8 episodi

Inspired by the feeling of catching up with an old friend at a pub, No Coaster Needed features chats about people's journeys through life and is meant to be informational, positive and casual.

No Coaster Needed with Jacob McCourt Jacob McCourt

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Inspired by the feeling of catching up with an old friend at a pub, No Coaster Needed features chats about people's journeys through life and is meant to be informational, positive and casual.

    Episode 1: Foad Karimian (Community Capacity Builder, Yonge Street Mission)

    Episode 1: Foad Karimian (Community Capacity Builder, Yonge Street Mission)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, we travel to Toronto to talk with Foad Karimian. Foad is a Community Capacity Builder - Youth Leadership at the Yonge Street Mission.


    Foad has dedicated his life to helping youth. He started this journey through an initiative he started called the Odette High School Leadership Initiative. The program created at the University of Windsor's Odette School of Business helps high school students develop key leadership skills.


    He now leads a similar program at the Yonge Street Mission called Our Voice Out Loud. Foad is a recipient of the Ontario Volunteer Service Award for continuous years of commitment and dedicated service to an organization and the Mayor's Youth Leadership Award in Windsor.


    On the show, we walk through Foad's upbringing, his move to the University of Windsor, starting the Odette Leadership Initiative, his job with the Yonge Street Mission and all of the anecdotes in between.


    To see updates about the Odette High School Leadership Initiative, you can search for OHLI.Windsor on Instagram. To see Foad's work now, find O.V.O.L on Instagram. This account shares updates from Foad's Our Voice Out Loud program.


    Interview Notes:


    1:30 Foad's Upbringing
    3:15 The high school teacher that changed it all
    6:00 Changing majors a few times in University (also, don't eat Tide Pods)
    8:30 Changing your old habits
    14:00 How a trip to the hospital changed the course of Foad's life
    18:55 Starting the Odette High School Leadership Initiative
    22:30 The meetings that shaped OHLI
    25:29 What is the Odette High School Leadership Initiative?
    31:03 How did OHLI form your career path?
    35:03 Our Voice Out Loud, Foad's fake talk show and why he loves his job
    43:00 "How would you encourage others to give back?"


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 50 min
    Episode 2: Emilie Cushman (Co-Founder & CEO at Kira Talent)

    Episode 2: Emilie Cushman (Co-Founder & CEO at Kira Talent)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, we spoke to Emilie Cushman. Emilie is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kira Talent. Kira Talent is a Toronto-based company building software to make it easier on Universities and Colleges to assess their applicants.


    Emilie is a past recipient of the HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow Award and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2012.


    On the show, we talk about her first dream of being an astronaut, getting into the Next 36, co-founding Kira Talent, how her role evolved and changed over time and all of the anecdotes in between (like how she gave up coffee).


    To see updates about Kira Talent, you can visit KiraTalent.com and @KiraTalent on all major social media platforms.


    Interview Notes:


    1:35 Emilie's Upbringing
    2:00 Wanting to work for NASA
    2:40 How she chose Business School over the Sciences
    4:23 How did you discover Enactus (Emilie was a past president of the Windsor chapter)
    6:20 The spectacle of an Enactus presentation
    9:40 What is the Next 36?
    11:25 The Next 36 National Selection Weekend
    14:16 How did you come up with the idea for Kira Talent?
    16:05 Winning the Next 36
    16:50 22 Years Old and $2.3M in Funding
    20:10 "Step Aside..."
    22:30 Would you change anything knowing what you know now?
    24:01 Her sales experience
    24:45 How did Kira Talent change while you were on Special Projects
    27:00 Something happened... again.
    30:55 How Emilie managed herself when she became the CEO again
    32:45 What does Kira Talent look like now?
    35:50 Winning the Odyssey Award at the University of Windsor and coming home
    36:45 How do you give back?
    38:50 Top tips for managing workload
    40:20 What's next for Emilie and wrap-up


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 44 min
    Episode 3: Nuha Elalem (Photographer & Filmmaker)

    Episode 3: Nuha Elalem (Photographer & Filmmaker)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Nuha Elalem. She is a Windsor-based filmmaker and photographer who at 24 already has credits for The Card, The Tiger Hunter and others under her belt.


    On today’s show, we talk about her move from Libya to Canada at a young age, working as a Producer for the first time on The Card, going to Los Angeles, moving on to bigger projects like The Tiger Hunter and all of the anecdotes in between.


    If you want to follow Nuha's work, you can go to NuhaElalem.com or follow her on Instagram @PhotosbyNuha. The Card, a film where she was the Producer and Assistant Director, is available for viewing on YouTube or at TheCardShortFilm.com.


    Interview Notes:


    1:40 Nuha’s move from Libya to Canada
    4:20 Wanting to be a filmmaker
    6:20 Working with Asil Moussa on “Muslims of Windsor”
    7:42 Working with Kim Nelson on “On Girls”
    12:12 Being a Producer & Assistant Director on her first short film “The Card”
    16:10 Casting for “The Card” and finding their main actress
    19:15 Going to Los Angeles
    20:40 Interning on Lena Khan’s “The Tiger Hunter”
    23:00 The clothing, the colour and the car from “The Tiger Hunter”
    27:30 Her work on a Sexual Assault PDA for Windsor Police
    32:22 Her involvement with the Windsor International Film Festival
    34:25 What comes next, advice for other young filmmakers and the person she wants to work with most


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 41 min
    Episode 4: Zain Ismail (Senior Consultant, Henry Ford Health System)

    Episode 4: Zain Ismail (Senior Consultant, Henry Ford Health System)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Zain Ismail. Zain is a Senior Consultant, Strategic Support Services at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan.


