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This week on Finding Your Bliss, Celebrity Interviewer and Bliss Coach Judy Librach is joined by the beautiful and talented broadcaster, Pooja Handa! Torontonians have come to know Pooja as one of the familiar faces greeting them every morning to help start their day with a smile. She has spent almost 20 years working on air in television as a News Anchor, Reporter and TV Host, covering everything from politics to entertainment, as well as contributing to major events taking place in Toronto. She has hosted broadcasts for the annual Pride Parade, and Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade, and has reported from the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival. Before joining the Pooja and Gurdeep Show on 98.1 CHFI, Pooja worked as a Morning Show Host on CP24 Breakfast and also made regular appearances on CTV
With playoff season here, parents and players are well established in their routines and hockey schedules. However, no matter how much time before heading to the rink, busy hockey families always need to find time to have the right pre-game meal to be able to fuel performance on the ice. Guest Bio: Seanna Thomas is a Nutrition Consultant, Mom to 3 active kids, and founder of Hockey Snacks Inc., where she provides nutrition information for young athletes, sports teams, families, and organizations. Seanna regularly appears on CP24 Breakfast, & is a contributor to Triathlon Magazine Canada, as well as multiple other publications. Seanna focuses on whole foods with a spotlight on creating realistic healthy habits. She can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and seannathomas.com. In her downtime, she enjoys being outdoors with her family and relaxing at home with her husband and a well-deserved glass of wine (and maybe watching a hockey game). Learn more: https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/1299997
In this episode, your host Amy Milne gets real with Seanna Thomas, Food and Nutrition Consultant and Host of Meal Prep Mondays on CP24 Breakfast in Ontario, Canada. She is a mom of three and passionate about helping parents, families and young athletes make easy, nutritious and budget-friendly meals. As busy event planners, we've all had those days where we're run off our feet and barely have time to grab a muffin, a bag of chips and a slice of leftover pizza - sound familiar? Well, we can do better! Seanna gives us some simple, yet effective ways to best fuel our bodies while setting up and on event day so that we have the energy and focus to last for the long haul. She also reminds us that eating the right foods post event is so important to help our bodies recover and repair. And don't worry, you don't have to give up all of your favourite treats. Seanna is a firm believer that we CAN have it all when it comes to our nutrition, and teaches us how to get the right balance. Seanna dishes out a lot of 'food for thought' around how we can better feed not only ourselves, but also our staff, volunteers and participants so that everyone is feeling their best!We know you're going to want more tips and recipes from Seanna so make sure you follow her on Instagram, Facebook and check her out every Monday morning around 7:45am on CP24 for Meal Prep Mondays!”It really isn't about overhauling everything, it's just about tweaking it to make you feel better.” – Seanna ThomasConnect with us:Beyond Fundraising Inc: https://www.startingbeyond.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-milne-8946791/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milneamyr/https://www.instagram.com/startbeyond/
Hi y'all l'm Christina Schell, welcome to Life in a Schell. On this episode we have award-winning television producer, host and on air style expert Mana Mansour. She's recognized nationally for creating compelling lifestyle content that both inspires and informs. She is currently a producer and on air style expert for CTV, recently coming off a 7 season run on Canada's national daytime talk show, The Marilyn Denis show on CTV, where she produced and presented original lifestyle segments for a national audience. Mana also regularly provides her fashion expertise to multiple different outlets, including etalk, CP24 Breakfast, and CTV Morning Live. Join us for our inspiring chat, and then dance away to pop singer-songwriter Michaela Slinger. MGR Group quoted her as “a legendary songbird in the making”. Today we showcase her song Just This Once from her new album This Can't Last Forever. Thanks for tuning in! ✨ Follow on Spotify, share and come say HI! on instagram @christinaschell
