TWO NOBODYS

36: Gramps Jeffrey – The role of grandparents in helping raise a child

Gramps Jeffrey (Marc Joseph) joins the Two Nobodys to discuss his latest book “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”. Gramps shares the critical role grandparents have in a child’s development, how parenting has evolved over generations, and how to support a child when they’re a toddler.

www.grampsjeffrey.com

https://idontwanttoturn3.com/

Email: grampsjeffrey@gmail.com

IG: @authorgrampsjeffrey

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Gramps Jeffrey’s children’s book, “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”, explores what goes through a toddler’s mind that parents are so desperate to understand. It is based on the true experiences he has had with his 6 grandchildren that were born 2 each to his 3 Millennial daughters.

Gramps Jeffrey is the pen name for Marc Joseph whose first book “The Secrets of Retailing…How to Beat Wal-Mart” was written to help entrepreneurs and small businesses compete against the big guys. Arianna Huffington read his book and asked him to contribute to the Huffington Post. He has written over 100 articles about small businesses, education, the homeless and several other nonprofit topics dear to all of us.

Gramps and his lovely wife Cathy live in Scottsdale, Arizona where 2 of his grandchildren live. 2 more live in Austin, Texas and 2 in Orlando, Florida.

35: Dr. James Cahill – Understanding plant behavior and communication

Dr. James Cahill an experimental plant ecologist from the University of Alberta joins the Two Nobodys to discuss the field of plant behavior. Understand how plants coexist, work, and communicate with one another to thrive and defend against predators in the natural environment.  Dr. Cahill describes how natural plant behavior can have implications for food production and humans.

https://cahilllab.ca/

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Dr. James Cahill is a Professor of ecology at the University of Alberta, Canada. His work attempts to integrate how plant decision making alters species coexistence and patterns in biodiversity.  This line of research has highlighted how behavioral ecological theory, developed primarily for mobile animals, is a very good starting point for understanding the social lives of plants.  Over the last 20+ years, he has trained numerous graduate and undergraduate students in experimental plant ecology, and offered a different perspective than expressed by the common ecological paradigms.  He is also actively engaged in science communication, with a focus on using a data-driven approach to enhance public understanding.  He may be most well known for his work as the lead scientist on a widely viewed documentary about plant behavior (What plants talk about, PBS Nature and Smarty plants, CBC Nature of things).  To date, those films have been viewed more than 2,000,000 times indicating a public fascination with the biology of plants.

34: Adwoa (Didee) Alorse – Creating a safe platform for women and girls to be heard.

Adwoa (Didee) Alorse, Founder and CEO of GirlTable joins the Two Nobodys for a wholesome discussion about her journey and the drivers for starting GirlTable.

GirlTable is a community platform that enables women and girls to ask and answer questions, engage in deeper conversations, unlock valuable opportunities for collaboration, and find fresh new ideas and practices to take into their daily lives.

www.girltable.com

Facebook: facebook.com/girltable

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/girltable

IG: @girltable

Twitter: @thegirltable

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Adwoa Alorse is a social entrepreneur who enjoys creating solutions for vulnerable populations such as children, youth, and women. Through her company GirlTable, Adwoa is using web-technology to inspire and empower women and girls across the globe. Though a Canadian by birth, Adwoa lived outside Canada for several years in countries like Ghana (also her heritage), The Gambia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, where she picked up an appreciation for the differences and similarities in the global human experience. She holds a Master of Public Service degree and a Bachelor of Arts and Business (Political Science major) degree from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Public Management and Governance from the University of Ottawa. She believes in the power of community and collaboration, and is committed to the socio-economic empowerment of children, women, and youth across the globe.

33: Two Nobodys Talk - Live-action Movies | Living with COVID | Trucker Convoy | Waning Trust | Not Being Heard | Blockchains

Kyle and Rupesh discuss whether the remakes of some classic Disney films into live-action versions was worth it, and how it will be strange to come back to society that will have to live with COVID. The Trucker Convoy in Canada is occupying much of the news and the Two Nobodys discuss the original intent and what seems to be their purpose. Waning trust in our institutions becomes a cause for concern, and how there's a shift to decentralized everything, with the use of blockchains.

32: Two Nobodys Talk - Year 1 | Discounting People | Progressives Stall | Taxing Billionaires | Space vs Ocean | Conspiracies

The Two Nobodys get together to start off their second year of the podcast discussing how their first year went, that we live in a world that easily discounts people's views, the inability of progressives to band together to get things done, taxation of billionaires, what's cooler space or the ocean, and the world of conspiracies. 

31: Joelle Prevost – Skillfully Communicating, Setting Boundaries, and Being Understood

Joelle Prevost (Author and Counsellor) joins the Two Nobodys to discuss her new book The Conversation Guide. Joelle walks through what led her to writing the book, the process of publishing, and her story.

IG: j.l.prevost

www.theconversationguide.com

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Joelle L. Prevost holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a registered clinical counselor (British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors), a licensed teacher (British Columbia Teachers’ Federation), and a passionate communication-skills coach. She has worked in high school, group, and one-on-one settings. In private practice, Joelle works with individuals and couples experiencing communication challenges, anxiety, trauma, and chronic illness. In her spare time, she writes music, makes cold-process soap, plays pool, and enjoys hanging out with her cat and her dog in her native British Columbia, Canada.

