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Episode Notes ABOUT: Mandy Balak has received many accolades throughout her career including, Entrepreneur of the Year, Alberta’s Top Young Innovator, Start Up of the Year and Female Entrepreneur of the Year to name a few. But perhaps what makes her the proudest is that many of the people she’s worked with have said that she has changed their life, whether is by encouraging them to take the leap and build the business of their dreams or learning more about themselves in the area of personal growth and development. I’m not going to say too much more because that’s what the episode is for. Enjoy! This is Mandy Balak, Founder and CEO of the Ace Collective. EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes The Ace Collective Website\ Upcoming ACE Collective Events The Ace Collective Business Programs for Entrepreneurs The Ace Talks Podcast Mandy Balak’s Instagram Gemma Stone Emotional Freedom Technique Tapping Routine. Natural Formulas Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us. 

Episode Notes ABOUT: Tyler Turner is a World Cup Para Snowboard Gold Medalist and on his way to making history as the first ever double amputee to pilot a wingsuit. If you’re not sure what it means to pilot a wingsuit, it’s basically strapping on a pair of wings and flying like a bird. So yeah, no big deal - said no one EVER! In this episode Tyler Turner talks about loosing his legs and how he found his way back to a fulfilling, adventurous, adrenaline fueled, life.  EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Tyler Turner’s Website Tyler Turner’s Instagram Canadian Sport Parachuting Association Tyler Turner wins gold at Para World Cup for snowboarding Documentary on Tyler Turner called, “60 Seconds” Project Uprising Trevor Cooey’s Instagram Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us. 

Episode Notes ABOUT: Tara Kurylo is an Interior Designer. She works with multi-million-dollar clients and every day people wanting to transform their homes into sanctuaries, where family bonds deepen, and memories are made for years to come.  EPISODE LINKS: Shownotes Website: Tara Kurylo Tara Kurylo’s Instagram Ryan Kurylo, Professional Sculpture (Tara’s Husband referenced in the episode) Casa Bella Living (The home builder Tara works with referenced in the interview) Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us. 

ABOUT: Michael Schauch is a mountaineer, entrepreneur and story teller who lives to explore remote places around the world and share the depth and beauty of human connection he discovers along the way. In this interview we talk about his early success as an entrepreneur at the age of 15 and the rock climbing adventure to Nepal that changed his life forever.  EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Mike Schauch's Website Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us.     

ABOUT: Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist and global leading expert in empowerment, meditation, relationships, and wellbeing. For two decades, Terri has worked with some of the world’s most well-known personalities from international pop stars to Fortune 500 CEOs. She empowers over 100,000 people weekly through her platform, her signature courses Real Love Revolution and Boundary Bootcamp, online community + popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show.  In this episode Terri teaches us about codependency, boundaries, perfectionism and love. EPISODE LINKS: SHOWNOTES Terri Cole’s Website Instagram: @terricole Real Love Revolution YouTube Channel Crushing Codependency Course Terri Cole Show (podcast) Perfectly Imperfect Podcast Episode on the Terri Cole Show Codependent or Caring Episode on the Terri Cole Show Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us.     

When Nic Witzke went cycling for the first time with his dad in Italy, something just clicked. Cycling provided him with a mental and physical challenge he thrived on.  He specialized in hill climbing, a form of cycling that requires massive endurance and mental strength - skills he would unknowingly need later in life, when he received a diagnosis that shook him to his core.  In my interview with Nic. he answers a fundamental question, how do you live when there’s nothing left to lose but everything is on the line? 

Selina Gray is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Financial Empowerment Coach. She’s been crunching numbers and bookkeeping since the age of 12. By the time she was 22, she was managing a multi-million dollar accounts for publicly traded companies and 30 employees across the globe.   On paper, she was living the dream, jet setting throughout the world, dressing in Gucci from head to toe and living a life of luxury. But in her late 20’s her health spiraled out of control. She was forced to make radical changes and reshape her relationship with money.  Now she helps thousands of people achieve financial freedom by being wealthy from the inside out.   

Kelly King MacDonald was one semester away from graduating with a degree in education but suddenly it didn’t feel right. She had fallen in love with something else and couldn’t get it out of her mind. Her love for yoga began in the basement of a church that smelt like moth balls. It was there where she realized she could make an incredible impact on people by improving the quality of their life through movement.  Although it wasn’t easy, she rerouted her path and followed her intuition. This intuition led her on a trip to Africa and to the creation of her dream company – Sowing Seeds Yoga. This is a story about finding purpose, helping others and trusting the process.

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been one year since we started the Up Top Podcast. Time flies when you’re having fun! In this episode Chad turns the tables on me  and hosts the episode. We talk about special moments throughout the year, the WHY behind the podcast, what it’s been like to work together (teaser alert: it’s not always easy), tips for starting a podcast and we even have a SPECIAL guest who joins us. Live music will be included in this episode and the best part is, I have no part in it.   We laugh, I cry and we celebrate! So yeah…nothing has really changed. Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported us and cheered us on throughout this wild ride. Words cannot describe how much it has meant to us. EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Atomic Habits Awaken the Giant Within Mount Royal Journalism Program Oral Roberts University   Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us. 

Jen Bricker-Bauer has been featured on ESPN, 20/20, Good Morning America and many other major networks across the world. Her story is a miraculous one - she was born without legs due to a rare birth defect, abandoned in the hospital and not even given a name. She could have grown up feeling hopeless and defeated but instead she was adopted and went on to become a world record holder, champion gymnast and New York Times Bestselling Author. Her story has a lesson for everyone and there are so many twists and turns you’ll get goose bumps that will last for days!  EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Jen Bricker - Bauer’s Instagram Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us. 

Mark had a successful career in sales but after suffering a series of major heartbreaks, he got curious. He quit his job and dedicated years to researching the science and psychology of what makes a great relationship work. What he discovered was life changing. Mark is a Human Connection Specialist, popular podcast host, coach and TED Talk motivational speaker. This could be one of the deepest episodes yet, so buckle up as we explore the depths of love (for self and others).  EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Mark Groves Instagram (@createthelove) Mark Groves Website Mark Groves Courses Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us.     

Ray Zahab was a pack a day smoker who dreaded gym class growing up. BUT now he's an ultra runner who's been named one of Canada's Top Explorers. He's run over 17,000 kms across the world's deserts and some of the coldest places on the planet. His trek across the Sahara desert was captured in the documentary, Running the Sahara, produced by Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award winner James Moll. Ray is a world record holder, humanitarian and a best-selling author. In this interview he talks about what triggered this drastic life change and the greatest lessons he's learned from putting his body and mind to the ultimate test. Listen NOW.  EPISODE LINKS: Show Notes Running the Sahara Desert Documentary Impossible2possible Foundation TED talk by Ray Zahab – My Trek to the South Pole Meritorious Service Decorations – Civil Division Award Ray Zahab’s Instagram Ray Zahab’s Facebook Ray Zahab’s Website Kapid1 Expedition Co. Running to Extremes: Ray Zahab’s Amazing Ultra Marathon Journey (Book) Running for my Life: On the Extreme Road  Adventure Runner Ray Zahab (Book) Subscribe to Up Top Podcast TODAY and if you like this episode please consider leaving a rating and/or review. It's quick and easy, I promise! Just click here, scroll to the bottom and voila.  You can also visit our website for freebies and to learn more about us.