Teen2Life Experience: Recent Episodes
Matthew S.
Teen2life - Teens are introduced to top professionals in different fields to potentially help them with their future careers
From startups in high school to pitching an $800 million company to BlackStone, then going back to University to become a professor. Similar to Dean Shev’s episode we recorded a couple weeks ago Ian also has a similar approach to school which differs from the successful social media online gurus.
Reach out to him about your business idea, he would love to help you out!
Contact: embark@twu.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianangell/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAD_fIEBBiyBBK4DJoXcpNJkyBEyOnAInUc
We see a lot of successful social media entrepreneurs say, “Don’t go to school, it’s a waste of time”. Dean takes a different perspective on this. He is an entrepreneur with a big following on social media however is a big advocate for school. In this episode he explains why school is important to ANY entrepreneur.
Website: https://vht.ai/
From a very rough childhood to giving a lavish lifestyle and understanding the banking system inside and out, Louis has built himself an empire in his 20s.
Donald Mayo started at the lowest. Growing up in a bad neighbourhood, ending up in prison for 5 years to now working with some of the biggest celebrities making some of the best food!
Kid Carson is a longtime Canadian radio host and media personality known for shaking things up on air. With a career spanning major stations like Z95.3 and KiSS Radio, Kid built a massive loyal following through his unfiltered takes, bold conversations, and a deep curiosity for the world around him. After speaking out on air about government mandates during the pandemic it sparked controversy and backlash. Which he later stepped away from mainstream media to launch his own podcast, where he dives into the kinds of conversations traditional media often avoids. Kid’s mission? To spark real dialogue that makes people think twice.
His Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/loosely-enlightened-with-kid-carson/id1506974121
His Website: kidcarson.com
Axel is the CEO and sports director of the Whitecaps FC. He is the mastermind behind operations and works of the club. Axel has been involved in soccer for most of his life, from being on the field to working closely with different clubs.
Their website: https://www.whitecapsfc.com
Greg is a retired veteran firefighter who shares the heartbreaking story of losing his son Jay in a tragic car crash. Greg later went on to start charity where they went all around BC Canada sharing the danders of not being safe behind the wheel.
Their website: https://jammin4jay.com/
Selina was forced to resign from being Cabinet Minister after her views didn’t aline with what narrative that the government was pushing. Selina has went on to write a book “Truth Be Told” where she shared her insights to what was happening behind closed doors.
Her Website: https://www.selinarobinson.ca
Her Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Truth-Be-Told-Selina-Robinson/dp/1069165107/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=383Y9VEDHFGXA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AI-cwH5WI_ugTYHdOiSIcElKMUNBlSWB0W7y1SeEPWk.xIIplC3VBX48Jokb4dT1qOfXZ0Pt4QlyPgm_7BSLocE&dib_tag=se&keywords=truth+be+told+selina+robinson&qid=1746678159&sprefix=truth+be+told+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1
David Stark has sat down with over 250 top athletes and coaches from all across the world. Some of them you have definitely heard about. Has inspired many to start their sports journey and has created many young hard driven athletes.
His website Website: theathletespodcast.com
From former law informant officer to starting KidsPlay Foundation aimed to help underprivileged children compete, play, and involve themselves in sports and other engaging activities. Kal has had over 70,000 children that his organization has helped over the last many years.
Their website: https://kidsplayfoundation.com/
Merek has not only helped individuals succeed in their social media presence but also currently working on creating a an agency where they can help source and find talent overseas to help you do your social media growth.
Juan Grey isn’t just a founder of a card game but a founder of a movement, PVRPOSE. Juan is helping people understand their purpose in business, fitness, or life in general.
Luka is a social media fitness coach. We had a good conversation not only on what our body needs and at what time, but also Luka's stance on Canadian and American politics.
Sachin had his career in body building, now he is on track to run across Canada next year after recently finishing a challenge where he ran 60km everyday for 60 days.
Jay had a journey from moving to England without a contract to scoring the winning goal for Watford to becoming the first Whitecaps team caption early in his career. Now he has started a non-profit that presents the youth with inspiring individuals.
Ayden is a student at UBC but is also a dynamic entrepreneur known for founding Lüm Ventures and creating a custom GPT trained on his personal data. Ayden is constantly thinking of new ideas to help others.
Kevin, also known as a Pixel Wizard has been a big part of some hollywood productions which include; Dune, Sonic, Greyhound, and more! Kevin is also in the makes of his own personal movie “Shepherds” which would be built almost entirely off of AI!
Daniel is the former CEO of MDA, and Carbon Engineering, and is now working on developing a plastic that decomposes. He has also written over 7 books looking at the crossover science and religion
His Website: https://www.solutum.co/
Doug played in the NHL for the Oilers and played in the AHL, and now he’s the mastermind behind Zenkai Sports, bringing eco-friendly sportswear to life.
