In this episode of the 204Rise Pod­cast, we have the plea­sure of speak­ing with the won­der­ful Nicole Dubé! A house­hold name you may rec­og­nize from her 10 years of host­ing CTV Morn­ing Live, Nicole shares her incred­i­ble jour­ney in media and broad­cast­ing. Join us as Nicole reflects on her career begin­nings, her climb up the lad­der, and what it takes to excel at the top lev­el of her industry.

Nicole has since tran­si­tioned from her morn­ing news show role to focus on coach­ing oth­ers in live speak­ing and media train­ing. She now ded­i­cates her exper­tise to help­ing indi­vid­u­als become more con­fi­dent and effec­tive speak­ers in front of diverse audiences.

In this episode, Nicole talks about her trans­for­ma­tion and growth, re-eval­u­at­ing life choic­es dur­ing the pan­dem­ic, and the impor­tance of shift­ing pri­or­i­ties. She also shares insights on over­com­ing pub­lic speak­ing chal­lenges, includ­ing live TV mishaps and sur­viv­ing a pub­lic speak­ing night­mare. Nicole empha­sizes the pow­er of per­son­al sto­ries in pre­sen­ta­tions, the sig­nif­i­cance of media train­ing, and how to effec­tive­ly get your mes­sage across.

Nicole opens up about her first live news seg­ment, learn­ing from fail­ure, and the jour­ney of start­ing a pod­cast. She dis­cuss­es the grind of pod­cast­ing, grow­ing and scal­ing in the indus­try, and her emo­tion­al farewell from CTV. Addi­tion­al­ly, Nicole touch­es on the dif­fi­cul­ties of say­ing good­bye dur­ing lay­offs and the impor­tance of acknowl­edg­ment and gratitude.

Tune in for an episode filled with insight­ful reflec­tions, trans­for­ma­tive moments, and valu­able lessons from Nicole’s exten­sive career in jour­nal­ism and her new path in media training.

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Wel­come to Episode 141 of the 204Rise Pod­cast! This week, we sit down with the tal­ent­ed local bar­ber, Jestoni Vil­lanue­va, also known as @villaworldwide on Instagram.

In this episode, Jestoni shares his inspir­ing jour­ney to becom­ing a rec­og­nized name in the Win­nipeg bar­ber scene. We dis­cuss his rapid rise to noto­ri­ety and how he has suc­cess­ful­ly grown his social media pres­ence, even to the point of being rec­og­nized by fans in pub­lic. Jestoni has tak­en on the ambi­tious chal­lenge of vlog­ging every day until he reach­es 100k fol­low­ers, a tes­ta­ment to his ded­i­ca­tion and drive.

Jestoni’s sto­ry begins with an intern­ship at @saintwpg under the men­tor­ship of shop own­er Famos a leg­end in the Win­nipeg bar­ber­ing scene. Jestoni’s pas­sion and hard work quick­ly set him apart, lead­ing him to hone his craft with relent­less deter­mi­na­tion. From late-night hair­cuts in his par­ents’ house to rent­ing his own chair at the very shop where he start­ed, Jestoni’s jour­ney is a tes­ta­ment to per­se­ver­ance and ambition.

Tune in to hear Jestoni’s expe­ri­ences, chal­lenges, and the lessons he’s learned along the way. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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Episode 140 of the 204Rise Pod­cast brings you anoth­er boys-only ses­sion with Robin and Devan as Arshdeep is sad­ly out of town. Join us as we get into the lat­est buzz on every­one’s social media feeds; the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. We share our opin­ions on who’s win­ning and why, giv­ing you an inside look at the cur­rent hip-hop scene.

We also dis­cuss the impact of stream­ers like Sketch on main­stream enter­tain­ment and cul­ture, explor­ing how their influ­ence is reshap­ing the land­scape. Plus, we touch on the impor­tance of set­ting goals and tak­ing bold steps to achieve greater success.

Robin opens up about his per­son­al jour­ney and the chal­lenges of attempt­ing to break the 5km marathon record, doc­u­ment­ing his progress online and attract­ing a brand deal in the process. Mean­while, both of us share insights into our entre­pre­neur­ial ven­tures, per­fect­ly aligned with the vibrant ener­gy of the sea­son as the sun shines and nature thrives.

Don’t miss out on our break­down of the heat­ed rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake! Hit that sub­scribe but­ton and ring the noti­fi­ca­tion bell to stay up-to-date with all our lat­est episodes!

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