Inspiring Stories
We are talking with people who serve our global and local communities as experts and policy creators. These have an influence on the community around us. As you listen you can gain tips to help you and your business gain more influence and sell more products in your local community. Remember People buy from those they recognize and trust. #inspiringstories #entrepreneur #business #iTunes #life #JOYBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inspiring-stories--2917948/support.
Jan Barlow Job Crafting That Leads to A Career That Fits
Jan Barlow, founder of A Better Job Fit, about a paradigm shift happening across the job market: job crafting.Rather than relying on rigid, legacy hiring practices, job crafting leverages job-matching science and targeted AI tools to help professionals design roles that maximize their unique strengths. Whether applied to young candidates entering the job market or seasoned professionals seeking their next career move, this approach directly challenges traditional HR norms to align talent with real-world business needs.
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The Queen of Connection Jennifer Beale
Jennifer Beale, a networking coach known for collaborative networking, shared her philosophy on building meaningful business relationships through authenticity, strategic collaboration, and intentional margin. The conversation covered her personal journey from shyness to confident networker, and her broader views on satisfaction over gratification, digital detox, and human-centered connection.
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Chanelle founded Chic and Charmed before finishing high school
Hi, I’m Chanelle, a 16-year-old entrepreneur from Saskatoon, and the founder of Chic & Charmed Boutique. I started the brand at 13, and in just a few years, I’ve grown it into a national jewellery brand with customers across Canada. I built it through trade shows, strong online sales, and billboard advertising, even having my brand featured on billboards across my city while still in high school. I’ve also taken the brand on a Canada-wide tour, showcasing in cities like Saskatoon, Calgary, Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Toronto, continuing to expand into new markets across the country. Balancing school and bu...
Failure is not an option with Cyndee Woolley
Failure was not an option I started my career in communications for the construction industry — and from day one, I knew I wanted to build something of my own. But as a single mom, the timing never felt right. Then the economy collapsed. The downturn of 2007 to 2009 gave me the push I needed. I launched C2 Communications — and failure simply was not an option. More than 16 years later, that decision gave my daughter and me an extraordinary life: adventure, educational flexibility, and work that genuinely matters. Over 25 years, I've helped businesses, nonprofits, and political campaigns do one thing — cut through the no...
Lets talk about life with a disability
Emily Ava Gillespie (they/she) is an author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. They won the 2021 Dr. James Jamieson Influential Alumni Award from Nipissing University. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice and an MA in Critical Disability Studies. They earned a certificate in Creative Writing from Concordia University. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, peer support and facilitator for fifteen years. Gillespie is also an author and performance artist. Her work explores themes of memory, identity and mental health journeys. They enjoy working in community spaces and examining individual a...
Grace Ogren Is Writing Stories for Her Young Generation
Grace Ogren writes novels for young adults and educational content that helps people find addiction and mental health treatment. She has one published novel, one in the works, and many more planned. She has worked as a freelance writer, copywriter, and editor over the last 4 years, honing her voice as an author and her goals for the future. You can find her work on Recovery.com and Amazon.
https://www.graceogren.com/
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Nancy Lynn Griffin works with Womens Worth Wealth and Wellness
My work centers on empowering boomer women, their daughters, and now granddaughters to take charge of their wellness and financial independence. Through curated events and educational initiatives, I show women how caring for themselves leads to confidence, fearless choices, and a spirit of sharing that lifts entire communities. I believe listeners of Inspiring Stories would connect with conversations around enhancing one’s worth personally and professionally, while fostering an attitude of inclusivity and abundance.
I’d love a chance to share these ideas and personal stories with your audience, and offer practical approaches for women to strengthen their well-being, lead...
M M De Voe the Fictionista Who Helps Writers Find Their Way While Caring for Their Children
M. M. De Voe is an internationally published fictionista who once danced for the Pope and later ran away with a group of jugglers. Five Pushcart nominations, two Editor’s Prizes, a Shirley Jackson Award, a Hugo nomination, two children, and several writing conferences later, De Voe has published in various genres internarionally and evwn co-wrote the book of a sci-fi musical which was produced off-Broadway in 2015. She was a Columbia University Writing Fellow and received her MFA under Michael Cunningham. in 2013, she founded the nonprofit Pen Parentis to help writers maintain their careers after having kids, a process described in...
