The Olive You Podcast

The Olive You Podcast

by Olive Branch Mentorship Inc.
BusinessSociety & Culture
Season 1

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 11 - Sarthak & Shakila - The Power of Networking

https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Welcome back dear viewers to the Olive You Podcast. Today we extend the olive branch to two young, budding professionals, who are both Full Stack Web Developers, Sarthak and Shakila. We finally had a chance to deviate from healthcare to talk about what its like to establish yourself in a new country, giving back to the community and share social media journeys. It was an amazing conversation that brought much value, and we hope it does the same for you! Sarthak - https://www.youtube.com/@UCQi8ZtzGc2dzqvLyETyxR3w Shakila - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakila-rajapakse/ Chapters: 00:00 // Introductions 05:04 // Working on the OBM Website 06:41 // Sarthak's Background 10:48 // Shakila's Background 14:44 // Being Mature for Your Age 18:41 // Establishing Yourself In a New Country 21:45 // Birds of A Feather 24:07 // Making a Personal Connection 27:50 // Content Creation Journey 30:45 // Coming to Brantford | Scamming Your Own Community 40:02 // Developing Skills and Getting the Job 48:51 // Finding Productivity 53:26 // Investing in Your Future 56:57 // Deciding to go Into Entrepreneurship 01:04:51 // Advice for Confidence Building 01:10:55 // Giving Back 01:13:37 // Talking Points - Shak - Growing Up 01:18:40 // Talking Points - Sarthak - Family Life 01:20:32 // Talking Points - Shannon - Big Picture 01:24:47 // Being Open About Mental Health 01:28:41 // Connections, Family and Canadian Work Culture 01:35:25 // The Olive and The Pit Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E11
Nov 25, 2024
1:43:04

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 10 - Jennifer Johnson - The Intuitive Nurse

https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Check out Jennifer's book when it releases on December 1st 2024 - "Nursing Intuition: How to Trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity, and Survive Your Career" Welcome back to the Olive You Podcast, the podcast where we sit down with all of you! Today we extend the olive branch to ER Nurse extraordinaire, Jennifer Johnson, an ER Nurse turned writer who has many years of experience in the emergency room. Join us as we discuss a variety of topics like Mentorship in nursing to what its like writing a book! We hope you enjoy and find as much value as we did from this one! Chapters: 00:00 // Introductions 05:47 // Agency Staff Vs Non-Agency 17:18 // Why/How Did Jen Choose Nursing? 21:42 // Some Tricks of the Nursing Trade 26:42 // What Does A Typical Shift Look Like? 30:24 // Mental Health Triage 42:59 // Most Traumatic Experiences at Work - Jen 50:47 // Most Traumatic Experiences at Work - Shannon 58:16 // How to Cope with Workplace Trauma 01:03:49 // Mentorship in Nursing 01:16:03 // Improving Mentorship in Nursing 01:20:28 // The Changing Perspective of Healthcare 01:24:19 // Discussing Jen's Book 01:37:12 // The Relationship Between Nurses & Physicians 01:41:23 // Talking Points - Family Life 01:43:52 // Talking Points - Difference Between Growing Up Now and Then 01:53:33 // Talking Points - What Makes Someone A Good Person? 02:00:49 // The Olive and The Pit Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E10
Nov 18, 2024
2:17:44

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 9 - Melinda - The Life of a Mother and Occupational Therapist

https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Welcome again to another installment of The Olive You Podcast! Today we're extending the olive branch to the dearest Melinda, who is a Geriatric Mental Health Clinician. She shares her story with us and the discussion delves deep into topics like Mental Health (obviously!), Motherhood, and work life balance. We hope you find the same value we did from this conversation, and of course we hope you enjoy! Chapters: 00:00 // Introductions 04:57 // Work as A Geriatric Mental Health Clinician 15:43 // Frustrations of a Geriatric Mental Health Clinician 27:07 // Challenges With Poor Leadership 39:01 // Taking Care of Yourself And Listening to Your Own Advice 46:36 // Career Paths and Motherhood/Maternal Feelings 59:42 // The Tightrope of Maternal and Career Life 01:17:43 // Melinda's Original Career Vision 01:27:53 // Talking Points - Support 01:36:23 // The Olive and The Pit Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E9
Nov 11, 2024
1:50:32

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 8 - Aleena - A Mental Health Discussion

Welcome back! In this awesome episode of the Olive You Podcast, the olive branch is extended to a board member with OBM, Aleena, who is also a social worker. The girls delve into topics like mental health awareness, schizophrenia, and toxicity in the workplace. We hope you enjoy this discussion and find some value from it! https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E8
Nov 6, 2024
1:39:11

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 7 - Jeff Pimentel - End-Of-Life Doula and Funeral Home Director

