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The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious, where you’ll hear deliberate conversations with weekly guests that spark your creativity and bring real value to the table. Listen for actionable and inspiring conversations that can propel you forward. Hosted by Joss Biggins and produced by Self Hired in Vancouver, Canada
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
SOLOCAST - Original Thought
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
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@thinkspacepodcast on Instagram
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Everett Bumstead On Tree-Planting & The Hero’s Journey
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
How do you plant one million trees? A lifelong adventurer and one of our own, Everett Bumstead has dedicated a majority of his life to planting trees along the outer regions of Canada. With a passion for filmmaking that stemmed from his early years, Everett walks us through his journey of filming budget rap videos for his buddies to directing One Million Trees for CBC and Self Hired, now available everywhere.
Substance:
- What is tree planting?
- An inside perspective on what it’s like to plant trees for a living
- How rural living transcends your life
- How to form genuine human connections
- The different archetypes within tree planting
- A sense of fulfilment you can find from planting trees
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/everrett-bumstead
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community. https://thinkspacepodcast.com/everett-bumstead/
Connect with Everett Bumstead and One Million Trees
@whateverett.takes on Instagram
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
One of Canada’s most prolific entrepreneurs, Drew has been an executive and chairman across multiple businesses, one of his greatest feats perhaps is building Indochino. If you’ve heard of it, then you most definitely have ordered a suit or two from it. Tuning in from Indochino HQ, we’re here today with the CEO Drew Green to discuss all things under the smoky haze of the Vancouver sky. Drew opens up about his philosophy as an entrepreneur, father, and contributing member of society. Find out how he turned Indochino from a niche brand into a global phenom, the moments he’s been most proud of in his career, and how he structures his day to day life by striving to inspire. This is a must listen to interview.
In this episode you'll hear:
- Drew’s philosophical take on leading an inspired life
- What it looks like to successfully prioritize your happiness
- On keeping track of his daily goals through a 25-year-old spreadsheet
- A Snippet on building Indochino into a global brand
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/drew-green
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community.
Connect with DREW GREEN
Drew Green on LinkedIn
@thedrewgreen on Instagram
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
MAX RIVEST Co-Founder of WIZE Thinks You’re Drinking Coffee Wrong.
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
From overdosing on coffee to practicing a vegan keto diet, Max Rivest could tell you a thing or two about breaking bad habits. Tune in to this week’s episode to understand how his unhealthy relationship with coffee caused serious health issues that led him to trade in coffee beans for coffee tea leaves. Find out how he founded Wize Coffee Leaf drinks by utilizing a simple ingredient to solve a personal, social, and economic problem.
Substance
- The adventures, journey, and hustle behind creating Wize Coffee Leaf.
- The consequences of overdosing on caffeine
- Understanding the business from the creation process, to retail, to wholesale
- Controversies and misconceptions around the addiction to coffee
- Discussing the effects of dopamine depletion and decision making
- How you can break a habit and what it looks like to overcome it
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/max-rivest
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Connect with Max Rivest & WIZE Coffee Leaf
https://drinkwize.com/
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Mastering your Two Greatest Resources: Time and Attention with Steve Rio
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
You may remember Steve Rio from episode 35, the longest episode ever recorded on the podcast. His calm and charismatic nature just makes him one of those people you can have endless conversations with. In this episode, Joss meets Steve at his guest home on Bowen Island for a post-hike and post-cedarwood sauna conversation. Tune in to our first podcast off Zoom, where Steve Rio tells you as it is, with meaningful insights on why we should orient our decisions by listening to our body, what crippling technology habits are actually doing to us, and everything else in between.
Substance:
- The role technology plays in rewiring our sense of time, place, and mental space
- What does success look like at the end of the day
- Using your body is a resource, over your mind
- Discussing the effects of dopamine depletion and decision making
- BLM movement and the social space
- Introducing “Nature of Work”, a fundamental tool for cultivating daily habits
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/steve-rio-episode-76
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
How to Live a Biologically Appropriate Life with KALE BROCK
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Description
What if politicians had excellent microbiomes? Would they make better decisions? What do our microbiomes have to do with the way we think, behave, and navigate through life? Kale Brock has some answers for us in this week’s episode. Tune in for a diverse conversation about understanding healthy living on a molecular level from someone who has taken their own fitness journey to the next level and has produced two films (The Gut Film and The Longevity Film) to bring his wealth of knowledge to the public sphere. Kale Brock is in the pursuit of investigating why people in the Blue Zones live longer, why or why we don’t feel 10/10 on a daily basis, and what it means to live in a biologically appropriate way. Hit play and don’t miss out on this incredible conversation.
