What if everything about selling is wrong? What if, instead, you try the opposite? The opposite of selling, is building a relationship. Meet Peter Anthony the author of Collabradabra - The Magic Of Collaborative Conversations. Peter works with non-salespeople like engineers, lawyers, and accountants and helps them discover how to build the client business by not selling but by collaborating with clients to build deeper, longer-lasting relationships.

In this episode the boys need to f***ing talk to Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick about the benefits of 'agile conversations' - by changing how you approach conversations in your business you change your culture. We can find that our habits of conversation are deeply ingrained, and powerful cognitive biases work against any change. The good news as Squirrel and Frederick explain is that with disciplined practice, you can improve your conversations the way you’d improve your tennis game or your piano playing. 

Holly Carinci founded a personal publicity firm Twenty-five years ago, and worked alongside Seth MacFarlane, William Shatner, Leonardo DiCaprio, and many others. Now she establishes positive reputations for leaders and helps them navigate new critical issues. Because reputation matters. If customers don’t like what they see in a company’s leadership they won’t buy from that company. So get your Google in order.  

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.

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 [...]

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.