Boiling Point Podcast

In This Episode: Greg and Dave talk with Adam Lordon who is both the mayor of Miramichi, New Brunswick and a passionate filmmaker. Adam reveals the touching story of why he moved back home to Miramichi and how he got into politics. He talks to Greg and Dave about the rich history and culture of Miramichi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[2:00] Gavin explains why and how he is helping to combat iron deficiency with his heavily reusable product, ’Lucky Iron Fish’. [9:04] He explains how his companies biggest failure ended up becoming their biggest success in increasing the sales of his product in North America. [12:35] Gavin describes his experience pitching the Luck Iron Fish Enterprise on Dragons Den. [15:53] Gavin explains his business journey and the lessons around he learned along the way. [22:35] We learn how Gavin intends to improve the lives of 1 million people by 2020 with Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise. To donate 5 Lucky Iron Fish to families in need, click here! https://luckyironfish.com/collections/all/products/give-5-lucky-iron-fish-to-families-in-need BIO Dr. Gavin Armstrong is the Founder and President of the multi Cannes Lion awards winning company, Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise, a social enterprise attempting to alleviate iron deficiency around the world. He was a Fulbright scholar at Auburn University, was awarded the For

  [1:38] Greg and Suzanne explain B Corps and how Suzanne’s company, Lunapads, makes a positive social impact. [4:00] We talk about the de-feminization of period care that Suzanne has been evolving with her company. [8:10] Suzanne explains the importance of being true to your companies values and the importance of checking one's privilege. [17:00] Suzanne explains keeping her personal social and environmental values in owning a business, and rejecting traditional capitalist business practices in being a social entrepreneur. [22:43] Greg explains how he discovered and fell in love with B-Corp by watching a documentary that Suzanne was in.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode: Dave, Greg, and Seth talk about the placebo effect and how powerful it can be. Seth talks about the benefits of brainstorming exercises. He also talks about why being a perfectionist is incredibly flawed. Seth talks about the importance of committing your time to learning. Watch The Millennial Dream for free here with Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Millennial-Dream-Alex-Vietinghoff/dp/B01M2YMUBR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: Greg and Dave celebrate the beginning of season 3! Greg shares how Seth Godin is a hero of Dave and Greg’s. Seth explains his heart for teaching someone new things and making significant changes. Seth also explains why Psychographics are important for marketing in a modern social media culture. Dave describes the concept of listening to understand versus listening to respond. Seth describes how to shortest route always looks like the longest one and why taking shortcuts is never the path to success. Using a ‘Grateful Dead’ analogy, the three explain the benefit of focusing on impressing your smaller audience that is really passionate about what you do instead of aiming to please a wider range of people. About: Seth Godin has been a teacher for 40 years starting at the age of 17. He is also an author with 18 best sellers underneath his belt. He has his own successful podcast, as well as one of the most popular blogs in the world.  Seth is the founder of two companies, ‘Squidoo’ a

In This Episode: Courtney Blair talks about being a mompreneur and how being a mom led her to start her business. She talks about her traumatic past and the struggles she’s overcome. Courtney talks about learning neuro linguistic programming and how it helped her understand more about herself. The three talk about the podcast community and why people start podcasts. Courtney talks about a new podcast she’ll be starting called Unzipped where she will interviewing her favourite podcasters within her network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode:   Rumeet explains her work with Viewpoint Leadership and how it helps with the development of leadership in businesses by building the leadership in individuals through research, studies, and workshops. She also talks about her new picture book. She discusses the study Viewpoint ran in relation to “Tall Poppy Syndrome”, and how it cuts down the motivation, productivity, resilience, and even the self-confidence of individuals in a workplace environment. The three discuss what may be the root of motivation, and what is the root of de-motivation in all people. Rumeet tells Dave and Greg how parents can support their children in not having their motivation cut down, and how to support their resilience and personal happiness. The three discuss how being ostracized can bring the same level of pain as being physically harmed, and how this feeling can be prevented in children and teens by eliminating the fear of failure. Rumeet talks about owning your achievements and being yourself, and how

Ed has nearly 20 years’ experience working with Atlantic Canadian ICT companies. He has a thorough understanding of the business landscape in New Brunswick and believes that technology helps our businesses compete and work with different companies around the world. TechImpact, the company he was the CEO of in the past, had and still has the size and capacity to develop smart solutions for global problems. Ed is working to help the New Brunswick region develop strategies that will be needed for our economy to set an example of  innovation and 'smart government'.   Ed, Greg, and Dave joke about their past nicknames. The group talk Ed’s past company, TechImpact, and how it helps build the important educational relationship between technology and education. Ed tells a story of bringing ‘Scratch’ coding into a classroom and how it benefited both the kids and the mentors by tricking them into having fun learning. Greg discusses going to Dubai and how there are teachers there going above and beyond their q

