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Jessica Willis is an Executive and Professional Recruitment Consultant which is also known as a 'head hunter'. 

She is employed by Summit Search Group which is a leading national professional employment agency committed to helping great employers find smart, motivated people to advance both the bottom line and individual career goals. 

Summit Search Group recruits for a variety of industries, and are all responsible for full-cycle recruiting. 

Jessica also has her Certified Talent Management Professional (CTMP) designation. 

In this episode, we chat about: 


Digital or Remote Interviewing Do's & Don'ts 
Tips & Tricks when it comes to applying for a new job in 2020 & beyond 
What is a 'Head Hunter' and how does it work  

And much more. 

Please enjoy this very timely episode with Jessica Willis.  

This episode is also watchable on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tGKiXH91cOA

Connect with Jessica:


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesskwillis/ 
Summit Search Group: https://summitsearchgroup.com/  

Connect with me on: 


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-douglas-show/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deandouglasshow/ 
Website: https://www.deandouglasshow.com/

My guest today is Sarah Bulford. I first became aware of Sarah while scrolling through Instagram and an article popped up while I was browsing titled, ‘Why I Quit My Dream Job’. Intrigued, I clicked and read this story written by Sarah which chronicles her working towards and attaining her DREAM JOB of becoming a Park Ranger in the national parks of beautiful British Columbia, Canada...and then what it was actually like. She vividly describes the harsh dualities of what happens when you combine over-tourism and a misallocation of support resources.

Now, my wife and I are from the prairies, and we recently moved to Penticton, British Columbia at the beginning of 2020. One of the reasons Why we moved was due to our draw of the mountains. British Columbia has some of the most spectacular nature in the world. The national parks are amazing, jaw-dropping, and absolutely breath-taking. My family are not the only ones...and when I read Sarah’s accurate depiction of what her experience was like. I felt a wave of emotions (similar as much as they could be...to what I imagined hers were and are). I was angry. I was disappointed. I was disgusted, pissed off, and left to wonder ‘what can be done...and what can I do? The first thing that came to mind was ‘well I have to share her story. Let her voice be heard. Listen to her and engage in a dialogue that is extremely important.’ We must do better to preserve, protect, respect, and live WITH nature. We must work towards being part of the solution, not the problem. I highly recommend you read Sarah’s story (which is hyperlinked in the description of this episode) and thank you Sarah for having the courage to share it.

In addition, Sarah is also known as Mountaindarlin on social media (Instagram: @Mountaindarlin) and is at the time of recording, supported by Klimwomen, GoPro, Redbull, Arcteryx, and DPSkis) and resides in Squamish BC! Her lifestyle is (in my opinion) totally amazing. She ski’s/rock-climbs/ has recently got into motocross and can be found ripping a dirt bike or plummeting down a ski slope in her spare time. For the last 7 years, she volunteered with the very busy Squamish Search and Rescue. She pays for her hobbies by working in marketing (Mountaindarlin Media - offering social media growth services) and selling watercolor art (Adveniredesigns.com) on the side. You can connect with her at www.mountaindarlin.com or on Instagram).

This episode is packed with goodies and takeaways as we go over her story and talk about environmentalism, art, marketing, BC, motocross, and more. Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Sarah.

This episode is also watchable HERE on my YouTube channel.

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Lilian Sue is the owner of In Retrospect Writing Services and provides strategic copywriting, publicity, and social media services to indie filmmakers and brands in the food/beverage, tourism/hospitality, and tech industries. She is also the co-founder of The Ignite Universe, which is an innovative audience engagement and growth platform designed to help filmmakers take control of their marketing and build engaged audiences by creating their own ‘Worlds’. This provides audiences, investors, and distributors a chance to learn about a film’s development and production journey. She has also contributed to numerous blogs and publications such as Vancouver Startup Week, GlobalOwls, and Jeweller Magazine (https://liliansue.contently.com/) on tech and marketing.
This episode is also watchable HERE on my YouTube channel.
Connect with Lilian: 
Twitter: @LSue23
Instagram: @liliansuecopywriterpr
LinkedIn: @liliansue
This episode is brought to you by WePayOffDebt, a company focused on providing financial support for Canadians. I'm thrilled to announce that I've partnered up with Robert Borgersen (episode 17). Rob teaches a proven process of Canadian financial guidance to pay off debt and be intentional with your finances, all so that you can give with outrageous generosity.  He has been coaching Canadians for a few years now and has helped numerous people pay off large amounts of debt and get control of their money for the first time.  Check out www.wepayoffdebt.ca/dean for 50% off your first month and receive a couple of free tools to help get you started.
If you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave a review.
Website: www.deandouglasshow.com
Instagram: @deandouglasshow
Youtube: The Dean Douglas Show

