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Blair Kaplan’s entrepreneurial insights on the five resilience muscles needed now more than ever!

As entrepreneurs, we are resilient.

The global pandemic has simply brought light to this. And, what makes us MORE resilient than others has a lot to do with our autonomy, how quickly we need to shift and adapt in our rapidly changing world.

In our podcast today, Blair Kaplan (http://www.blairkaplan.ca) shows up in all her vulnerability to share 5 impactful themes you can build resilience into who you are and how you show up in business:

  1. Encourage Intrepreneurs
  2. Legacy Build
  3. Be Forgiving
  4. Understand your Relationship Economics
  5. Take Proactive Action

Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a Pemberton-based PR agency. As a pioneer in the industry, she brings more than a decade of experience to her clients, which include global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Blair has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. She has spoken on national stages and her expertise has been featured in media outlets including CBC Radio, CEOWORLD Magazine, She Owns It and Thrive Global. Blair is also the #1 bestselling author of Pulsing Through My Veins: Raw and Real Stories from an Entrepreneur and cohost of the Dissecting Success podcast. When she’s not working on the board for her local chamber of commerce, you can find Blair growing the “I Am Resilient Project,” an online community where users share their stories of overcoming life’s most difficult moments. You can learn more and submit your story at www.iamresilient.info.


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Learn how to accelerate your online presence to get past your competition with Erica Hakonson

Erica Hakonson is the award-winning entrepreneur at the helm of the B2B digital marketing agency, Maven Collective Marketing. Hakonson has been awarded Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Silver Award by the international Stevie Women in Business Awards, Editor’s Choice by the CanadianSME National Business Awards and Top Small Business Female Executive Bronze Award by DataBird Business Journal.

Leading the team of “Mavens”, primarily female technology marketing consultants, alongside long-term clients, Maven Collective Marketing has been awarded a MarCom Gold B2B Website Award, Website Category Winner for Ragan Content Marketing Awards, 2X dotComm Gold for B2B Website & Website Creative/Copy, as well as the Standard of Excellence Award for B2B Website by the WebAwards.

Beyond Maven Collective, Hakonson also co-founded a new Vancouver-based B2B SaaS company, Orchestry, to Make Work Simple with transparent governance, adoption tools and self-service provisioning for organizations in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online and across Microsoft 365.


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David Chevrier s’ouvre sur les enjeux et les défis d’être entrepreneur et nous dévoile un nouveau projet pour créer un beau réseau d’entraide!

Entrepreneur créatif, passionné par le facteur wow, David Chevrier a fondé la Licornerie. En quelques années, il a su faire sa place dans la vente au détail de différents produits de l’univers fantastique et de la licorne. La Licornerie possède dorénavant 3 succursales dont 2 à Montréal et 1 à Québec en plus d’une boutique en ligne. David aime les choses qui sortent de l’ordinaire et ensuite il veille à les rendre populaires!


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Margarita Romano Discusses 3 Secrets to Shift Your Thinking for 2021. Plus, a Free TedX Event Offer!

The global pandemic has constricted our world for over a year. It’s time for us to rebuild, but we have no blueprints. No one has ever stood where we’re standing today. Only imaginative and inventive thinking will take us to a better place.

Joining Canada’s Podcast host, Angela Faye is Margarita Romano whose goal for you today is to Shift Your Thinking to “Thrive” gear and remind you that you are supported!

Listen to discover:

  • Secret #1 – There is one Low Cost, High Return Asset that 95% Of Entrepreneurs FORGET To Capitalize On
  • Secret #2 – The Fastest Way to Future-Proof your wealth portfolio is to Stop Focusing on what’s in your bank account and start investing in this one “sure-thing” investment
  • Secret #3 – There is one simple thing you can do today that is the Easiest Way to Overcome Drudgery And Unleash Limitless Creativity to lead a joyful life despite what is going on around you

Margarita Romano is as unique as her role at LeapZone – Equine-Guided Strategist. Supported by her intuitive equine partners, she loves to collaborate on a strategic level to provide a different perspective, and to help uncover and clarify purpose and direction. Margarita helps heart-centered entrepreneurs and couplepreneurs connect the dots to lead spectacular lives driven by heart and soul.

