HaliBlab: Recent Episodes
Anita Kirkbride
HaliBlab is a show for small businesses in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I'll talk to businesses you may be watching and some you haven't heard of yet. I love to hear stories of local businesses--how they started and where they're going--and of course, how they're leveraging social media.
About the Music: Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Join me for the season finale of HaliBlab with guest Michelle McCann of Bold and Italic Social Communications as we recap our trip to Social Media Marketing World. We share where social media is headed according to the experts.
Website: https://www.boldanditalic.ca Facebook: https://fb.com/boldnitalic Instagram: https://instagram.com/boldnitalic Twitter: https://twitter.com/boldnitalic
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: http://audionautix.com
On episode 26 of HaliBlab: A Halifax Small Business Podcast, meet Jessie Harrold, coach, mentor, doula & author. She offers mentorship & retreats, guides wilderness quests, and occasionally rushes off in the night to attend a birth.
Find Jessie on... https://www.facebook.com/jessie.es.harrold https://www.instagram.com/jessie.es.harrold https://www.JessieHarrold.com
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: http://audionautix.com
Meet the multi-passionate entrepreneur who’s saving vintage decor & accessories from the landfill. Brigid Milway owns What These Old Things? plus runs a social media consultancy.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Whattheseoldthings IG: https://www.instagram.com/whattheseoldthings Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseoldthings Website: https://whattheseoldthings.com
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: http://audionautix.com
I’m talking to an entrepreneur who is trying to save the world, one reusable product at a time. Join me as I chat with Shannon Shields of Body Honour about her entrepreneurial endeavours making reusable feminine hygiene products and trying to save our planet.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/bodyhonourproducts/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/bodyhonour/ Website: https://bodyhonour.ca/
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: http://audionautix.com
For Episode 23, meet our guest, Victoria McIntosh, an online privacy specialist. We discuss online privacy, passwords, browsers, and more to help you be secure online in both your business and your life.
Website: www.victoriamcintosh.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vmcntosh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/informationinbloom
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.co
Episode 20 of HaliBlab features Katelyn Bourgoin, the queen of qualitative customer research. She shares what it’s like to have a tweet or two go viral.
Find Katelyn on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kbourgoin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KateBour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katebourgoin/
Grab your free Customer Ranking Calculator: https://katelynbourgoin.com/calculator
How does a chemical engineer become a meditation and relaxation expert? Episode 19 of HaliBlab features Lindsay MacPhee of The Floatation Centre. Join us as she shares the surprising ways floatation therapy can elevate the quality of your life!
www.thefloatationcentre.ca www.facebook.com/thefloatationcentre www.twitter.com/TheFloatCentre www.instagram.com/thefloatcentre
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
Episode 18 of HaliBlab features events designer extraordinaire, Menna Riley! Listen to us chat about amazing events Menna has organized, her ideal client, and her favourite social media platform. And don’t miss her upcoming Leading Ladies Networking event on January 31st, with Wing Woman Anita Kirkbride!
Website: http://mennariley.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/themennariley Insta: http://instagram.com/mennariley Twitter: http://twitter.com/mennariley
Episode 17 features Carolyn Crewe of Duckish, a local company with a variety of natural skin care & bath products, including my personal favourite lip balm!
Website: duckish.ca IG: instagram.com/getduckish FB: facebook.com/DuckishNaturalSkinCare
Promo for HaliBlab listeners: 20% off your next online Duckish purchase with code HaliBlab20
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionauti
Episode 16 of HaliBlab features Amy Schwartz of Unleash Surf, a company that sets up everything you need to work-from-away in a surf-friendly environment.
SPECIAL for HaliBlab listeners: Unleash is offering 50% off for the 2-week experience in Feb with spots left, and a full month for 30% off. Contact Amy on IG or email amy@unleashsurf.com and mention HaliBlab!
https://www.facebook.com/UNLEASH-488793611327932/ https://www.instagram.com/unleashsurf/ https://www.unleashsurf.com/
Episode 15 of HaliBlab features Peter Moreira of Entrevestor. Join us as we chat about the year ahead for startups in the Maritimes and learn about some of the new and exciting businesses to watch this year! Plus learn all about Peter's new book, The Haight.
https://www.entrevestor.com www.facebook.com/Entrevestor-109476559154168 twitter.com/PeterDMoreira www.facebook.com/TheHaightBook www.instagram.com/thehaightbook
Episode 14 of HaliBlab features Joanne Bernard from Easter Seals. Their mission is helping Nova Scotians with disabilities seek equality and inclusion, and access to independence and opportunities. Join me to learn more about the programs they operate and how you can support them in their mission this holiday season.
Find Easter Seals on . . . Website: www.easterseals.ns.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/eastersealsns Facebook: www.facebook.com/ESnovascotia
Episode 13 features Jacob Boudreau, a 3D printing enthusiast and Founder & CEO of Kindness3D. K3D started out as a chapter of E-Nable, a non profit group that uses 3D printing technology and community support to supply the world with free artificial limbs. You can help by donating your plastic pop bottle caps and marijuana container caps.
E-Nable: enablingthefuture.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kindness3D Instagram: www.instagram.com/Kindness3D LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/kindness3d
Episode 12 features everyone’s favourite guitar-picking, hockey-playing, lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Corinne Boudreau! We chat about shooting down stereotypes by showing your personal side on social media and the essential legal requirements you should have on your website. Spoiler: Anita admits she has some work to do in that area!
