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You Gotta Meet!

by Stuart Knight

Stuart Knight knows the name and job title of his guest, and that’s about it. They came into his life through a series of random events, suggested introductions or by sitting next to him at the local cafe. When the dialogue begins, small talk is pushed aside, and is replaced by a sequence of deep questions that most wouldn’t even ask their closest confidant. The result is an unscripted conversation that warms the heart and rocks the mind!

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Episodes

  1. You Gotta Meet Charles Achampong!

    Charles Achampong works with ambitious professionals who want to succeed without becoming strangers to their own lives. Through speaking, storytelling, and practical frameworks, he helps people slow down just enough to make better decisions, protect their energy, and live with more intention....

  2. You Gotta Meet Justin Gregg!

    Dr. Justin Gregg is a scientist, bestselling author, and entertainer who transforms complex ideas into unforgettable, laugh-out-loud learning experiences. From bestselling books to science comedy stage shows, keynote speeches, and creative workshops, Justin helps audiences rethink what it means…

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  3. You Gotta Meet Mike Schoenberger!

    Mike Schoenberger is a CEO, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker who explores what it truly means to lead with an open heart. He is the Founder and CEO of Sunco Communication and Installation Ltd., established in 2000. Since implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) in 2017, Sunco has...

  4. You Gotta Meet Sue Donnelly!

    Sue Donnelly is a Managing Director at KPMG International and the Global Head of Performance Solutions. Her true passion is helping people unlock their own possibilities - bringing practical performance consulting, human‑centered design, and coach‑like leadership to the challenges organizations...

  5. You Gotta Meet Juan Lee!

    Juan Lee is a transformational speaker, author of Love Made Simple: A Guide to Inner Contentment and Success. With over 30 years of experience studying the power of love as a guiding principle, Juan helps individuals and organizations develop clarity, confidence, and purpose through a mindset...

  6. You Gotta Meet Michelle Sangster!

    Michelle Sangster is the Chief Transformation Officer at Alchemy Human Capital, where she helps organizations navigate change and build future-ready workforces. A global leader in human resources strategy, she’s known for driving transformation across industries, aligning people and business…

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  7. You Gotta Meet Julie Cole!

    Meet Julie Cole — a dynamic entrepreneur, recovered lawyer, and mom of six who traded in her legal career to co-found Mabel’s Labels, the award-winning company that transformed from a basement startup into a multi-million dollar industry leader. As Senior Director of Mabel’s Labels, Julie has...

  8. You Gotta Meet Jeff Chu!

    A commercial leader in consumer goods, astute at building and driving high-performing teams across companies including Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and currently at Mother Parker's Tea & Coffee. Beyond the corporate world, Jeff is a father of two bubbly daughters and is a devoted…

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  9. You Gotta Meet Tonia Jahshan!

    As the founder and president of Sipology, Tonia steered her manufacturing company to become one of the fastest-growing names in health and wellness, with their matcha blends leading the charge. Her journey hasn’t just been about matcha, though; as a keynote speaker and sales trainer with a knack...

  10. You Gotta Meet Stacey Moss!

    Since 2020, Stacey has served as the President and CEO of Public Knowledge®. She is responsible for providing overall direction and leadership for the organization, boasting over 25 years of experience in governmental agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. Additionally,...

  11. You Gotta Meet Alan Ashby!

    Alan Ashby is a healthcare staffing executive with over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams and overseeing nationwide Locum Tenens operations. He has a proven track record in driving strategic growth, optimizing sales and recruiting functions, and building scalable staffing...

  12. You Gotta Meet Andrea MacDonald!

    From humble beginnings to becoming a Partner at KPMG, Andrea MacDonald is a force to be reckoned with. With both a CPA and a CA designation, along with a business degree from one of the top schools in the country, she is definitely not your typical corporate leader. By wearing her heart on her...

