Thinking OutLoud

Jan's mission is to help people feel less alone. Using his own experience as a new comer to Canada, many years ago, he started Ask Deep Question to help people foster meaningful conversations, giving them a sense of belonging. In this episode, we talk about how it all started, how can people connect in a more meaningful way and when and how to be vulnerable. TIMESTAMP 00:00 Intro 04:22 How it all started 14:50 Discovering personal growth with the Supernacular weekend retreat 20:04 How to get people to be vulnerable : The Campfire formula 24:40 The Common obstacles to being vulnerable 31:20 How to be an active listener 37:17 What makes a good story 52:42 Ask Deep Questions cards More about my guest : https://www.jankeck.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankeck/ https://www.facebook.com/mrjankeck https://www.instagram.com/mrjankeck/ https://www.instagram.com/askdeepquestions/ Music : Isolation Blues (Me, Myself & I) by Will Greenblatt

Brian Bachand is the Founder & CEO at evolution evolution, who started out as a priest and left the church after coming to grips with his sexuality. We dove into how he started, transitioned and built his business. TIMESTAMPS - 03:27 Evolution Evolution - 05:40 Starting life as a priest - 18:08 How do you take care of yourself in a life of service - 22:29 Leaving the church - 18:08 How do you take care of yourself in a life of service - 22:29 Leaving the church - 26:06 How Brian helps clients - 32:30 Most common fear - 40:27 Owning your story - 44:46 Tips for introverts More about my guest : - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbachand/ - https://evolutionevolution.com/ - https://twitter.com/bbachandg

How do you balance business and lifestyle as an entrepreneur? When do you know it's time to change things up? Marie-Judith Jean-Louis, also know as MJ, is a multidisciplinary artist, a social media manager & the co-founder of SLOVVE, a new dating business for conscious singles. In this podcast we talked about social media, art vs business, staying aligned as an entrepreneur and managing anxiety . TIMESTAMP 00:49 What does MJ do? 03:59 Sharing content on social media 12:33 MJ's journey to social media manager / entrepreneur 16:01 People skills 26:10 Anxiety as a signal to change 33:22 Making an impact as an entrepreneur 41:44 Business connecting singles people More about my guest : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariejudith/ https://www.mariejudith.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mjsketchbook/ https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Single... https://www.instagram.com/slovve_slow...

Mike Stroh is the founder of Start with Me, and has an intense personal reason for is work with addiction. We talk about it, as well as my own mental health struggles and resistance to seeking therapy, in this raw but amazing talk. Please check it out, especially if you struggle with addiction, depression or any other mental health issues, and please, go talk to somebody! In Ontario, use this link to find a therapist: https://referrals.psychotherapyandcounseling.ca/ TIMESTAMP 00:30​ Who is Mike ? 02:09​ Working with addiction. Where does it come from? 06:44​ How to help people with addiction? 18:42​ Will's story with mental health 20:45​ Hitting rock bottom 31:13​ Ego and meditation 45:20​ How to convince people to seek help More about my guest : - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelst...​ - https://www.instagram.com/startswithme_/ ​- https://startswithme.ca/ ​- https://www.facebook.com/startswithme...​

Alexander Morsink is the UDP & Managing Director of Equivesto. Equivesto is an equity crowd funding platform, an online location where small businesses and startups can raise up to $1.5 million from their community. Alex is a MONEY GENIUS (in my eyes anyway) and he breaks down capital, investment and many other things with the simplicity of a world class teacher, and the humour of a father with 5 young children (he isn't though). Check it out! TIMESTAMPS 00:00​ Introduction, what is equity crowd funding 03:35​ How did Alex get into finance 15:39​ Why Equivesto 25:54​ Investing tips 38:48​ What are investors looking for in entrepreneurs asking for funding More about my guest : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander...​ https://www.instagram.com/morsinkalex/​ https://twitter.com/alexmorsink​ https://equivesto.com/

This was a GREAT one. Nsuani Baffoe is the Founder of The 5th Quarter Community Initiative, a community project helping varsity student athletes identify their power and purpose in all areas of their life. He is also one of my personal business mentors, a former exec at GoodLife and a veritable fountain of wisdom, in the gym, in the boardroom at home and everywhere. He drops some heavy bars here, check it out! TIMESTAMPS 01:02​ Entrepreneurial journey from lemonade stand to fitness coaching 09:28​ Lessons from injuries 25:51​ How to build a proper foundation for a healthy body and mind 33:16​ Mental health in the fitness industry More about my guest : - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsuani-ba...​ - https://www.instagram.com/baffoeman​ - https://twitter.com/baffoeman​ - https://www.belement.org/​

David Cairn is the co-founder CBRE Forward and Senior VP of CBRE. He has an amazing story and an even more interesting perspective on the future of office work. Check it out! TIMESTAMP 00:00​ Introduction, David starting as a professional poker player 09:26​ EQ and people skills 21:25​ Creating CBRE Forward, commercial real estate's needs post COVID 34:58​ What will keep the commercial real estate world going 45:00​ What should founders focus on for their employees More about my guest : - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cair... ​- https://cbreforward.com/​ - https://www.cbre.ca/en/people-and-off... Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hdzd4fSUCU&t=1748s&ab_channel=OutLoudSpeakersSchool

Karan is a wonderful entrepreneur and person, bright, empathetic and full of energy for what he does: bringing founders together for intimate dinner parties where they can share their struggles with others who get the craziness of entrepreneurship, and connect on a deeper level than usual. In this episode, we discuss mental health, dealing with virtual "live" events, and how many people cry at his dinner parties. Don't miss this great conversation and our FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 2! Check out the YouTube video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqGfwA4kcE&t=846s&ab_channel=OutLoudSpeakersSchool For more about what I do as a speaking coach, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgreenblatt/ https://outloudnow.com/ And follow me on social media @willgreenblatt :) Thanks!

On this episode, Will talks to his old friend and musical collaborator Jules Lynch, producer, grant writer, song writer, and touring musician, as well as owner of OnlyReal Entertainment. He talks about dealing with early success at 16, letting go of arrogance, learning to listen to experience and why some people develop social anxieties later in life. Check him out @keylowjules.

Personal trainer, nutrition expert and founder of 2.0 Fitness Julian Ho joins us this week, to talk about how he looks at communication and connection between people, what being a Renaissance person means in this day and age, and how to take care of yourself as a coach and entrepreneur, especially on days where you have a big speech or presentation. Check out his company here: https://www.2point0toronto.com And check out OutLoud Speakers School here: http://outloudnow.com/

In this live podcast, recorded at 2.0 Toronto’s Mindshare event (think TEDx talks but interactive and not boring), hosted by OutLoud Co-Founder Will Greenblatt, Will discusses internet usage, critical thinking, censorship in countries like China, and social media literacy with data analyst and strategist Ornab Momin, who works for Digital Public Square. DPS is an organization that aims to spread information in countries where democracy has been compromised.

Craig Major, co-founder of TorontoStarts and full time Start up coach, talks about how he became a mentor for start ups, how to pitch your idea, the importance of speaking skills, the “crocodile brain”, creating an emotional response from investors and much more! Lots of knowledge dropped in this one :) follow Craig @torontostarts on all social media!

In the first ever episode of Thinking OutLoud, co-founders of OutLoud Speakers School Will Greenblatt and Nicky Guadagni talk about theatre school training, what makes a good actor and teacher, and whether introverts can be great public speakers. Learn more at www.outloudnow.com!