Podcasts about Air Canada

In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; how the psychic fugitive got caught how Kenzie got on the lam a moose attack an Air Canada pilot's rant Series Links Keep Canada Weird Series: ⁠https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/keep-canada-weird⁠ Send a voice memo: ⁠https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/contact⁠ Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird⁠ Provide feedback and comments on the episode: ⁠nighttimepodcast.com/contact⁠ Subscribe to the show: ⁠nighttimepodcast.com/subscribe⁠ Contact: Website: ⁠https://www.nighttimepodcast.com⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod⁠ Support the show: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode we'll talk about how you can still book Emirate first class awards, we'll discuss Spirit Airlines is going premium, and we'll look at how you can prepare your kids for points and miles.(01:29) - Does anyone else feel like American Express' customer service is above and beyond the rest?(09:33) - Chase Instacart benefits on many cards(17:07) - Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each (or maybe lower)Read more about buying Marriott points here.(23:33) - Emirates restricting first class availability to elite members from 5/12/25(24:14) - Read about booking Emirates first class with Qantas or Air Canada miles here.(27:43) - Too good to last: Rakuten stops offering rewards for Chase cards(30:08) - Japan Airlines added as a new Bilt transfer partner(32:23) - Combined Alaska/Hawaiian loyalty program now expected in August(38:31) - Spirit updatesMain Event: Points for the next generation(47:57) - Sign up for airline accounts to earn miles now(57:39) - How do you track all these accounts?(1:04:29) - Help them build credit history(1:10:13) - Help them build college savingsRead more about earning miles for college savings here.Or find the best options for buying Gift of College gift cards here.(01:18:52) - See our Plastiq guide here.(1:22:15) - Help them build rewards balances & let them help you build yours(1:23:06) - Help them build their credit card collection(01:34:37) - Learn more about Travel Freely here: https://frequentmiler.com/take-the-stress-out-of-credit-card-bonus-hunting-travel-freely/(1:39:08) - Why isn't anyone talking about the Accor Signature Annual Membership given their airline transfer partners (many with a 1:1 ratio)?Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don't forget to like and follow us on social media.Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

Air Canada et WestJet figurent encore parmi les dernières au classement nord-américain en matière de satisfaction de la clientèle, selon une nouvelle étude de la firme J.D. Power portant sur 12 transporteurs aériens du continent. Entrevue avec Andrew D'Amours, cofondateur de Flytrippers. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radioPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

In episode 256 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss,United Airlines fighting back after American Airlines files lawsuit in ChicagoA visit to Air Canada's new A321XLRThe ATC meltdown in NewarkRiyadh Air's new cabinAmerican Airlines auctions Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator experience

Why do so many founders fall short just as things start working — and what separates those who break from those who break through?In this raw and revealing episode of Gent's Talk (E#149), host Samir Mourani sits down with entrepreneur and brand strategist Jake Karls for a deep dive into the unseen challenges of business building, brand identity, and the moment every founder hits a breaking point. This isn't about overnight success — it's about what happens after you've built something... and why that's where most people fall apart.Jake opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship, the difference between building a business and scaling a brand, and the pressure founders face to keep moving when the path ahead gets foggy. If you've ever questioned whether you're doing enough — or if you're built for this — this episode will hit home.Why momentum can be more stressful than startingThe #1 mistake founders make after finding early successHow to lead with brand, not just businessWhat resilience really looks like as a founderThe identity crisis no one talks aboutWhether you're at the beginning of your journey or standing at your own tipping point — this conversation offers powerful insight into what it takes to endure, evolve, and lead with purpose.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with founders, creatives, and change-makers.

Why is it so hard to speak our truth — and what happens when we finally do?In this powerful episode of Gent's Talk (E#148), host Samir Mourani sits down with Taha Arshad for a deep conversation about breaking free from fear, finding your voice, and reclaiming your authentic self. We dive into the emotional struggles so many face around self-expression — and why learning to speak your truth can completely transform your confidence, relationships, and mental health.Sharing personal experiences and real-world strategies, Taha unpacks the silent battles we fight within ourselves: from the fear of judgment to the pressure to stay quiet, even when everything inside is begging to be heard. If you've ever struggled with feeling small, silenced, or unseen — this is the episode you need.Topics Covered:- Why fear and shame keep us silent- The hidden cost of not speaking up- How to build the courage to use your voice- Tools for setting boundaries without guilt- Why your authenticity is your greatest strengthWhether you're navigating tough conversations, reclaiming your identity, or simply learning how to trust yourself again — this conversation will give you the insight and motivation to start speaking your truth without apology.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with founders, creatives, and change-makers.

We talk about the most iconic YouTube videos, an Air Canada class action lawsuit, and how people are paying for festival tickets now! All this and more on The Mark and Jess Replay!

Voici l’essentiel de l’épisode du 23 avril 2025 pour l’émission La commission: Le gouvernement du Québec envisage d'instaurer un code de couleur en fonction de l'état de santé des patients inscrits auprès d'un Groupe de médecine familiale. Un rapport de coroner recommande à la SAAQ et au ministère des Transports de modifier les sanctions imposées lors d'interception de conducteur avec un taux d'alcoolémie entre .05 et .08, soit tout juste sous la limite légale. Mercredi, vers 14h00, les prix, sur le site Ticketmaster, varient de 400$ dans les hauteurs du Centre Bell, à plus de 6000$ dans les meilleurs rouges, la section la plus proche de la patinoire pour le match de vendredi des Canadiens. Air Canada se bat depuis 2010 devant les tribunaux à la suite d'une action collective dans laquelle on lui reprochait des inexactitudes par rapport aux prix réels de ses billets affichés dans ses publicités. Voir https://www.cogecomedia.com/vie-privee pour notre politique de vie privée

Air Canada condamnée. Musk va s’éloigner de Trump! Le procès d’équipe Canada Junior a commencé. Procès Weinstein. Résumé des matchs d’hier dans la LNH. Le magazine People dévoile la plus belle femme du monde. Bonnes cotes d’écoute pour LCN! Tour de table entre Isabelle Perron, Alexandre Dubé et Mario Dumont Abonnez-vous à QUB télé via https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou écoutez ce segment en balado via https://www.qub.ca/radio/balado/mario-dumontPour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr

What is the manosphere really teaching young men — and what impact is it having on women?In this powerful episode of Gent's Talk (E#147), host Samir Mourani sits down with Humberto Carolo, Executive Director of White Ribbon, to explore how online male spaces are shaping masculinity, gender roles, and relationships. From toxic influencers to incel culture, we dive deep into the rise of manosphere communities — and why it's time for a new narrative.Humberto brings decades of experience in gender-based violence prevention, working globally to engage men and boys as allies in promoting gender equality. Together, we unpack how cultural movements online are influencing real-world behavior, relationships, and violence — and what we can do about it.Topics Covered:- What is the manosphere and why it matters- How manosphere content influences young men- The emotional and societal costs for both men and women- The role of healthy masculinity and male allyship- How to shift the conversation from blame to actionWhether you're a concerned parent, educator, advocate, or young man navigating masculinity in the modern world — this conversation is for you.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with founders, creatives, and change-makers.

Think like an entrepreneur—before you even start.In this episode of Gent's Talk (E#146), host Samir Mourani sits down with Flow Water founder Nicholas Reichenbach to explore what it really takes to build a successful business from scratch. This isn't just about raising capital or chasing trends—it's about developing the mental discipline, grit, and vision to survive in the face of pressure, setbacks, and uncertainty.Whether you're launching your first venture, scaling your startup, or just dreaming about breaking free from the 9–5, this conversation is packed with real-life lessons on entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, and thinking differently.In this episode, you'll learn:- Why mindset is everything when starting a business- How to navigate failure and stay focused when things fall apart- The lessons Nicholas learned scaling Flow Water- What separates successful founders from everyone else- How to build a brand that lasts—without losing yourself in the processThis episode isn't just about business—it's about learning to bet on yourself before anyone else does.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with founders, creatives, and change-makers.

The Federal Court of Appeal, in Air Canada versus Timothy Rose et al., upheld a decision ordering Air Canada to accommodate persons with disabilities who use mobility devices. The Court's precedent-setting decision was released last month and marks a significant turning point in a fight for airline accessibility that began over eight years ago.ARCH Disability Law Centre, along with Legal Aid Ontario's Clinic Resource Office, represented Tim to defend the Canadian Transportation Agency's decision that it would not cause Air Canada undue hardship to substitute an aircraft.Host Grant Hard reflects on the decision with Tim Rose himself, as well as Ilinca Stefan, a Staff Lawyer at the ARCH Disability Law Centre. You can contact ARCH Disability Law Centre through the following methods:Tel: 416-482-8255 or 1-866-482-2724TTY: 416-482-1254 or 1-866-482-2728Email: intake@arch.clcj.ca Check out the Pulse on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

From broke to the NBA—this is the story of what it really takes.In this episode of Gent's Talk (E#145), host Samir Mourani sits down with former NBA athlete Jamaal Magloire as we go deep into the mindset, grit, and sacrifices behind one man's rise from a challenging life to pro basketball. This isn't just about highlights or talent—it's about the struggle no one sees, the pressure no one talks about, and the decisions that separate those who dream from those who do.Whether you're chasing your own version of success, trying to find your purpose, or learning how to overcome setbacks, this conversation is packed with real-life lessons on mindset, leadership, discipline, and mental toughness.In this episode, you'll learn:- How growing up broke shaped a relentless mindset- What it actually takes to make it to the NBA- Why excuses kill dreams—and how to stop making them- The power of ownership, self-belief, and hard work- What success looks like behind the scenesThis episode isn't about basketball—it's about becoming the kind of person who refuses to lose.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, Nick Bateman and more. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoAssociate Producer: Sharad MohanA STAMINA Group Production.#FromNothingToNBA #MindsetMatters #NoExcuses #NBAJourney #SuccessMindset #OvercomingAdversity #mindset #growthmindset #nba #nbahighlights

