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Each week Jurgen will sit down and talk with someone who can provide insight, offer possible solutions, or help you develop your business. Taking you from white belt to black belt in your business journey.

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Janelle, from Helping Hands app, is our guest today.  Janelle was recently mentoring at Girl Geeks Toronto. Highschool students, in Ontario, are required to complete 40 hours of volunteer work over the course of their high school careers (4 years).  In taking the time to speak with students, it isn’t that they don’t want to…

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Our guest today is Krista Wright of Recruiting Concepts.   What value does a recruiter bring?  Krista’s aim is always to protect her clients.  She helps her clients take a more meticulous approach then the end result is a long lasting fit, a good fit for the company’s personality.  What is the candidate experience?  There is…

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Mike Ulmer is our returning guest today.  Mike is putting together a podcast called RadioU – it is a network, a collection of voices, that speak about amazing things and fantastic stories. We have had a few guests on our podcast who have gone on to have their own podcasts.  Mike after being on the…

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Today, Harrison (Westdale 3D Printing) drops by to chat with us about decentralizing, bitcoin, and 3D printing.  The psychology of investing – hindsight is always 20/20. Initially, upon hearing about bitcoin, people were naturally skeptical about it.  We aren’t open to new currencies or new ways of thinking.  How do we recognize something as currency.…

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Our guest today is Tim Miron.  Tim is a partner at an accounting firm, Beckett, Lowden, Read, and a past guest. There are a lot of changes being proposed for taxes for Canadians.  Life and taxes are not fair.  There are tax credits for adopting a child for example, but not everybody gets that tax…

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Our guest today is Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach. Dan is a “news junkie”, he uses aggregation sites online to read 10 to 15 articles that he finds interesting.  Mainstream media is getting more extreme.  Their backstage meetings show that their audience is dropping, the entire mainstream media is in a state of panic, there…

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What’s a virtual assistant?  Hayley Sweet of Copper Consulting is our guest today to share her story. Most entrepreneurs think they need to be up and running before getting an assistant. Wasting your billable time with tasks that are not your unique ability, is that – a waste. Having a virtual assistant allows entrepreneurs to make sales…

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Today we have part 2 with Melanie from Studio 205.  Studio 205 has been in their location, in Hamilton, for 2 and a half years.  Thrifty Designer is next door.  They were hoping to open a shop to compliment the neighbouring stores.  Her focus is on Studio 205 now, it is her niche, she is…

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Our guest today is Melanie from Studio 205.  She has always been a maker, since childhood, anything crafty or handmade.  There was a space nearby that she ran a marketplace on Sundays in the summer months.  Building on that she thought having an actual brick and mortar shop to have the makers sell their products…

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Our guests today are Sarosha and Adnan from Aiva Labs.  Websites are important – they are like a billboard.  Aiva Labs created a tool that does not require you to do any additional coding on your website to create campaigns (ie capturing leads, engaging social media followers, promoting events and videos, or offering discounts, at…

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Today our guests are Emily and Kayla from Oneiric Hockey.  They are finalists in the Lion’s Lair competition this year, and they have also been on Dragon’s Den Canada, where they were offered a deal.  The Dragon’s Den deal did not end up going through after the show. The product they have designed is a…

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Elliott from Collective Arts Brewing joins us today.  Collective Arts likes to help the “little guy” get their art and music out there.  Collective Arts is a Hamilton, Ontario, based brewery. Craft breweries make high quality beer.  It is a niche market.  There is a personal touch from the smaller breweries.  Collective Arts has incredible…

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Emma from Healthy Pets is our guest today.  Healthy Pets started when Emma’s dog was really sick.  They adopted a yellow labrador retriever.  He had a rare disease called lung worm.  The process of going to the vet and getting this analyzed and on to recovery has been a lengthy and costly process.  They were…

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Welcome to Part 2 with Vera from BrainsView, we continue where we left off from Part 1. It is fascinating how somedays our bodies do not perform the way we think they should.  Weather can affect migraines, why would nature not affect how we perform.  Think of the full moon and it’s affect on emergency…

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Our guest today is Vera, of BrainsView.  This is part 1 of our 2 part conversation with Vera. BrainsView started out as a software company.  Vera spent time with families of people who had suffered brain injuries, families are looking for answers, that just could not be provided.  The only answer they had was “wait…

