CD045 Foreplay for Business Sucess with Alison Galvan
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Release Date: 09/17/2019
CD063 Mastering Stress with David Krueger
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Dr. David Krueger joins me today to share how you can rewire your mind to manage stress more efficiently and explains the possible root causes of what can stress a person out. He describes the importance of mindful meditation, breathing techniques, and acknowledging that some stressors aren’t the cause, but the result of trauma. David also discusses his Four-Column Approach and how you can differentiate a mental detour from a mental distraction.
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CD062 Mental Health in Business with Hendrik Nieuwland
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Hendrik joins me today to discuss how mental health should be handled in a business. He shares his opinions on the current coronavirus outbreak and what employers can do to support their employees who are self-quarantining or working from home.
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CD061 Transforming Weaknesses to Strengths with Vanessa Vakharia
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Vanessa joins me today to discuss how she helps beat the stereotype threat around girls who enjoy math. She explains how she plans to innovate the classroom to make it more holistic and less rigid and describes what led her on this journey of becoming The Math Guru.
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CD060 Be Open to Opportunities with Natalie Prychitko
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Natalie joins me to discuss her thoughts on generating positive disruption in the workplace. She shares what her typical day looks like and how she maintains a strict morning routine.
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CD059 Compassionate Leadership with Nancy Shaw
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Nancy joins me today to share her thoughts and ideas regarding gender diversity in executive positions. She describes her role and responsibilities as the CEO of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce.
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Discovering Your Niche Product with Jody Swain
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Jody joins me today to discuss what “Hire and Fire Your Kids” is and how it works. She explains how the app helps children build values and build a stronger bond with their parents.
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CD057 Eliminating Risk in Business with Hendrik Nieuwland
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Hendrik joins me today to share his thoughts on how current activist movements have shaped the way the court system works and treats work-related cases. He describes his specializations and the type of representation he provides.
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CD056 Love is a Universal Language
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Steve joins me today to share his thoughts on music and why music, just like love, is a universal language. He describes what his life was like before he became a professional singer.
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CD055 A Life Well Lived: Intro to Season 3
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
In this season’s first episode, I discuss why I went with 21st Century Leadership as the theme of season 3. I share an interesting story about a previous guest and why she wasn’t worried about her legacy.
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Encore Episode: The Confidence Project with Carol Baxter
Creative Disruption with Marguerite O'Neal
Carol joins me today to share how her life changed when she started getting in touch with her inner self through mindful meditation and yoga. She describes what her life was like as a sensitive child and her coping mechanisms throughout adulthood. She explains how she was able to unlock her true potential and the drive that made her want to help others. Carol also discusses how the Confidence Project and Tribal Trance Flow can help empower you to the next level.
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Alison Galvan is a professional artist and restaurant owner of The Food and Art Cafe. True to its name, The Food and Art Cafe is a restaurant that aims to feed its customers’ feed body, mind, and spirit. Their goal is to provide an enjoyable experience that also nourishes, encourages, and supports dreamers and free spirits in conquering their goals. It took her and her husband Noel twenty years to get the restaurant to where it is today, and they’re currently eyeing expansion sometime in the near future.
Alison joins me today to share how she and her husband started The Food and Art Cafe and the sacrifices for the business that they both had to contend with on the way to success. She describes the process that named their restaurant, how she met her husband, and what sets their restaurant apart from other businesses. Alison also discusses the idea of hiring employees while also keeping the restaurant’s family feel.
“You have to be solid about your brand - who you are and why you’re doing this.” - Alison Galvan
Today on the Creative Disruption Podcast:
- How they came up with the name of their restaurant.
- The people's reaction to their restaurant name.
- When she and her husband met and what inspired them to start a food business.
- Her husband's country and how it compares to Canada.
- Where she got her passion for art and how she applied it in her career.
- What it was like starting their restaurant from scratch.
- The most requested meal in their restaurant.
- Hiring employees while still keeping the "family feel" of the restaurant.
- Keeping employees motivated despite having different personal goals.
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