Stu Ballantyne is the President & COO of Rogers Place & ICE District for the Oilers Entertainment Group.

He's a friend and a former colleague.  This past year during Covid-19 was the busiest he's had in his 35 year career.

Stu is a family guy, a hockey guy, a Indy guy and someone who believes in his 4H - Honesty, Hard Work, Humility & Humour.

Show Notes

3:30 - Humor is key.  Stu tells his staff that they need to laugh everyday before 5 pm.

11:05 - Vancouver Molson Indy, Greg Moore and Dario Franchitti.

13:00 - Working and hanging out with Wayne Gretzky.

17:45 - Running 81 games during Covid-19 in a bubble.

22:00 - Watching the Edmonton Oilers practice as a teenager.

26:00 - Key Takeaway - Keep things relevant and use humor.

#crosby #worldjrs #memorialcup #oilers #olympics #robinwilliams #normmacdonad #seattlethunderbirds #covid19 #hockeybubble #gretzky #fuhr #kurri #coffey #anderson

Three Drills

1.  Be in the moment, work hard and play a prank now and then.

2.  Laugh everyday before 5 pm.

3.  Making others happy makes you happy.

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Why a little change?  

Because they count and they can make a big difference.

The format at for the WorkHappy Nation Podcast is to narrow the focus on how to work happy within the professional sports world.

I started my career in sports helping open Niketown Seattle.  Then I spent time in the WHL, NHL, MLS and WHL again.  Now I'm back, helping professional sports teams (NHL, NFL, MLS, NBA, and MLB create their own WorkHappy™ GamPlan so they can increase revenue, reduce employee turnover and assure that everyone is comfortable talking about mental health.

The mission of this podcast to interview experts guests who work happy in the sports world.  GM's, players, account managers, HR directors, equipment managers and mental health professionals to share best practices to working happy.

Happy employees make sense for everyone.  When we work happy we are more productive, less stress, make more money and have better mental health.

Thank you for being here and joining and sharing in the conversation.  Please share with others within the industry.

Let's build Championship teams off the pitch, the rink, the hardwood, the diamond and the field. 

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome at [email protected]

To learn more about WorkHappy™ Nation click here.

Thanks.  Greg

Eric Kussin is a 20 year pro sports exec (currently team and league sales, marketing and mental health consultant) who was fortunate enough to find a higher calling after an intense mental health battle. Eric launched a global alliance of athletes and celebrities, along with expert practitioners: We’re All A Little “Crazy” and #SameHere. 

The Global Mental Health Movement. Our members believe that life challenges affect all of us, no matter our backgrounds or careers, and that our mental health exists on a spectrum that we all fluctuate on, as opposed to: “the 1 in 5 sick vs the 4 in 5 healthy.”

#SameHere #5in5 #IRel8 #mentalhealthonacontinuum #weareallalittlecrazy

Thanks for tuning into this episode of the WorkHappy podcast where Tony and I talk about AC/DC, mint chocolate ice cream, Billy Joel and how laughter is a treadmill for your mind.  I met Tony at his Mind Capture Bootcamp and was impressed with his positivity, humbleness and willingness to serve others.

Tony Rubleski helps people ‘Capture’ more minds and profits. He is president of the Mind Capture Group, and is an in-demand speaker who’s given hundreds of presentations, strategic business coach, and creator of the Mind Capture Bootcamp now in its 10th year. 

Tony has over 25+ years of experience in the personal development industry.  His Mind Capture book series has spawned multiple bestsellers in a variety of business and coaching categories with Amazon.com. The acclaimed series has received many endorsements from a wide range of leaders in marketing, sales, psychology to academia and multiple New York Times bestselling authors. 

Book #7 in the series titled, 'Positive Disruption: The Power of a Quote' was released globally in January of 2021.

His work has been featured in various media outlets ranging from Toastmasters International Magazine, The Detroit Free Press, the FOX TV network, ABC, to CNN Radio, NPR and Entrepreneur Magazine Radio. In addition, he has also served as a

Faculty member with the U.S Chamber of Commerce and CEO Space International.

Connect with Tony:

MindCaptureGroup.com

Tony Rubleski

Thank you for listening!!  Please share with your friends.

Gerren Sprauve built Clean Slate Janitorial Service into a million dollar company by working happy.

He has a passion for life, for his family and his employees.  He encourages everyone to be their own leader and to have fun while working.

An "Attitude of Gratitude" is how Gerren Sprauve lives his life.  Whether it’s family, business, friends or podcasters.

