Thinkspace Podcast

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The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious, where you’ll hear 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 Summan Kandola and produced by Self Hired in Vancouver, Canada

  1. 3D AGO

    Summan Kandola on Shadow Work

    This episode is for those who want to go deeper into their transformation journey. Designed more as a fireside chat your host Summan Kandola dives into the layers of shadow work and how to approach our lives with curiosity.  Summan gets real about: –What shadow work actually is (and how to know if you’re doing it right) –Why you keep repeating the same patterns even when you’re aware –How to explore your shadow –What shadow work looks like in real life beyond journaling –How to integrate what you uncover so you actually change & so much more! If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you. 📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED. The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences. CONNECT FURTHER: Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/  Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/ James: https://www.instagram.com/grassjames/ Chefs Favourite: https://www.instagram.com/chefs.favourite/  SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    22 min

  2. APR 29

    James Grass On Hospitality, Mentorship & The Reality of Entrepreneurship

    Summan sits down with James Grass for an unfiltered conversation on the hospitality industry, power of mentorship, reality of entrepreneurship & more. James Grass brings over 20 years of global hospitality experience, consulting for private clubs, restaurants, and brands through his firm, Memento, where he develops world-class guest and brand experiences. He is also the founder of Chef’s Favourite, the platform behind the viral series Mates on Crates, which has produced over 200 episodes and has become a leading voice in Canada’s hospitality scene. James gets real about: —Why it’s hard to start a food business —The ins and outs of the hospitality industry —Moving from blind ambition to clear direction —The first “Mates on Crates” episode story —The power of mentorship —Leadership in the food industry —How to ask for what you need —Working with your partner   & so much more!   If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER:   Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/    Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/ James: https://www.instagram.com/grassjames/ Chefs Favourite: https://www.instagram.com/chefs.favourite/    SUPPORT THE SHOW:   Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    1h 1m

  3. APR 22

    Navin On Grief, Healing & Leading with Creativity

    Summan sits down with Navin for a real conversation on grief, the healing journey, personal evolution, and how to lead with love. Navin is an Interdisciplinary Practitioner - He’s a Counsellor , Music Therapist , Yoga Teacher and Artist. With ancestral roots in India, Navin is a second-generation Indo-Canadian, born in Canada. He’s also one of our lead experts in our series the feelings of music which you can now watch on CBC’s YouTube channel. Navin gets real about: –Naviging the grief after loss –Musics role in his healing journey –South Asian men & healing –Mindset during hardship –Abandonment, what it means and how to heal through it  –Faith & mindset & so much more. If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER:   Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/    Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/ Navin: https://www.instagram.com/navinsahjpaul/ Navin’s Practice: https://www.instagram.com/innerdiyawellness/   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    1 hr

  4. APR 15

    Daniella Atkinson On Becoming, Content & Inspired Action

    Who can you become when it’s all on you? Daniella Atkinson is a reporter and internet personality known for bridging journalism and digital storytelling with her viral street interviews. Raised in a military family, she moved from city to city, faced bullying, and eventually immigrated to a new country.  Summan sits down with Daniella for a real conversation on personal evolution, creating content in Vancouver, and what it actually takes to navigate becoming who you’re meant to be. Daniella gets real about: — Creating viral content online — Talking to strangers about money and love — Being an immigrant in Canada — Growing up in a military family — Identity after weight loss — Taking inspired action — Honouring your peace — Being perceived by millions — Staying motivated in your creative pursuits & so much more. If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER:   Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/  Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/ Daniella: https://www.instagram.com/daniella_atk/    SUPPORT THE SHOW:   Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    58 min

  5. APR 8

    Summan Kandola on Booked, Busy & Blessed

    Asking for a full plate and feeling overwhelmed is an unexplored state.    This week Summan breaks down her booked, busy & blessed mindset for sprint seasons.   Summan gets real about:   -Moving with grace -Owning new levels of responsibility -Gratitude mindset in busy seasons -Character development and strengthening your values -Opening up your capacity -Using curiosity as a tool -Levity as people - & SO much more.   If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER:   Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/    Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    47 min

  6. APR 1

    Mikey Jose on The Nervous System, Music & Mindset

    How do you go from an Artist to Neuroscientist?   This week Summan sits down with Mikey Jose - a neuroscience PhD candidate-by-day, independent artist-by-night.    Mikey thrives in the in-between, putting him in a unique position to build bridges that connect brain and heart. He’s been featured on CBC Radio, TEDx, international scientific conferences, and at his home institution, The University of British Columbia, as a Sessional Lecturer in Psychology.    Mikey gets real about:   – Music as a healing tool for 100’s of years – Music in Bridgerton & Queen Charlotte – What is the nervous system – How to regulate your body – Music & your brain – Challenging your beliefs – The subconscious mind – Upgrading your belief systems – Tenacity as an artist   & SO much more.   PS.. You can catch Mikey on our newest series “Feelings of Music” on CBC’s creator network   WATCH - Feelings of Music   If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER:   Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/    Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/   Mikey: https://www.instagram.com/mikeyjose/   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    1h 10m

  7. MAR 25

    Agasha Mutesasira on Accessibility, Opportunities & Navigating Creative Opportunities

    When she was 12, she was told she’ll never be able to walk again.   This is a story of tenacity, creative expression and a soul wanting to be seen.   Agasha Mutesasira is a Ugandan-born, Vancouver-based singer-songwriter and disability advocate. After sustaining a spinal cord injury at 12, she was inspired to use her music and content creation to explore growth, vulnerability, and navigating a world that isn’t always accessible.   Agasha gets real about:   — Creative mindset around posting — The stages of creating Art —  Accessibility in the world — Navigating a physical disability — The gifts that come from pain — Challenging yourself as a creative — Feedback as a creative — Nurturing the skill of creativity — Creative sensitivity   & SO much more.   If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER: Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/  Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/ Agasha: https://www.instagram.com/agasha.nm/    SUPPORT THE SHOW:   Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    1h 4m

  8. MAR 18

    Ishra Gill on Marketing, Mindset & Wellbeing

    This one's juicy for the marketing lovers!   This week Summan sits down with Ishra to chat about all things marketing, personal leadership in building your career & wellness.   Ishra is a brand and marketing leader who partners with founder-led, digitally native consumer brands to drive meaningful growth. She operates at the intersection of brand, consumer insight, and modern commerce—while doing her best to live a life where wellness is the foundation across work, truly living, being a present mom and family logistics.    Ishra gets real about:   – Repair in relationships & parenting – Mindset when it comes to marketing  – Different ways to gain exposure and experience – What to focus on NOW to win with your customers – How to lean into what you’re good at – Working with businesses at different stages (what you need, when)   & SO much more.   If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.   📹WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY 🎧LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.   The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.   CONNECT FURTHER: Summan: https://instagram.com/iamsummankandola/  Self Hired: https://instagram.com/selfhired/   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review over on Apple Podcasts to help support the show! Share to your IG stories & send this to a friend, it’s one of the best ways to go deep with someone you love.  As always if you have some thoughts, leave us a review and take the conversation to the next level by DMing me on instagram @iamsummankandola + @selfhired. Thank YOU for supporting thinkspace, I love & appreciate you!

    48 min
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The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious, where you’ll hear 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 Summan Kandola and produced by Self Hired in Vancouver, Canada

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  • Creator
    Self Hired
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 All Rights Reserved
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    Thinkspace Podcast

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