Today, fixture of Canadian government and business, Jessie Singh Chahal joins the show to discuss his wide-ranging career path, which has included leadership roles in government and politics, business development, retail banking, and yoga instruction. Most recently, Jessie served as the Prairies and Northern Desk to the Prime Minister of Canada, managing operations and outreach for the Prime Minister across the region. He worked in Prime Minister Trudeau’s Leader’s Office in 2015, guiding strategy development, operations, election readiness and outreach across Western Canada. His career has also seen him help numerous start-ups and established businesses in banking, high-tech, real-estate, and land development realize their full potential. Also, he expresses his passion for meditation by teaching Kundalini Yoga professionally. But as impressive as all this is, Jessie’s community and ancestry-minded reasons for everything that he does shed light on an inspiring deeper urge to nourish marginalized peoples. Join us as we learn about the life behind the hard-working, forward-thinking, and open-hearted Jessie Singh Chahal.

“Between two dots – really, the value is in that line: the journey.”

“Expand your mind to the realm of possibilities that you yourself might not even know exists.” - Jessie Singh Chahal

Episode Highlights:

0:57 – Introduction, Jessie’s upbringing as a first generation Canadian, developing meaningful relationships at university

12:46 – Why he's involved in so many spaces, how he stays organized

22:06 – Jessie’s passion for meditation and Kundalini Yoga

24:42 – Why he views the journey of existence as his biggest challenge

27:42 – A message from our sponsors

28:59 – The open mindset that Jessie has when it comes to community, building his intuition

36:12 – Why the advice that he would give his younger self would be to “think big.”

44:26 – The tenants of Jessie’s mindfulness-centric health regimen

48:32 – Why Jessie believes his purpose in life to be to connect to the divine universal creative energy, to be of service, and to help enrich people and communities who have been oppressed

56:24 – Why he is most proud of his ancestors and social network

59:08 – What he does for fun

62:03 – How you can support Jessie

Connect with Jessie and support his work:

https://singhconsulting.ca

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/consultsingh

IG: @consultsingh

Sponsors of this episode:

Bloom Benefits: www.bloombenefits.ca

Zelos: www.zelosglobal.com