It's Not That Deep Podcast

This week's guest is the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson. Currently serving his third consecutive term as Mayor, Jim Watson has been leading Ottawa for over a decade. ⁣ He has an impressive resume having served as Ottawa City Councillor, Member of Provincial Parliament, CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission, Minister of Consumer and Business Services, Minister of Health Promotion and much more!⁣ In the episode, we discuss how he is able to manage being such an active and public mayor and attending thousands of events in a year, why he believes Ottawa is the best City in Canada, the present and future outlook of Ottawa’s Infrastructure, and also what he likes to do to unwind!⁣ I invite you to join me on this journey of levelling-up by heading over to my website ItsNotThatDeepPodcast.com and signing up for Deepak’s Deep Dive newsletter, where I’ll be sharing with you some of the lessons I’ve learned from guests and throughout my journey to success. I’ll be including links to blog posts, podcast episodes and exclusive content so make sure to sign up.⁣ This podcast is produced by Deep Digital Media. Our mission is built on the 4C’s. Connecting  communities through creative content. Drop us a line today at Connect@DeepDigitalMedia.ca for help building, managing, and promoting your own podcast, video series, online course, and so much more. ⁣ @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast @JimWatsonOttawa⁣ @CityOfOttawa ⁣

This week's guest is Olivia Pascale. Olivia is a model, actress, influencer, blogger, and also one half of the Whiskey and Water Podcast. ⁣ Despite all these titles though, Olivia is genuinely a great human. She’s extremely self-aware, driven to succeed, and also has a great sense of humour. ⁣ In this episode we talk “riding the influencer wave,” starting, managing & growing a podcast, her passion for real-estate, and so much more!⁣ @OliviaPw⁣ @whiskeyandwaterpodcast ⁣ Make sure to head over to ItsNotThatDeepPodcast.com to check out all our different channels and content.⁣

On the first episode of the Journey To Success series, I share 9 of my biggest takeaways from taking a 90 day break from drinking alcohol.⁣ I'm a big believer in being self-aware, examining your habits and challenging yourself to level-up even when it's something seemingly as simple as...not drinking.⁣ Try it out, you might learn something!⁣ For more content like this, head over to www.itsnotthatdeeppodcast.com⁣

This week I chat with Bally Singh - an International VIP Party Planner and Founder of the Rich List Group, a company that hosts some of the most high-profile events in the world. Bally’s company organizes luxury parties for celebrities such as F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton, as well as artists such as Nelly, The Weekend, Rick Ross, David Guetta, Tiesto, Pharell Williams, 50 Cent, Sting, The Game, Tyrese and the list goes on (seriously, this is just the tip of the iceberg…)   Bally has had an INSANE journey in his life and has gone through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. In today’s episode we’ll talk about how he started off as a nightclub bouncer, became Trey Songz’ brand manager on tour, earned and lost $28 million overnight, and built himself the successful life and family he cherishes today.    @Richlist_Bally @RichlistGroup www.richlistgroup.com @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast www.itsnotthatdeeppodcast.com

This weeks guest is Kirsi Maharaj. After graduating from the Telfer School of Management with a Specialization in Human Resources, Kirsi’s career journey led to her becoming the Human Resources Business Partner at Invest Ottawa.    If that wasn’t cool enough, Kirsi also won a Human Resources award, being named as Canada's Rising HR star. She is a mentor, the owner of her own condo, and is absolutely crushing it in all areas of life.   In this podcast, we talk a lot about Kirsi's passion for HR. We dive into her journey, wake-up calls, and taking extreme ownership of her own life choices.    We discuss some real, practical strategies she used to overcome her quarter-life crisis as well as tips to stand out from the crowd when applying for your dream job.   I hope you enjoy the episode! Just remember, it’s not that deep!   Sponsored by: Podpak Solutions. We help create, launch, edit, distribute and grow a podcast for your brand or business. Our mission is to take the pain out of podcasting, so you just have to hit record!    @KirsiMaharaj @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast https://www.itsnotthatdeeppodcast.com