There are some creative ways to use airline miles to fly further with less miles. In other words, you can see more and spend less. We'll talk about these fun tricks in today's episode. (01:00) - The validity of Etihad Guest Miles will be extended by 18 months based on qualifying member flight activity. We thought this means you have to credit paid flights to Etihad to extend your miles...but is that true? (04:20) - How do you handle domestic positioning flights? See our "Tips for booking positioning flights" episode 253 here. (09:30) - Amex targeted referral +5 points on travel & transit (11:21) - Learn more about Amex multi-referrals here. (11:27) - Amex Membership Rewards: You don't need a credit card to transfer to some partners Read more about this here. (15:10) - Chase: 80% transfer bonus to IHG through 4/30 (18:26) - Transfer bonuses (21:14) - Updates to popular award tools (22:56) - National Car Rental's One Two Free Promo Returns (27:43) - Virgin Atlantic jacks up Delta One surcharges departing Europe to more than $1,000 one-way Read more about dumping fees when booking Delta One here. (31:05) - Cautions about skiplagging / hidden city ticketing, etc... (37:34) - Married Segment Logic (42:23) - Start to End Distance Based/ Zone Based Award Pricing (47:25) - Mixed cabin award pricing (51:53) - Multi-partner awards (52:57) - Read Nick's post about Air Canada's United devaluation relief with multi-partner awards here. (58:59) - Creative routing (1:04:40) - Should people wait to get the other Hawaiian Airlines credit card (if they have one of the personal Hawaaiin credit cards already)? (There are two different consumer Hawaiian Airlines cards - one with Bank of Hawaii and one by Barclays (though confusingly both are issued by Barclays)). 

Join hosts Rhea and Lee Harris from ATPI Travel as they break down real-time challenges in this episode of Crew Travel, your trusted source for global travel updates. From strike action affecting mobility services at Heathrow to a brand-new Air Canada route, this week's episode covers critical developments every crew member and frequent traveler should know. We also dive into Gatwick's high-tech scanner rollout, American Airlines' new boarding system, and big changes to the UK's entry process for EU passengers.

Excuses don't win championships. Mindset does.What separates winners from everyone else? It's not talent. It's not luck. It's the ability to face pressure, take ownership, and refuse to make excuses. In this episode of Gent's Talk (S10, E144), host Samir Mourani sits down with NHL All-Star PK Subban to break down the winning mentality—how elite athletes and leaders push through adversity, overcome self-doubt, and stay focused under pressure.PK Subban is an NHL Norris Trophy Winner and Olympic Gold Medalist with Team Canada. In addition to his playing career with the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators, PK is a philanthropist and entrepreneur with several ventures including a partnership with WeCook. What you'll learn:- Why excuses are the enemy of success- The mindset shift that separates winners from quitters- How to handle pressure and take responsibility- The real cost of blaming external factors instead of adaptingIf you're ready to level up your mindset and start winning, this episode is for you.Hit play now to uncover the the mentality you need about winningSubscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, Nick Bateman and more. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.#NoExcuses #WinningMindset #MentalToughness #ChampionMentality #SuccessHabits #PKSubban #NHL #NHLHockey #HockeyPlayer #Hockey #Athlete #growthmindset

Should Amazon Canada remove 51st State items? Is this really a problem? Marvin Ryder - associate professor at the Degroote school of business at McMaster University Is Tim Horton’s Canadian? Air Canada placed this family’s 20-month-old on standby — then the real problems began CALLS: Do you have an airline conundrum worse than this one?

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In this episode of Gent's Talk (S10, E143), host Samir Mourani sits down with comedian Hassan Phills to break down the reality of making it in the world of stand-up. From his early struggles to his breakout moments, Hassan shares the highs, the lows, and the hustle it takes to succeed in comedy.Hassan opens up about the misconceptions of being a comedian, the real sacrifices behind the laughs, and the defining moments that shaped his career. From financial insecurity, leaving government housing, growing up in a single parent household and taking care of his mother, Hassan shares it all. Whether you're an aspiring comic or just love the behind-the-scenes of entertainment, this episode delivers raw insights and surprising truths.In this episode, we cover:- The biggest myths about being a comedian- How to stand out in the competitive comedy scene- The sacrifices no one talks about- Why some comedians fail while others thrive- The one lesson that changed everything for himHit play now to uncover the truth about comedy success!Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, Nick Bateman and more. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.#hassanphills #comedian #singleparentfamily #singleparentlife #singleparentlife #comedy #toronto #money #moneymindset #moneytips

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Welcome back to Not Fintech Investment Advice! I'm Alex Johnson, creator of Fintech Takes, recording live (!) at Fintech Meetup with my co-host, Simon Taylor—the genius behind Fintech Brain Food—sitting right across from me. How lucky are we?! Wait... how lucky are you?!? First up, Payman AI's agentic payments API lets AI initiate transactions under human oversight in a monitored, auditable environment. Backed by Visa, Coinbase, and Circle, they're blending wallet control with agent intelligence in stablecoins. Can we hold AI accountable without a chatbot fiasco (looking at you, Air Canada)? AI can go rogue, but so can humans—card controls and approvals manage it. So, how much autonomy are we willing to give AI agents? Next, staying on theme, Shiboleth is taking a fresh spin on BaaS with continuous, AI-driven verification. Gone are the days of “trust but verify”—now it's all about constant verification. Shiboleth scans everything from customer complaints to service calls, helping banks detect red flags in real-time. With fraud losses at an all-time high, can Shiboleth's solution scale? And can AI really spot subtle compliance risks without getting bogged down? Now, let's talk about Stablecore (i.e. stablecoins, but with a twist). This hybrid platform helps financial institutions use stablecoins alongside legacy systems.The short-term play is integrating with orchestration partners like Zero Hash. But as for long-term vision, are we ready for a world where deposits flow through stablecoins? Next, Estrada unbundles corporate cards, letting any Visa or MasterCard plug into spend management, ERPs, and even consumers' wallets—without needing to issue their own cards. It's “Bring Your Own Card” as a service; Estrada lets businesses tap into corporate card data without reinventing the wheel. Finally, we explore fintech "franchising" to help distribute products through banks and credit unions. Innovation's ahead of customer acquisition, but what if we could rethink distribution? 00:02:15 - Payman 00:17:13 - Shiboleth 00:30:22 - Stablecore 00:43:51 - Astrada 00:52:20 - Manifesting Fintech Ideas  Sign up for Alex's Fintech Takes newsletter for the latest insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes. Every Monday and Thursday: https://workweek.com/brand/fintech-takes/ And for more exclusive insider content, don't forget to check out my YouTube page. Follow Simon: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sytaylor/ Substack: https://sytaylor.substack.com   Follow Alex:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgfH47QEwbQmkQlz1V9rQA/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexhjohnson Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AlexH_Johnson Companies featured: https://www.paymanai.com/ https://shiboleth.ai/ https://stablecore.com/ https://astrada.co/

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk (S10, E142), powered by Gent's Post, host  Samir Mourani sits down with Dr. Michael Mak, a leading sleep expert to uncover the shocking truth about poor sleep and its devastating effects on your health.We all know sleep is important—but most people don't realize just how dangerous sleep deprivation really is. Chronic sleep issues don't just leave you tired; they're linked to weight gain, heart disease, cognitive decline, and even early death. In this episode, we break down why sleep needs to be taken seriously and what happens when you don't get enough of it. Dr. Mak shares life-changing insights on how sleep affects your brain, body, and overall well-being, as well as actionable strategies to improve your sleep quality before it's too late. In this episode, we cover:- The shocking link between poor sleep and major diseases- How lack of sleep wrecks your metabolism and mental health- Why caffeine, screens, and stress are sabotaging your sleep cycle- Proven strategies to improve sleep quality and wake up refreshed- The biggest sleep myths that are ruining your restIf you're constantly feeling tired, struggling with focus, or dealing with unexplained health issues, this episode will open your eyes to the life-or-death impact of sleep. Don't wait until it's too late—fix your sleep today.Hit play now and learn how to take back control of your health!Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, Nick Bateman and more. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.

In this Quick Hits episode, DeAndre Coke unpacks the latest updates in the world of points and miles, including airline and hotel loyalty program changes, travel incentives, and credit card promotions. He discusses the temporary halt in payroll by credit card through Zill Money, the reinstatement of Air Canada's points pooling feature, and the latest … Read More Read More

In this week's episode (S10, E141) of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with professional snowboarder and media personality Craig McMorris. From carving up the slopes to becoming a TV host and Olympic analyst, Craig has lived an extraordinary life that most can only dream of. But behind the success is a story of resilience, reinvention, and the tough reality of being in the public eye.Craig opens up about his journey—from competing as a national snowboarder to transitioning into media, and the unexpected challenges along the way. He shares insights on pushing boundaries, the risks that come with extreme sports, and why staying relevant in an evolving industry is harder than people think.In this episode, we cover:- The turning point that led Craig from competitive snowboarding to television- How to build a career in extreme sports beyond just competing- The mental game behind risk-taking and pushing past fear- Why fame doesn't guarantee long-term success—and what actually does- The biggest lessons learned from being in the spotlight for over a decadeIf you've ever wondered what it really takes to turn your passion into a career, this episode is for you. Craig McMorris' journey is packed with invaluable lessons on perseverance, adaptability, and finding success on your own terms.Hit play now and hear the untold story behind one of Canada's most dynamic sports figures.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, and Nick Bateman. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.