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Katarina is our guest today.   She is the chief dessert designer and founder of Dolled Up Desserts. They are a dedicated gluten free and vegan wholesale bakery and a lions lair top 15 finalist in Hamilton, Ontario. After hearing about a program offered by the City of Hamilton for students to start their own…

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Our guest today is Andrew Gallagher, he is an artist.  You don’t often realize what you are to be doing, until you get to a certain point in your life.  Andrew was first inspired on a visit to Algonquin Part, and to the Art Centre there.  There he saw a painting by Tom Thompson of…

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Rocky from Saint James Eatery is our guest this week.  Rocky grew up in Hamilton, and Saint James is a long realized dream.  All the culture and character is down in this part of Hamilton – it’s the heartbeat. Rocky is passionate about food, music, and talking.  He grew up around multiple forms of art, it…

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Mechanical, electronic, and possible remote access – these are the top suggestions for a business.  A private network not connected to the internet can be very important.  Sometimes there are advantages to not being connected to the web.  But if the business owner travels, it may be advantageous to being connected to the internet.  Sometimes,…

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Welcome to episode 97!  We have an open discussion on this bonus episode about the podcast.  The podcast has helped with conversation skills and listening versus waiting to speak.  Everybody has a story to share.  The sharing now goes out to a bigger audience, and it motivates. We also talk about how the Joe Rogan…

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Craig Robertson, from A1 Security, joins us today.  Security has changed over the years.  It is a connected world, all our systems are connected, the media is connected.  What is the impact of those connections and what are the vulnerabilities.  A1 Security is always assessing these factors and trying to come up with a good…

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Jen Stokes (past guest, Episode 93 – Chez Dine) joins us again to talk about her ayahuasca journey at La Luna Del Amazonas. “Ayahuasca will call to you.”  Jen shares how she had heard of this type of journey from various sources in the past.  We all go through good and bad times, getting through…

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This episode is part 2 of episode 92 with Trevor Parry.  Trevor is also a past guest from episode 5. We continue the discussion of Trevor’s recommendations for the entrepreneur or business owner to set up as a strategy or goal. Is there a role for permanent life insurance in planning?  It is a deferral…

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Our guest today is Jen Stokes, of Chez Dine.  They are what Air BnB is to accommodation, and Uber is to transportation, Chez Dine is to food.  They will be launching an app for local and then globally.   You will be able to go on your app and connect with in-home dining options. Currently,…

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Trevor Parry, a previous guest from episode 5, joins us today.  Pension Acuity Partners, is his new pension company, they are a growing company.  He has lawyers on staff, and accountants they are associated with. The discussion starts with Trevor’s three things the entrepreneur or business owner should set up as a strategy or goal.…

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Our guest today is Mike Ulmer, he is an author.  One of the things he has written is M is for Maple, a children’s book, it came out in 2000.  It wasn’t a project he wanted to do at first.  He says to people now, don’t let your comfort zone get in the way of…

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The Bradburn Group – Jordan and Jay – have found they work well as business partners.  They are able to use their resources and their network to provide a renovations business.  They work with people who are great at what they do, people who help them grow the business.  Their mission is to do what…

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This episode was recorded at the (BNI) Business Network International meeting with an audience. Daniel Ott of White Willow Design is our guest. A little history on houses and small spaces. Historically, pioneers would build 15 x 15 one room, log homes – they didn’t have a lot of stuff – it was functional. During…

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People are savvy about information online.  When you look at mortgage brokerages they are typically compared to the banks.  With the bank advisors they are typically going to put you into one of the bank’s mortgage products, but they also will, in some cases, try to sell you other various bank products.  When you go…

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This episode is a conversation we had with Jimmy (You Move Me – Movers), before the show. We talk about what a podcast is, how people listen, and why people would listen. We also touch on how the moving experience could be made into a less stressful, life event. Enjoy a behind the scenes conversation…

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Jimmy of www.youmoveme.com joins us today.  The moving business is working with people who are in a stressful situation in their lives. As movers, they are moving people’s cherished belongings.  Moving people who have lived in their homes for a lifetime, and have never moved before.  Those people have collected all their things and the…

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Our guest today is Emily, she is a Naturopathic Doctor.  Emily was introduced to naturopathic medicine early in her life, from her mom.  Through research she learned of herbal substances and supplements, as well as exercise and lifestyle.  Many conventional doctors, unfortunately, just do not have the time to spend with each patient, due to…

