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Making Your Mark Podcast
by Mark Bundang
🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark BundangWhat does it take to truly make your mark? This podcast shares real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through change, and defined success on their own terms. Designed for early to mid-career professionals, Making Your Mark offers clarity, courage, and purpose — whether you're building a business, mastering a craft, leading a team, or shaping your impact in your community. New eps or clips every two weeks
Episodes
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How Reputation Is Built at Work — Even When You’re Not There | Five with Mark
Reputation isn’t built by what you say — it’s built by what others say when you’re not there. Consistent behavior, trust, and delivery shape how people experience you long after you’ve left the room. In this episode, I share a story from my time at Weir, leading a massive ERP implementation that...
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Career Confidence Comes From Doing Hard Things | Five with Mark
Confidence isn’t something you’re born with — it’s something you build through action. In this episode, I share the story of my first big break in business transformation at Brother Canada, when I had to present a 180‑day project plan to a room full of executives. I was nervous, inexperienced…
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The Emotional Patterns You Don’t Notice — But Everyone Else Does | Five with Mark
Emotional reactions shape careers far more than technical skills — and most people only realize it after they hit a wall. Emotional patterns influence confidence, communication, reputation, and how people experience you at work. In this episode, I share a story from early in my career, right…
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Design Your Own Career: Human-Centric Leadership with Caroline Samne
What happens when your early career path doesn’t fit, your strengths pull you in a different direction, and the work you’re “supposed” to do no longer aligns with who you’re becoming? For Caroline Samne, the turning point came when teaching, human‑centric leadership, and organizational…
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When Work Stops Feeling Right: Psychological Safety with Nogol Madani
What happens when the career you worked so hard to build no longer feels aligned with who you are? For Nogol Madani, leaving engineering wasn’t a setback — it was the beginning of discovering her mission around culture, leadership, and psychological safety. After completing her master’s in...
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Integrity Over Opportunity: Entrepreneurship with Antoine de Brabant
What happens when your business is growing, the opportunity is huge, but your values are no longer aligned with the people beside you? For Antoine de Brabant, co‑founder of Wordans and later Jobbook, the turning point came when success and identity no longer matched. Walking away wasn’t failure —...
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Curiosity Builds Better Careers: Non-Linear Paths with Tarun Kohli
What if the best career move you can make is choosing curiosity over the script everyone expects you to follow? For Tarun Kohli, stepping away from traditional and trendy paths opened doors he never could have predicted — IBM, consulting, ESG strategy, and a career built on learning…
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Own Your Working Style: Self-Advocacy with Grace Anniskett
What does career clarity really look like? For Grace Anniskett, it meant learning to advocate for herself, understanding her working style, navigating job‑change guilt, and redefining what “enough” means — all while building a meaningful career in project management. Grace, a project manager and...
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Start Over with Purpose: Career Reinvention with Eric Ouimet
What does it take to leave a successful family business and reinvent your life with purpose? Eric Ouimet shares how stepping away from ownership opened the door to a mission rooted in human impact: protecting people through fraud awareness and digital safety. After years of leadership at…
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Values Shape Every Path: Purposeful Career Paths with Michael Wodzicki
What defines a career built on values? For Michael Wodzicki, it’s navigating privilege, politics, and transformation while staying true to the motto he and Mark Bundang shared at Loyola High School: “Men for Others.” More than 30 years after graduating together, Mark and Mike reconnect to explore...
