Episodes

  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Amy Terrill, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Clubs, Kawarthas

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Amy Terrill, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Clubs, Kawarthas
    Aug 31 2023
    In this episode, Alex digs down into Amy's several pivots into leadership roles in brand new fields of business, and how she was able to communicate her potential and ability to succeed to prospective employers despite no experience in those new fields.
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    24 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Sylvia Ng, CEO of ReturnBear

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Sylvia Ng, CEO of ReturnBear
    Aug 3 2023
    In this episode, Alex talks with ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng about her career in the tech world working for companies like Google, Shopify, and eBay, the hurdles she has overcome (and some she still faces), what led her to found a company designed to make ecommerce returns easier, her thoughts on what a good boss means to her, and how she leads.
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    25 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Lynn Elmhirst, Executive Producer and Host, World's Greatest Cruises on PBS

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Lynn Elmhirst, Executive Producer and Host, World's Greatest Cruises on PBS
    Jul 12 2023
    In this episode, Alex talks with Lynn Elmhirst about her swing from news journalist into lifestyle television production and host of the PBS series, "World's Greatest Cruises." Also an entrepreneur, Lynn formed her own media production and marketing company, and put all of her creative juices to work to make a series about cruising that launched at the beginning of the pandemic not only survive, but thrive.
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    27 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, founder of Karibu Adventures

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, founder of Karibu Adventures
    Jun 21 2023
    In this episode, Alex dives into the whys and hows of her major career switch with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, going from business consultant to industry and government to founder of sustainable adventure travel company, Karibu Adventures.
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    24 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Marina Jimenez of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Marina Jimenez of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
    May 31 2023
    In this episode, Alex talks with National Newspaper Award winner Marina Jimenez about why she left her 25-year career in journalism for the world of communications in academia and healthcare, the similarities and differences of those worlds, and how she managed the transition.
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    29 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Tara McEwen, founder of McEwen Media

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Tara McEwen, founder of McEwen Media
    May 17 2023
    In this episode, Alex talks with McEwen Media founder Tara McEwen about why she left her job as a Senior Producer in network television to start her own company that helps people create their own personal brands, her best tips for appearing in the media (and doing it well), and how to "unlock your own inner superstar."
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    32 mins
  • Getting in Wrong in conversation with Devyani Saltzman, multidisciplinary arts curator, programmer and strategist

    Getting in Wrong in conversation with Devyani Saltzman, multidisciplinary arts curator, programmer and strategist
    Apr 26 2023
    In this episode, Alex delves into the evolving world of curating and programming multidisciplinary festivals and events, with Devyani Saltzman, who works at the intersection between the arts, ideas, and social change.
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    29 mins
  • Getting it Wrong in conversation with Rona Maynard, author of Starter Dog and former editor of Chatelaine

    Getting it Wrong in conversation with Rona Maynard, author of Starter Dog and former editor of Chatelaine
    Apr 12 2023
    In this episode, Alex talks with author Rona Maynard about how she discovered a new purpose in life after leaving her job as editor of Chatelaine magazine, a post she had held for 10 years. Through daily walks with her new rescue dog, Casey, Rona discovers a new path "to joy, belonging, and loving this world."
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    35 mins