The Inner Circle with Carrie Doll – Details, episodes & analysis

Born just outside Edmonton, Erin Holowach and her husband Travis are the minds behind ComFree, which is a name well-known by anyone involved in Edmonton real estate in the early 2000's. Nowadays, Erin and Travis run its spiritual successor, homeFree, and are bringing fully supported private sales back to the real estate market.

In 2009, in an attempt to take ComFree to the national level, the pair entered into a merger- which unfortunately had disastrous results. Other shareholders had different plans for the company, bringing an end to ComFree and leaving Erin and Travis reeling.

Over the next 12 years, in search of a new business plan, Erin and Travis became full-time entrepreneurs. As it turns out, real estate was their specialty: they were involved in quite a few startups, investments and mergers, culminating in the creation of homeFree. In Erin's own words from her biography, she also "Continues to be involved in multiple entrepreneurs’ organizations, leadership summits and business coaching, helping other leaders and entrepreneurs grow and operate their business to their fullest potential."

To learn more about Erin, follow her on LinkedIn or Facebook. Also, if you're considering buying or selling a property anytime soon, check out homeFree for all your real estate needs.

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Joanna Griffiths is the Founder and President of Knix and Kt by Knix the direct-to-consumer intimate apparel brands reinventing intimates for real life. Since launching the company in 2013, Joanna has built Knix into one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands globally. Through a focus on impact work and product innovation the brand is on a mission to empower people to be unapologetically free. 

Joanna holds multiple patents and helped invent the leakproof underwear category which is pacing to become a billion dollar category and has changed the lives of millions of people around the world. 

Joanna broke the Canadian record for the largest publicly disclosed sale of a private company by a female founder when Swedish health and hygiene Giant Essity purchased 80% of Knix valuing the company at just over half a billion dollars. Always one to push for greater change when asked about the record Joanna said she “hopes it is a title she holds for a short period of time and can’t wait to cheer on whoever holds it next.”  

Joanna's long list of accolades includes being named Waterstone's Most Admired CEO and an AdWeek Women Trailblazer. Recently she was named the national winner for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and will go on to represent Canada for the global title in June. Joanna holds an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, sits on the board of Futurpreneur Canada and released her first book “Life After Birth” via globally renowned publisher Rizzoli in 2021. 

For more on Joanna and Knix, visit their website, or follow Joanna on Instagram and Twitter.

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Stylist Carla Buchberger, a longtime friend of the podcast, joins the Inner Circle once again to chat about all things fashion. From trends, to body types, to sizing and more, Carla deep-dives into how to make a great, sensible outfit, and what makes a closet truly functional.

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Jane Stoller is a Swiss-Canadian life-biz organizer whose passion is to declutter spaces and organize a business’s practices. An author, speaker, university instructor, and business owner, Jane lends her gift of organization to people who long for less stress and more happiness. In this week's chat, Jane shares memories from her career journey, doubts, passions, feelings of societal pressure, tips for tackling your own organization goals at home or at work, and much more. Her tips and tricks emphasize how little changes in organization habits can make big changes in your everyday life. Jane’s unique experience climbing corporate ladders quickly as a woman, making the switch to become an entrepreneur, and maintaining relationships while honing her skills and developing her talents makes for an inspiring and motivating talk. You can register for a free webinar with Jane here! 

For more about Jane, her new book Decluttering for Dummies, and more, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube.

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Ashley Mielke is a decorated psychologist, public speaker, and strategic consultant, whose accomplishments range from founding and directing The Grief and Trauma Healing Centre Inc. to co-writing her first book in 2017. Ashley has spent her career offering a safe space to explore challenging questions and offer coping strategies for life’s toughest obstacles, using her scientific background as a psychologist to tackle each and every situation in an informed way.

Ashley lends her insight to the feelings of grief we are experiencing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic; coping with loss, adapting to and grieving the loss of social interaction, the stigma of being exposed, and more are explored. Ashley’s years of experience and comforting nature make for an in depth but tender look at the current state of the world.

For more information on The Grief and Trauma Healing Center, or more insight from Ashley, visit their website or follow her on Instagram.

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Amber L’Heureux is an incredible chuckwagon racer from small town Saskatchewan who overcame adversity in 2019 to become the first female to race chuckwagons professionally in the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association. Amber attributes the strength, mental drive, and toughness required to master chuckwagon racing to the tragedy she experienced throughout her life; she speaks with Carrie about the moment her life changed, the struggles that came with learning to cope at such a young age, meeting close friend and colleague Dallas Wylie, mental illness, the connection she has with her horses, and much more. Amber’s story is one of the highest highs and the lowest lows, and how perseverance and hope can drive a person to become a champion. By opening up about her journey, Amber hopes to motivate youth and women to pursue their ultimate goals, regardless of life’s challenges. 

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You can also find equine sports therapist Dallas Wylie on Instagram 

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The incredible story of Cathy Hughston and how she handled being in the hostage situation at the Workers Compensation board on October 21, 2009 in Edmonton. Carrie had just completed an exclusive interview with Cathy which she did not go to air with.(She will explain why) Time heals and shapes, and in the decade that has past, Cathy revisits that harrowing day and what transpired inside the Workers Compensation Board as a then 40 year old Patrick Clayton took hostages.

