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What drives someone to juggle multiple businesses while staying deeply connected to their community? Lourdes Juan is a Calgary-based entrepreneur, urban planner, and community advocate. In this episode, Lourdes shares her journey from working at an architecture firm in high school to starting her own development company and medical spa. We dive into her family's immigrant story, her dedication to public service, and how her parents' work ethic shaped her path. We discuss the balance between business and community impact, the lessons learned from early volunteer experiences, and the philosophy behind her self-care business. Lourdes also talks about her involvement in climate change, food security, and affordable housing initiatives, highlighting her commitment to fostering a better future. A look at how one person's passion and dedication can create meaningful change. How To Connect: Jeff Humphreys - https://www.jeffhumphreys.ca Lourdes Juan - https://www.lourdesjuan.com Podcast Location - https://www.modelmilk.ca Podcast Production - https://www.shortlinecreative.com
Dive into the world of serial entrepreneurship with Lourdes Juan, a mastermind behind several successful businesses. In this episode, Lourdes reveals her secrets to juggling multiple ventures, from urban planning to technology. Learn how she prioritizes tasks, manages time, and selects the right team for each unique project. Discover her approach to problem-solving and innovation, and how these skills are crucial in different sectors. Lourdes also shares personal insights on maintaining mental health amidst the chaos of entrepreneurship and the significance of rituals in her daily routine. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or looking to expand your business portfolio, this episode is packed with actionable strategies and personal anecdotes to guide you in managing multiple ventures effectively.
Lourdes Juan is a Calgary-based entrepreneur and Urban planner, with a Masters in Environmental Design, who has founded a diverse array of organizations including Hive Developments, Soma Spa, Knead Technologies, Leftovers and Fresh Routes. As a daughter of immigrants, Lourdes' parents instilled in her a passion for taking care of her community. This has been a driving force behind her tireless work to solve problems including by creating two non-profit organizations that address dignified food access and newly founded a tech company to redirect food surplus. Lourdes' community advocacy is vast and also includes serving on numerous local and national boards related to urban planning and design, development appeals, affordable housing, impact investment and business leadership. Lourdes is a mom to a one-year-old son who inspires her to continue to work towards building a brighter future for Calgary. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter
A story of hard work, entrepreneurship and problem solving! Lourdes Juan is the founder of Soma Hammam & Spa, Hive Developments, The Leftovers Foundation, Fresh Routes and Moonlight Market. This convo is full of #realtalk about university versus entrepreneurship, time management, self care, problem solving and even food security and food dignity. Learn more about Lourdes Juan on https://lourdesjuan.com and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lourdesjuan/. Click on these links to get involved with her charities The Leftovers Foundation https://rescuefood.ca and Fresh Routes https://freshroutes.ca. And Soma Hammam & Spa is open again! Book today at https://somacalgary.com and follow them on IG @somacalgary. This episode is brought to you by Malou Collection: small-batch, ethically-made women's clothing to meet the challenge of being a modern woman. Their Calgary-made garments are designed to be versatile, feel special, and are soft on the skin. Think premium quality basics that take you from day to night, can be dressed up or down, and can be used through pregnancy and beyond. Shop their collection at www.maloucollection.com and follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maloucollection. Prosecco Party Podcast is the fun-loving talk show that gives you expert interviews and our unsolicited advice to help you look good and feel fantastic. So stay tuned for some unfiltered and relatable high jinks with Isabel Valoria Rao and Lyndee Free!
Calgary entrepreneur Lourdes Juan, on the burden of the model minority.
