Hello and welcome back to Sudbury Stories, your feel good news of Sudbury! David Kurt is on the mic today with Kim Labrosse, the head coach of the Sudbury Spartans.  Snow melting and spring aromas in the air usually invite football season! However, the 2020 summer football leagues have been suspended due to COVID and these unprecedented times. I'm sure a lot of us are having trouble picturing their summers without football and all of the energizing community gatherings that walk hand in hand with the sport.  Kim chats about his football passion and journey, "something about football hit.' He was 16 when he first started playing for the Spartans! He is now the head coach and has been for the past 6 years! He opens up about his coaching experiences, driving winning culture, the importance of 'team' and the amount of prep that goes on behind the scenes. He also shares his plans to expand the Spartan community and widen opportunities for Sudbury's youth by adding a third varsity team for grade 11 and 12 students. Giving back to our community is part of being a Sudbury Spartan.  After looking at the rosters, David wonders what brings guys out year after year. Kim sums it up with "The game of football is like a bug, once you get started...it's hard to get over it." That's why you see guys coming back year after year. Retiring is troubling for a lot of them! The Sudbury Spartans is not only community, it's family. Coach Kim encourages Sudbury to come out and play - you're never too old. If you'e never played before, and are athletic...they've got coaches and can make you into football players!  Though Sudbury's fields are empty, we hope to rekindle the good ol' football spirits in today's episode! So tune in! We can't wait to see what 2021 brings! 

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Once a Spartan, Always a Spartan with Kim Labrosse

Hey everyone! It's been a minute! Welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories - your feel good news of Sudbury! Today, David is joined by Amanda Berloni, the real estate lawyer in Sudbury! Real estate has been deemed essential! At least for the time being. Though as we've mentioned before, it's not business as usual. This is the case for lawyers as well! The law society has recently approved commissioning documents and meetings with clients virtually!  Amanda walks David through the revised COVID-19 process for lawyers, which is now entirely virtual. She points out new found frustrations and highlights the silver-lining of these crazy times we're facing. People are realizing now in an electronic time, that there are both easier and faster ways to do things. Being forced to pivot helps us find the inefficiencies in the old practices and allows us to move forward post COVID.  Bringing the episode to a close, Amanda reminds everyone to stay safe and to be as diligent as possible. It's a different world we're in. Take your time, make sure you're comfortable and understand what it is you are buying - especially if you're doing it virtually! A house is the biggest purchase you are ever going to make, so be diligent! Tune in, enjoy and let us know what your thoughts are! You can also watch the full zoom chat on our youtube channel!

How Lawyers are Accommodating for COVID-19 - Amanda Berloni

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury! Today, David is joined by Max Kallio! Max Kallio! Max was born and raised in Lively- a place where he thinks is becoming a more and more desirable place to be living! He graduated from Laurentian University is 2012 and began his professional career at Palladino Honda where he worked as a sales and lease consultant. After a while, he began to self-reflect on what he wanted out of life and decided it was time for him to move on to something bigger! He now has a career in medical sales at Sunrise Medical. Outside of that, he is the serves on the board of directors at the Lively Golf and Country Club! It shouldn't be surprising to hear that he is the longest-serving board member as of right now considering his love for golf began when he was 10! Further, he also refs for junior and university hockey! In this episode, he talks about how he picked up reffing, Tiger Woods, his passion for golf, where he would like for the match tournament, the expansion of Lively, AND SO MUCH MORE. So tune in, and enjoy this VERY fun episode of Sudbury Stories!

Sales, Reffing, and Lively Golf and Country Club - Max Kallio

Hello and welcome back Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury! Today, David is joined by Kerry Lamarche! Kerry is the executive director of Kivi Park! She and Dave are here to tell you all about Kivi Park, the passes and how quickly the non-profit park business grew! Kerry's background consists of health and wellness coaching, Sports Administration, marketing and an M.B.A from Laurentian University! All of these combined make her the perfect blend of business and fitness! Also, in a past figure skating life, she almost made the Olympics?! Her home life consists of 3 kids, kittens, chickens, a dog and living on a country property with her husband in Lively! Despite her busy schedule of running several businesses, Kerry takes time to volunteer! She previously sat on the Human Leauge board and Get Active Now- both passionate about providing kids with access to organized sports and healthy living! She ALSO a founding member of the Young Professionals Association in Sudbury! So, tune in and listen to how she deals with such a packed schedule, family life, and learn more about the changes that recently happened to Kivi Park!

Perfect Blend of Business & Passion for Fitness and the Outdoors - Kerry Lamarche

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury! Today, David Kurt is joined by Maher Khalil! You might know him from around town with being an owner/operator in the bar business! In the past 14 years in Sudbury, he has owned and operated 12 different businesses!  He grew up in Syria and immigrated to Ottawa in 1987; eventually making his way to Sudbury in 2005. He is most known for owning the SRO downtown Sudbury and his involvement in many charities and community events within Sudbury! In this episode, Maher tells David about how he handles having a large number of employees, partnerships, what his routine is like,  what he is most proud of with the SRO and Sudbury's charm! Thank you for all the continued and growing support! Please give us a like, share and subscribe!