Canadian airlines are responding to escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions by adjusting their marketing and capacity strategies, with Porter Airlines halting U.S.-bound promotions and Air Canada reducing capacity in certain U.S. leisure markets, while Flair Airlines pivots to promote non-U.S. destinations. American Express announced plans to acquire the expense management startup Center, aiming to build its own platform that leverages Center's technology and talent to automate accounting tasks and offer real-time spending insights. Meanwhile, IndiGo is set to launch its first long-haul routes from Delhi to Amsterdam and Manchester in July using Boeing 787-9 aircraft, reflecting the growing international influence of Indian airlines. ‘Tariffic' Deals, Capacity Cuts, Marketing Pauses: Canadian Airlines React to U.S. Trade War American Express to Acquire Center, an Expense Management Startup IndiGo Reveals Two European Cities as First Long-Haul Destinations Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews (https://www.youtube.com/@SkiftNews) and never miss an update from the travel industry.

Joel’s still banging on about how Sydney has the best coffee in the world — and now there’s proof! Toby’s Estate in Chippendale just topped the list at the "World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops Gala" in Madrid. Sip that! Then, we dive into Meghan Markle’s cringe-worthy appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show — someone get the Netflix PR team on the line, stat. From the coffee buzz to canine longevity, we chat about the new drug LOY-001 that could help big dog breeds live as long as the little ones. More time with our fur babies? Yes, please! The Glossy’s are packed today: Jennifer Hudson’s unexpected NBA moment (ball to the face!), Justin Timberlake’s arrest drama (and the cop who didn’t know JT's tour was a thing), and Jane Fonda’s WILD bear encounter — she literally roared at a bear to save her grandson. Iconic. Plus, Lady Gaga is set to host SNL this weekend with the release of her new album Mayhem. We're ready for the drama and the bangers. We wrap it up with a cheeky NBA Kiss Cam fail (spoiler alert: rejection hurts) and a throwback to Air Canada’s 1972 dance floors at 30,000 feet. Yes, a mid-air disco. Get your flat white ready — preferably from Sydney — and let’s go!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air Canada a récemment engagé des poursuites judiciaires contre un passager en réponse à une décision de l'Office des transports du Canada (OTC) l'obligeant à verser 2 000 $ en dédommagement pour des bagages retardés.Contexte de l'affaireLe passager en question avait enregistré une valise qui n'est pas arrivée à destination en même temps que lui. Air Canada a livré le bagage à l'hôtel du passager le lendemain matin, soit moins de 24 heures après l'arrivée du vol. Cependant, pendant cette période sans ses effets personnels, le passager a effectué des achats pour remplacer les articles manquants. Ces dépenses comprenaient notamment un sac de marque Tumi monogrammé, acquis deux jours après la restitution du bagage retardé. Air Canada a contesté la nature et le montant de ces achats, les jugeant excessifs et non essentiels.Décision de l'OTC et réaction d'Air CanadaL'OTC a statué en faveur du passager, ordonnant à Air Canada de lui verser une indemnité de 2 000 $ pour couvrir les dépenses engagées en raison du retard de livraison du bagage. Estimant cette décision injustifiée, notamment en raison des achats effectués après la restitution du bagage, Air Canada a décidé de contester cette décision en justice.Procédures en cas de bagages retardésSelon les politiques d'Air Canada, en cas de retard de bagages, la compagnie s'engage à rembourser les dépenses raisonnables engagées pour des articles essentiels, tels que des vêtements et des articles de toilette, nécessaires durant la période sans bagage. Toute demande de remboursement doit être accompagnée des reçus correspondants et soumise dans les 21 jours suivant la réception des bagages.Implications de l'affaireCette affaire soulève des questions sur la définition de "dépenses raisonnables" et sur les obligations des compagnies aériennes envers leurs passagers en cas de retard de bagages. La décision finale de la cour pourrait établir un précédent quant aux montants et à la nature des dépenses remboursables dans de telles situations. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Join Nat, Drew and Erin at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort in Nassau! Today, they speak with Moss the Boss and Hydrangea from AirCanada, who speak to the beauty and ease of getting to this beautiful getaway. Plus, Oscars weekend wrap-up, cheating at board games, how this trip has gone for Nat so far, and have you or your coworkers been guilty of Task Masking? All that and More on the Nat & Drew Show!

In this week's episode (S10/E140) of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with healing expert and bestselling author Najwa Zebian, a thought leader known for her powerful insights on self-worth, emotional healing, and personal transformation.Most people believe time alone will heal their emotional wounds, but what if that's a lie? In this episode, Najwa Zebian reveals the brutal truth about healing, why so many people stay stuck in their past, and how to finally move forward.Najwa breaks down the biggest misconceptions about self-growth, explaining why traditional advice often fails and what it really takes to reclaim your power. If you've ever struggled with heartbreak, self-doubt, or letting go of the past, this episode will challenge everything you thought you knew about healing.In this episode, we cover:- Why time won't heal your wounds—unless you do this first- The real reason you can't move on (and how to break free)- How to stop seeking validation and start choosing yourself- The biggest mistake people make when trying to heal from heartbreak- A powerful mindset shift that will transform your self-worthIf you feel stuck, lost, or emotionally drained, this episode is for you. Najwa shares life-changing insights that will help you step into your power and finally let go of what's been holding you back.Hit play now and discover the truth about healing that no one talks about.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ | https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast featuring leading voices across various industries. Guests have included Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel, and Nick Bateman. Conversations explore career, mental health, relationships, self-improvement, and personal growth, offering raw, unfiltered insights into success, lessons learned, and challenges faced along the way. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic and international flights.Credits:Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director & Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.

In this episode of The Canadian Investor Podcast, Simon and Dan begin by analyzing Apple's monumental announcement to invest over $500 billion in the United States over the next four years. The discussion then shifts to TFI International's challenging quarter and the brutally honest commentary provided by their CEO during their conference call. Next, they examine Air Canada's financial turbulence, noting a net loss of $644 million for the quarter and a 54% decline in free cash flow to $1.3 billion for the full year. Dan then goes over Home Depot's most recent quarter. The conversation covers consumer spending trends, transaction volumes, and the company's cautious outlook for 2025 amid high mortgage rates and a slowdown in building material revenue. Finally, Simon and Dan finish by talking about Loblaw’s most recent quarter and what potential impact tariffs could have on their business. Tickets of stocks/ETFs discussed: TFII.TO, AAPL, AC.TO, L.TO, HD Check out our portfolio by going to Jointci.com Our Website Canadian Investor Podcast Network Twitter: @cdn_investing Simon’s twitter: @Fiat_Iceberg Braden’s twitter: @BradoCapital Dan’s Twitter: @stocktrades_ca Want to learn more about Real Estate Investing? Check out the Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast! Apple Podcast - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Spotify - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Web player - The Canadian Real Estate Investor Asset Allocation ETFs | BMO Global Asset Management Sign up for Finchat.io for free to get easy access to global stock coverage and powerful AI investing tools. Register for EQ Bank, the seamless digital banking experience with better rates and no nonsense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome back for another edition of On The Line, The Line's latest podcast offering. Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or guests! — that can speak with authority on whatever is in the news.In this episode, Jen Gerson speaks with Duncan Dee, an airline analyst and former chief operations officer of Air Canada. Jen shares her recent harrowing experience with air travel, highlighting the inefficiencies and frustrations faced by travellers in Canada. They discuss the broader implications of air travel networks, the impact of any disruption at major hubs like Pearson Airport, and the need for more regional airports. The week's episode of On The Line is brought to you by the Motion Picture Association of Canada. For decades, Ottawa controlled what is “Canadian” and what isn't when it comes to series and movies available to Canadians. The rules are out of date and costing Canadians opportunities. It's time for Ottawa to focus on helping Canadian film and TV workers, and encourage efforts to showcase Canada. Go here to learn more.https://www.mpa-canada.org/press/ottawas-streaming-regulations-will-hurt-canadian-consumers-and-workers/?utm_source=the_line&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=sa_mpac_choice&utm_content=canadianThey chat about the recent crash of Delta Endeavor Flight 4819 at Pearson, which shut down two runways at the airport for days. This was just the latest in a rash of terrible aviation tragedies, and it was wonderful that no one died in the Toronto crash. But the aftermath was a sight to behold. They discuss the poor communication by the airport authority (and Canadian officialdom in general), and why the airline networks are less resilient to shocks like a major airport closing two runways than they used to be. At Fort Frances, a group of Métis leaders signed the “Halfbreed Adhesion” to Treaty 3 with Canada in 1875, becoming the only Métis community in Canada to be included as a distinct Métis party to one of the Numbered Treaties. By standing together, they ensured their place in Canada's story—one that will never be erased. For more information, visit https://www.ontariometisfacts.com/They also touch on a recent announcement of a $3.9 billion plan to .... announce another plan in five years for high-speed rail between Toronto and Montreal while asking the perennial Canadian question: Why don't we build stuff good here? Sigh.As always, like and subscribe. And we'll see you next week for the next installment of On The Line.