Substance:
- Kale Brock’s journey into higher-level healthy living
- What does it mean to live in a biologically appropriate way?
- The making of The Gut Film and The Longevity Film
- Understanding microbiomes and how it links to our health, mental health and the way we live
- Why people in the Blue Zones live longer
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/kale-brock
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community. https://thinkspacepodcast.com/episodes/kale-brock/
Connect with KALE BROCK
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
SOLOCAST: What's the Point?
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Every quarter, Joss checks in with the team. Give's an update on things as they are today. Recaps the past episodes from the last three months, and lets everybody know what's next for the podcast.
For all our show notes, references, further reflections and more head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community.
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Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
How to Strive on Social in 2020 with Digital Strategist TARA CLARK
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
CEO of Social T, Tara Clark's passion for social media struck in 2005 when her University became one of the first few schools to gain access to Facebook. Since then, Tara saw an opportunity to utilize social media to launch her company @socialtyvr which creates engaging content for organizations ranging from food to finance (you can see who she's worked with here: https://bit.ly/SocialT_BrandsProjects). With her dense track record and wealth of knowledge, this is a talk for everyone to tune in on. She describes the volatile space of the social landscape since COVID-19 started and how that has affected the consumption of content, in her perspective. She also nails down the important ways brands can use their online presence effectively during social movements. Find out more in today’s episode!
Substance:
- Why Tara Chose Social Media Management as an Integral Career Path Before it Became Popular
- How to Navigate The Social Space for Your Clients in the Face of Political Movements
- Is there a right way to produce content that matters? Does impactful content always convert to the desired traction?
- How to Consume Social Media without Letting it Consume You
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/tara-clark
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community. https://thinkspacepodcast.com/episodes/tara-clark/
Connect with TARA CLARK
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
This week’s conversation is about slowing down. Take it from someone who has worked in the busy hustle of the digital newsroom and has interviewed Justin Trudeau way too many times. We’d like to welcome Farhan Mohamed on today’s episode! For 8 years, he dedicated his time and passion to help build what we now all know as Daily Hive. As the editor-in-chief, he cultivated a digital space for media consumption of all things Vancity, which has since expanded exponentially and globally. Tune in and find out more about what decisions lead up to Farhan’s resignation, why he values community as the most powerful key to success and how we can be socially responsible when it comes to the production and consumption of sustainable media.
Substance:
- A reflection on Farhan’s time with DailyHive
- On the leadership skills required to navigate any community
- What it means to experience the digital newsroom as an insider and why the future should tend towards more sustainable media production and consumption
- What is Vancouver’s Identity?
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/farhan-mohamed
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community. https://thinkspacepodcast.com/episodes/farhan-mohamed/
Connect with FARHAN MOHAMED
@farhanmohamed on Instagram
@farhanmohamed on Twitter
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Mesh Lakhani knows how to talk about money in a way that makes sense. He has been on both sides of the table and delivers knowledge from a place of not knowing financial literacy at all, to being an investor and the founder of Mark 2 Capital, a firm which now manages approximately $200 million in assets across multiple investments. Tune in to find out how he has pivoted from multiple learning curves and why he is passionately curious about educating people on making major moves with their money.
Substance:
- On developing a new platform for everybody to have the right to learn and know how their money works
- Building a podcast from scratch and developing the narrative behind “Talk Money”
- Driving personal and professional success with a green mindset
- How to create an identity that makes sense in the world of finance and podcasting
For full show notes, references, further reflections on this episode head to our website at www.thinkspacepodcast.com/mesh-lakhani
Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear what you think. We invite you to join the podcast conversation in our communities on Facebook, Instagram, or Podyssey. Be sure to subscribe to thinkspace on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts here. Your review helps us reach more people and create more impact in the community.
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