The co-host of CHFI's hit radio show, The Pooja and Gurdeep Show, Pooja Handa is one of the friendliest voices and faces in Canadian media. Whether you watched her on TV when she was an anchor and host of CP24 Breakfast, or currently enjoy listening to her upbeat voice on the radio early morning, Pooja has made her way into your home with a full heart. But behind the scenes, over a span of 8 years, Pooja was struggling to grow her family. For multiple years in between segments Pooja would take calls from doctors to find out, yet again, she wasn't pregnant and have to quickly put herself together to go back on-air (both a blessing and a curse she would tell us), needless to say, being a well known figure and have to figure out how to fit her fertility challenges into her life came with difficulty. Today, Pooja generously shares her story on how after 8 years, 7 rounds of IVF, 3 Canadian clinics, 2 US clinics, multiple losses and more, she is now a mother of two young babies, 3 months apart thanks to two amazing surrogates - what an epic story! ________________________
As a bonus to season 1 of Xing The Gap, we're releasing video versions of your favourite episodes. Now you get to see AND hear some of the extraordinary Canadians we spoke to this season, plus live drawings by Rick Miller, and multimedia by Kidoons. To watch Steve, Rick and Malaika, click here. Enjoy!In this XTG episode, Rick interviews Steve Anthony and Malaika Astorga. For Canadian GenXers, Steve Anthony is a household name, as one of the early stars of MuchMusic. Steve then cut his locks, and spent the next decade hosting CP24 Breakfast, helping it become the #1 Morning TV show in Canada. He's joined by Malaika Astorga, a Latinx B. Comm graduate from Concordia, and co-founder of Also Cool — an online arts and music platform, plus podcast. She's also a strategist for an L.A based media company, and a social media consultant for a ton of artists. As 3 generations, they riff on Mexican-Canadians in Quebec, VJs at the dawn of the internet, the Montreal-Toronto gap, how music tethers generations, how Algorithms create niches, how social media changes businesses, dealing with declining relevance, taking TikTok seriously, and trying to stump a pop culture icon in a game show.#BuildBridgesNotWallsXingTheGap.comBoomTheShow.comRickMiller.ca@rickmilleractor@xingthegap@steveanthonyonlinesteveanthony.com@_flleur @flloral_art@alsocoolmagmalaikaastorga.com
This week's episode is featuring Jennifer Singh, founder of She's Newsworthy Media. Jeniffer is a former TV reporter turned entrepreneur, speaker and CEO of She's Newsworthy Media. Before entrepreneurship, Jennifer worked in the Canadian media industry for over 15 years as a reporter, producer and writer for CTV, CBC, Global and CP24. She has been featured in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Global News, CTV speaking and The Social speaking about imposter syndrome, women in business and the need for more inclusive marketing. Jennifer was also featured in a national campaign for International Women's Day in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Canada and Pink Tartan. She's Newsworthy Media was founded to help amplify the voices of women in the media because their expertise is underrepresented. The company is now Canada's go-to resource for women entrepreneurs who want to get massive exposure for their businesses on TV. The company has helped over 60 women entrepreneurs land media spots on the most popular Canadian TV shows including The Social, Cityline, CP24 Breakfast, Global News Morning and Your Morning. We discuss how Jennifer first got into the media industry & all the ups and downs that go on behind the scenes, the lack of representation in media and how she's working to change this by redefining PR, key tips & insights on how to actually get picked up by media outlets, and much more. Listen in to learn about: How to craft a newsworthy pitch that will actually get picked up by the media The key number of media outlets you should be sending your pitch to and how they determine this One common mistake made when doing PR as a business owner that will surprise you How to really utilize your earned media for your business & turn it into profit Resources: Website: https://www.shesnewsworthy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesnewsworthy/ Waitlist for our signature PR program: https://www.shesnewsworthy.com/mediasuccess Our media pitch template: https://www.shesnewsworthy.com/mediapitchtemplate Newest resource, 20 media to pitch for maximum exposure: resources.shesnewsworthy.com/media She's Newsworthy Media Coaching: Media Success Coaching JOIN THE STEP-BY-STEP PODCAST LAUNCH PROGRAM: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/courses Check It Out: Contracts Market: Affordable, customizable, Canadian contracts for your business Three Ships Beauty Code MADEITHAPPEN20 Powered by: Elevatepodcastco.com Start a podcast that stands out & amplifies your business! Connect With Us: Website: www.madeithappenpod.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/madeithappenpodcast/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/made-it-happen-podcast
