Listen&Chill | Business, Entrepreneurs, Startups and More
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the people who venture out unchartered terrains and establish themselves despite the odds.
Business builders who succeeded and share their struggles too.
Listen&Chill | Business, Entrepreneurs, Startups and MoreJun 05, 2020
Pivoting Businesses, Relationship building and Advances in Engagement with Andrew Griffiths
Andrew Griffiths is a man who wears a ton of hats so it's hard to describe him in 1 line. We tried to on our website. Do check out our speaker section for our attempt at it.
Instead, we focus on the wide range of topics discussed- Linkedin Local, Disney, Webinizers, NHL, young people, Zoom, Wordly, Clim8 Invest, making conferences truly global, Virtual reality, AR, Working from home, drastic measures we need to take, how one should ideally network and business fables amongst so much else.
I mostly am just enamored while Andrew talks since I truly admire him. I join you in Listening&Chilling in this one. To be honest, this episode was so wide-ranging, we decided that this would be the perfect finale.
If you have questions about conducting these Webinizers in North America, please do reach out and I will ensure your next webinar is energized and the best one you’ve had.
And please wish this guy on his new job with Planet Mark. It’s now official.
Make it a great weekend folks!
Smart Business Networking and Personal Branding with Reza Vee
Reza Varzidekhar (Reza Vee) is a startup founder, a 3rd generation entrepreneur, an adventurer & a fellow podcaster on Anchor.
Wise beyond his years, he has realized the importance of people and community in our success.
Here, we talk about his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur, creating a product to fill the gap between an older school of thought and the new way to connect.
We also delve into social capital, or lack thereof when you move and how to truly make it as an immigrant.
Carving your own niche, connecting with people-online and offline, tools used to make edits and much more.
Reza radiates positivity with most of his comments and inspires throughout.
Without further ado, it's time to Listen&Chill.
Career Coaching and Job Search Cheerleading with Jess Smith
Jess Smith is an entrepreneur, ex-recruiter, and, a job search cheerleader.
( Note: That’s one of the best titles I have come across so far)
We talk about her journey from recruiting in the corporate world to building her career coaching business.
Transitioning into an entrepreneurial role while still doing what she adores- helping people find their dream jobs.
We also talk about her overall vibe, interacting with business coaches before starting a business, consistency in content creation.
And understand the true power of networking and informational interviews.
Jess also highlights the tools she uses, self-help steps she takes daily to consistently deliver the best to her clients.
Without further ado, its’ time to Listen&Chill.
Headhunting, Agency and Internal Recruiting with Adam Briglio
Adam is a seasoned recruiter-having worked for an agency and now internally recruiting for 5 locations.
We talk about his journey into recruiting- so for all aspirational recruiters, you’d love the first segment of this.
For job seekers we address that in the middle section- I would recommend listening to a recruiters perspective on how your resume or portfolio appears.
We also discuss soccer, legacies, comics and more.
Without further ado, it’s time to Listen&Chill.
Media Marketing & Trading with Eli Brown
Now go ahead, Listen&Chill!
To aid you better:
01:40 Team & business focus
03:20 Prev jobs and the do nots
04:50 Entrepreneur at 10
06:05 E-myth Revisited
07:30 A journey in the making
09:40 New vs Existing Clients
12:40 Different Mindsets-Technician, Manager & Entrepreneur
15:08 Work Life Balance
18:28 Barriers, Capital & Economic Moat
21:30 Tools used
26:55 Worst ebb & best moment
29:23 Origins of Trading
31:45 US Equities, Cryptocurrency trading
33:40 Goals
35:19 Favorite quote
36:46 Favorite hobby-in common with our last guest
38:27 Favorite podcast-it’s us ;-)
39:45 Coffee question
40:50 Lockdown skills
42:56 Favorite drink (The Rock makes an appearance)
44:00 Different sources of income & trading tips
48:00 Why a TFSA account is important
52:40 Advice for the budding entrepreneur
And yes I enjoyed the links Eli shared. Do reach out to me if you’d like to see them too.
Wax Bars & Franchise Building with Kyla Dufresne
Kyla is a badass boss babe and an entrepreneur right out of the womb. In our conversation, we talk about her journey from working in a bakery, to restaurants, mental health support, and building a superbly successful wax bar business.
We focus on her journey & transition from being self-employed to being an employer, a franchise builder and discuss so much else in the process- from the different tools used, and her experiences that led to crafting Foxy Boxy to learning curves, licensing and franchising.
Also check out the bits about creative marketing strategies, favorites bits & modes of transportation.
Yes, you're right. We truly are wide-ranging. And we laugh a lot. And cuss a bit. We did warn you. Now go ahead, Listen&Chill.
To aid you better:
02:51 Kelowna-Kamloops mix up (Immigrant mistake perhaps)
03:37 Baby Entrepreneur
06:19 Bakery, restaurant-the initial bits
07:41 Mental health & support work
11:11 Building the business
13:07 Vagicians- the origins
16:26 General day in the life of a founder
18:06 Self-employed vs Employer
21:20 Online Tools used
25:51 Business plan
27:46 Licensing vs Franchising
29:31 Then vs Now
32:06 FoxyFest & Creative promotions
34:31 Expansion & future
36:19 Opportunities for you
38:04 Best moment of success
41:01 Worst ebb
43:04 Favorite places in the world- New York makes it here!
