Workplace YOU 2.0

What tends to separate resilient people and those who buckle under pressure is - attitude. Resilient people meet adversity head-on and can bounce back from setbacks.

Phil explains how he grew and where it all started for him – in a Chapters bookstore, sipping a Starbucks coffee. He shares how you can take your tiny steps for whatever massive change you want in your life.

Interview with Karley Cunningham, owner of Big Bold Brand Inc.

Episode 11: Interview with Rosemarie Barnes, owner of Confident Stages

Mike Roberts started his career with the City of Burnaby at the age of 17. He spent his initial years working in an operational capacity before moving into supervisory and then managerial roles. He held the Safety and security manager for the City of Burnaby 5 years and then found a natural transition into the Manager of Audit and Training Services for BCMSA.

In 2017 he was successful in achieving the position of Executive Director and is now engaged in further developing an already excellent organization.

Delivering almost 800 training sessions last year to 11,000 students, BCMSA has a lot going on with much more to come he says.

A soccer coach who is certified at the national level, Mike Roberts is a goal-oriented professional who naturally finds himself thinking in strategic ways, laser-focused on delivering results which make a positive difference in people's lives.

Patricia Evans is a facilitator and consultant with more than 30 years of experience in health care, communications and the social profit sector. Following an early career as a journalist in both print and television, she went back to school and acquired formal communications training.

She worked for more than a decade at BC Children's Hospital, including serving as Director of Public Affairs and Communications. Pat honed her governance and project leadership skills as Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research in Vancouver.

Pat describes herself as a governance geek who thrives on the variety of working with a constantly changing list of clients, each with unique challenges. The mission of her consulting practice is to Support and empower individuals and organizations to create a better future.

Jaeny Baik takes business owners from "zero to hero" in front of the video camera. She first cut her teeth as a reporter and TV host, digging up stories for a decade at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Today Jaeny coaches on-camera performance, and writes video scripts with authentic PUNCH!

More than a thousand entrepreneurs have trained under her signature system, learning new techniques to perform with confidence on video.

She's media coached clients around the world, including Qatar in the Middle East via video Skype. Jaeny's passion runs deep - slaying corporate clichés and revealing the honest, human face behind business through online video marketing. Her website is JennyBeckMedia.

Darrell is the Chief Relationship Officer for Bloom Strategies.

He introduces new clients to the firm, builds strategic partnerships and coordinates the company's community building events.

He passionately educates people as to how money and the financial system "really work", and is on a mission to help people understand that they can master their finances, and make socially and environmentally sound investments which are good for profits, the planet and people.

Darrell is also a professional speaker and trainer.

He helps companies, their teams and individuals maximize their effectiveness in the workplace through building networking and business development skills, sales skills, and a greater understanding of personality and behavioral styles for enhanced communication and performance.

He has also co-authored 3 books and it was a pleasure to sit down and chat with him.

Julia Oulton is a natural leader with a talent for making connections and building lasting partnerships for her clients and customers.

Having built successful businesses for herself and others, Julia has leveraged her consultative sales, strategic planning and negotiating abilities to assist her clients and their teams with entering new markets and securing deals.

Julia began her business career with IBM at the time when they were expanding in the new era of PCs. She excelled as a sales associate and was promoted into successive leadership roles throughout the ten years she was with the company.

During the 20 years that she has run her own consulting business, Julia has worked with clients in a variety of industries, from IT and other technologies to the nutrition and health care industry and the not-for-profit sector. Now this dynamic senior business strategist has turned her attention to the role of TEC Chair for Small Business and CEO groups.

Episode 6: Interview With Mike Menzies CEO & Chairman of the Universal Group