• Episode 14: Embracing Summer
    Jul 23 2024

    Our newest episode of Motivation Monday is live!

    On this week's episode of Motivation Monday Kait and Henoc dive into the discussion of summer, they touch on how wonderful it is to see everyone come out and spend time together, the importance of building you confidence up especially in the summer when it's way too hot to hide behind our sweaters and long pants.

    These two encourage confidence and love for yourself and others, they give appreciation to the hard work it takes not only to put the work into how you show up, but also the drive it takes to not give up on achieving that goal for yourself you have. It's not easy and we're proud of you!!

    Summer body not here yet? That’s okay! Summer is still going to happen next year; it's not going anywhere so why discount your efforts when you’ve worked so hard?! Be proud!

    Tune in this Monday to enjoy some motivation, smiles, and story-telling with Kait and Henoc.

    Key timestamps include:

    00:00 – 1:26 – Pre-recording audio <3

    1:30 – Catching Up

    4:30 – Seeing people come out of their "shells"

    8:05–Body confidence and the show of strength in having it

    24:00 – Appreciating the small changes

    34:14 – Discretion & Communication

    25:00 – Final words & Outro

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    27 mins
  • Episode 14: The Duality of Bosses
    Jul 12 2024

    Our newest episode of A Penny For Your Thoughts with Kait and Lauren just dropped!


    This week's episode is based around the duality of bosses, the good ones, the bad ones, the important aspects of a leader and what people in a leadership role can do to be better or support their workforce in a better way.

    Both Lauren and Kait discuss their experiences with different bosses and how it affected them within the work environment, before and after leaving. They discuss what they've learned and things they have changed throughout their leadership journeys.

    These two give amazing tips and tricks to deal with each kind of boss and some great advice to leaders!

    Leaders, need help taking the opinions and feedback of others?! Tune in!! These two wish for you to be the best you can be!


    Key Timestamps:

    0:00-3:58 – Intro and Catching up

    4:05 – Our words are powerful

    6:06 – The best bosses ❤️

    10:28 – The "worst" bosses (💀)

    14:44 – How do you dial yourself in?

    17:35 - The resiliency - it starts with you!

    21:11 – Last words and Outro


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    24 mins
  • Pocket Change: The Future of AI in Technology and Governance
    Jul 5 2024

    In this weeks episode of Pocket Change, welcomes back Brennen Schmidt, an author and globetrotting management consultant renowned for his expertise in cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and technology strategy.

    Throughout this podcast Brennen shares his insights on the rapid evolution of AI, its adoption across various sectors, and the importance of governance in managing this powerful technology. From the challenges of integrating AI in business workflows to the ethical considerations and governance necessary to harness AI responsibly.

    Join us in learning more as Brennen provides a comprehensive look at the current and future landscape of AI!

    Tune in for these thought-provoking conversations on how to navigate and leverage AI in a rapidly changing world.

    Reach out to Brennen at bschmidt@aleus.ca, or DM him on Instagram @brenzens.


    Key Timestamps:

    00:00-3:00 - Introduction and Catch up
    3:15 - Surprise! AI is appearing everywhere
    10:18 - AI in Healthcare and Other Sectors
    17:41- Human Interaction vs. AI Automation
    26:49 - The Role of Governance in AI Development
    38:57 - AI holding and using the proper systems
    42:47- Final words from Brennen & Kait
    45:00 - Outro

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    46 mins
  • A Penny for Your Thoughts: Clap Out
    Jun 28 2024

    Our newest episode of A Penny For Your Thoughts with Kait and Lauren just dropped!

    This week’s A Penny For Your Thoughts episode is based around celebratory leavings around a new way called a "clap out". Kait and Lauren story tell their past experiences within jobs and how the process of leaving them went, including how cool a clap out would have been in those situations.

    Join these two ladies as they dive into a wonderful podcast that will be sure to have you sitting back and thinking about just how cool a clap out would be once in your life.