T Alan Horne Author of Advent 9 a Neuro-Diverse Super Hero
'm an award winning author of two books: ADVENT 9 and SECRET SKY: THE YOUNG UNIVERSE.
My most recent book, SECRET SKY, has won multiple gold awards. At the 2025 IBPA awards, it won gold for best science fiction (an adult category, even though the book is Middle Grade) and also for best audiobook for Children or Young Adults. It also won the 2025 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal for Children's Adventure Fiction.
I was one of the last authors ever to be mentored by David Farland, the NYT Bestselling Author and writing teacher of Brandon Sanderson, Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Mull, and...
Learn how to create more fun in the bedroom with Dr Trina
Hi, I’m Dr. Trina Read, a Calgary sexologist, best-selling, award-winning author, and relationship expert. For 25 years, I’ve helped married women and couples reignite passion and connection after the honeymoon phase fades. That journey inspired me to create a new literary genre called self-help-fiction — stories that both entertain and transform. My award-winning novel, The Sex Show, was the first of its kind in the world, blending engaging storytelling with practical tools for real-life intimacy. My upcoming release, The Taboo Show, continues that mission—helping women find their voice. Through my books, masterclasses, and podcast appearances, I aim to make conversa...
Talking About When Sex Meets God with Deborah Lukovich
About Deborah
Deborah Lukovich, with a MA/PhD in depth psychology, I'm an expert in understanding and decoding the mysterious language of the unconscious. Clients come to me for all sorts of reasons, but what they have in common is a desire to access a new kind of knowing. As a Depth Psychology Coach, is also an accomplished author with her latest book When Sex Meets God https://www.deborahlukovich.com/whensexmeetsgod
About When Sex Meets God
One woman's story about surrendering to the unknown, r...
Maria Mach is helping Charities Work for Our Community
Maria enjoys serving a wide variety of charities, non-profits, businesses, and individuals and helping them achieve their long-term objectives. She also volunteers by serving on the boards of directors of charitable organizations, and by speaking at legal education seminars.
Maria previously worked as in-house counsel and privacy officer with a large internationally focused charity based in Alberta. With her experience as in-house counsel with a charity, Maria has a strong understanding of being in the client’s position and the day-to-day challenges facing charities. As a result, Maria diligently seeks to provide clients with practical and quality assistance.
Wait With Me A Mental Health Story by Emily Ava Gillespie
Emily Ava Gillespie (they/she) is an author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. They won the 2021 Dr. James Jamieson Influential Alumni Award from Nipissing University. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice and an MA in Critical Disability Studies. They earned a certificate in Creative Writing from Concordia University. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, peer support and facilitator for fifteen years. Gillespie is also an author and performance artist. Her work explores themes of memory, identity and mental health journeys. They enjoy working in community spaces and examining individual and co...
Powerful Storytelling to grow your business with Jake Isham final
Powerful Storytelling to grow your business with Jake Isham
Jake Isham is a filmmaker-turned-brand strategist and creative director who helps
founders and entrepreneurs turn their expertise into authority through powerful
storytelling.
Over the past decade, Jake has worked with more than 150 entrepreneurs and companies—
including Grant Cardone, Callaway, 5.11 Tactical, and Travis Mathew—creating content that’s
generated over 1 billion views online.
Jake focuses on blending his background in filmmaking with deep marketing strategy, with
creating digital shows and social media content for CEOs and entrepreneurs to cut through the
noise by craf...
Hannahs Dream and Faith Show Us Truth
I am a fourth-generation Christian born and raised in Pakistan by my prayer warrior mother whose unwavering faith was an inspiration, motivation, footstep to me and my six siblings. After facing persecution and an increasingly dangerous political climate, she encouraged us to leave the country any way we could. So I worked hard to obtain an MBA degree and with God’s guidance, secured a job in Dubai where I met and married my husband, Ratnam and had a daughter named Angelica. God then opened a door so that we could emigrate to Canada where we live today. Though I have...
