30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

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30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

Bob Pickard is a well-known public relations and communications professional with more than three decades of experience under his belt. Bob is currently the Principal of Signal Leadership Communication Inc. - a consultancy that helps CEOs communicate authentically by striking the right chord in the real-time now of social sentiment.

I really enjoyed this chat with Bob, who is a kindred spirit of sorts. We’ve both been in the business for many years and it was great to get his insights and perspectives on a number of communications-related topics. Our conversation was 60 minutes and it really flew by. I think we could have easily done two or three hours. I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to chat with him in person once again once the pandemic situation is in the rearview mirror.

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29 - Dianne Martin: A nursing leader's thoughts on the pandemic and where we're headed

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29 - Dianne Martin: A nursing leader's thoughts on the pandemic and where we're headed

I had Dianne Martin (the CEO of WeRPN) on the podcast just a few months ago and we had a great chat but pretty much everything has changed since then, particularly around the world of healthcare. While our first podcast interview was done in person at WeRPN’s offices in Mississauga, we had to do this one virtually because of the continuing lockdown. We chatted about the handling of the pandemic so far, the debate about wearing masks for the general public, the state of the economy, challenges facing nurses during these strange times and much more.

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28 - Dr. Terry Flynn: How to lead and communicate in a time of crisis

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28 - Dr. Terry Flynn: How to lead and communicate in a time of crisis

Dr. Terry Flynn is a veteran communications pro who has worked for many years on the front lines of communications and crisis management and who now has a leadership role teaching others the fine art of communications. We talked about leadership in a time of crisis, communications strategy and a crisis that we both worked on in the year 2000 - the Walkerton E. coli crisis. Lots of great insights here for communicators and leaders alike.

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Episode 21 - Javed Khan: Entrepreneur, keynote speaker and marketing pro

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Episode 21 - Javed Khan: Entrepreneur, keynote speaker and marketing pro

Javed Khan is a fascinating, hard-working and extremely positive individual who can offer some valuable tips for upping your marketing game. I first met him at a conference we were both speaking at in the summer of 2016 at the Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood and we hit it off right away. The first thing I noticed about him was the Hawaiian shirt (his trademark outfit when speaking). The next thing I noticed was how effortless he made public speaking look, riffing without notes, incorporating the names of many people he’d just met into his talk and engaging with the audience in a way that few others can.

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Episode 17 - Neil Lumsden: Hall of Fame CFL player & GM

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Episode 17 - Neil Lumsden: Hall of Fame CFL player & GM

Neil Lumsden won three Grey Cups as a player with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 1981 and 1982. He won another as the GM of the Ti-Cats in the late 1990s. In the 1981 Grey Cup game, he had eight receptions for 91 years and was selected as the Outstanding Canadian, being awarded the Dick Suderman Trophy.

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