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10/03/2021

Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and I talk about decolonizing and rebuilding, Black Lives Matter, Canadian Residential Schools, Colonial education, and what taking act...

09/07/2021

We are so excited to announce our partnership with PFM Executive Search! We are looking forward to supporting each other’s clients in finding and developing the most impactful leaders in the market. Read more at: https://virtusinc.com/journal/virtus-pfm-announce-partnership/

08/18/2021

Episode 011 - conversations with leaders - Yabome Gilpin-Jackson - Decolonizing & Rebuilding: https://youtu.be/BYJN5uKUekw

Yabome Gilpin-Jackson, PhD and Mike Desjardins talk about decolonizing and rebuilding, Black Lives Matter, Canadian Residential Schools, Colonial education, and what taking action looks like from an individual perspective today.

Yabome Gilpin-Jackson and I talk about decolonizing and rebuilding, Black Lives Matter, Canadian Residential Schools, Colonial education, and what taking act...

05/25/2021

Episode 010 - Georgianna Lee - Mental Health at Work: Georgianna and I talk about how to have the mental health conversation at work and how to show-up with empathy as a leader.
https://youtu.be/cxwoFt7qDXs

Audio only versions for Spotify and Apple Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/mikedesjardins/episodes/Episode-010---Georgianna-Lee---Mental-Health-at-Work-e11iocn

Georgianna and I talk about how to have the mental health conversation at work and how to show-up with empathy as a leader.

04/29/2021

Mike and Jay-Ann Gilfoy talk about Vancity Community Investment Bank, the first and only social purpose lending bank in Canada that's also a B Corp. We talk about what it means to be leading a start-up bank that has social and environmental change are part of their financial model.

Mike and Jay-Ann talk about Vancity Community Investment Bank, the first and only social purpose lending bank in Canada that's also a B Corp. We talk about w...

04/27/2021

We’re excited to once again sponsor the Big Sisters Grape Juice event on May 6th, from 5:30-6:30pm. This year the team has gone over the top to source impossible or very difficult to get bottles for the silent auction. Looking forward to raising money to make a difference in the lives of these young people.

03/09/2021

This past year, we set out to answer the question “what are we doing to be anti-racist?“. Here’s what we have been working on, and what we are committed to in our efforts to become an anti-racist company:

We posted a black square on June 2, 2020. There is no question that we believe in the fight against racism, yet we spent hours deciding if we should post it or not. Our hesitation was in knowing we couldn’t answer the question “what are...

02/10/2021

Episode 008 - conversations with leaders - Brenda Rigney

Brenda Rigney and I talk about her passion around Three Uniques: her discovery through years of coaching leaders that each person has their unique skillsets that truly create a significant differentiator for them if they decide to focus on them.
https://youtu.be/qnF4MKMMgos

Brenda Rigney and I talk about her passion around Three Uniques: her discovery through years of coaching leaders that each person has there unique skillsets ...

01/14/2021

Episode 007 - conversations with leaders - Curtis Christopherson, CEO of Innovative Fitness is now live. Mike and Curtis talk about what it was like to pivot a fitness business through Covid and the new business that was born as a result. https://youtu.be/VvQy0IxTlhg

Audio versions found here: https://anchor.fm/mikedesjardins/episodes/Episode-007---conversations-with-leaders---Curtis-Christopherson-eoubbc

I chat with Curtis Christopherson on what it was like to pivot his chain of personal training gyms, Innovative Fitness, through Covid, and the subsequent gen...

10/28/2020

Podcast Episode 006 - conversations with leaders - Tana Heminsley - Authentic Leadership

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