Getting it Wrong

In this episode, Alex digs down into Amy's several pivots into leadership roles in brand new fields of business, and how she was able to communicate her potential and ability to succeed to prospective employers despite no experience in those new fields.

In this episode, Alex talks with ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng about her career in the tech world working for companies like Google, Shopify, and eBay, the hurdles she has overcome (and some she still faces), what led her to found a company designed to make ecommerce returns easier, her thoughts on what a good boss means to her, and how she leads.

In this episode, Alex talks with Lynn Elmhirst about her swing from news journalist into lifestyle television production and host of the PBS series, "World's Greatest Cruises." Also an entrepreneur, Lynn formed her own media production and marketing company, and put all of her creative juices to work to make a series about cruising that launched at the beginning of the pandemic not only survive, but thrive.

In this episode, Alex dives into the whys and hows of her major career switch with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, going from business consultant to industry and government to founder of sustainable adventure travel company, Karibu Adventures.

In this episode, Alex talks with National Newspaper Award winner Marina Jimenez about why she left her 25-year career in journalism for the world of communications in academia and healthcare, the similarities and differences of those worlds, and how she managed the transition.

In this episode, Alex talks with McEwen Media founder Tara McEwen about why she left her job as a Senior Producer in network television to start her own company that helps people create their own personal brands, her best tips for appearing in the media (and doing it well), and how to "unlock your own inner superstar."

In this episode, Alex delves into the evolving world of curating and programming multidisciplinary festivals and events, with Devyani Saltzman, who works at the intersection between the arts, ideas, and social change.

In this episode, Alex talks with author Rona Maynard about how she discovered a new purpose in life after leaving her job as editor of Chatelaine magazine, a post she had held for 10 years. Through daily walks with her new rescue dog, Casey, Rona discovers a new path "to joy, belonging, and loving this world."

In this episode, Alex talks with Debbie Nightingale about her leap from city to country, leaving a career in film and television to start and run Haute Goat, a 200-acre farm that connects people with goats and other animals for "happy, soul-nourishing experiences".

In this episode, Alex talks with Ana Serrano about her career inspired by reading the very first edition of WIRED magazine while still at university, and how that led her into a path of combining education, media, art and design to create and run globally-recognized programs at the Canadian Film Centre and OCAD University.

In this episode, Alex talks with Anne Maggisano about how her "A-Ha" moment in a coffee shop (after completing degrees in Science and Art/Film) led her to her career in investment management with a focus on building a community for women to learn how to make investing a priority.

In this episode, Alex talks with Anne Fitzgerald about leaving her 30 year legal career, winning a major legal court case as Chief Legal Officer for Cineplex, her new adventures and board work as Chair of Outward Bound Canada, and what it means to live a creative life now.

In this episode, Alex talks with Elisabeth Baugh, former CEO of Ovarian Cancer Canada, about starting and running successful not-for-profit organizations, and her best lessons learned for delivering meaningful impact in the health charity sector.

In this episode, Alex talks with Fran Murray, owner of Fran Murray Co., about finding the inspiration and joy from memories of childhood baking to creating a business where profit meets philanthropy, and supporting other women and BIPOC-owned enterprises through her curated gift-basket company.

In this episode, Alex talks with award-winning former television journalist and documentary producer Christina Pochmursky about how she learned to buck the fear instilled in her as a child and and take big risks personally and professionally, and how those lessons have prompted the new book she's writing, "A Coward's Guide to Taking Risks."

In this episode, Alex talks with Sweetpea's owner Sara Jameson about her journey and lessons learned from marketer to entrepreneur to successful floral studio owner and "creating a visual representation of other people's sentiments with flowers".

In this episode, Alex talks with Linda Schuyler about her memoir, The Mother of All Degrassi, and her journey from teacher, to storyteller, to entrepreneur, the voice she gave to kids and young adults in the Degrassi television franchise, and her involvement with Kids Help Phone as a key part of her work.

In this episode, Alex talks with author Ben Goulet about his crime fiction vignette collections, Mojave Crime, Volumes 1 and 2, the inspiration he draws from the Southern California high desert, how self-publishing these books has opened up an entirely new world, and what he would have done differently in that journey.

In this episode, Cheekbone Beauty CEO Jenn Harper talks about the dream that led her to to the founding of the company, whose mission of empowering Indigenous youth and sustainability drives Cheekbone's business ethos, marketing, and product development.

In this episode, Alex talks with author Shayne Traviss about how he abruptly left the corporate world to live a "radically authentic life" and start VividLife.me, a personal development movement, and his evolution into becoming a travel curator, interconnectedness fanatic, and authenticy evangelist.