In this week's episode (S10/E139) of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with parenting expert Jess VanderWier, best known for her work supporting over 2M families globally. Most parents try their best to raise happy, well-adjusted children, but what if some of the most common parenting strategies are actually doing more harm than good? In this episode, parenting expert Jess VanderWier reveals the biggest mistakes parents make—and how to fix them before it's too late.Jess shares groundbreaking insights into child psychology, discipline, and emotional resilience, breaking down exactly why some discipline techniques fail while others help children thrive. If you've ever struggled with tantrums, bedtime battles, or defiance, this episode is packed with science-backed solutions that actually work.In this episode, we cover:- The #1 mistake most parents make that harms their child's emotional development- Why timeouts and punishments might be backfiring (and what to do instead)- The powerful but overlooked technique that prevents tantrums before they start- How to build emotional resilience in kids without making them dependent on you- The most effective way to correct bad behaviour without yelling, bribing, or threatsIf you're tired of parenting advice that doesn't work, this episode is a must-listen. Jess offers practical strategies that parents can apply immediately to see real changes in their child's behaviour. Whether you're raising toddlers, school-age kids, or even teens, these insights will help you create a calmer, happier home where your child feels secure and understood.Hit play now and discover the parenting strategies that actually work.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast conversation with leading gents and rising stars across various industries. Guests include Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel and Nick Bateman, just to name a few. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast to be made available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. We aim to have a raw, unfiltered conversations about our guests' lives, how they achieved success, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges encountered.Credits: Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director and Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.

Jake talks about a weird heckle, the inverted plane in Toronto, and his issue with Air Canada. 

INTRO (00:23): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Hold My Beer Craft Lager from Gulf Stream Brewing. She reviews her weekend in Florida, performing in Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.”COURT NEWS (11:03): Kathleen shares news that a casting call for Dolly's musical has resulted in 15 potential “Dolly's,” Chappell Roan starts a firestorm around Backline's “We Got You” campaign, and Snoop Dogg performed on the SNL 50th anniversary concert. TASTING MENU (2:11): Kathleen samples Everglades Seasoning, Mama Tere Rollitos Guava Caramel candy, and Canadian Lay's All Dressed chips. UPDATES (17:55): Kathleen shares updates on Elizabeth Holmes' first interview from prison, Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show sold out in minutes, Meghan Markle unveils lifestyle brand As Ever, and Anna Delvey walked the runway at NY Fashion Week.“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT” (38:55): Kathleen reads about the discovery of secret tunnels under Milan's Sforza Castle after intense study of Da Vinci's sketches. FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (41:03): Kathleen shares articles on the announcement of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, Zach Bryan makes concert history in Michigan, the NFL considers a change after the Kendrick Lamar halftime show, Chicago's Hard Rock Café is closing, RetrievAir takes flight, JP Morgan's CEO has issues with Gen Z, Air Canada installed a dance floor in 1972 for transatlantic passengers, Blink-182 has ties to Banksy, bartenders have a message for Zoomers, and Nelly is opening Dirty Bowling in a St. Louis suburb. WHAT ARE WE WATCHING: Kathleen recommends watching American Rust on Amazon Prime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dave and Reese kick off this lively episode with musings about dreams, bedtime routines, and their love-hate relationship with Valentine's Day. They also delve into why public declarations of love are a no-no, share a wild tale of an airport disaster involving Air Canada, and reflect on the worst gifts they've ever exchanged. Tune in for a mix of hilarity, relatable rants, and heartwarming moments!

In this week's episode (S10/E138) of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post, host Samir Mourani sits down with Giacomo Gianniotti, best known for his role as Dr. Andrew DeLuca on Grey's Anatomy, for an open and deeply personal conversation about life in Hollywood, the pressures of the entertainment industry, and the mental resilience required to sustain a career as an actor.In this episode, Giacomo reflects on his journey from theater to television, how landing a role on Grey's Anatomy changed his career, and why success in Hollywood is never guaranteed. He shares the realities of constantly chasing the next opportunity, the anxiety that comes with staying relevant, and how he has learned to navigate the unpredictable nature of the entertainment industry.We also discuss his latest project, Wild Cards, and what it means to lead a show. Giacomo opens up about the intense work schedule, the challenges of maintaining personal relationships while immersed in a production, and how he and his wife find balance despite long periods of separation.Beyond acting, Giacomo gets candid about mental health, the importance of vulnerability, and how societal expectations around masculinity often prevent men from openly discussing their struggles. He shares his own experiences with anxiety, the impact of growing up in a single-parent household, and the lessons he has learned about resilience, self-care, and prioritizing personal well-being.This conversation is an insightful look at what it truly takes to sustain a career in the entertainment industry, the emotional highs and lows that come with it, and why success is about much more than fame and recognition.Topics covered in this episode:- The reality of working in Hollywood and why there is no "coasting" in the industry- How landing Grey's Anatomy changed his career but did not guarantee long-term success- The pressures of staying relevant as an actor and managing career anxiety- Behind the scenes of Wild Cards and what it means to be a lead actor on a show- The sacrifices required to maintain relationships while working in entertainment- How he manages his mental health in a high-pressure industry- The importance of men opening up about their struggles and breaking outdated stereotypes- Reflections on his upbringing and how it shaped his perspective on life and successWhether you are an aspiring actor, a fan of Grey's Anatomy, or simply interested in hearing an honest conversation about success, mental health, and resilience, this episode provides a rare glimpse into the realities of life in the entertainment industry.Subscribe for more in-depth interviews with industry leaders, creatives, and change-makers.Connect with us!Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsite: https://gentspost.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentstalkpod/ https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast conversation with leading gents and rising stars across various industries. Guests include Justin Baldoni, Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel and Nick Bateman, just to name a few. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast to be made available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. We aim to have a raw, unfiltered conversations about our guests' lives, how they achieved success, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges encountered.Credits: Host/Producer: Samir MouraniCreative Director and Executive Producer: Steven BrancoA STAMINA Group Production.

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In this week's episode ofGent's Talk our hostSamir Mourani sits down with Justin Baldoni, acclaimed actor, director, and co-founder of Wayfarer Studios. Best known for his leading role in "It Ends With Us" alongside Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar and Jenny Slate. Baldoni delivers an unforgettable conversation on modern masculinity, his film 'It Ends With Us', fatherhood and self-worth.Baldoni shares a never-before-told story about his relationship with his father and opens up about the challenges of the past year, toxic masculinity vs. healthy masculinity, and imposter syndrome. As co-host of the Man Enough Podcast, he dives deep into the importance of male friendships, emotional vulnerability, and why "It Ends With Us" (based on Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel) is a crucial conversation starter on domestic violence.Filmed in LA at the Wayfarer Studios, Man Enough studio this past November 2024.Key Topics in This Episode:✔️ Modern masculinity vs. toxic masculinity – Breaking the stigma✔️ The power of male friendships – Why men need healthy relationships✔️ Imposter syndrome & self-worth – Overcoming the feeling of "not enough"✔️ Fatherhood & vulnerability – A deeply personal story from Baldoni✔️ "It Ends With Us" – Why this film is so important todayDon't miss this powerful and inspiring conversation that challenges societal norms and redefines what it means to be a man today. Subscribe now, hit the notification bell, and join the discussion in the comments. Connect with us!Subscribe/Follow here:Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcastWebsitehttps://gentspost.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gentspost/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpodFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/About Gent's Talk:The Gent's Talk series, aStamina Group production, is an episodic video podcast conversation with leading gents and rising stars across various industries. Guests include Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Johnny Orlando, Dom Gabriel and Nick Bateman, just to name a few. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast to be made available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. We aim to have a raw, unfiltered conversations about our guests' lives, how they achieved success, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges encountered.Credits:Host/Producer:Samir MouraniCreative Director and Executive Producer:Steven BrancoVideographer:Nick MerzettiA STAMINA Group Production.

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In a lot of ways, an NBA locker room is like a family. With all the good times, and the bad times, the brotherhood, and the infighting, family is the perfect metaphor. But the family dynamic  in the NBA often extends to actual family, over 10% of the 4500 players to have ever played in the NBA are directly related either as brothers, as father and son, as cousins, as grandfather and grandson, or as uncle and nephew. In many cases, one family member outshines the rest. But occasionally, multiple branches of the same family tree achieve stardom. Today, we take the NBA time machine back to the late 90s and 2000s, and explore the lives of two family members who hit the highest echelons of the NBA, but failed to take the final steps into NBA immortality  Join us in PART 1 OF 2 as we look at the lives and times of two cousins from Flordia who became NBA household names: Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady. Today Josh talks to us about Vince. In Part 2 Calvan will talk about T-Mac. This is once upon a dribble!

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani sits down with Tim Granaderos, the actor best known for his role in the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Tim breaks down the hard realities of being an actor facing constant rejection, dealing with feelings of imposter syndrome, feeling like a phony, how he stays positive and the importance of family. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/ About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast conversation with leading gents and rising stars across various industries. Guests include Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Wes Hall, Johnny Orlando, Shan Boodram, Dom Gabriel, and Nick Bateman, just to name a few. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast to be made available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. We aim to have a raw, unfiltered conversations about our guests' lives, how they achieved success, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges encountered. Credits: Host/Producer: Samir Mourani Creative Director and Executive Producer: Steven Branco Video: Nick Merzetti A STAMINA Group Production, powered by Gent's Post.