Which Betty the Storyteller Who Wants to Heal Are Planet
Elizabeth Burdock is a storyteller, creator, and forest protector who has stood on the frontlines of environmental movements, including protests to defend old-growth forests in the Walbran Valley, Fairy Creek, and beyond. Known online as whichbetty, she has built a community of over two million people across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook through her viral cooking shows, foraging adventures, and whimsical content series like Burdock & Yarrow. In addition to her digital presence, Elizabeth is a tattoo artist and herbalist whose work explores themes of resilience, creativity, and connection to the land. Whether she’s teaching about plants, sharing her story, or in...
Roger Devine with Fresh and Fun Fundraising Ideas From School Auction dot Net
Roger Devine has led a life based on service, communication, education, and entrepreneurship. As the co-founder of SchoolAuction.net, he has spent the past 20 years assisting and advising local and national nonprofit organizations and charities on how to grow their programs and ensure financial stability through fundraising events, such as gala auctions, golf tournaments, and trivia nights. Throughout his time at SchoolAuction.net, Roger has been an advocate for organizations to make their events equitable and accessible to supporters outside of the traditional top-tier donors, as a way of building a broader base of supporters. This attitude was born from...
Living the Motto of Connect Create Contribute with Robin Nathaniel
TEDx Speaker Robin Nathaniel has a story of resilience, creativity, and reinvention. Beginning his career as a musician, Robin’s artistic roots laid a unique foundation for his journey. This experience in music, with its emphasis on connection and storytelling, naturally paved the way for his transition into the professional world of social media. Living by the motto "Connect. Create. Contribute," he aims to inspire a wave of positive transformation.
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Learn to Wow Your Clients with Vance Morris
Vance spent 10 years working for the mouse at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. He started his career at Disney on the Opening Team of the Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, and progressed through the management ranks as a Night Club Manager at Pleasure Island, Service Trainer aboard the Empress Lily, and on the revitalization team of the Contemporary Resort in the mid-90’s. It was at the Contemporary that Vance got his crowning achievement, Designing, Opening and Operating Chef Mickey’s, Disney’s flagship Character Dining Experience. After leaving Disney, (yes people do leave) he utilized his skills to res...
Baltej S. Dhillon Stands for the People He Serves
Baltej Dhillon is a retired career police officer, a community leader, and a lifelong advocate for diversity and inclusion. Emigrating from Malaysia in 1983, Mr. Dhillon made history in 1991 as the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer to wear a turban, advocating for the right to practice his faith while serving Canada. Mr. Dhillon went on to have a successful 30‑year career with the RCMP as an accomplished major crime investigator, police interrogator, polygraph examiner, intelligence officer, and emergency planner. He played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including the Air India Flight 182 tragedy and the Robert Pickton case. Mr...
Elise Krentzel is your rock star Ghost Writer and Developmental Editor
Leading EK Editorial & Coaching, Elise Krentzel's narrative expertise has developed over a 35-year entrepreneurial career in music, media, and publishing globally. By collaborating with our clients, we create books and content that reflect their ethical visions and societal contributions. With a focus on editorial services that include ghostwriting, the Write Like a Rebel online writing course, book coaching, editing, and publishing, our services resonate with business leaders eager to share their impactful stories, including those they don’t yet know exist.
At EKPR, strategic creative direction merges with effective communication to enhance brand identities through compelling executive storytelling. My exp...
It is ok to grieve for our pets and furry family members
Andrew is a registered professional counsellor, a master practitioner in clinical counselling-supervisor, family mediator, instructor, and facilitator with over 10 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults, and seniors in their grief and loss journeys. Through his work with Canuck Place, Friends for Life, Moving Forward Family Services, and his private counselling ‘practice’ Andrew is highly skilled and knowledgeable in grief, loss, and bereavement, and he has garnered positive feedback that his empathic, caring, compassionate and sensitive approach has instilled hope and a new sense of purpose to those he has worked with. Andrew is inspired by anyone who has been able...
