Isabelle Hof & Laura Hof — daughters of the world-renowned Wim Hof, creator of The Wim Hof Method — join me in this educational, heart-to-heart converstation on the Hooked on Habits Podcast. What is the Wim Hof Method? If you’ve seen people sitting in baths full of ice, or walking into the ocean for ‘cold plunges’, or maybe even talking about the benefits of turning their hot showers into cold ones now - there’s a reason. The scientific benefits are growing behind th...

Welcome to the most personal, unguarded, and raw Hooked on Habits podcast to date. Today, I welcome three incredible individuals, who have grown with me for nearly the past decade. Each of them shares what was the key factor for them to create change, stay the course, and strive for even greater than they originally set out for. Collectively these three individuals have lost nearly 400lbs, improved their overall longevity and their relationships with themselves and others. I couldn’t be more...

Welcome to the kick off of Season Two of the Hooked On Habits Podcast! Are you a self-sabotager? Do you have self limiting beliefs that hold you back? Do you get in your own way without even knowing you’re doing it? Or even worse, do so while knowing you're doing it? And most importantly, if our external world is a reflection of our inner world, then how do we compound the good and deconstruct the negative, while reprogramming our conscious and subconscious mind...

The Season 1 FINALE of the Hooked on Habits Podcast is here! And right on time to kick off Season 2 (coming September 2021). In Season 1, we saw some of the greatest, highest performers in business, sports, and more, and every single one of our guests shared their strongest habits that got them to where they are today (and one's they're still working to give up)! Dragons’ Den: LANE MERRIFIELDeTalk Reporter: SONIA BEEKSMAAdidas Canada President & Keynote Speaker: MICHAEL ROSSIOlympic...

Gary Mauris co-founded what would become the most transformative company the Canadian mortgage space has ever seen. He is known as one of the sharpest, most ambitiously aggressive people working the industry. With over 7,000 agents across the country, and over $50 billion in funded mortgages, Gary says he works for his agents, not the other way around. Gary learnt early on in his life the importance personal development, building authentic, emotional, and unexpected connections. Gary sa...

At the age of eight years old Bob Lenarduzzi could be found behind the net interestingly enough, racing after soccer balls before they’d hit the busy street behind the pitch, while his brothers played. Fast forward to one of the most eventful life journey’s I am fortunate to share with you on the Hooked On Habits podcast, and now Bob has been nearly four decades with Major League Soccer team the Whitecaps. Excelling as a player, coach, general manager, director of soccer operations, president...

At the age of 12 years old when Gary Robbins was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he told his Mom ‘I want to travel the world’. Now as a world-renowned ultra runner, determined to claim the title as Canada’s first ever Barkley Marathons finisher, you may be shocked to find out it took dropping out of university, moving to Banff with $500 in his pocket, taking up the life of drinking and skiing, and many more entertaining steps along the way to become the man we now know who is deep...

What if you could ask powerful questions that create breakthrough moments? Lead by listening, and remove your distractions? Put aside your perfect persona and engage others on a deeper level? If all these possibilities sound inviting, why are we so connected, and yet so alone—and how can we reconnect? My guest Riaz Meghji digs deep into the reality that we all crave connection. We were never meant to live alone, or communicate only in “likes” and retweets. Riaz shares personal insights from p...

“Never get too good for anything” - Thomas Haas. World renowned chocolatier and pastry chef, Thomas Haas, was born in the Black Forest of Germany. Working his way to Michelin-starred restaurants didn’t come easy. As an apprentice at the young age of 16 Thomas didn’t think anything of the fact that he was left handed, that was until the owner noticed he couldn’t use an apple peeler - apparently they were made for right handed people. That apple peeler is now displaced in the Restaurant H...

Virgin Radio’s Vancouver Morning Show Host, Jonny Staub, holds nothing back in this interview. Revealing that his grandparents having been in concentration camps in Germany for over two years is what motivates him to persevere today. What it was like to walk into a radio studio for six months, turn on the microphone to entertain hundreds of thousands of people, and not talk about the hardest thing he was experiencing in his life - all while eventually being called out by his team members. Jon...

Ever wondered what it's like inside the mind of an Olympic medalist? Dotsie Bausch, Olympic Silver Medalist, and 7-time USA Cycling National Champion talks about what it takes to train six hours a day, six days a week, for years and years, and her true feelings towards habits. Whether you swear against having habits, or are trying to better understand those that don’t practice them at all, this episode is for you. Dotsie, having been a fashion model in New York, admittedly was battling ...

Imagine making a life-changing career move in the middle of 2020 to bet on yourself, and your dreams? That’s what Michael Rossi, the president of Adidas Canada has done. He is stepping down from his role with the company of over 18 years. Regardless of what is happening in the outside world with news, and constant updates coming our way, Michael says 'when it's time for change, when it's time for growth, it's full steam ahead!'. Where to next for Michael? Listen to find out, and be insp...

How did eTalk's newest reporter Sonia Beeksma create history on Canada's #1 entertainment show? From medical technician to 2009 intern of eTalk, Sonia knew her life was changing, but did she realize to what scale? You bet she did, she mapped it out, and with purpose to one day be hired by as a reporter on Canada's most watched entertainment show - eTalk. She moved cities, cable networks, continued to raise her beautiful daughter as a full-time Mom, and developed essential life skills in the ...

From running a remote control crocodile in Disney's Lion King parade at 16 years old, to selling Club Penguin with his business partner Lance for $350 million at 28 years old. Welcome to the first episode of Hooked on Habits with Lane Merrifield, CBC's newest Dragon on 'Dragons' Den'. Here's why you don't want to miss this episode: Lane was gripped by fear at one point in his life, find out how he turned his fear into a propellant. And steps for you to, too. What is the best busi...