  13. You Gotta Meet Parag Saigaonkar!

    Parag Saigaonkar is a Partner at Deloitte Consulting Canada and the Global Business Services (GBS) leader for the firm worldwide. With over 34 years at Deloitte, he has worked extensively across Asia-Pacific, including Hong Kong, Beijing, and Mumbai, before relocating to Canada in 2021. He...

  14. You Gotta Meet Charina Amunategui!

    Charina Amunategui is a global finance leader and advocate for women’s empowerment. With over 20 years of experience in asset management across North America and Europe, she currently serves as Executive Director of Fund Finance Business Execution at MUFG Investor Services. Born in Tondo, Manila,...

  15. A Powerful Conversation with Dr. Lois Nahirney from DNA Power

    Dr. Lois Nahirney shares how the revolutionary new world of DNA information can provide unique and personalized insight into your everyday health to help you take targeted action to live a happier, healthier life. DNA testing provides foundational information about our bodies that we have never...

  16. A Powerful Conversation with the guys from TENFED

    Check out my latest podcast as I dive into an inspiring conversation with the TENFED guys. They quit their lucrative jobs to start an apparel line dedicated to feeding people all around the world. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss! Check out more about TENFED here:...

  17. A Spiritual Conversation with Medium - Ginette Biro

    Divinely connected, divinely inspired. Ginette Biro is a powerful medium who is clairaudient, clairvoyant, clairsentient and claircognizant. She can hear, see, feel and know information from spirit and other dimensions. Since Ginette was a child, she has been channeling beings from the 4th to…

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  18. A Powerful Conversation with Mike Downie

    Mike Downie is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. A celebrated and inspirational storyteller, Downie takes his audiences on a ride that explores how our stories define us, remind us of our past, and shape our future, both as...

  19. A Powerful Conversation with Joy McCarthy

    Joy McCarthy is a Holistic Nutritionist and founder of JoyousHealth.com, an award-winning website focused on healthy living. She is a bestselling author of Joyous Health, The Joyous Cookbook and Joyous Detox, a World Gourmand Cookbook Award recipient. She is also the co-host of the Joyous Health...

  20. A Powerful Conversation with Ziya Tong

    Award-winning host Ziya Tong has been sharing her passion for science, nature and technology for almost two decades. Best known as the co-host of Daily Planet, Discovery Canada’s flagship science program, she brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to the stage. Ziya speaks on...

  21. A Powerful Conversation with Candy Palmater

    Candy is a recovered lawyer turned feminist comic. She is an actor, writer, columnist, international speaker, activist, comedian and multiple award-winning TV and radio personality, and has executive produced three films on Mi'kmaw culture. She is also the creator and star of her own national,...

  22. A Powerful Conversation with Ritu Bhasin

    Ritu Bhasin, LL.B. MBA, is the Founder and President of Bhasin Consulting Inc. Recognized globally for her diversity and leadership expertise, Ritu has received a number of awards and distinctions for her work. She has extensive experience in delivering programming, speaking, consulting and...

  23. A Powerful Conversation with Jesse Hirsh

    Jesse is a futurist, researcher, artist, and public speaker based in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. He owns and operates Metaviews Media Management Ltd., which focuses on research and consulting around new media business models, automation, artificial intelligence, and the strategic use of…

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  24. A Powerful Conversation With Stephen Shapiro

    Stephen Shapiro cultivates innovation by showing leaders and their teams how to approach, tackle and solve their business challenges. Applying the knowledge he has accrued over decades in the industry, Stephen is able to see what others can’t: opportunities to improve innovation models and the...

  25. A Powerful Conversation with Radio Legend Terry O'Reilly

    Terry O’Reilly is the familiar voice behind the hit CBC radio shows O’Reilly on Advertising, The Age of Persuasion, and his current program, Under the Influence, where he explores the business, the craft, and the promise of promotion. In his intriguing talks, O’Reilly explores how our culture is...