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, powered by Gent's Post and supported by VRBO & Expedia, host Samir Mourani / @SamirMourani sits down with Dom Gabriel, the viral television star and content creator. In this conversation Dom, who's appeared on the Mole and Perfect Match shares how he went from receiving positive messaging to negative ones, the impact on his mental health, his battles with depression, the challenges of being on reality tv, how people have sent messages to his mom and why he's taking a new approach to life. #gentstalk Connect with us! Subscribe here ► https://www.youtube.com/@GentsTalkPodcast Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost/ About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post, is an episodic video podcast conversation with leading gents and rising stars across various industries. Guests include Russell Peters, James Blunt, Robin Sharma, Director X, JP Saxe, Wes Hall, Johnny Orlando, Shan Boodram, Dom Gabriel, and Nick Bateman, just to name a few. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Gent's Talk is the first-ever video podcast to be made available for streaming on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. We aim to have a raw, unfiltered conversations about our guests' lives, how they achieved success, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges encountered. Credits: Host/Producer: Samir Mourani Creative Director and Executive Producer: Steven Branco Video: Nick Merzetti A STAMINA Group Production, powered by Gent's Post.

In our latest episode of Welcome to Cloudlandia, we explore the remarkable growth of our coaching program, from its modest beginnings in 1994 to the bustling network of 18 associate coaches providing 600 coaching days annually. This evolution underscores the importance of adaptability and foresight as we hint at exciting expansion plans for 2026. Beyond the professional landscape, we delve into the nostalgic appeal of different climates and regional traditions. We compare the frigid allure of snowy winters with the sun-drenched charm of Florida and San Diego, offering a cozy reflection on why people choose to embrace extreme weather. Our conversation then turns towards the intricate dance of leadership and organizational structures. We explore the shift from rigid hierarchies to fluid, networked systems, imagining the profound changes in productivity that have paved the way for today's entrepreneurial landscape. From the global dominance of the US dollar to the speculative world of cryptocurrency, our discussion unveils the strategic significance of these economic elements, adding a light-hearted twist to our take on Canadian healthcare services. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS We discussed the remarkable evolution of our coaching program, starting from 1994 with 144 workshops conducted solely by me, to a network of 18 associate coaches delivering 600 coaching days annually. Dean shares his experiences from the icy north and reflected on the gradual adaptation to warmer climates, providing insights into the unique economic opportunities that arise from natural challenges. We explored the nostalgic memories of childhood winters, contrasting them with the warm climates of Florida and San Diego, and discussed the cultural differences in regional terminology. The episode delved into the shift from rigid hierarchical structures to more fluid, networked systems, highlighting the transformative impact of technology on productivity and organizational dynamics. We imagined the productivity revolution that could have occurred if a writer in the 1970s had access to a modern MacBook, pondering the implications for decision-making and strategic planning. The conversation touched on the global dominance of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, and the minimal impact of foreign trade on the US economy compared to other export-driven nations. We questioned the viability of Bitcoin as a true currency due to its lack of fungibility compared to the US dollar, and discussed gold's role as a hedge against currency inflation. The episode highlighted the Canadian dollar's strategic role as a financial hedge, particularly in relation to tax burdens and global business ventures. We examined the concept of "sunk cost payoffs," encouraging reflections on optimizing investments in fixed costs to achieve greater returns through training and education. The episode concluded with a light-hearted discussion on Canadian healthcare services, and the humorous notion of using Chicago as a secondary tier for healthcare needs. Links: WelcomeToCloudlandia.com StrategicCoach.com DeanJackson.com ListingAgentLifestyle.com TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dean: Mr Sullivan, mr Jackson, fresh from the frigid north, oh my goodness. Dan: Dan I you know. Yeah, I'm just happy to be back. It's sunny and warming. I'm going to say it's warm yet because it was only got up to like 6.3 or something yesterday, but it's warming up and it's warmer than it was. I did escape, without defaulting, my snow free millennium. I didn't get a cold this time, that's true. And I didn't get any snow on me, so that's good yeah. Dean: Well, we're actually in Chicago today and it's 49. Oh my goodness, wow, we're actually in Chicago today and that's 49. Oh my goodness, wow, it's deciding to see if it can upset Orlando, the area, a last valiant attempt before the total freeze sets in. Dan: Yeah, exactly. Dean: Exactly. Dan: Well, Dan, what a great couple of workshops we had this week. They were really I know about one of them, I know about one. Dean: That's actually a good thing to say. You know when you're developing a company. Dan: Absolutely yeah. Dean: I was telling people that in 1994, fifth year of the program, I did 144 workshop days that year and the reason being I was the only coach. So then in 95, we started adding associate coaches and we're up to 18 now. We just had our 18th one come on board. Come on board and this year the total coaching team will do 600 coaching days compared to 144 back in 1994 and I will do 12 of them. Dan: I was just gonna say yeah, 12. You got three groups times four, right yeah? Yeah yeah, that's great the connector. Dean: the connector calls which I, which I, which I absolutely love. I just think those two hour coaching calls are superb. Dan: I do too. Two hour zoom. Two hour zoom calls are the perfect. That's the perfect length. Anything more is too much. Dean: Yeah, so if you add those up, that would be using eight hours as a workshop day that would be 16 more days of coaching in a year, but that's significantly fewer than my 144. The problem with the 144, you didn't have much energy for creating new stuff, right? Dan: Yeah, and you were. Yeah, I guess that's true, right, and some of it you were having to. The good news about the position you're in right now is you really only do the same workshop three times, right, Like you do a quarterly workshop, but even that by the third time you've learned. Dean: Well they actually change. I mean they're probably 90%. In other words, number two is 90%, brings forward 90% of number one, and number three brings forward Because you've economized. You know I can do this quicker, I can do this. You add some new things, you get some new ideas. Dan: And you see what land is right, how things land. Dean: Yeah, yeah. By the time you get to number three, you've probably in my case, I've certainly created some new material. That just came out of the conversations. It's a nice. It's a nice setup that I have right now yeah, I love that in these. Dan: You know you're already, you're booked out for 2025. Dean: As am I. Dan: This is a great. This is the first year going in that I'm kind of embracing the scaffolding. We'll call it. Dean: My sense by 26, we'll have a fourth. We'll have a fourth quarterly workshop. Just because of the growth of the membership, but what that is more, choice for the participants during any quarter. They'll have four opportunities Anyway. Dan: I'm really enjoying being back in Toronto. That's such a great and our group is growing. That's nice. It'll be the place to be before we know it. Dean: It will be. There will be a certain cachet that you have that you know. I don't know how we'll signify this, but do it at the mothership. I do the program at the mothership. Dan: I do the program. Oh, that's the best, yeah, yeah. That's so funny I've gotten. I've got the Hazleton is fast turning into the official hotel too, which is great. I've got Chad hooked over there and Chris does there, so that's good, we get the whole so is she thinking about coming into PreZone? We're working on her for sure. I think that would be fantastic, yeah, and same Norman's coming back in March, so that's great, oh, good. Dean: He'll be in Toronto. Is he doing anything new besides the multitude of things he was doing before? Dan: Well, you know, he sold his main business, so he is now, you know, a new chapter. Dean: But he still didn't sell the ambition. Dan: The ambition didn't go with the sale. Dean: Yeah, the waste management company. Dan: That's right, that's right Right. Yeah. Dean: And I remember him coming. I forget when it was but they had just had a hurricane that especially affected the Carolinas. Dan: South. Dean: Carolina and he came in for a party, you know, for before free zone, and I said how are you doing, norm? And he says well, you know, I don't. I can't talk about this everywhere, but I certainly do enjoy a hurricane every once in a while, because he's in the waste management. Dan: Right, exactly, and also in the plywood business, also in the plywood business. Dean: Yeah, both before and after both before the hurricane and after the hurricane people buy plywood. Yeah, both before and after the hurricane and after the hurricane, people buy plywood, so yeah. Dan: You know that's an interesting thing. Dean: I'm reminded of what I'm going to tell you because I grew up in Ohio. And Ohio is two very distinct states. There's the north and the south, and I grew up way up in the north, in the middle of. Dan: Ohio. Dean: But we always considered the people who were down by the Ohio River, part of the Confederacy. You know, I don't know if they put in great new flood controls, since I was growing up in the 50s down there, but every, you know, every couple of years there was just a massive the Ohio River, which is a mighty river. Couple of years there was just a massive. Dan: Ohio River, which is a mighty river. Dean: I mean it's one of the major rivers and it's one of the, you know, flows into the Mississippi. It goes all the way from. Pittsburgh. It goes all the way from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi. That's covering a whole number of states. But you know there are people who would live there. They get completely washed out, they'd rebuild and then three or four years later they'd get washed out and they'd rebuild and everything like that. And I often wondered what the thinking process is around that You're in a disaster zone and you keep, you keep rebuilding in the disaster zone. Is it short memory or I think that's probably true or you just like the opportunity to build again yeah, it's built back better. Dan: Yeah, the whole yeah yeah, I think it is true. Dean: Right like people but a lot of people say I wouldn't do that, you know I wouldn't live there where they do. But I'm not saying people are stupid about this, I'm just saying I'm just I'm not comprehending. But I live in a place that gets frigid every year and people say I couldn't understand how you would continue living in a place. So what do you think it is? How? Dan: you would continue living in a place. So what do you think it is? Well, I have been struggling with that question since I was a little child. I remember we grew up in Halton