LEVEL UP with host Gary Mauris (DLCG CEO) and his incredible guest, Lisa Lisson, President of FedEx Express Canada, this THURSDAY, February 17 at 11am PT / 2pm ET right here on Youtube sponsored by our friends at First National Financial.Lisa leads a team of over 10,000 employees coast-to-coast specializing in international and domestic courier solutions.Lisa joined FedEx Express as an associate marketing specialist in 1992. She quickly progressed and, in 2003, was appointed vice president of sales, marketing and corporate communications. She was appointed to her current role in October 2010. In every single year of her leadership, employees have ranked FedEx Express as one of Canada’s best places to work on the Aon Hewitt Best Employers in Canada list. Lisa’s focus on service excellence and community engagement has also given FedEx a place among the 20 most respected brands in Canada. Lisa has been named a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medalist and one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame WXN Top 100 List.Lisa balanced a fulfilling life as a wife and mother until unexpectedly one evening, her husband Patrick was paralyzed with a life-altering heart attack. While looking after him, Lisa maintained her executive position at FedEx, continued volunteering as a director at the Business Council of Canada, as a director on the SickKids Foundation, and cared for their four children, all of which at the time were under the age of 10 at the time. Sadly, Patrick passed away two years later.In her spare time, Lisa shares her personal story and life lessons to help inspire others, to let them know they are not alone and to find fulfillment living with gratitude and embracing family and career.Can't wait! Open to everyone and we'll post your questions and comments from the Youtube chat on screen LIVE for Lisa to see and reply PLUS we'll have some give aways. See you on Thursday!

LEVEL UP! Fall Season 2 returns with special guest, Brad Pedersen, the Co-Founder and Chairman of Pela! Despite much-celebrated early success, Brad is no stranger to adversities in business. The difference? Brad used these lessons from failure as a catalyst to create better business models! Listen now for all the tips and tricks.

Our latest LEVEL UP! episode features special guest, Harvey Mackay. Harvey Mackay has written seven New York Times bestselling books, three reached #1, and two were named by the Times among the top 15 motivational business books of all time – Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. His books have sold 10 million copies in 80 countries and have been translated in 52 languages.He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers for Fortune 500-size companies and associations, plus he has spoken on six continents. Toastmasters International named him one of the top five speakers in the world, along with Tony Robbins and Mario Cuomo. He is a member of the National Speakers Association Speakers Hall of Fame.The American Management Association listed Harvey among the top 30 leaders who influenced business in 2014, which also included Colin Powell, Jack Welch and Richard Branson. In July 2015, Forbes said, “Harvey Mackay is one of the world’s top leadership experts who has accomplished more in business than most entrepreneurs could achieve in their lifetimes.”All of which is why Fortune magazine refers to him as "Mr. Make Things Happen".

Our latest LEVEL UP! discussion features special guest Joe Roberts aka The Skid Row CEO. Joe’s story is one of perseverance, determination and the resiliency of the human spirit. He is a living testament to the idea that “anything is possible”. We are excited to speak with Joe about his experiences and exploring his inspiring story.

Darrell Fox is the younger brother of Terry Fox, for whom the Terry Fox Foundation and the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) are named. In 1980, at the age of 17, Darrell joined Terry (and Terry’s best friend Doug Alward) on his Marathon of Hope in Saint John, New Brunswick. As Terry’s younger brother, Darrell has had a long history of involvement with the legacy founded by his brother. In 1990, Darrell became the provincial director for The Terry Fox Foundation in British Columbia. In 1994, he moved to the National Office in Toronto, Ontario where he served for two years as the assistant national director and then national director of the Terry Fox Foundation from January 1996 until June 2009. To date, the Foundation has raised over $850 million for cancer research worldwide. Today, Darrell serves on the TFRI’s Board of Directors and is a senior advisor to the Institute. A holder of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, Darrell continues to be involved in projects and activities related to Terry Fox and his legacy. We look forward to speaking with him about this journey and keeping the legacy alive.

