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December 17, 2025 54 mins

She was told her values were wrong, now she works with Vancouver’s biggest brands.

 

In this episode, Summan sits down with Ryleah Resler, an event designer and producer known for creating bold brand activations and immersive experiences.

 

From design school to large-scale event production, Ryleah shares the gut checks, creative risks, and pivotal opportunities that led her to working with some of Vancouver’s most recognizable brands, including Lululemon, Arc’teryx, Dank Mart, and Bosa Properties.

 

Together, we unpack what it really takes to trust your vision in an industry that often asks you to play it safe.

 

Ryleah gets real about:

 

– How ambition evolves across different decades

– Design and event production: then vs. now

– Intuition and learning to have your own back

– The “game” and different levels of life and career

– Embracing colour and standing out

– Taking creative risks and saying yes before you’re ready

– What it truly means to take up space

 

If you love themes of personal development, mindset, navigating ambition, self love, endurance and entrepreneurship then this podcast is for you.

 

If you’re ready, let’s open up and get curious.

 

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THE THINKSPACE PODCAST IS PRODUCED BY SELF HIRED.

 

The thinkspace podcast is a home for the passionately curious. I’m your host Summan Kandola & We aim to dig deep and learn as much as possible by connecting the right questions with the right people. We bring in some of the best minds from around the world, regardless of their industry, to gain wisdom and value from their stories and experiences.

 

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