LIFT Startups on the Island

Fabien Gendron works with Duncan and Co., an accounting firm based in the Comox Valley, 

You can find out more by listening to this podcast. 

Contact Fabien and Dunca and Co. directly via https://duncanandco.ca

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

• To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
  
• FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca
  
• Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
  
• Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts
  

Enjoy!

~ hpm, on behalf of the leadership team at LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016
  

Fabien Gendron works with Duncan and Co., an accounting firm based in the Comox Valley, 

You can find out more by listening to this podcast. 

Contact Fabien and Dunca and Co. directly via https://duncanandco.ca

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

• To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
  
• FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca
  
• Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
  
• Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts
  

Enjoy!

~ hpm, on behalf of the leadership team at LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
  
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
  
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016
  

Heather Evans owns and operates The Inner Fire with Heather Evans, providing self-care and empowerment coaching for women. Based in the Comox Valley, Heather works with clients on a local and global basis. Listen to the podcast to find out how Heather's approach to coaching is innovative and inspiring! 

You can find out more by listening to this podcast. You can contact Heather by visiting The Inner Fire with Heather Evans on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory at http://liftstartups.ca/listing/theinnerfire/ (BTW Heather has a great LIFT VIP Offer for Vancouver Island entrepreneurs who are part of the LIFT community - check it out!) 

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

• To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts
• FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca
• Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/
• Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

Enjoy!

~ hpm, 

Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

Helen Whitaker owns and operates Secure Vision Mobile Optical. Based in the Comox Valley, Secure Vision Mobile Optical services a region stretching from Campbell River in the north, Powell River in the east, and down to Duncan and the Cowichan Valley in the south. A licensed optician, Helen's innovation is to bring her services into your home, place of work, where you go for coffee, or wherever is convenient for you. You can find out more about Secure Vision Mobile Optical by listening to this podcast, and by visiting Secure Vision Mobile Optical on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory at https://liftstartups.ca/listing/secure-vision-optical/

If you're a LIFT member, be sure to check the directory listing for the LIFT VIP Offer, helping to make your glasses more affordable.

GET YOUR BUSINESS FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're providing award-winning promotional support for entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca

Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here: http://liftpodcast.ca/

Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

Enjoy!

~ hpm, 

Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• TOP 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards, 2019
• Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, 2018
• Best Local Social Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice 2018, 2017, 2016

Catherine Temple is a serial entrepreneur living in Campbell River. Starting with tourism-based businesses, Catherine has expanded into servicing the North Island's growing local business sector with the GO Campbell River initiative. Most recently, she's translating her passion for the Island's outdoors into the GO Hiking Vancouver Island venture.

Our conversation started with GO Hiking, rambled through Catherine's tourism businesses, delved into her health challenges, and finished with an inspiring vision for  Vancouver Island. Enjoy!

• FMI about GO Hiking Vancouver Island join the Facebook group discussion at http://facebook.com/groups/222350585311770/
• FMI about GO Campbell River and to contact Catherine see http://gocampbellriver.com

GO Hiking Vancouver Island is a LIFT Solution Sponsor.

GET FEATURED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S LOCAL BUSINESS PODCAST

LIFT Podcasts are one of the ways we're LIFTing entrepreneurs and local businesses on the Island.

To get your business or venture featured in a LIFT Podcast see http://bit.ly/FMIaboutLIFTPodcasts

FMI about LIFT see http://LIFTStartups.ca

Thealzel Lee is the Founder & President of E-Fund and VP Operations for the VANTEC Angel Network in Vancouver. Thealzel will be pitching the VANTEC and E-Fund opportunities to Vancouver Island entrepreneurs at an upcoming BizOnDeck Focus Group workshop. I interviewed her about VANTEC as part of LIFT's work to bring "thinking BIGger" resources to our Island entrepreneur community.

For more information on VANTEC see http://vantec.ca.

~ hpm,
Founder of LIFT Startups and the Vancouver Island Business Directory

• Top 10, Best Innovation, Small Business BC 2019
• Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards 2018
• Best Social Media Organization, Readers' Choice (Comox Valley Record) 2018, 2017, 2016.

Find more LIFT Podcast interviews here at http://liftpodcast.ca/.

Subscribe to LIFT Podcast via iTunes here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts

Dana Cannam is a technology innovator. He's moved his company, QMOD, from the Netherlands to Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Now he's working to put QMOD sustainable energy kits into the hands of students everywhere - to inspire new solutions to our energy challenges, to help build tech literacy amongst youth, and to help foster a new generation of entrepreneurs.

