Leadership Unleashed

Staying true to who you are ~ Sean Dunbar of Picaroons

Dave Veale

5 min

Staying true to who you are ~ Sean Dunbar of Picaroons

In Dave Veale’s most recent Leadership Unleashed interview he talks to Sean Dunbar of Picaroons about authenticity and the small business owner. The full interview with Sean was published in the Telegraph-Journal on Saturday, July 20th, 2013. Here it is… IF YOU’RE NOT LEADING, YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHO IS… Sean Dunbar, owner-operator of Picaroons, is shown at his Brewtique in Fredericton. Photo: Stephen MacGillivray/The Daily Gleaner My time with Sean Dunbar, owner of Northhampt

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Dave Veale

5 min

Reaping the Benefit of Entrepreneurship

Cathy Daley, left, and Michelle McCutcheon stand next to a map which has every Blossoms Fresh Fruit Arrangements store in Canada marked out for easy tracking. Photo: Topher Seguin/Telegraph-Journal As published in the Telegraph-Journal April 28, 2013 When I first visited the Saint John Blossoms Fresh Fruit Arrangements retail shop, I assumed the shop owner saw a great opportunity and was granted a Blossoms franchise. What I quickly discovered after meeting Michelle McCutcheon

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Dave Veale

4 min

You Need to Know what Drives You

As published in the Telegraph-Journal, April 6, 2013 Dr. Thomas Mengel poses for a photo in his home. Photo: Viktor Pivovarov/Times & Transcript Dr. Thomas Mengel is a man who wears two hats – he is a professor in leadership at Renaissance College (University of New Brunswick) and he is also a consultant trainer and coach in project management, strategy and leadership with his own consulting company, Reiss Profile Canada. Regardless of which hat Thomas is wearing, he is alway

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Dave Veale

5 min

Clear Vision on Positive Customer Experience: Pharmacist Commits to Long Term.

Watch the quick video and read the full interview… Dr. Ryan Kennedy, BSc., PharmD, MBA, poses for a photo in the Millidgeville Pharmasave. PHOTO: TOPHER SEGUIN/TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL As published in the Telegraph-Journal, Saturday January 12, 2013 Five years ago, Dr. Ryan Kennedy, owner-operator and pharmacy manager of Millidgeville Pharmasave in Saint John, moved his young family back to New Brunswick. He had been working in Maine, where he was a pharmacist and district supervis

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Scott Darling talks Real Estate & his Approach to Business

Dave Veale

5 min

Scott Darling talks Real Estate & his Approach to Business

Here’s my interview with Scott Darling, founder of Darling Real Estate, while on a leadership retreat in the Bahamas earlier this year as part of his Leadership Unleashed series of interviews with leaders. Here is the interview from the Telegraph-Journal from Dave Veale’s Leadership Unleashed column, published November 10, 2012… It’s Good to Control Your Business but Not Let the Business Control You Q & A WITH TOP REAL ESTATE AGENT Scott Darling is the owner of Darling Real E

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Catching Up with Saint John Entrepreneur Judith Mackin

Dave Veale

5 min

Catching Up with Saint John Entrepreneur Judith Mackin

By Dave Veale Check out my quick video interview with Judith Mackin, a creative, artistic Saint John serial entrepreneur. Judith is the owner and founder of Punch Productions, Punch Inside and soon-to-open Tuck Studio. Here’s the interview with Judith Mackin in my Leadership Unleashed column that appeared in the Telegraph Journal on Thursday July 19, 2012… ‘PUNCHY’ ENTREPRENEUR HAS A CREATIVE APPROACH Whenever I think of creative entrepreneurship, Judith Mackin immediately ju

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PERSONAL TRAINER POSITIVE ABOUT HIS MISSION

Dave Veale

4 min

PERSONAL TRAINER POSITIVE ABOUT HIS MISSION

Photo: Cindy Wilson, Telegraph Journal [Dave Veale’s interview with Terry Blizzard, Founder & Owner of Afterburn Performance Centre.] For a couple of years I had been hearing from some of my clients about this fabulous personal trainer named Terry Blizzard. When I finally had the chance to meet Terry and tour his training facility on Bayside Drive in Saint John, I quickly understood what my clients were raving about. Terry is totally committed to improving the health and fitn

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What I’m really sharing is Leadership 2.0

Dave Veale

4 min

What I’m really sharing is Leadership 2.0

I interviewed Robin Sharma, Globally Celebrated Author as part of the Leadership Unleashed series of interviews with leaders. Watch a short clip of my interview with Robin Sharma. It is hard to know where to start when determining how Robin Sharma has shaped my thinking on leadership. About ten years ago I was fortunate enough to have been exposed to his book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – the bestseller that shot Robin to fame and has sold millions of copies around the worl

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Are you an effective communicator? Your body language may contradict you.

Dave Veale

5 min

Are you an effective communicator? Your body language may contradict you.

Dave Veale interviews Don Khoury, Founder, Boston-based Body Language TV as part of the Leadership Unleashed series of interviews with leaders. As a rule of thumb, strong leaders are effective communicators. They have a clear understanding of how to convey and interpret meaning as they communicate with colleagues, employees, customers and the general public. Don Khoury, a non-verbal communication consultant and founder of Boston-based Body Language TV, is a regular contributo

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Building a Successful Enterprise: Remsoft co-CEO has progressive take on change

Dave Veale

5 min

Building a Successful Enterprise: Remsoft co-CEO has progressive take on change

Dave Veale interviews Andrea Feunekes, co-CEO and co-founder of Remsoft as part of the Leadership Unleashed series of interviews with leaders. One of the many refreshing qualities Andrea has is her progressive philosophy on the role of change in business world. Andrea Feunekes, co-CEO and co-founder of Remsoft, understands what it takes to build a successful enterprise. As her bio on the Remsoft website states, she leads a company that ‘helps clients simplify complex, high v

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Dave Veale

1 min

Always do what you think is right.

Dave Veale interviews Chief Rob Simonds of the Saint John Fire Department as part of the Leadership Unleashed series of interviews with leaders. Chief Rob Simonds of the Saint John Fire Departmenthas recently begun a Harvard University fellowship for senior executives in state and local governments. “I need to always be aware of opportunities to engage the people I work with. Sometimes I think if my awareness isn’t where it needs to be, there are lost opportunites,” Sim

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