NOW with Steve Rio

Zach Berman - Going vegan, personal growth, psychedelics, and entrepreneurship

Steve sits down with Zach Berman. Zach is a father, husband, and Co-Founder of The Juice Truck. Zach has built an incredible business focused on health and wellbeing with one of his oldest friends. He's an avid vegan, and cares deeply about promoting the vegan lifestyle, without alienating people. Zach has also done a lot of soul-searching and personal development that shines through in this thoughtful conversation, which covers topics such as personal development, self-awareness, mindfulness, nature exposure, maintaining relationships, entrepreneurship, veganism and the ethics of the food we eat, psychedelics, death, and much more. //--// Show notes, links and more: https://natureofwork.co/zach

Zoë Pawlak — On the internal struggles of entrepreneurship, personal growth, sobriety, faith, and spirituality.

Steve sits down with Zoë Pawlak. Zoë is a mother, wife, and an artist and industrial designer, who has built an impressive brand and career as a painter and home products designer. Zoe found out she was pregnant at 24, just after she completed her art degree. She went on to build a successful career while raising two kids. Through that journey, her deep faith and spirituality was an important touchstone that helped her weather the inevitable ups and downs as an artist and entrepreneur. In the past two years, Zoë has found sobriety after recognizing she had an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. In this rich conversation, we cover all of this and more, ending up in a fascinating exchange about spirituality, god, and the hunger that people are feeling for faith, connection, and community. //--// Show notes, links and Zoe's biography: https://natureofwork.co/zoe

 

Ludo Siouffi — On the power of a personal purpose statement, forging life-long relationships, and leaving a legacy.

Steve sits down with Ludo Siouffi. Ludo is a husband, father of two, and founder of The Ludo Group, where he's a portfolio manager focused on sustainable and ethical investments. Ludo has done an incredible job of articulating his personal purpose statement and integrating it into every aspect of his life. In this conversation, Ludo talks about how that has fueled his impressive work in the community, shaped the relationships he forms with his clients, and how it helps him show up as the best dad and husband possible. //--// Show notes, links and Ludo's biography, visit: https://natureofwork.co/ludo

 

Rick Ocean — On how to know if you're an entrepreneur, personal growth, and facing depression as a high performer.

Steve sits down with Rick Ocean. Rick is a father, husband, and managing partner at Body Energy Club. Rick is a self-made entrepreneur who joined his partner in Body Energy Club over 15 years ago, after dropping out of college. In this lively conversation, Rick and Steve talk entrepreneurship, personal growth, relationships in business, managing depression and lots more. //----// Show notes, links and Rick's biography, visit: https://natureofwork.co/rick

Chantal Russell — On the true definition of yoga, creating ritual in your life, and thriving through cancer.

Steve sits down with Chantal Russell. Chantal is a mama, a tantric yogini and lover of all things wellness. She’s a meditation teacher, entrepreneur, and founder of The Well on Bowen Island. In this wide-ranging conversation, Chantal and Steve talk yoga, meditation, relationships, forest bathing, psychedelics, spirituality and how to be grateful for every day that you’re alive. //--// For full show notes, links and Chantal's biography, visit: https://natureofwork.co/chantal 

Scott Orth — On the power of mindfulness, overcoming adversity and listening to your gut

Steve Rio sits down with Scott Orth. Scott is a Mindfulness coach, teacher and speaker and the founder of Mindful Wisdom, based in Vancouver BC. They get into how adversity plays a key role in personal development, how big decisions in life often come down to a gut feeling you need to listen for, the incredible power of mindfulness in work and life, how obstacles are a gift for growth, and a number of other topics in this deep and wide-ranging conversation. //--// Show notes, links, and Scott's bio: natureofwork.co/scott