30: Dr. Wade Abbott – Using Seaweed to Address Methane Emissions

Can seaweed help reduce methane emissions? Dr. Wade Abbott, a Research Scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada thinks there is potential! He also shares the struggles he encountered in raising a family of three while working to get his PhD and figuring out his path.

Research page: https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/d-wade-abbott-phd

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Dr. Wade Abbott received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry under the supervision of Professor Juan Ausió at the University of Victoria in 2005. His thesis was awarded the UVic Lieutenant Governor’s Gold Medal in 2005. His first postdoctoral research fellowship was with Professor Alisdair Boraston at the University of Victoria in the molecular basis of carbohydrate interactions (2005-2008). He completed a second postdoctoral fellowship with Professor Harry Gilbert at the University of Georgia Complex Carbohydrate Research Centre in metabolic pathways from intestinal bacteria involved in the utilization of dietary glycans (2008-2010). In 2011, Dr. Abbott began his career with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Lethbridge Research Centre as a Research Scientist. Group research themes include the discovery of carbohydrate active enzymes and metabolic pathways, agricultural glycomics, and carbohydrate-based innovations for the production of food animals.

29: Dr. Lenore Newman – Vertical Farming and Lab Grown Meat

Dr. Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at University of Fraser Valley joins the Two Nobodys for a fascinating conversation on the future of food. Lenore shares her thoughts on the potential of vertical farming and lab grown meat and how these ways of agriculture can have profound economic and environmental benefits.

https://www.ufv.ca/food-agriculture-institute/meet-the-team/lenore-newman.htm

Twitter: @DrLenoreNewman

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Dr. Lenore Newman's love affair with food began on her family's fishing boats, where she gained an early introduction into the world of direct marketing of local products. Dr. Newman is an expert in agricultural technology, and she holds a Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley. Dr. Newman is also the Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at UFV, and is a member of the Royal Society of Canada's New College. She holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from York University. She has written two books, Speaking in Cod Tongues: A Canadian Culinary Journey, and Lost Feast. 

28: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe – The Human Microbiome

Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, a foremost researcher on the human microbiome joins the Two Nobodys for a fascinating conversation. Emma shares what we do and do not know about the microbiome, some of the characteristics of a healthy microbiome, how it may have changed over history, the effects of COVID, and what foods may be beneficial.

Dr. Emma Allen Vercoe’s research page: https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/people/dr-emma-allen-vercoe

Twitter: @EmmaAllenVercoe

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Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe obtained her BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of London, and her PhD in Molecular Microbiology through an industrial partnership with Public Health England. Dr. Allen-Vercoe started her faculty career at the University of Calgary in 2005, with a Fellow-to-Faculty transition award through CAG/AstraZeneca and CIHR, to study the normal microbes of the human gut.  In particular, she was among the few that focused on trying to culture these ‘unculturable’ microbes in order to better understand their biology.  To do this, she developed a model gut system to emulate the conditions of the human gut and allow communities of microbes to grow together, as they do naturally.  

Dr. Allen-Vercoe moved her lab to the University of Guelph in late 2007, and has been a recipient of several Canadian Foundation for Innovation Awards that has allowed her to develop her specialist anaerobic fermentation laboratory further. This has been recently boosted by the award of a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Human Gut Microbiome Function and Host Interactions . 

In 2013, Dr. Allen-Vercoe co-founded NuBiyota, a research spin-off company that aims to create therapeutic ecosystems as biologic drugs, on a commercial scale.  The research enterprise for this company is also based in Guelph. 

27: Adam McInroy - Executive Financial Consultant

Adam McInroy joins Two Nobodys for a conversation about financial planning, the challenging job of consulting on other people's wealth especially when equity markets dropped in March 2020. This is a wide ranging conversation covering, health, fitness, investing, and financial planning.

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Website: https://advisor.investorsgroup.com/en/adam_mcinroy

Adam McInroy, CFP, CLU is an Executive Financial Consultant with one of the largest asset managers in Canada. He and his family live in Peterborough, Ontario. After attending the University of Waterloo and obtaining his BSc in Kinesiology, Adam began working for a large US based company in downtown Toronto. After a year with that employer Adam moved to Peterborough to work for a large international company in their Health and Safety department. After several years and upon the birth of his son, Adam realized that his career, although great, was not one which he took pride in and was excited about doing for the next 30 years. After a lot of research and after further education, Adam changed careers into the work of Financial Planning.

Adam chose to build his practice with one of the largest asset managers in Canada and is ranked in the top 10 asset managers globally. Due to the ability to focus beyond a portfolio and truly look at a comprehensive financial picture to maximize a clients return on life.

He has continued to further his education and achieved the internationally recognized designation as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).

Outside of the office, Adam is actively involved in his community, whether coaching his daughters soccer team, volunteering with multiple charities, doing canoe trips with his son or training at his local BJJ club, Adam is constantly seeking to improve himself, his family and the community in which Adam serves.