The Career Planning Show
The Career Planning Show looks into how to launch and grow a fulfilling career. Join Alex Rascanu as he speaks to career planning leaders and individuals with fascinating careers to learn how to align our career with our purpose and strengths, and how to find lasting joy.
Episodes
For the 40th episode of The Career Planning Show, I had the privilege of interviewing Steve Orsini, President and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities. The Council of Ontario Universities provides a forum for Ontario’s universities to collaborate and advocate in support of their shared mission to the benefit and prosperity of students, communities and the province of Ontario.
Prior to this role, Steve held several le...
For the 39th episode of The Career Planning Show, I had the privilege of interviewing Tim Andrada, Manager at the Downtown Toronto office of Right at Home Realty, Brokerage. Tim has been in the real estate industry for over 15 years, the last 8 of which have been with Right at Home - “the largest independent real estate brokerage in Canada.”
Connect with Tim Andrada via LinkedIn or reach out to the brokerage’s Down...
Thank you for listening to episode 38 of The Career Planning Show.
Our guest today is Keith Hambly, CEO of Fred Victor.
Fred Victor is a social service charitable organization that fosters long-lasting and positive change in the lives of homeless and low-income people living across Toronto.
Keith is a seasoned leader in the charitable sector in Toronto, and a thought leader on issues of homelessness and poverty and...
Thank you for listening to episode 37 of The Career Planning Show.
Our guest today is Ryan Lo, who is passionate about bringing people together to make our cities better. Ryan works on creating positive change for the public good through collaboration and creativity. As Co-Founder of Urban Minds, he works to bridge the gap between youth and decision makers in both large-scale projects and grassroots, youth-led initiat...
Thank you for listening to episode 36 of The Career Planning Show.
Our guest today is Michael Kalles, President of Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd, Brokerage. His vision and leadership are a large part of the continued success of the company. Over the past 30 years, Michael has built the company from $147 million in gross sales to over $4.5 billion in 2021 alone. Michael holds an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business...
On this episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature the interview with Mark Cadesky, Broker of Record and General Manager at Property.ca Inc., Brokerage which operates popular real estate websites Property.ca, Condos.ca, and MrLoft.ca.
If you’ll have any questions for Mark, feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn or reach out to him at markcadesky@property.ca.
On the 34th episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature the interview with Leanne Nicolle, who serves as the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto where she is thriving in her role as leader and mentor. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto is an organization entirely dedicated to empowering children and youth to reach their potential and break the cycle of poverty through intergenerational connections.
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On the 33rd episode of The Career Planning Show podcast, we feature the interview we conducted in May with Jazmine Reed-Clark, who is a Dallas-based content creator, career wellness coach, and mental health advocate focused on helping millennial women feel secure at work, inspired at home, and confident in their skin. She offers 1:1 coaching, job hunter packages, a...
On the 32nd episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature the interview we conducted earlier this year with Toronto-based Shamon Campbell. Shamon is the President of BE Luxury Collection, which provides Caribbean luxury real estate sales services and travel experiences, and a Real Estate Professional with H.G. Christie in the Bahamas. Shamon is a Caribbean-born creative with a management and marketing background, who studi...
On the 31st episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature an interview conducted earlier this year with Nicole Tschierske. Based in Hamburg, Germany, Nicole helps Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Experts, and Research and Development (R&D) Teams navigate corporate work life so they have more time, headspace and passion to do what they do best.
Learn more about Nicole by visiting NicoleTschierske...
On the 30th episode of The Career Planning Show we feature an interview we conducted earlier this year with Chicago-based Loren Greiff, who provides career coaching services to creatives and marketers looking to tap into the hidden job market and land their next career move.
After completing a BA in English at Skidmore College, Loren worked in a number of marketing roles in New York and Chicago, then worked in recruitment and execu...
On the 29th episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature an interview we conducted earlier this year with Taimur D. Harris III, who hosts Fatherhood - The Involved Father podcast.
Taimur has worked as a Motion Capture Athlete for EA Spots in Vancouver, Canada, and is an experienced sales consultant with a demonstrated history in sales development, customer service, coaching, marketing, team building and leadership development. H...
On the 28th episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature an interview we conducted with Jette Stubbs, who is a Career and Business Coach, and Podcast Host for Happy Career Formula with Jette Stubbs. Jette is someone I’ve stayed in contact with ever since I interviewed her in April 2021 and I find her insights helpful for career and business development. When Jette graduated from university as an international student, she had 90...
On the 27th episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature an interview we conducted with Margaret Schwartz in April 2021 while she was serving as Strategic and Youth Initiatives Outreach Coordinator with the Government of Nova Scotia. She now serves as Communications and Community Navigator with Placemaking 4G and TRIBE Network.
A natural connector and storyteller, Margaret works with the Halifax-based recruitment firm P...
On the 26th episode of The Career Planning Show, we feature an interview with Mary Bajorek.
Mary Bajorek is a Canadian work and life coach who helps professionals in transition points in their career to feel confident, agentic and like they're making an impact doing work that feels aligned with who they are. To date, she has helped dozens of people from all over the world in a myriad of professions (entry level to C-suite in indust...
On the 25th episode of The Career Planning Show, we talked with Curtis Carmichael about what inspired him to write the “Butterflies in the Trenches” memoir, his thoughts on success (“success is not making it out, it’s making your life and community better”), his experience cycling from Vancouver to Africville in Halifax to raise funds for youth in Toronto community housing, the “Knock, Knock. Who’s There?” chapter in his book, list...
The Career Planning Show went through a hiatus for two and a half months, but now we’re back to help you plan and develop your career.
On the 24th episode of the podcast, we feature the interview we conducted with Mark Federman earlier this summer. We walk through Mark’s career journey, talk about Marshall McLuhan’s work, discuss career development scenarios and strategies, and reflect on what effects you may want to create in the ...
Andrew Berry is a data science educator at Lighthouse Labs. He is passionate about all things data and artificial intelligence. He is also the host of The Pandemic Job Hunt Podcast, a job hunting podcast dedicated to helping professionals find the keys to success in landing a job in the pandemic. Connect with Andrew Berry on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium and GitHub, and check out his Pandemic Job Hunt podcast.
Resources mentioned in th...
Surranna Sandy is the CEO of Skills for Change, a nonprofit organization that provides learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees. Surranna has an M.A. and B.A. in Leadership and Management, an M.B.A. and a diploma in Human Resources Management, and certificates in Nonprofit Management and Human Resources Management. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Global Development/Sustainability at Harvard Uni...
James Muhato serves as Foreign Qualification Recognition Officer within the Government of Prince Edward Island (PEI)’s Department of Workforce and Advanced Learning. Born in Kenya, he moved to Canada in 2009 to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration at University of PEI. Following his graduation, he worked as Policy Analyst and Regional Coordinator with the Government of PEI’s Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning, R...
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