  26. A Powerful Conversation with Jessica Holmes

    Jessica Holmes, a favourite on CBC TV’s Royal Canadian Air Farce, has brought the house down opening for giants such as Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Peters, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah Winfrey. Her hilarious and validating take on life’s challenges have audiences in stitches, and her unique knack for...

  27. A Powerful Conversation with Mubin Shaikh

    I loved this powerful conversation I recently had with Mubin Shaikh, where he fully opens up about once wanting to join the Jihadi Movement and what lead him to pivot toward a completely different direction. During our conversation I was awoken to the ways in which a person can be swayed by the...

  28. A Powerful Conversation with Kellylee Evans

    Six albums deep and Juno Award winner Kellylee Evans is still shaking it up on Come On, her latest Decca album. The stylistic connoisseur has tackled everything from jazz to R&B and pop in such previous tasty classics fight or flight?, Nina – her Juno-winning tribute to the legendary Nina Simone…

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  29. A Powerful Conversation with Ember Swift

    Many people talk about following their heart, but not everyone does it. Ember Swift is one of those rare people who understands at her core that she has a legacy to create and she’ll be damned if anything is going to get in the way of that. A single mother of two beautiful children, Ember lives…

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  30. A Powerful Conversation with Sultan Akif

    Sultan Akif is an award-winning CEO of two social entrepreneurships, published author, tech professional and speaker who has traveled to and inspired people in over 75 countries of the world. He was recently recognized in the Top 10 Global Changemakers list by The Introducer Magazine. He left a...

  31. A Powerful Conversation with Sarah Haider

    Sarah is an American activist, speaker and Executive Director of Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA). Born in Pakistan and raised in Texas, Sarah spent her early youth as a practicing Muslim, leaving religion in her late teens. Today, Sarah advocates for the acceptance of religious dissent and...

  32. A Powerful Conversation with Mark Sakamoto

    I love meeting people who never identified as just one thing. Mark Sakamoto is definitely one of those people. He started out as a lawyer and soon after began working in the music industry. From there he went on to become a political advisor. In between he decided to write a book that ended up...

  33. A Powerful Conversation with Ali Hassan

    In addition to wrangling some of Canada's most talented comedians as host of LAUGH OUT LOUD, Ali Hassan is also a stand-up comic and actor. Previously the lead comedy panellist on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Hassan has recurring characters on Odd Squad (PBS Kids), Man Seeking Woman (FX) and...

  34. A Powerful Conversation with Julie Daniluk

    Holistic Nutritionist Julie Daniluk hosts Healthy Gourmet, a reality cooking show, now shown in over 78 countries. Her award-winning bestseller, Meals That Heal Inflammation, has helped over 100,000 people enjoy allergy-free foods that taste great. Julie's latest book, Hot Detox, was the number…

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  35. A Powerful Conversation with Laura Beauparlant

    In her 20 years as a designer and 14 years as an entrepreneur, Laura has learned that aligning purpose with brand design is the key to success in business. She prides herself in finding fun and creative solutions to help aspiring and established entrepreneurs become happy, confident and…

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  36. A Powerful Conversation with Jamil Jivani

    Jamil Jivani tackles some of the biggest challenges in the world as a lawyer, community organizer, and teacher. With research and teaching appointments at Yale Law School and Osgoode Hall Law School, Jamil focuses on issues that impact youth, immigrants, and low-income families. He is also the...

  37. A Powerful Conversation with Ruari Fairbairs

    Ruari is an entrepreneur, Senior Oil Broker running the number 1 JET desk & co-founder of the OYNB movement. He gave up drinking in the face of incredible peer presure, thinking he would lose his edge as one of the Top brokers in the world. He soon realized it was quite the opposite. Spurred by...

  38. A Powerful Conversation With Franziska Iseli

    Franziska, winner of the prestigious award ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’, is a leading marketing strategist with an eagle eye for good marketing and a sixth sense for positioning and branding. She is a true visionary. She brings the secrets and experience of the advertising and marketing...

