Dichotomy Podcast with Mike Reid

Giovanni Bartolomeo is an entrepreneur and life adventurer with a passion for creating deep connections and environments for these types of connections to take place. Using easy and effective techniques such as breath work, cold exposure, movement, and fasting, he facilitates workshops and retreats designed to unlock the innate human potential within us all. Gio is also an advocate for plant medicine, a key element that contributed to changing his life for the better. In this episode we go over his journey to living an extraordinary life, from coming to terms with the fact that something important was missing in his seemingly successful life to discovering what truly matters to him. Enjoy! Highlights Gio's entrepreneurial journey Lessons from 50+ Ayahuasca ceremonies Dichotomy between control and letting go Lessons from a 55-day fast Living in busy Toronto vs living in quiet Costa Rica Resources: Gio's website | Gio's LinkedIn | Gio's Intagram | Gio's Facebook | Gio's YouTube | Gio's documentary Before you go... If you like to hear more, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. For more insights on business and entrepreneurship, connect with Mike on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook . Visit www.mikejamesreid.com for more information about Dent Global.

Kevin Rempel is a 2013 Sledge Hockey World Champion, a 2014 Sochi Paralympic Bronze Medalist and a mental resilience coach. Having overcome a motorcrossing accident that left him paralysed, he learned to walk again at the age of 23. As if that wasn't hard enough, he witnessed the decline of his dad who took his own life shortly after, as a result of also becoming paralyzed from a hunting accident. In this episode we talk about maintaining hope and optimism during an indefinite period of struggle, dealing with depression, building a strong mindset and what it means to live an extraordinary life. Enjoy! Highlights Depression Mental games and strategies to win in life and business The meaning of living an extraordinary life Mental resilience Resources: Kevin's website | Kevin's LinkedIn | Kevin's Instagram | Kevin's Facebook | Keven's YouTube Before you go... If you like to hear more, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. For more insights on business and entrepreneurship, connect with Mike on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook . Visit www.mikejamesreid.com for more information about Dent Global.

Lynzie Kent is the CEO & founder of Love by Lynzie, a Toronto-based event and wedding planning and design agency. She is also the CEO and Creative Director of The Pop-Up Chapel Co, the Uber of weddings, where they marry 10 couples in one day. In this episode, we talk about the dichotomies of navigating business and life as a mother, a wife and a key person of influence in her industry. We also talk about how anxiety, social media and setting boundaries influence her day to day life. Enjoy! Highlights The dichotomies of being a mom and running a business Maintaining a small boutique agency vs scaling the business City life vs country life Dealing with anxiety Resources: Love By Lynzie | The Pop-up Chapel Co. | The Love by Lynzie podcast | Lynzie's Instagram | Lynzie's Twitter | Lynzie's LinkedIn | Before you go... If you like to hear more, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. For more insights on business and entrepreneurship, connect with Mike on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook . Visit www.mikejamesreid.com for more information about Dent Global.

Lauren is a compassionate connector, who has parlayed her genuine passion for giving to inspire philanthropy and social investment across borders, sectors and causes. As an expert in strategic philanthropy and corporate giving, Lauren helps non-profits, social enterprise and purpose driven companies enhance their impact on a global scale. As the Principal & Executive Optimist of Impact Giving, Lauren helps individuals, corporations, foundations and family offices lead a more purpose-driven life through their giving and through their wealth. Lauren has been an advisor, partner, board member or volunteer for over 100 impact-focused organizations, which allows her to CONNECT a powerful network of impact focused players from around the world. In this episode, we talk about the dichotomy of love and lost, good and bad, navigating the road to recovery from a concussion and how big of a role family plays in her life and her career. Enjoy! Highlights The dichotomy of love and lost Recovery from concussion The impact of family role in her development Navigating the fear and excitement of becoming mom while building a career Finding the balance between family and work Resources: Impactful Giving | Thought Partnership | Lauren's Facebook | Lauren's Instagram | Lauren's LinkedIn Before you go... If you like to hear more, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. For more insights on business and entrepreneurship, connect with Mike on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook . Visit www.mikejamesreid.com for more information about Dent Global.

Marcel Petitpas is the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a software company that helps service businesses increase profitability and close more deals by generating accurate, data-driven estimates in seconds using their existing time-tracking data. He's also the fractional COO at Gold Front - an award-winning creative agency in San Francisco working with new-age brands like Slack, Uber, Adobe, Keap and more. In this episode, we talk about the dichotomy of focus and the periphery , going wide vs going deep , how to turn pain into power and how to know if you're on the right track. Marcel also talks about how he deals with imposter syndrome and the curse of competency. Enjoy! Highlights : The Dichotomy of focus vs the periphery (going wide vs going deep) Being a T-shaped person Turning pain into power The luxury of focus Doing hard things vs doing the things that come easy to you Shame & imposter syndrome How to know if you're on the right track The curse of competency Resources: Marcel Petitpas | Parakeeto | The Agency Profit Podcast | Marcel's Facebook | Marcel's Instagram | Marcel's LinkedIn Before you go... If you like to hear more, make sure to subscribe and leave a review. For more insights on business and entrepreneurship, connect with Mike on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook . Visit www.mikejamesreid.com for more information about Dent Global.