I'm Not an Entrepreneur, I'm a Business Owner - Maher Khalil

Hello there and welcome back to another episode of  Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury!  Today, David Kurt is joined by Jim Little! Jim Little is the program coordinator of the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program and a full-time Masters Lecturer in the School of Human Kinetics at Laurentian University here in Sudbury, Ontario! He has been involved in the adventure/tourism sector in Northern Ontario is 1999. But, his involvement in nature goes deeper than that! He and his wife tried to live in a tent for a year and a half!  He has joined David in this episode to talk about his favourite trip, the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program, and the Banff Mountain Film Festival!  You can learn more about the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program here: https://laurentian.ca/program/outdoor-adventure-leadership Banff Mountain Film Festival: https://www.facebook.com/events/2175328166109126/ https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour-sudbury-show-2020-tickets-80300770767

Banff Mountain Film Festival Sudbury - Living In a Tent & Type 2 Fun - Jim Little

Welcome to another episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news! Today, David is joined by a personal friend- Stephen Winckel! Stephen Winckel has become quite an accomplished educator! Both of his parents worked within the education field, he obtained an Earth Science degree from Laurentian University, interned at Science North and then attended teachers college at Nippising!  After many years of teaching, he became a vice principal. First at Lansdowne and then at R.L Beattie. He became a principal at Markstay in 2008 and later at Levac making for 6 years as a principal. He became principal of Walden Public School in 2018 and going into his second year there! He's here to tell you all about his experiences as a teacher, vice-principal, and principal. About being an educator, the promising future found within the kids he teaches, and much more!  Tune and listen to a wonderful and interesting episode of Sudbury Stories! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! Your continued support is amazing!

Life Comes Full Circle... Being a Principal at Walden Public School - Stephen Winckel

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury! Today, we have Josh Brown on the mic! Josh Brown is a local man who brings his small-town values into his business. Treating clients like people instead of a paycheque or lead is how he has gained his success. He worked with Allstate for about 7 years and now works under the banner of Billyard Insurance!  Tune in and learn how Josh has made a successful business and home life for himself! Be sure to like, subscribe, share, comment, and download! Your support really means a lot to us!

Helping Instead of Saying No - Josh Brown

Happy New Year's Eve and welcome to this week's episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news of Sudbury! Today, David is joined by Cliff Skellieter! Cliff is a branding expert, founder of LaunchPad Creative, has a degree in New Media from Laurentian University, experience in videography from CTV news, and does work for the Sudbury 5, Sudbury Wolves, and City of Sudbury! He's clearly very involved in the community and he's here to tell you all about his experiences with a lot of enthusiasm (which is really what you want in a good storyteller)! So, tune in and get ready to learn about how the 5 got their name, how gova came to be, and what exactly "robot mode" is! Cliff's Instagram: @cliffnotes Be sure to like, subscribe, share, comment, download and all that jazz! Your support is continuously appreciated!

Liking the Chip on Your Shoulder - Cliff Skelliter

Welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- the feel good news of Sudbury! Today, David is chatting with Meggan Michaud about how she has developed her own graphic design business which is growing to an international scale! She talks about what it's like to be a woman in business, putting yourself first, and other lessons she has learned in life! Meggan is the business owner of Design DePlume Inc, past president of Sudbury Design Society, and she has won the Cambrian College Alumni Award! Let us know what you think! Don't forget to subscribe, like, comment, share, and/or rate!

It's Not a Sprint All the Time - Meggan Van Harten (Michaud)

Welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- your feel-good news! Today, David is accompanied by Fran Roque. Fran is pretty well known in Sudbury. She took a horrible situation and turned it into an opportunity to spread kindness and positivity! What' s more inspiring that! Fran is the founder of Cristina's Care Fund with the Northern Cancer Foundation and she runs Cristina's Coffee House and the Annual Bucket List Raffle! You can learn all about her story (if you don't already know it) and all about the events here!

Help the Cancer Patients Today - Fran Roque

Welcome to another episode of Sudbury Stories! Today, David is speaking with JM Bray. He's a local personal injury lawyer here in Sudbury, but he does so much more than that! He's the Vice President of the Sudbury food bank as well! He has an intense love of travel and learning from his failures and experiences. He's very passionate about our amazing city of Sudbury and has a lot of opinions about where it is headed and how we can get there! So, tune in and get happy with Sudbury Stories- the feel-good news of Sudbury! 

The World is Greatly Imperfect - JM Bray

Welcome back to another episode of Sudbury Stories- the feel-good news of Sudbury! Today we have Adam Ball on the mic! Adam is a chiropractor at Real Like Health! He is also involved in Crossfit Sudbury! In this episode, Adam tells us all about how he built a business without any advertisements, battle beyond the barbell and his constant learning! So tune and get ready to feel good with David and the man with a lot of letters behind his name! 

Life's a Long Thing - Adam Ball

Welcome to the fourth edition of Sudbury Stories! David Kurt is accompanied by Mike Commito to bring you the good news and stories of Sudbury! Mike Commito is definitely one of the inspiring people here in Sudbury! He has managed to take two of his greatest passions in life, hockey and history, and made a career out of it! He's here sharing his stories about NHL legends to the Sudbury Wolves! Tune in and get happy with this wonderful episode with Mike Commito!  Do you know someone

Creating a Niche - Mike Commito

Connor LaRocque is with David Kurt in this third episode of Sudbury Stories! Connor Lacroque is an expert on millennial entrepreneurship, CEO of SocialRise  Revenue Marketing Agency, twice published, and hosts Life on the Rocques! At the age of 26, his goal is to teach entrepreneurship to the younger generation about how to generate leads and turn rejection into a learning experience and success! Tune in and learn all about how Connor developed his passion into a career and keeps his head in the right mindset! 

PhD in Rejection (Learning Through Failure) - Connor LaRocque

Sudbury is full of great people and inspiring things! David Kurt is here to bring you the good news stories of Sudbury! Tune in and get happy!