effects on the arts space. Tune in and learn more about the Banff Centre today.

How can you have a good recruitment and retention program at your hospital? You need to provide your physicians and surgeons with the most modern and technologically advanced tools. Douglas Nelson introduces Stephanie Beck, the Executive Director of Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation (PAH Foundation). The Peace Arch Hospital Foundation serves the communities of White Rock and South Surrey. In this conversation, Stephanie shares systems their governance follows to deliver on all of the projects they said they would. There are always more possibilities to explore in serving your community. Check out those possibilities in this episode.

Having a leadership mindset could be developed overtime. You just have to be committed to recognizing opportunities, solving problems and delivering value to the company as a whole. The CEO of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver and the CEO of Canada West YMCA Regional Development Center, Stephen Butz joins Douglas Nelson to tell us more. In this conversation, Stephen shares how he fulfilled his role as a leader while navigating the pandemic, working with his board. He also discusses how to handle adversities and how new leaders in an organization can manage certain issues that have complex solutions. Listen to this episode to help you embrace and understand a set of principles and values that are needed for a strong organization to unfold.

Julia Staub-French is the Executive Director of Family Services of the North Shore, a nonprofit, community-based agency that has been providing support for families for over 60 years. Learn how Julia runs her business, especially during the pandemic. Discover their food delivery programs and outreaches to help people in this rough time. In this episode, she joins host Douglas Nelson to tell us all about how she is running a nonprofit business. Their vision? To create a healthy community where everyone can live full and meaningful lives. Discover her story today and find out her strategic plan and what core values she entrusts to people as a leader. 

Your brand should represent your capability of being a leader. That means you have to undergo advanced research and provide innovative solutions to people. In this episode, Douglas Nelson sits down for a conversation with the CEO of Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Bill Barrable. Bill leads a diverse and multidisciplinary team of experts focused on creating solutions for people with spinal cord injuries. Under his collaborative leadership, the Institute has achieved significant recognition. He discusses the most promising ideas from a lab into clinical practice and the marketplace, and ultimately into the lives of people who need them. He also talks about how investment of resources can help you develop the solutions you want to create for people. Tune into this episode to learn more about research, development and making a huge difference in the world.

The challenges of the COVID pandemic has changed how social organizations operate. In this episode, we learn how the United Way of Greater Toronto has risen to the challenge to provide social services to their community. Douglas Nelson speaks with the president and CEO of United Way, Daniele Zanotti on United Way’s response to the challenges of the pandemic. He discusses United Way and the changes in how it engages not just with their donors and sponsors, but with the community as well. Tune in and be inspired by their journey to help others.