You can find out more about QMOD via their LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory listing.

LIFT: An award-winning* promotional network for Vancouver Island entrepreneurs 

The LIFT Podcast series is one of the ways LIFT is promoting Vancouver Island entrepreneurs. 

Listen to more stories about Vancouver Island entrepreneurs, and others who are inspiring entrepreneurial success, on our LIFT Podcast series on the LIFT blog, or by subscribing via iTunes.

If you're a LIFT member (Champion or higher) please set up a time for your LIFT Podcast interview.

*Top 10, Innovation, Small Business BC Awards 2019
* Winner, Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, Startup Canada Awards, May 2018
* Winner, Best Local Socal Media Organization, Comox Valley Record Readers' Choice Awards 2016, 2017, 2018 

Sharon Marshall is an inspiring force! She is founder and CEO of Cree8iv Collaboration - and Virtual eAdmin. In this podcast interview Sharon talks about her passion and her vision for creating employment and economic development opportunities for Canada's remote indigenous communities. She also tells us about hard lessons, and amazing results. You'll also hear about her favourite novel and her favourite business book. Find out more about what Sharon does at virtualeadmin.com and (coming soon) Cree8ivCollaboration.com. BE FEATURED ON LIFT PODCAST SERIES To be featured in a LIFT Podcast please apply to join our Vancouver Island entrepreneur community at http://applyandgetlifted.ca FMI ABOUT THE LIFT COMMUNITY For more information about our community, please see http://LIFTStartups.ca LISTEN TO MORE LIFT PODCASTS Find more LIFT Podcast episodes at http://liftpodcast.ca/ Subscribe to the LIFT Podcast series on iTunes at http://bit.ly/iTunesLIFTPodcasts WHAT IS LIFT? A community of Vancouver Island entrepreneurs and creatives, working together to grow the Island’s grassroots, entrepreneur-driven economy. In 2018 LIFT was awarded Best in BC, Entrepreneur Promotion, at Startup Canada Awards in Vancouver, for its innovative work as a marketing and business development network. LIFT offers: • Innovative networking and business development workshops • Award-winning social media marketing solutions (starting at about $1/day) • A "hustle the help" community - our members are helping each grow • Access to $4000+ in member-to-member discounts and offers, and • Great pricing - that gets even better with our current 25% off "first 300" discount. Get started by applying at http://applyandgetlifted.ca

Rosemarie Barnes' cover image on the LIFT Vancouver Island Local Business Directory says it all: Speak to engage. Speak to succeed. Rosemarie is an international speaker, best-selling author, and "executive presentation trainer." She has a passion for helping people find the voice they need to succeed. We're excited to have Rosemarie in our LIFT community for several reasons. One, she's offering a 20% discount on "presentation training" to LIFT members. Two, Rosemarie is an example of Vancouver Island talent serving markets far beyond our local communities. In her case, she's working with clients across North American and in Europe. I talked to Rosemarie on October 26, 2018, shortly before her November 15 speaking and workshop engagement with the Comox Valley Women's Business Network. She told me about her business, why she started it, and her passion for the work she's doing. We also talked about her biggest challenges in life, her favourite books, and her favourite place to eat cinnamon buns on the Island. Rosemarie is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, the Public Speakers Association, and the National Speakers Association, Rosemarie has presented in theatres, boardrooms, conferences and in the bathroom shower. I hope you enjoy our conversation! If you're ready to join the LIFT community on Vancouver Island apply at http://applyandgetlifted.ca. If you're already a member and you're ready to have your business featured in a LIFT Podcast, please see this link for more information and to get LIFTed! http://j.mp/2uM8hQV ~ hpm Founder, LIFT 250-792-1408 [email protected] *We do award-winning local business promotion for less than $1/day on the Island via the Vancouver Island Local Business Network & Directory* Apply today and Get LIFTed! http://applyandgetlifted.ca

Wendy Johnstone is an entrepreneur in the growing "seniors' services" sector. She is the owner of Keystone Eldercare Solutions and has a passion for providing quality support for families with aging parents and grandparents. In this episode of LIFT Podcasts I ask Wendy about her business, how she got started, her favourite reading as a child, and her favourite places to eat in the world. You can find out more about Keystone Eldercare Solutions at... http://keystoneeldercare.com To listen to more LIFT Podcasts please visit http://liftpodcast.ca/