David Birnbaum Connection

Ryan Martin has biked across Canada to raise money and awareness for mental health. He is an active advocate and works for the Canadian Mental Health Association. We talk about his personal experiences, and dive deep on some of the issues people face around mental health.

Today David is joined by local talent from Waterloo and St. Catherines. Bill Martin Jr and Mackenzie talk about the modelling and photography industries, their working relationship, and how to follow your passion.Follow Mackenzie on Instagram @mack_kenzie 345Follow Bill on Instagram @newuniquephotography

Today David is super excited to be joined by Jacqueline Leung, Founder of Pressed News, his go-to source of news. David and Jacqueline talk about the creation of Pressed and the state of media and journalism. They also delve into the millennial generation, and what they think the future of news looks like.Be sure to subscribed to Pressed's email newsletter, and consider supporting them on Patreon. Help save the world!https://pressednews.com/https://www.patreon.com/pressednews

David hosts Patrick Schertzer, a life long gay conservative. They talk about the issues of playing politics, the conservative big tent, and how that all looks from Patrick's point of view as a member of the LGBTQ community

Today David is joined by Jim Estill. They discuss Jim's history of running successful businesses, and personally sponsoring over 80 refugee families in Guelph. They also get into Jim's philosophy of life, which he believes is the reason for his success.Jim Estill, CEO of Danby Appliances is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, executive, and philanthropist.Jim started a computer distribution business from the trunk of his car while in university. That modest business grew into a company doing $350,000,000 in sales before selling to SYNNEX in 2004. Jim then became CEO of SYNNEX Canada and grew sales from $800,000,000 to $2 Billion over five years.Jim has invested in, mentored and advised many technology companies including Blackberry. He joined their board before they went public and served for 13 years.Recently Jim Estill has been making news for his sponsorship efforts to settle 80 refugee families in Guelph. The Financial Times, BBC News, The Guardian, and Toronto Life have all covered his story, including this viral video featuring his work.You can also follow Jim on his blog jimestill.com, which documents his philosophies on leadership and time management. Or watch his TEDx talk. Jim was awarded the Order of Ontario, the provinces highest honour, in 2017. He is a multiple nominee of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and has been awarded an Everyday Heroes Award by the Global Hope Coalition. In 2018 Jim Estill was awarded the Order of Canada.

Today David is joined by Andres Fuentes. Andres has been involved in the UN climate negotiations for a full decade now. They get into how those negotiations have changed on a large and small scale in the past ten years, talk about David's skepticism about if they will work, and touch on citizen engagement and what the future of climate talks holds.

This episode David hosts one of his oldest friends Tyler Hyrchuk. They talk about Tyler's experiences living in rural Alberta, Australia and Thailand, how he has managed to walk his own path, and how that confidence translates into his online presence (when he has one).

David is joined by Teddy to have an honest and frank discussion about his transition to an "Ultra-Orthodox" Jew and what that means for his life and his future.