Greg Bickert, founder and CEO of Inspire Property Management is one of those humans who lives, in biz and beyond, as a value-centred impact leader. He started working in the strata industry in 2005 and worked up to Managing Broker (the highest non-owner position in the company). Ultimately he left that company due to a toxic workplace. In 2015 he took the plunge and founded Inspire. In this open conversation Greg shares from his heart about how past trauma fuels his leadership, compassion and policies.

Charmaine Hammond. Executive Producer, Speaker, Resilience Expert and infectiously inspiring human being is my guest today and WOW does she offer powerful insights to engage collaboration for projects and organizations. Charmaines recent work with Back Home Again, a short animated film featuring an all-star voice cast, aims to build mental health awareness. Star voices include Martin Short, Kim Basinger, Eugene Levy,  Norm MacDonald, Catherine O’Hara, Michael J. Fox, Howie Mandel and more. What I love most about Charmaine is her genuineness and ease….her ability to articulate and share both life, leadership and impact wisdom. 

Back for more sister teasing, Mike Miltimore, CEO of Riversong Guitars, an inventor and sales expert is on the show to share insights and strategies on SELLING. Trisha is sharing her top 3 tips for SPEAKING for your cause. Some laughs included. We want your questions for a future Q&A! Email us at support @ passionigniter.ca

Michelle works to empower people toward a bigger version of themselves: Someone who can go out into the world with more energy, focus, kindness and confidence.  When people feel better about themselves - physically, mentally and emotionally, they'll hopefully use those powers for good - for themselves, their families, and the world around them. I have personally witnessed Michelle using her powers for good and it’s inspiring. Ready to talk about regaining focus and recharging our lives during these crazy times? Michelle is in the house! 

In this episode of Passion for Impact I am speaking the infectious Lisa Gareau. Lisa is a life-long event planner and has been a Connection Strategy Coach for over a decade. When founding Candy Event Consulting in 2008, she began her life's work to help in-house event planners and their teams to embrace their brilliance, activate their experience, and cultivate meaningful connections. She knows events can become energized connecting points where communities can gather and grow--and as leaders we can all leverage these connection points to nurture people and business!

In this episode of Passion for Impact I am speaking with Candace Giesbrecht. Candace is the Director of the Remote Performance Academy with Teamit.com. This infectiously charismatic human is a Remote Leader Performance Coach, an Ambassador and Activator for Mentally Healthy Workplaces PLUS she is a Rock Your Leadership Facilitator sharing her expertise in the Remote Work Module. I asked Candace to be on the show to share her insights and some tools for all of us to be more effective, productive and impactful leaders as we engage team members who work in a remote setting. I am curious about trends on “return to work” and best practices for valuing and leading the people who mean so much to us as leaders, HR professionals, CEO’s.

In this episode of Passion for Impact I am chatting with Brett Colvin, Goodlawyer’s co-founder and CEO. Brett was a corporate lawyer for 4 years, when he experienced firsthand that most business owners can’t afford the legal help they need. So, he quit the big firm, teamed up with a developer and a designer, and got to work on building something better. He has tips on getting started with a social enterprise platform (development, growth pains) plus some valuable insights on being an industry disrupter. Brett and his team….are truly doing good.

Join me as I chat with the remarkable and super inspiring Aleece Laird, an engagement and marketing specialist and founder of Amplify Consulting. Aleece is down to earth and shares her immense wisdom around communications, work life balance (love her thoughts on seasons of life) and stakeholder relationships. She’s an avid impact maker and a running theme throughout her life and multifaceted career is that of being brave and engaging. As impact leaders we all need some mentorship on being brave, engaging and most importantly EFFECTIVE. She’s got tips for that! Ready to dive in? Let’s do it!

In this episode of Passion for Impact I’m having a casual conversation with one of the most influential leaders I have ever worked with. Bob Mills is the kind of human that makes a difference by simply being his infectious, caring and impactful self. A broadcaster veteran Bob is now retired and still bursting with stories that will most definitely teach you how to be a more effective and caring leader. This is a conversation I’ve been wanting to have for years. Let’s do it.

Marty is so incredible at teaching people how to sell. It’s not a skill that comes easy for most of us. And in order to make impact we need to be able to sell our mission, partnerships and projects. But selling can get a bad rap and often as impact makers we become so immersed in our cause we can forget or not pay enough attention to the art of selling. Let’s demystify it. Get ready to grow your sales and your skills from a heart centred really cool guy named Marty Park. Take lots of notes! 

In this episode of Passion for Impact I’m speaking with Mike Desjardins, founder of ViRTUS. We are talking about Grind to Growth and how to start, level up and manage a socially conscious business in a way that is professionally and personally fulfilling and successful—for yourself and your team. Mike candidly shares his entrepreneurial journey—including his burnout. Learn about self care tips as an impact leader and glean from Mike wisdom that will help you grow your company, empower your team AND make an impact. This episode went a bit longer than the last 12…there was so much insight being shared! Ready to be elevated in your leadership? Ready to learn how you too can move from grind to growth? Listen in!

Meet MelissaOrozco. She is the founder and CEO of Yulu Public Relations, a social impact communications agency. She is also the founder and Executive Director of the Global Impact Relations Network – a non-profit organization aimed at educating communicators how to drive positive change through responsible, purpose-led communications strategies. Listen in and learn how this entrepreneur has driven forward social innovation to create impact at YULU and beyond. Such an insightful conversation!