KEEN Mind with Matt Aubin

#040: Do you remember Comfree the private sale option for Real Estate in the early to mid 2000's?  I sure do. It had a crazy growth with signs everywhere to all of a sudden gone. What happened to it.

Join us this episode for a conversation with Erin Holowach who grew Comfree in Edmonton and shares her story about educating the public about a better way to sell your property without crazy commissions. She talks about the insane growth to the real estate correction of 2008 and ultimately the exit out of the business.

This episode covers grieving a lost business to starting it up again 20 years apart. Its a great a conversation with Erin. Join us!

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Entrepreneurs of Edmonton
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Erin Holowach
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-holowach-11aa21159/

Homefree
Website: https://homefree.com

#039: Reed is apart of something amazing in Canada. Over the past few years the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) has grown to the largest all Canadian Sports league with 10 different teams across the country surpassing the CFL which has 9 team.

Reed's background in Sales and Marketing has been utilized to create a fun and engaging fan experience at the HIVE.

Listen along as Reed takes his shot at becoming the President of the Stingers, growing the league and what they are doing in the community to build Trust.

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Entrepreneurs of Edmonton
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Reed Clarke
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reed-clarke-mba-4a929637/

Stingers Basketball
Website: https://www.thestingers.ca/

Ross Flats Apparel
Website:  https://www.rossflats.ca

#038: When you step into the arena of business...  the rules change... Listen to Curtis share his experience through Covid and tough times and how relationships changed throughout it all.

How are you getting better? Is there a plan? is it just one thing? Curtis talks about the compound effect of getting better and how this might get you over the hump.

Looking to build a team? What happens when you have "A" players or top performing players on the team and you combine them with "B" average players. Is it all sunshine and rainbows or are there struggles in the team dynamics? Curtis shares his experiences dealing that issue

Listen in for some laughs and truth bombs...

Enjoy



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Curtis Crouse
Website: https://www.a1heating.ca/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtiscrouse/

Episode #37 follows Ryan on his journey through music to commercial leasing. He gets vulnerable with Welfare and needing help as well as talking about adjusting to the new realities businesses face. 

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Ryan Risling
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rrisling

#036 Jeff Sundquist, the CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce joins us this week with his diverse international background.  Ranging from the High Commission in London to the Industrial waste waters of Edmonton.

Join us today as Jeff describes using diplomacy throughout business as a natural way to connect with others. How is belief that Autocratic leadership isn't scaleable and how your policies should be customer centric to encourage your best customers to keep coming back.

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Jeffrey Sundquist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreysundquist/

Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Website: https://www.edmontonchamber.com/

#035 Today's episode features Bryan Smith from Bluetrain, a digital marketing expert with over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur. 

• Early mistakes entrepreneurs make is knowing their value. What happens when you don't price your products according to the market?  

• How about that turning point in your business when your small and very profitable and you decide to expand. You invest and the results are an increase in revenue but lower profits.  How long do you go down that path? 

• What is the culture you want inside your organization? How can you build it? How do you maintain it.  Bryan will talk about hiring to your culture.

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Entrepreneurs of Edmonton
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Bryan Smith
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryansmith78/

Bluetrain
Website: http://www.bluetrain.ca

#034: Neil Rasmussen from Bri Steel joins us from their new base in Oklahoma to discuss the business challenges of steel manufacturing in Canada, dealing with foreign suppliers, and managing relationships from abroad.

Neil provides his firsthand account of navigating geopolitical roadblocks, dealing with global manufacturing challenges, and positioning your company to take advantage of global market gaps.

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Neil Rasmussen
Twitter:  NeilRasmussen5
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/neil-rasmussen-30171742

Bri-Steel Manufacturing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bristeel.mfg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bri-steel-manufacturing-inc-/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw-gVALw6YfVnHSrHfZEsQ
Website: http://www.bri-steel.com/

#033: Ken Braget walks us through what it is like to build culture in his organization. "It's amazing what you can say if they know you care".  The question remains how do you build that kind of trust with your employees. Ken is a man on a mission to connect with his heritage and make a difference for indigenous people.  He is the President and CEO of Alexander Valve and Supply has build North America's only First Nation community owned industrial supply company.

His journey starts as a member of Edmonton Police Service and continues today as a visionary who is making a real impact for indigenous people in Alberta.

You are going to hear about bad partnerships, creating loyalty and fighting for your people and how execution is the superpower to leadership.

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Ken Braget
Twitter: @brags_08
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-braget-34441562/   

Alexander Valve and Supply
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alexander-valve-actuation-modification/
Website: https://www.alexandervalve.com/

#032: Jeff Tetz, CEO of Results joins us to talk about the good habits that make good business leaders. How will your decisions impact the world 7 generations from now? How do you handle information that conflicts with your beliefs? Do you "hug the messenger"?

Learn about "Leadership Incongruence", why brain recovery is just as important as muscle recovery, and why the environment you are in matters more than the goals you set.

Jeff Tetz delivers an interview with a ton of insight, great lessons, and even a chance encounter with Jamie Foxx! Join us and Get Results!

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Jeff Tetz
Twitter: @JeffTetz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jefftetz
Instagram: @jeffwtetz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.tetz.1

Results.
Twitter: @UnleashResults
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/results-canada-inc-/
Instagram: @unleashresults
Facebook: @UnleashResults
Website: https://unleashresults.com/

Santa YEG
Twitter: @SantaEDM
Instagram: @santayeg
Facebook: @SantaYEG
Website: https://santayeg.com/

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#031: This episode is the tale of two ends of the business spectrum..  One side you have the core values of fun and at the other end you have grieving the loss of an 8 yr old business. Listen as Matt describes both situations.

Shocking the Aubin think tank didn't pan out...  the moment you realize that sitting in a room by yourself wasn't the right direction when you are a highly social creature like  Matt.  What was he thinking??? 

That journey led him to creating the iteration of Keen that we see today. A thriving local business that has fun at its inner most core.  Hire for culture and train the rest.

Listen in for some laughs, some grieving and a bunch of truth bombs...

Enjoy



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Entrepreneurs of Edmonton
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Matt Aubin
Instagram: @matt.aubin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattaubin/

KEEN Creative
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keen-creative/?originalSubdomain=ca
Instagram: @keencreative
Facebook: @theKEENcreatives
Website: https://keencreative.com/

North Elm Construction
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-elm-construction/
Instagram: @northelm_construction
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northelm1/
Website: https://northelm.ca/