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Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast

59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 156 ratings

Career advice from leaders in the business world.

Lifetime at Work features interviews with industry leaders across the business world as they share career advice and lessons learned along the way. This podcast provides insight into varying career paths while helping with the tough choices we each face. The hope is that by hearing about the experiences of others it can help each listener understand their journey better and bring more meaning, purpose and joy to their work. If you're a professional in any industry or an aspiring student, this podcast will help you.

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Episodes

Tips on Building Your Resume and Story to Get the Job with Matt Warzel

March 25, 2024 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

Episode 54. How’s your resume looking right now? Have you revisited it in a while? Good, because this episode is all about getting the job, resumes, interviews, positioning yourself and everything else that goes with getting the job you want.  Guest Matt Warzel is a career coach and resume writer, bringing over 10 years in human services and career advancement experience to help his clients secure roles with higher pay. Matt doesn’t need to understand every industry to be a great career co...

Abandoning Your Family's Dreams to Find Your Own Career with Frank Hanna

March 11, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Episode 53. Frank Hanna started his career in his family’s restaurant at 12 years old. His dad has his life planned out and that was in the family business. But, after almost two decades working alongside his family, he left it behind because the stress and overwhelming nature of a family business were too high.  In this episode with host Greg Martin, Frank describes what he had to do to make it on his own. He ended up in the world of finance and wealth management eventually leading to foun...

The HR Ladder and When You Know You Need a Completely Different Career with Nick Goblirsch

February 26, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Episode 52. Nick Goblirsch started his career in the HR (Human Resources) industry. He was in charge of hiring people and building organizations. Over time he became more successful by doing the jobs other people didn’t want to do, like driving efficiencies and layoffs. Then one day he decided he needed to do something completely different and quit.  Today Nick is the owner of I Heart Painting LLC, a house painting company. If that sounds like a big switch, well it is, and the full story is...

Finding Passion and Enjoying What You Do by Going All In with Rick Jordan

February 12, 2024 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB

Episode 51. Rick Jordan is a keynote speaker and podcast host of the All-In podcast with Rick Jordan. He is the CEO & Founder of ReachOut Technology, a cybersecurity firm that recently went public. He’s been featured on TV segments with all the majors channels - ABC, NBC, Fox, Bloomberg and more.  Rick started his career at the bottom, without much of an education and only his drive. Over the years he was able to build a personal brand which helped build a company that’s a platform for all ...

Lessons & My Career in Investment Banking with Greg Martin

January 29, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Episode 50. For a special 50th episode, host Greg Martin shares his story of his early career in investment banking, through entrepreneurship and to today. He then covers some of the major takeaways from his own career and from his experience interviewing guests on the podcast.  Throughout the episode he shares the journey beginning his career at Genuity Capital Markets, through the acquisition by Canaccord Genuity and starting the boutique firm Origin Merchant Partners. He then discusses t...

Marketing Career Paths and Options with Amy Anderson

January 15, 2024 13:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

Episode 49. What are the options for starting a career in marketing? What are the options across in-house, agency and everything in between? In this episode, host Greg Martin interviews co-founder of Wild Coffee Marketing, Amy Anderson. Amy began her career working in New York in media and an account executive in the early days of digital media. She continued with a few in-house marketing roles before co-founding her current firm which today handles everything for their clients strategy to ...

You Need the Right Attitude or You Won’t Enjoy Work with Nicole Greer

January 02, 2024 13:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

Episode 48. Lots of what determines whether we’ll be happy with our job and thus our career, is tied to attitude. When you listen to this week’s guest, you’ll see she has a positive energy that makes “work fun”. Nicole Greer is an executive coach, consultant, and recruiter, but what's really interesting is her journey of finding work, taking a long break to raise her kids, and then coming back into the business world. She’s got a lot of energy, which she credits for landing her in leadership...

