Jan's mission is to help people feel less alone. Using his own experience as a new comer to  Canada, many years ago, he started Ask Deep Question to help people foster meaningful conversations, giving them a sense of belonging. In this episode, we talk about how it all started,  how can people connect in a more meaningful way and when and how to be vulnerable.   

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00:00 Intro 04:22  How it all started  14:50 Discovering personal growth with the Supernacular weekend retreat 20:04 How to get people to be vulnerable : The Campfire formula  24:40 The Common obstacles to being vulnerable 31:20 How to be an active listener 37:17 What makes a good story  52:42 Ask Deep Questions cards   

More about my guest :  

https://www.jankeck.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankeck/ 

https://www.facebook.com/mrjankeck 

https://www.instagram.com/mrjankeck/ 

https://www.instagram.com/askdeepquestions/   

Music : Isolation Blues (Me, Myself & I) by Will Greenblatt

Brian Bachand is the Founder & CEO at evolution evolution, who started out as a priest and left the church after coming to grips with his sexuality. We dove into how he started, transitioned and built his business.  

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03:27 Evolution Evolution - 05:40 Starting life as a priest  - 18:08 How do you take care of yourself in a life of service - 22:29  Leaving the church  - 18:08 How do you take care of yourself in a life of service - 22:29  Leaving the church - 26:06 How Brian helps clients  - 32:30 Most common fear - 40:27 Owning your story - 44:46 Tips for introverts  

More about my guest :  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbachand/ 

- https://evolutionevolution.com/ 

- https://twitter.com/bbachandg    

🎵 Music : Isolation Blues (Me, Myself & I) by Will Greenblatt

How do you balance business and lifestyle as an entrepreneur? When do you know it's time to change things up?   Marie-Judith Jean-Louis, also know as MJ, is a multidisciplinary artist, a social media manager & the co-founder of SLOVVE, a new dating business for conscious singles.   In this podcast we talked about social media, art vs business, staying aligned as an entrepreneur and managing anxiety .    

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00:49 What does MJ do? 

03:59 Sharing content on social media 

12:33  MJ's journey to social media manager / entrepreneur 

16:01 People skills 

26:10 Anxiety as a signal to change 

33:22 Making an impact as an entrepreneur 

41:44 Business connecting singles people    

More about my guest :  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariejudith/ 

https://www.mariejudith.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/mjsketchbook/ 

https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Single... 

https://www.instagram.com/slovve_slow...

Mike Stroh is the founder of Start with Me, and has an intense personal reason for is work with addiction. We talk about it, as well as my own mental health struggles and resistance to seeking therapy, in this raw but amazing talk. Please check it out, especially if you struggle with addiction, depression or any other mental health issues, and please, go talk to somebody! In Ontario, use this link to find a therapist:

https://referrals.psychotherapyandcounseling.ca/  

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00:30​ Who is Mike ?  

02:09​ Working with addiction. Where does it come from?   

06:44​ How to help people with addiction?  

18:42​ Will's story with mental health 

20:45​ Hitting rock bottom  

31:13​ Ego and meditation  

45:20​ How to convince people to seek help  

More about my guest :  

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelst...​

- https://www.instagram.com/startswithme_/

​- https://startswithme.ca/

​- https://www.facebook.com/startswithme...​  

🎵 Music : Isolation Blues (Me, Myself & I) by Will Greenblatt

Alexander Morsink is the UDP & Managing Director of Equivesto. Equivesto is an equity crowd funding platform, an online location where small businesses and startups can raise up to $1.5 million from their community. Alex is a MONEY GENIUS (in my eyes anyway) and he breaks down capital, investment and many other things with the simplicity of a world class teacher, and the humour of a father with 5 young children (he isn't though). Check it out!

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00:00​ Introduction, what is equity crowd funding 

03:35​ How did Alex get into finance

15:39​ Why Equivesto  

25:54​ Investing tips 

38:48​ What are investors looking for in entrepreneurs asking for funding   

More about my guest :  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander...​ 

https://www.instagram.com/morsinkalex/​ 

https://twitter.com/alexmorsink​ 

https://equivesto.com/

This was a GREAT one. Nsuani Baffoe is the Founder of The 5th Quarter Community Initiative, a community project helping varsity student athletes identify their power and purpose in all areas of their life. He is also one of my personal business mentors, a former exec at GoodLife and a veritable fountain of wisdom, in the gym, in the boardroom at home and everywhere. He drops some heavy bars here, check it out!

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01:02​ Entrepreneurial journey from lemonade stand to fitness coaching 

09:28​ Lessons from injuries 

25:51​ How to build a proper foundation for a healthy body and mind 

33:16​ Mental health in the fitness industry   

More about my guest :  

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsuani-ba...​

- https://www.instagram.com/baffoeman​

- https://twitter.com/baffoeman​

- https://www.belement.org/​  

🎵 Music : Isolation Blues (Me, Myself & I) by Will Greenblatt

David Cairn is the co-founder CBRE Forward and Senior VP of CBRE.  He has an amazing story and an even more interesting perspective on the future of office work. Check it out!

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00:00​ Introduction, David starting as a professional poker player  

09:26​ EQ and people skills 

21:25​ Creating CBRE Forward, commercial real estate's needs post COVID 

34:58​ What will keep the commercial real estate world going  

45:00​ What should founders focus on for their employees   

More about my guest :  

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cair...

​- https://cbreforward.com/​

- https://www.cbre.ca/en/people-and-off...

Video Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hdzd4fSUCU&t=1748s&ab_channel=OutLoudSpeakersSchool

Karan is a wonderful entrepreneur and person, bright, empathetic and full of energy for what he does: bringing founders together for intimate dinner parties where they can share their struggles with others who get the craziness of entrepreneurship, and connect on a deeper level than usual. In this episode, we discuss mental health, dealing with virtual "live" events, and how many people cry at his dinner parties. Don't miss this great conversation and our FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 2! Check out the YouTube video version here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqGfwA4kcE&t=846s&ab_channel=OutLoudSpeakersSchool

For more about what I do as a speaking coach, check out:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgreenblatt/

https://outloudnow.com/

And follow me on social media @willgreenblatt :)

Thanks!