In this XTG episode, Rick interviews Steve Anthony and Malaika Astorga. For Canadian GenXers, Steve Anthony is a household name, as one of the early stars of MuchMusic. Steve then cut his locks, and spent the next decade hosting CP24 Breakfast, helping it become the #1 Morning TV show in Canada. He's joined by Malaika Astorga, a Latinx B. Comm graduate from Concordia, and co-founder of Also Cool — an online arts and music platform, plus podcast. She's also a strategist for an L.A based media company, and a social media consultant for a ton of artists. As 3 generations, they riff on Mexican-Canadians in Quebec, VJs at the dawn of the internet, the Montreal-Toronto gap, how music tethers generations, how Algorithms create niches, how social media changes businesses, dealing with declining relevance, taking TikTok seriously, and trying to stump a pop culture icon in a game show. #BuildBridgesNotWallsXingTheGap.comBoomTheShow.comRickMiller.ca@rickmilleractor@xingthegap@steveanthonyonlinesteveanthony.com@_flleur @flloral_art@alsocoolmagmalaikaastorga.com
Steve Anthony Since 1979, the name Steve Anthony has been recognized in media-markets around the world for his accomplishments and high standards. In Canada, Steve Anthony is an award-winning radio and television broadcaster and host was a founding VJ’s of MuchMusic, which, along with MTV, pioneered music-video television worldwide. During his 9-and-a-half year tenure at MuchMusic, Anthony did double duty, first as Morning Show host at CFNY (Toronto), and then, as co-host, launched CITYTV’s “Breakfast Television”, now one of the most popular TV brands in Canada. He also took over the morning slot at 97.7 CHOM, Montreal when the decision was made to replace Howard Stern’s syndicated show. As host of “CP24 Breakfast”, owned by Bell Media, one of Canada’s largest broadcasters, Steve and the “Breakfast” team were able to launch the show against the decades-long dominance of CITYTV’s Breakfast Television, and, by audience numbers, take it to the #1 Morning TV show in Canada. Having conquered many challenges in broadcasting, Steve has recently taken a hiatus to devote himself to other business ventures. His knowledge of the International Pop Culture landscape and his ability to be a national influencer brought him to Direct Coops to help smack business and TrellisCanna, at the forefront of the medical and burgeoning “legal recreational” Global Cannabis Industry. Invest in TrellisCanna: https://www.trelliscanna.com/ https://twitter.com/SteveAnthony https://www.instagram.com/steveanthonyonline https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-anthony-42844111/ https://www.facebook.com/steveanthonyonline
On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have the beautiful, and talented TV personality Melissa Grelo. She co-hosted Toronto
Pooja Handa is an award-winning broadcaster who most people recognize as the co-host of Toronto's #1 morning show, CP24 Breakfast. Torontonians have come to know Pooja as one of the familiar faces greeting them every morning helping them start their day with a smile. She started in 2008 at CP24 as a News Anchor and Reporter and has covered everything from politics to entertainment. She is a born storyteller, who uses her wit and humour to engage viewers. Pooja has hosted many prominent Toronto events including the annual Toronto International Film Festival, Pride Parade, Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival, Toronto Raptors Championship Parade, Canada's Walk of Fame, and many more. She also makes regular appearances on CTV's The Social and The Marilyn Dennis Show. Before joining CP24, Pooja worked as a traffic reporter and entertainment host for Global Morning News in Toronto, where she created and hosted a unique entertainment segment called the PH FACTOR (Pooja Handa Factor). In total, Pooja has been in the business for almost 20 years. The Women Leadership Nation, Breaking Barriers Podcast is committed to helping women break barriers through the power of storytelling, self-awareness, and knowledge sharing. We started this podcast as a platform for women to share their journeys, experiences, and insights so that we can learn and grow from one another. We hope you enjoyed this episode and would love for you to subscribe to our podcast! Also, we hope you will follow us on our journey thru Instagram at @LadouceurJennifer! Thanks for listening and welcome to the Women Leadership Nation community! Together we can break barriers! www.WomenLeadershipNation.com
I'm joined by CP24 News Anchor & Former TSN Sportscentre host Gurdeep Ahluwalia and we discuss his long and successful career which has led to Gurdeep hosting CP24 Breakfast in Toronto, Monday to Friday 5-9am. We talk about the disturbing time that he and TSN co-host Nabil Karim faced racism for hosting Sportscentre together and the lessons learned from that, plus he discusses the many charitable endeavours of his. Gurdeep divulges an incredible story of an untimely swear word that accidentally made it to air, I ask him for advice on how to look as sharp as he does, and he discusses his new found passion for golf! Finally, I grill him for mistakenly thinking my nickname was 'Hot Dog' instead of 'Hound Dog' years ago and he explains why he had the classic mixup!
