For too many couples, divorce is long, painful and expensive. That’s why Zeina El-Sayed founded Trusted Divorce Services. Zeina wants to elevate the divorce process from destructive and costly to simple and fair.

Known as Western Canada's Bridal Expert, Gay Derk has been building her empire in the wedding industry for over 40 years as the Founder & Editor in Chief of Bridal Fantasy and CEO of Derks Fine Group of Companies

Stephen Petasky is Carrie Doll's husband and a lifelong entrepreneur Who Took an Idea and Turned It Into a Real Estate Travel Company Impacting Thousands Around the World.

Gisele Kreuger is the creator of The Winner Will. She has over 40 years’ experience with elite athletes as both a player and a coach.  Gisele was fierce competitor as a volleyball player. Her U of Saskatchewan team won USport Nationals three years in a row and Gisele was the MVP in her second year of University. She is Inducted into 6 Halls of Fame with that team. In 2015, she was inducted into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame with her 1980 Junior National Team for winning a gold medal...

Dr. Ron Brown graduated with a degree in family medicine in 1983 and went on to specialize in OBGYN at the University of Alberta Hospital in 1995.

Scotia Willow steps into the Inner Circle this week to talk openly about her experience growing up in an abusive household, how hurt people hurt people, and how Big Brothers Big Sisters opened up doors for Scotia to experience things she was never shown at home.

Rebecca Liedtke is wife, mom, premedical student, and a patient family advisor with the Stollery Children's Hospital.

Joanna Kissick & Kara Bell are two hardworking fitness experts and co-creators of Raise the Bar, a boutique gym in Edmonton, who have a deep, meaningful connection after going through some of the hardest times of their lives so far, in part due to the effects of COVID-19 on their business and on their lives.

International keynote speaker & author Gair Maxwell is a global authority on helping organizations create iconic, “larger-than-life” brands that attract legions of customers and top talent – without having to resort to “pushy” sales or marketing tactics.

Dean is a lifelong Edmontonian whose career focus has been social justice. Dean is a University of Alberta alumni having graduated with a Bachelor of Education

Dr. Ellen Weber – is both an American and Canadian citizen, recognized globally for brain-compatible leading, learning and assessment renewal based on activating people’s hidden and unused mental and emotional capabilities.

Krista has always emphasized a love of fashion and shopping. Even as a child, she would spend her allowance and chore money on clothes. Krista moved through life as a professional athlete while supporting her husband's 18-year NHL career, raising a family, and becoming deeply involved in philanthropy.

Emily has carefully crafted her reputation as a strategic leader in the retail & real estate industry. Her most recent project has been the launch of EMMYDEVEAUX, the fashion brand in 2018.

Lisa Curtis is the Founder & CEO of Kuli Kuli, the leading brand pioneering the sustainably sourced superfood moringa.

Puneeta McBryan is the Executive Director of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, a role she took on in December of 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and an inflection point for downtowns across North America.

Dr. Seth Heckman is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. He studied at Boston College, went to Medical School at Rutgers University, and did his Residency at University of New Mexico.

Doug Campbell is a bilateral amputee, and has been for 5 years now. Doug's ultimate goal is to reach out to as many amputees both new and seasoned to let them know that support and resources are available. He has self authored an amputee resource book for those new amputees to better understand the stages they will go through, answer questions they have and provide resource links to many helpful organizations. He has also teamed up with the War Amps of Canada to access all their free...

Lauren Regula’s first appearance with softball Team Canada came at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Taipei. She joined the senior national team in 2002, helping Canada to a ninth-place finish at the world championships. She made her Olympic debut at Athens 2004, starting five games and being in the winning pitcher in all three of Canada’s victories. Following a fifth-place finish at the 2006 World Championships, Regula missed the entire 2007 season with a wrist injury. But she was...

James Shapiro obtained his medical degree from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and trained in surgery at the University of Bristol. After coming to Canada in 1993, he received training in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery at the University of Alberta and earned a Ph.D. in Experimental Surgery. Shapiro developed a brand new approach to optimize islet cell transplant engraftment that involved a radical departure from previous practice. Of almost 300 islet transplants...

Lawyer turned entrepreneur, advocate and community builder, mom and wife, Chantel works to make complex things easy to understand and inclusive by listening to, learning from and connecting to other people. She is an educator who is driven by empowering others through knowledge, facilitating discussion and creating community. In this episode, Chantel breaks down the fundamentals of why a diverse group of people makes for the best team in a board room, the three pillars that DirectHer...

Meg Tucker has been creating shared experiences through media for over twenty years. Creator of the Shaw TV original kids cooking show Just One Bite, and a top twenty-five finalist on Masterchef Canada, Meg’s catchy enthusiasm for life brings joy to everyone she meets in front of and behind her kitchen counter.

Melanie is the Executive Director with DRIFCan, but her involvement with the organization and the diabetes community does not stop there.

Schoena Johnson was raised in Elk Mountain, Wyoming, population 109, with one paved road and three surnames: Johnson, Jones and Palm. She grew up showing pigs, shooting rifles and chasing after her two older brothers. She met Jason Strudwick through friends of friends, and after a three-year courtship, married in 2006. This is their story of the family they worked so hard and sacrificed much to build. This is the story of the winding road that led to the love they share with their three...

In 1992, five young friends and entrepreneurs with a passion for building a unique niche in the home furnishings industry founded Budget Blinds. Brent Hallock, his twin brother Chad, Tony Forbes, Todd Jackson, and David Lewis banded together to dedicate themselves to the lifestyle they'd dreamed of.

On this very special bonus episode of The Inner Circle, I have some things to share with you. It's my 50th birthday! I’ve completed another trip around the sun and as I do, it’s time for me to embrace a new decade. Friends.. this is 50!  I compiled 10 lessons from my 5 decades on Earth to share with you all. Here are some things I know now that I may not have known then.  Ten Lessons from Carrie Doll:  Age is Just a Number Your Health is Your Wealth; Treat Your Body With Respect Your...