Hills and I remember my father's family is from Florida and my dad worked with Air Canada, so we used to fly, we used to come to Florida quite a bit over the winter. Dean: And. Dan: I remember, just I remember, like it was yesterday, the time when I realized I must've been, like, you know, four or five years old when I realized I had the experience of being out playing in the yard in the morning with my snowsuit on, and then we got on a plane and went to Florida and in the afternoon I was swimming in the pool and that just like baffled my brain, like why don't we just live here? Why doesn't, why doesn't everybody live here? Yeah, and my parents are explaining that it's summer all year, you know, and I'm like I couldn't understand and so in my mind that was kind of like before I knew about, you know, I learned about immigration and you know two different countries and the people can't just live, even though I'm a dual citizen, that's why most people don't. And in my mind I still remember that to me didn't explain why would people live in Buffalo? That was an option. If you're in the United States, you can live anywhere you want. Why would somebody choose Buffalo over Florida? I don't get it, I don't know. And this is all pre-cloudlandia you know where now it's like we're really seeing this. The relevance you know less and less. Dean: Yeah, what? What you're telling me is that, when you were the age that you described, florida had a great deal of meaning, and Canada didn't, toronto didn't, it didn't have a great meaning, and so for me, for example, I just loved winter. You know I grew up loving winter, you know, and I used to go. I mean, you know, I was fields and forests and the woods were just magical when it snowed, you know, and you'd go. It was an entirely different world. I mean, they were four times a year, they were different woods because each of the seasons, the trees and the, you know, the trees and the terrain are really radically different, and so so that's why I like it and you know, I've been to San Diego, you know, and San Diego is just about the most temperate, certainly in the United States it's the most temperate place. It's 72, and I said, God, I couldn't stand living here. Dan: Oh man. Dean: Yeah, yeah, I know Mike, mike loves it. Yeah, and I can understand and I can understand why I mean I like it when I'm there. Yeah, I said you mean. You mean next week, when the next season comes, it's going to be exactly the same. And then the second, third season is exactly. Dan: You know it's not all sunshine and rainbows. They have june gloom. That's the uh, that's the weather that comes in. Dean: Every morning in june you get this fog, marine layer fog that comes in and see, I would find that really interesting yeah like I, I would find the fascinating fog you know I would, that's it yeah, yeah so yeah, I don't know it's really interesting, but it depends. Uh, there was just such meaning for me in those early childhood winters, you know yeah, and sometimes you know, and then, yeah, you could imagine you were an arctic. You know you could. Also, you know you had the tobogganing and sledding and tobogganing and our neighbors had horses with a sleigh. You know and everything Do you know what's so funny. See the thing I can remember, you know. I certainly know that Santa's dressed for winter, santa's not dressed for Florida. Dan: Right. Dean: Well he's just not dressed for Florida, that's true. I mean he must get hardship pay going to Florida. Dan: Got to take off that top layer. He's got to get his shorts on underneath all of that. Yeah, so funny. You know I heard you brought up toboggan and you know Chad Jenkins. I heard for the first time he referred to his toque as a toboggan and I had never heard that before. Dean: Yeah, of course. It was a stocking cap. I mean everybody knows, everybody knows it's a stocking cap. You know, yeah, I never heard that word. I never heard that word. I thought it was sort of some sort of elitist word. You know, you get that after you get graduate degree a stocking cap becomes a two person. Dan: No, we never called it. That's the Canadian term for it everybody forget about that. Your childhood was in Ohio. But a stocking cap a beanie as they say so funny a beanie is something else. Dean: a beanie is just, it's like a yarmulke for the Jewish people, but it sort of resembles that. Yeah, anyway, these are deep subjects that we're talking about. Dan: What was your big? Chad and I were talking about the workshop days and you had mentioned it's one of the best workshops that you had in memory. I would love to hear what you're. Yeah, certainly. Dean: Yeah, yeah. What I remember about best workshops is that generally the afternoon previous best workshops were by lunchtime. You were setting up for the real punchline in the afternoon, but this one by lunchtime you were setting up for the. You know the real punchline in the afternoon but this one by lunchtime. It had been a great workshop up until that time, and almost like it had two complete shows. There were like two complete shows when we, when we did yeah, you know, I mean it's a qualitative thing you just, you know I don't have a scoring system for saying it, but you just have a feel, feel for it and everybody was, everybody was totally engaged, yeah, pretty quickly in the morning, yeah and yeah, but it was. I mean that thing about leadership. You know the I hadn't uh, pulled back that diagram, the pyramid and the network diagram. I hadn't pulled, I hadn't pulled back that diagram, the pyramid and the network diagram, I hadn't referred to that in about 25 years and I just brought it back. Dan: And. Dean: I didn't know I was going to use it until I actually walked in the room to start the workshop. I said I think there's something about this diagram that'll create a context and more and more as I've been thinking about it, you know what the greatest entrepreneurial resource is in the 2020s and that's probably what Trump brought in. Elon and Vivek, you know, for their doge, their doge department. Anyway is that the greatest source for entrepreneurial growth is the obsolescence of bureaucracy. Dan: Yes, yes, what really? Dean: struck me, big systems falling apart, big systems falling apart, that's the greatest resource for entrepreneurial growth. Dan: The thing that struck me too is that the triangle, triangle, the pyramid method that you showed there, that the difference in the network thing is the absence of a border around stuff, you know, like I, that's. What really stood out for me was when, and maybe we should explain, can you verbally explain? Dean: what your vision is. Yeah, this comes from a book. It was actually my first book. It was called the Great Crossover and I was starting to talk about this in presentations I was making. I think the first one was 19. 1987, I gave a talk on this and what I said is that growing up in the 40s and 50s it was entirely a big pyramid world big corporations, big government and big unions, and even you know well, I'll just stick to those three and it was because of industrialization that industrialization takes on a certain form. And then part of industrialization is the administration offices that go along with factories and what they are is that you know, when you have a big plant, a big factory, and it runs on the assembly line, in other words, things move from station to station and the people at each station just do a single task and then they pass it on to the next person. To have an administration that takes what the factory produces and gets it out into the world. they also have to create an assembly line of information, and the reason why it becomes very stiff and static over time is just the sheer cost of amortizing the factory. I mean like a steel mill. You know a steel mill. You build a steam mill. It takes you about 50 years in the early 20th century it took you about 50 years to pay back the cost of the steel mill, the amortized cost of it. Well, you had to get it right in the first place and you couldn't be fooling around with it. So everything was kind of fixed and that's why people could be hired, you know, at 18 years old, and they didn't really have to learn that much in the job they were doing. Once they got it down it was good for life. You know the steel workers. I mean they might have modernization somewhere along the line, but it was still fundamentally the same activity. So society kind of took over that and you had some big events. You had the huge growth of government administrations during the Great Depression when Roosevelt came in with the New Deal, and there was just these huge. They had never. And I was reading an article, theodore Rose, in the first decade of the 20th century the executive branch had about 60 employees. You know the presidency, you know Now it's I mean it's not the biggest but it's got thousands. The executive branch, you know just the White House plus the executive building next to it. It's got. You know it's got thousands of people in it. You know just the White House plus the executive building next to it. It's got you know, it's got thousands of people in it, you know, and there's layer after, layer after layer. And. But they were really huge in the and then the Second World War. Everything got massively big, but they were all pyramidical. Everything was pyramidical. You know. You had a person on top and then maybe 10 layers down. General Motors in the private sector, it was the biggest. That was the end of the 50s, 1959. They had 21 layers of management, from the CEO right down to the factory floor. There wasn't much leadership. There was a very few people at the top leadership. The rest of it was just managing what the leaders wanted. So that's the setup for the you know story. And that persisted and things were. You know, there was great productivity from around 1920 to 19. And then starting around 1960, there was enormous cost. There was enormous, there was even enormous growth, but there wasn't much increase in productivity because they had basically maxed out what you could do with that kind of structure. And then, because of and the change maker is the introduction of the microchip, Right. Especially when it gets along to being a personal computer. Dan: Yes, that's what I was. That really fits in with the you know, by the 1950 to 1975-ish that's what we're talking about. That was kind of the staple of the hierarchy system. And then you're right, that's where some of the you know the microchip at its greatest thing really was the beginning of being able to detach from physical location, like I remember, even you know where. This is part of the advantage that the microchip gave us. If you look at what were the things that were kind of the first mainstream you know beneficiaries of our ability to electronify things, that it was the answering machine that gave us freedom from having to be on the phone. It literally provided the first opportunity. Fact, check me on this. I mean just think I'm just making this up, but could that be the first time that we had the opportunity? Dean: You're asking a two fact finder to fact check you. Dan: Just gut, check me on this. Does that seem like a? Dean: Oh, gut check. Dan: Yeah, gut check, I forgot who I was talking to. Dean: That's an entirely different animal. Dan: Is that the first time? Like? The answering machine gave us the first opportunity to be in two places at once. We could be there to answer the phone and not miss anything, but we could also be away from the phone. The vcr gave us the chance to record something, to not miss it, so we could be somewhere else. The pager, the cell phone yeah, these things were all sort of our. Dean: This was yeah, well, you're moving in a particular, you're moving in a particular direction. If you say where, what do all these things have in