Are you subscribed to our channel? The Gifted Gab presents: 1000 Conversations (1K Convos).Welcome award-winning journalist, TSN reporter, former host of CTV's Amazing Race Canada and the first ever black women to host a flagship sports-highlight show in Canada, Kayla Grey to the Gifted Gab. Kayla has also been widely noted for covering the Toronto Raptors 2019 Championship run with frequent appearances on The Social, The Marilyn Dennis Show, CP24 Breakfast and ETalk. In this episode we dive into the importance of vulnerability, travel, sponsorship in the black community and acceptance. Kayla also lends some advice for creators & journalists looking to take that next step moving forward.Shop merchandise and listen to the podcast here: https://www.thegiftedgab.comCheck out Kayla's work on her instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/kayla_grey/Check out Kayla's website here: https://www.kaylagrey.com
Pooja Handa is an award-winning broadcaster who most people would recognize as the co-host of Toronto's #1 morning show, CP24 Breakfast. Pooja has been a news anchor, reporter, traffic reporter and entertainment host. She has covered everything from politics to entertainment and hosted many large events ranging from the Toronto International Film Festival and Toronto Pride Parade to the Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Parade and the 40th Annual JUNO Awards. She is also a repeat guest on shows like The Social. Before joining CP24, she worked as a traffic reporter and entertainment host for Global Morning News in Toronto. On this episode, Host Jamie Allison chats with Pooja how she consistently achieves her goals. She talks about how hearing “no” has helped her go after her dreams even harder and how living with the mantra “When doors don’t open for you, kick them down” has helped her become a fan favourite and inspiration. Tell Pooja and Jamie what you think about this episode by leaving a review and rating. It helps us get the message out there! Download your own FREE BIG MOVE PLAN TEMPLATE - Knock 2020 Part 2 out of the park! www.bigideabigmoves.com Help us design the show - complete our short Most Valuable Listener survey Instagram : @bigidea_bigmoves Facebook @bigideabigmoves Need Help Getting Back to Work? Not getting call-backs. Don't wait. Get out there now. Connect with Pooja and find out more about her speaking topics and workshops at www.poojahanda.com
I love marketing! Marketing is the ability to create change and I will be the first to admit that my marketing could be more inclusive, which is something I'm working on. In this week's episode of The Business of Becoming, join me and my guest, Jennifer Singh, Founder of She's Newsworthy Media, as we chat about inclusive marketing, what it is, and how to make your marketing more inclusive. We talk about ways you can start to demonstrate inclusivity in your business across the board without it feeling like tokenism. Jennifer shares her experience as a journalist and why she started her company to help female entrepreneurs and business owners increase media attention for their brands, with the purpose of amplifying the underrepresented female voice in the media. I hope this conversation will be as eye-opening for you as it was for me. More About Jennifer: Jennifer Singh is a former Toronto TV reporter turned PR Strategist and Media Coach. She has more than 15 years of experience working in the Canadian media industry as a producer, writer, and reporter for CTV, Global, CP24, and the CBC. Jennifer founded She's Newsworthy Media in 2015 to help female entrepreneurs and business owners increase media attention for their brands, by pitching their expertise to the media. To date, she has helped 35 women land media spots on the most popular Canadian TV shows including The Social, Your Morning, Global News Morning, and CP24 Breakfast. What We Talk About In This Episode: Jennifer's experience with inclusivity and inclusive marketing How being inclusive can positively impact your bottom line The trickle effect of not being inclusive in your business The power of asking for feedback from your community How to avoid tokenism by being inclusive across the board The ripple effect of the stock photos you use in your marketing and social media Big brands and inclusivity The importance of inclusive pricing for your offers How providing free content and education opens up opportunities for everyone Appropriate choice and use of language in all aspects of your business Things We Mention In This Episode: Jennifer's webinar: Inclusive Marketing for Small Businesses Jennifer's Instagram: @shesnewsworthy Jennifer's website: shesnewsworthy.com Here's How To Subscribe & Leave A Review (pretty-please): Want to get notified when I release new episodes so you don't miss a thing? Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. And it would mean the world to me if you'd leave a rating and review. I'd love to know what you think of the podcast and how I can make it better for you. Plus iTunes tells me that podcast reviews are really important and the more reviews the podcast has the easier it will be to get the podcast in front of more people, which is the ultimate goal. You can leave a review right here. Let's Keep The Conversation Going… Are there things that you do in your business that represent your commitment to diversity and inclusion? I would love to hear all about it and I'm sure others would too. Comment below and share your story or visit me on Instagram which is currently my favourite way to connect. You can also join my free online community to connect with more than 24,000 other health practitioners just like you to ask questions, share wins and struggles, and get lots of support from me and my team! I hope to see you there.