Listen to our Soulful Guitarist Ernestine Day
Ernestine is a Musical Alchemist and a gifted Soulful Intuitive Guitarist. Ernestine & her Guitar have been together for 27+ years. They have shared life’s joys and sorrows, and everything in between! This has created a symbiotic relationship between them, an almost soulmate relationship. When Ernestine plays their energies merge and something new, powerful and beautiful emerges. Ernestine’s ability to synchronize the flow of energy from her soul, and her heart, and engage fully with the universal flow of energies around her, and then translate what comes forward into music is her greatest gift and it creates magic! When Ernestine opens he...
Captains Wanted with Andres Schabelman
A successful tech entrepreneur Andre Shadowman was one of the first 30 Airbnb employees he built a successful career helping expand business internationally coordinating with him being on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the VP of international expansion at five or when they went public in 2019 he has a masters degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy school ABA from Williams College of these accolades among others matter less to him now that he has a current dream of showing the magic and the power of human connection around the world born and raised in New Orleans...
Jason Ross and Gnoll's Honour
"Noles Honor" explores complex themes like war, colonialism, and cultural misunderstandings through a fantasy lens
The book features a well-defined "hard magic" system and a scientifically-grounded world built using Jason's knowledge of geology, climate science, etc.
Jason is crafting an immense world to support multiple books and stories set across different time periods
Readers can access a free 2-chapter preview and join a mailing list to engage with the project as it progresses
Topics
Story centers on the Noles, a manufactured warrior race, and their conflict with humans
Inspired by works like...
Nicki Chang Powless Marketing That Works
You know how coaches and course creators have spent thousands of dollars on marketing activities and programs and have very little to show for it. They’re saying Marketing doesn’t work!
What I do is focus on the development on a clear and powerful marketing message so when they get out there to do whatever marketing activity, it will naturally draw the right people to them.
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Jennifer Lloyd Back To The Roots With Our Food
Jennifer is a Holistic Nutritionist based in Coquitlam BC specializing in gut health. She believes that food can be nutritious, delicious and fun! With her knowledge and passion, she empowers clients who are feeling less than their best to regain focus, clarity, and energy.
When not working with one-on-one clients, you’ll find Jennifer giving talks at corporate events, hosting online and in-person workshops, and tending to her garden.
Take her free Gut Health Quiz (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/w0x4g1) now to see where you land on the gut health scale!
Become a...
Create The Rainbow to Success with Aubin LaBrosse
"Aubin has been on a metaphysical journey to understand his emotions, his belief systems, and how to heal, emotionally and physically, since he was born - even when he didn't know it! From emotional awareness, to removing limitations, to a spiritual awakening, he now helps others access the highest and best versions of themselves using a custom modality known as Rainbow Magic!
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Digital Marketing Advice From A Real Seasoned Expert Philippa Gamse
Philippa has clocked over 25 years in digital marketing strategy and analytics, consulted with nearly 500 clients, and worked with websites that have cumulatively generated hundreds of millions of dollars. Owners and marketing executives hire Philippa to find hidden insights in their web analytics that will grow their business and cut wasted spending, because many are missing those “hidden gems”. She has helped clients in N. America, Europe and the Middle East to translate the numbers into transformational ideas that move the business forward, reveal opportunities for new markets, products and services, and maximize return on investment. Philippa is the author of “...
A fantasy book launch with Claire E Jones
Claire E. Jones (she/her) is a queer fantasy romance author who has sold her books in six countries and has produced over a dozen journals, planners, and workbooks. She is also an experienced guide that supports other writers in getting their works into the world. As an established small business and entrepreneurship expert of 20 years, she has launched four of her own businesses and now services creatives of all types in achieving their goals in less time with less stress. She works from Seattle WA, where she lives with her precious pup, Karma
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Finding a true Path through grief Marie Belanic
Maria is a passionate advocate for "normalizing" grief, dedicated to empowering grieving hearts. As a bereaved mom and Grief Coach, Maria has transformed her profound loss into a mission to support others. After the passing of her son and the pressure to conform to traditional stages of grief, Maria created a unique program to help women navigate their grief journey. Her approach focuses on letting go of self-judgment and finding pockets of peace.
