This has been an amazing first year and we wanted to take a moment to discuss the lessons we learned from talking to some amazing people. We go through each episode of the season and each present our own takes. We also want to thank each of our guests for indulging us and our listeners for supporting us while we take our first steps into this world. An exciting season coming up with more guests and more engagement, please reach out to us on social channels or personally if there is anything you feel we can improve or want to see more of next season.

Darren Bardsley is Digital Marketing Specialist and Senior Graphic Designer with 18+ years experience in digital and traditional marketing. However, you'll quickly hear that his experiences reach far and wide. Darren tells us all about his travels from Fiji to Australia and his professional life is just as diverse. Come for the accent, stay for the story.

Soumya Abraham is a dental student currently studying dentistry in Michigan. Soumya's journey begun as an undergraduate student in India and continued in Canada and the United States. A journey that's had even us feeling like listeners at times as Soumya surprised us over and over again, simple things like the differences we faced in post secondary education, or different avenues available to dentists. So if you've ever wondered what school is like in India, or how tough is it really to start over in another country this is the episode you can't miss.

Another discussions episode, this week we take a look at post secondary education. This topic is particularly interesting because between the three of us we have a variety of experiences, Jake in university, TJ in the trades and college and Aayush with a mix of university and college. We explore the pros and cons of the each route, not that we believe that one is better than the other just that everyone has their own path and we want to open a discussion. 

Maia Lepingwell - Tardieu is a PhD candidate with small town roots. Growing up in Bracebridge Ontario, Maia has always had French as a part of her life. From the immersion program to class trips to France and an incredible multi-year move there to teach, it almost seems inevitable that she would end up studying French literature as she gets ever more ingrained in French culture. The passion she shows for her work is immediately clear in this in-depth dive into the life and stories of one of the most dedicated and hardworking individuals we have had the pleasure of having on the show.

Dwayne Adams was raised in the small town of Deep River and currently works as the Vice President of Hospitality for Hollywood Casino of Columbus, Penn Gaming. Join us as Dwayne shares his amazing journey and find out how his passion fuelled his drive to become the best. In the short time we spent with Dwayne it become clear he was one of the most industrious leaders we have had the pleasure of talking with.

On this episode we take a break from the interview style episode to have a discussion on Universal basic income (UBI). UBI is financial concept in which every person of a given population regularly receives a legally stipulated and equal financial grant paid by the government. We take a look at the pros and cons of the concept and a look at a few countries and populations that have tried it already. Discussion episodes are meant to be thought provoking and engaging, if you'd like more information on UBI in Canada take a look at https://www.ubiworks.ca/ 

Zach Louch was born in Hamilton and raised in Parry Sound, growing up Zach's life was always full of music. From his first band in highschool to taking Music Cognition at McMaster University it was clear that music, whether the bass or the marimba, was always going to be the focus in Zach's life. Now he's taken his ambition, drive and passion to doing something amazing in the field of Orff Schulwerk, it was clear to us in 5 minutes that he had found his calling and it shows! So if you've ever wondered about teaching music and don't know what an Orff Schulwerk is then you'll definitely want to listen to this one!

Shawn Kerr is a musician, adventure tour guide and wedding photographer in the Ottawa region. Originally from Parry Sound, Ontario Shawn has had an amazing journey taking every opportunity to explore and take in the world. From Antarctica to Argentina his stories will take you on a wild ride and open your eyes just like they did his. If you ever wanted to travel the world and experience everything there is then you'll want to listen and see how to do it right!

As Could We Do That's first interview release we would like to showcase our amazing, talented, hardworking and endlessly generous friend Vanessa Sears!  Vanessa was born and raised in Deep River, Ontario. She began performing in school and in community theatre productions from a young age and was encouraged to pursue her passion  professionally. This led her to audition for the prestigious Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. After graduating with High Honours and beginning her career, Vanessa is now an award winning actor, singer director and educator based out of Toronto, Canada.