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The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Jason Taylor

18 episodes

3 days ago

In this episode of The People’s Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Kellie Lefaive, CEO of Go Direct Solutions, to explore what it takes to lead effectively in fast-paced and ever-changing industries. Kellie shares her insights on staying calm amid chaos, aligning teams across multiple departments, and nurturing future leaders. She also opens up about her personal leadership journey, the lessons she’s learned, and the principles she stands by to create a culture of accountability, c...

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Entrepreneurship

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In this episode of The People’s Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Kellie Lefaive, CEO of Go Direct Solutions, to explore what it takes to lead effectively in fast-paced and ever-changing industries. Kellie shares her insights on staying calm amid chaos, aligning teams across multiple departments, and nurturing future leaders. She also opens up about her personal leadership journey, the lessons she’s learned, and the principles she stands by to create a culture of accountability, c...

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Entrepreneurship

Episodes (18/18)

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Kellie Lefaive, CEO of Go Direct Solutions - Leading Through Chaos and Building Future Leaders

In this episode of The People’s Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Kellie Lefaive, CEO of Go Direct Solutions, to explore what it takes to lead effectively in fast-paced and ever-changing industries. Kellie shares her insights on staying calm amid chaos, aligning teams across multiple departments, and nurturing future leaders. She also opens up about her personal leadership journey, the lessons she’s learned, and the principles she stands by to create a culture of accountability, c...

5 days ago

34 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Lindsay Wilson, GM of Sales Ontario at Molson Coors - Building Authentic Leadership and High-Performing Teams

In this episode of The People Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Lindsay Wilson, GM of Sales Ontario at Molson Coors, to dive into authentic leadership, building culture through momentum, and nurturing high-performing teams. Lindsay shares her journey through significant organizational change, how she fosters inclusion and cross-functional collaboration, and her framework for spotting future leaders. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting your career, Lindsay’s insights ...

1 week ago

31 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Tim Banick, President, Entegra Canada - Vulnerability, Culture, and Leading with Candor

How do you scale culture, lead through chaos, and keep people at the center? Tim Banick, President of Entegra Procurement Services Canada, joins Jason to share the leadership principles behind his 30+ year career across PepsiCo, Entegra, and beyond. We dig into self-awareness, creating psychological safety (“tops & flops”), leading large teams without silos, staying available to your people, and why diversity + candor beats consensus every time. What you’ll learn Building culture with tra...

3 weeks ago

33 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Jason Wentzell, Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist & Founder, Extend Pharmacy - Empowering Community-Based Cancer Care

On this episode of The People Playbook Podcast, host Jason Taylor sits down with Jason Wentzell - a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist, past president of CAPhO, and founder of Extend Pharmacy - to explore how oncology expertise can be brought closer to home. Jason shares why community-based cancer care matters, how the Extend Cancer Pharmacy Network (ECPN) trains and supports independent pharmacies, and what leaders should look for when building mission-driven healthcare teams. You’ll learn:...

1 month ago

32 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Jeff Clark, Food Industry Consultant - People-First Leadership That Scales

What makes a culture durable - and a team unstoppable? Jason sits down with Jeff Clark (ex-President, Kitchen Partners; now President & CEO, Jeff Clark Consulting) to unpack four decades of building high-performing teams in food manufacturing and multi-unit restaurant supply. Jeff shares the “get the best people” play, how to coach A-players and strugglers, leading through COVID, and why purpose, values, and clear metrics turn “people-first” into performance. You’ll learn: Hiring to a bar...

1 month ago

34 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Tim Sieders, President at Maple Ridge Living - Building Teams and Trust in Business

Maple Ridge Living’s president, Tim Sieders, joins Jason to unpack 20+ years of building a client-first construction company across landscaping, hardscape, and renovations in Southern Ontario. Tim shares the leadership plays behind scaling from a one-man operation to a 21-person team: hiring for character, creating real career paths, giving people ownership, open financials, and building trust through communication and vulnerability. He also walks through their client experience (why they sta...

1 month ago

27 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Todd Belliveau | President of Primexecutive Inc. – Purpose, Passion, and Persistence in Leadership

In this episode of The People Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Todd Belliveau, President of Primexecutive Inc. and former CEO of 214 Carson Company, to unpack over 40 years of leadership experience across the beverage, retail, and manufacturing sectors. Todd shares his 3P Leadership Model – Purpose, Passion, and Persistence, and explains how leaders can inspire belief, fuel intrinsic motivation, and keep culture intact through mergers, transformations, and challenging times. From...

2 months ago

34 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Tony Gareri (CEO, Roma Moulding) - Leading with WOW: Building Culture, Happiness, and Purpose

In this episode of The People Playbook Podcast, Jason Taylor sits down with Tony Gareri, CEO of Roma Moulding and self-proclaimed “Chief of WOW.” Tony shares how he built a culture where workplace happiness is a right, not a privilege - and why the true differentiator in today’s commoditized world is how you make people feel. From his lessons at Zappos to creating global all-hands meetings and mission trips that inspire teams, Tony reveals practical insights on leadership, culture, and why su...