A New Take on How to Grow Faster at Work and Your Life with Accenture Canada’s Innovation Lead Iliana Oris Valiente

December 11, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MB

Episode 47. Knowing who we are today helps us figure out the future, how we grow, and what our future holds. Iliana Oris Valiente is a futurist who heads innovation at Accenture Canada and is well-versed in the world of blockchain and AI. Her career accomplishments have been grand, but she truly learned about herself in 2021 when she suffered burnout, forcing herself to assess who she was and what she needed to succeed in her career. In this episode, Iliana shares her journey with host Greg...

Beware and Avoid Getting “Trapped” in a Career with Karthik Suresh

November 27, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Episode 46. We all get stuck in our careers and in our jobs sometimes. Part of getting through it is attitude, another part is awareness, and another part is just making decisions that match with your age and experience.  In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses career paths across Wall Street, Silicon Valley and everything in between with Karthik Suresh. Karthik is the Co-Founder & CPTO of Ignition, an AI-powered platform for end-to-end planning, execution, and measurement for marketing...

The World of Technology Leadership with Benjamin Johnson

November 13, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Episode 45. What does it take to build the technology behind the leading software companies of today? The simple answer is a good CTO (Chief Technology Officer), which is the expertise and experience of Benjamin Johnson. Ben is the CEO and Founder of Particle41, a global software consultancy that offers end-to-end product development services. If you’re a business looking to develop technology, they are the engine behind it, whether that be across software/app development or building the te...

How Work Has Changed Over the Decades with Jose Palomino

October 30, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Episode 44. The world of work has changed materially over the last several decades, morphed by everything from technology, to culture to big events like the pandemic. Jose Palomino is a veteran with lots of experience across the board in corporate worlds and in entreprenership. In this episode Jose discusses with host Greg Martin all about his history through the working world and how he’s come to love and embrace the concept of process and systems in a business, to where he focuses on that...

Diversity and the Workplace Experience of the Minority with Brenda Harrington

October 16, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Episode 43. Many of our workplaces lack diversity. Whether it be across the company, in a particular meeting or at the leadership level, it is rare to see a group of people that match the ethnic and gender diversity of our communities. So, what does it feel like when you look different? Brenda Harrington, the author of a book called Access Denied, a compilation that explores discrimination and disparity in the workplace. Whether this subject personally resonates with you or not, this episod...

Workplace Experience of Minority Employees with Brenda Harrington

October 16, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Episode 43. Many of our workplaces lack diversity. Whether it be across the company, in a particular meeting or at the leadership level, it is rare to see a group of people that match the ethnic and gender diversity of our communities. So, what does it feel like when you look different? Brenda Harrington, the author of a book called Access Denied, a compilation that explores discrimination and disparity in the workplace. Whether this subject personally resonates with you or not, this episod...

The Engineering Career You Always Wanted with Zach White

October 02, 2023 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MB

Episode 42. The path to becoming an engineer may appear easy to some, but it’s not. It takes good grades, practice, reading and lots of time. Eventually you hit the world of work and it isn’t quite as easy as your favourite math, physics or programming challenge. Zach White was on a leading path to the top of his company as an engineer, just like he always wanted and hoped. Then he realized it wasn’t what he wanted anymore, but didn’t know why or what it meant. This set him on a journey to ...

Investment Banking, to Tech, to Community with Zachary Novak

September 18, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

Episode 41. It’s hard to know what you want to do in your career long-term. Often times you start somewhere and see where it takes you. If you ask Zachary Novak, he says you have to find your thing, and it just takes time. With host Greg Martin, Zachary shares his beginnings in investment banking to how he discovered the idea of getting into the field of technology. Before jumping into the tech world, Zachary was hesitant to go into a field he wasn’t an expert in. That is, until he realized...

Traveling in the Land of Startups with Sharekh Shaikh

September 05, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Synopsis Episode 40. Sharekh started his career studying computer engineer and living/working in the Middle East. But over time he realized he wasn’t a coder, and he didn’t want to work for someone else in the middle east anymore. So he came to North America and began the journey starting a company of his own. He’s still in the middle of this journey, but has founded and built a great company called CleverX, an audience discovery platform designed to help research teams conduct online surv...

