The Mentor Project: Recent Episodes
Fahad Khan
My name is Fahad Khan and I believe that the people we surround ourselves with has a direct impact to the proportion of success that we achieve. The goal of the Mentor Project is to share the inspiring stories and lessons from entrepreneurs, community leaders, athletes and other top performers. They’ll share actionable lessons that you can implement immediately to become the best version of yourself. Enjoy, and don’t forget to leave a rating and review.
I'm so excited to bring on Dai Manuel to the show.
We talk about:
- Vulnerability
- Measuring relationships
- Relationships with your partner and kids
- Regrets of the dying
- Blue zones and living past 100
- Human potential
- Age
- Moving to Bali
- The pain of not doing is greater than the pain of doing
- Working towards a vision
- The importance of financial flexibility
- Surrounding yourself with male role models
And so much more.
Dai:
@daimanuel
Ted Talk
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on Vino Jeyapalan to the show.
We talk about:
- Growing up fast
- Vino's superpower
- What Vino learned from his parents
- Why lawyers or doctors are considered successful by immigrant parents
- Increasing risk over time as an entrepreneur
- How the idea of Kabo came to be
- Long term vision
- Finding ways to differentiate yourself and fulfill the thirst to learn
- Vino's entrepreneurial journey
- The importance of focus
- The stories we tell ourselves
- How education is changing
- Taking control of your own journey
- Mentorship at work
And so much more.
Vino: Linkedin
@VinoJeya
https://kabo.co
https://www.monchbar.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on my dear friend Diamond Hawkins on this episode.
We talk about:
- Moving to NYC during the pandemic
- Going against the herd
- Grit
- The story of starting Pathos Beauty
- Inside view on the beauty industry
- Using entrepreneurship to combat social issues
- Looking beyond the surface of Wall Street supporting BICOP founders
- Short term vs long term change
- Knowing your North Star when starting a business
- Decision fatigue
- Portfolio careers
- Curiosity
- Are MBAs worth it
And so much more.
Diamond: Linkedin
@DiamondHawkins_
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Books Mentioned:
The Power of Why - Amanda Lang
I'm so excited to bring on Coonoor Behal on this episode.
We talk about:
- Reflecting on 2020
- Media we consumed growing up
- Changing our perspective
- Quitting
- Privilege
- Quitting shame
- Gratitude paradox
- Coonoor's first quitting experience
- Sunk-cost fallacy
- Doing improv
And so much more.
Coonoor: Linkedin
@coonoorbehal
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I Quit - buy the book
www.iquitbook.com
I'm so excited to bring on AJ Mizes on this episode.
We talk about:
- Building relationships
- Unlocking your full potential by being your true authentic self
- Code switching
- Remote work
- How you can be more productive at home
- Why AJ left Facebook
- Boomerang careers
- The toxicity of hustle culture
- Viewing your life in missions
- Is it really lonely at the top?
- Actively surrounding yourself with link-minded people
- Overcoming like-me syndrome in hiring
- Getting out and trying
- Leading with action
And so much more.
AJ: LinkedIn
@ajmizes
How To Land Your Dream Job Webinar
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on Alex Leonard on this episode.
We talk about:
- Consumerism
- Sustainability
- Elephants: perspective of locals vs tourists
- Freedom of thought
- Having open communication
- Truth vs freedom
- Making money as a creative
- Philosophical impact of COVID
And so much more.
Alex: LinkedIn
The Creative Kind Podcast
@alexleonardmedia
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Books Mentioned: Blue Ocean Strategy
I'm so excited to bring on Brett Cooper & Evans Kerrigan on this episode.
We talk about:
- The importance of reading
- How to determine if you should do something
- The importance of planning for the future, while living for today
- How to determine if someone is a good mentor
- Measuring happiness against your own measures
- The importance of being happy
- Knowing your values
- Leading and managing people
- How people communicate differently
- The importance of Emotional Intelligence in your success
And so much more.
Take take the DISC-EQ assessment for free (Use Access Code "Mentor"): https://solvingthepeopleproblem.com/disc-eq/
Reach out to Brett here and Evans here.
