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Top episode replay: Originally aired on May 10, 2020. One of Marketing Magazine's top 30 Under 30, Erin is an entrepreneur, marketer, former journalist, and startup advisor/investor. She is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. Prior to Willful she held leadership roles at communications agency Eighty-Eight, startup publication BetaKit, and at Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers' Spotlight, writes a column for the Financial Post, and is a tech commentator on CTV News. She has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN. During this episode of Made it Happen, Erin and I speak about her journey as an entrepreneur, being one of Marketing Magazines Top 30 Under 30, What to consider when starting a business, how to market your business and make your presence online know, building your personal brand, managing that work-life integration, tips for public speaking & getting retweeted by Oprah..twice. We also touch upon the current situation of COVID-19, how it has affected Willful, and what business owners can be doing right now to cope with the situation.
Today, I am joined by Beverly Zeimet. Beverly is an International #1 Best Selling Author and Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, Energy Healer, Virtual Reality Ambassador and Transformational Coach. Additionally, she has been in the field of Alternative Medicine for over 40 years. Today, you'll hear about Beverly's journey from a farm girl to a vegan, raw food, and listening to that inner voice. Raw Food Combining Chart NutritionFacts.org on food combining Connect with Beverly: Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/beverly.zeimet.1/ youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYvr6lUT4Yg-nE31J5udnRQ Listen in to our Podcast 360 Wisdom Speaks Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5OJ11ubtPxmqZMyiKidUAC?si=-YIAuVdURm-54dMqcGDY-A&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1 Beverly's Spouted Raw Hummus: HINT: when sprouting garbanzo beans they soak up a large amount of water in the first 2-6 hours so make sure you check them. I use a Tribest Freshlife automatic sprouter. Here is the link: https://tribest.com/ You will also need a food processor-not a blender. Garbanzo Beans - 2 Cups Hard Beans - Place in Sprouter for 3 days. Change the water every 12 hours. They may swell up to 3 times the original size. (watch closely for the first few hours) Tahini, I pick a 12 oz jar up in the store Sea Salt Olive Oil Fresh squeezed lemon juice Water Add your favorite fruit or veggie such as: peppers of all kinds, (habanero is very tasty-be cautious as they are really hot, the longer hummus sets the hotter it gets), fresh garlic, tomatoes (I scald them to loosen the skins for easy removal), sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke, spinach or any veggie you love. Fruit hummus is delicious as well, blueberries, strawberries, peaches or your favorite fruit. How to create your Hummus. Start by placing 2 cups of sprouted beans in the food processor, add approximately 1/3 cup of olive oil and start the machine. When the beans begin breaking up they may bog down the processor, slowly add a bit of water and continue grinding the beans and they will come together. When using artichoke hearts add some of the juice to the blend before adding water. When the consistency is that of peanut butter. stop and open the lid, add a bit of salt (remember you can always add more for taste), start with 2 tablespoons of tahini and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Cover and mix, when blended open and taste, you may need to add a bit more tahini, salt or lemon. Keep in mind the veggie or fruit you are adding so now put in your garlic and veggie, start with small amounts and blend, taste and add accordingly. Then let the processor go till you reach a smooth blend. The Raw Hummus can be frozen and will keep up to 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator. TIP: your raw hummus is fermented which adds even greater nutritional value to this wonderful treat. ©2020 Theme song by JP Winters ©2021 Kimberly Winters Did You Bring the Hummus LLC
Erin Bury is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. We talk about setting up a will in less than 20 minutes, how Kevin (her husband) “recruited” her for Willful, what's it like to work with her partner, why becoming an entrepreneur makes you a horrible employee, detaching self worth from net worth, feeling guilty when not productive, becoming a mother, dogs, the eMyth, Antartica, and more. At Willful she's responsible for driving the company's mission to make it easier for Canadians to prepare for and deal with death in a digital age. She previously spent 6 years as Managing Director at a Toronto-based creative communications agency that works with clients including Lyft, Telus, and Sony Pictures Television. She has also held senior roles at startup publication BetaKit and startup Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers' Spotlight, and she has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN, and was named one of Marketing Magazine's top 30 Under 30 marketers. She is a board member at Save the Children Canada, and the co-chair of the #Tech4SickKids advisory council for SickKids. She is also an advisor to startups including Quill and Pawzy. Her claim to fame is being retweeted by Oprah - twice.
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Meet Erin Bury - the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. Prior to Willful Erin held leadership roles at communications agency Eighty-Eight, startup publication BetaKit, and at Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. She is a frequent speaker with Speakers' Spotlight, writes a column for the Financial Post, and is a tech commentator on CTV News. Erin has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN, and has also been awarded the Marketing Magazine's top 30 Under 30 award. During this episode Erin will be sharing her tips on how to successfully build a tech startup, how to market & scale it, and what tools and resources are available for entrepreneurs out there. As a serial investor and entrepreneur, she has a lot of experience and advice to share with our listeners and we are excited to have her on the show. Erin Bury - Tech & Marketing Expert, Helping Canadians Plan Their Future & Create a Will 1:12 - Meet Erin & Learn Her Story 2:49 - Finding Balance 5:27 - Entrepreneurial Skills & How to Develop Them 6:39 - Building for Millennials 8:41 - Willful During Covid 11:05 - Erin's Journey to Becoming a Marketing & Tech Expert 13:55 - Building a Tech Company with Her Husband & Her Tips 18:49 - When Should You Create a Will & How Does it Work 25:48 - How Long Did it Take to Create Willful 28:54 - How to Deal with Opinions & Feedback 31:41 - Advice to Someone Starting out as an Entrepreneur 34:56 - Marketing the Platform 37:50 - Where the New Founders Should Spend Their Dollars First 41:50 - Resources that Erin Consumes 44:39 - Venture Capital & Angel Investing 46:49 - How to Deal with Bad Days 49:52 - A Millennial Is 49:57 - A Millennial Should Be 50:06 - A Millennial Is Not 50:19 - Connecting With Erin Connect with Erin: Website: www.willful.co/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/erinbury/ Instagram: @erinbury @willfulwills
Erin Bury is the CEO and founder of Willful, an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online. Previously, Erin was on the founding team of BetaKit--Canada’s largest startup publications--and Sprouter, a social network for entrepreneurs. Erin also ran a technology marketing agency Eighty-Eight that had clients like Lyft, Rover.com and NEXT Canada. Erin holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with Carleton University. Erin talks about taking the risk and becoming an entrepreneur, the importance of sharing your failures, and productivity hacks and tools. Reach out to Erin on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Learn more about Willful on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Stay up to date with Witty through our website, LinkedIn or email us at podcastwitty@gmail.com.Support the show (http://wittypod.com)
One of Marketing Magazine’s top 30 Under 30, Erin is an entrepreneur, marketer, former journalist, and startup advisor/investor. She is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. Prior to Willful she held leadership roles at communications agency Eighty-Eight, startup publication BetaKit, and at Sprouter, which was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers’ Spotlight, writes a column for the Financial Post, and is a tech commentator on CTV News. She has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN. During this episode of Made it Happen, Erin and I speak about her journey as an entrepreneur, being one of Marketing Magazines Top 30 Under 30, What to consider when starting a business, how to market your business and make your presence online know, building your personal brand, managing that work-life integration, tips for public speaking & getting retweeted by Oprah..twice. We also touch upon the current situation of COVID-19, how it has affected Willful, and what business owners can be doing right now to cope with the situation.
Tony's true Story about SproutsIT'S COZY AND WARM IN A JAR FOR SPROUTING SEEDS TO GROW QUICKLY. IT'S ALSO COZY AND WARM FOR MOLD AND BAD BACTERIA TO GROW INSIDE ANY SEED OR BEAN THAT IS THERE. AND ONCE INSIDE THAT BEAN ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. BEWARE OF THE JAR AND MANY OTHER SYSTEMS. IT CAN POISON YOU. I WAS. REPEATED WASHINGS DOES NOT REMOVE IT. IT'S ALREADY EMBEDDED.------------------------------------------------------For most of my life I have always told myself, and the public, how good it was to eat GREEN food. That is, ALL edible green food. This is especially so of what the public calls "Sprouts".The word "sprouts" has been widely misused. 99% of people believe those small 1 inch to 3 inch green stems coming out of the ground are the sprouts. But they are not sprouts. They are the plants. They are full of nutrients that are important to the human body to stay healthy along with ALL the other green plants available from our gardens. But they are still the plant. Which are less valuable than the sprouts.A TRUE SPROUT is the baby which comes out of the seed the day it is born to life. It has a little white tail attached to it. At that moment of birth, 100% of the “God and Nature" given nutrients are in existence. During the birth cycle afterbirth also comes out with the birth of the baby. Afterbirth is what colors the water surrounding the babies just born. It is very visible if you use the common jar system in which to grow them. And isn't this a very cozy warm place for bad bacteria and mold to begin growing.At 35 years of age, when I started to read about nutrition in the public libraries in Toronto and Etobicoke, I learned that sprouts should be grown in Jars for simplicity. In fact almost any book you pick up today still states exactly the same thing. And most of the articles were written by scientists and scholars with degrees after their name. However the work to keep those baby sprouts both clean and healthy is more than most people want to endure. Ninety-nine percent of all people will give up using the glass-jar system because it is not convenient. People simply don't have the time or are not that interested in doing the daily chore of washing the baby sprouts to eliminate any contamination from the afterbirth. ( contamination means mold and bad bacteria ) The jar-method simply doesn’t work efficiently. In fact, any system where you put many seeds or beans on top of each other will automatically contaminate each other. And once contamination has taken place it is completely impossible to take it out of the seed.When I started growing sprouts, I did exactly what those books stated, every day for 3 years and in Jars. I grew them not because I just wanted healthy nutrition but because I HAD TO HAVE THE BEST NUTRITION. During those 3 years I experienced the daily chore of growing sprouts in a jar. It was not easy. And I, like others still think today, thought that I should let them grow 2 to 3 inches high to be of full value. I remember how each day, 3 to 5 times a day, I had to shake the jars back and forth to try to keep them from getting moldy and forming a bad smell. There were times I gave up and wanted to quit. But because of my need for greater nutrition I continued.I learned a lot during those 3 years. I became ill twice during that time. The second time my doctor recognized salmonella poisoning as a cause. I could not accept this nor could we pinpoint the source of the poisoning. But after telling him about everything I eat, it was suggested by the doctor that I look at the sprout growing that I did as the cause of my problem. That is the main reason why I changed to a more expensive sprout grower which claimed to eliminate 50% of the problem.It was during those years I also read in a religious book that plants have afterbirth like humans and animals. I learned that afterbirth can contaminate the baby during the birth cycle and care had to be taken that the baby would not be soaked with the afterbirth. It should be kept apart as much as possible. That is not easily done. And that is why I came up with the screen above the water in my system.After 3 years of using the jar system, I purchased a glass domed unit similar in appearance to the ones I sell today. That was 55 years ago. I paid $50.00 for that unit which by today's dollar value would be approximately $130.00 or more. Most people would never spend that kind of money for a simple sprout grower. But I did. I used that system up until I was 70 yrs of age. During that time of growing and eating sprouts and plants I never got ill with any type of sickness. Generally now I do not even get headaches and colds. Please read my health reports. - http://www.sproutgrowers.com/ At the bottom of the home page. According to that report and a very recent report I have not aged beyond 31 yrs mentally or physically. A copy of that second and third report has been added.When the baby comes out of the mother seed or bean (the Womb) “God and Nature” gives ALL nutrients to that baby that same day. It's a miracle no one has ever thoroughly explained in any analysis in any book on earth. Then at the same time that birth takes place "Genetics come into place to direct that baby into its adult form. The baby says "I want to look like my mother and father" the same color, the same texture, etc. This is identical in ALL births of any living things on earth. As a result the baby now starts to define which nutrients it should keep and expand on and those that should be discarded as not important in life. That is why different nutrients dominate in different plants. That is why I developed the sprout grower I am promoting. My passion for what I have created allows me to guarantee the products I sell to the public for life "unconditionally". I want people to get healthy on something I know will make them healthy. Sprouts when born are given ALL the nutrients they will need. ALL means all the enzymes we know of today and all the proteins we know about. And if you walked into a vitamin store and read the names on those some 3000 different manufactured products you would learn that every one of them were derived from a green plant, placed into a pill, bottled or packaged in powder form, and then sold to the public as a cure. The nutrients in those packages have been analyzed by scientists. Your one-month supply is just the beginning of a lifetime of investments that do little for your body.Generally the public do not want to work hard for their nutrients. A pill is convenient. That is why the Vitamin Stores have proliferated and succeeded in supplying the public with a simple alternative. But it is a very expensive and inadequate one. See how simple it is to grow in ONE DAY . Click on my SproutGrower note here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT-MLe7FRVAWe know that over 4000 enzymes all had their beginning in a green baby. The nuclei are in place. The same values are in place for proteins of which we know of 560 (according to articles I have read on the web). Every one of those 3000 different named vitamins on shelves in stores had to get their beginning in a baby sprout. Yet thousands of different supplements are an expense that most of the public cannot afford.Some articles in listings on the web - 2017 state that there are up to 20,000 different proteins in a human body. And up to 20,000 different enzymes known . But I could not find the list anywhere.We know that Mung beans when sprouted are sweet in taste. They are part of the Pea family. MOST but not all people love them the best because of their taste and simplicity to grow. One pound of beans can supply a person with one month of vegetables more healthy than any other vegetables in the world (see study about sprouts at University of Ulster in my LINK section on my website). Most Mung beans now come from China. As this is a main vegetable grown in China they have very strict rules about growing methods. Farmers there are very careful to make sure they are Organically grown. In India they are becoming much more organized now and are starting to implement stronger controls to grow Mung beans Organically.. I have been told that farmers in India are only paid from 1 cent to 5 cents per pound. Imagine 5 cents for one month of green vegetables at your table. Mung Beans are grown in every hot country in the world. Click on the following to see the nutrients in on seed with approx 7000 seeds in a pound. http://www.sproutgrowers.com/...UNGBEAN.htmI inventory up to two tons of Mung beans at any one time to supply those persons that are now eating sprouts more than any other vegetable. I have never told anyone they should not eat baby plants grown in jars. That is their decision in the way they want to grow and eat them. However I tell everyone the consequences of growing them in a jar or similar methods and to be very careful with the fast growth of salmonella and mold on the sprouts. Most people DO NOT clean them properly when they grow them in jars. Ninety percent of the systems sold in stores produce salmonella. Yet people do not find that out until after they start using those sprouters. Incidentally, in India the most common methods are growing them on a wet towel or on a plate with water. Both these methods cause mold and salmonella growth resulting in sickness. Just think about what happens on a towel. The afterbirth is soaked up by the towel and then is also soaked up by the babies at the same time, causing growth of bad bacteria.When purchasing Sprouts or small plants in a store you should know what kind of water they used to grow them with. Is it pure and clean ?. Do they change the water during the growth cycle ?I passionately believe that growing sprouts for health is something that should be taught to children at schools across the world. They can learn about life, nutrition, health, and learn skills of empathy, caring and nurturing along the way. To promote this, I offer every teacher that calls me personally a sprouter for their classroom, for free. Following the method of instruction with each unit, allowing the children to taste the life force in every bean, is an experience I believe will change their lives for the better. My name is Tony Hornick. I offer Tony’s Sprouter to you for your health.Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh. Seeds and Beans were found in his tomb. According to written reports some of the Mung beans sprouted when water was placed on them. It is amazing that mothers after 3300 years laying in a tomb can have babies. God and Nature is surely miraculous. We really have much to learn in life. https://parkbench.com/blog/sprout-growers-healthy-living-mill-pond-richmond-hill-tony-hornick
Erin Bury is the co-founder and CEO of Willful, an organization that allows Canadians to create a will online in less than 20 minutes. Before founding the online estate planning platform, Erin held leadership roles in Eighty-Eight, BetaKit, and Sprouter. She is one of Marketing Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30 and is a frequent speaker with Speakers’ Spotlight. Erin has appeared in publications such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times. She is a technology commentator on CTV News and writes a column for the Financial Post. Erin joins me today to share why you need a will and a powers of attorney. Erin highlights the traits she believes lead to success and the importance of focusing on networking and your personal brand. She reveals why it is vital to make a will and assign a powers of attorney and why you should create a document of your intentions, including intentions for your digital footprint and pets. Erin also shares why being young is the best time to take risks with your career and finances. “If you pass away without a will, the government has a series of rules that govern how they distribute your stuff and it probably wouldn’t match what you want.” - Erin Bury This Week on Young Money: Erin's passion for entrepreneurship and creating Willful Why you should focus on personal branding and networking to find success What estate planning is and why it is important The role of powers of attorney when you can’t make decisions for yourself How a will governs what happens once you pass away Why you should have a will and why anyone over 18 should have powers of attorney Creating a Google Doc to state your intentions for your digital footprint Keeping your will updated Why being young is the best time to take a career or financial risk Key takeaways: Create an ‘If I die’ document Make sure you write down specific requests Estate planning isn’t off the table because you are young Have a conversation with those that you appoint as your power of attorney and executor Resources Mentioned: Tom Hanks Golden Globes speech Connect with Erin Bury: Willful Willful on Facebook Willful on Twitter Willful on Instagram Erin Bury on Twitter Erin Bury on LinkedIn Rate, Share & Inspire Other Young Millionaires-in-the-Making Thanks for tuning into the Young Money Podcast - the advice show for young millionaires-in-the-making! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Visit our website to learn how easy it is to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media! Subscribe to the Young Money Podcast on iTunes so you never miss an episode and reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, our LinkedIn Company Page, or by visiting our website.
In this episode Nikolas interviews Sarah Prevette, the Founder of Future Design School -- a school focused on empowering youth innovation through design methods and entrepreneurial experience. Nikolas and Sarah talk about empowering kids and cultivating their ideals and passion with tools and educational methods. They also discuss breaking and rebuilding the world, risk taking, the changing economy, and making governments alter their thinking to make change actually happen. Previously, Sarah was the founder of Sprouter.com, an online platform facilitating knowledge exchange between startups and business leaders that was acquired by Postmedia in late 2011. Sarah also built BetaKit.com to showcase the key technology trends that are re-shaping the future - the publication was acquired in 2013. Sarah was also Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BrandProject - actively making seed stage investments in disruptive consumer products and technology. https://sarahprevette.com/ http://home.future
This week on the podcast, we speak with Communitech’s Avvey Peters about how the recent layoffs at RIM are affecting the Waterloo technology community. We also speak with Jen Evans of Sequentia Environics about her company’s new deal with Reddit and Sprouter founder Sarah Prevette about moving on.
AOL buys HuffPo, Ze Frank launches Star.me, playing homeless, Sprouter, and more. Hosts: Amber MacArthur and Sarah Lane Guest: Sarah Prevette Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/netnight We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes.
AOL buys HuffPo, Ze Frank launches Star.me, playing homeless, Sprouter, and more. Hosts: Amber MacArthur and Sarah Lane Guest: Sarah Prevette Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/netnight We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes.
Leaders Series: Sarah Prevette, startup guru and founder of Sprouter.com, talks about startup success and why Sprouter is the centre of the entrepreneur's social networking universe.
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