Awaken The Awesome

Purpose is a truly precious thing. The word gets thrown around a lot but, in my experience, it's rather elusive from how often misunderstood it happens to be. My next guest, Brad Bodnarchuk , just happens to know a thing or two about this very common yet decisive intersection in one's journey towards growth and purpose. With a love for both people and food dating back as far as he can remember,  suffice to say that Brad is a veteran of the food industry. Having since switched gears of sorts, his current mission has him working alongside restaurateurs as an established restaurant consultant  specializing in Team management, Branding, Marketing, and Planning, bridging the obvious yet often overlooked gap between a food service operation's unique set of challenges and opportunities. As a successful Entrepreneur, Business owner, father and host of the very successful Half A Dozen Hospitality podcast, Brad has set a cours...

© Darrin VanGorder (https://www.dvgphotography.com/) - All Rights Reserved There's this sense of ferocious intensity that I walked away from following this extraordinary conversation with my next guest that has left me both impacted and humbled. Passion - TRUE passion - is infectious and when you have the opportunity to witness and learn from it, you should take a second to stop and listen. Throughout his career as a professional actor, screenwriter, director, producer, poet, motivational speaker and author, David Bianchi   is no stranger to the kind of experiences and life lessons rooted in dedication, commitment, discipline and personal growth that we aim to communicate on this program. When I came across an interview he gave on the Bollywood Meets Hollywood podcast  in which he unabashedly laid out how, speaking of the Hollywood film industry, one should aim to chase your dream with no second guesses and no excuses...or...

She is quite the busy lady and I'm so stoked to have her on the program that the last thing I wanna do I spend too much time on this intro, but I will take the time to highlight her amazing achievements as she's managed to wear quite a few hats along her impressive career. As a former Fashion Exec with over a decade of experience in North America and abroad, Dionne Nicholls is a Social Entrepreneur - she is the co-founder and Program Director of the CLEAN financial literacy youth program , Host and bonafied 'Lady with The Facts' of the highly successful Two Black Guys with Good Credit podcast, Life Coach and oh yea - she's also a mom. But that's not all, Dionne has embarked on a new journey as her diverse skills in the world of fashion, finance and personal development have motivated her to join other amazing women to launch the Fearless Women Non-Profit organization : a group dedicated to helping and e...

It's a pleasure to welcome back the inimitable and always inspiring Mr Talmadge Spicer on the podcast. "Uncle Sunny" as he's know throughout most circles was a blast to connect with on his last appearance. It was only a matter of time before we'd manage to align The Universe in order to allow us a second round at an amazing exchange. On this episode, we share honestly and openly about our thoughts on acceptance, inner conflict, destructive dialogue, giving from 'your cup', energy, being You for You and so much more... You guys are gonna enjoy this one, I assure you. You can connect with Talmadge via his official Instagram page   as well as his official Facebook page You can download the MP3 for this episode by  right-clicking here  and choosing "Save As" Stay up to date - Subscribe to the podcast and get the latest episodes as soon they're published. ( RSS ) ( Apple Podcasts )...

On this short solo episode, perspective is a heartwarming mentor. Especially when you have to take a look over your shoulder and realise how far the two of you have come...as well as the some of the defining moments that have manifested along the way. Enjoy. You can download the MP3 for this episode by  right-clicking here  and choosing "Save As" Stay up to date - Subscribe to the podcast and get the latest episodes as soon they're published. ( RSS ) ( Apple Podcasts ) ( Google Podcasts )  ( Spotify )   ( T uneIn )   ( Stitcher ) Remember to leave a comment and let us know how we're doing. Either on the blog of via email : awakentheawesome@gmail.com #StayAwesome

www.garenjemian.com For those of you who've been along for then ride on this little audio adventure of ours, you know that I don't do too much research on my guests as I like to take a chance at getting to know the person across from me with no agenda and or expectation other than to learn from their story, vision and craft. Garen Jemian is one those breed of people who just have that particular kind of energy that you can't quite put your finger on but definitely resonates as both genuine and engaging. As an Executive Coach, Leadership Specialist and published author of the new book " Happy People Work Harder ", Garen has made it his mission to quite simply improve life at work, for leaders as well as their teams, by inspiring positive change and humanising the corporate experience. I was really thinking that this episode was going to be centered on or around the topics of Leadership and Work-Life balance. ...

© Naska Demini (https://www.naskademini.com/) - All Rights Reserved I have had the incredible opportunity along this journey to connect and learn from a diverse and always inspiring array of guests with an impactful story to tell. Today's guest is no exception. In fact, I have to admit what an exciting surprise it was when he accepted my invitation to be a featured guest on the program. If you've ever come across Thierry Lindor 's talks, interviews and overall content, then you're already very familiar with his particular dose of energy and empowerment. As the Founder & President of InfluenceOrbis , the #1 Entrepreneurial & Influencer movement in Canada, as well as being the Founder of ReMax Griffintown, Thierry embodies the kind of wisdom and ambitious spirit that was not only bred from a very young age, but has also quite obviously fueled his many achievements throughout his career. His is a story of au...