Fear and Putting Yourself Out There with Ryan Hanley

June 12, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

Episode 39. It’s hard to be bold and stand out. There’s a part of us that wants to fit in, find your people and be accepted. But other times you need to stand out and put yourself out there. In this episode Greg Martin interviews Ryan Hanley. Ryan is an insurance guy (not sexy as he admits), but he’s also a business owner, podcaster, and speaker who believes insurance is the best industry every created. He is the CEO and Founder of Rogue Risk, a national, digital commercial insurance agency...

Life Lessons from the TV Show Succession with Dan Scott

May 29, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Episode 38. This episode is a special one, digging into the takeaways and lessons from the HBO hit Succession.  To reflect on the show through 4 seasons, Greg Martin interviews Dan Scott, who runs the firm Spotlight Advisory Group. He helps wealthy individuals and families find creative outlets, discover their purpose, and deal with succession (the real life kind).  The episode is all about purpose, greed, money, power and the good, bad and the ugly of what the show can teach us as Dan dra...

Franchising, Between Corporate Employee and Business Owner with Anna Brambilla

May 11, 2023 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

Episode 37. The route of franchising is a path we don’t consider, certainly not as often as the thought around owning your own business. But when you begin to realize, there are many franchises out there (beyond just restaurants) that are available to us. Starting up requries some capital and paying an ongoing royalty, but also comes with lots of support and a proven model.  In this episode Greg interviews Anna Brambilla, a career transition coach who helps her clients find fulfillment thro...

We All Risk Becoming Obsolete with Julie Noonan

May 01, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MB

Episode 36. We’re all getting older, technology is replacing jobs, employers want to hire younger people and layoffs are happening everywhere. What does that mean for the rest of us? In this episode Greg interviews Julie Noonan. Her expertise is all about managing big changes within organizations - she’s helped with dozens of M&A transactions, reorganizations, restructuring, new systems and just about everything else. Big change is hard. On top of all this, she’s been laid off more than onc...

Taking the Leap to Start Your Own Business with William Buist

April 17, 2023 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

Episode 35. It’s an incredibly challenging step to leave a career or a well paying job to start your own business. The leap is huge. It’s risky. But many of us do it. Why start your own business? How do you get the most out of the experience? How do you be really good? In this episode host Greg Martin joins William Buist to share stories about taking the leap and starting a business. Both Greg and William have done it themselves and work everyday with entrepreneurs who have times where they...

The Insurance Business as a Gateway to Earning and Learning Fast with Stanislav Kojokin

April 03, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

Episode 34. What do you know about the insurance industry? Diving in quickly you learn that it can be a tremendous place to learn about the world of business and make money as someone new, young or old. The role of brokers is perhaps the most fun. With guest Stanislav Kojokin, co-founder and CEO of KASE Insurance, he tells us all about his journey through the industry and co-founding the company and the great culture they have today. At over 2,000 clients on their roster, his team works alo...

We Overachieve and We Burnout to Make Our Parents Proud with Hamza Khan

March 21, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MB

Episode 33. There are many reasons we work hard at our jobs. Sometimes we work too hard and sometimes we work without really thinking why.  Hamza Khan is an international keynote speaker, author and business owner who has been through the trenches working the long hours he needed to prove himself. Unfortunately when you do that, you can burnout, without even recognizing what happened. In this episode host Greg Martin speaks with Hamza about his book The Burnout Gamble, along with his theori...

The End of Work from Home with Adam Pekarsky

March 06, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Episode 32. Our working habits have changed, but not everyone thinks that should stay. Many employers out there feel like everyone working from home right now should head back to the office. Others thing embracing the work from home or the hybird lifestyle is here to stay. Adam Pekarsky works in the recruitment industry and has witnessed employers grappling with this issue. Is work from home dead, dying, or here to stay? Adam emphasizes that a career is a contact sport. He believes those wh...