  39. A Powerful Conversation With Susan Stewart

    Susan is a comedian, author, and speaker who offers a unique combination of humour and inspiration aimed at helping people see the lighter side of life. To learn more about Susan, visit www.susanstewart.ca Twitter: @SusanIStewart

  40. A Powerful Conversation With Asad Mecci

    Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci has been involved in the art and science of hypnosis, visualization, and meditation for over 10 years. His comedic performances have appeared on Entertainment Tonight, MTV, HGTV, Maxim Online, Much Music, YTV, and ATN. From a consulting perspective, Mecci has...

  41. A Powerful Conversation With David Thorn

    As a proud New Zealand and Canadian blend, David immigrated to Australia as an adventurous teen. After studying business in Australia, and Sustainability in Copenhagen, David joined the Economics & Strategy consulting practice at the Global Advisory Firm - KPMG. On a diverse career path across...

  42. A Powerful Conversation With Heather Tay

    Many years ago, Heather decided she would have a life of playful adventure and has never looked back. Since then she’s called five countries her home, swam with sharks, danced on a volcano, rode a Ducati named Princess, and has generally said yes a whole lot more than she’s said no. She started…

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  43. A Powerful Conversation With Mark Manson

    Mark Manson is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. He writes about unconventional life advice and offers self-help for people who hate self-help. He believes in finding happiness through struggle, conquering fear through surrender and having more by owning less. Some people say he's an idiot....

  44. A Powerful Conversation with Philip Levy

    Phil Levy is definitely someone who asks the question, “What should I do with my life?”. Instead of taking the suggested path of most young bright Canadians, Phil chose to carve one that lead him to the experiences he always yearned for. After visiting London, England and falling in love with the...

  45. A Powerful Conversation with Jo-Anne Liburd

    Jo-Anne Liburd is an entrepreneur, volunteer, traveller, dancer, tree hugger, reader and dormant romantic. She spends most of her days providing communications support to not-for-profit organizations, and adding her skills as a volunteer to various charities in her quest to make the world a…

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  46. A Powerful Conversation with Robert Gold

    Stuart Knight was asked to give his biggest and boldest tips on what it takes to be a success in business and in life.

  47. A Powerful Conversation with Nathan Otto

    Nathan Otto is a changemaker, leadership coach, strategist and author. He is the founder of the Safe Conflict Project, a global strategic effort to create a world free from war. He is the co-author of Give Peace a Deadline: What Ordinary People Can Do to Create Peace In Five Years....

  48. A Powerful Conversation with Anthony David Adams

    This week I’m talking to my friend Anthony Adams. Anthony is one of the most interesting guys I’ve had the chance to meet in a long time. He’s an inventor, an entrepreneur and has been named one of the top 25 bloggers in the world by Time Magazine. During this powerful conversation we talk about...

  49. A Powerful Conversation with Bryan Franklin

    Thanks for tuning into the Stuart Knight show. This week I’m talking to my new friend Bryan Franklin. Bryan is one of America’s best leadership coaches and has helped seven companies reach one billion dollars in revenue or valuation. He is a big thinker and has many insights that will change the...

  50. A Powerful Conversation with Jully Black

    This week I’m talking to my friend Jully Black. You know who she is….. Jully is multi Juno Award Winning Artist. She’s performed at the Olympics, she’s opened for Kanye West in Singapore and she’s performed along side artists such as Elton John, Etta James, Jay-Z, Sean Paul, and Alicia Keys.…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Stuart Knight knows the name and job title of his guest, and that’s about it. They came into his life through a series of random events, suggested introductions or by sitting next to him at the local cafe. When the dialogue begins, small talk is pushed aside, and is replaced by a sequence of deep questions that most wouldn’t even ask their closest confidant. The result is an unscripted conversation that warms the heart and rocks the mind!

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Stuart Knight knows the name and job title of his guest, and that’s about it. They came into his life through a series of random events, suggested introductions or by sitting next to him at the local cafe. When the dialogue begins, small talk is pushed aside, and is replaced by a sequence of deep...

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