2 months ago

34 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Ed Hansen - Building Leaders, Breaking Rules, and Leading from Behind

In this episode of The People Playbook, Jason Taylor sits down with veteran entrepreneur, leadership coach, and President of Landscape Ontario, Ed Hansen. From humble beginnings cutting neighbors’ lawns to leading a multimillion-dollar business and coaching CEOs across the country, Ed shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, resilience, and empowering people. You’ll hear stories about breaking the “right” rules, learning from failure, and why the best leaders sometimes lead from behind. Ed a...

2 months ago

38 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Neil Nicholson | CEO, Powerhouse Controls - Building Culture That Scales

In this episode of The People Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with Neil Nicholson, CEO of Powerhouse Controls, to talk about leading through trust, building teams that thrive under pressure, and creating a culture that scales with growth. With nearly three decades at Powerhouse and a career that took him from employee #5 to CEO of a global automation leader, Neil shares hard-earned lessons on transparency, succession planning, leadership empathy, and what it really takes to empower peop...

2 months ago

24 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Carmelo Marsala | Inventing a New Category in Home Improvement

What does it take to invent not just a product, but an entirely new category? In this episode of The People’s Playbook, Jason sits down with Carmelo Marsala, Founder and CEO of Spray-Net - a home-improvement franchise that’s flipping the script on traditional painting. From student painter to quadruple patent holder, Carmelo shares how a scratched front door sparked a revolutionary idea, how he scaled his startup into a 120+ territory franchise, and why marketing, mindset, and just starting m...

2 months ago

18 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

From Delivery Driver to Industry Disruptor: The Moatassem Moatez Story

What does it really take to build a company from scratch in a new country during a global crisis? In this episode of The People’s Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with Moatassem Moatez - TEDx speaker, Entrepreneur of the Year, and Founder & CEO of MyCourier Inc. - to unpack a story of hustle, empathy, and execution. Moatassem shares how he: Went from Uber-canceling job pitches to building a 100+ person teamBuilt culture through empathy and hands-on leadershipNavigated pandemic chaos ...

3 months ago

29 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Joe Salemi – Culture, Clarity, and the Power of People-First Leadership

In this episode of The People Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with Joe Salemi, Executive Director of Landscape Ontario, to explore what it really takes to lead with empathy, build high-performing teams, and create a culture that thrives -even when you're not in the room. Joe shares his personal journey from software to association leadership, what it means to step into the shoes of a legend, and why the best leaders empower others to lead too. We also dive into the leadership gap facing...

3 months ago

30 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

George Croft, Senior Advisor at First Key Consulting & Board Member at BrewDog

In this powerful and candid conversation, George Croft- Senior Advisor at First Key Consulting and Non-Executive Board Member at BrewDog - joins Jason Taylor to reflect on a leadership journey that spans decades in the beverage industry. From his humble beginnings at Labatt to transforming Waterloo Brewing into a national player, George shares how persistence, people-first leadership, and radical candor shaped his approach and legacy. This episode is a masterclass in leading with values, buil...

3 months ago

33 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Steven Wright: Freeing Business Owners from Sales - Why Systems, Not Rockstars, Drive Growth

In this episode of The People Playbook, I sit down with Steven Wright, President and CEO of Focus, to unpack one of the most common - and costly - misconceptions in sales: the belief that success comes from hiring the elusive sales “rockstar.” Steven shares how his team helps growth-minded business owners scale by installing systems, structure, and leadership that empower average performers to become great - and great performers to thrive without the business owner micromanaging every deal. W...

4 months ago

28 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

John Evans - Building a $51M Franchise Powerhouse and Slaying Industry Dragons

In this episode of The People Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with John Evans - award-winning entrepreneur, proud millennial franchisor, and founder of EverLine Coatings. What started as a small pavement marking business in Calgary is now a $51M franchise network spanning North America. John shares how he scaled EverLine by mastering people leadership, building systems, and disrupting an overlooked industry. From battling self-doubt to expanding into the U.S. market during a pandemic, t...

4 months ago

26 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Jeremy Harvey: Why Trust (Not Control) is the Leadership Superpower

What holds most leaders back isn’t strategy - it’s trust. In this episode of The People Playbook, Jason Taylor sits down with Jeremy Harvey - strategist, leadership coach, and former Unilever exec - to talk about how leaders can unlock momentum through better people decisions. From Oxford to the Middle East, from billion-dollar brands to peer groups in Canada, Jeremy’s leadership lens has been shaped by decades of global insight. They discuss: The underrated skill leaders avoid (but desperate...

4 months ago

17 minutes

The People Playbook with Jason Taylor

Brian Bazely — Architecting Franchise Success: From Driverseat to Changing Cancer Care

In this deeply insightful episode of The People Playbook, host Jason Taylor sits down with franchise veteran and culture-first leader, Brian Bazely. As the former CEO and co-founder of Driverseat, Brian shares the honest, behind-the-scenes story of leaving a high-paying executive role to chase the bold dream of building one of Canada’s most respected franchise brands. Together, they unpack: The emotional and financial fear of stepping away from “safe” successThe people-first philosophy that g...

4 months ago

36 minutes