He built relationships with the people he served, who were the CEO's and managers offices that he cleaned while starting out.  He lets his staff help come up with solutions and encourages everyone to play in the sandbox, to improve processes and be creative.

Gerren only hires people who like to have a good time.  People who like to work happy.

You will smile after listening to Gerren and I talk about 'Rookie Cookies', dancing and how he assures everyone in his company works happy!

Please follow Gerren on Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram.   Also, purchase his newest book 'Fast Track You Calling' today.  You can thank me later.

As always, please share the WorkHappy Podcast with your friends, and if you enjoyed the show, a 5 start rating goes a long ways.

PS - To learn more about working happy, pleases visit my website.  Cheerios

Jenna is a hoot and a damn good chef.  In this episode we talk about how being kind is free and makes everyone happy.

She also shares solid advice about being creative and productive is key for her happiness.   Jenna started in the restaurant industry when she was 14 and hasn't looked back.  Her love language is feeding people.  She's also smart in that she told her kids, "I don't ever want to see you in a job that you hate."

With Covid, she has found unique ways to continue to serve her guest and make them happy.  She now offers creative Zoom cooking classes, serving food for free, via customer donations for front line workers, and creating a drive through with the help of her staff and customers.

She was recently featured on Mike Rowe's Returning The Favor where she received $10,000 which she spent on helping others.

Please follow Jenna on Facebook, or Instagram or Tic Tok where she reveals her pink car.

Thank you for listening, and don't forget to share with your friends and leave a review.

Today's guest is Chief Side Hustler Nick Loper.  After leaving a corporate job Nick started his own online company, reselling sneakers.  Since then he has build and sold other companies and now coaches and hosts his own podcast show, The Side Hustle Nation which has over 100,000 listeners. 

Nick grew up in Washington State and now lives with his family in California.  He enjoys skiing, being outdoors and spending time with his family.

We talk about happiness, finding and living your passion and our love for the Seattle Thunderbirds and downhill skiing.

I met Nick via his podcast, and you should listen too.  His guests share their successes and lessons in starting their own side hustle, many of which become a full time gig, which allows those people to love what they do and earn more money than they were making before, at their old unhappy jobs.

Thank you Nick for shining a light for me and helping me get my career to the next level, and for being my guest when I only had 52 listeners.  We're coming for you buddy, so watch out.

Please follow Nick on Facebook and listen to The Side Hustle Nation today.

Comment and share your number one take away from the podcast here, and share the Work Happy Podcast with your friends.  Thanks!

#workhappy #nickloper #sidehustlenation #skiing #seattlethunderbirds #sneakers #coaching #podcast #smilemore

Hey happy humans, my good friend Todd Hancock drops in for episode # 3.  It was great to catch up with Todd as it had been over 4 years since we last talked.  We share stories about work, our past jobs, Nickelback, AC/DC, podcasting and of course hockey. 

Todd was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1973 and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was one.  Since then he's lived in Surrey, Kitimat, Terrace, Summerland and now Vancouver.

Music has always been his mojo. From The Beatles to Metallica, AC/DC to Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin to Foo Fighters, a good song is a good song. And that’s what drove him to become an on-air radio personality.

Todd career as a radio DJ includes such highlights: his radio show being voted “Best Show” multiple times (The Georgia Straight Awards, Westender Reader’s Choice Awards & Vancouver Province’s Traffie Awards), hosted several World Album Premieres (including Metallica, Nickelback & Velvet Revolver) and traveled to different parts of the world, including first class to Dublin, Ireland a couple times to broadcast from the Jameson Distillery on St. Patrick’s Day! 

Todd married his beautiful, loving & supportive wife Jessica in 2006 and they have 2 boys, James and Levi.

At heart, Todd is a music nerd. And this is happy conversation about work.

Please follow Todd and give him some social media love at https://toddhancock.ca/

#acdc #nickelback #vancouvercanucks #cfox #podcasting #workhappy #robinwilliams #radio #covid #kids #hockey

Scott Colby shares how he works happy and helps others work and live happy with his Gratitude Deck.

Scott has a huge heart, loves fitness, loves sharing gratitude and his awesome cat Mia.

Connect with Scott here if you want more happiness in your life.

Gratitude Deck - https://sayitwithgratitude.com/collections/the-grateful-deck

All things Scott Colby - https://www.facebook.com/scottcolby

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Be Kind.  Be Happy.

Greg