Are you a busy mom or entrepreneur? Take a deep breath and create a better life for you and your family! Elaine Tan Comeau, founder of Easy Daysies (www.easydaysies.com a favorite winning pitch on Dragons' Den, Canada's Shark Tank), mom of 3, wife, foodie, stroke survivor, former school teacher, author & speaker, and Mompreneur of the Year in Canada, talks to you about Creating Better family, health, mental health, business and self, all straight from the kitchen table - where it started for her and where it can start for you! This season’s guests include Greg McKeown (author of runaway bestseller Essentialism), Erica Ehm (pioneering MuchMusic VJ), Tonia Jahshan (W100 #1 Canadian female entrepreneur), Ann Douglas (CBC Radio parenting expert/columnist), Dr Vanessa Lapointe (registered psychologist and parenting expert), Tara Teng (Miss World 2012), Brian Dixon (author of Start With Your People) and more! I am so happy to have you join me!
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Replay, on the 9th anniversary of the airing of my Dragons' Den episode:
In this 3-part series, we recount our journey with Easy Daysies to the Dragons’ Den (the Canadian version of Shark Tank). This episode is all about the auditions, probably the most nerve-wracking part of the whole journey! Hopefully this will provide motivation and inspiration to anyone who is thinking about applying for a business reality TV show.
Show notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/011
Find Elaine’s Kitchen Table on Twitter @chatwithelaine, and Facebook @elaineskitchentable.
And you can find Easy Daysies online at www.easydaysies.com
Be sure to also check out episodes 12 and 13 – about our experience in the Den, and after the Den!
Why, Easy Daysies of course!
www.EasyDaysies.com – this is my company! “Daysies” is spelled with a “y” because we are all about helping kids have easier days.
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
In this episode, learn 2 key things to help you in business:
• How to ask for advice
• How not to ask for advice!
Elaine gives you the ABC’s of getting answers to your questions from people who have gone before you. The tricky part is that they are most often quite busy, but they are usually willing to help – IF you approach in the right way.
Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/029
Connect with Elaine:
Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
Instagram: @elainetancomeau
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Who better to share tips about success in business and parenting than Julie Cole, co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. Hint: Don’t sweat the small stuff! Julie has become a friend and inspiration since I had the pleasure of meeting her.
Find us on Twitter @chatwithelaine, and www.facebook.com/elaineskitchentable
Resource from this episode:
Mabel’s Labels – This is the company Julie co-founded, and they sell personalized labels for all your little one’s stuff!
Connect with Elaine:
Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
Instagram: @elainetancomeau
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
"Balance is impossible. Memories are better."
In this episode, I interview Marci Fair (www.marcifair.com), mom of 4, founder of www.kares4kids.com, and author of "TILT - 7 Solutions to be a Guilt-Free Working Mom"
We talk about 3 of the 7 solutions, including:
• Dreams and Goals - you don't have to give up on your own to help your children pursue theirs
• Choices - including the "dirty gym shorts rule"
• Roots and Wings - what do you think about this - "The less we do for our kids, the more we help them develop!"
If you struggle with working mom guilt and want real-life parenting tips - read TILT!
Show notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/033
Connect with Elaine:
Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
Instagram: @elainetancomeau
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
In this recap of Season 6, we discuss the themes that appeared throughout, including:
- "Create Better - Family, health, business and self"
- Small choices every day can make a huge difference
- Less but better
- Mental health awareness
Enjoy this recap, then listen to your favorite episodes, and we will see you in Season 7!
Show Notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/096
Connect with Elaine:
- Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
- Instagram: @elainetancomeau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
This episode sponsored by TruShield Insurance, get a free and easy online quote to protect your business at www.trushieldinsurance.com/createbetter
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tony O'Brien has spent the past 39 years working with all sizes of business to assess their risks and help insure them. He has seen it all and has some great stories to tell to illustrate his points as well! In this episode, learn:
- 3 areas where small business owners are most often blindsided, and how to avoid it
- What factors impact your insurability
- 3 ways to position your business for success, based on Tony's observations over decades working with thousands of businesses
- The "cut in half and take 10%" rule of forecasting the market share a startup business can take
- 5 things to double-check right now to make sure you and your business are properly protected
And of course, you can visit www.trushieldinsurance.ca/createbetter to get a free quote on insurance based on all this new knowledge, and even purchase your insurance directly online today!
Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/tony
Connect with Tony:
Connect with Elaine:
- Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
- Instagram: @elainetancomeau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
This episode sponsored by TruShield Insurance, get a free and easy online quote to protect your business at www.trushieldinsurance.com/createbetter
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
What if I told you some of the most important conversations you can have - almost nobody is having? Let Tara Teng give you a new perspective on "social justice", as we talk about:
- Feminist Economics - what is it and why it really matters to you
- Human Trafficking - the fastest growing criminal economy so many are suffering in, but very few are talking about, and how we can talk to our children about it
- How to draw socially and ethically conscious consumers to your brand, and other steps you can take to help with equality for everyone
- How true feminism is not women vs men, it's something much better
This is a wide-ranging conversation that opened my eyes and is sure to enlighten us all!
Connect with Tara:
- Website: www.tarateng.com
- Instagram: @misstarateng
- Facebook: www.facebooks.com/tarateng
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/misstarateng
Connect with Elaine:
- Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
- Instagram: @elainetancomeau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine's book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
This episode sponsored by TruShield Insurance, get a free and easy online quote to protect your business at www.trushieldinsurance.com/createbetter
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Brian Dixon will look you in the eye with a big smile, and tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. That's why I had to have him on the podcast, as he is a wealth of knowledge due to his experience in coaching high-performing entrepreneurs, and as the author of the best-selling book, Start With Your People. Brian has so much wisdom on a variety of topics, including:
- How to "start with your people"
- The "Five F's" for success: Faith, Family, Friendships, Finance, Future
- His concept of the "life calculator" which will help to clarify your goals in a super simple way
- The HALT system of self regulation
- How to "number your days" for maximum impact
- The concept that "when people pay, they pay attention"
- "What is easy to you, is magic to someone else" - love this idea for valuing your knowledge and expertise!
- and much more!
Join us for this high-energy conversation that is sure to get you motivated to tackle your next goal today!
Brian mentioned many books during our talk, and here are links to all of them:
- Start With Your People by Brian Dixon
- Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
- Vivid Vision, Double Double both by Cameron Herold
- The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
- Traction by Gino Wickman
- The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/brian
Connect with Brian:
- Website: www.briandixon.com/about
- Instagram: @brianjdixon
Connect with Elaine:
- Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine's book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
This episode sponsored by TruShield Insurance, get a free and easy online quote to protect your business at www.trushieldinsurance.com/createbetter
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Ron here, aka "Elaine's Husband". As you know, 2020 has been a rough year for - basically the whole planet. For Elaine, she really has a passion for helping other women entrepreneurs and one way she has done that is by meeting with a local group of them in person, for about the past 5 years. And of course that is not happening anymore! So that's got her down a little bit. And today is her birthday, so I reached out via email a few days ago to about a dozen of her close circle of female entrepreneurs, and almost immediately I got 10 heartfelt messages stating birthday wishes and the impacts Elaine has had on these women's lives. So, since I have control of publishing her podcast, I thought why not put them out there for you to hear? Kleenex optional, I know Elaine will be bawling.
p.s. for details on the surgically repaired heart, check out episode 87 - The One Where I Had a Stroke.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Oh. My. Goodness. I have been searching all my life for a parenting expert who is at the same time a practicing Registered Psychologist, and will also use words like "grumpy bumps" and "yelly yells". Dr. Vanessa Lapointe is that person!
I adore Dr. Vanessa (ever since I learned she was recommending my products from Easy Daysies to her clients), and in this conversation she does not disappoint! We cover several kinds of discipline and determine what works and what does not:
- Timeouts
- Reward charts
- Consequences
- Grounding
- Removal of privileges
- Connection
Hint - only one of them works consistently and for the future benefit of your child!
These points are taken from Dr. Vanessa's brilliant book, Discipline Without Damage - How to get your kids to behave without messing them up.
Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/vanessa
Connect with Dr. Vanessa Lapointe:
https://www.instagram.com/dr.vanessalapointe/
https://www.facebook.com/drvanessalapointe
Connect with Elaine:
- Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainetancomeau
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine
Get a free chapter from Elaine's book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/
This episode sponsored by TruShield Insurance, get a free and easy online quote to protect your business at www.trushieldinsurance.com/createbetter