    Zain was named the Positive Professional Of The Year by the Leamington Chamber of Commerce in 2015 and was recently named one of Leadership Windsor/Essex (LWE) 40 Leaders Under 40 for 2018.


    On the show, we talk about Zain’s first hope to be in hospitality, his "ah-ha" moment, adding impact as an intern at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, his role with the Henry Ford, the various initiatives that he works on in his downtime and all of the anecdotes in between.


    If you want to follow Zain’s blog, you can do so at ZainIsmail.com. He also shares a lot of great stuff on his Twitter @IsmailZain.


    Interview Notes:


    1:40 Hope in hospitality
    5:05 “He told you to Europe, right?”
    7:19 Going to the University of Guelph, leaving...
    10:37 ...and finding the Healthcare industry and the “Oprah Moment”
    13:37 Interning at the Leamington District Memorial Hospital
    15:42 A story that impacted Zain’s life forever
    20:14 A funny story about epidurals
    22:00 “I’m going back to where I was born”
    25:05 Zain’s current role
    25:45 What do you feel the biggest changes in health care are?
    27:05 Attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas
    30:05 Bringing Rise Asset Development to Windsor
    38:15 Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit
    40:00 What is your advice for people that are trying to figure out their purpose?


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 42 min
    Episode 5: Irek Kusmierczyk (Director of Partnerships, WEtech Alliance & Windsor City Councillor)

    Episode 5: Irek Kusmierczyk (Director of Partnerships, WEtech Alliance & Windsor City Councillor)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Irek Kusmierczyk. Irek is both the Director of Partnerships with WEtech Alliance and a Windsor City Councillor For Ward 7.


    Irek has a PhD from Vanderbilt University in the United States and a Master Degree in Government from the London School of Economics. Irek sits on multiple boards including Essex Regional Conservation Authority, Transit Windsor and Windsor Public Library. He is also a proud Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.


    On the show, we talk about Irek’s move to Canada from Poland, returning to Europe to study, interviewing for a Rotary International scholarship halfway across the planet in the early 2000s, being in Nashville during the 2008 election, snakes and all of the anecdotes in between.


    If you want to follow Irek or see his full Windsor City Council voting record, you can visit his website at irek.ca. You can also follow him on Twitter @Irek_K.


    Interview Notes:


    1:40 Being born in Poland, becoming political refugees and a one-way ticket to Toronto
    4:50 Moving from Toronto to Windsor (and almost ending up in Winnipeg)
    7:55 Being embraced the Polish community in Windsor
    10:05 Moving to Ottawa for a journalism degree and looking up to Anna Maria Tremonti
    11:50 Getting more international experience at the London School of Economics
    13:22 Studying Eastern European politics in Poland and the unbelievable tale that got him there
    21:50 Hiking across Poland
    24:35 Lessons learned from all of that walking
    28:25 Vanderbilt University, Nashville and the election of Barack Obama
    32:00 Returning to the Windsor area in 2010 and snakes
    38:00 Working with FIRST Robotics at WEtech Alliance
    41:10 Hacking Health
    43:50 Running for Windsor City Council
    48:50 Time Management and Wrap-Up


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 51 min
    Episode 6: Maureen Lucas (Past President/CEO of LucasWorks)

    Episode 6: Maureen Lucas (Past President/CEO of LucasWorks)

    On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Maureen Lucas. She is both Past President & CEO of LucasWorks and an Entrepreneur-In-Residence with the University of Windsor’s EPICentre.


    Maureen has been recognized for many years on the Profit W100 List for Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs and the company she founded, LucasWorks has been on the Profit 500 List for the last 7 years consecutively. Maureen is also a proud Rotarian and a founder of 100 Women Who Care Windsor-Essex, a group dedicated to giving large contributions to local community causes and who are committed to community service.


    On the show, we talk about Maureen’s start in the hospitality industry, founding, growing and selling a business, adjusting to changes in the market and her own company, her work outside of work and all of the anecdotes in between.


    If you want to follow the work that Maureen does, check out these organizations and causes:
    The University of Windsor EPICentre: epicentreuwindsor.ca
    The Windsor Rotary Club: rotary1918.com.
    100 Women Who Care Windsor-Essex: 100WomenWindsor.com


    Finally, if you wanted information about the company that she founded, LucasWorks, you can check that out at LucasWorks.ca.


    Interview Notes:
    1:40 Growing up in the Windsor area and working in hospitality
    2:45 Making the transition from hospitality to recruitment
    4:35 What is a Recruitment Agency and what does the day-to day look like?
    5:55 Starting in industry as a receptionist & working with unique customers
    8:40 Starting her own company: LucasWorks
    13:00 Hurdles, early milestones and the 2008 recession
    15:40 Opening an office in London
    17:45 Maureen’s support system and business growth
    20:10 When should you let go of certain functions of the business to other people?
    21:30 Expanding into Professional Search
    23:50 Selling LucasWorks and how people reacted to selling the business
    28:05 One piece of advice for a former self
    29:30 Transitioning to work with the University of Windsor EPICentre
    33:25 Working with the Rotary Club
    35:05 The importance of a mentor
    37:10 Biggest piece of advice for entrepreneurs
    39:30 A note about employee recognition
    40:25 What’s next (i.e.: 100 Women Who Care Windsor-Essex)


    Season 1 of No Coaster Needed focuses on people with ties to Windsor, Ontario.


    To see updates about future No Coaster Needed shows, visit NoCoasterNeeded.com or follow me on Twitter @JacobMcCourt.

    • 42 min

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