“I’ll retire when it becomes work.” That’s what CEO and President of Golden West Broadcasting, Elmer Hildebrand says whenever anyone asks him when he’s going to retire. Now the question is not unreasonable, considering he’s 86 years old. But he still continues to love what he does and with 40 radio stations and 20 online portals, he does a lot! But what was the recipe for his success, considering it all started with one small AM radio station in Altona back in 1957? And how is AM and FM radio still viable in 2023? According to Elmer it all comes down to investing in people and the communities ..read more

“Our mission is to make marketing better”.   “Our social purpose is to inspire the social consciousness of brands.”    Kiirsten May said both of those things about the company that she co-owns with Alex Varrichio, Uphouse Inc. A marketing and public relations agency providing services to clients in all different sectors and she is our guest today. Kiirsten is an award-winning copywriter, brand consultant and co-author of The Proximity Paradox (co-written with UpHouse co-owner Alex Varricchio). She and Alex  have proven to be some amazing humans doing some pretty amazing thi ..read more

“The whole thing was just an adventure from the beginning. Except that in the centre of it all and what it’s about is people. It really is. It’s about people, it’s about relationships, about how you treat others and to this day I would still say that.” The Honourable Janice Filmon DID say that and you are in luck because she has a lot more to say than just that, in this episode of “Mental Health for Performance”. She was Manitoba’s twenty-fifth Lieutenant Governor – only the second woman to hold the post in the province’s history.  She is married to former Premier of Manitoba, The Honoura ..read more

Janet McMahon is our guest today. She is also Sport Manitoba’s President and CEO but when you sit down and chat with Janet – I get an overwhelming sense that she is simply an amazing woman, passionate about sport and doing all she can to use her 3 decades of experience in it, to make it better for us all. She leads with a knowledge that if we start looking at the human side of people not JUST the performance – the performance side comes with it because people choose it.   So how do you get people to choose excellence, to work alongside you, to find joy in accomplishing things, to motivate ..read more

What an incredible season of guests here on our Mental Health for Performance podcast, and we convinced the incredible person behind this entire podcast project, Dr. Adrienne Leslie-Toogood to sit down and look back at it all. There are so many take-aways from the stories we’ve been able to gather and, in this episode, we’re asking Adrienne to put HER ears and eyes to them and give us HER “take” on the thoughts shared. Her insights here are perceptive and helpful and give leaders of any kind and in any field some tangible ways to make a real difference to the success of those that you have in ..read more

“Success for me is defined by impact. Whether it’s impact in the community, impact at Johnston Group or impact in individual’s lives. How can I provide a positive impact, is how I would define success.” – Dave Angus, President of Johnston Group. What an incredible perspective on success. He measures it by how he impacts others. The true essence of a leader. There is so much to learn from Dave Angus and all you have to do is listen. Dave is willing to share all that has enabled him to have a positive impact as a leader, on those who follow him and in turn, be part of the great success that is J ..read more

Susan Cockle is a Mental Performance Consultant, professional member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association and Registered Psychologist with over 2 decades of experience.  She works in private practice in Edmonton, Ab.  and is the Mental Health Lead for the Canadian Paralympic Committee (for Tokyo, Beijing, Santiago, Paris) and consults on mental health and performance for various National Sports Organizations including; Volleyball Canada, Canada Basketball, and Canada Soccer. Susan is also certified as a High Performance Practitioner, by Sport Scientist Canada, at the Senior L ..read more

“The real leading factor are the core values of commitment to each other and discipline and a culture of respect, of authenticity really sharing who you are, being who you are, but also managing and respecting the diversity of the group. And that was central to our philosophy that no one person is more important than another. And that’s just shaped my whole theory around leadership.” – Dr. Jennifer Walinga If you are here to learn about leadership, teamwork and success from the inside out, then you are in the right place. Dr. Jennifer Walinga is all about safe spaces in sport, work and life. S ..read more

“Sometimes leaders think that they should make all the decisions and that that’s what leading is. And when you do that the message that you give is 'I need to make the decisions because I’m better than you are.' And that’s horrible.  But when you empower people and GIVE them the opportunity and teach them, and don’t throw them to the wolves but allow them to start making decisions progressively and involve them, that is saying 'What you think matters and you are capable of doing this.' And that conveys respect and that conveys trust.” – Gloria Balague And who is Gloria Balague? She is a C ..read more

“I get up every day just wanting to make a difference and help people become successful.” -  Barry Jansen That’s just one of the many things that Barry Jansen could not contain when I had the pleasure of chatting with him. So, we figured we would give him yet another opportunity. Barry started “Jansen HR” to work with leaders and coaches and in turn, help them work with their “teams”. So, if you are looking to be successful in leading your own place of work, home or play – you need to listen to this podcast. Barry makes it very clear that anybody can be a boss. That’s easy. Being a leader ..read more