Displaying episodes 61 - 90 of 90 in total
30. Kelela Doerksen (of Post Traumatic Victory)
Kelela Doerksen was born in British Columbia, moved to Manitoba, and then finally discovered her calling in Alberta. She discusses wanting to become a filmmaker, findi...
29. March 2019 Update (with Matt Mort)
Kyle and Matt discuss YouTube demonization, Apple sending out an alarming email to podcasters, and a great app to keep yourself organized.
28. Jordan Drake (of DPReview)
Jordan Drake thought we wanted to be filmmaker, then decided he didn't, and then decided he actually did. Listen to his journey from small town Alberta to working with...
27. Phoebe Fung (of Vin Room)
Phoebe Fung came to Calgary to work in the oil and gas sector. After many years of rewarding work she knew that she needed to flex her skills as entrepreneur. What bet...
26. Steve Lazarowych (of Twitch Calgary)
Steve Lazarowych fell in love with video games at an early age. He then discovered later that he was kinda good at creating meetups. He's grown Twitch Calgary to be th...
25. Alex Williams
Alex Williams did not like school which is why, obviously, he's becoming a teacher. Along the way to that surprising life choice he's created videos and podcasts. He a...
24. PodCon 2019
Kyle was able to attend the second annual PodCon in Seattle this past weekend. While there he capture audio samples of the convention as well as interviews with the at...
23. Morgan Ermter and Jordan Wright (of Abracadavers)
Abracadavers is a new web series that starts with a road trip because of a character's unhealthy obsession with his mother's chair. A couple of the people responsible ...
22. Jess Huffman (of The Bridge Coworks)
Jess Huffman started on a farm, went with the army to Europe, and then finally found himself as a business coach in Calgary. This is a great conversation with a man wh...
21. Thomas Thomas
Thomas Thomas is a band that takes its inspiration from the 1950s and 1960s but with a modern twist. Two of the band's members (Thomas Englund and Shannon Thomas) disc...
20. Bobbie Racette (of Canadian Virtual Gurus)
Bobbie Racette grew up in Saskatchewan, travelled around the world, and then found herself in Calgary when she got a great idea. This is how she developed Canadian Vir...
19. Calum Graham
Calum Graham saw his father playing the guitar, borrowed it, and then never gave it back. Now he travels the world sharing his music. Also in this conversation we disc...
18. Ben Birney (author of The Bright Path)
Ben Birney has worn a lot of different hats in his life. He's been a lawyer, a Broadway composer, and now an author. He discusses how he got to be where he is today an...
17. J Dirom
J Dirom comes from an artistic family. At an early age he "stole" his father's camera and has been pursuing different ways to express himself ever since. That includes...
16. Matt Mort
Matt Mort grew up during the Golden Age of YouTube. Now he crafts stories of his life to share online. But on the way there his life has had some highs and lows. Plus,...
15. Michael Manus
Michael Manus thought he was going to be a YouTube star. Then he discovered a love of filmmaking and became really good at it. He's gone from small-town Alberta to wor...
14. Amy Brathwaite
Amy Brathwaite spent many years in the global aid industry. After giving all she could to that she began seriously pursuing photography and videography to great succes...
13. David Youn (of Perspectives YYC)
David Youn thought he had it all figured out and then he discovered that he really didn't. A mid-life crisis and move away from Toronto has forced him to pursue his re...
12. Azren Raju (from Azren the Language Nerd)
Azren Raju is, seemingly, infinitely curious. To the point where he will start something new without fully understanding what it is he's actually doing. Just ask him a...
11. Bruna Mebs
Bruna Mebs was born in Brazil and into a family that valued creativity. She grew up to embrace that creativity and made it her job. In this conversation you will hear ...
10. Craig Learmont (of Dueling Piano Kings)
Craig Learmont fell in love with music at an early age and eventually made it his job. But it wasn't always easy. In this conversation you will hear about recording st...
9. Alex Putici (of Work Nicer)
Alex Putici grew up on a farm in southern Alberta. He figured out school wasn’t his thing but entrepreneurship was. Find out how he came to embody the mantra, "No one ...
8. Lori Farley (of Impact Hub Candidate Calgary)
Lori Farley is somebody who is multi-passionate and multi-talented. Growing up in rural Alberta led her through a unique upbringing that she has used to her advantage....
7. Ernest Barbaric (of Art of Meaningful Work)
Ernest Barbaric had to go through many things before discovering that the true way towards happiness is by doing meaningful work. Along the way he has worked as a desi...
6. Adam Kostanuick (of The Young Gaffers)
Adam Kostanuick found his way to Alberta because of his home province’s political strife. Through his love of soccer he eventually discovered podcasting. There were, o...
5. Natasha Burgess (of The Alberta LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce)
Natasha Burgess grew up in British Columbia and only given very particular things to read. She then had a pretty fascinating journey and is currently the chair of the ...
4. Matt Watterworth & Scott Westby (of The Alberta Filmmakers Podcast)
Matt Watterworth and Scott Westby met each other in dramatic fashion when they both went to SAIT for filmmaking. After graduating they joined forces to create their ow...
1. Tony Grimes (of Pixels and Pints)
Tony Grimes is a local celebrity, of sorts, in Calgary. If you talk to the right people. He began the networking group Pixels and Pints which has grown to something mo...
2. Lina Huffman (of The Bridge Coworks)
Lina Huffman emigrated from Romania, started her first business while in high school, and eventually co-founded a co-working space in Calgary called The Bridge. But th...
3. Stacey Robbins (of Bigfoot Custom Shoes)
Stacey Robbins has a had a lot of different jobs in her life. And they always seem to come in two year increments. Right now she designs beautiful custom shoes. How sh...