This week’s guest is Dr. Kwadwo, Kyeremanteng, an Intensive Care Unit and Palliative Care Physician as well as an associate scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital. Kwadwo is also an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and the Founder of the Resource Optimization Network, a multidisciplinary research group working to reduce health spending without compromising health care.    Somehow, between all this Dr. Kyeremanteng also manages to host his own podcast called Solving Health Care which I STRONGLY URGE YOU to check out. On it, he discusses current issues facing the health care world with expert health care professionals. This has been my go-to source of all information related to the coronavirus pandemic.   During this episode, we talk about his journey, COVID-19 and the things we can do to help prevent the spread, as well as his personal mindset/diet/and fitness rituals.   Enjoy this episode and just remember, it’s not that deep!   @KwadCast https://www.resourceoptimizationnetwork.com/   @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast https://www.itsnotthatdeeppodcast.com

This week’s guest is award-winning, Canadian 20-under-20 Fahd Alhattab! Passionate about building community, Fahd launched numerous camps and initiatives for underprivileged children that've raised over $1.2 Million for local charities. No wonder he was awarded United Way’s Community Builder award.   Fahd is also a professional keynote speaker who has inspired over 50,000 people to become 'Unicorn Leaders' (who develop unstoppable teams that attract and retain top talent).   An entrepreneur at heart, Fahd founded Unicorn Labs, which leverages his expertise in the millennial workplace to teach managers how to lead multi-generational teams. He specializes in transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups.    Speaking of startups, Fahd is founder of a startup incubator called Hatch that launches, trains, and connects student-entrepreneurs with investors.    If that all wasn’t enough, Fahd is a education reformist that trains university educators on how to include experiential learning and leadership development in their courses!   @FahdAlhattab https://www.unicornlabs.ca/   @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast https://www.itsnotthatdeeppodcast.com

This week’s guest is Tevin Haye. To say that Tevin is a shoe advocate, aficionado or sneaker head would be a gross understatement. He turned his passion for footwear into a full-fledged sneaker, boot, dress shoe, heel and bag cleaning service called 'The Drop.'   As the owner-operator, Tevin turned what started off as an online shoe-cleaning service into a full fledged business with several locations across Ontario and 4 in Ottawa alone. He’s leveraged partnerships with businesses that aim to shift the culture forward  such as Shopify, COMMON, Headquarters, and Stomping Ground.    We talk about Tevin’s business journey, starting off cleaning shoes out of his bathtub. We dive into personal development and strategies to level-up. We also discuss future plans for The Drop such as a sneaker exchange app in the works, a shoe-customization service offering, and how he prioritizes giving back to the community!   @tevinhaye @the__drop www.the—drop.com   @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast www.ItsNotThatDeepPodcast.com

This week’s guest is Jonathan Rose, a Grey-Cup Champion professional football player who’s been signed to the Ottawa Redblacks as a cornerback since 2016.    As someone who played football myself, watching how Jonathan approaches the cornerback position with the aggression and the ferocious mentality of a linebacker is really fun to watch. I encourage you to hop on YouTube and check out his highlight tapes, the dude is a beast.   Growing up in Leeds, Alabama, we talk about his journey playing football at the University of Auburn and Nebraska as well as the differences between football down south and up here in Canada. We dive in on topics such as life after football, social media, giving back to your community, and so much more.   @Back_On_Rose @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast www.ItsNotThatDeepPodcast.com Sponsored by @PodpakSolutions

This week I chat with my friend Jacob Kelly, a digital content creator/social media manager for OSEG. Jacob handles all the social media for the Ottawa Redblacks and Ottawa 67’s.   What sets Jacob apart, however is his experience and talent for podcasting. He’s the host of the 'My Social Life’ podcast, where he interviews influencers and people with huge social media followings to learn more about their journey. If that wasn’t enough, Jacob is also the host and producer of Ottawa Redblacks UNFILTERED podcast!   Jacob played an instrumental role in helping me when I was just starting out 'It’s Not That Deep' by giving me advice that helps me to this day. In this episode, he drops knowledge bombs on content creation, podcast strategy, and much more!   Please go Check out his podcast!@MySocialLifePodcast @TheJacobKelly   www.ItsNotThatDeepPodcast.com @ItsNotThatDeepPodcast   Sponsored by @PodpakSolutions