Her 20+ years of experience working closely with people and getting to understand how they think and function through brand development and implementation, along with her passion for life, make her determined to help people live and operate by design, and increase their units of happiness.


Shape your future in #Lethbridge. Bold. Vibrant. Technological. The bright, affordable choice for business builders. Grow now at https://entrepreneur.chooselethbridge.ca

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Renaud Laliberté est avocat à son compte. Il nous parle de son parcours d’entrepreneur mais aussi de l’importance pour lui de l’équilibre travail et vie de famille!

Renaud Laliberté est avocat à son compte. Il nous parle de son parcours d’entrepreneur mais aussi de l’importance pour lui de l’équilibre travail et vie de famille! Une entrevue qui nous fait méditer sur ce concept! A écouter!

Me Renaud Laliberté a fondé son cabinet Services juridiques Laliberté inc.. Il est un nom reconnu dans les secteurs internationaux du logiciel et de la fabrication, grâce à des années d’expérience obtenues dans des cabinets juridiques de premier rang, à des postes de direction juridique, et en tant que conseiller juridique en interne pour des entreprises du Fortune 500.


Vous voulez vous assurer que votre #smallbusiness est protégé en cas d’imprévu? Co-operators peut vous aider! Pour trouver un conseiller Co-operators et commencer dès aujourd’hui, allez à lp.cooperators.ca/canadapodcast

Les entrepreneurs sont l’épine dorsale de l’économie canadienne. Pour soutenir les entreprises canadiennes, abonnez-vous à notre chaîne YouTube et suivez-nous sur Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn et Twitter.

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George Boutsalis Wants You to Chase Your Dreams, Work for Yourself and Blaze Your Own Trail!

Quite simply George Boutsalis likes to create, likes to build, likes to read and likes to run. And he likes to run businesses. He has grown up in the family cleaning business, which currently services locations throughout the GTA and across Ontario, covering more than 30 million square feet, 24 hours a day – 365 days a year. George is now heading out into a new venture Cast App Inc., an anonymous, voting-based #socialmedia platform.


Want to make sure your #smallbusiness is protected in case of the unexpected? The Co-operators Can Help! To find a Cooperators advisor and get started today go to lp.cooperators.ca/canadapodcast

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Shauna MacDonald, One of Canada’s Leading PR Pros Shares How to Tackle Communications in 2021

Shauna McDonald is is one of Canada’s leading PR pros. As the Principal & Founder of Brookline Public Relations in Calgary, Shauna has seen many successes as the company enters its 16th year.

Resiliency and accountability have been her mantras for the last year, and Brookline PR has fought through and adapted. Through Zoom meetings, maintaining consistency, and creating a fun environment with the Culture Team, Shauna and her team grew closer and more empathetic towards each other while managing virtual collaboration.

Brookline continues to provide its clients across Canada with the expertise needed for crisis communication, proactive and reactive messaging, and creative ideas. With a keen attention to detail, Brookline elevates brands and helps them achieve excellent results and positive.


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Laura Burden is a South-African Born Vancouver-Based Entrepreneur Focused on Social Media Marketing

Laura Burden is a South-African born Vancouver-based entrepreneur focused on social media marketing. Her entrepreneurial spirit led to her leave law school to found Burden Brand Management. Laura is passionate about helping others find their voice on social media, and does this through her coaching and consulting services, as well as online courses targeted at small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to leverage social media for their businesses.

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Spirited Entrepreneur Matt Crowell Encourages Us to Slow Down, Buy Local, and Don’t Let Amazon Win

Matt Crowell is a passionate Entrepreneur and out of the box thinker. Matt founded GetintheLoop, on an $800 budget fresh out of playing professional hockey in Europe.

Matt and his team, alongside a group of advisors, has grown GetintheLoop into a technology platform that brings local consumers together with bricks and mortar businesses in communities across Canada.

Matt holds a Masters in Innovation from Antwerp Management School and a Bachelors of Science, Marketing from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Janet Candido, Principal of Candido Consulting Group is an Authority on Workplace Systems & Culture

Principal of Toronto-based Candido Consulting GroupJanet Candido is an authority on workplace systems and culture. With more than 20 years of business and HR expertise, she provides innovative solutions for clients with the goal of helping organizations, executive teams and their employees reach optimal performance.

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