On Episode 144 of the 204Rise Pod­cast, we sit down with Sun­ny Khullar, the Gen­er­al Man­ag­er of St. James Volk­swa­gen. Sun­ny shares his jour­ney through the auto­mo­tive indus­try, pro­vid­ing a deep dive into what it tru­ly means to be a suc­cess­ful car sales­man and man­ag­er.

Start­ing with his for­tu­nate entry into the indus­try, Sun­ny had the guid­ance of influ­en­tial men­tors who accel­er­at­ed his learn­ing and paved the way for his rapid suc­cess. But Sunny’s sto­ry isn’t just about sales­man­ship — it’s about under­stand­ing the intri­cate dynam­ics of build­ing a team that embod­ies the brand’s vision and val­ues.

Sun­ny talks about how respect in the indus­try is earned, not giv­en, and how tak­ing a few steps back can some­times be the best strat­e­gy for mak­ing leaps for­ward. He empha­sizes the impor­tance of hav­ing grit, stick­ing it out through tough times, and the neces­si­ty of adapt­abil­i­ty — sum­ma­rized by his mot­to, ​“Adapt or die.” Sun­ny also shares his belief in the prin­ci­ple of ​“inspect what you expect,” stress­ing the impor­tance of dili­gence and over­sight in man­ag­ing a suc­cess­ful deal­er­ship.

Join us for an insight­ful episode that goes beyond the show­room, explor­ing the mind­set and strate­gies that make a great leader in the auto­mo­tive world. Sunny’s expe­ri­ences and advice pro­vide valu­able lessons for any­one look­ing to excel in their field.

Chap­ters:
00:00:00 — Grit and Per­sis­tence
00:06:28 — The Thrill of Clos­ing a Deal
00:19:27 — Edu­cat­ed Con­sumers in the Car Indus­try
00:25:53 — Strength­en­ing the Mind through Grit and Adver­si­ty
00:32:37 — Will­ing things into fruition
00:39:17 — Chang­ing Mind­sets and Build­ing Cul­ture in the Auto Indus­try
00:45:50 — Diag­nos­ing and Help­ing Team Mem­bers
00:52:26 — The Evo­lu­tion of the Car Buy­ing Process
00:58:46 — Over­com­ing Obsta­cles Dur­ing COVID-19
01:05:17 — Lead­ing by Exam­ple in Lead­er­ship
01:11:44 — Plant­i­ng the Tree Today
01:18:15 — Start today for success

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We’re thrilled to bring you an extra­or­di­nary episode of the 204Rise Pod­cast with Simon Hilde­brandt, #15 for­ward, record­ed right at cen­ter court in the Cana­da Life Cen­tre! 🏀✨

Simon opens up about the mind­set that dri­ves him to excel in bas­ket­ball, shar­ing how he push­es him­self to be bet­ter every day through focused train­ing, a healthy lifestyle, and tak­ing on tougher com­pe­ti­tion.

Simon lets us know what the excite­ment and chal­lenges of play­ing in front of mas­sive crowds is like, and what it takes to keep your cool and deliv­er your best per­for­mance under pres­sure. He also shares his jour­ney of turn­ing his child­hood dream into real­i­ty and gives us a peek into life with the Sea Bears.

Join us for this inspir­ing chat and get a first­hand look at what fuels a pro­fes­sion­al athlete’s pas­sion and perseverance!

Chap­ters:
00:00:00 — Liv­ing the Dream
00:04:07 — Dis­cov­er­ing a pas­sion for bas­ket­ball
00:08:08 — Falling in love with bas­ket­ball
00:12:11 — From Col­lege to the Pros
00:16:13 — The Rush of Achiev­ing Goals and the Joy of Play­ing Bas­ket­ball
00:20:31 — The Pres­sure of Per­form­ing in Bas­ket­ball Games
00:24:41 — Over­com­ing Loss­es and Stay­ing Com­pet­i­tive
00:28:37 — The Impor­tance of a Col­lege Degree in Bas­ket­ball
00:32:51 — The Impor­tance of Coach­ing in Play­er Development

In this episode of the 204Rise Pod­cast, we have the plea­sure of speak­ing with the won­der­ful Nicole Dubé! A house­hold name you may rec­og­nize from her 10 years of host­ing CTV Morn­ing Live, Nicole shares her incred­i­ble jour­ney in media and broad­cast­ing. Join us as Nicole reflects on her career begin­nings, her climb up the lad­der, and what it takes to excel at the top lev­el of her industry.