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Perseverance Starts with Belief: Coaching & Leadership with Alex Salvaggio
What defines perseverance? For Alex Salvaggio, it’s the ability to take one step at a time through challenges — whether climbing a mountain at 17, guiding youth athletes, or navigating the chaos of ERP implementation. His story is about being coached, becoming a coach, and helping others…
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Respect the Hands Feeding Us: Farmer Dignity with AD Alvarez
What happens when a micro‑finance professional pivots to farming, becomes a national biotech advocate, and joins a global network to amplify farmer voices? AD Alvarez’s journey spans finance, agriculture, and international policy — from Cebu’s cornfields to the halls of the FAO. In this episode…
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Feel the Fear, Begin Again: Therapy & Career Change with Alina Yarova
What happens when a healthcare strategist moves to France, launches a coaching service, and begins training to become a therapist — all in pursuit of deeper service and personal truth? Alina Yarova’s career spans consulting, health tech, and now a bold new chapter: embracing therapy not just as a...
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Your Words Have Power: Speaking with Impact with Jordan LeBel
What happens when a professor known for impact and connection is forced to slow down — and discovers that saying “No” might be the most powerful lesson of all? Jordan LeBel is a marketing professor and food industry expert whose superpower lies in the spoken word — the ability to move people…
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Leave to Become You: Executive Reinvention with Martin Featherston
What happens when a corporate president walks away from power — and finds clarity in the space that follows? Martin Featherston shares how leaving corporate life gave him the freedom to breathe, reflect, and rediscover who he truly was. Martin didn’t leave to write a book. He left to reclaim his...
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Saaj Patel on Building a Brand on Integrity in Auto Service | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Saaj Patel on why integrity matters in auto service. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Saaj shares how he’s building SP Mecano to stand for honesty, integrity, and doing right by the customer. In an industry often criticized for upselling and mistrust, his...
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Derick Kulibaba on How Kuli-Box Helped Others Heal | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Derick Kulibaba on turning pain into purpose through movement. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Derick shares the story behind Kuli-Box, the exercise initiative he launched at CN just months after losing his first wife. What began as a step toward his own...
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Kim Gutierrez on Why Nurses Deserve More Recognition | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Kim Gutierrez on why nurses must be valued as essential professionals. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Kim shares her perspective on the realities of nursing and why recognition must go beyond seeing nurses as caretakers. She calls for change, highlighting…
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Anne Pertus on Health, Healing, and Finding Your People | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Anne Pertus on the power of support and community in healing. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Anne opens up about her personal health journey — and how everything changed when she found her tribe. Her story highlights the importance of listening to your body,...
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Samantha Bateman on Turning the Corner in Business | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Samantha Bateman on the moment her business began to gain traction. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Samantha reflects on when her executive recruitment firm, Integria Consulting, shifted from struggle to stability. Her story captures the turning point every...
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Stella Filippatos on Are You Earning, Learning — or Both? | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Stella Filippatos on how to evaluate your career through a simple but powerful lens. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Stella explains why you should either be earning, learning — or, ideally, both. Her framework helps professionals optimize their path, make...
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Kim Handysides on AI in the Creative Industry: Evolve or Resist? | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Kim Handysides on how creatives can respond to the rise of AI. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Kim shares her perspective on why adaptation, authenticity, and strategy matter more than fear when facing technological change. Her timely insight is especially...
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Johnny Luk on Advice to Young People After Losing Twice | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Johnny Luk on resilience, ambition, and public life. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Johnny reflects on running for UK Parliament twice — and losing both times. What he gained instead was perspective, resilience, and clarity. His advice to young people is a...
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Kate Good on Adapting from Elite Sport to Marketing | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Kate Good on the shift from world-class competition to the corporate world. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Kate shares what she discovered about the fundamental differences between elite sport and marketing — and how she had to adapt her mindset…
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Lessons in Leadership, Growth & Resilience | Season 2 Recap | Making Your Mark Podcast
🎙 What does it take to lead, adapt, and thrive in today’s world? Season 2 of the Making Your Mark Podcast explored exactly that — through powerful conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, public servants, athletes, healthcare professionals, and more. In this special recap episode, host Mark...
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Build Your Freedom Your Way: Trades to Entrepreneurship with Saaj Patel
Trades to entrepreneurship, mobile auto service, and building a business on your own terms are at the center of Saaj Patel’s story. After years working in dealerships, Saaj made the bold decision to leave stability behind and launch SP Mecano, a mobile automotive servicing business built around...
