LIFT Startups on the Island

Fabien Gendron works with Duncan and Co., an accounting firm based in the Comox Valley, 

You can find out more by listening to this podcast. 

Contact Fabien and Dunca and Co. directly via https://duncanandco.ca

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

• To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
  
• FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca
  
• Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
  
• Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts
  

Enjoy!

~ hpm, on behalf of the leadership team at LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016
  

Heather Evans owns and operates The Inner Fire with Heather Evans, providing self-care and empowerment coaching for women. Based in the Comox Valley, Heather works with clients on a local and global basis. Listen to the podcast to find out how Heather's approach to coaching is innovative and inspiring! 

You can find out more by listening to this podcast. You can contact Heather by visiting The Inner Fire with Heather Evans on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory at http://liftstartups.ca/listing/theinnerfire/ (BTW Heather has a great LIFT VIP Offer for Vancouver Island entrepreneurs who are part of the LIFT community - check it out!) 

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

• To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
• FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca
• Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
• Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

Enjoy!

~ hpm, 

Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

Catherine Temple is a serial entrepreneur living in Campbell River. Starting with tourism-based businesses, Catherine has expanded into servicing the North Island's growing local business sector with the GO Campbell River initiative. Most recently, she's translating her passion for the Island's outdoors into the GO Hiking Vancouver Island venture.

Our conversation started with GO Hiking, rambled through Catherine's tourism businesses, delved into her health challenges, and finished with an inspiring vision for  Vancouver Island. Enjoy!

• FMI about GO Hiking Vancouver Island join the Facebook group discussion at http://facebook.com/groups/222350585311770/
• FMI about GO Campbell River and to contact Catherine see http://gocampbellriver.com

GO Hiking Vancouver Island is a LIFT Solution Sponsor.

GET FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca

Thealzel Lee is the Founder & President of E-Fund and VP Operations for the VANTEC Angel Network in Vancouver. Thealzel will be pitching the VANTEC and E-Fund opportunities to Vancouver Island entrepreneurs at an upcoming BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. I interviewed her about VANTEC as part of LIFT's work to bring "thinking BIGger" resources to our Island entrepreneur community.

For more information on VANTEC see http://vantec.ca.

~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• Top 10, Best Innovation, Small Business BC 2019
• Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards 2018
• Best Social Media Organization, Readers' Choice (Comox Valley Record) 2018, 2017, 2016.

Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here at http://liftpodcast.ca/.

Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

Rosemarie Barnes' cover image on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory says it all: Speak to engage. Speak to succeed. Rosemarie is an international speaker, best-selling author, and "executive presentation trainer." She has a passion for helping people find the voice they need to succeed. We're excited to have Rosemarie in our LIFT community for several reasons. One, she's offering a 20% discount on "presentation training" to LIFT members. Two, Rosemarie is an example of Vancouver Island talent serving markets far beyond our local communities. In her case, she's working with clients across North American and in Europe. I talked to Rosemarie on October 26, 2018, shortly before her November 15 speaking and workshop engagement with the Comox Valley Women's Business Network. She told me about her business, why she started it, and her passion for the work she's doing. We also talked about her biggest challenges in life, her favourite books, and her favourite place to eat cinnamon buns on the Island. Rosemarie is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, the Public Speakers Association, and the National Speakers Association, Rosemarie has presented in theatres, boardrooms, conferences and in the bathroom shower. I hope you enjoy our conversation! If you're ready to join the LIFT community on Vancouver Island apply at http://applyandgetlifted.ca. If you're already a member and you're ready to have your business featured in a LIFT Podcast, please see this link for more information and to get LIFTed! http://j.mp/2uM8hQV ~ hpm Founder, LIFT 250-792-1408 hpm@liftstartups.ca *We do award-winning local business promotion for less than $1/day on the Island via the Vancouver Island Local Business Network & Directory* Apply today and Get LIFTed! http://applyandgetlifted.ca

Amie Webster is a music educator, an entrepreneur, a mother of three young sons, and a social media rockstar. Amie is, in fact, the winner of the #HustleTheHelp Award in 2018, an award that acknowledges the outstanding work she's done to support other entrepreneurs in LIFT's Vancouver Island community. In this podcast we ask Amie about why she is so passionate about supporting other local businesses, and for some tips that others might use to win the award in the coming year. We also talk to Amie about Motif Music Studios, the business she shares with her husband, Jeff Webster. In the final section we talk about her current reading, favourite places to visit on the Island, and where she likes to eat. FMI about Amie and Motif Music Studios see http://www.motifmusicstudios.com/. ~ hpm, Founder, LIFT & The Vancouver Island Talent Economy Network http://wearevanisl.ca/

In this episode HPM talks with Terry O'Reilly. Terry was co-founder and Creative Directory at Pirate Radio & TV, he's the host of the Under the Influence radio show on CBC Radio, and author of, most recently, This I Know: Marketing Lessons From Under the Influence. FMI see https://terryoreilly.ca In Part 1, Terry talks about how he got into advertising, why he's passionate about radio as an advertising medium, and why copywriters are the highest paid people in advertising - among other things. In Part 2, the focus is on Terry as an individual and as an entrepreneur. Listen to find out about his favourite book as a child, what he's reading today, and his favourite place to eat in the whole world. To listen to more LIFT Podcast see http://liftpodcast.ca/ Or, subscribe via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lift-startups-making-shift-happen-vancouver-island/id1363733599 Are you ready to be featured on a LIFT Podcast? Check out the details here: http://j.mp/2uM8h

Jani Martinius owns Panther Workwear (pantherworkwear.ca). She's one of the young entrepreneurs who's growing a business in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. HPM interviewed Jani on April 9, 2018 about her business, her reading list, her favourite restaurants in the world, and more. If you're a LIFT member and you've been with us for 12 months or more, consider putting yourself in line for a LIFT Podcast interview. Simply send HPM an email at hpm@liftstartups.ca and we'll get to work on that. The LIFT Podcast series is made possible by the support of our 150+ member community, and LIFT Solution Sponsors like Sure Copy Courtenay, Mastermynde Strategy, 50th Parallel PR, Finneron Hyundai, Jabin Postal Films, Presley & Partners, and 98.9 The GOAT, and LIFT Community Partners Atlas Cafe, Island Word, My Tech Guys, McKinnon Photography, Island Soul Films, Investors’ Group, The Creator Space, & Douglas Magazine. Together, we're making shift happen on Vancouver Island! #WeAreVanIsl