In this episode, Allen Wazny meets with Lourdes Juan and learns about the numerous profit and non-profit activities that she is involved in within the Calgary community. This includes co-founder of Moonlight Market Foundation, founder and executive director of Leftovers Foundation, CEO and director of Soma Hammam & Spa, and director of Hive Developments. Unfortunately we did not have time to focus on all of these activities and the links below should provide more details that the podcast could not. Link to Leftovers Foundation website: https://rescuefood.ca/ Link to Soma Hammam & Spa: www.somacalgary.com Link to Hive Developments: www.HiveDevelopments.ca Link to FreshRoutes: www.FreshRoutes.ca Link to Moonlight Market: www.Moonlightmarket.ca This is the link to Lourdes’ LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lourdesmercedesjuan/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message
Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta. This episode is hosted by Adam Ludgate. Adam is a programmer-turned-CTO who is involved in the startup/tech community and is enticed by new and innovative ways of solving problems with technology. He has worked previously with the likes of IBM Canada, AOL UK, tech startups in London's 'Silicon Roundabout' as well as with a variety of oil & gas software firms in various development and leadership capacities. Lourdes Juan is an Urban Planner and Calgary based entrepreneur. She is an alumna of the University of Calgary with a Masters in Environmental Design. She shares her time as the Director of Hive Developments, Soma Hammam and Spa, and doing community work with the non-profits she founded: the Leftovers Foundation and Moonlight Market Foundation. Please be sure to share this episode with everyone you know. If you are interested in being either a host, a guest, or a sponsor of the show, please reach out. We are published in Google Podcasts and the iTunes store for Apple Podcasts. We would be grateful if you could give us a rating as it helps spread the word about the show. Credits... This Episode Sponsored By: Workhaus Core Graphic Design: Mackenzie Bedford Episode Music: Tony Del Degan Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan
VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL VOTE The Vancouver City Council has voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency. We chat about it with Kris Sims, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation. ANIMAL ABUSE PETITION Rick Fraser, Alberta Party MLA for Calgary-South East is circulating a petition to increase penalties for animal abuse and cruelty. He tells us about it. FOOD WASTAGE A recent study shows that 58% of food in Canada is wasted, most of it from the food industry. We talk to Lourdes Juan, Founder & Executive Director of The Leftovers Foundation, a local organization that helps stop wastage. THE EVOLUTION OF AGEING From Betty White to Prince Philip, people are living more active lives as they age. Patricia Clark, National Executive Director of Active Aging Canada talks about ageing in the modern world.
Lourdes Juan is an Urban Planner and Calgary based entrepreneur. She shares her time as the Director of Hive Developments, Soma Hammam and Spa, and doing community work with non-profits she founded, the Leftovers Foundation and Moonlight Market Foundation. To get there, she had to quit not one job, but two. This is episode 4 of the first season of the podcast "I Quit!", hosted by Mike Morrison. The path of being an entrepreneur is a winding road with many highs and lows. But for many, that journey often starts by saying two magical words: “I Quit!”. During the first season of I Quit! you’ll hear stories incredible entrepreneurs who quit their jobs and never looked back. Learn more at: http://www.iquitpodcast.ca
On this episode of the A Story Not Forgotten podcast Liam speaks with Lourdes Juan, founder of a not-for-profit called the Leftovers Foundation. Every year in Canada, we throw away over $31 Billion worth of perfectly good food. This has been a huge problem for many years, but this Calgarian entrepreneur is stepping up with a solution. Working with organizations like Cobs Bread and Starbucks, along with more than 200 volunteers in Calgary & Edmonton, they redirect more than 4,000 pounds of food each week to organizations that help to get that food where it is needed most.Visit the Leftovers Foundation website: http://rescuefood.caIf you have a story to tell, and we know you do, reach out and we will get you on the show. In the meantime, be sure to capture your full life story for future generations to enjoy. Capturing Legacies offers an array of story recording and writing services to capture and produce the life story of any person, company, place or thing. Check out our online story writing application to help you record your own legacy!
To know Lourdes Juan is to know a busy person. Named one of Calgary's Top 40 Under 40, I had to get Lourdes onto the podcast. I first came to hear about Lourdes through the Leftovers Foundation, a non-profit that rescues perfectly good food that was destined for the landfill and diverts it to people and organizations in need. She's also the owner of Soma Spa with the only Turkish hammam experience in Calgary and Hive Developments, an urban planning consultancy. Did I mention she's in her early 30s? For shownotes, visit http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/27
Lourdes Juan, BGS’05/MEDes’09, is the director of LMJ Consultants and Soma Advanced Skin & Body Therapy. On this episode of Peer Review, Lourdes shares how she obtained her informal business education, talks about Calgary development trends, and discusses LeftOvers, her non-profit organization that delivers fresh food to people in need.
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