This is an incredible story of one person's ability to de-escalate and problem solve through the situation in a way that many of us would never entertain. This includes Cathy's announcement that she would go to the bathroom "but would be back", and her inevitable insistence that she was leaving because she couldn't help him anymore.  Carrie also asks why Cathy and her husband asked to pull the interview with three minutes before it was set to air on CFRN-TV. Carrie and everyone at CTV won an Edward R. Murrow award live coverage that day. You can see some of it here. 

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It is fitting that Daryl enters the Inner Circle after this show has eclipsed 100 episodes and Daryl embarks his post-CTV journey. Daryl's last day at CTV Edmonton was September 18, 2019. In this episode, we sit down and go right back to the beginning of Daryl's television career. We learned that his first broadcast job was in radio playing music, but soon after progressed to television news. He also told us about how he landed the coveted job at CFRN Television and some of the many people he worked alongside including Daphne Kuhn, Leslie Miller, Shauna Randolph and myself. 

This is also the first time Daryl went into detail about his departure from CTV. Many people have asked me if he was pushed or if he left via his own volition. Daryl answers that question. Fittingly, Daryl was enjoying some downtime in the backyard when we were recording this episode, and he has now shifted to doing work ranging from auctioneering to voice work and emceeing events.

You can reach out to Daryl through his website to find out more. Daryl is still active on social media as well.

You can reach him on: Twitter LinkedIn Instagram

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Today’s guest, Candace Toews, is sharing an incredible story of the sudden and unexplainable death of a little girl, told today by her very brave and courageous mother, and the inspiring story of how her dad is honoring her life. Thank you for the interview and for trusting me with your story. Let's start! WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE: 1:55 - We begin with Candace's background, family, depression, and the event that changed everything. 19:25 - Her other son was there; Candace recounts what he was doing at that moment, the friends who helped her, and how they managed it. 27:24 - As hard as it was, it was also inexplicable. Candace gives details of the tragic event, how they could process it, and Peter's illness. 36:15 - Candace attended her husband and her other son to get them through these events, but what about her?

Candace explains how she handled these situations, what other tests were done to try to diagnose the strange occurrence, and how she feels. 44:34 - She also describes how Ben is coping with the event and what his plans are. 46:10 - The Freezing Father's Fundraiser is how Peter handled the event; he wanted to give back and help those in a similar situation. QUOTES: "Life as I knew it was so great." "That's just where my brain was." "They bought us an hour of time with her." "It went so fast." "It was the hardest thing he has ever done." "Lots of people loved her so much." "Our family was there; our friends were there." "I want to know what the heck happened." "It is his healing journey." "A parent wants to share those stories." 

MENTIONED: @Elans_Mom - Twitter Candace Toews - LinkedIn @afathersfreezin - Facebook The Freezing Father's Fundraiser - Website 

JOURNEY INTO THE INNER CIRCLE: Carrie Doll - Website @CarrieADoll - Twitter @Carrie Doll - Facebook @Carrie Doll - YouTube @carriedollconsulting - Instagram @CarrieDoll - LinkedIn 

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My guest today, Dr. Caitlin Dunne is the co-director of the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine and a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. She is a specialist in infertility and egg freezing and has participated in numerous clinical studies and published research on in vitro fertilization, gynecologic surgery, and ovarian disease.  And, most recently she has been named in "Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Business Leader " List. 

This week I have the honor to have Dr. Caitlin Dunne joining us at The Inner Circle! Let's start with it! 

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE: 11:31 - Caitlin shares her a little about her journey, her role models, her desire to become a doctor, and why she specializes in fertility. 

16:48 - We analyze the impact of using birth-control pills, what "unexplained infertility" is, and the options couples have.

24:46 - She explains some of the treatments to raise the fertility rate like "superovulation," side effects, success rates, the cost of these methods, and who can be a candidate.

31:35 - We examined the top reasons for infertility and some of the risk factors that can contribute to it.

35:02 - Dr. Dunne talks about miscarriages, what's going on, and the emotional toll it produces on women and couples.

41:06 - I want to share an anonymous story that brought me into tears because of the struggle she suffered, and Dr. Dunne gives a medical standpoint of why that could happen.

43:50 - The price of these treatments is often costly and not covered. Dr. Dunne gives her thoughts. 

47:19 - The future looks brilliant, as new technology like "gene-editing" and "egg-freezing" are tested. Dr. Dunne explains the implications of fertility.

55:06 - We wrap up discussing infertility, is there a point where we have to throw in the towel, what options people can examine, and what factors must be considered and applied.

QUOTES: "The more we talk about it, the better things are going to get." "Infertility affects 1 every 6 couples." "I can do any job in this place that I want." "We have a lot to learn in medicine." "The sperm doesn't have to swim; it just has to be alive and show up." "Unfortunately, miscarriages are normal." "How can we better support those women without the stigma and shame from what's happened." "It must have been an extremely difficult choice, but now she has two healthy children." "If anyone wants to write a letter to the government, please go ahead." "The technology requires more refinement, but it is happening." "Come see a fertility doctor, and we'll work through it together."

MENTIONED: Caitlin Dunne - Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine @pcrmfertility - Instagram

JOURNEY INTO THE INNER CIRCLE: Carrie Doll - Website @CarrieADoll - Twitter @Carrie Doll - Facebook @Carrie Doll - YouTube @carriedollconsulting - Instagram @CarrieDoll - LinkedIn

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