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
Jan 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2017
34 min
Do you hate asking for money?
Hear how this successful entrepreneur overcame that with resiliency, discernment, and courage.
Sabina Nawaz is a global CEO coach, leadership speaker, writer, wife and mother of two boys who works in over 26 countries. She coaches C-level executives in Fortune 500 corporations, government, non-profits, and academia organizations.
Sabina spent over 14 years at Microsoft, moving from software development to HR where she led the company’s management, executive development, and succession planning efforts. Today, in addition to running her own business, she is a regular contributor to Forbes, Inc, and Harvard Business Review. Her articles also appear on Fast Company. You can also watch her TEDx talk on YouTube.
Jan 11, 2017
Jan 11, 2017
21 min
Join Angela Crocker, author of "The Content Planner: A Complete Guide to Organize and Share Your Ideas Online" as she gives tips on providing the most effective content for your business' social media following!
Nov 25, 2016
Nov 25, 2016
12 min
In this episode, we talk about how the famous "latte factor" for personal finance can be applied in a business setting - and the results are jaw-dropping! Listen in if you want to increase your spending discipline, and therefore increase your business profits.
Nov 18, 2016
Nov 18, 2016
13 min
In this episode, we look at how a $5 coffee every day actually takes more than a dollar off your hourly wage, and how you can turn that into over $28,000 in 10 years! Follow along with the formula at www.elaineskitchentable.com/067
Nov 4, 2016
Nov 4, 2016
27 min
Grab the top three tips from social media marketing expert, Nicole Christen! Learn how this entrepreneur, PhD student and single mom of four children, makes "practice" her way of survival and path to success! My favourite insight from Nicole was that we need to realize that we are responsible for making things happen but at the same time need to realize that we do not have to be the one to make them happen.
Oct 27, 2016
Oct 27, 2016
35 min
Learn the valuable difference between Branding and Marketing
Find out what this Branding Expert says are the four biggest mistakes small businesses do when it comes to branding and what you can do to avoid these mistakes!
Discover the best practice or strategy for drawing attention to your website!
Oct 21, 2016
Oct 21, 2016
22 min
These days, basic fundamental business advice like "Grow sales, ensure everyone gets billed and collect the money" is passed over as people look for the latest "tricks" and "get-rich-quick" schemes.
Listen to accounting whiz Kelly Burkholder as she describes how some of the most successful steps your business can take are some of the least glamorous: Hiring the right help, tracking your expenses, and putting the right systems in place.
Oct 13, 2016
Oct 13, 2016
9 min
Elaine shares 10 top tips for entrepreneurial success that she has learned both from her own experience as a business owner, and from her guests on the podcast.
Oct 5, 2016
Oct 5, 2016
14 min
Join Elaine on the set of filming a CBC Dragons' Den update for Easy Daysies with producer Adam Avrashi, audio engineer Matt Wolfson and Cameraman David Hill, as they share what they see in common amongst the most successful of the hundreds and thousands of business people who pitch to Dragons' Den (Canadian version of Shark Tank) every year.
Sep 29, 2016
Sep 29, 2016
16 min
Elaine, Sharon, Wendy and Maria all work from home at least part of the time to run their businesses. They all previously worked out of the home, and are now "living the dream". So, what's it like? In this episode, they go over the positives and negatives, with advice on how to make the most of your home office.