Get your freebies from Corinne here: onlinelegalessentials.ca/
Find Corinne on: Instagram: @lawyercorinne Twitter: @lawyercorinne Facebook - FB.com/legalessentialscan
On this week’s episode of HaliBlab, meet Sandra Currie-Samson! She specializes in helping entrepreneurs build captivating courses. If you’re trying to get a workshop or course off the ground, don’t miss this interview.
Find Sandra on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SassySolutions Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandracurriesamson1 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sandracurriesamson
Meryl Cook is an author, journal writer, speaker, and workshop leader. Currently, Meryl is the Craft Local Artist in Residence at the Centre for Craft, Nova Scotia. Her story will inspire the entrepreneur in all of us.
You can find Meryl on: Twitter: twitter.com/merylacook Facebook: www.facebook.com/MerylACook Instagram: www.instagram.com/merylcook Purchase Meryl's book set here: www.merylcook.ca/books
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy: https://twirp.ca/free-course/
As the holiday season approaches, we focus more on charities. This week, we chat about what period poverty is, what Erin Casey of Dignity Period & Suzanne Lively of Friendly Divas are accomplishing through their initiatives, and how you can help.
Friendly Divas: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendlydivas/ Twitter: @friendlydivas Dignity Period: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DignityPeriodCampaign/
Episode 8 with guest Shaun Whynacht of Blue Cow Marketing Inc. We chat about wifi marketing, Zenreach, and other marketing tips. You’ll be amazed at what can be accomplished through offering free wifi at your place of business!
FREE Customer Experience Marketing E-Book: https://thecrmguy.ca/ebook Website: http://www.bluecowmarketing.ca Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bluecowmarketing
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy: https://twirp.ca/free-course
Episode 7 with guest Janet Chiang of GoSky AI Digital Marketing, an award-winning chat bot creator based right here in Halifax. Chat bots are the new wave in social media marketing.
Freebie: Free messenger bot trend report through Janet's bot: http://m.me/goskyai?ref=Eng Website: https://gosky.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goskyai/ Article: Cosmetic Startup Sells $250,000+ Per Month with Chatbot:
Grab my free course to build your Social Media Strategy: https://twirp.ca/free-course/
Guest Janet MacDonald of MycampusGPS Education Consulting discusses post-secondary education options and surprising scholarships available for high school grads.
Janet’s free resources: Grade 12 Checklist: www.mycampusgps.ca/grade12checklist Grade 11 Success Formula: www.mycampusgps.ca/grade11successformula Get a copy of the "How to Find Scholarships" 12-page guide (reg. $19.95). Email janet@mycampusGPS.ca.
MycampusGPS: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/mycampusGPS Twitter: www.Facebook.com/mycampusGP
Episode 5 of HaliBlab: A Small Business Podcast with guest Ginny Sterling Boddie of Junkery. This award winning Halifax business was the first junk removal company across Canada to become bullfrogpowered by green fuel!
Check out Junkery at www.junkery.com and on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theartofjunk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheArtofJunk Instagram: www.instagram.com/junkery
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy: https://twirp.ca/free-course/
Episode 4 of HaliBlab: A Halifax Small Business Podcast with guest David Moore of Tea North! Learn all about how this small but rapidly growing business started here in Halifax and where it’s going next.
Tea North Website: www.teanorth.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeaNorthco Twitter: twitter.com/teanorthco
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy at twirp.ca/free-course.
Episode 3 of HaliBlab: A Halifax Small Business Podcast with guest Jen Naugler of Simple Local Life. Learn how small businesses can work with influencers/bloggers and all that entails!
Links:
Jen's Website: www.simplelocallife.com
Facebook: facebook.com/Jensimplelocallife
Twitter: @JennNaugler
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy at https://twirp.ca/free-course/
Episode 2 of HaliBlab with guest Frances Leary of Wired Flare. We chat about her new book and the #101Days4Good challenge. Can social media have a positive impact on our lives? You bet it can...and we talk about how to do more positive work on social media.
Links: Frances’ website: www.francesleary.com Book: 101 Ways to Use Social Media to Do Good Challenge: 101days4good.com
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Our first guest is Micheal MacMillan, SEO expert from SEO Brunch. We rant a little about bad SEO companies and practices, and give you a few tips and things to look for if you’re DIYing, or hiring someone for your SEO.
Check out Michael’s website for more resources on SEO: www.haliblab.seobrunch.com
Grab my free 7-day course to build your Social Media Strategy at https://twirp.ca/free-course/
How does a Toronto-based sales and marketing leader end up owning a personal fitness studio in Halifax? Join us for Episode 22 of HaliBlab!
Find 9Round Halifax on... Website: https://www.9round.ca/fitness/Halifax-NS-x0903 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9RoundHalifaxNS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/9Round_Halifax
Medium Rock by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com
Episode 21 of HaliBlab: A Halifax Small Business Podcast features Cora Cole, a true disruptor and innovator in the academic research industry. Did you know that a high percentage of all research completed never gets published? GreyLit aspires to be that information-sharing solution on a global scale and they’re doing it from Halifax!
Grab Your Free Ebook, How to Read What’s Relevant and Reject the Rest: A Decision Maker’s Tool Kit: https://greylit.net/read-or-reject