common? Dan: you've just identified it. Dean: You know that, yeah yeah, I was thinking. I remember the this would be in the 70s the selectric, the ibm selectric typewriter you know, was a real precursor of word processing, you know, because you could. First of all they weren't keys, it was just a ball that revolved. It was just a little ball that revolved, and you know. And so there was no jamming. I mean, there was no jamming. And of course it was electric, it was an electric typewriter. But the big thing is that you could get it right, you know, you could program it and then you just put in a sheet of paper and you press the button and it typed out the entire page and everything like that I remember, I remember that was that was that filled me with wonder right, you know when I said wow, that's really amazing. You know, you know, as a writer, I sometimes I have this is the sort of fantasies that writers had. And I said, if I had been a copywriter back in the 1970s, but I had a Mac at home, I had my Macbook at home. Dan: Oh, my goodness you were one of those. Dean: Okay, and you know I do all the writing, you know I do all the writing on it, you know I do spell check and everything else, and then I would hire somebody to type it on a typewriter. Dan: I don't know how I'd do it. Dean: I would have it typed out, but with lots of mistakes, because a writer shouldn't have perfect typing and I'd look busy during the day, but the first thing in the morning I would just unload an enormous amount of stuff and I'd be so far ahead, but I'd never tell anybody about my Mac. Yeah, that's funny Now how my Mac would have been invented only for one person. I haven't really worked that out yet. Dan: Oh boy, but that's you know, it's so. What struck me when you were doing it? Dean: Yeah, somebody asked me a couple months ago, you know, it's so. What struck me when you were doing this is yeah, somebody asked me a couple of months ago you know the conversation if you had a superpower, what superpower would you want? And I said you know, I've given this a lot of thought, I've tried out a lot of possibilities, but the one that I think I could just stay with for the rest of my life is tomorrow. Tomorrow's Wall Street Journal yesterday. I could stay with that for the rest of my life is tomorrow's Wall Street Journal yesterday. Dan: I could stay with that for the rest of my life. Oh, okay, that's even great. Tomorrow's yesterday, so you would get a full 24 hours with it 48. Dean: 48 hours with it, you get a day in between for activity. Yeah, I'd probably move to Las las vegas oh, that's so funny. Dan: Yeah, that would be a really good. That would be a really good one, that'd be a fun movie. Actually the prognosticator, the thing that struck me, dan, about the difference between the pyramid with the layers of people, the circles, the one person at the top, the two leaders, the managers, the supervisors in the workforce, was the boundary of the pyramid itself. Right Like prior to when that was brought up, the only efficient way to communicate to everybody was to have them all within the borders of the wall, the same. Yeah everybody in the same place and what struck me when you drew the circles all just connected to everyone, without any borders. That's really. We're at the fullest level of that right now where there's never been a better time. Are the best at doing and be able to plug into you know a who, not how, network with vcr collaborations. Dean: I mean, that's really the a great, a great example of that is the um connector call we had on. We had a friday, I had a connector call and I tested out a new tool which is called sunk cost payoffs. You look at everything that you'll always be paying for, ok, so in our case, we have. You know, we'll have a. We have more than 100 team members. We'll always be paying for more than 100 team members. More than 100 team members, and then all of our production costs for material and then our complete operations, because we're always going to be an in-person, you know, workshop company you know we're not going to be anything else and taxes and regulations, you know, and everything you have, and I said we're always going to be, we're always going to be paying for these, you know. So the question of what are the top three and the you know, the, you know, I just picked. The top three are, you know, our team, including our coaches, absolutely. And then the creation of the thinking tools, and you know. So we have all that. And then I said, so that being the case, I'm just going to accept that I'm only going to pay. Now, what are the strategies for just multiplying the profitability that I get out of the things that I'm always paying for? And it was very interesting because a lot of people said you know, this has always bothered me. The sunk cost has always bothered me and I've often thought is there any way of getting rid? The sunk cost has always bothered me and I've often thought is there any way of getting rid of the sunk cost? But now I'm thinking maybe I'm not investing enough in my sunk costs. I'm not investing enough. Dan: And. Dean: I'm about 10% more spending away from getting a 10 times return. If I just put a little bit more emphasis here, getting a 10 times return, if I just put a little bit more emphasis here for example, training and education of staff, training and education of staff, it might cost you 10% more for your team members, you know, but you probably get a much bigger return than the 10% because it already exists. It already exists, you don't have to create it. Anyway, that's just a setup. So we were just one person said you know I should link up with Lior. Lior was on the call. He said I should link up with Lior and you know it was Alec Broadfoot actually. He said I should link up and we should do this and I said why don't you do a triple play? Who would be the third person? And everybody in the room said Chris Johnson. Oh yeah right Like that, and it was immediately. There was a three-way. I think I'm suggesting what happened. There is exactly what you just said before. Dan: Yeah. Dean: Is that there's no spatial restrictions on the new organization you just put together. It's just three capabilities and they're in Cloudlandia. Dan: The reason why they can do it is that they're in Cloudlandia. Yeah, there's no borders and there's just the connections between the modules. That's really the capabilities. Yeah, well, it's the vision capability. Dean: I'm going to go back to the pyramid network model that we started talking about, so you had to have you know enough leadership. You had to have this huge structure. That was all management. There wasn't leadership from the bottom, there was leadership from the top. But in the network, if you think of three circles and they're connected, so they're connected, they're in a triple play. So you have the three circles, the connection, you have three circles and then you have the lines in between. The connector lines are the management, but what happens in the middle is the leadership. Dan: That's a much. That's great, and the things can all go out like in three dimensions, and they can well. Dean: not only that, but any one individual can have a multitude of threes. Dan: Yes. Yeah that gets pretty exponential, pretty quick, yeah, yeah. Dean: Anyway. Dan: I was just on a Zoom with Eben Pagan and Salim Ismail and yeah, we were talking about this, you know, because Salim, of course, his Exponential Organizations book and framework is really that was certainly a playbook that fits with this, you know, or a expandable workforce, and it really is. The ideas are what's at the central, that's the vision. Right, that's the thing. The visionary is the, the can see the connections between, but there's never been, it's never been easier to, uh, to have all of these connections and that's what I really think like if you're able to look at what people's capabilities are. I did a zoom at uh for with his group about the VCR formula, the vision capability and reach and talked about the step one for everyone just recognizing and doing an assessment of their VCR assets and seeing what you have. Almost look at it as, like everybody, having playing cards, you know, like baseball cards with your stats on the back that show your the things you know, the things you can do and the people you can reach is a pretty, you know good framework for collaboration Chad, actually building a building a software kind of or an app tool around that, which is. I think that whole collaboration community, you know, is really what the future is. I just get excited about it because it allows you to be like in that world. You know, the you don't need to ever get slowed down by the inability to execute on capability. You know, because the you don't have to anymore, you can tap into any capability, which is kind of a great thing. It's like any capability with capacity is a great thing, and even if you have limited capacity, that's fixable as well. Dean: It's really interesting because I was talking about the sunk cost payoffs. Our 120 team members is just such an incredible you know, incredible capability. And all of them are in their unique ability. Everybody goes through the complete unique ability identification and starting in. We started already, but 2025 will be the first year where, four times a year, they all update their 4x4 for themselves. So you do it the first time with them. In other words, that you say this is where I want you to be alert, curious, responsive and resourceful, and this is I want you to produce results that are faster, easier, cheaper, bigger. If you choose, you can be a hero in these four areas and, by the way, these are four ways that you can drive me crazy. If you really want to drive me crazy, just do any of these and you probably won't have to update your 4x4 next quarter because you'll be somewhere else. Okay, always give them a choice, always give them a choice you can do this or you can do this and anyway, but that's going to produce massive results over the in 2025, I could just feel it. And I have a team, a loose team, just 16 members that I just hang out with in the company and we're doing it every quarter and you can just see the excitement as they go forward. I'm just writing the book right now with Jeff, so we're in our first edition, the first draft of casting, that hiring, but it's really interesting. And then the weird thing is that we're always going to be having increasingly the majority of our dollars being American dollars and more and more of our expenses in Canadian dollars. And that just multiplies, it's $1.41 this morning. That's great. Is that up or down? Oh, no, two months ago. Dan: It's $1.41 this morning. Dean: That's great. Is that up or down? Oh no, two months ago it was $1.34. Dan: Oh my goodness. Okay, so it's getting better. Dean: Well, it's like seven cents you know seven cents on every dollar and, being who Trump is and being who Trudeau is, I don't see the Canadian dollar getting any stronger. Dan: Yeah, that's At least until next. Dean: October, until next October. I mean, you know it's dangerous to be a charismatic person, okay, and because you know people's hearts just melted. He was the son of Pierre and he came along and he's this handsome. You know he's handsome, and you know, and he's you know, he's he knows, you know, he knows he's handsome and he's and everything like that. And they went along and he said such beautiful things but for nine years never did anything. You know just he spent a lot of money and he hired a lot of government employees, but as far as actually increasing productivity, increasing profitability, nothing over nine years and uh, everybody's just made up. Everybody's just made up their mind about him and there's not and you it's really almost enjoyable watching him struggle that there's