Going the Wrong Way – Chris Donaldson

Brought up in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles, Chris planned for years to escape Northern Ireland and ride a motorcycle to Australia. But the Iranian revolution closed the road east and he spent the next two years traveling the world on trains, planes, bikes and yachts. After blasting through blizzards in the Austrian Alps, he found himself trapped in Israel, then in Syria and Jordan, being held up by local Militia with machine guns.

For more, go to http://chrisdonaldson.world/

How to Stay Motivated – Roman Fischer

Roman has helped OVER 50 people transform their physical & mental health. His ultimate goal is to help transform other people’s lives from their mind to their bodies no matter their fitness goals. Whether you want to gain muscle and strength, burn fat, do a body recomposition, or simply just gain more flexibility and mobility he wants to help you become an even BETTER YOU!

For more, go to https://www.romanfischerofficial.com/

Never Quit on a Bad Day – Phebe Trotman

Phebe Trotman is a successful and heart-centered entrepreneur based in Vancouver, Canada, who is passionate about helping others discover their joy. In both her athletic and professional careers, Phebe’s personal success has been a testament that anything is possible with hard work, dedication, and a team-centered approach. As an athlete, Phebe made a name for herself in the soccer world, achieving numerous awards and accolades. She has been inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame as an athlete, honoured as a team member in the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, and recognized on two teams in the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame.

For more, go to https://neverquitonabadday.com/

Rising Above the Competition: Overcoming Challenges in Esports Team Management – Liam Brown

As a Corporate Partnerships Manager for Knights Esports Group, Liam is a leading authority on competitive gaming, event management, league organization, and technology development. Unlike many in the gaming industry, Liam chose the traditional path of pursuing higher education, attending the University of Pittsburgh straight out of high school. During his senior year, he discovered his passion for leveraging gaming as a means of bringing people together, particularly during the pandemic.

For more, go to https://nacl.knightsarena.com/

It’s not your fault, but it’s your responsibility – Daniel MacQueen

At 28, Dan was leading a healthy, active life. After an optometrist appointment to identify the cause of his persistent headaches was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to the hospital. What followed, was emergency brain surgery. On June 21, 2014, Dan’s reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the gruelling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile.

For more, go to https://www.macqueendan.com/

Puppetry as a healing tool – Lisa Buckley

Lisa Buckley is an accomplished professional puppeteer and puppet builder with over 25 years of experience. She has worked on countless stage productions, films and TV shows including Alf, Men in Black, The Muppets, and Sesame Street where she performed Betty Lou along with a wide variety of other program characters. Her talent has brought her to humanitarian aid hotspots including Cambodia, Kenya, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, and Iraq while working with No Strings International, an NGO that delivers life-saving workshops and films to children in crisis around the world. Making learning come alive with puppetry, Lisa has led and facilitated educational programs around the world that focus on a variety of youth impact issues including gender equality, stigma, trauma, and hygiene. She is currently working on a Menstrual Hygiene Management program for girls ages 9-12 in underdeveloped nations, as well as working as a teacher and facilitator for the @Play therapeutic puppetry program with Direct Path Institute.

For more, go to http://sattvacreativearts.com/

What successful entrepreneurs do differently – Parker Harris

Parker started his career landing his dream job working for a Fortune 100 technology company doing operations and strategy. After getting to know the executives there, he asked the advice they gave their children he realized he must choose a different path. He started a mastermind modeled after Benjamin Franklin that overtime became his business and mission. Today he leads Junto Global which has served thousands of entrepreneurs to connect with like-minded peers and build the relationships, health, and business they deeply desire.

For more, go to https://junto.global/

Break Free From Negative Thought Patterns – Wesley Jackson

While being blessed and privileged in many ways, much of Wesley’s life has been rife with mental, emotional, and even physical abuse. Due to this, he spent much of his life living with feelings of anger, fear, guilt, and shame bottled up inside him. This trauma was made worse due to being “twice-exceptional”, leading to a life full of hardship and misunderstanding. What all of these experiences ultimately led to was a life completely full of denial and a near-absolute void of self-love.

He has gotten through this by reconnecting with his authentic self from childhood – before all of the conditioning and programming. Wesley believes that if we hope to ever collectively heal this world, we must begin by first discarding the guilt, shame, and fear we feel when it comes to both expressing our authentic truths and acknowledging our lived experiences for what they were.

For more, go to https://www.survivinghumanity.net/

Overcoming the Odds: From Corporate Ladder to Freedom Tower – Deb Curtis

Deb Curtis is a beacon of resilience, a testament to the power of perseverance and determination.

In the 1990s, she was told by her company’s bosses that they didn’t promote women. But Deb didn’t take no for an answer. She kept pushing forward, and eventually, the all-male leadership team gave her a chance to prove herself. They said she could try being a manager for six months.

Guess what happened? She did an amazing job! She outperformed all the other managers, who were all white men. This incredible achievement earned her a well-deserved promotion, but without the same salary as her male peers. But that was just the beginning of Deb’s journey in a business world mostly controlled by men.

Currently, she supports other women by teaching and helping them purchase finance established, money-making businesses along with sourcing the best bank loan project, backed by the SBA.

For more, go to https://www.debcurtis.com/