This is a solo episode. I felt inspired to create it after reading the following article in CBC News:TDSB needs millions to ensure safe return to school in fall, says it may have to cut FrenchI didn't start learning French until I was an adult

#22 - Bryan McDonald

Jul 22nd, 2020 1h 4m

Bryan "B-Mac" McDonald is an outdoorsman, nature lover, plumber, hunter, angler, and entertaining storyteller. From hunting deer, elk, and mountain lions through the mountains of Colorado to crab fishing in British Columbia to moose hunting in

#21 - Amanda Kennedy

Jun 24th, 2020 1h 45m

Amanda L. Kennedy is Haudenosaunee and an Indigenous Woman Innovator. She is an Indigenous Youth and Women Activist, Innovative Consultant, Educator and Strategic Planner. She is a self-taught, self-made, social entrepreneur and the Founder of

#20 - Melonie de Guzman

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 13m

Melonie is a digital media maven working on high profile digital projects since 2005, before Twitter was even a thing! She is inspired to teach people how to project manage their lives by applying the skills learned from 15 years of projects, b

#19 - Ryan McCarty

Jun 11th, 2020 1h 36m

Ryan McCarty is an author, international renowned speaker, and the Co-Founder of Culture of Good, Inc.After creating and implementing a wildly successful Culture of Good movement at the largest Verizon Authorized Wireless Retailer, in which he

#18 - Paul Simard

Jun 3rd, 2020 1h 33m

Paul Simard is the Director of Community and Impact Partnerships at the UN Refugee Agency, a TEDx speaker, and Founder of HuMENity, a new paradigm for boys and men to create a new future for themselves, their families, and their communities bec

#17 - Phoebe Yì Líng

May 29th, 2020 1h 24m

At her very core, Phoebe Yì Líng is an explorer, often braving the unknown to see what she can discover. A former elementary school teacher, she now spends time writing for her blog, offering Reiki therapy, and experimenting with performance a

#16 - Calder Hutchinson

May 20th, 2020 1h 22m

Calder is a Toronto-based educator and workshop facilitator. He values student-driven, curiosity-based education styles, and is currently teaching a lot of math, chess, and general life skills-y stuff. He's fascinated by the educational power o

#15 - Brandon Love

May 13th, 2020 1h 37m

Brandon Love is a professional speaker and inspirational wizard who awakens people to their possibilities. He has been speaking and performing for 10+ years to audiences across North America. He is also the co-author of Brainsprouting: How to B

#14 - Matt Zinman

May 8th, 2020 1h 16m

Matt Zinman is a personal success trainer whose experiences as an entrepreneur, athlete, single parent, caretaker, consultant and nonprofit founder drive him to be a difference-maker and positively impact as many people as possible. He is also

#13 - Deri Latimer

May 5th, 2020 1h 11m

Deri Latimer is a TEDx Speaker, author, and organizational consultant. She works with organizations who want to create happy, healthy, humane workplaces for increased positivity, productivity, and prosperity!Deri is one of fewer than 15% of spe

#12 - Diamond Yao

Apr 30th, 2020 1h 19m

Diamond is a writer/journalist who focuses on contemporary social and environmental issues. A Montreal native, she aims to bring underreported stories and perspectives into the open to add to important conversations. Her work has been featured

#11 - Arielle London

Apr 23rd, 2020 1h 14m

Arielle London is a writer, singer and rapper from Montreal, Quebec. She is a human rights and mental health advocate with a love for freedom of expression. Arielle created The Child-Centric Framework, a theory for the promotion of children’s r

#10 - Dan Plexman

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 21m

Dan Plexman is an international professional workplace safety expert. He's an average guy on a mission to keep workers safe! In 2008, a preventable workplace accident changed his life forever. Dan was working alone in a man-lift that came in cl

#9 - The relaunch of the podcast

Apr 8th, 2020 21m 31s

It's been 5 months since I launched my podcast. In that time, I've learned a few things. Namely, I've learned what isn't working. In this episode, I discuss with my partner, Marie-Eve, how I plan on changing the podcast moving forward so that i

#8 - How do you manage unexpected changes?

Mar 20th, 2020 34m 42s

I started reading a book this week about organizational change and I couldn't help compare the lessons offered in the book to our current situation. COVID-19 is an unexpected challenge that we ALL have to deal with right now. What is the best w

#7 - Why I'm finally getting my gun licence

Mar 9th, 2020 20m 45s

Why would Eric decide to get his gun licence at the age of 37, during a time when guns are becoming more and more taboo? The reason might surprise you.

#6 - Dr Robyn Ibey

Feb 16th, 2020 1h 23m

Robyn Ibey is a sports orthopaedic physiotherapist, PhD in neuroscience, and clinical lecturer at the University of Waterloo. In this episode, we discuss several topics including body shaming, gender identity, and healthy eating habits.I loved

#5 - Luis Serrano

Feb 8th, 2020 1h 44m

Luis Serrano is the CFO (Chief Fun Officer) of Fundamentals of Play, a life coach, facilitator, and motivational speaker. He is obsessed with maximizing human potential through the power of play! He has studied positive psychology, practiced &

#4 - How deleting social media changed my life

Dec 20th, 2019 29m 28s

In this episode, I talk about how social media can be toxic. Of course, it's not toxic for everyone, but I think the toxic aspects of social media often creep into our lives without us even knowing it. I also share the five positive outcomes th

#3 - Owning my mistakes and changing my beliefs

Dec 2nd, 2019 24m 59s

In this episode, I begin by discussing a few of the more controversial topics from Episode #2 and how I could have been wrong with some of the things I said. Like I said in Episode #1, I want to try my best to own up to my mistakes and I though

#2 - Immigration, jobs, and freedom of speech

Nov 26th, 2019 31m 24s

In this episode, I dive into different subjects that came up for me after the firing of Don Cherry. I share my thoughts on immigration, freedom of speech, and a way in which I think Canadians can build more empathy and understanding.

#1 - What am I doing here?

Nov 10th, 2019 19m 54s

This is the start of the Eric Ibey Podcast. In this episode, I explain what this podcast is, why it exists, and who it's for. In short, I want to learn how to better navigate our modern world of political correctness. I'm often confused about w

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