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
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Imagine being the last passenger off the Miracle On The Hudson airplane that landed on the Hudson River in New York City on Jan 15, 2009. Would that change your life? It did for my guest today, Dave Sanderson! He went on to become a motivational speaker, and ultimately wrote a book called Moments Matter. Listen to his incredible story and get his nuggets of wisdom for a life lived with purpose, knowing that every moment matters!
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
I wanted to kick off Season 5 of the Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast with a bang - so I interviewed one of my Mompreneur heroes and mentors - Ruthie Burd, founder of The Lunch Lady!
This interview is chock full of amazing advice and wisdom from Ruthie, who has "been there and done that", as she is coming up on the 25th anniversary of her business!
In this episode, learn:
- How Ruthie's family situation prompted her to start her own business
- Why it is better to be respected and fair than liked, if you want to make a difference
- Why successful fast growth can be as big a challenge as stagnant non-growth
- How we are all "pebbles in other people's ponds"
- When is (and is not) the time to franchise your business (I always say, listen to people who have done something successfully!)
- Why you need a "Why" to sustain you in the marathon of business success!
Ruthie's go-to resource: Ask questions of others! There is no hyper-link for this resource, she simply recommends talking to others to find out how they do things.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
On this show we discuss how to lessen anxiety in our children and help them succeed in our fast paced lifestyles. We also touch on the worth of "time outs". Are they good or bad?
My guest today is an internationally recognized certified Parent Coach, Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Intuitive Guide. An expert in child and youth mental health with over 15 years of experience working with families, she uses her unique and intuitive abilities to get to the root of the problem quickly and deliver results. I am honoured to have this lovely mompreneur here today, Shannon White!
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
"Embrace that things do not have to be perfect. Shift from wanting "easy" to wanting "worth it". You must want bigger than the paycheck." ---- So many golden nuggets from my guest, Lisa Dadd, today!
Saturday Jun 03, 2017
Saturday Jun 03, 2017
Are moms your target market? Then lucky you! Women make more than 80% of household purchasing decisions, so who better to study and listen to for your marketing.
In this short, sweet podcast I give you my 3 top tips for marketing to moms that I have learned over the years with my company Easy Daysies - let me know what you think!
Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
Vanessa Shaw is a sought-after speaker and expert on business mastery, personal leadership and 6 and 7 figure income strategies. She is the creator of The Boutique Business Model and The Big Bold Event and her zone of genius is helping entrepreneurs have breakthroughs and paradigm shifts around creating more wealth and success in their business and life.
Vanessa is on a mission to eradicate “smallness” from the small business world and stop the financial and emotional roller coaster many entrepreneurs face.
In this episode, Vanessa challenges small business entrepreneurs to think bigger and act bigger to get better results.
Friday May 12, 2017
Friday May 12, 2017
Are you self-motivated, goal driven, and love to help others? And looking for a way to make money for your family, while controlling your schedule? Today I talk with Anneliese Dusseldorp about how she found fulfillment (and a yearly family vacation) with Send Out Cards. There are many side businesses a mom can plug into these days, listen to find out how to discover yours!
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
Many entrepreneurs spend most of their marketing time, money and energy on the things that matter least, while ignoring the thing that matters most. Are you one of them?
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
My guest today has been a mompreneur for almost 4 years, just after she became a mom 4 1/2 years ago. For over 20 years she worked in early childhood education and then, something wonderful happened in 2012 when she and her husband became parents pretty much over night when they got a call that a birth family had chosen their profile to adopt their child. That was the start to her amazing journey!
Now she has chosen to be an entrepreneur in direct sales so that she can work around what is most important to her, her family. Welcome Stefanie Agostini!
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
My guest today is an internationally recognized certified Parent Coach, Registered Psychiatric Nurse and Intuitive Guide. An expert in child and youth mental health with over 15 years of experience working with families, she uses her unique and intuitive abilities to get to the root of the problem quickly and deliver results. I am honoured to have this lovely mompreneur here today, Shannon White!
Hear what she learned from her worst business experience and how it is necessary to reflect on your wins and visualize success in order to succeed.
The best lesson in business that she has learned is to advocate for what you believe in and stick to what makes you unique regardless of how others perceive your unique delivery, product or service.