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on Ibrahim Ayub on this episode.
We talk about:
- Fixed Mindset
- The energy that we emit
- Having an internal compass
- Self fulfilling prophicies of personality tests
- We're constantly evolving
- The language that we use
- Reframing the way we look at things
- Life design and Ibrahim's journey
- Getting to the state you want to be in
- The three things we can't change
- The anchors we have in our day
- Being open to new experiences
- Being excited vs being nervous
- Seeking discomfort
- Dancing
- Building community
- The power perspective
And so much more.
Ibrahim: Linkedin
https://www.ibrahimayub.com/
@ibayub
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Books mentioned: Metaphors We Live By.
I'm so excited to bring on Elinor Moshe on this episode.
We talk about:
- Learning to sit with yourself
- Focusing in on your goals
- The power of journaling
- Following the vision that guides us
- Who you should share your vision with
- Mentor relationships
- The 3 money generating skills that you need today
- Taking massive action
- The importance of investing to speed up progress
- Having the permission to dream
- Doubt and Faith
- The future of education
- Entrepreneurship
And so much more
Elinor:
@ElinorMoshe_
Linkedin
www.elinormoshe.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on Kim Han on this episode.
We talk about:
- Tango
- Creative endeavours
- The Artists Way
- Passion
- Community
- Characteristics of building a pod
- Intentionality
- Rekindling vs kindling
- Semester at Sea
- Changes within ourselves
- Platonic relationships
- Growth mindset
- Generational and cultural changes
- Relationships with parents
- Feelings of enough and acknowledgement with parents
- Parenting
- Having children
And so much more
Kim: Linkedin
http://kimberlyjhan.com/
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Products mentioned: Parents are Humans
Books mentioned: The Artists Way
I'm so excited to bring on Josh Brammer on this episode.
We talk about:
- Working remotely
- Tips on avoiding burnout
- Having intentional spaces
- Business jargon
- Anxiety and the stories we tell ourselves
- Conflict and point of views
- Giving people the benefit of the doubt
- Judgement
- The impact of having unlimited options
- Open loops
- Being a perfectionist
- The value of giving
And so much more
Josh: Linkedin, Twitter
https://www.hellolantern.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
I'm so excited to bring on Eva Zheng on this episode.
We talk about:
- Diversity in NYC vs San Francisco
- Identity
- Inspiration and creativity
- Having a curious mind
- Following your intuition
- Struggle
- The empathy gap
- Being open minded
- Listening and having challenging conversations
- Psychological safety and trauma
- Unnecessary suffering
- The power of empathy
- Gratitude, Faith and Hope
- YOLO
- Monetizing passions
And so much more
Eva: https://twitter.com/evadoraz
http://eva.zheng.club/
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Books Discussed:
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Curiosity Driven Book Club: https://curiosbynature.com/
Total Health Workout: https://www.theanckor.com/
Excited to bring on Samra Zafar on this episode.
We talk about:
- Owning your story
- The power of surrendering and letting go
- Bringing your life into alignment
- The labels that define us
- Happiness
- Using humour and picking your battles
- A healthy family
- Early signs of abuse
- Healthy vs unhealthy relationships
- Failure and fear
- Advice to those laid off in this economy
And so much more
Samra: @Iamsamrazafar
https://www.samrazafar.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Excited to bring on Evan Knox, the Founder of Caffeine Marketing and small business investor.
We talk about:
- Evan's story
- Not pursuing the traditional path
- Designing a business to fit your life
- Paying off debt
- Why Evan went back to university
- How to make decisions
- Being able to do it all
- Planning and productivity
- Delegation vs. empowering
- Overcoming limitations
- Full Focus Planner
- Marketing in 2020
- What you can do right now while in lockdown
- The pressure to take a stance
And so much more
Evan: @evanbknox
https://evanknox.com
https://caffeine.marketing
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Excited to bring on Inna Yasinska on the show, a wedding photographer as featured in PEOPLE and Us Weekly.