nothing that he used to be able to get away with he can get away with now and you can just see the strain on him. He's still. You know he's still. He's very young looking, you know he's and, looking, and and and yeah, he hasn't. Dan: He didn't really age like obama and cl Clinton and the others before him in the presidential role. You see the aging of the weight of being the president. Dean: But he's kind of thrived. Dan: When I was there last, it was you know he started timeless. He's got a lot of timeless. Dean: He'll always be like 40. He'll always be like 35. You know he'll be, yeah, 40. He'll always be like 35. You know he'll be yeah, and you know and anyway interesting. And everybody's just sitting on their hands. You know the entire country is just sitting on their hands until you know the elections next October. It has to be next October. It could be sooner, but I don't think it will be, and you know, and he'll be out, I mean he'll be out. And he's lost five points of popularity since Trump got elected. Wow. Dan: The thing they were. Dean: You know, it's really obvious Trump is governing. Dan: Yeah. Dean: I mean, he's not been inauguratedated yet, but it's like he's the leader everybody's already. Dan: There were emergency meetings being held, or I saw that Trudeau was gathering all the premiers getting ready to address the possible tariffs. You know the response to the tariffs it's. You're right, everything's kind of everybody's. Dean: Yeah, he was. Did you see the? I don't know if you saw any of the videos, but he went to the opening, the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, and I did not. Looks beautiful. Dan: Have you seen any pictures oh? It's beautiful, no, I mean I never liked it. Dean: I you know when I would go. I went there a couple of times it I never liked it. I went there a couple of times it was dark and dingy and everything else. It's spectacular. Dan: It's spectacular. Dean: But, everybody, all the leaders in Europe who were there like everybody was there from Africa, from the Middle East and everything, all the leaders and they were all running up and they were holding his hand, in two hands, you know smiling at him and they said don't tariff us, don't tariff us, let's be friends. Let's be friends. Let's be friends. Talk about. Talk about your vcr formula being the uS economy is a hell of a capability. Dan: Holy cow. Yeah, I just saw Peter Zion was talking. I watched some of his videos and he was talking about why he doesn't worry about the United States geopolitically, you know, because we're miles away from anybody physically, we're in physical advantage away from anybody that would cause us or want us harmed. We are energy independent, we have the reserve currency. It's so much stuff. Dean: Half the arable land in the world. Dan: Yes, exactly Half of the ocean-going land in the world. Dean: Yes, exactly Half of the ocean-going ports in the world. I don't know if you knew that, but the US. If you count all the river systems, the lake systems, the ocean coasts and everything they have, half of the navigable, the ocean-going port. If you leave this place, you can go to the ocean, the ocean going point If you leave this place, you can go to the ocean. They have you know plus the military, I mean the Navy. The US Navy is seven times bigger and more powerful than all the other navies in the world combined. It's just enormous things, yeah, but it's the economy that really matters. It's the. You know it's that? Yeah. Did you see the one he did the? You know it's that. Yeah, did you see the one he did? Well, I don't think Peter Zion did one. He did one on why there won't be a replacement for the US currency. It's the reserve currency in the world, you know. Dan: And he said. Dean: first of all, it's so big the dollar is so big that America doesn't really even have to pay attention with what other people are doing with the dollars. As a matter of fact, there's more dollars in use around the world than there is far more dollars in use in around the world than there is in the US economy, which is the biggest economy. Dan: But the. Dean: US isn't a export economy. It's only about maybe up to 15% of the GDP has anything to do with foreign trade, import or export. It's about 15%. 85% is just Americans making stuff that other Americans are buying, and Canada is an export country. Dan: I mean it's totally an export country. Mexico is an export country China. Dean: Canada is an export country, I mean, it's totally an export country. Mexico is an export country. China is an extreme export country. Dan: And yeah. Dean: So anyway. Dan: What do you think? I haven't heard Peter Zayn talk about Bitcoin or how that you know crypto. Dean: I can't remember him ever saying anything. I've never seen it. Dan: Because that was big news that it just passed a hundred thousand well, you know, there's only so many of them well, what? When did you? Uh, do you remember when you first heard about bitcoin? Was it prior to peter diamandis introducing it to us? Dean: no to team no, I'd never heard about it before. Dan: Me neither. When he introduced it to us it was at about $500. Dean: But it's not a currency, it's not a currency. It's a speculative investment. It's a speculative investment because, it's not fungible. Do you know what the word fungible is? I didn't know what the word fungible. Yeah, you know word fund. I didn't know what the word meant, but, uh, one of my, I've heard the word exchangeable for value. Right, but it's not yeah, the easiest to exchange for value, easiest thing to exchange for value in the United States. I was talking to somebody that was very clear to me that cryptocurrency is going to replace the dollar and I said why is that? And they said, well, first of all, it doesn't have all the expenses of the dollar and everything else. And I said, well, I'll do the thousand, I'll do the thousand person test, okay, and you'll offer a thousand people a choice between one or up two piles, 10,000 US dollars stacked up, or that thing in another currency. What do you think if you gave the choice to 1,000 people, what would it be? Dan: Right, yeah, they would want the US currency, of course. Dean: Yeah, I don't know who it is that would choose because it's instantly fungible for anything in the world. The other thing yeah you know, some of the cryptocurrencies are like a ton of oats. Dan: A ton of oats. Yeah, that's what I've understood about. I've never understood that about gold as a. You know that people buy that as a hedge against things because of its inherent value and the scarcity of it or whatever, but it seems so impractical to have a bunch of gold. Dean: Yeah well, it's really interesting is that gold holds its value forever. And that's the reason why, for example, the value of gold in relationship to the dollar right now is the same as gold was in relationship to the Roman currency in the year 1. Dan: Okay. Dean: If the currency gets really inflated, the value of the gold goes up. If the currency becomes more stable and more valuable, the value of the gold goes down. It's a perfect hedge. But it never has a value in itself. It only has a value in relationship to the currency. Dan: Okay, that makes more sense, then that makes more sense. Dean: Yeah, yeah, okay, that makes more sense. Then that makes more sense, yeah, yeah. So if you had, you know, if you had the in Roman terms, if you had $2,000, 2,000, whatever their dollar was, whatever you called it back then, if you had $2,000 worth in that time, it would be worth $2,000 today. It's just a constant value thing. Dan: It never goes up. Dean: It only goes up or down in relationship to where the currency is. Dan: Yeah, that makes sense. Dean: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dan: So I wonder, you know, I've heard somebody talk about it. Dean: I mean, the real hedge for us has been the Canadian dollar. Dan: Right, exactly. The real hedge for us has been the Canadian dollar. Dean: Right exactly. It's been an average of 26% for 35 years. Dan: That's great, which offsets the tax burden in some ways. Right, I mean, that's yeah, yeah, yeah. Dean: Yeah. But, it fixes us. I mean, that's why the US people say when is Coach going to go global? I said I have to tell you something it's the United States. Dan: Yeah. Dean: Yeah. Dan: That is global, that is. Dean: Right. Dan: Exactly yeah. Dean: Yeah. Dan: Amazing. Well how long are you in chicago? Dean: uh, now, just this week well, our workshops this week are on my workshops on thursday, so we come in because we like spending time with our team, yeah and so, yeah, so we want to make sure because we have a pretty good size team. I think we have a pretty good-sized team. I think we have 22, 23 now in Chicago. So, we like hanging out with them. Also, Chicago's our standard medical center. It's Northwestern University Hospital. I have three or four meetings this week, and so this is where we come. You know, this is the second tier of the Canadian health care system. Dan: It's Air. Dean: Canada, chicago. I got you, I got you, I got you. That's funny. You live in the second tier of the Canadian health care system. Dan: I just skipped the whole first tier and go right to the second. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly Second tier of the Canadian healthcare system. I just skipped the whole first tier and go right to the second. Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah. Dean: Well, except for getting my certain couple prescriptions okayed at the pharmacy, that's my entire extent of my contact with the Canadian healthcare system this year. Oh, wow. Dan: Yeah, you're going into the Cloudland Canadian healthcare system this year. Dean: Oh wow, yeah, you're going into the. Cloudlandia healthcare system and Nashville and Buenos Aires. Yeah, Chicago, Nashville and Buenos. Aires, yeah, yeah. Dan: So what idea popped up during our one-hour talk for you. Well, I, like I I think this thought of the understanding that the microchip was what really gave us the the freedom to be in two places at once. It's a time travel and it gives us now in its fullest thing here. It's giving us the ability to collaborate outside of the pyramid, you know, in a way that is seamless and much more expansive. It's just completely understanding that. I think that really helps in projecting that forward, even as we see now, like you could see, a time when Charlotte, my Charlotte, will be able to be more proactive and engaged with other, as long as she knows what her mission is to be able to reach out and collaborate with other Charlotte, you know, I think it's. Dean: I think it's great. Dan: Yeah. Dean: I think it's great yeah. Dan: Yeah, yeah I think it's. Dean: I think it's great. Yeah, I think it's great. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I think it's great. Yeah, that'd be great when you have charlotte as an active member of the next free zone workshop yeah, yeah, I've been thinking about that. Dan: I can't wait, that'll be fun. Yeah, although it was really it was, it was really great. Dan, I did the two workshop days. You know, I was joking. Dean: You did a 1989 version Exactly. Dan: Yes, no phone, no contact with the outside world, and it was actually very. It was very. Dean: It's very liberating, isn't it it? Dan: really was and the fact that I didn't really miss anything. You know, that's kind of the except I had my focus 100% in the building. You know that was it was valuable. Dean: I'm going to do that. Yeah, absolutely. Buildings are still useful. Yeah, absolutely. Dan: All right. Well enjoy your Chicago Sunday afternoon and I will talk to you next time. Dean: I'm fixed now on Sundays until January. Perfect. Dan: Me too Good. Dean: Back in Toronto Good. Dan: I'll be here, bye. Dean: Okay, bye.

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