Strategies to Find Your Happiness with Katie Jefcoat

February 22, 2023 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

Episode 31. Katie Jefcoat is an expert on happiness. She has read all the books, reviewed all the studies and has been on the hunt to help people bring more happiness to their lives. It starts with understanding what makes us happy.  A former lawyer, Katie is the host of the Everyday Happiness Podcast, she is also a best-selling author, public speaker, and entrepreneur. When the pandemic hit and she saw the way it impacted the world, Katie found herself researching everything she could abou...

Who You Can Be in a White Male Dominated World with Tricia Montalvo Timm

January 23, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Episode 30. Tricia Timm hid who she was for years as she climbed the corporate ladder as a lawyer, aspiring to be better and better eat each step. But, what did better mean and what was the top? Throughout much of her career she hid that she was Latina and in other cases hid that she was a mother.  At a certain point she decided to stop hiding and to out herself. Rather than being ashamed of her background, she decided to come out and talk about it. To tell her store and inspire young Latin...

Feeling Like You Don't Belong in Your Workplace with Tricia Montalvo Timm

January 23, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Episode 30. Tricia Timm hid who she was for years as she climbed the corporate ladder as a lawyer, aspiring to be better and better eat each step. But, what did better mean and what was the top? Throughout much of her career she hid that she was Latina and in other cases hid that she was a mother.  At a certain point she decided to stop hiding and to out herself. Rather than being ashamed of her background, she decided to come out and talk about it. To tell her store and inspire young Latin...

What We Want Out of Workplace Culture with Steven L. Blue

December 12, 2022 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Episode 29. Company culture is the focus of managers, owners and employees alike, but the question around what we’re all looking for isn’t always easy. Speaker, author, and business transformation expert Steven L. Blue discusses his background and why he’s an expert on company culture. Through experiences at different levels of an organization and his roles working to improve and fix the internal workings of different businesses. With host Greg Martin, the interview covers topics including ...

The 100 Hour Work Week to Start an Investment Banking Career with Linda Wan

November 28, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB

Episode 28. Investment Banking is one of the most intense place to start your career, but every year thousands of new recruits join the junior ranks of banks from Goldman Sachs  to Merrill Lynch to Greenhill to a tiny boutique nobody has heard of. They work all night on powerpoint and excel, pitches and models, selling companies and raising money. The experience is amazing, but everyday is intense. In this interview we dive deep into the true life as an investment banking analyst. Throughou...

How 80s Movies Can Make You Better at Work with Chris Clews

November 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Episode 27. Keynote speaker and author Chris Clews is the guest. Chris grew up in the 80’s and has gained over 20 years of experience in corporate marketing. His book series "What 80’s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today's Workplace" merges together these two worlds he knows very well.   We’ll hear from Chris about the highlights and struggles of workplace culture through the lens of 80’s culture. He also shares important (80’s-related) lessons that can help you no matter what industry or or...

Building the Best Legal Career with Bill Ainley

October 31, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Episode 26. A 40 year legal career is an incredible thing. Our guest this episode is Bill Ainley. Bill worked for decades in the world of law, mostly in corporate M&A. Right out of university, he joined a firm called Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and became the head of M&A. After 40 years, Bill retired. He now sits on the Origin Merchant Partners advisory board.  In this episode, Bill dives into his career and shares the aspects he loved about working in M&A at Davies and the key reasons ...

Building the Best Legal Career with M&A Lawyer Bill Ainley

October 31, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Episode 26. A 40 year legal career is an incredible thing. Our guest this episode is Bill Ainley. Bill worked for decades in the world of law, mostly in corporate M&A. Right out of university, he joined a firm called Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and became the head of M&A. After 40 years, Bill retired. He now sits on the Origin Merchant Partners advisory board.  In this episode, Bill dives into his career and shares the aspects he loved about working in M&A at Davies and the key reasons ...

Don't Dream About Retirement with David Rosell

October 17, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MB

Synopsis Episode 25. After a short hiatus from the podcast, we’re back with David Rosell for episode 25. David’s entrepreneurial journey began when he was 15, and he’s now the Founder & Chief Prosperity Officer at Rosell Wealth Management. He and his team help clients learn how to manage their money in the most beneficial way possible.  Today, David shares more about the businesses he’s created in his life and the lessons he learned along the way. He also discusses why he chose a less trad...