We talk about:
- Shooting a celebrity wedding
- How Inna managed cash flow during COVID
- Pivoting through COVID
- Focusing on serving others
- Adventure sessions
- Advice on how to get through the tough times we're in
- Hiking in Kilarney
- Continuous learning
- Observing true love
- My airbnb wedding
- Inna's first client
- The power of Kijiji and Craigslist
- Instagram feed
And so much more
Inna: @innayas
Website
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Rob Bozzo on the show, one of the co-owners of the famous Sanremo Bakery.
We talk about:
- The realities of running a business
- What it took to get where they are today
- The importance of working hard
- Comparison
- Making a 200lb burger bun
- Being selective of opportunities
- The importance of moving forward consistently
- Training for adversity
- The importance of saving for the unexpected
- The importance of happiness
- What it would take to start Sanremo today
- Goal setting
And so much more
Instagram:
Sanremo Bakery
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Mary-Anne Gillespie, North America's top real estate couch.
We talk about:
- When to get a coach
- Coaching vs mentoring
- Mary-Anne's story
- Completing Ironmans
- Setting goals
- Our identities and not being tied down to them
- Investing in coaching
- Mastermind groups
- Coaching and online influencers
- High performance
- The role of gender in high performance
- Having it all as a women
- Being a women in the corporate world
Mary-Anne: Instagram
Coaching: Red Apple Coaching; Instagram
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I wanted to share this conversation I had with Raj Kothari.
We talk about:
- Retiring vs rewiring
- volunteering and giving back
- work life balance
- champions in the workplace
- the impact of diversity
- not living your life in fear
- being confident in who you are
- happiness
- having expectations
- the role money plays in happiness
- having children
- matchmaking
- taxes
Raj: LinkedIn
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Iggy Domagalski on the show. The CEO of Tundra Process Solutions, Canada's Top 40 Under 40.
We talk about:
- Working from home
- Entrepreneurship in a Soviet country
- Being an immigrant in Canada
- Becoming an entrepreneur
- The importance of education in starting a business
- Taking accounting in school
- The process of buying businesses
- The Tundra Acquisition Group
- The importance of putting your hand up
- How to find a mentor at work
- How to know if buying a business is for you
- Buying vs. Starting a business
- Work-life balance
- Reviewing your accomplishments every year
- Growth mindset and the importance of setting goals
Iggy: Instagram
LinkedIn
How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price by Richard Parker
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Jonathan Miller on the show. Coach and host of The Mindful Communication Podcast.
We talk about:
- The importance of staying the present, especially in conversations
- Privilege
- The importance of listening
- It's not always about being right
- What are you willing to give up?
- Building thriving relationships
- You can't change people
- The impact of COVID on relationships
- Practical tips for problem solving
Tough Talks Made Easy - and use the code mentor50 to get 50% off.
4-Part Free Video Training
Instagram
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Book Recommendations:
Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Sapiens by Noah Yuval Harari
Love 2.0 by Barbara Frederickson
The other day I had a coaching call with Brandon Lee to find my Zone of Genius. Listen in as I recorded the call to share it with all of you.
If you'd like to learn more about Brandon's work, you can check him out at: https://brandonblee.me
And if you want to go through this same process, reach out to Brandon or myself.
For this weeks episode I've got Lorenzo Lewis on the show. The founder of The Confess Project.
We talk about:
- Growing up incarcerated
- Growing up with parents and their trauma
- Fatherhood
- Therapists that are people of colour
- Mental health crisis
- Family line of debt
- The impact of wealth and access to opportunities
- Financial discrimination
- Economic barriers
- Housing
- The stories we tell ourselves
- Storytelliing
Lorenzo: Facebook
www.lorenzoplewis.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Bruce Poon Tip on the show. The founder of G-Adventure and author or Looptail.
We talk about:
- The impact of travel tourism
- The current economic state
- Being resourceful
- Travel trends
- Dealing with challenges within the travel industry
- Bruce and his story of starting his first business at 11
- Entrepreneurs are born, not made
- The entrepreneurial spectrum
- The instinct and art behind entrepreneurship
- Having an appetite for risk
- Healthy living
- Bruce's thoughts on his children following his path
- Being a dad
- Planning a trip to Antartica
- Managing travel schedule with family
- Designing your life
Bruce: @BrucePoonTip
G-Adventures
Book: LoopTail
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Jay Gabrani on the show. The founder of Prepared Fathers and the host of A Minute with Jay.
