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Leadership on the Menu with Mo Jessa
In this episode, Shakeel Bharmal sits down with Mohamed (Mo) Jessa, President Emeritus and Corporate Director of Earls, an iconic Canadian restaurant brand. With a car...
Poetry of Leadership with Stephanie Bolster
In this insightful episode of the Navigating Disruption Podcast, host Shakeel reconnects with his junior high school classmate, Stephanie Bolster. Stephanie is an accl...
Leadership: A Journey Into Yourself with Riaz Bandali
In this episode of the Navigating Disruption Podcast, Shakeel is joined by his childhood friend Riaz Bandali, president of Nordion. They reminisce about how their shar...
The Lifelong Learner with Bryan Benjamin
In this episode of the Navigating Disruption Podcast, we sit down with Bryan Benjamin, Executive Director of The Ivey Academy, to explore the essentials of building st...
Family Guy with Frank Bozzo
Join us as we delve into the early memories and foundational experiences that shaped one of the supply chain industry's foremost leaders, Frank Bozzo, Vice President a...
We're Back!
Exciting news! The Navigating Disruption Podcast is officially back after 2 years off. In this trailer, I reflect on the transformative events of the past two years—bo...
Coach Approach to Customers with Robert Gray
I have long held a belief in the power of a coaching approach to sales and customer relationship management. I think there is potential to expand coaching in business ...
Unexpected Path with Amy Ballon
In this episode I chat with Amy Ballon, a seasoned business coach and strategic advisor. Amy and I were seat mates in our first corporate job 22 years ago as newly min...
The Activist Inside with Alyssa Barry
Alyssa Barry reminds us that it is possible to pursue a drive for helping others with a career in business. We met 9 years ago united by our passion for making the wor...
People First Leadership with Barb MacLean
People first leadership. It sounds cliché and obvious, but the truth is it is hard to put that into action, to know what to do about it. In this conversation with Barb...
In the Beginning... with Nick Mosgrove
When you start a new role, you are filled with a mix of excitement and anxiety. As the thrill of getting the job offer settles in, the fear of the expectations that yo...
Return On Generosity with Shannon Cassidy
How can we create more generous workplaces in 2022? I don’t mean generous in terms of giving physical gifts and financial resources but rather gifts of the heart and m...
First Lesson in Leadership with Abdul Bharmal (a.k.a. Dad)
One of my most rewarding projects in the last few years was writing a series of articles about how my early life experiences influenced my leadership practice. A centr...
Expanding Perspectives with Farhaan Ladhani
In Obama's final speech, at the end of his term of office, he spoke about how the internet and social media has made it easier for people to dig into and validate thei...
Hero's Journey with Adrian Davis
In this episode I speak to Adrian Davis, a fellow partner at The Summit Group and the President of Whetstone. He emerged from the wilderness (as he describes it) with ...
Disrupting Self with Jeff Knisley
There was a time when promotions came to the confident and bold individuals that always seemed to know the answer. Then something seemed to change and now there is a p...
It’s All Connected with Dr. Hafeez Jamal
Nature, Creativity, Self-Reflection, Faith - they are all powerful levers, some would say necessary levers, for leadership in this time. In this conversation I speak w...
1 Billion Bottles with Saleem Ahamed
A bottle of shampoo, a can of potato chips, a candid question from a student in Scandinavia...they all have one thing in common. They were influential in the career an...
More Time for Judgement with Amin Panjwani
As we all know, the world of work is changing. Disruptive events and technologies are accelerating change at unprecedented speed rendering many traditional ways of doi...
A Time to Come Home with Eric Wong
One of the best things about having a podcast is the new people that I get to meet. Eric Wong, Chief Commercial Officer of start-up Impro.AI reached out to me after li...
Motivation Capability with Joel Silverstone
What is motivation capability? It’s a combination of self awareness, perspective, mindset and reflective practice to help individuals move from a feeling of futility a...
Every Conversation Counts with Riaz Meghji
I first met Riaz Meghji on stage, in front of thousands of people, when he introduced me as a speaker at fundraising event. Since that day 8 years ago, I am grateful t...
Hercules Meets Buddha with Professor Martha Maznevski
I first realized in 2nd year university that organizational behaviour and leadership were going to be a part of my career. But back in the 90's I didn't know what that...
Growth in Discomfort with Christine McGuire
What do an underground nuclear bunker, a little girl named Sophia and a semi-truck and trailer have in common? You will find out in this episode. I had the privilege o...
Three Crayons with Egan Christensen
When we were children, Egan Christensen was my best friend. But then at 11 years old, he just disappeared. I am not embarrassed to say I was a little heartbroken at th...
The Trust Quotient with Jon Lloyd
I have been doing much thinking about the good and danger of social media, online searches, online shopping and digital transactions. On one hand, the web has empowere...
NexGen Design Thinking with Lucas Chang
Embarking on a path of self disruption takes courage and deep self reflection. For Lucas Chang, Founder of Y2 Entrepreneurship Labs that reflection took him back to hi...
Chaos, Peace & Humility with David Pyle
You just never know when you are going to find people that you so closely align with. I was first introduced to David Pyle, Senior Vice President at Cox Automotive by ...
(Ac)counting on Mental Health with Farah Bundeali
She is not the typical persona you imagine when you think about a career accountant. Farah Bundeali is a Partner with global accounting firm KPMG. Her emphasis on lea...
Leaders that Care with Josh Blair
My first meeting with Josh Blair was only about 3 minutes long. At the time he was Group President at Telus, responsible for a collection of cutting edge business unit...