The Modern Engineering Career Strategy with Adrien Beyk

May 31, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

Episode 24. Adrien Beyk is an engineer and entrepreneur on a mission. Instead of a down payment on a home, he started a business and never looked back.  The company he created is working hard to revolutionize socks and gloves, with an app that controls their temperature. But, his goals are beyond that. He thinks you don’t learn enough with a typical degree at university and the true way to get ahead in the world is starting something and learning by doing. The world is moving too fast and a...

When You Can’t Be in the Corporate World Any More with Sandra Francisco

May 17, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MB

Episode 23. Right out of business undergrad Sandra fell in love with the corporate world. She was good at her job and moved up quick, though the business world consumed her - until one day she had to quit. Overwhelmed by the anxiety she left to find a “cure” and that was in the world of consulting and coaching. Today, she works with entrepreneurs to help them balance work and life while launching new businesses - often while still working a full time job. In this episode, Sandra talks with...

The Rock Star Singing Mortgage Agent with Tyler Schwende

March 30, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MB

Episode 22. Did you ever dream ridiculous careers when you were young? Hockey player, famous actor, or a rock star? Tyler Schwende had that dream too, and lived it. He worked hard as a musician and songwriter and has toured across North America as a music artist. He lived that dream. Now he’s a mortgage agent and loves that dream too.  Today he balances a part time career as a musician under the name BRANT and a career as a mortgage agent in the Greater Toronto Area. He creates music when h...

The Best Learning is on the Job and Starting a Business with Brianna Coon

March 15, 2021 03:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Episode 21. When you want to learn, school isn’t always the best option. An alternative is to start a business that doesn’t require a lot of capital investment and see what happens. Brianna Coon lost her job in the fall of 2019 which was hard. She tried to get a new job but quickly decided a better next step was to start a company of her own. Her business today is all virtual, and she helps small businesses with being online through digital marketing, administration, sales and other remote ...

How to Become the One Guy People Trust with Their Waste with Shane Harker

March 09, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

What do we want to leave our children? Definitely things like good lessons, inspiration, knowledge and maybe something to remember you by. We also want to leave them a world that isn’t overly polluted or full of garbage. Shane Harker is the go-to guy when it comes to recycling your waste and keeping it out of landfill. It’s a dirty job at times (well most of the time) but he’s about making sure waste goes to the right place and if it can be recycled in some way or another, it does. Too do t...

How to Become the One Guy People Trust with Their Waste with Shane Harker

March 09, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

What do we want to leave our children? Definitely things like good lessons, inspiration, knowledge and maybe something to remember you by. We also want to leave them a world that isn’t overly polluted or full of garbage. Shane Harker is the go-to guy when it comes to recycling your waste and keeping it out of landfill. It’s a dirty job at times (well most of the time) but he’s about making sure waste goes to the right place and if it can be recycled in some way or another, it does. Too do t...

The Careers We Love and the Careers We Give Up with EB Sanders

March 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

Episode 19. What happens when you have to give up a career you always wanted? How do you find a new career and the fulfillment you need when it’s time to start something new? EB Sanders always wanted to be a college professor, and she became a college professor. Though she loved what she was doing, it eventually became clear to her she needed a new career to pay her bills. It was hard to “divorce” her old career and find a new one, but now she works as a career coach to bring her people con...

Giving Back Through a New Charity Career with Joan Fisk

February 23, 2021 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

Episode 18. Joan Fisk is learning a whole lot as a non-profit CEO of the United Way in the Waterloo region. It has given her a unique perspective around the “underbelly” of the community and a chance to see all the people who fall through the cracks differently. Joan’s career is full of great stories. In the 1970s and 1980s, she battled stereotypes and sexism in her position, while the fashion industry was being transformed as China built up its industry to eventually take-over. Still, as P...

