"What's your story?" - Host Ron Caughlin Ron Caughlin

What's Your Story Podcast - Season 2, Episode #10  with Tony Carvalho, CEO and President of GOTSKILL?  Tony shares with us how GOTSKILL has truly stepped up during the pandemic to offer support and financial help for those that work in Restaurants and Bars.  Tony created the Ontario Restaurant Bar Support Fund. A registered Not-For-Profit organization raising funds to save as many Food and Beverage establishments and jobs in Ontario as possible via one-time grants.  

Tony also discusses how his company shifted during this time and tried to keep things as normal as possible.  A good listen for those looking to make difference with their staff and customers. 


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This weeks guest is Tania Ferlin, nominated as on the Top 30 Under 30, she has a passion for driving a culture of innovation in her role as Senior Manager of TAGB at the Compass Canada Group Canada.  Tania discusses how companies need to think differently to rebuild out of the pandemic.   Tania has also been  spearheading the Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign in our industry since 2017. She has researched the topic in depth by interviewing human  trafficking survivors, law enforcement, social workers, government  officials, and attended several trainings. A winner of the OHI 2019 Top  30 Under 30 award, Tania has educated more than 1,100 hotel industry and  meeting professionals on the role they can play to end human  trafficking.

A tremendous talk about the future and worth the time to listen to an up and coming leader.


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In this What's Your Story?, podcast about what's next in this pandemic, we have Karen Burrows McKnight. Karen is a highly sought-after Executive Coach in Toronto Ontario, where she offers Executive Coaching and Consulting to individuals and organizations. She is a dynamic, resourceful, and sharp study, known for her listening skills and her ability to quickly assess and develop customized approaches to address her clients' needs.

Karen has also recently launched a new book - "And Just Like That" offers a customized, practical process for leaders – from an organizational standpoint as well as a ‘leader in your own life’ standpoint – to identify and access the next best version of themselves.  This podcast discusses how leaders need to think about bringing their people back to the office and truly open the communication lines and practice flexibility.  A very resourceful talk that will help any leaders determine and action what's next.  Create the next best version of yourself in leadership and life.

Karen can be reached at https://karen-mcknight.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp-iNiayp8wIVCY6zCh1T1QBeEAAYASAAEgIhO_D_BwE


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Our guest today on the What's Your Story Podcast is Tiana Hoffman.  Tiana is an experienced Senior Solutions Manager with a demonstrated history of Leadership, Product Knowledge, Customer Support, and Time Management. She is determined to provide an exceptional experience understanding the benefits of GaiaDigits innovation to many businesses in all industries. 

Have you considered integrating a hybrid workspace model option into your business operations or been advocating for one? You aren't alone. There's been a significant shift in priorities during the pandemic – both acknowledging physical workspaces and mental health support – and it's something employees want to be addressed before management officially welcomes back their team for "business as usual."  Tiana discusses how creating and a culture of innovation and setting out a work environment that facilitates a trusting working environment is critical for the future.

A great listen!


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In this episode of What's Your Story Podcast - Season 2 Episode 6, we have Angela Muzzo from the Clean Slate Shop.  Angela is the creator of Cleanslating, a trademarked system for building a knowledge bank of facts and insights against a new business challenge, by tapping into existing market research in the client library.  Angela is creating an ongoing study to help companies navigate through the ever-changing environment caused by the Covid pandemic.

A lively and fun discussion of the process and how she is taping into past research to drive recommendations and insights.  


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What's Your Story Podcast: Season #2 Episode 5 with Gerry Smith, CEO of Densify.  Densify provides a Cloud & Container Resource Management Platform that leverages our patented machine-learning analytics engine to make cloud and container instances self-aware of their precise resource requirements and to automate the resource management process.  Gerry started his career as a consulting engineer and soon after took the plunge into the world of high-tech start-ups with two other co-founders as the CEO of Changepoint for 12 years.  After selling the company he partnered with Riyaz and Andrew to start Densify.

Gerry takes us through a great story of the past year and how his company has adapted and evolved through the pandemic culturally.  Lots of great lessons for other CEO's in this podcast. 


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