In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with Renée Yoxon. Renée is a gender-affirming voice teacher with a passion for voice education, creativity, and vocal curiosity. Since 2010, they have taught thousands of students how to love their voice. Their strength as a teacher is explaining complicated concepts in plain language that anyone can understand, as well as anticipating student problems before they occur. They are the creator of a suite of online courses that provide concise and easy-to-follow trans voice education to trans and nonbinary people all over the ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with HR Consultant & DEI Specialist, Clea Arrieta. Clea is a big sister, first-generation Canadian, and queer woman of colour. She’s had the deep privilege of working with incredible teams within the tech, non-profit, and civic organizing spaces that are focused on creating employee experiences that matter. By day, she is an HR Consultant at Bright + Early who works to partner with small to mid-size organizations to create thoughtful and intentional employee experiences. And by night, she sits on the board of QueerTech ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with Founder and Managing Partner at Misfit Ventures, Mandy Potter. Mandy has always danced to the beat of her own drum and is now on a mission to invest in others who do the same. With over 15 years of experience building and scaling VC-backed startups, raising millions in funding, growing companies to tens of millions in revenue, and even selling one, she’s now channelling her energy into shaping the future and ensuring it's a playground of possibility for generations to come. Watch on YouTube --- ► Virtual Guru $200 prom ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with DEI consultant, Geffrye Parsons. in 2022, Geff retired from a 35-year front office executive career in financial services to set up his own Diversity, Equity & Inclusion consulting practice, The Inclusion Imperative. Formerly based in the UK and now living in Canada, Geff has received multiple decorations for his work around LGBTQ+ inclusion, including a long-standing chair of the LGBTQ+ employee resource group at his former employer, in which capacity he led it both to winning the Business Equality award at the an ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with the Founder and CEO of Reya Health, Dallas Barnes. Reya Health is a company founded by a birth control user for birth control users. After years of experiencing the gruelling trial and error process of trying to find a suitable contraceptive, founder and CEO Dallas Barnes set out to change the way people approach birth control. Building a birth control matching and tracking app that takes the guesswork and frustration out of the process, Reya Health aims to make your search for the right birth control more personalized ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with the Founder and CEO of EqualityMD, Justin Ayars. Justin is a former healthcare trial lawyer turned serial entrepreneur. His latest endeavour, EqualityMD, is an LGBTQ+ healthcare and data analytics company that blends healthcare and technology with marketing and data science. EqualityMD is changing how the underserved LGBTQ+ community perceives and receives care by empowering each patient to become the superhero of their own healthcare story. EqualityMD Discount: equalityMD30 Join EqualityMD today for just $49/mo - you ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with special guest, Gregg Brown. With a career spanning 30 years, Gregg is an internationally recognized speaker, advisor, entrepreneur, and business mentor. Gregg was part of the team that opened the first wave of Starbucks in Canada. His insights on change and the future of work have been featured in Forbes, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and Entrepreneur, as well as on CTV’s The Social and Global News. Gregg has been mentoring entrepreneurs with Canada’s LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) for many years. He believes small busin ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with co-founder and CEO of Orgmatch, Trevor Loke. Trevor has worked with dozens of community investment teams around the world, including Patagonia, to move over $100M in capital. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada, where he was previously a locally elected official. Now Trevor is working to grow Orgmatch, which is revolutionizing philanthropy by partnering funders with the best nonprofits to help them achieve their goals. Orgmatch’s mission is to create a world where social impact is maximized through effective partne ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with California licensed attorney and tax professional, Braden Drake. Braden works primarily with online and creative small business owners through his law firm, the Not-Your-Average Law Firm and his online programs and memberships. He’s also the host of the “Unf*ck Your Biz” podcast and is the author of his book by the same title. When not doing business things, he is an avid runner, triathlete, CrossFit enthusiast, and home cook. When not doing those things, he's probably taking naps on his patio in San Diego, or watching ..read more

In this episode of The Business Gay Podcast, host Calan Breckon speaks with Andrew Gurza. Andrew is an award winning Disability Awareness Consultant and the Chief Disability Officer and Co-founder of Bump’n, a sex toy company for and by disabled people. Their work has been featured on BBC, CBC, Gay Times UK, Huffington Post, The Advocate, and Out.com just to name a few. Today Calan is talking with Andrew about bringing access to businesses in a truly inclusive way and what you can do at your company to make it even just a little bit more accessible and inclusive. Watch on YouTube *EXPLICIT WAR ..read more