    Tune in to learn how to celebrate change and transition into a new place or aspect of your life. Celebration in a time within our lives that you wouldn't expect.

    Key Timestamps:
    0:00-3:33 – Intro and Catching up
    4:00 – The Clap Out
    7:10 – Past transition
    9:23 – How nice the clap out could be
    12:00 – A new chapter
    19:30 - Outro


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    20 mins
  • Episode 13: New Experiences
    Jun 17 2024

    Welcome back to a new Motivation Monday with Kait and Henoc Maurice! Get ready to take this week by storm by starting with these two!

    This episode is all about new things!

    That’s right, new things! But more specifically new hobbies and sports. Both Kait and Henoc have started a new journey in their lives, and share about their new passions with archery and golf!

    They both share stories of some backlash, but have they quit? Have you met these two?!

    No way!

    Tune in to this week’s Motivation Monday where Kait and Henoc share their stories and express their emotions, problems and how they dealt with the doubt and uncertainties and continue to have fun!

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    26 mins
  • A Penny for Your Thoughts: Recognizing Yourself As A Whole
    May 31 2024

    Our newest episode of A Penny For Your Thoughts with Kait and Lauren just dropped!


    This weeks A Penny For Your Thoughts podcast is diving into the important discussion of mental health and self awareness.

    Kait and Lauren touch on many subjects around mental health like confusion of identity and how outside world incidents like a job can affect your mental wellness.

    They indulge themselves in the discussion of your roll in a workplace not being a defining factor of who you are in the outside world and to yourself.

    These two friends share personal experiences and give their empathy to those who are struggling as well as prove insight on their opinions of dealing with identity, mental health and value. They touch on finding value within our lives and taking the steps to do so when were all carrying multiple masks to display for each person, supporting your legacy and building yourself up to the end.

    Kait reminds us: "What we leave behind is our legacy, you never see a U-Haul following a hearse..."

    Be freely you, find your values and live to your own expectations and dreams within yourself - we have one life, be happy and be kind. We are defined as a whole, not just one side of our "Dimond".

    Stay true to yourself and your values!


    Key Timestamps:

    0:00-2:22 – Intro

    3:30 – Who are we without titles?

    6:50 – Passion is our face!

    10:00 – What we leave is our legacy

    13:40 – Don't spread yourself thin

    21:21 - Outro


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    22 mins
  • Pocket Change: Leadership and Everything Within
    May 24 2024

    Our newest episode of Pocket Change is live!

    On this week's episode of Pocket Change Kait welcomes back Jim Reid for a second time.

    Jim is the author of the book "Leading to Greatness" and is also a speaker and executive coach with Forbes. These two indulge in some very meaningful and insightful topics ranging from strategies for leaders, all the way to the many factors of multigenerational people in the work force together.

    Tune in to hear some key tips and tricks along with personal experiences that Jim and Kait share throughout this podcast that we think you'll really enjoy!

    Key timestamps include:

    00:00 – 2:42 – Intro and catch up!

    3:24 – Strategy for leaders

    11:10 – Values and Trust

    17:47 – "Keep it simple"

    27:38 – Multigenerational people working together

    36:00 – Connecting during an interview

    45:40 - Outro

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    48 mins
  • A Penny for Your Thoughts: Credibility
    May 18 2024

    Our newest episode of A Penny For Your Thoughts with Kait and Lauren just dropped!!

    This week’s podcast is about credibility, being planful and insightfulness.

    You'll notice we have no key timestamps for this week's episode as these two lovely ladies talk about how important credibility and reliability is throughout.

    They dive into deep discussion sharing their own stories on how they’ve overcome their own lack of credibility, how they’ve grown and how they can now help others and shed light on the importance of it all.

    This discussion may cause you to reevaluate how credible you actually are, even outside of the workforce. Come join these two ladies and share thoughts and laughs throughout!

    Remember, "You are the commodity of what you bring to the workforce."

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    24 mins