Dave's bio:

After selling his first business, Dave studied with Steve Blank and Jerry Engel, professors at Stanford University, to become an educator in entrepreneurship. He has fallen in love with helping business leaders and subject matter experts apply best practices in design thinking and innovation to make the impact they want in the world.

What guides his work is the joy he feels in seeing transformation and growth in the people he is helping. This focus has provided him with opportunities that are as fulfilling as they are varied – working with Communitech to design and execute corporate innovation programs, founding the Digital Innovation Skills Certificate with Wilfrid Laurier University, and coaching entrepreneurs through market validation process in partnership with The Revenue University. Today, Dave is exploring the intersection of mindful performance and innovation while acquiring his Certificate in Positive Psychology.

The Podcast:

In this conversation I spoke with Dave to understand his path and to better understand how he lives his life. We first touched on community building, both amongst friends and amongst organizations. We then spoke of Dave's approach to personal development, learning, his venture into shamanism and how he views healthy personal and organizational disruption.

Hugo Pereira joins The Global Shuffle for a wide-ranging discussion. He shares his experiences growing up in Portugal, becoming the President of AIESEC International, leadership lessons he's learned, his entrance into the startup world and his recent shift into sustainable mobility at EV-Box

We discuss the global shift towards electric vehicles including adoption challenges, upcoming opportunities as well as misconceptions that exist today.

You can follow Hugo on Twitter @hugospereira, or LinkedIn nl.linkedin.com/in/hugosbpereira

You can also follow EV-Box on Twitter @evbox or at facebook.com/evboxbv

In this episode I am thrilled to interview Robert Bruski to get a lay of the land of the virtual reality industry. He's co-founded CTRL-V which has a growing number of virtual reality arcades. Robert also recently spoke at the TechWaterloo events I host at ShopifyPlus in Waterloo.

Robert's Bio:

After graduating from WLU with a degree in economics, Robert spent nearly 10 years working in the financial sector. Having sharpened his teeth with some of the best investors in the country, Robert took his eye for value to the startup world where entrepreneurship had been a passion and talent of his for as long as he can remember. Robert has started a number of SME’s and helped a considerable amount of local entrepreneurs with guidance and mentorship. Currently, co-founder of Ctrl V, the worlds most prominent VR arcade, he is focused on growing the business to hundreds of locations across the planet.

You can follow Robert at @BruskiRobert on Twitter.

Leor joins The Global Shuffle after his recent appointment as Executive Director as CBSR. Leor is a sustainability expert, entrepreneur and someone who is at the intersection of social responsibility, innovation and storytelling. I had the privilege of first meeting Leor when he worked at Cenovus and he came to one of our AIESEC conferences as an AIESEC Alumnus.

On the episode we spoke about what he's learned in each of the various steps of his career, and where he's looking to take CBSR.

You can follow Leor on Twitter at @PlanetLeor and listen to his podcast Pipelines and Turbines at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pipelines-and-turbines/id1149349296?mt=2

Richard Peddie, Chairman of the Toronto Foundation and former President & CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment joins The Global Shuffle to share his insights on his journey into #citybuilding and #philanthropy.

In this episode I share my public speaking journey and provide a 3 step process to become a better public speaker.

David Bernard-Stevens served in the Nebraska State Legislature for nine years. He was the 1982 Nebraska Teacher of the Year and named one of the top five teachers in America by the National School Boards Association. He has served as the President of a Community Chamber of Commerce and is currently the Co-Leader of the New Generation Leadership training within the International Peace Initiative - Kenya. It is in this position he and Dr. Karambu Ringera work to create an entirely new Generation of Leaders for Kenya and the world.

David recently wrote a book called "A Leap of Faith" where we opened up about his life, the challenges he's faced and what led him to drop everything to move to Kenya.

To find out more about the work David is doing check out:

=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oif9sgWuWqM&app=desktop

To donate please visit:

-https://www.gofundme.com/a-new-generation-of-leaders-program

My City Councillor Sarah Marsh opens up about her journey to become a city councillor. I’m personally fascinated by this non-partisan political level and wanted to understand better the role and her experience. Sarah is the councillor for my riding and she graciously took the time (on a Friday afternoon no less) to share her thoughts with me.

We spoke about:

-Sarah’s path that led her to become a city councillor, what this non-partisan political level is like, the biggest surprises in her role and how the city builds and executes its strategic plan

-Her passion around addressing two-tiered banking and revitalizing the downtown of Kitchener

You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @Marsh_Ward10

Originally from Brazil and now based out of the Netherlands, Fernando Lanzer is an expert on culture and leadership. He's an author, previous executive at ABN Amro, a consultant and an executive coach.

We talk about his journey to where he is today, his thoughts on building effective multicultural teams, his process for writing books and how culture impacts the EU today.

For more info check out fernandolanzer.com

Amy Sample Ward, CEO of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), and Jason Shim, Board Member of NTEN and Associate Director of Digital Strategy & Alumni Relations at Pathways to Education are this week's guests!

We speak about NTEN's model of helping nonprofits to use technology to effectively and efficiently meet their missions. We also speak about the importance of access to the internet, the future of technology and what nonprofits ought to do to make the best use of technology.

Amy and Jason also share their best practices for managing their multiple priorities and their time.

To find out more about NTEN, visit www.nten.org