In This Episode: Greg and Dave talk about good public relations and how important it is for your business. Bonnie talks about being strategic and consistent with getting your message out there by investing in a plan. She wants business owners to understand their customers and what they really want.  Always ask yourself what is keeping your customers up at night. She talks about the strengths of each of the biggest social media platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: David starts by telling us about his first time firewalking and how terrified he was. He also talks about how his career in the firewalking business started. David talks about some of the celebrities he’s seen firewalk and how the process effects people. David talks about being your own hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode: Elizabeth explains why she wrote her book and what inspires her. She talks about staying motivated and why some entrepreneurs find their interest in their company going stale. Elizabeth talks about showing people how to look at themselves with more compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: Connor explains his frustration with the usual freelancer finding websites online. He explains how his company, FreeeUp, only allows the top 1% of freelancer applications onto their market and even offers freelancer insurance. Connor talks about hiring freelancers vs. employees. The three discuss being in control of your business and your assets instead of relying on other companies or services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: Greg and Dave sit down and talk with two of the board members of L’Arche, a chain of communities where people with intellectual disabilities are able to share with each other and explore their gifts. Their guests, Jim and Martin, talk about L’Arche’s art galleries and how they help build confidence for people with intellectual disabilities.  They also help people with and without intellectual disabilities connect with each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode   Greg introduces Brent Smith who is a Newfoundland chocolate retailer calling in from Las Vegas, Nevada. We hear our guest’s personal story of how he and his wife decided to go into the chocolate business. Brent explains how part of the inspiration for the company was to afford to get their two sons to Disney World. Our hosts hear the story of the Newfoundland Chocolate Company's breakthrough, and how they became a chocolate retail company. Brent shares how having no paycheque one Christmas morning inspired him and his wife to grow their own business full-time. Listen in to this installment of the Boiling Point to hear the full story!   Who is Brent Smith?   Brent Smith is the CCO or Chief Chocolate Officer of the Newfoundland Chocolate Company. The Newfoundland Chocolate Company has won a number of awards including the St. John’s Board of Trade’s highest honour, the 2015 overall Business Excellence Award. In addition, Newfoundland Chocolates were named the Atlantic Food Product

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IN THIS EPISODE: Ken chats with Greg and Dave about his passion for surfing and how it has become a creative outlet for him to express himself. Ken explains the essence of surfing and life lessons you can learn from being out on the water, and how the experience itself can teach you things outside of surfing as well. Ken discusses about how he drifted away from surfing, and it came back to him at the age of 40 and he felt the same excitement as when he was 14 years old. Ken talks about how he incorporates his love for surfing into his ways of teaching. BIO: As a life long wave-rider, Ken lives his life in motion, more improvised than choreographed. Ken Otter presently works as the Co-director of The Leadership Center at Saint Mary's College and Associate Professor in Leadership. Ken's educational background includes studies in somatic, counselling and organizational psychology, expressive arts therapy, adult development and learning, and leadership. Ken designs and facilitates innovative and trans

IN THIS EPISODE:  Jaclyn chats with Greg and Dave about her book "33 Days: A Parenting Program to Strengthen Your Family", and describes how the Law Of Attraction inspired the start up of her book. Jaclyn talks about becoming more relaxed by becoming less busy and enjoying other experiences outside of work. Jaclyn discusses how her therapy is not structured like usual therapists, she reads and collects things that she thinks might help them.  She describes her office as having natural elements such as rocks, fountains, trying to bring the grounding and calming energy indoors as much as possible. Jaclyn explains the importance of what she does and how she can make a positive impact on the world. BIO:  Jaclyn Trecartin is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and a Licensed Counselling Therapist, working with children, families, and adults. Jaclyn currently runs a private therapy practice in Saint John, New Brunswick. She has published one book incorporating theories of the Law of Attraction with her expe

IN THIS EPISODE:  Bethany chats with Greg and Dave about creating SomaDetect agriculture farming company, which is helping farmers provide better care for animals and providing good quality milk. Bethany talks about completing a PHD in biology, and how it has helped immensely with the start up of SomaDetect. Bethany discusses how she helps farmers diagnose low quality or contaminated milk and providing nutritional needs for farmers with their farms. Bethany tells how the idea was actually born from her father, and how he was a biophysicists who worked on applications involved with the innovation behind SomaDetect. BIO: Bethany Deshpande is the CEO of SomaDetect. She is a scientist turned entrepreneur who is providing dairy farmers with the information they need to produce the best possible milk. Bethany has experience in community engagement, Northern environmental science, mathematics, and data analysis. Bethany set out to commercialize the technology developed by her dad over the past several dec

In this episode: - Richard explains the impact on broad lateral thinking that comes with training or schooling in architecture. - Richard and Greg give examples of the qualities of architecture being transferable to different jobs. - They explain parallels between architecture and film. - They speak on monument building in the light of old monuments getting taken down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: Bridget Oland discusses how she got to her position as the marketing director and recipe developer of Crosby's Molasses Greg, Dave and Bridget all share their best molasses stories Bridget explains how molasses is made and what a versatile product it is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices