Newsmakers, hosts, athletes and people of influence. This is your chance to get Up Close & Personal with some prominent Canadians who have become a part of our everyday lives. Join veteran broadcaster Scott Sexsmith as he goes one on one to get the untold stories from some of the biggest names in our country.
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Blinkist Podcast - Interviews | Personal Development | Productivity | Business | Psychology
Ben Schuman-Stoler. Making big ideas personal. Get personal growth and business lessons from thought leaders and entrepreneurs.
Please visit us at blinkist.com/simplify to see our new podcast, Simplify!
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The Styling Advisory Podcast - Personal Styling Business Interviews
Sarah Cohen: Founder, The Styling Advisory
How does a personal stylist build a profitable business in 2024? Join Personal Styling Business Expert, Sarah Cohen, as she interviews successful image experts from around the world to learn about the marketing tactics that helped them build successful businesses. You'll find out how these successful stylists: ✨Built a social media audience using different platforms (not just Instagram!) ✨Connect meaningfully with that audience ✨Build an huge email list of subscribers ✨Nurture those subscrib ...
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Welcome to Sign on Crew, a show about reveling and sharing the shipboard jobs secrets, taboos and not that secret stories from crew members, so you can make informative decisions and smarter choices, when it comes to whether or not applying for a job as a crew member onboard a cruise ship.
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Define, challenge and conquer the BIGGEST issues facing you as an early stage entrepreneur or founder. With powerful episodes from the world's finest business experts, each episode challenges one specific issue and provides detailed, actionable takeaways that you can implement immediately within your business. Volume #1 features actionable interviews with John Lee Dumas, Guy Kawasaki, Rand Fishkin, Jeff Sanders, Bob Burg and Dragons' Den's Doug Richard along with multiple thought leaders, gl ...
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PFLAG LGBTQ+ Elders Interviews Podcast – Personal Stories in the Making of LGBTQ History
PFLAG San Jose Peninsula
In this interview series, we give voice to LGBTQ elders in our midst who have precious stories to share. In living their lives, they have had front row seats to equality advances, declines, triumphs, and tragedies. PFLAG San Jose / Peninsula is providing a microphone and a platform so they can share their lives with us. We hope you enjoy listening!
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This podcast is a collection of interviews, messages, and teachings from Anna Rountree herself with the technical assistance of her nephew Texas Ruegg. We hope this podcast will bring glory to our Lord Jesus Christ and will cause you to seek a closer relationship with The Father. Visit us at: http://annarountree.com/
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‘Why Everyone Is Booking Color Analysis' with The Style Core's Carla & Erin Mathis
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The demand for Color Analysis is finally on the rise! Find out how AICI Image Master Carla Mathis and Styling Course Queen Erin Mathis are capitalising on this trend of clients wanting color analysis to serve people all over the world.Key Topics:✔️The color systems; which ones work and which ones don't!✔️The skills you need for a successful color a…
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Jessica DeFino: Beauty Beyond the Bottle
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Today, our guest is an award-winning beauty reporter and critic whom you might have stumbled upon while reading her super popular newsletter, The Unpublishable, which, as HuffPost says, "basically gives the middle finger to the entire beauty industry." Writing about what the beauty industry won’t tell you, Jessica DeFino has built an identity as a …
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Dhiraj Mukherjee: Optimism Defines the Future
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This week's episode of Simplify brings you a special collaboration: a conversation with Dhiraj Mukherjee, who is not only the entrepreneur behind Shazam (the app we all love and use so much!), but also a devoted impact investor focused on social good.Drawing from his experience at Shazam, Dhiraj learned firsthand that the best way to predict the fu…
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Although we're at the tail end of 2024's symbolic new beginning, we're still confronted with the flood of discounted "detoxes," "cleanses," gym promotions touting a "New Year, new you," and the latest buzzword, "resets." Despite our desire to think that fad diets are relics of the past and that we have collectively moved away from diet culture, we …
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Acquired's David Rosenthal: 3 Secrets of the World's Most Successful Businesses
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Today, we bring you Simplify's first ever crossover episode with the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Acquired!For nearly 9 years David Rosenthal—today's guest—and his co-host Ben have been sharing the strategies and history of 200+ of the world's most successful businesses. From Sequoia to Sony, through to TSMC, Amazon, The New Yo…
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In 1971, Joni Mitchell released Blue, an album teeming with stories of a life shaped by romance, desire, longing, and the default path of sharing life with another person. The ideal might persist to this day, but what happens if the romance we are told will give life meaning... never shows up? How gorgeous and fulfilling can we make our lives, sans…
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We might say that “age is just a number,” but if we're really honest with ourselves, a lot of us still think of “old” people as stubborn hoarders who eat dinner (too) early and are forever talking about their aches and pains. Why is that? And could there be another way?These questions prompted Steven Petrow, an award-winning journalist and author t…
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From Campbell, CA, meet Eileen Hamper. Born and raised in Ohio, Eileen talks about how it was to not know about her sexual orientation until she was 40 years old. Eileen talks about her growing-up years, her transition to California, how she met her longtime wife Bettie, and how she is currently loving retirement, which turned her loose to "tinker …
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Katherine Morgan Schafler: Perfectionism is a Gift
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What do people mean when they say, 'I'm a perfectionist'? The colloquial and widespread opinion would sound like this: A perfectionist is someone who desires everything to be perfect at all times and becomes upset when things aren't perfect. This definition is often followed by the (generic) advice that the best way for them to set themselves free …
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Meet Marc Fuentes, a "young" senior. Marc, a native of Orange County, California is employed full-time in the Silicon Valley tech industry and has been with his partner Roger for 30 years - married first in a private church ceremony in 1995 and again in a legal ceremony in 2008. Marc describes himself as a "busy guy." Several days prior to this int…
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When we experience a traumatic event or decide to pursue healing, what often follows is the tendency to isolate and hide from the world. Shame, exclusion, and the feeling that no one understands remain intertwined with the term "healing." However, this can and should be different—and that 's the message licensed social worker and therapist Minaa B.…
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Gustavo Razzetti: Adapt and Succeed in a Hybrid Workplace
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In the post-pandemic era, the debate over whether or not to return to the office seems far from settled — and yet, the push to bring employees back to the office is growing more aggressive. Amazon issued a warning to staff not long ago. Google is factoring employees’ in-office attendance into their performance reviews. And ironically, working from …
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Elise Hu: Beauty is Personal and Political
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Our obsession with beauty and appearance may be deeply rooted, but at this moment, things seem to be reaching a whole new level. Facetune and features like skin smoothing, jaw reduction, and eye enhancement that are standard on social apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and even Zoom, as well as the ubiquitous advertisements for a flawless face and body, a…
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Vanessa Gennarelli: Survive Change at Work
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You were probably hired for your expertise in a certain domain: engineering, product management, paid marketing, or something else. But to be successful in an organization, there are other, secret skills outside your domain that nobody really teaches you—things like effectively communicating your ideas, assessing the business environment, collabora…
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From Burlingame California, meet Serina Beauparlant. Serina talks about her east coast roots, and how she came to CA and found a career in educational publishing. A smart, funny, kind and enthusiastic woman, Serina is wife to Lisa and mom to Ella. She talks about her marriage and the steps to parenthood as well as providing a lived history regardin…
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The systems we live in suggest that a successful human life depends on denying pain, endless hustle, stress, and sustaining trauma—and making it all look easy. The only problem is that human nature objects. Psychological and physical suffering seem to be increasing while illness and trauma continue to define how we live. But, what's in it for our c…
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It's a rarely questioned societal norm: feeling bad/mad/disappointed/scared/anxious? A substance (like alcohol) will give you the courage to face it. This is even more true for dating and sex, where we use alcohol as our first line of defense to find the liquid courage to open up to someone. But what happens when we step away, get sober curious, or…
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Michael Bungay Stanier: Build Brave Work Relationships
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So, what does it take to make the best working relationships? The same ingredients in any relationship, really: a big helping of bravery and the will to dig into deep conversations.There's more to it than that of course, and on this episode, Simplify favorite Michael Bungay Stanier takes Caitlin through it. This is a gentle-but-probing conversation…
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Stephanie Chandler: How to Get Your First Book Published
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We are delighted to present a conversation with Stephanie Chandler, founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association and a successful author of several books, including The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan and The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan. In this episode, Stephanie shares her remarkable insights into all phases of the book-writing proces…
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Natalie Lue: Finally Stop People Pleasing
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We're delighted to present a conversation with Natalie Lue, author of the wildly popular blog Baggage Reclaim (baggagereclaim.com) and five books, including the latest, "The Joy of Saying No," that will help you not only identify your people-pleasing style and habits, but also finally leave them behind.In this episode, Natalie shares her unmatched …
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Bob Glazer: Build 4 Capacities for Success
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We're thrilled to present a dynamic conversation with Robert Glazer, bestselling author and transformative leadership expert. With deep insights drawn from his revolutionary book, 'Elevate Your Team', Glazer demystifies the four capacities essential to extraordinary team performance.In this episode Glazer shares his unique take on the 'work smarter…
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Valerie Fridland: Use Bad English, Get Good Results
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Have you ever listened back to a recording of your voice and cringed at the amount of 'um's' 'uh's' and 'like's' you use? In this episode, Valerie Fridland, linguist, researcher, and author of the book, 'Like, Literally, Dude' delves into the intricacies of speech habits and argues for the inherent value of these often-demonised words. We explore w…
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Rick & Forrest Hanson: Mythbusting The Mind
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We're kicking off Simplify's relaunch with our first-ever two person interview! This lively, probing conversation with Being Well's Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson—a bestselling author and psychologist and also Forrest's dad—digs into common misconceptions in the mental health and self-growth space. They address the maybe-bogus notion that "unti…
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Up Close & Personal with Elizabeth Manley
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She won a silver medal in figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. Despite great odds, including battling mental health issues, Elizabeth Manley came out on top in more ways than one. In this episode of Up Close & Personal, Scott Sexsmith goes one-on-one with the pride of a nation to talk about all that she has overcome, her new …
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Inside Plus-Size Styling & Shopping Destination, Lukbook, with Katrina Van De Ven
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Lukbook is a BRAND NEW online shopping and styling destination for the 66% of Australian women who wear a Size 14+ and it’s bringing all the VOGUE, high end designer feels…Katrina Van De Ven, Lukbook Co-Founder & CEO is re-imagining the plus-size retail space, having built a stunning, aspirational destination for stylists to use with their clients.…
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Up Close & Personal with Natalie MacLean
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Well known Canadian author and wine expert, Natalie MacLean has just released her third book, “Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation and Drinking Too Much”. It’s a powerful memoir about how one woman resurrects her life and career in the wine industry. On this episode of Up Close & Personal, Natalie joins host Scott Sexsm…
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Disrupting The Curvy Rental Space with Kylie Wall
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Ahead Of Your Curves is a disrupter in the Australian rental fashion space making it easier for personal stylists to source outfits for their mid-plus size clients, as traditional retailers fail to provide high end, beautiful collections that fit the average woman.Today we're joined by AOYC Founder Kylie Wall, who started the company after years of…
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A Brand Presence Masterclass with TEDx with Friska Wirya
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We're going to chat about how Friska Wirya went from entrepreneurial newbie with $0 in the bank to international keynote speaker, fuelled by a trial and error approach to her marketing mixed with a highly intentional brand.Friska and I first met at a Mys Tyler x Mirvac collaboration last year for their Spring Fashion Campaign, where stylists and My…
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From Geneva, Switzerland, meet Terry MacArthur. Terry talks about the many years he was a pastor, choirmaster and liturgy author and yet bound by a "don't ask, don't tell" environment around his true-self identity as a gay man. In his lifetime, for the most part, he has happily seen that type of castigation slip away. Terry has several practical an…
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Mountain View, CA - Kitty T. - Retired physician, mother to two, grandmother to nine and living with her wife Marti for the last 30 years, Kitty talks about life-span changes related to sexual orientation and how in the world of couples, love wins out in the end.Av PFLAG San Jose Peninsula
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Thrive in 2023 with Tiffany Dufu, Ken Page, and Liz Fosslien
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Want to skip this year’s tsunami of New Year’s hacks, tips, and tricks that don’t even work? We’ve got you covered.In this episode, we’ve distilled powerful ideas and approaches from our 3 most popular episodes. And since we spend all our time divided between focusing on ourselves, our relationships, and our work, we’ll focus on simplifying those t…
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Up Close & Personal - The year in review
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As we get set to look ahead to 2023, we thought we'd look back at the year that was on Up Close & Personal. From triumph to defeat, career milestones and achievements, everyone has a story to tell. From athletes to politicians and newsmakers to those reporting the news, host Scott Sexsmith sat down with a long list of prominent Canadians this year …
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Facebook Groups Seem Complicated, Can I Be Bothered Running One?
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In this new format, I'll be answering some of the most common audience questions (because they've been piling up for a while now and I love striking off an action on my to-do list!)These answers are formed from my experiences and observations working with stylists at various stages of business, including those just beginning their styling journey t…
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Albuquerque, NM – Ann H. talks about her struggles as a female contractor working in a man’s world, as well as the complicated legal process of becoming a parent.Av PFLAG San Jose Peninsula
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Up Close & Personal with Kelly Hrudey
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He played 17 years in the NHL for New York, Los Angeles and San Jose. Today he is one of the leading analysts in the game as a mainstay on Hockey Night in Canada. Kelly Hrudey joins Scott Sexsmith to talk hockey, broadcasting and mental health advocacy on this new episode of Up Close & Personal.Av Kelly Hrudey
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Up Close & Personal with Peter Mansbridge
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His career started with one illustrious flight announcement at the Churchill, Manitoba airport back in 1968. Peter Mansbridge would go on to become one of the biggest names in journalism, ultimately ending his career as the long time anchor of The National on CBC. Join host Scott Sexsmith as he goes one on one with Peter on our latest episode of Up…
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Plus-Size Fashion, Styling & The Media with Natalie Wakeling
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Natalie Wakeling is Australia’s first plus-size editorial model, turned size inclusive fashion designer and she’s got a bone to pick with the fashion industry.Natalie has been part of a pioneering movement to redefine the fashion and retail industry into a more size inclusive, body positive space not only for customers and models but also plus size…
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Up Close & Personal with Walk off the Earth (Joel Cassady)
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Join host Scott Sexsmith as he goes Up Close & Personal with Joel Cassady from Walk off the Earth. They've got new music a few more stops on their summer tour and not to mention billions, yes billions of video views on social media. It all started with 5 band members playing one guitar simultaneously. Scott and Joel get caught up and chat about the…
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Boosting Body Confidence with Mys Tyler App Founder & CEO, Sarah Neill
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My guest today is Sarah Neill, CEO and the founder of Mys Tyler, an app where customers can find ‘like bodied’ fashion creators and personal stylists to help them feel more confident in what they’re buying. And in a retail first, the Mirvac portfolio of shopping centres in Australia is partnering with the Mys Tyler app and The Embrace Hub bringing …
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Testing TikTok Strategies with MidLife Image Expert, Cecilia Stoeckicht.
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This is a follow up episode from "How To Use Tik Tok For Stylists Over 40" and I'm SUPER EXCITED to share it with you.My guest is Cecilia Stoeckicht, a bilingual, Midlife Image Coach who decided to test out the strategies shared by digital marketing and TikTok specialist, Candice DeVille, Co-Founder of Co-Pilot Crew, because she wasn't seeing much …
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Up Close & Personal with Kim Mitchell
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From his days fronting Max Webster, hosting a radio show to going solo and being back on the road again, Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell has done it all. Join host Scott Sexsmith as he goes one on one with Mitchell to talk about turning 70, how Patio Lanterns almost didn't make the cut and Kim's new cross Canada tour.…
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PR Tips For Personal Stylists, with Australian Fashion Pioneer, Rebecca Lau Marsh
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Rebecca Lau Marsh is a stylist and fashion entrepreneur with an incredible ability to generate her own PR coverage. Why does this matter? Because if you’re starting out without an existing personal styling client base, you’re going to need an audience. And I’m guessing you don’t have buckets of cash lying around for ad campaigns, right? So PR can b…
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Daly City, CA – In this episode, Rodger describes his growing up years in Louisiana and his journey in trying to please his mother by becoming a priest vs. his own slowly emerging and undeniable sexual orientation.Av PFLAG San Jose Peninsula
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How To Use TikTok For Stylists (When You're 40+)
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In this month’s free marketing training session, we had Candice DeVille, CoFounder of digital marketing agency Co-Pilot Crew onboard to help us understand how to use Tik Tok for stylists to grow their business. Candice and the CoPilot team typically work with mid to large size businesses and substantial advertising budgets, so the insights provided…
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Up Close & Personal with Wendy Mesley and Maureen Holloway
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In our latest episode of Up Close & Personal, host Scott Sexsmith speaks with two very well known Canadian media personalities. Wendy Mesley spent over three decades with CBC hosting Market Place and of course The National. Maureen Holloway has been on some of this country's biggest radio stations including Q107 and 98.1 CHFI. The two have now team…
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Inside a Multi-National Personal Styling Team, with Stylist Chelsea Brice
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Today I’m talking about the social media content tricks personal stylist Chelsea Brice has implemented to become an award winning stylist with an international business, booked out services and a team of stylists working for her across various states in Australia and New Zealand. Chelsea has managed to scale her business to become a booked-out styl…
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Up Close & Personal with Kathleen Wynne
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She was the 25th Premier of Ontario and following the June 2nd provincial election, she will be walking away from politics following a public career that has covered almost 30 years. Join host Scott Sexsmith as he talks to Kathleen about her early political days under Dalton McGuinty, her majority win in 2014 and how hard it was to deal with a crus…
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Up Close & Personal with Brad Jacobs
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He was the skip of the Olympic gold medal curling team from the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Canada's own Brad Jacobs sits down and goes one on one with Scott Sexsmith in this episode of Up Close & Personal. Find out what its like to be on top of the mountain, what former Toronto Maple Leaf coach Mike Babcock said that turned the team around in Sochi and w…
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Up Close & Personal with Ron MacLean
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He is one of the most recognizable people in Canada and has hosted Hockey Night in Canada since 1986. On this episode of Up Close & Personal, host Scott Sexsmith goes one on one with the incomparable Ron Maclean. Scott and Ron talk about Ron's career, Coach's Corner and when Ron might step down as host.…
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Up Close & Personal with Steve Paikin
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Steve Paikin has been with TVO for 30 years. Currently hosting the flagship current affairs program, The Agenda, Steve sits down with Scott Sexsmith to discuss his career, his new book on former Prime Minister John Turner and the situation at Laurentian University in Sudbury.Av Steve Paikin
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