45:02 Favorite quote-not what you expect but a correct one
48:31 Boxing, yoga- (it's called Boga) & cooking
52:16 Diversifying & flipping properties
56:07 Modes of transportation-Oh yes!
Management Consulting, ECM & more with Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke is a management consultant, ECM specialist, geologist, writer & fan of artificial intelligence, and a part-time- explorer of Vancouver. in our conversation, we talk working with the government, about how the business began, software dev delays, consulting, his business journey, not sleeping for 2 months & much much more. Enjoy & Chill!
To aid you better:
02:05 Business born out of necessity
07:30 Enterprise Content Management
10:10 Migrating data & issues
14:30 Security & government restrictions
19:00 Origins, evolution & setbacks
30:00 Best success
31:43 Switch in mindset
36:30 Different Tools used
38:35 Fast ramp-up
42:10 Favorite place
46:30 Sci-Fi & Writing
49:20 Self-publishing, Artificial Intelligence
55:20 Multiple streams of income
1:01:30 Startup tips on finance
Tiny Homes, Philosophy et al with Daniel Sanderson
Daniel is a Philosopher, Tiny Home guy, Consultant, and Writing Platform Founder. In our conversation, we talk about his business journey-beginnings & beyond, Capitalism, Ethics, CRMs, Minimalistic lifestyles, Homeowner costs, and more. Enjoy & Chill!
Trust me, we spoke for a lot longer than this and I had to cut it short but for everyone who views a business as much more than a source to make money, this episode is truly for you.
To aid you better:
03:25 Peripatetic & why Daniel walks
04:47 Ikigai & a reason for being
06:57 Business-beginnings & beyond
12:25 Journey from consulting to writing
17:05 Praises for yours truly
19:00 US, Capitalism & Ethics
21:55 Are we always answerable to someone
27:35 Interviewee turns interviewer, CRMs are discussed
32:00 Use tech to virtually connect to help the environment
33:40 Trading bite-sized tips
34:55 Business plan( or lack thereof)
38:20 Grocery business as a teen
41:00 Minimalistic lifestyle & gifting
45:15 Tiny Homes- construction & costs
52:10 Monumental standards & your budget
56:50 Tiny Homes, Real Estate, Future
59:30 Favorite bits
1:03:27 Success & Failure
1:10:25 Money talk!
LinkedIn Mentoring with Sandra Clark
Sandra is a trainer specializing in creating effective LinkedIn profiles and helping busy professionals with a social presence and then teaching them how to use those profiles for results. We discuss a lot more, delve into the origins of this career, learn more about Sandra and her business and the efforts of running a 1 person-business.
Enjoy & Chill!
To aid you better:
01:45 Accidental entrepreneur & reinventor
02:12 Laid off from University, led to Linkedin
06:03 Diversity in clients
07:43 Social media for the Socially reluctant
13:26 Mindest switch
14:52 Tools used daily, learning curve
21:01 Constant change and evolving the business
22:56 Walking is controlled falling
25:16 New client onboarding & growth strategy
29:04 Little fun memories with clients
31:49 Support network
34:37 Favorite podcast
35:31 Living in England, Canada, Germany, Thailand, USA & more
39:06 Favorite everything
42:03 Ideal day
43:25 Grey’s Anatomy makes an appearance
44:32 Different streams of income
46:17 Tips to immigrants
Executive Coaching with Colin Cox
Colin Cox is a coach to CEO and executives using his past work experience as a COO to scale organizations. We delve into his initial struggles, growth and evolution over the years, moving from an enterprise corporation to his own business.
We also discuss strategies to diversify your wealth, his favorite bits and how to manage it all.
The episode is a long one, but has great nuggets of information all throughout. We hope the length doesn't deter you.
To Infinity & Beyond (motto we use when shooting these free-flowing episodes).
Enjoy & Chill!
Digital Marketing with Pauline Joseph
Pauline is a digital marketing expert from the Caribbean Islands and we had an absolute blast recording this.
The episode is not perfect, but we are sure you’ll love the content and general excitement we had talking.
Enjoy & Chill!
To aid you better:
04:52 Why the switch?
07:37 Transition from employee to employer
12:35 Typical Working Day
15:37 Jobs for you
17:31 Travel and expansion
23:01 Capital and Business plan
26:34 Hardships faced
28:24 Greatest success
30:42 New clients vs Existing Clients
34:22 Diversifying your income-Event management
36:42 Why event management? Some audio lags-Sorry!
39:54 Will e-commerce sales go up and events scale down?
44:44 Favorite hobby
45:57 Favorite dance form and laughs galore
48:01 Favorite drink
50:04 Coffee question
The Why behind Listen&Chill
Alright folks!
Just a glimpse of the why behind the Listen&Chill series highlighting the goals and key takeaways.
“Begin while others are procrastinating and work while others are wishing."- William Arthur Ward
Make it a great day!