Can the art of winemaking teach us how to live a flourishing life? Nelson Boschman, author of "The Growing Season: Contemplations on Wine & The Soul," believes so. In this podcast episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of vineyard, cellar, and tasting room with the depths of the human soul. Nelson takes us on a journey of transformation that occurs from grape to glass, revealing the profound lessons this process holds for personal growth and spiritual well-being. As a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, jazz musician, wine enthusiast, husband, and father, Nelson Boschman embodies the multifaceted nature of the human experience. Living in Vancouver, British Columbia, he serves as the pastor of spiritual formation at Artisan Church and is a partner of SoulStream. Join us as we delve into the rich world of wine and contemplative spirituality, and discover how the wisdom of winemaking can inspire us to cultivate a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Website: nelsonboschman.com  IG: @nelsonboschman, @artisan_church  FB: nelsonboschman

Ever feel like you're flying blind when it comes to hiring? Ever agonized over the time and money wasted by hiring the wrong person? Mike Moreau is on a mission to fix today’s broken hiring system. Most pre-employment personality tests measure the wrong things and the result is frustration for everyone—leadership, HR, management, and new hires. Mike’s company called TRAITS is built around a powerful psychometric assessment—a 15 minute test called the TRAITS Assessment— that helps predicts how a person works and how they’ll fit into a specific role. If you lead a team, or you’re building a company, you’ll want to hear this interview. Learn More: Website: https://traits.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/traits-tools/  Instagram: instagram.com/traits_tools  Facebook: facebook.com/TraitsTools/  Twitter: twitter.com/TRAITS_Tools

Allison Fallon is an award winning author, sought after public speaker, and nationally recognized writing coach. She has coached thousands of writers—from NYT Bestselling authors, to total beginners, to help them finally get their books written and on shelves. Her most recent project—called Write Your Story—helps everyday people turn their life experiences into stories that heal and inspire. She lives in Nashville, TN, with her husband and two young kids. Highlights of the conversation: How a romanticized vision of writing keeps people from getting started Whether you need 50,000 followers on Instagram to write a book Why a writing practice can improve your health How writing can help you process the deconstruction of old beliefs Learn More: https://findyourvoice.com/ https://allisonfallon.com/ https://writeyourstory.com/ https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/

Jarrett is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business. Ten years after he helped place students in his marketing class into cutting edge roles as social media managers, he was on the lookout for the next big thing. What field would just a little extra knowledge give his students an edge and expertise that would position them for success? In 2017 he began to invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, this introduction to blockchain technology convinced Jarrett this was the future and exactly what his students needed to learn. At UBC he now teaches crypto, NFTs, blockchain technology, and marketing. Jarrett provides a solid education based approached in his courses. He is currently launching an NFT project for social good, based on art that his 7 year old daughter created while she was recovering from her 16th surgery. He is also leading a new start up which focuses on capturing carbon credits from bamboo forests, turning those credits into NFTs and selling them for both digital and physical art. Jarrett is married with three children. He is a musician, an urban farmer, and loves outdoor adventure sports. Jarrett loves to travel and is a champion for children with disabilities. In his spare time, he can be found tending to his honey bees and studying libertarian economics. Learn more: https://theweb3prof.com Instagram: @JarrettVaughan & @TheWeb3Prof Twitter: @JarrettVaughan & @TheWeb3Prof

Dutch researchers found in 2010 that planning a trip makes people happier than actually taking it. Conner Galway is a marketing expert focused on tourism. And he thinks this means people tasked with marketing destinations have to pay a lot more attention to digital and the way it improves peoples overall experience of travel.  When it comes to tourism, Conner Galway has spent a lot of time studying what matters, what works, and how digital experiences tie into real-life visits. Which is why helping teams improve the digital side of travel planning is one of his passions. Favorite parts of this episode include… How Conner and his team creatively promoted a seemingly sleepy fishing town. Why the digital experience of planning a trip is a bigger part of our travel experiences than most of us realize Why email might be more strategic than TikTok for your business How Nashville, TN, became a huge success in attracting tourists (and might have been too good at it). Conner Galway is President of Junction Consulting – a digital consultancy based in Vancouver, BC. He founded Junction in 2012 when he saw a need for organizations to expand their thinking about what’s possible for digital value within an organization. As Junction’s strategist, he spends his days researching, training, and solving problems with clients. He shares his latest thinking in an award winning weekly email called The Brief that’s read by leaders at many of North America’s most respected brands. Some of his recent work has seen him help create a digital learning platform for Destination BC, training for lululemon and, most recently, he was named Leader of the Year by Marketing News Canada for his support of the tourism industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from his work as a consultant, Conner has become one of Canada’s premiere digital educators, teaching and developing curriculum at many of Canada’s most prestigious Universities, and most recently he has launched the all-new eLearningU - North America’s largest collection of online learning for the tourism industry. Links: Website: wearejunction.com Twitter: @heyjunction Twitter: @Conner_G Instagram: @heyjunction Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/heyjunction Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/connergalway The Brief weekly newsletter: brief.wearejunction.com