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Rise After the Hardest Moments: Mental Wellness with Derick Kulibaba
Purpose, mental wellness, and rebuilding life after loss are at the center of Derick Kulibaba’s story. A Montreal entrepreneur and coach, Derick transformed personal tragedy into a mission to support others through movement, community, and resilience. Before founding Seconds Out Boxing, Derick...
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The Reality Behind the Scrubs: Nursing Resilience with Kim Gutierrez
Nursing resilience, frontline reality, and the emotional toll of COVID‑19 shape the journey of Filipino‑Canadian nurse Kim Gutierrez. From hesitating to pursue nursing to becoming a travel nurse in the U.S. and later serving on Montreal’s frontlines, Kim’s story highlights the courage required to...
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Lead with Integrity & Community: Leading Change with Anne Pertus
How do integrity, transformation, and community shape a successful career? Anne Pertus, co‑founder of The Pillars, has built her professional journey around meaningful change, human‑centric leadership, and the power of finding your tribe. Her path spans large corporations, boutique consulting...
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Built on Grit & Purpose: Resilience in Business with Samantha Bateman
Resilience, purpose, and building a business through adversity are central to Samantha Bateman’s story. As the founder of Integria Consulting, Sam has spent 20 years growing a purpose‑driven executive search firm rooted in service, second chances, and a deep commitment to helping people find...
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Cracking the Corporate Code: Self-Advocacy with Stella Filippatos
Career growth, self‑advocacy, and navigating corporate dynamics define Stella Filippatos’s journey across engineering, aviation, and business. After years of delivering results, she realized that performance alone wasn’t enough—she needed to understand the unspoken rules of the workplace to earn...
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Reinvent Yourself: Creative Entrepreneurship with Kim Handysides
Reinvention, voiceover mastery, and building a sustainable creative business in a rapidly changing industry are central to Kim Handysides’ story. From her early days as a weather woman to becoming an award‑winning voiceover artist and entrepreneur, Kim has built a thriving career by adapting,...
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Grit Builds Leaders Who Serve: Public Service with Johnny Luk
How do you transition from elite sports to politics and leadership? Johnny Luk, former rowing champion and UK political candidate, has built a career defined by grit, service, and a commitment to creating real impact. His journey spans competitive athletics, government roles, private‑sector...
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Rebuild Identity & Reclaim Strength: Mental Resilience with Kate Good
What happens when your identity is tied to being an athlete — and that career suddenly ends? Kate Good, former world‑class competitive figure skater and now a mental performance coach, shares her powerful story of reinvention, resilience, and redefining success beyond sport. Forced into early...
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Rob Bourbeau on Why North America Must Keep Manufacturing Alive | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Rob Bourbeau on why manufacturing in North America is about more than economics. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Rob raises a critical question: should we continue to manufacture locally or outsource entirely? He explains why preserving manufacturing...
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Slava Pisanka on 3 Keys to Succeeding in ERP Contracting | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Slava Pisanka on what it really takes to succeed in ERP consulting. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Slava shares the three keys that have helped him thrive as an independent ERP contractor: strategy, mindset, and relationships. His perspective shows that...
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Dr. Rafik Naccache on Academia vs Industry Career Crossroads | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Dr. Rafik Naccache on the weight of choosing between academia and industry. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Rafik shares how his post-doctoral fellowship led him to a pivotal career decision: return to industry or pursue a long-term path in academic research....