We talk about:
- Leaving the accounting world to start your own business
- The pressure of following our parents
- How to know if you're in the right career path
- Living life with a focus on happiness
- The importance of saving
- Formal education vs self education
- The importance of investing
- The power of technology and how it makes starting a business easier than ever
- The debt cycle and financial traps
- The three questions to ask yourself if you want to start a business
- Getting The Mentor Project podcast started
- Having a side-hustle
- Being prepared
- Having your financial paperwork in order
- Focusing on what you can control
- Having a will
- Jay's one regret in life
- The opinions of others and what to do about it
- Have to vs. get to
- The importance of saying no
Jay: @PreparedFathers
https://www.preparedfathers.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Yassmin Abdel-Magied on the show. A Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and award winning social advocate.
We talk about:
- The Black Lives Matter movement
- The discriminating nature of the world
- How essential workers are treated during the pandemic
- The inequalities that coronavirus has highlighted
- Achieving financial independence for people of colour
- Our values and how they change over time
- Matching our actions with the values we have
- System and structural changes
- How do we manage ourselves with everything going on
- Focusing on what's most important
- Getting deeper work done to achieve longer term rewards
- How to grow an audience and gain influence
- The complex intersection of privilege and oppression
- Model minority and boujee activities
- Bringing your full self and taking up space
- The importance of courage to show up
Yassmin: @yassmin_a
http://www.yassminam.com
Ted Talk
https://www.patreon.com/yassmin_a
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Tony Ayala on the show. He left the world of finance to run a bakery, which he has grown and can be found in most stores across Canada. Tony shares a wealth of knowledge about his journey.
We talk about:
- Leaving the finance world
- The identity you associate with
- The world of business
- Why now is a great time to start a business
- Side hustles
- Changing how people connect and giving gifts
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- The story of starting a gluten-free bakery
- How Queen Street Bakery went from a local Toronto bakery to being found across the country
- The conversations of leaving a "stable" job
- The importance of happiness
- You never know where things are going to take you; keeping an open mind
- Having a curiosity mindset
- Making decisions
- The value of education and the current education climate
- Getting VC investment from Arlene Dickinson
- The importance of having mentors along your journey
Tony Ayala @thetonyayala
Queen Street Bakery: @queenstreetbakery
Online and Instagram order profits to be donated to Black communities for the month of June.
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
So excited for this episoade of the Mentor Project: We've got Jordan Gross on the podcast.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Cloud Nine
- Jordan's journey
- Taking a different path
- Writing a book
- Expectation vs. being content
- The stories we tell ourselves
- Making decisions
- Reframing your thoughts
- Feeling all the feels
- Getting comfortable being uncomfortable
- How to get outside your comfort zone
- The 5 step approach to get uncomfortable
- Being different
- The infinite game
TedxTalk: Jordan's TedX Talk
Book: Getting COMFY, Your Morning Guide
Book: The Journey to Cloud Nine
LinkedIn: Jordan's LinkedIn
You can reach me on Instagram: @fahadlkhan
LinkedIn: Here
So excited for this episoade of the Mentor Project: We've got Sarah Rav on the podcast.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Eating disorders
- Society’s impact on our lives
- Perfectionism
- The pursuit of achieving your best
- Subtle racism
- International Women’s Day
- Mindset
- Failure and how you define it
- Mental health
- Sarah’s journey through medicine
- The importance of happiness
- Gratitude
- Having a morning routine
- Obesity pandemic
- Managing your time
- Creative vs non creative work
- Social media
- Comparison
- It’s not just about the number of likes
- Instagram growth strategies
- Being more authentic on social media
- Authenticity
- Stigma of getting help and seeing a therapist
You can reach Sarah on Instagram: @sarahrav
You can reach me on Instagram: @fahadlkhan
COVID19 Special Series.