In this episode of The Olive You Podcast, we extend the olive branch to an unexpected guest, Jeff Pimentel who is an End-Of-Life Doula and a Funeral Home Director. Shannon and Jeff have a focused conversation about Death, further building on one of Olive Branch Mentorship's primary objectives: getting comfortable talking about the uncomfortable. Its a conversation you don't want to miss, and we hope you enjoy and get some value from it! Chapters: 00:00 // Introductions 03:37 // Meeting Over a Panic Attack 15:39 // Perspectives of an End-of-Life Dula 27:40 // Normalizing the Conversation Surrounding Death 33:48 // One of Shannon's Deepest Experiences With Loss 46:09 // Staying Alive in Spite of Quality of Life 54:02 // Advice for Having "The Conversation" 01:04:48 // Funerals for Victims of Homicide 01:10:24 // Leaving A Legacy 01:15:20 // Thoughts on the Afterlife 01:23:11 // Talking Points 01:32:49 // The Olive and the Pit https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E7
Nov 1, 2024
1:42:16

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 6 - Healthcare Halloween Horrors

Welcome back to the Olive You Podcast where in this Halloween themed episode, Shannon delves deep into the various healthcare horrors plaguing the Canadian Healthcare System. Equipped with her trusty friend, Chat GPT, Shannon discuss a wide range of healthcare nightmares from wounds, to racism. Buckle up and enjoy dear friends! https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E6
Oct 28, 2024
55:06

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 5 - Yash - Wrestling with Personal and Career Success

In this special episode (they're all special) of The Olive You Podcast, a fellow OBM director extends the olive branch over to our CEO and host Shannon. Through a wide range of questions, they discuss Personal and Career successes, earned voices, work experience and healthcare at large. We hope you enjoy this one and be sure to leave us your thoughts down in the comments! Chapters: 00:00 // Introductions 03:30 // Yash's First Question 17:08 // Why Healthcare? 23:21 // Realizing the Financial Possibilities of A Career in Healthcare 28:06 // Wrestling with Personal and Career Success 37:28 // Important Lessons, The Golden Handcuffs and Discipline 44:30 // Using Your Earned Voice 50:45 // Some More Questions from Yash - Experience, Perspective and Historical Events 58:18 // The Difficulties Faced By IEHPs 1:00:48 // How OBM Will Address a Major Problem With Our System 1:06:05 // Disconnecting Emotionally 1:11:39 // Yash's Final Question and Conclusions https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E5
Oct 21, 2024
1:17:52

The Olive You Podcast - Ep 3 - @dothedaniel - Making a Safe Space

Welcome back to The Olive You Podcast. In this episode, we have a discussion with the one and only @dothedaniel and talk about Creating safe spaces, authenticity and community. We are so privileged to bring this to "olive you" and we hope you enjoy it! https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Chapters: 0:00 // Introductions, Toronto feeling like Home, Pride 19:04 // Differentiating Professionalism and Authentcity 25:50 // Mentorship, Comfort levels and Creating Safe Spaces 44:21 // Nostalgia and Millennial/Gen Z's Pursuit of Validation 51:32 // A Discussion on Mental Health 56:46 // OBM's Importance and The Challenges of the Workforce 1:08:41 // When Community Represents a Barrier Itself 1:24:07 // Would You Rather - Gen Z and Millennial Edition 1:36:43 // Daniel Has A Question About Canada Day 1:46:13 // Navigating Bureaucracy's Red Tape & Effecting Change 1:55:23 // The Final Segment | The Olive & The Pit
S1 · E3
Oct 7, 2024
2:03:17

Ep 2 - Shambhavi - Differences in Millenial and GenZ Leadership

Welcome to the second episode of The Olive You podcast! In this episode Shannon sits down with Shambhavi, the hostess with the the mostest. As co-host of the podcast, Sham normally fills a different role on these episodes, but here we have a chance to have a one-on-one with her and discover more about who she is, what drives her and her role with Olive Branch Mentorship Inc. We hope you like this one! #emergingleaders #podcast #OliveYouPodcast #OBMInc #yapper https://www.olivebranchmentor.com/ Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/Event Vibe. Socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olivebranchmentorship/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/olive-branch-consultation-mentorship/
S1 · E2
Sep 30, 2024
2:05:58

Ep 1 - Extending The Olive Branch

Welcome to the very first episode of The Olive You Podcast, hosted by Shannon Knelsen! 🎙 In this episode, Shannon dives into the origin story of Olive Branch Mentorship Inc.—a true passion project born from a desire to give back and support the next generation of leaders. Learn how a personal journey of resilience and mentorship inspired Shannon to extend the olive branch to emerging professionals, helping them navigate the workforce with confidence, empathy, and growth. Tune in to hear how OBM Inc. is redefining mentorship and fostering a community of young, thriving leaders. #Mentorship #EmergingLeaders #TheOliveYouPodcast #OBMInc #TOYP #ExtendingTheOliveBranch Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Event Vibe
S1 · E1
Sep 23, 2024
1:01:01
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