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The Rundown In this episode, I chat with pioneering tech consultant, keynote speaker, and proud PEIer, Amber MacArthur, AmberMac to her friends. I talk to her about how she turned a 140-year-old Charlottetown house into an eco-friendly smarthome showcase. A showcase sporting 38 lightbulbs you can talk to. Next up, former food stylist and chef Christine Tizzard explains how to shop, cook and dine with zero-waste. Is there a banana peel bread in your future? So, smart appliances and smart eating all in one episode. By the way, if you want to read Harrowsmith Magazine instead of listen to it you can subscribe to the print version online at harrowsmithmag.com and you can find Harrowsmith Magazine on selected newsstands across Canada. But for now, settle in for the next half hour of Harrowsmith Radio.

The 140-year-old Smart Home - Amber MacArthur

Amber MacArthur has been helping Canadians and corporations understand technology and social media for decades now. But, she grew up in a decidedly untechy PEI. She’s living in Toronto now, but in 2019 she and her partner videographer Chris Dyck decided to buy a 140-year-old home in the heart of Charlottetown and go to town on a renovation. They also used their connections and social media cache to bring companies like Home Depot, LG, and Google along for the ride. The result? A renovated home with smart TVs, washers, driers, lights, sensors, and outdoor security cameras. Sort of like Tony Stark’s vacation home if he was into Anne Shirley. I had a chance to talk with Amber about that reno and what she learned by doing it. You find more about AmberMac here.

Zero Waste with Christine Tizzard

Now, it’s time for a short conversation about living responsibly on our planet, brought to you by Oroweat Organic Bread. Great Taste that’s Sustainably Baked. 

As a food stylist and chef, Christine Tizzard has seen her share of food waste. These days she’s doing something about it. Tizzard recently wrote  Cook More, Waste Less. It’s a terrific guide to buying, cooking, menu planning, and storing food in sustainable ways. You can find her blog here.

End Notes

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By the way, the music in the podcast? It's by good ol' Canadian singer, composer and friend of the 'cast, David Archibald. You can find more of his music at his website, davidarchibald.com.

Amber Mac, Speaker, Author, Host, Entrepreneur on Ah-Ha Moments for Success Podcast with Anita Heidema

I am an entrepreneur, bestselling author, blogger, keynote speaker, and TV/radio host. I started my career during the dot-com boom in San Francisco and have since been at the forefront of reporting on and participating in digital innovation.

OFFICIAL BIO: AMBER MAC, PRESIDENT, AMBERMAC MEDIA

Amber Mac(Arthur) started her career in San Francisco and Boston during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. As a strategist for Razorfish and Director of Marketing for an e-procurement software company, she spent four years in the technology start-up trenches.

Amber left the start-up world to join Microsoft to build one of the first female-focused lifestyle portals. In 2006, with her brother, she started her own digital agency called Konnekt. The company’s first client was world-renowned business coach, Tony Robbins. Her company’s clients include Microsoft Xbox, Ford Motor Company, Tony Robbins, Canada Goose, Fast Company, PayPal, Canadian Blood Services, and many more leading organizations.

“With few equals,” writes YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, “MacArthur continues to demonstrate a keen insight towards the continually evolving fabric of the social web.”

In 2010, she wrote the national bestselling business book Power Friending (Portfolio: New York).  In 2016, she co-wrote an Internet safety book called Outsmarting Your Kids Online (with security expert Michael Bazzell). Amber has keynoted more than 300 events around the world.  Topics include business innovation, Internet of things, online safety, and what it takes for companies to adapt and grow.

She is a regular business host and expert for Fast Company, CNN, Bloomberg TV, CBS, BNN, The Marilyn Denis Show, and Sirius Radio. She was recently hired to serve as an entrepreneur advisor on a new reality pilot called Dream Funded: Let the Crowd Decide, created by Mark Burnett.

As a child, Amber attended a two-room country schoolhouse and shared a party telephone line with neighboring houses. She is now recognized internationally as an innovation and technology leader.

https://ambermac.com/about/

 

ABOUT ANITA HEIDEMA

I am many things to many people but mostly a Mindset Coach and Business Strategist to entrepreneurs who want to live powerful, passionate, rich free life.

It all starts with knowing where you are with our “Rich Life and Business” download here http://anitaheidema.com/richlife/

I am also a speaker, TV Host, NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Author to Amazon best-seller Vitality Knocks, creator of Mind Your Business Class, Mind School & Ah-ha! Business Academy for entrepreneurs, 21-Day Journey to Success and various meditations and other programs for business and leadership success. As Hypnotherapist and Travel creator of “Getaway to Find Your Way”, I create programs and destination getaways and online programs that build your mindset and strategies for business and leadership success.

I have a personal passion for promoting awareness for Lewy Body Dementia to as many people as possible as early diagnosis is extremely important. I have created a foundation “The Fenna Heidema Lewy Body Foundation” in my mother’s name.

I love sharing and learning about cooking, travel, books, personal mind control, business strategies, health with special attention to brain health, our aging population and memory and brain power issues.

My Motto is “Instill an internal legacy to live life fully and to your true potential. Learn, experience and love”. I live this in my life and business every day and love helping others.

I created tools and programs to create Ah-ha! moments for entrepreneurs and their business that produce the riches and freedom they desire. I was a 27-year professional, corporate management advocate that had the bottom pulled out from under me. With this ah-ha moment, I knew what I was made of. My mindset and strategies created the business I am leading and the financial freedom and time I desired. I am never looking back. I share all the tools I have in all my programs so you can have all you desire as well.

I bring true joy and passion to everything I do. I love seeing my amazing entrepreneurs succeed.

You are what you think and do. Make it happen today.

To Your Success, Happiness & Ah Ha Moments,

Anita