Nicole has since tran­si­tioned from her morn­ing news show role to focus on coach­ing oth­ers in live speak­ing and media train­ing. She now ded­i­cates her exper­tise to help­ing indi­vid­u­als become more con­fi­dent and effec­tive speak­ers in front of diverse audiences.

In this episode, Nicole talks about her trans­for­ma­tion and growth, re-eval­u­at­ing life choic­es dur­ing the pan­dem­ic, and the impor­tance of shift­ing pri­or­i­ties. She also shares insights on over­com­ing pub­lic speak­ing chal­lenges, includ­ing live TV mishaps and sur­viv­ing a pub­lic speak­ing night­mare. Nicole empha­sizes the pow­er of per­son­al sto­ries in pre­sen­ta­tions, the sig­nif­i­cance of media train­ing, and how to effec­tive­ly get your mes­sage across.

Nicole opens up about her first live news seg­ment, learn­ing from fail­ure, and the jour­ney of start­ing a pod­cast. She dis­cuss­es the grind of pod­cast­ing, grow­ing and scal­ing in the indus­try, and her emo­tion­al farewell from CTV. Addi­tion­al­ly, Nicole touch­es on the dif­fi­cul­ties of say­ing good­bye dur­ing lay­offs and the impor­tance of acknowl­edg­ment and gratitude.

Tune in for an episode filled with insight­ful reflec­tions, trans­for­ma­tive moments, and valu­able lessons from Nicole’s exten­sive career in jour­nal­ism and her new path in media training.

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Wel­come to Episode 141 of the 204Rise Pod­cast! This week, we sit down with the tal­ent­ed local bar­ber, Jestoni Vil­lanue­va, also known as @villaworldwide on Instagram.

In this episode, Jestoni shares his inspir­ing jour­ney to becom­ing a rec­og­nized name in the Win­nipeg bar­ber scene. We dis­cuss his rapid rise to noto­ri­ety and how he has suc­cess­ful­ly grown his social media pres­ence, even to the point of being rec­og­nized by fans in pub­lic. Jestoni has tak­en on the ambi­tious chal­lenge of vlog­ging every day until he reach­es 100k fol­low­ers, a tes­ta­ment to his ded­i­ca­tion and drive.

Jestoni’s sto­ry begins with an intern­ship at @saintwpg under the men­tor­ship of shop own­er Famos a leg­end in the Win­nipeg bar­ber­ing scene. Jestoni’s pas­sion and hard work quick­ly set him apart, lead­ing him to hone his craft with relent­less deter­mi­na­tion. From late-night hair­cuts in his par­ents’ house to rent­ing his own chair at the very shop where he start­ed, Jestoni’s jour­ney is a tes­ta­ment to per­se­ver­ance and ambition.

Tune in to hear Jestoni’s expe­ri­ences, chal­lenges, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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Episode 140 of the 204Rise Pod­cast brings you anoth­er boys-only ses­sion with Robin and Devan as Arshdeep is sad­ly out of town. Join us as we get into the lat­est buzz on every­one’s social media feeds; the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. We share our opin­ions on who’s win­ning and why, giv­ing you an inside look at the cur­rent hip-hop scene.

We also dis­cuss the impact of stream­ers like Sketch on main­stream enter­tain­ment and cul­ture, explor­ing how their influ­ence is reshap­ing the land­scape. Plus, we touch on the impor­tance of set­ting goals and tak­ing bold steps to achieve greater success.

