Safe Brave Stories

Robina Dhindsa is a leadership development expert, speaker, and founder of Intuitive Leadership. With a unique background spanning engineering, enterprise technology sales, mindfulness, and personal transformation, Robina helps leaders and organizations cultivate greater self-awareness, resilience, and authentic connection. Through her signature Mastering the Inner World™ methodology, she guides individuals to understand how theirthoughts, beliefs, and emotions shape their leadership, relationships, and impact. Passionate about creating healthier workplaces and more conscious leaders, Robina blends practical business experience with insights from mindfulness and contemplative practices. Her work empowers people to lead with courage, clarity, and compassion in an increasingly complex world.For this episode of Safe Brave Stories, Robina shares powerful insights on self-awareness, personal growth, and what itmeans to lead from the inside out. To connect with Robina you can find her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinadhindsa/

Joe Lyons-Rising is an entrepreneur, author, and social impact leader, best known as the founder of Data Gives Back Inc. and a member of Pure Minds. With a career rooted in data, innovation, and purpose-driven work, Joe focuses on leveraging technology and analytics to create meaningful change for communities and organizations. He is also the author of Pain Remixed, where he exploresthemes of resilience, identity, and personal transformation through his lived experience with trauma, grief, depression and anxiety. Bridging the worlds of business, storytelling, and advocacy, Joe brings a thoughtful and grounded perspective to conversationsabout navigating adversity while building impact. His work resonates deeply with the mission of Safe Brave Stories: creating space for honesty, courage, and connection through lived experience. To learn more about Joe and his work you can connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelyonsrising/or through his websites at https://painremixed.com/ and https://www.datagivesback.com/

Sharon Bauer is the founder of Bamboo Data Consulting,where she helps organizations transform complex data into meaningful,actionable insights. With a background in data strategy, analytics, and business intelligence, she is known for bridging the gap between technical teams and business leaders—turning information into impact.But beyond the data, Sharon is deeply passionate about people, growth, and the power of honest conversation.On Safe Brave Stories, Sharon joins the conversation to share her perspective on what it means to show up with both safety and courage—whether in leadership, decision-making, or personal growth. Grounded in real-world experience, she reflects on the role vulnerability plays in building trust,navigating complexity, and creating meaningful change.Blending her analytical mindset with a deep curiosity about human experience, Sharon brings a thoughtful and authentic voice to conversations that matter. To connect with Sharon and find more about her work you can find her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonbauerlawyer/

Nicki Straza is the Founder of Straza Solutions, a strategic consulting firm focused on helping organizations bring clarity,structure, and sustainable growth to their operations. With a strong background in leadership development, business strategy, and organizational effectiveness, Nicki works with companies to align teams, streamline processes, and turncomplex challenges into actionable plans.Known for her practical, results-driven approach, Nicki partners with leaders and organizations to move from vision to execution — helping them build systems and strategies that support long-term success. Through Straza Solutions, she supports businesses in strengthening their foundations, improving operational efficiency, and creating environments where people and organizations can thrive.Nicki is passionate about empowering leaders, fostering strategic thinking, and helping organizations navigate growth with confidence and clarity.You can find out more about and to connect with Nicki via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicki-straza-flourishing-workplace-culture/ or via her website https://www.nickistraza.com/

Janey Brown is a performer, professional singer, trauma-informed coach, motivational speaker, and author of Fear to Fearce. She specializes in helping individuals harness fear as fuel rather than be ruled by it. After decades in the performance industry — including working with Grammy-winning producers and performing on major stages — Janey experienced firsthand the crippling effects of performance anxiety,perfectionism, and self-doubt. That journey led her to develop a powerful framework for transforming fear into confidence and resilience.Blending over 30 years of performance experience with psychology, somatic tools, and mental resilience training, Janey founded Fearce Academy, where she works with creatives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and leaders to overcome imposter syndrome, manage high-pressure environments, and unlock authentic performance.Through her book Fear to Fearce, coaching programs, and speaking engagements, Janey empowers people to embrace their shadow, build emotional intelligence, and cultivate the psychological skills needed to show up boldly in life and work. Her mission is simple but transformative: to help people move from fear to “Fearce” — courageous, aligned, and unapologetically powerful.To find out more you can connect to Janey through LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeybrown/ or through her website at https://janeybrown.com/