The Challenge of Changing the World Through Beer with Phil Winters

February 15, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

Episode 17. Phil Winters began his career trying to change the world. After leaving his work with community and political campaigns and a career in the solar industry he bought a farm with his wife and began to grow hops. Now he brews some of the best beer in Ontario at the family farm in Caledon through a brewery called Goodlot. Their tagline is farm-raised beer. In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses how Phil moved from job to job through his career trying to make an impact on the en...

The Challenge of Changing the World Through Beer with Phil Winters

February 15, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

Episode 17. Phil Winters began his career trying to change the world. After leaving his work with community and political campaigns and a career in the solar industry he bought a farm with his wife and began to grow hops. Now he brews some of the best beer in Ontario at the family farm in Caledon through a brewery called Goodlot. Their tagline is farm-raised beer. In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses how Phil moved from job to job through his career trying to make an impact on the en...

How Career Choices Change When Kids are Involved with Jason Kleyn

February 08, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

Episode 16. One of the big tradeoffs we make as parents is how much time to spend with kids and how much to focus on work. In many cases that means a career taking a back seat to the new family, but not always.  In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses how Jason switched careers upon the birth of his first daughter in hopes that his new line of work would give more time and flexibility for his kids. The tradeoff never ends. As a salesperson and someone growing a brand, he has the constan...

The Reasons to Start Your Own Business with Jordan & Chelsea

January 25, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Episode 15. Jordan and Chelsea run an outerwear fashion brand called CAALO. The two are life partners who also run a business together.  Starting and running your own business is never easy and brings lots of challenges, but the couple is driven trying to build a brand they can be proud of that looks great is made sustainably. In this episode, host Greg Martin talks with the couple about the ins and outs of the fashion industry and how they were able to create their brand to be carried in s...

The Years It Took to Be a Doctor During the Pandemic with Khalid Pasha

January 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

Episode 14. Khalid Pasha is a cardiologist who found himself working at a hospital in New York City in early 2020 when Covid-19 hit. He could never have predicted what would then happen, but the journey to get there and to have the opportunity to save people was grueling. Doctors go through lots of school, lots of test, lots of practice, lots of good and lots of bad to get where they are. Over the course of the interview Khalid talks about how naive he was entering the medical field in the ...

Happy New Year and My Restaurant Post Covid with Host Greg Martin

January 04, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Episode 13. A solo episode to start the new year where host Greg Martin discusses his new Youtube channel and the start of a multi-part series on the experience of starting a new business.  There is lots to say and tell around owning a restaurant amid covid-19, this is the start of telling that story. In the episode he also talks about the art of storytelling and some of the inspiration for starting the series.

One Lawyer’s Path Beyond the Big Firms with Adam Armeland

December 21, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MB

Episode 12. What are the career options for lawyers when they want to move on from a big firms? Two options we explore in this episode include corporate in-house counsel and of course, the entrepreneurial route. Adam Armeland started his career working at a big law firm working long hours on major real estate transactions. Despite being absorbed by that world, after 3.5+ years he left and decided to explore an industry job. As the pace slowed down his mind kept racing towards even more alte...

How an Athlete Can Build a Second Career with Olympian Andrew Poje

December 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Episode 11. Andrew Poje is a 3 time Canadian champion, 3 time world medalists and 2 time Olympian in ice dancing with his partner Kaitlyn Weaver. After spending decades in the figure skating world, he’s working towards a new career. A next step. In this episode, host Greg Martin talks with Andrew Poje about his career as an athlete. He’s already achieved his childhood dream of going to the Olympics, twice - but since then he’s developed new dreams and new ambitions outside of the skating wo...

Caring About Workplace Mental Health with Michael Stroh

December 07, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

When we’re consumed by work, our mental health in the workplace can become all that’s important. If we live for work, we better be happy there - or at least create the right environment for everyone.  In this episode, host Greg Martin talks with Michael Stroh, a psychotherapist who works with K-12 education and workplace mental health, about what it means to be in control of your own health and be able to recognize troubling signs in others. Over the episode they talk about what companies ...