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Today’s guest is Christel from Business Network International (BNI). Simply put, BNI is a networking group that meets on a weekly basis and they bring referrals for each other.  BNI came about because entrepreneurs will tell other entrepreneurs that you have to network.  Many don’t know what that means.  Therefore, people will go to “networking”…

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We have a behind the scenes discussion about the recent activity at a local dispensary (and past podcast guest). We talk about reasonable access, medical use versus recreational, decision makers, legalization, disrupters, and the media. Enjoy. Episode 78 with Britney Episode 80 with Tamara Episode 69 with Nik – Vintage Soul Geek Episode 30 with…

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Tia joins us fresh from her latest title and belt win.  She started when she was 20, with the intention of being a kick boxer, but started with jiu jitsu.  She participated in tournaments and went from there.  She does some training at Jackson Wink Camp as well as with Jeff Joslin (her coach). …

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Our guest today is Jomar, he joins us to talk about augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). AR is accessible to many mobile devices to be used anywhere in your environment and with VR you are closed off into one environment and completely immersed in that virtual environment. The Oculus Rift, combined with a…

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Tamara is our guest from Pacifico dispensary, and has been facing difficulties with her landlord and the city. People are aware of this, the biggest current social justice movement of our time. People who go into dispensaries are looking at the products as medicine. They getting away from pharmaceuticals and using medical marijuana. There are…

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Tim from Dynamic joins us for a tool episode – retirement planning and retirement income. There is a different mindset from when you are accumulating and saving to when you are actually ready to take an income. Accumulators, it’s all about feeding the machine, getting your assets and more growth. Then, when it’s time to…

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Today Britney Guerra is on the Open Roll Podcast talking about disrupters, vapour lounges and dispensaries. Previously, Britney worked for Cannabis Culture magazine, as the advertising manager. In Canada you can have a medical marijuana licence. There is mail order marijuana system, and dispensaries have started popping up. Her dispensary in Burnaby, British Columbia, was…

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Maude, of Sold Right Away, is our guest. Through circumstances, Maude decided to move from the home she had bought and chose to do the photos and marketing, because that is what she does. The house sold at a profit. This led to a partnership with her realtor and other realtors in that office. Virtual…

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Stefanie Burke is the guest today. Random times during the day, when a thought strikes you, and you need to write it down, before it is lost. We are vessels for creativity, ideas, inspiration, harness them or let them go. At Speedpro, there are plenty of opportunities for creativity, and it allows the staff to…

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Today our guest is Corynne of Frijoles Locos in Playa Grande. They have been in business for 10 years – November 3, 2017. The story started with Corynne and her husband, Ian, meeting in Playa Grande. In the early days there wasn’t much in the area. This allowed for great opportunities. On a trip to…

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Today’s guest is Anthony Berlingeri. Anthony is a past guest on the show, from episode 11, and was talking about organizing a yoga retreat. The yoga retreat was held in Tulum, the participants practiced yoga and meditation, and became a close group. It was a beautiful setting and a soulful journey. Shaman are drawn to…

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Dylan of Big B Comics, Hamilton is our guest. They are working at different ways to engage customers and bring people into the store. You need to specialize in a few related products such as vintage toys, retro video games, and the current comic book market. You need to have a full “tool box” to…

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Today’s guest is Andrew Brown of Brown Lawyers. Andrew is hoping to help improve the way people see lawyers. Instead of going to a lawyer when you have a problem, you use the law as a tool, prior to having a problem. Managing and identifying legal risks before there is a problem. The worst time…

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Many people remember the James Bond movie, Casino Royale, with the parkour opening, our guests today are Trevor and Jeff from Play Project Parkour. They are hoping to help improve the public’s perception of what parkour is. Parkour is using your body to overcome obstacles that are in the environment around you. Typically, this is…

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This week’s guest is Naren from Ekwa Marketing. Helping doctors who want a bigger future, through websites, social media, reputation management, etc. They then track the results and create a plan to grow. Naren is a high “quick start” on the Kolbe assessment. Kolbe is a system, where people go through an assessment (answering questions)…

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Nik of Vintage Soul Geek is our guest this week. Why does one thing get more interest over another thing? You don’t want to fall into a “formula” that works and lose your creativity. Nik’s shop is a vintage shop that sells clothing and costume jewelry from the 1920s to the 1970s, bringing history back…