His Website: https://zenkaisports.com/
Dan is the Mayor of Maple Ridge here in BC Canada. Dan has opened over 150 franchises all over the world. Dan also has his own book store in Maple Ridge.
Suggested Book: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Who Moved My Cheese? (Spencer Johnson)
Suggested Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience
Ted Talks
Armando directs all the technical stuff when it comes to huge events. From helping out with small hotel events, to driving equipment around, to directing events of some of the biggest companies and people all around the world.
Suggested Book: The Stand (Stephen King)
Suggested Podcast: The Ricky Gervais Show
Kris is a successful entrepreneur as well as photographer who took photos for Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, The National Geographic newspaper, etc. Kris is the CEO of Future proof Creatives and the Founder and Director of the Fatal Festival.
Suggested Book: Jitterbug Perfume (by Tom Robbins)
Dawson and his 2 friends co-founded VHLA. Their aim is to change the way that tradition mainstream media gives their financial reports. They have grown to having a successful YouTube Channel, Discord, Course, Marketing, Merch, Daily Newsletters etc.
Suggested Book: Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Their Website: https://www.vhlamedia.com/
Their YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vhlamedia/videos
Neil is the COO/VP of the worldwide known A&W. He takes charge in the day to day operations of the company.
Suggested Book: Good To Great (by Jim Collins)
Jeremy is the President of the Trinity Western University Student Association. Jeremy is looking forward to going for his 2nd Global Peace Summit trip to Asia in a few months, where he will indulge in deep conversation with executives on how to make a world a better place!
Suggested Book: The Art of Loving (by Erich Fromm)
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (by Patrick Lencioni)
High Conflict (by Amanda Ripley)
Nelly was elected as Member of Parliament in October 2019 - September of 2021 and is interested in running again this upcoming election. In this episode we discussed different policies that she would want to see changed as well as her journey to becoming MP.
Suggested Book: The Count of Monte Cristo (by Alexandre Dumas)
Pride and Prejudice (by Jane Austen)
Sergeant Timothy is responsible to reporting to the media regarding Homicide Investigations. Timothy has shared some interesting stories over the years in policing.
Suggested Book: Coppermine (by Keith Ross Leckie)
Suggested Podcast: SmartLess
Jeanette helps run advertisements for the Provincial Health Services Authority. She gave us insight on how she got to her position and why she chose Marketing to begin with.
Suggested Book: Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things (by Adam Grant)
Suggested Podcast: Re:Thinking with Adam Grant
Travis is the Holistic Nutritionist. In this episode we covered almost everything, from water, to sugar, mental health to vitamins and so on. We will also be definitely recording a part 2, where we would need to pick a specific topic to dive deeper in.
Suggested Book: Staying Healthy with Nutrition (by Elson M. Haas)
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine (by Lee Know)
Michael is the President at SierraSil Health where they make formula gummies for joint relief and inflammation relief.
Suggested Book: Road to Character (by David Brooks)
The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else (by Patrick Lencioni)
The Motive (by Patrick Lancioni)
How Will You Measure Your Life? (By Clayton M. Christensen)
Their Website: https://sierrasil.com/
Spencer is the Co-Founder of Mayker Capital with 2 of his close friends. He was a well respected competitor in Provincial Weight Lifting.
Suggested Book: The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success (by William N. Thorndike)
Barbarians at the Gate (by Bryan Burrough)
Suggested Podcast: Joe Rogan Experience
My First Million
Chen is an investment advisor at Leede Jones Gable Inc. In this episode we touched upon finance, health, fitness, and mindset.
Suggested Book: Ego Is The Enemy (by Ryan Holiday)
Suggested Podcast: Huberman Lab
Antonia Beck is the CEO of the Burnaby Neighborhood House Society were their aim is to bring the community together by creating different programs to help the community!
Steve MacIntyre works in HR as the VP of People & Culture at Fine Choice Foods. In this episode we discuss the firing and hiring accept of working in HR.
Suggest Podcast: Freakonomics (by Stephen J. Dubner)
SmartLess (by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes)
Ken is the Mayor of Chilliwack here in BC Canada, and Ken is also holding a 50% share in his tire shop (Ken’s Tire and Wheel)
Suggested Speaking Course: Dale Carnegie Course
Sam is the Vice President of Compliance at mayker Capital, and is also a 3rd year Philosophy student looking as his future career is Law. We touched upon some extremely fascinating and deep philosophical questions. Suggested book: Plato’s Republic (by Plato) Suggested podcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris Their website: https://maykercapital.co/ Mentioned in the episode: Ted talk on AI:https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_can_we_build_ai_without_losing_control_over_it?language=en Why take Philosophy? Video:https://youtu.be/TgLdzcOS_88 Rationality by Steven Pinker book: https://www.amazon.ca/Rationality-What-Seems-Scarce-Matters/dp/0525561994
Sarah Roth is the President and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation from the fundraiser side. She has steered several large-scale campaigns - The Boston Children’s Hospital The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine.
