Podcasts

You Can Do That Here! podcast

We are thrilled to be able to host Andrew Zwicker’s “You Can Do That Here” podcast, a collection of interviews with local entrepreneurs making life and business happen here. In these podcasts you will hear from entrepreneurs of all stripes, some building success locally while others have found their niche in a global market. What they all share is an appreciation for the boundless beauty of the region, and a desire to share their wisdom with others to support a thriving entrepreneurial culture.

No matter where you currently live or hope to land in the Kootenays, the “You Can Do That here” podcast is a perfect place to begin your quest for knowledge about the region and what is has to offer.

Start life as an entrepreneur at a young age bartering vegetables at the local store in the Costa Rican village you grew up in, grow that spirit into a highly educated, high level executive who loves solving problems and working with data, go on to be the CEO of a number of tech ventures, connect ...

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Information. It’s the currency of our current era. Indeed, they who have the most and best information available to them at the fastest speed, has the most power. Knowing that, it would naturally seem that the biggest opportunities would lie with those would could best provide information to those who need it, quickly simply and ...

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At some point in our lives we all look back and wish we had gotten in on the next big thing, while it was still just emerging. Having the foresight to see when an emerging trend is just about to go big is one thing. Having that just about to explode new industry also line ...

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When you have been doing something you love for so long, eventually it becomes second nature. You no longer have to think about every little detail as you do it. It’s just natural. It just happens. Like the experienced carpenter who’s tools have become extensions of himself, to the skier who rips down the steepest ...

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Metal, it’s one of the core building blocks of our society, economy and life as we know it. The companies that produce it in all of its various forms are often large in comparison to their surroundings and are often key building blocks of the communities and local economies they support. When every decision and ...

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Home. There are endless metaphors to describe the places we choose to eat, live and sleep. Buying or building a home is typically the biggest expense we’ll ever face in our lives, and living in a healthy, happy home is one of the most critical pieces to our overall health and well being. Knowing all ...

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Trails. They represent connections from one place to another, connections between humans and nature, and very much so a connection to place.   They represent connections between people and fun, excitement, relaxation, whatever your pleasure. They often also represent connections between people, collectively sharing the trail together. Yes to truly get to know an area’s ...

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The Knowledge worker. The high income earner, not tied to any specific geographic location, moving from project to project be it working remotely with a big company, or launching their own startup. The latte sipping, culture consuming, shopping, volunteering, all around great citizen. Every city would love to have more of them. But if you’re ...

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Imagine… if you’re from the Kootenays, or any small town for that matter, having the responsibility to fill the positions of every person in town. To populate the city, from the doctors to the teachers, shop keepers to the bartenders, literally thousands of people to hopefully live and work together harmoniously. If it sounds like ...

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Community. Websters describes it as a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. One of the beautiful things about being connected to and part of a community is that it tends to reward those who put energy and effort into to improving the community. Help out a ...

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More and more research is showing that the volume and diversity of bacteria in our guts can be one of the biggest determinates of our overall health, wellbeing, and ultimately, our happiness. Leeza Zerwick of Castlegar, BC, discovered one delicious way to help boost our good bacteria levels while at one-year old’s birthday party. Over ...

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Plastic. It’s everywhere. Everywhere we want and need it, and everywhere we don’t. From the Pacific Garbage Patch to the nano-plastics that now inhabit our own bodies, the wonder product of the middle 20th century has grown to be a plague on humanity. The downside? It’s also really handy useful stuff, and if we shut ...

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