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Jurgen answers some questions from the audience. 1) What motivates you in training, the podcast, and life? With training – just moving your body, such as walking the golf course, or the “buzz” from grappling in jiu jitsu. Jurgen views it as a surf spot, everybody spars differently, he appreciates each one. The podcast –…

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Today’s guest is Madelaine Golec, from Eco Physiotherapy. Madelaine’s father had a physiotherapy clinic, and she worked there as a teen and into her university years. She had a desire to help people and be a part of the process. Part of her education in physiotherapy she was introduced to a specialized field – pelvic…

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Graeme, of Gorilla Cheese, joins us to share his story. Food trucks were an easy way to start up with a lot less capital, and also a good way to get the product out there. Graeme has always wanted to be a business owner, and has had many ideas. One of those ideas was to…

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Millennials are saying the number one source for stress is retirement, above all else. The Millennials are not ignorant of how things are and do not want to be “like their parents”. So, why is retirement a source of stress. Robo-advising is the next step in the financial world. Traditionally, you could go to a…

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Episode 64 is the “after show” conversation we had with Trisha. People need an escape from “reality”, it might be sports, or a podcast that provides the distraction. At the start of the day, you want something that gets your brain started. Don’t measure yourself against other people. You may be doing something similar, but…

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Episode 63 is the “after the show” discussion with Harrison (from Episode 60). There was so much to the discussion we thought we’d share it with you as a separate episode. Harrison shares his background, he went to McMaster for Engineering Physics. Upon graduating he worked on 2 separate research projects. It was working on…

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Dan, from episode 14, drops by to talk about The Medicine Cabinet. The knowledge the people have on the products available is extensive. THC is the psychoactive part of cannabis, this is the part that gives the effects of being high, helps with sleep, pain management and appetite. CBD is cannabidiol and that is being…

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Trish is an interior designer, her passion is evident in her Instagram pictures. Noam Chomsky has had a big impact on Trish since university, opening her mind, and giving her other ways to look at the world. Sports can provide a distraction from daily life, and can unify people to support a local team. Social…

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Harrison of Westdale 3D Printing joins us today. With 3D printing you are only using what is required to make that one piece, there isn’t a large waste of resources. 3D printing is the successive layering of materials are either extruded or cured and the item created that way. The types of printers Harrison has…

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Past guest, Joseph Robert of Fantasy Framez, joins us again. The Fantasy Football Counselor now has his own podcast (Fantasy Football Counselor). Joseph was a guest on Episode 19. Joseph was in sales, but, found he had a passion for football and fantasy football. His product is a frame (fantasyframez.com). David Johnson of the Arizona…

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Rob and Luisa from The Hamilton Small Business Enterprise Centre chat with us about the programs available for small businesses in the area. Durand Coffee, a past guest, a small business, is an ideal company that has come from this program. Many small businesses and entrepreneurs are coming to Hamilton with the dream of starting…

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Jeff Joslin joins us again, on location, at Joslin’s Martial Arts Studio. Jeff has just gotten back from winning a bronze medal at the World’s for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (masters). It is blue belts and up. Setting a goal is a good way to motivate yourself. This can motivate you to start training, be in…

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Disclaimer: Always get the whole picture before you invest and seek professional advice. A discussion on the research and inspiration to alternative investing. This episode was inspired by a new Ted Talk on cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and blockchain, Don Tapscott. How the blockchain is changing money and business. This is a follow up to Episode 53…

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Kyle shared a bonus with us at the end of recording the previous episode. How to use social media services to the maximum and how the content is fed into the stream for people to access and see. Facebook is prioritizing video content currently. Live video is available to all users. This is a great…

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We didn’t know this at the time of recording this episode but, Kyle is actually one of the stars of The Bachelorette Canada – Season 1. Kyle has been on previously as a guest and a guest-host, and drops in to discuss his business changes. A love for photography and web design lead to helping…

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Excerpts from a presentation by David Swensen
 Chief Investment Officer
 Yale University Endowment 
At the CMS New York Investment Seminar
 November 25, 2002 

October 5, 2004 

Message from Gerard O. Haviland: 
 From time to time we come across interesting monographs and other materials whose messages are so compelling that we want to share them…