Jennifer Singh is a former TV reporter turned PR strategist and media coach who specializes in storytelling, public relations, and marketing. Jennifer launched She's Newsworthy Media to help female entrepreneurs and business owners increase media attention for their brands by pitching their expertise to the media. So far, she's helped over 35 women land media spots on all of the most popular TV shows (The Social, CP24 Breakfast, and Breakfast TV just to name a few!). She is also mom to two little boys Dominick and Marcus ages 5 and 2. In this episode: Layers of challenges with racism and inclusion in motherhood and work can be invisible and aren't a part of our conversations and discourse. Open dialogue about racism, anti-racism, discrimination, and inclusion in our work and with our families is needed. Ongoing action for inclusivity and anti-racism in all aspects of business and the workplace including marketing is essential. Share your expertise & story. The media is looking for fresh perspectives and voices to bring a unique angle to what's happening in our world. Connect with Jennifer: Instagram: @shesnewsworthy https://www.instagram.com/shesnewsworthy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shesnewsworthy/ Website: https://www.shesnewsworthy.com/ Get a FREE Media Pitch Template that you can download Find out more about “Media Success Coaching” - Jennifer's most successful program that includes one-on-one time On this episode of The Part-Time Jungle Podcast, I had an amazing conversation with Jennifer about racism and inclusion in motherhood and work. Jennifer shared her story with the layers of challenges in motherhood and work as a woman of colour. She discussed the need for open dialogue about racism, anti-racism, discrimination, and inclusion in our work and with our families and how ongoing action for inclusivity and anti-racism in all aspects of business and the workplace including marketing is essential. Jennifer also talked about helping her clients share their expertise and stories because the media is looking for fresh perspectives and voices to bring a unique angle to what's happening in our world. I am so appreciative to Jennifer for having this conversation with me about racism and inclusion in motherhood and work. The three values that she lives and works by are authenticity, transparency, and empowerment and these definitely came through in our dialogue. JENNIFER'S MOTHERHOOD & WORK JOURNEY Starting in 2010, Jennifer had a position working in a secure job with benefits, being paid by the government, where she was providing transit updates on a TV station. Jennifer and her husband were trying to get pregnant for 3 years and shortly after becoming pregnant, she was laid off from this position. The timing ended up working out well though as Jennifer used this time as an opportunity to transition into being an entrepreneur. She built her website and got business photographs taken. Because she had suffered a recent miscarriage, she also suffered from anxiety during this pregnany so being at home prior to the birth of her first baby in 2015, was the best thing that she could have done. Ultimately, this led to Jennifer launching her business, She's Newsworthy Media, five years ago. LOTS TO LEARN Jennifer had no business expertise when she got started. She was literally starting from scratch. After having her second son, three years after her first, she fully committed to entrepreneurship, hired a business coach, and didn't look back. Giving birth to two children and starting a business in three years, was A LOT to take in in a short amount of time. THE JUGGLE Jennifer talks about how the COVID pandemic feels like how she felt starting her business with her two kids at home with her. The challenge of that juggle was not something that she felt others could understand or relate to at that time. Most moms that she knew had childcare or kids in school.
Pooja and Niki discuss career, resilience and dreams! Pooja Handa is the morning host on CP24 Breakfast and an inspirational speaker. Loved by audiences for her good-news storytelling, this is an interview you don’t want to miss.
On this episode of the Every Brown Girl Pod I interview Brampton-native and world-renowned artist, muralist and #girlboss Jasmin Pannu. Jasmin's artwork, installations and contributions to the community have been featured in CBC Arts, CP24 Breakfast, Huffpost and The City of Brampton to name a very select few. She breaks down why creatives should be business savvy, her mistakes that lead up to her incredible career and why the truth is key!
Mike chats with CP24 reporter and host Kayla-Marie Williams about playing professional volleyball in the Philippines, hosting CP24 Breakfast on weekends and working as a reporter at 299 Queen Street.
Mike chats with Breakfast Television co-host Kevin Frankish about his years on CKVR and CityTV and what it was like working with Ann Rohmer, Liza Fromer and Dina Pugliese. There's also a frank discussion about Jennifer Valentyne, CP24 Breakfast and the target on his back.
Mike chats with Steve Anthony about his years on MuchMusic, his work at Breakfast Television and CP24 Breakfast, replacing Pete and Geets on CFNY, his use of cocaine, his broken hip and where Anne Rohmer went for a few months.