Their website: https://bccancerfoundation.com/
Erhen Richardson is the current CEO of Sunrise cannabis and was the CEO of Thrive Media many years ago. Ehren spoke very strongly about his opinion on the policy that allows the government to control and sell cannabis.
Suggested Book: The Four Steps to the Epiphany (by Steve Blank)
Their website: https://mysunrise.ca/
Today I had an awesome conversation my good friend Sean. Sean had completed high school 1 year earlier and went off to University to study engineering. We covered some extremely interesting topics which include; school, university, AI etc.
Suggested Podcast: StarTalk Radio
Gaetan Royer has created over 6 business and 1.5 non-profit organizations in Vancouver BC. Here are only some of his companies; Massive Canada, City State, Twindo, Codesign Studio, Omnitel Canada etc.
Suggested Book: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity (by Peter Attia)
Suggested Podcast: Barack Obama Podcast
Kristi is the CEO of Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce, or as she would call her position “Executive Director” of Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce.
Suggested Book: Focus On The 90% (by Darci Lang)
Their Website: https://www.ridgemeadowschamber.com/
Lisa Southern is the Integrity Commissioner and Managing Partner at Southern Butler Price LLP at City of Vancouver. If you want to get a deep understanding of what an Integrity Commissioner does, then this episode is for you as Lisa gives an awesome dive into what she does.
Suggested Book: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (by Gabrielle Zevin)
To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee)
Suggested Podcast: The Trauma-Informed Lawyer
Their Website: https://www.southernlaw.ca/
Grant Stevely is the CEO of The Dubh Glas Distillery and is also a firefighter in Oliver BC Canada. Grant’s title as “CSO” (Chief Spirits Officer) is a made up title in order to poke at the big companies and their fancy “CEO” (Chief Executive Officer) titles.
Suggested Book: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (by Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (by Malcolm Gladwell)
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (by Malcolm Gladwell)
Suggested Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience
Today I had an awesome conversation my good friend Timur. We covered some extremely interesting topics which include; mistakes, time, school, mental health, etc.
Suggested Podcast: Teen2Life Experience
Suggested Books: Green Eggs and Ham (by Dr. Seuss)
Ted Wiens is the Community Market Manager at 2 different RBC locations in Burnaby, British Columbia Canada. Ted is extremely keen on involving himself in his community and in multiple non-profit organizations.
Suggested Book: The Wealthy Barber (by David Chilton)
Suggested Podcast: Teen2Life Experience
Toby Cleary is a kickboxing/fitness coach, home renovator, and musician. Currently Toby is going through the toughest stage of his life, battling stage 4 cancer. Toby talks about the honour he had, of learning kickboxing from one of the best martial arts coaches in the world, Hon Lee (Bruce Lee’s cousin).
Dr. Ben is the CEO of Little Smiles Dental in the Greater Vancouver area of BC Canada. Dr. Ben’s approach to working with children’s teeth is why he has been very popular amongst families with young children.
Their website: https://www.thelittlesmiles.com/
Cole Lamberg is the President of Epic Homes in Maple Ridge BC Canada. Epic Homes specializes in building beautiful large communities in different areas throughout Maple Ridge and Langley. They have a growing portfolio of residential construction which comprises over 2,000 homes which is 13 communities built so far.
Their website: https://www.epichomes.info/
Today I had an awesome conversation with my good friend Itamar. We let this conversation kind of veer off, but neither the less we covered some extremely interesting topics which include; goals, travel, healthy routines/habits, digital footprint, remote learning, the importance of sleep, dreams, conspiracy theories, space, and the concept of infinity. My favourite topic has to be where we talked about the question of infinity (warning, brain cells might be lost during “infinity”).
Suggested Podcast: The Mindset Mentor Charisma on Command (YouTube)
Suggested Books: 12 Rules of Life (by Jordan Peterson) Rich Dad, Poor Dad (by Robert Kiyosaki) How to Win Friends and Influence People (by Dale Carnegie) Think and Grow Rich (by Napoleon Hill) One Minute for Yourself (by Spencer Johnson) The Psychology of Money (by Morgan Housel)
Today I had an awesome conversation with 2 of my good friends from a local highschool who shared their opinion on school, time, experiences, and where they see themselves in the future. As we had much more things to talk about, part 2 of this conversation will be out on episode number 025 of Teen2Life.