So excited for this episoade of the Mentor Project: We've got Samira Sohail on the podcast, a Venture Capitalist based out of NYC and the host of Samira Stalks - a top global podcast on iTunes and Spotify. Check it out here.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Samira’s story
- The 2008 Financial meltdown
- Treading lightly and experimentation
- How your current choices impact your future choices
- Structure and loyalty
- Our paths; it’s different for everyone
- Speakers For Schools
- Being the Hero of Your Own Adventure
- 7 Year Sabbatical by Stegan Sagmeister
- Living and being a digital nomad in Bali
- Working in Venture Capital
- Starting Samira Stalks
- Having a growth mindset
- Catching the wave
- Work, life and play
- The chapters of ones life
- Taking the time to reflect during these times
- Always learning
- Basic human rights
- The inequalities that are brought up by everyone being at home
- The joy of missing out
To learn more about Samira, check out: www.samirastalks.com
To listen to the award winning Samira Stalks, click here.
You can reach me on Instagram: @fahadlkhan
COVID19 Special Series.
So excited for this episoade of the Mentor Project: for a second time we've got Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung, the founders of The Millennial Revolution and authors of Quit Like a Millionaire
In this episode we'll learn about:
- East vs West approach to containing COVID
- Cultural differences
- Social distancing
- Remote work
- Career changes caused by COVID
- Stock market crash and the impact on retirement
- Why it never feels right when investing in the stock market
- AirBnB
- Toronto housing market
- Spike in divorce rates caused by COVID
- Living a paycheque to paycheque life and how it's not sustainable
- Preparing now for the next pandemic
- Arbitrage during a pandemic
- Living your values
- What a day in Bali is like for Bryce and Kristy
To learn more about how Kristy and Bryce, check out: www.millennial-revolution.com
To get their book on Amazon click here.
You can reach me on Instagram: @fahadlkhan
COVID19 Special Series.
For this weeks episode I've got Court on the show. Court and her wife run www.modernfimily.com, where they talk about their experiences of retiring early and moving to Canada.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)
- Court's journey to Canada and how she compares it to the US
- Financial Independence and what it means
- Being conservative with your finances to save the most
- Designing your life
- The fear and anxiety caused by the stock market
- First steps to join the FIRE movement
- Why now is the time to invest
- The role fees play in investments
- Happiness
- Finding your community and the people that you surround yourself with
- Why it's so difficult to talk about money
- The privilege that we have
- Conscious living
Court: @modernfimily
And check out their blog at: www.modernfimily.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
COVID19 Special Series.
For this weeks episode I've got Duncan So on the show. He's the Executive Director at The Burnout Clinic and a change catalyst with a big focus on the future of work. If you're a people manager or leader, this is one to listen to.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Duncan's quarter life crisis
- How to follow your passion
- Workplace engagement
- Conscious capitalism and how it connects to the workplace
- Human first organizations
- Basic income
- The future of work
- The values crisis that we're in currently
- What a pattern interrupt is and how that impacts us
- The importance of trust and the role it plays in the workplace
- COVID19
- The importance of managers holding space
- Phycological safety
- The importance of really knowing what your values are
- How to stand out at work (remotely) for both introverts and extroverts
- The importance of connection during the coronavirus pandemic
- What the future will look like once the pandemic is over
- What is your driver value?
Duncan So @theburnoutclinic
www.theburnoutclinic.com
COVID19 Anxiety Relief Line: www.theburnoutclinic.com/covid19
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got Cherry Rose Tan on the show. She's the Founder & CEO at For Founders by Founders,
the mental health movement for the tech industry.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Cherry Rose and her experiences growing up in an entrepreneurial household
- The missing link between entrepreneurship and mental health
- The importance that educators have
- Experiences at home vs in school
- Going from education to the tech industry
- A look into the world of Canada's billionaires
- What it means when people ask: How are you doing?
- The human aspect in entrepreneurship
- Living the life that you want and aligns with the life you want
- Sitting with one's emotions and cultivating happiness
- Hitting rock bottom
- Having a strong foundation and positive psychology
Cherry Rose: @thisischerryrose
www.cherryrosetan.com
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
For this weeks episode I've got my friend and mentor Priya Ramji. She's the Founder of Six Sense Group, an emotional intelligence training and development firm. And Co-Founder of Femme where Priya brings together female entrepreneurs making moves everywhere. Keep a look out for her next event (once social-distancing is behind us).