Peter Aceto is a Canadian business leader, entrepreneur, and best-selling author, best known as the former CEO ofTangerine Bank. During his tenure, he helped redefine digital banking in Canada by proving that a customer-first, values-driven approach could also deliver strong financial performance. Under his leadership, Tangerine became widelyrecognized for its culture, innovation, and trust.Peter’s leadership philosophy centers on authenticity, empathy, and accountability. He believes great leaders create clarity of purpose, empower people to do their best work, and lead with humanity—especially during times of change. These ideas are at the heart of his writing and speaking, where hechallenges conventional thinking about power, performance, and what it truly means to lead.Beyond business, Peter is deeply committed to giving back. He has been actively involved in charitable and community initiatives focused on mental health, education, and social impact, and he regularly supports organizations that help people reach their full potential. For Peter, leadership isn’t justabout results—it’s about leaving people and communities better than you found them.To connect with and learn more about Peter and his work you can find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteraceto/

Gustavo Razzetti is the CEO and founder of Fearless Culture, a culture design consultancy that helps teams do the best work oftheir lives. For more than 20 years, Razzetti has helped leaders from Fortune 500s, startups, nonprofits, and everything in between on every continent but Antarctica.Gustavo is also the creator of the Culture Design Canvas, a framework used by thousands of teams and organizations across the world to map, assess, and design their culture.In addition to his consulting work with clients, Gustavo regularly speaks with leaders and teams about culture change, teamwork, and hybrid workplaces. His coaching and tools have helped countless executives and teams develop work environments where people collaborate to accelerateindividual and collective performance.A prolific writer and author of four books on culturechange, most recently "Remote, Not Distant," Gustavo’s insights have been featured in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Forbes, BBC, and Fortune, among others.To learn more about Gustavo you can connect with him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavorazzetti/ and to check out his amazing culture work check out https://www.fearlessculture.design/

Carlos Cadogan is a Certified Cultural Intelligence Consultant who helps individuals and organizations improve theircapability to function effectively in a cultural context.With over 20 years of experience leading successful diverse, and inclusive teams, he has turned his passion for developing and coaching individuals into a cultural competency consulting firm named, The CQ Mindset. The CQ Mindset supports leaders and organizations to achieve and develop cultural intelligence skills and applications across all desired outcomes such as cultural competency, inclusion initiatives, executive performance, and leadership development and organizationeffectiveness.Carlos is also an Assessment Consultant at Multi- Health Systems.Carlos formally volunteered on the Diversity and Inclusion Board for the Town of Stouffville, Ontario, and a former mentor for at-risk youths through KuppaFoundation.org.Carlos holds a certification in leadership and Inclusion through Centennial College and the Canadian Centre for Diversityand Inclusion.For more information or to connect directly with Carlos go to LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-cadogan-67b8b232/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cq-mindset/posts/?feedView=all