Brittany Hennessy is the best-selling author of “INFLUENCER: Building Your Personal Brand In The Age Of Social Media” and the co-founder of CARBON AUGUST, an influencer education company where creates courses, provides coaching, and produces events to help influencers of all shapes and sizes build their brands and their businesses. A pioneer in the influencer marketing industry, Brittany was the first Senior Director, Influencer Strategy & Talent Partnerships at Hearst Magazines Digital Media where she secured fashion & beauty influencers for Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Esquire, Town & Country, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, and other titles across the digital portfolio. Brittany is also a member of the Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts and Sciences where she judges the annual Shorty Awards and the Shorty Social Good Awards. When she's not working she's spending time with her husband and son (both named Alexander) riding her Peloton (if you want one, definitely get one) and getting lost in the world of memes. You can follow her on Instagram @mrsbrittanyhennessy.

Our latest LEVEL UP! session features special guest Tom Keiser, the CEO of Hootsuite!Tom Keiser joined Hootsuite as CEO in July 2020 when founder Ryan Holmes moved into the role of Chairman of the Board. Tom has over 30 years experience as a global business and technology leader.With a proven track record of transforming companies, prioritizing to realize value and a passion for making things work better, Tom has a history of building teams and clearing a path for them to do great things. He excels at scaling a business through hyper growth, placing an equal focus on people and customer experience.Prior to joining Hootsuite, Tom spent four years at Zendesk as COO, where he helped build the company into the $9B+ publicly traded leader it is today. Before finding his sweet spot in SaaS, Tom held top roles in both operations and IT at major retail, finance and tech companies including The Gap Inc., L Brands, Ernst & Young, and Capgemini.We look forward to all of the incredible insights and experiences he is about to share with us!

Our popular LEVEL UP! series continues with latest special guest, Christy Clark, the Former Premier of British Columbia!Christy Clark led Canada’s third largest province for over six years. Throughout her tenure, Clark demonstrated the strongest performance of any Canadian Premier for economic growth, fiscal management and job creation.Christy retired from political life in 2017 as the longest serving female Premier in Canadian history and the only female Premier in Canada ever to be re-elected. She was also the first Cabinet Minister in BC to give birth while holding office.Today, she is a Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP. She serves as Chairperson of the governing board for Roots of Empathy, an international non-profit, as well as the CN Vancouver Community Board. She co-chairs the Advisory Board for the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill. She is also a Founding Visionary for the Prosperity Project, a non-profit dedicated to mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian women who are disproportionately affected.She is also an Associate Member of the InterAction Council, an international organization where former heads of state collaborate to find solutions to various global challenges. Additionally, she serves as a Director on a number of corporate boards.In 2018, the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) recognized her as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She has also been inducted into the WXN Hall of Fame.We are excited to hear her experiences and learn some valuable insights!

Join DLCG CEO, Gary Mauris, and special guest Riaz Meghji for the latest edition of LEVEL UP!Riaz Meghji is a human connection keynote speaker and author of the book “Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships”.He is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience; he has interviewed experts on current affairs, sports, entertainment, politics, and business. His on-camera experience not only taught him the power of a candid conversation, but also how to put it into practice.Riaz has hosted for Citytv’s Breakfast Television, MTV Canada, TEDxVancouver, CTV News, and the Toronto International Film Festival. He is a natural storyteller with a proven ability to conduct engaging, in-depth conversations across various disciplines - and we can't wait to learn from him.

We are so excited to be back with our first LEVEL UP! of the year featuring special guest, Robin Sharma!Robin Sharma is one of the world's premier speakers on Leadership and Personal Mastery. As a presenter, Robin has the rare ability to electrify an audience yet deliver uncommonly original and useful insights that lead to individuals doing their best work, teams providing superb results and organizations becoming unbeatable.Robin has been ranked as one of the Top 5 Leadership Experts in the World in an independent survey of over 22,000 businesspeople and appears on platforms with other luminaries such as Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Jack Welch and Shaquille O'Neal.Watch the video for some amazing insights on leadership, personal mastery and business.