Robin opens up about his per­son­al jour­ney and the chal­lenges of attempt­ing to break the 5km marathon record, doc­u­ment­ing his progress online and attract­ing a brand deal in the process. Mean­while, both of us share insights into our entre­pre­neur­ial ven­tures, per­fect­ly aligned with the vibrant ener­gy of the sea­son as the sun shines and nature thrives.

Don’t miss out on our break­down of the heat­ed rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake! Hit that sub­scribe but­ton and ring the noti­fi­ca­tion bell to stay up-to-date with all our lat­est episodes!

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Wel­come back a Win­nipeg favourite and local DJ, Haus of Pan­da, for his sec­ond appear­ance on Episode 139 of the 204Rise Pod­cast! Haus of Pan­da who’s soared through the ranks of the music and DJ scene, gets into the jour­ney from his roots in Win­nipeg to glob­al prominence.

The ori­gins of Haus of Pan­da’s musi­cal odyssey, from his ear­ly days break­ing into the club scene to refin­ing his craft and cre­at­ing unfor­get­table sets. Hear about the hur­dles he con­quered, demon­strat­ing the resilience need­ed to per­fect his artistry and seize oppor­tu­ni­ties to show­case his talent.

Explore the birth of Speed World Records, Haus of Pan­da’s brain­child label, and his trans­for­ma­tion as a music pro­duc­er, forg­ing a dis­tinct path in the indus­try. Get insights into his inter­na­tion­al trav­els, where he cul­ti­vat­ed his unique sound and con­nec­tions, before return­ing to Win­nipeg to share his pas­sion for music and deliv­er elec­tri­fy­ing live performances!

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We uncov­er the truths and mis­con­cep­tions with Dr. Pre­mal Patel on episode 138 of the 204Rise pod­cast. Explore the inner work­ings of Dr. Patel and his part­ner Jay Nayak’s clin­ic, where myths are dis­pelled, and facts reign supreme.

Dr. Patel and his part­ner took a leap of faith by estab­lish­ing their own prac­tice, dri­ven by a desire to address the spe­cial­ized health needs of men. Through their clin­ic, they aim to debunk com­mon mis­con­cep­tions and shed light on cru­cial aspects of men’s health that are often overlooked.

In this episode, we get into the intri­ca­cies of men’s health, unrav­el­ing top­ics that demand atten­tion and under­stand­ing. From debunk­ing myths to offer­ing invalu­able insights, Dr. Patel’s exper­tise illu­mi­nates the path to bet­ter health for men.

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We sit down with Jared McK­e­ti­ak, a devot­ed mem­ber in the world of com­mu­ni­ty broad­cast­ing. With over 20 years of ded­i­cat­ed ser­vice at UMFM 101.5 radio sta­tion, Jared shares his remark­able jour­ney from cod­ing to the air­waves, and his endur­ing pas­sion for ampli­fy­ing voic­es in the community.

Dis­cov­er how Jared’s unfore­seen intro­duc­tion to radio paved the way for his ascent in the indus­try. From hum­ble begin­nings as a coder in com­put­er sci­ence to a chance encounter at UMFM, where his innate tal­ent for radio was rec­og­nized and nur­tured, Jared quick­ly rose to become a mas­ter of his craft and a leader in his industry.

In this episode, Jared dis­pels the myth of radio’s demise, empha­siz­ing its endur­ing rel­e­vance and poten­tial for the future. Through ini­tia­tives like the pledge-o-rama dri­ve, Jared has cham­pi­oned the sta­tion’s mis­sion to sup­port stu­dent projects and fos­ter the next gen­er­a­tion of broad­cast­ers and entrepreneurs.

Tune in to Episode 137, Jared’s sto­ry of his lega­cy of com­mu­ni­ty empow­er­ment, inno­va­tion, and unwa­ver­ing ded­i­ca­tion to the art of radio.

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