When Maacah Davis launched Belladonna Magazine it was the first black woman-owned print fashion publication. She describes it as brown-girl escapism—a whimsical take on beauty and fashion for multicultural, multifaceted women. Now she’s exporting that same whimsy and flair from the page to real life settings as an arts funder, event producer, and dinner party mastermind. Maacah is an arts funder, speaker, consultant, and publisher. A curator of spaces and experiences that challenge and inspire, her work explores what cool things people could build with fewer barriers to access. She works towards a media landscape where multicultural people control their own narratives. In this conversation we talk about: Whether people can change their minds How food can make people from different cultures feel at home How a dinner party can force people into discomfort that encourages vulnerability How curating exploratory spaces facilitates critical conversation and dialogue How art drives change and transformation Learn more about Maacah: Personal Website: https://www.maacah.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maacahdavis/?hl=en Belladonna Magazine: https://belladonnamag.org/ Maacah Eats: https://maacah.com/eats

Amanda Lee Smith runs Monday Creative, a Vancouver-based branding and content marketing agency that serves world-class brands like Lululemon and Arc’teryx. Her team understands the power of words and great storytelling. They’re laser-focused on seducing people into the outdoors and creating a world where health, wellness, and nature are the most desirable products available. Interview highlights: Why small businesses need to focus even more on branding and storytelling Why Amanda doesn’t like the term “girl boss” and won't position her company as a woman-owned business How Monday Creative chose to focus on the niche of outdoor apparel and gear How Amanda kickstarted her career after a divorce and learned to dream again Learn more: https://mondaycreative.co/

A healthy company culture can make or break your company. So how do you build one? Today on the show we’re talking to Laura Graven a successful business owner who has thought hard about and worked hard on fostering a healthy culture for her team. Laura Graven is a salon owner, a small business coach, and a hair designer, serving her guests in the chair for over 17 years. Throughout this time she has grown a successful small business culture, serving and loving her clients well with handcrafted salon services. In more recent years she has shifted her energy into developing leadership within her salon team, and growing her coaching business to support small businesses to discover and execute what matters most to them. For more information: Laura’s salon: www.tailoredsalon.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laura_graven/

In this episode, executive coach and a triple-certified Enneagram teacher, Vanessa Fernandez, walks through all nine Enneagram types and explains how insights from this ancient personality typing tool can help anyone be better at leading others. There’s often a gap between how we think we’re coming across and how our communication is actually being received. (For example you think you’re being helpful but other people feel you’re micromanaging and hovering). Vanessa explains how the Enneagram can help us narrow that gap and thus be a more effective leader. Highlights from the interview: What’s unique about the Enneagram compared to other tools Whether there’s a danger that people use the Enneagram to justify bad habits What the “Great Resignation” tells us about how views of work are shifting How to reconcile the highly competitive world of business with a human-centered approach to nurturing your employees How the Enneagram can help in hiring Connect with Vanessa for corporate coaching and workshops: Website: www.theenneagramworkshop.com Instagram: @theenneagramworkshop

Steve Benjamins doesn’t like the title entrepreneur, but since he was 13-years-old, he has been starting businesses, launching projects, and experimenting with various endeavors. In this interview, Steve talks about his journey from amateur counterfeiter to being the owner of multiple companies. His advice for people who want to start a side-hustle: follow your enthusiasm. If you’ve ever wanted to start something new, you’re going to find this conversation inspiring. We talk about: Why Steve quit TikTok after racking up millions of views How his parents encouraged him to try new things as a kid How he makes $750 a month from Spotify A rapid-fire explanation of each of his business ventures How Tesla uses his company's mapping tool How Steve divides his time between different projects and manages his time Why most business books are like romance novels Learn More about Steve Benjamins: https://www.itsingoodcompany.com/ is a site that lists all his different endeavors Business Sites: https://www.atlistmaps.com/ https://www.sitebuilderreport.com/ https://www.itsgiftology.com/ https://www.lovethehumanities.com/ Music: https://stevebenjamins.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sitebuilderreport TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@in.good.company https://www.tiktok.com/@stevebenjamins