Haze Schepmyer is a Life Event Transitions Mediator,dedicated to activating FlowXible Approaches Across Physical, Emotional and Mental Experiences. With an authentic blend of compassion and expertise, Haze helps to guide accountable individuals through some of life's most challenging transitions, by empowering them to navigate change with grace and resilience.As a listener, learner, and encourager, Haze excels inhelping clients acknowledge themes and patterns in both joyful and difficult times. Her approach is rooted in the belief that every experience, whether happy, healing, or hard, offers valuable insights for personal growth. By fostering a deep understanding of these patterns, Haze then works to enablethose clients to shift from feeling stuck to experiencing positive momentum and stronger direction. My (Greg) personal experience in her presence has enhanced my confidence, my openness, and my courage plus as my first Yoga teacher, she has awakened my physical wisdom and flexibility.This episode, which I personal have already listened to a number of times, is so packed with powerful wisdom in both personal growth and how we can better show up with each other. Haze is available for speaking engagements and private consultations, working with individuals, small groups, and large organizations alike. She can present talks across the array of boardrooms, classrooms, workshops, and conferences as afacilitator, speaker, keynote speaker, or workshop leader. To learn more about Haze or connect with her, please consider reaching out to her hazeschepmyer@gmail.com, check out her website at https://hazeschepmyer.com/ or follow her on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/hazeschepmyer/.

After a life-altering motorcycle accident, JeromeMugambi defied the odds. With broken bones and months of recovery ahead, he promised his former director: “Give me ten days. I’ll walk across that convocation stage.” And he did! Supported by sheer determination and the cheers of his MBET classmates, Jerome crossed the stage at his convocation at the University of Waterloo’s Conrad School of Entrepreneurship & Business University of WaterlooIn this amazing episode, Jerome shares his journey ofcreating safe brave spaces within himself, within the communities he supports and most recently his new start up. From reframing failure to leading with empathy, his learnings became fuel for OpenUp, the mission-driven startup he founded.OpenUp fosters anonymous connection, emotional fluency, andreal conversations, because healing isn’t just about bouncing back, it’s about building forward. To anyone navigating recovery, reinvention, or reintegration, you’re not alone.Jerome’s journey reminds us: when resilience meets community, anything is possible. Although still youngin his life journey, Jerome is wise beyond his years, and our conversation is packed full of practical insights and approaches wherever you are on your journey,Want to learn more or get involved? Drop Jerome a line at jerome@openup.space or follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-mugambi-310381114/

Sam knows a thing or two about leading with impact in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. He’s held senior leadership roles at some of the world’s most innovative companies. Sam’s known not just for driving growth and innovation, but for doing it the right way — by putting people, culture, and purpose at the center.Anna had the pleasure of working alongside Sam and experiencing his leadership style firsthand. She shares without hesitation that he’s one of the most impactful leaders she has ever worked with — someone who’s made a lasting impression on her both personally and professionally.In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that doesn’t always make the leadership playbook — the power of safe and brave spaces. Why they matter, how they fuel trust andinnovation, and what it really takes to lead with both courage and care.

Nina is the Founder of Pure Minds Inc., a social enterprise that conducts mental wellness and mindfulness workshops for the corporate and public sector. She is the co-author of the International Bestseller Let That Sh*t Go, a no-filter, practical approach on how to find peace of mind and happiness in the everyday. Nina has been studying mindfulness for over 20 years and practicing meditation for over a decade. Wanting to take her search for mindfulness more seriously, in 2010, she took a year sabbatical and moved to Northern California. There she took a 1-year course studying ancient wisdom and meditation. During that year, she lived in an ashram in the Redwood forest and completely unplugged.She now follows her passion and educates on mental well-being and mindfulness across various platforms. Coming from a corporate background, she is especially passionate about bringing wellness to the workplace, to help employees find calm amid the chaos.Find out more about Nina's work and how she can support you at www.pureminds.ca

Many of us are still searching for our purpose and passion late in our life, for Dennis Campbell the light went on at the age of seven while accompanying his sister on her summer job. A passion for people combined with an entrepreneurial spirit has resulted in a very special place to work in Halifax Canada. This is such a great conversation where Dennis shares some very practical approaches that have resulted in Ambassatour being voted as one of the top 10 Best Companies to Work For in Atlantic Canada. A vulnerable and inspiring leader who recognizes and activates the power of the collective organization though creating a safe brave space to release the potential of all team members. If you are interested in becoming part of this amazing team click the link https://www.ambassatours.com/join-our-team. To connect with Dennis go to LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-campbell-0055b54/