Lilian Sue is the owner of In Retrospect Writing Services and provides strategic copywriting, publicity, and social media services to indie filmmakers and brands in the food/beverage, tourism/hospitality, and tech industries. She is also the co-founder of The Ignite Universe, which is an innovative audience engagement and growth platform designed to help filmmakers take control of their marketing and build engaged audiences by creating their own ‘Worlds’. This provides audiences, investors, and distributors a chance to learn about a film’s development and production journey. She has also contributed to numerous blogs and publications such as Vancouver Startup Week, GlobalOwls, and Jeweller Magazine (https://liliansue.contently.com/) on tech and marketing.  
We actually decided to share this conversation as a bonus or part 1 because this was originally supposed to be just a pre-podcast conversation to briefly discuss which topics we wanted to cover in the actual podcast. However, the conversation had too many good nuggets and thought it was worth sharing. So please enjoy our "PRE-PODCAST" conversation and stay tuned for the actual podcast conversation. 
Connect with Lilian:
Twitter: @LSue23
Instagram: @liliansuecopywriterpr
LinkedIn: @liliansue
This episode is brought to you by WePayOffDebt, a company focused on providing financial support for Canadians. I'm thrilled to announce that I've partnered up with Robert Borgersen (episode 17). Rob teaches a proven process of Canadian financial guidance to pay off debt and be intentional with your finances, all so that you can give with outrageous generosity.  He has been coaching Canadians for a few years now and has helped numerous people pay off large amounts of debt and get control of their money for the first time.  Check out www.wepayoffdebt.ca/dean for 50% off your first month and receive a couple of free tools to help get you started.
If you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave a review.
Website: www.deandouglasshow.com
Instagram: @deandouglasshow
Youtube: The Dean Douglas Show

Catharine’s always up for an adventure and sees it as a playground for self-discovery and growth. She’s a working business professional by day and a part-time adventurer by night. Life took a change when she found herself rebuilding her life after the end of a 15-year marriage. Since then she’s been following her childhood passion for the outdoors and has dived into rugged adventures (backpacking, rock climbing, and mountain bike riding).
Her curiosity drives her to try new things and she’s up for many challenges including overcoming her fear of heights. She’s the Producer and Co-Host of the LiveWild Radio podcast with her partner in crime, Winston. Together they travel to meet other adventurous souls to chat about their wildest ideas worth living. Along for the ride, she tows her two young cubs under the ages of 9, for one hell of a life-long lesson!
Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Catharine.  
Connect with Catharine: 

Website
Instagram
Facebook

This episode is brought to you by WePayOffDebt, a company focused on providing financial support for Canadians. I'm thrilled to announce that I've partnered up with Robert Borgersen (episode 17). Rob teaches a proven process of Canadian financial guidance to pay off debt and be intentional with your finances, all so that you can give with outrageous generosity.  He has been coaching Canadians for a few years now and has helped numerous people pay off large amounts of debt and get control of their money for the first time.  Check out www.wepayoffdebt.ca/dean for 50% off your first month and receive a couple of free tools to help get you started.
If you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave a review.
Website: www.deandouglasshow.com
Instagram: @deandouglasshow
Youtube: The Dean Douglas Show

"Your why for the first year of university could be, 'I want to get a better idea of what I like, and I want to absolutely kill these courses I'm taking even though I don't like them...You will develop grit, staying power (aka discipline), learn how to study and write an essay perhaps for the first time in your life, etc. These skills will benefit you for the entirety of your life." - Robert Borgersen
"It's hard to turn a stopped ship. If you are a ship moving, all you have to do is make a rutter adjustment and you can change course. If the ship is stopped, you can make all the rutter adjustments you like...you won't go anywhere different." - Robert Borgersen
Robert Borgersen is a Mathematics Professor at the University of Manitoba. Actually, he was my second Applied Finite Mathematics prof when I attended U of M (I was 17) because I failed the first time with a different prof. A big reason why I passed the second time around was due to Rob's teaching style, communication, and approach. Thanks Rob :)
In this episode we chat about:

Rob's journey to becoming a Math Prof
COVID-19 impacts on education (from a prof's perspective)
How to be successful in post-secondary education whether taking in-person or virtual courses
Possible adjustments to online learning that would benefit students (ie increased # of tests...)
The importance of volunteering
Finding your why BEFORE going to university

However, the real meat and potatoes of this episode are when we dive into money. In Rob's spare time/on the side, he started up a business called We Pay Off Debt which focuses on personal finance support and making a difference in people's lives financially. His personal finance journey includes:

Paid off $41k in debt in about 18 months.
Built up a $21,000 emergency fund
Starting to put money towards retirement and kids education fund

Also, we talk about the importance of not having a credit card as it relates to getting out and paying down debt. At the time of recording, the Borgersen's are paying down their mortgage. Hopefully, Rob and I will do a round 2 because I want to talk to him about the order of this...and why it is important. A key point here I want to highlight is that he and his wife did all of this WITHOUT making any substantial raises. He did go out and make more money but only because they wanted to pay off more debt.
A bit extra info on Rob. He was one of those kids who knew what he wanted to be when he grew up (in his case, a Math teacher). He did his Masters in Mathematics and has been teaching since 2005. He teaches typically 6 courses per year and spends 80% of his work-time actually teaching (we dive into other professors 'scenarios' in this episode in terms of what time is spent towards teaching and research).
Lastly, for the first time on my podcast, this episode has freebie’s available for anyone listening to this episode. Check out www.wepayoffdebt.ca/dean for a couple of freebies associated with financial support.
Rob can be contacted via email at Rob@wepayoffdebt.ca 
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