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This is the second part of the review of the “takeaways” from the past 50 episodes. We start with Lauren from Higher Dose and end with Benecaid. Each of the episodes (along with the show notes) is available on our website, as well as on iTunes. Please subscribe, and leave a rating or review. We…

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This episode is a review of the “takeaways” from the past 50 episodes. Each of the episodes (along with the show notes) is available on our website, as well as on iTunes. Please subscribe, and leave a rating or review. We would like to thank everyone for all the feedback over these past episodes, and…

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Welcome to Episode 50. This is the second part of the Benecaid episode. There were 3 “tool” episodes we wanted to have: Dynamic Mutual Funds (Dollar Cost Averaging) Manulife One Benecaid (listen to part one here) Health Benefits aren’t mandatory to offer employees, but many employees look for these types of benefits when applying for…

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Lucy and Sevag from Benecaid join us for episode 49. Benecaid is a company that offers health benefit solutions that were not previously available, or affordable, for small and medium sized businesses. The company was formed in 2000, by a group of professionals thinking there is a better way to handle health and dental benefits,…

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Pat Alpaugh, of golfscoring.net is our guest today. The site came about – almost unexpectedly – Pat joined the Brantford Golf, and was on the golf committee. The club wanted to start a league, and Pat was chosen to start it up. The league started small, with a focus on golf performance, and not enough…

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Tim Miron, a guest from episode 3, drops by the Open Roll Podcast. Tim is an accountant, although not your average accountant. Ignite Your Empire, is a new project by Tim. A group discussion/presentation that Tim has recorded in a studio. There is always something to be learned from meeting with other individuals and entrepreneurs…

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Phil Mostert, from Schooley-Mitchell, an independent consultant firm that helps you review and profit from being informed about your Telecom and Merchant Services fees. Phil suggests looking at your internet, telephone, cel phone, conferencing, web-conferencing in a comprehensive, or holistic, manner. Use of the cloud is a viable option for small and large size businesses.…

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Chris and Christine, of Durand Coffee, join Jurgen on the Open Roll Podcast. The shop has been around for a little less than a year. They had been watching for the property to be available for them to open up. The right time and place helped to make this type of a specialty coffee shop…

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Kevin Forestell, of Dozr a business that enables business owners to earn additional revenue from their idle equipment, and allows contractors to rent high quality equipment. There is a massive amount of equipment that is under utilized and this is a way for people to generate revenue with this equipment. With the ease of using…

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Donnie comes back for another chat with the Open Roll Nation. Donnie has a fight coming up, June 24, 2016, in Brantford, Ontario. Big congratulations to Tia on her win at the World Jiu Jitsu Championship. They discuss Jon Jones and his use of the guillotine choke on Lyoto Machida. The mindset when in a…

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James Bradshaw is our guest today, he is the Director of Instruction at the Brantford Golf and Country Club. From past experience James saw an opportunity arise at the club where teaching is of value to the clients. It is a service that previously wasn’t provided on a full time basis. Previously, James worked in…

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After the podcast Steve shared a great entrepreneurial story about his dad, and how he inspired him. We thought we would share this bonus episode out mid week. It’s a great story, which has similarities to other inspirational stories we’ve heard in the past. Steve started out with intentions of working in IT, but found…

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Today’s guest is Steve Chittick of Moller Insurance Steve’s business is protecting your business. Many business owners don’t always have the right insurance in place or have the right person looking after their needs. This doesn’t always come to light until the insurance is needed and a claim is made. A small business can change…

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Part 2 of a fascinating discussion with Dan Sullivan Dan has a question for Jurgen, what has played a part in Jurgen being an entrepreneur, what his background was. Jurgen shares a quote “Life rewards the specific ask and punishes the vague wish.” Recharging the batteries, is very important to keeping motivated throughout the year.…

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Jurgen goes on location to chat with Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach. The podcast idea came out of an idea when Jurgen was in a workshop and Dan was in his cafe, in Toronto (he doesn’t have an office). Dan was at his table and Jurgen sat down, introduced himself, and Dan loves podcasts.…

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Today’s guest is James from Butcher and The Vegan, a new restaurant, in an up-and-coming area in Hamilton. The restaurant is on Barton and John – it’s on a corner lot. James had just come from purchasing meat, which is hand sourced. “Small is the new big” comes to mind with this restaurant. The organic…

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