Suggested Podcast: The Mindset Mentor
Charisma on Command (YouTube)
Suggested Books: 12 Rules of Life (by Jordan Peterson)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad (by Robert Kiyosaki)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (by Dale Carnegie)
Think and Grow Rich (by Napoleon Hill)
One Minute for Yourself (by Spencer Johnson)
The Psychology of Money (by Morgan Housel)
Jay Timms is an organizational psychologist that helps different organizations create massive profitability and helps generate more interest within the companies customers. He also inspires people to become leaders in their communities and workspace.
Suggested Podcast: TED Talks Daily
Suggested Books: The power of Habit (by Charles Duhigg)
What are your Blind Spots (by Jim Haudan, and Rich Berens)
Their Website: https://jaytimms.com/
Jae Park is the CEO of Catalyx and When We Foods Inc, Entrepreneur, Business Incubator, and Author in Vancouver BC. Extremely successful local business owner who helped build and sell his families “Inno Foods” business for over 1 Billion Dollars.
Suggested Podcast: Valuetainment
Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu
Suggested Books: The Compound Effect (by Darren Hardy)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (by Stephen R. Covey)
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (by John Maxwell)
The Pumpkin Plan (by Mike Michalowicz)
The Sticking-point Solution (by Jay Abraham)
Jeremy Prasad is the CEO of Turbolyft Aerospace Corporation in Pitt Meadows BC Canada. Turbolyft specializes in rebuilding helicopters, as well as manufacturing and certifying high end parts that go through a rigorous certification process.
Their website: https://www.turbolyft.com/
Marc Dalton is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. He has served in the military, and has a past in teaching.
Suggested Book: The Bible
Peter Luongo is a former teacher and principal across many schools, and had an 8 year role in the government. Peter’s approach to teaching is what sets him apart from other teachers.
Suggested Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (by Stephen R. Covey)
Suggested Podcast: The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Today I had a conversation with two of my school friends, Juan and Savek. We went over Space, AI, and Schools.
Alexander Schwartzman is a Senior Project Engineer at Finning Caterpillar and has several patents of his own, back when he worked as an engineer at Teleflex.
Suggested book: The Little Golden Calf (by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov)
Britteny George is a member of the RCMP Canine Unit in Vancouver and has been for the last 9 years.
Suggested Book: Shake Hands with the Devil (by Roméo Dallaire)
Suggested Podcast: Joe Rogan Experience
Aaron Lee is the VP and Portfolio Manager at RBC here in Vancouver BC Canada. He manages large portfolios with high end clients.
Suggested Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Mohammed Azim a recent CFO of a BC Canada School Board. He has worked in this position for over 10 years and is in the process of moving on to the next chapter in his life.
Suggested Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience
Ross Huguet is a well known Voice Actor for many different commercials. He voiced commercials for Mercedes, Chevrolet, Lululemon, Facebook, Budweiser etc.
Suggested book: The Bible
Suggested Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience
Visit him at his website: www.rosshuguet.com
Rosey Hudson is the Vice President of Operations at McDonald Realty who manages day to day operations.
Suggested Book : Better Than Before (by Gretchen Rubin)
Suggested Podcast: Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Chris Gailus is a well known News Anchor on Global TV in British Columbia, Canada. He is respected in the newsroom as well as outside of the newsroom by peers and colleagues.
Suggested Book: A Gentleman in Moscow (by Amor Towles)
Suggested Podcast: How I built this with Guy Raz
Hugo Vasquez is CEO of Mondevo, Residential Development company that specializes in highly functional urban homes, in the Greater Vancouver area of BC, Canada.
Suggested Books: Sapiens (by Yuval Harari)
Measure What Matters (by John Doerr)
Mike McCardell is a well known reporter, interviewer, and author in British Columbia, Canada. He struggles with severe dyslexia and managed to become the most recognizable interviewer for local newscasts, and is an author of 13 books filled with interesting short stories.
Some of his books: https://www.amazon.ca/Mike-McCardell/e/B001JS32N4/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk
Dimitri Schwartzman is one of the top local Real Estate Agents in Greater Vancouver area of BC Canada.
His Website: https://dimitrischwartzman.macrealty.com/
Suggested Book: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (by Richard Feynman)
Suggested Podcasts: Lex Fridman Podcast
The Dershow
Brendon Leong is the owner at Unified Training Centre one of the top gyms in Greater Vancouver area of BC Canada.
Their website: https://unifiedtraining.ca/
Suggested books: Good to Great (by James C. Collins)
Built to Last (by James C. Collins)
Start with Why (by Simon Sinek)
Suggested podcast: Valuetainment
Gary Hallate is a high school Law 12 teacher, and has added a Criminology 12 course to the district. Has a background in policing.
Suggested book: A Fine Balance (by Rohinton Mistry)
Alexei Schwartzman is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, Responsible Investment Specialist, and Educator.
Visit him at his website: https://sfcorp.ca/