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Taking a perspective on
- Working abroad
- Following your own path
- FOMO and questioning your choices
- Don't ask what if, ask what is
- Priya's experiences climbing Mt Kilimanjaro
- Mental health
- Managing stress, especially in todays ever connected world of social media
- Being an introvert and what that means for Priya
- Sitting alone and learning about yourself
- Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
- Living in Europe vs North America
- Being aware of peoples strengths to achieve high levels of productivity
- How to tell if you're a HSP
- Energy management
- Joy of missing out (JOMO); saying no
- The entrepreneurial journey
Priya: @itspriyaramji
Fahad: @fahadlkhan
Femme: @femmeldn
Femme: https://www.facebook.com/groups/femmeldn
SixSenseGroup:
www.sixsense.ca
@SixSenseGroup
For the first time, Maha Hassan Khan, my wife, is on The Mentor Project podcast. She's so raw and authentic, and has so much to share with all of you.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Maha's story
- Happiness
- Immigrant parents
- Therapy
- Loving yourself
- Education
- Mental health
IG: @fahadlkhan and @lifewithmaha
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Sunjay Nath. He's someone I've been following for almost 10 years and I'm really excited to share his wisdom with you all.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Grabbing opportunities that come up
- Becoming a student of your craft
- Being a lifelong learning
- Not always following your passions
- It’s not just the form that your passion takes
- Not being afraid to change career paths
- Learning about when you should give up on something
- There isn’t always a right and wrong way of doing things.
- Fulfilment
- Doing what you love
- Goal setting
- Incremental progress over time
- Measuring high performance
- Judgement and perspective
- Burning out
- Leveling up
PS. Sunjay has a great sense of humour which you'll hear through this conversation.
IG: @fahadlkhan
LinkedIn: Sunjay
https://www.sunjaynath.com
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Ron Rubinoff, the Founder of All Things Cling and advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs across Canada.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Ron's entrepreneurial journey
- Following your passion
- The value and importance of relationships
- His relationship with his wife
- Designing a life you want
- Living life on your terms
- Don't wait until retirement to do what you want to do in retirement
- It's the simple things in life
What I love about this episode is that Ron talks about creating a life that works for us. Many entrepreneurs are focused on building the biggest businesses that they can, but then end up working insane hours (which they were trying to avoid in the first place). Ron on the other hand has built a business that works for him: the flexibility to be there for his family and to work from anywhere.
IG: @fahadlkhan
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Sarah Saska, the Founder of Feminuity.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Venturing away from the traditional academic route of becoming a tenured professor.
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What it means to not be racist, and what it takes.
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Being racist as a default, unless you put in the work and prove it otherwise.
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The idea that there isn’t necessary one ideal customer avatar.
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Universal and inclusive design
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Understanding the issue and not jumping to solutions
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Applying social justice to the workplace
- Male privllege -
Organizations that say they have diversity and inclusion, but actually don’t, can be more harmful
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It’s not just about gender parity, we need to push beyond that.
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The sandwich generation: the support they need that isn’t talked about, especially when it’s related to finances
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Ageism
To learn more about Sarah check out: www.feminuity.org
IG: @fahadlkhan
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung, the founders of The Millennial Revolution and authors of Quit Like a Millionaire
In this episode we'll learn about:
- The path to financial independence
- The concept of working until 65 and the truth about pensions
- FIRE (Financial Independence & Retire Early) movement
- Retiring at the age of 30 and becoming a millionaire
- The new rulebook
- Getting richer by travelling the world
- Their favourite country: Poland
- Dangerous places while travelling (hint: it's all based on perspective)
- All the places that Kristy and Bryce have travelled
- The importance of travel
- Quit Like a Millionaire
- Having kids who are global citizens and multilingual
- The path of education and the POTS score
- From poverty to retirement
- Biggest paycheques aren't always the fastest way to financial independence
- Finding your identity outside of your career
- Writing a book
To learn more about how Kristy and Bryce, check out: www.millennial-revolution.com
To get their book on Amazon click here.