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Why Podcast About Compiliance with Tom Fox
Tom Fox is passionate about podcasting and compliance. He is the Leading Voice in Compliance, having founded the only podcast network in compliance, the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. Tom is also a co-founder of the award-winning Texas Hill Country Podcast Network, which focuses on a rural area of Texas. Tom has won 33 awards for podcast hosting and producing podcasts. He is also an award-winning blogger, having posted the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report daily since 2010.
Tom is also a best-selling author, having written 30 books in the areas of compliance, business ethics and leadership. He is the author of...
Ascend To A Better Life With Isabelle Zimmerman
Isabelle is an Ascension Teacher. She is here to assist is in our awakening she teaches how to connect to yiur guides because she believes we all have a calling. After doing over 1000 QHHT sessions also onown as past lives she is here to remind us that this life mattets.
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The DaVinci of Today Robin Chappell
With Work ranging from Architecture to Acting, from Fine Art to Feature Screenplays, Creativity has not just been a passion of Robin Chappell, but a Way of Life (even Force of Life, as he believes that Creativity is the First Cause and the Whole of Being for all of Us). In his adult years, his work has spanned eight Creative fields, and his life is not over yet.
With his Art Work to his Writing to his Film Production company, his work seeks to both entertain as well as act as an avenue of furthering Higher Consciousness on the...
From Supression to Creativity With Shana Francessca
What if cutting off our curiosity ensures our demise? Both individually and collectively, and I mean that LITERALLY. What if curiosity could heal the world?
If investing in curiosity results in the honoring and the cultivation of life, represented in healthy ecosystems, maybe the natural result of cutting off curiosity is homogeneity which slowly cuts off the possibility of life.
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Enjoy Your Entrepreneur Life and Time with Jeremy Shapiro
As a mentor and coach to entrepreneurs, serial-entrepreneur Jeremy B. Shapiro helps founders find Entrepreneurial Freedom as a true business owner – an important distinction that many entrepreneurs can easily miss when working “in” their business instead of “on” their business. For over two decades, through structured masterminding, one-on-one coaching, and consulting work, Jeremy has been helping entrepreneurs discover the core strengths in themselves and their business and attain the freedom they deserve.
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Grow Your Spa Biz with Tazeem Jamal
I have been a Spa Pro for over 38 years! I am a Master Esthetician & an Award winning Spa Biz Coach. I started my own Spa Biz at 21 years old & still operate my Spa part time. I am an accomplished 7 time book published author. I am regularly invited to write articles for Spa industry magazines. My passion is helping Spa owners achieve more money for every hour that they work. During Covid, I was given an award for the work I did to support the industry & have been featured in a variety of podcasts, including Skin Inc, Associated Skin Care Professionals. I have bee...
Your FairyGodmother wants to Help you Live a Better Life
I was born into a home where I was afraid to step out of my bed as a child for waking the monster in the room next door. I lived in fear everyday. On one particular day my monster asked me to kill kittens. Life was full of failure, disappointment and sadness. In my 20's I awoken to the monster in my bed for 20 years. Until....I had enough. Today I am your Fairy Godmother who is here to guide you to a higher state of your life. I am a best selling author and created a very successful piano...
Making Our Next Generation Great with Danielle Linder
An esteemed educational consultant in early childhood education and a renowned parenting coach, Danielle Lindner is also an accomplished entrepreneur and author. She holds an MA in teaching and elementary education (Hons.) from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is the founder of The London Day School, a prestigious institution that provides a nurturing and enriching environment for young learners. Danielle was recognized as a Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs by Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners (LWE), a networking home to an impressive roster of talented female entrepreneurs.
Visit www.daniellelindner.com to learn more about Danielle, her new book “Parent’s Pock...
Bring Our Estranged Children Home
Dee is a sympathic soul who understand the vakue of family. Dee support Senior parent of estranged adult children she has built a support group that help Seniors reunited with children and grandchildren with healthy boundaries
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