Since 2017 Limor has run LBG Consulting Services Ltd, helping Women in tech transform their LinkedIn profile, Improve their confidence, and find the right career path for them. Limor talks to us about her career and also the most difficult conversations she had to address as a leader.
Psychedelics are breaking out of the therapy room into your boardroom. You may know someone who has gone on a trip to Peru or Mexico to experience the jungle medicine known as ayahuasca. Or maybe you know someone who has been micro-dosing psilocybin inspired by Silicon Valley tech gurus. Or [...]
In this episode Ken and Russell f***ing talk to Jerry Dugan from Dallas Texas. Jerry has been a leader in multiple settings from combat zones as a medic in the US Army, to corporate offices learning the ins and outs for building teams and trust through servant leadership. Jerry is [...]
I want to talk about better leadership – specifically, Better Leadership Through Psychedelics Just a few months ago, Alberta legalized the testing of psychedelics and empathogens in medical situations. In doing so, the district often viewed as “Canada’s most conservative hotbed”, became the first Canadian jurisdiction to join The Netherlands, [...]
Meet Anila (Umar) Lee Yuen, President & CEO at the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary, martial arts advocate … and cosplayer. Anila tell us why we have to remember that not EVERYTHING needs to be called out: and she also tells us about the life lessons taught to her by Ahsoka, the Padawan learner to Anakin Skywalker and hero of the Clone Wars.
In this episode Ken and Russell talk to Melissa Mueller-Douglas, CEO of MYRetreat Inc. Melissa is a mindfulness expert, licensed master social worker, volleyball player and world traveler. As CEO of MYRetreat, she works as a catalyst to create the environment for genuine team building through chocolate instead of trust falls. Our conversation explores a number of topics including the concept of Mindfulness and why we need to practice mindfulness to achieve success, why she uses chocolate in her workshops, imposter syndrome and why Melissa doesn't have it.
In this current episode Ken and Russell speak with Irina Poddubnaia, Irina started off as an Agile Leadership consultant but then stepped into the role of a SAAS founder / CEO. As a consultant over the course of the last few years, she has helped 50+ small and large companies deliver outstanding results.
Meet Kiran Dhaliwal from Ray of Light Consulting, a true “soulpreneur”. Kiran has a great personal story of over-coming difficulties, none of which have ever dimmed her joy, generosity or ambition. Kiran will tell you how she became a successful leader, how she started one of Calgary’s most successful pizza joints as a hobby (despite being unable to physically make a pizza) and how she helps leaders get the most value out of their business. Oh! And she will also explain what a “soulpreneur” is.
In this New Year episode Ken and Russell discuss resolutions and wishes for the new year including making time for play, the benefit of making mistakes, being more precise with our language and focussing on what we can control and not what we can't. You should check back at the end of 2023 and see how the boys did.
In this episode Ken & Russell need to f-ing talk about office holiday parties gone awry. We discuss how to deal with a leader who has had to much to drink and promised a raise that isn’t coming; and how to deal with a leader who took a staff karaoke night a little too far and became a little too infamous on social media.