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Sam Watts on Why the Nonprofit Sector Needs Disruption | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Sam Watts on why the nonprofit sector is overdue for innovation. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Sam explains how traditional approaches often fall short — and why bold leadership, fresh thinking, and systems-level change are needed to unlock real progress…
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Olivia Dufour on The Difference Between Networking and Building Alliances | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Olivia Dufour on why networking alone isn’t enough. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Olivia explains how building true alliances leads to greater growth, trust, and long-term opportunity. Her perspective highlights the mindset shift that turns simple…
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Dr. Muthucumaru Maheswaran on The Moment Computers Changed His Career | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Dr. Muthucumaru Maheswaran on how one spark can change everything. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Dr. Maheswaran reflects on the moment during his undergraduate studies when he stumbled into the world of computers — a discovery that reshaped his research...
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Minh Josefsson on How Introverts Prepare for People-Facing Moments | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Minh Josefsson on thriving in people-oriented situations as an introvert. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Minh shares the intentional strategies he uses to show up with presence, confidence, and energy when it counts. His story proves that introverts can…
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Hannah Flostrand on Navigating Career Pivots with Clarity | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Hannah Flostrand on how clarity and values make career pivots less overwhelming. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Hannah shares how staying grounded in what matters most helps reveal the right path forward. Her perspective shows that when you align decisions...
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Shah Chaudhry on Service Over Self & Career Growth | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from Shah Chaudhry on why success in IT is about more than technical skills. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Shah shares how a mindset focused on helping others has shaped his career, built trust, and opened doors he never expected. His story shows that leadership...
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MJ Plebon on Realizing a Childhood Dream Later in Life | MYM Clip
🔥 Quick insight from MJ Plebon on fulfilling a lifelong dream after a successful corporate career. In this clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, MJ shares how decades of experience prepared him to finally live out his purpose — helping communities in need around the world. His story proves…
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Season 1 Success & Gratitude | Proof of Concept for Making Your Mark | MYM Bonus
🔥 Quick reflection from host Mark Bundang on the success of Season 1. In this bonus clip from the Making Your Mark Podcast, Mark expresses gratitude to the incredible guests who made Season 1 possible and shares why their stories proved the concept of the show. With Season 1 complete, the…
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Build Bold, Dare Bigger: Entrepreneurship with Rob Bourbeau
Leaving engineering, launching a manufacturing startup, and building a purpose‑driven brand during a global pandemic are at the heart of Rob Bourbeau’s story. As co‑founder of Do+Dare Undies Co., Rob has navigated one of the toughest entrepreneurial paths: manufacturing in North America. His...
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Break Into the Job Market: ERP & Contracting with Slava Pisanka
Immigration success, ERP consulting, and breaking into the job market as a contractor—that’s the journey Slava Pisanka shares in this episode. From Kazakhstan to Canada, he explains the exact steps he took to overcome barriers, build a network from scratch, and launch a thriving ERP consulting...
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Balance Work, Study & Life: PhD Journey with Rafik Naccache
PhD journey challenges, academia vs industry decisions, and work‑life balance are at the center of Dr. Rafik Naccache’s story. He shares how he navigated full‑time work, graduate studies, and family life while building a meaningful research career shaped by curiosity, uncertainty, and resilience....
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Lead With Purpose, Always: Non-Profit Leadership with Sam Watts
What does it take to create meaningful change in the non‑profit sector? Sam Watts, CEO of Welcome Hall Mission and author of Good Work Done Better, has spent years reshaping how organizations serve their communities. His journey from the private sector to purpose‑driven leadership reveals why the...
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Lead With Intention: Executive Presence with Olivia Dufour
Executive presence, intentional growth, and learning to trust your voice are central to Olivia Dufour’s story. She has carved her path into senior leadership by pairing confidence with curiosity, and strategy with service — proving that executive presence isn’t about perfection, but about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark BundangWhat does it take to truly make your mark? This podcast shares real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through change, and defined success on their own terms. Designed for early to mid-career professionals, Making Your Mark offers clarity, courage, and purpose — whether you're building a business, mastering a craft, leading a team, or shaping your impact in your community. New eps or clips every two weeks
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🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark BundangWhat does it take to truly make your mark? This podcast shares real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through...
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