You can reach me on Instagram: @fahadlkhan
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Kelly Keefe, the founder of The Heartspace Academy.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Life not being linear
- Using the 20s to find yourself instead of jumping into things
- Societal norms and how to go down a different path
- Managing time and energy
- Forgiving yourself
- Dynamic shifts in our relationships and level of consciousness
- Becoming your true self
- Reiki and Kelly's experiences with this spiritual practice
- Creating the life that we want
- High Performance Planner by Brendon Burchard
- Rewriting our own stories
- Stories that hold us back
- Human Design Chart
To learn more about Kelly check out: www.heartspace.co
You can follow Kelly on Instagram at @iamkellykeefe
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Leslie Taveras.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Hear about Leslie's childhood experiences
- Reverse cultural shock
- The Peace Corp
- Your identity and finding your purpose
- Taking action and building habits
- Morning routines
- Energy management
- Implementing play
- Leslie's experience with burnout
- The importance of your words
- Imposter Syndrome
You can follow Leslie on Instagram at @Leslie_taveras
@fahadlkhan
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So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project with Shu Yi (aka Shelly).
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Identities
- Living with an abundance mindset
- Bringing people with you on your journey
- The five second rule
- Having a growth mindset
- How education helped and hurt Shu Yi
- Building a community around you
- Third culture
- Settling and hiding behind masks
- The importance of counselling
- Taking care of yourself
You can follow Shelly on Instagram at @xo.shuyi
And follow my journey here: @fahadlkhan
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project with Adam Bercovici:
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Journey of starting a business
- Lean startup
- Importance of co-founders
- Goal setting
- Always innovating
- CPAs and adding value
- Automation
- The ups and downs of entrepreneurship
- Morning routines
- The importance of relationships
- Community
Luminari
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project with Happiness Curator, Chianti Lomax
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Positivity and happiness
- Having a growth mindset in all aspects of your life
- The Happy Pop Up
- Resilience
- Experiencing a full range of emotions
- Taking inventory of your life
- Happiness pie
- How to find a therapist
- Emotional health and wellbeing
- The importance of believing that you can change
- Naming your strengths
- Your happiness toolkit
You can follow Chianti on Instagram at: @ChiantiLomax or @TheHappyPopUp
The Happy Pop-Up
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: City Councilor and Spoke Word Poet Jeremy Loveday.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Vulnerability and how it creates connection.
- Vulnerability as a sign of courage and strength.
- What society teaches us about vulnerability.
- How vulnerability and failure impact business.
- Unlearning what it means to be a man.
- What is means to live a life well-lived.
- Living full healthy emotional lives.
You can follow Jeremy on Instagram at @loveday.jeremy
https://vicvoices.com
Masks Off Video
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Alice Li, Miss Global International 2019, Miss Canada 2018 and an accountant (all at the same time).
In this episode we'll learn about:
- Creating the life you want by balancing your priorities.
- The importance of happiness.
- How Alice uses communication and her calendar.
- The importance of setting realistic goals and expectations.
- Alice's story to becoming Miss Canada 2018.
- Not letting your accomplishments define you.
- How Alice uses her gifts to give back to the community.
- Not letting setbacks hold you back.
- The people you surround yourself with.
You can follow Alice on Instagram at @aliceli_official
So excited for this episode of the Mentor Project: we've got Kat Short, the founder of Tell Your Damn Story.
In this episode we'll learn about:
- The importance of having an identity and not letting it be connected to just one thing.
- The magic of StartingBloc (@StartingBloc) and how it changed Kat's life.
- Strength is not being the loudest in the room.
- How our body keeps its score and the importance of listening to your body.
- Finding your superpower to achieve your best self.
- The importance of the people you surround yourself with.
- Starting your day with play.
- The impact that mentoring has on Kat's life.
To learn more about how Kat can help you to tell your story, check out: www.tellyourdamnstory.com
You can follow Kat on Instagram at @imkatshort
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