1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg?

I am typically more of a listener as I believe it is an important part of being a good communicator. I’m excited to speak at TEDx Winnipeg because I feel like I have some relevant ideas that will be nice to share at scale.

2 .How did you come up with your idea, and how did you develop it into something shareable?

I came up with the idea of Goal Smashing after I was approached to speak at TedX Winnipeg. I had always wanted to publish something about weight loss as I have had good success with it and this talk allows me to extend the discussion to talk broadly about goals.

3. What’s the best thing you’ve read in the past year?

Dale Carnegie – How to Make Friends and Influence People.

4. Dumbledore or Gandalf?

Owned a Gandalf Pipe once.

5. What’s your biggest pet peeve?

I don’t have pet peeves. Someone once said that people with pet peeves think the world revolves around them :0) We all have our challenges it’s about how you frame them and what you can do to improve on the situation.

6. The last time you wanted to give up on something, what made you keep going?

I am motivated by the fact that many generations of my family have worked really hard to set us up for success and I feel like it would be a disservice to them to not do anything other than swing for the fences :0)

7. What’s on your playlist at the moment?

Listening to 1997 Country Hits on repeat on Apple Music.