The Bold Leaps Podcast

One of Canada’s Greatest Contemporary Visual Artists, the brilliant Ian Wallace Ian was born on the Shoreham Coast of England before his Canadian parents moved to the Interior of BC to a life of adventure and expansive landscapes. His parents then moved their 5 sons to North and then West Vancouver where Ian’s artistic talent and entrepreneurialism began to flourish. His nearsightedness prevented him from playing sports so he turne...

Season 1 E24 Award Winning Actress, Writer, and Comedian Jennifer Robertson comes by her humour and her talent honestly.   Her father was one of Canada’s funniest and most beloved political satirists, Bob Robertson of CBC's Double Exposure, and Jenn's easy humour does not fall far from the tree.

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World Famous Pie Artist and Author, otherwise known as The Pieous, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin @thepieous Jessica was brought up in a richly stimulating environment with encouraging, high achieving parents. A father who had an esteemed career in aerospace technology and a mother who was an equally esteemed artist. She grew up with her father advising, follow your bliss and have a business plan, and her mother’s advice, make a mess. T...

Leila Getz, Artistic Director of the  @vanrecital  is of the world’s leaders in fostering classical music talent, especially from youth. When Leila was one year old living in Cape Town, South Africa, her father went to war, and she was brought up by her mother and her mother’s sister. It was Aunt Ree, who first exposed Leila to a wild and colorful world of artists, performers, and the theater. In University, Leila studied music and...

And today’s guest on  @boldleaps  is Legendary, Canadian Music Hall of Famer, Joey Shithead, founder and frontman of DOA, International hardcore, punk sensation. Joseph Edward Keithley was born in the mid fifties on Burnaby Mountain, at a time when most of the Dads on his street were war veterans who had been given 2 acres of land and a house. Even though his father held firm on right winged opinions, Joe, from an early age had dif...

On this episode of  @boldleaps  Internationally renowned florist, master gardener and author, Vancouver Based, Thomas Hobbs. Tom says he has been obsessed with plants since birth. Growing up in minus 50 degrees in Winnipeg, his obsession was a mystery to his family. But that didn’t stop Tom’s parents from supporting him. In grade six his mom made his dad build him a greenhouse, so he could grow an...

Internationally acclaimed, award winning Canadian Sculptor David Robinson. David grew up in a very religious family with a charismatic Preacher Father, without much exposure to art. But David always believed he was born with inherent gifts, and his art was his calling. As a child he was always building structures, and his parents supported his path. He went on to pursue extensive and acclaimed studies in Fine Arts across Canada. Em...

​​@boldleaps today's inspirational episode Illustrator, Designer, Writer, Activist, Queer Artist Jaik Puppyteeth. Jaik Olson grew up in the small, bucolic town of Radium Hot Springs with fearless parents who believed Jaik could do anything he wanted to do. As a little boy, Jaik was always fascinated by vintage cartoons and ads. He loved to draw from an early age and even sold his art to gall...

On this episode of @boldleaps Internationally acclaimed Film Maker, Jennifer Abbott. Jennifer comes from a long line of highly accomplished family including Prime Minister John Abbott, Maude Abbott, one of the first female doctors in Canada and actor Christopher Plummer. Always a deep thinker, in University she studied Radical Political Thought, Deep Ecology and Women’s Studies. After briefly thinking about law school, she enrolled...

This week's Bold Leaps guest is Juno nominated, Canadian Music Artist Boslen. Growing up in the bucolic farmland of Chilliwack BC, Corben Nikk Bowen did not have a traditional upbringing. Raised in Indigenous Hiza culture, he was brought up mostly by his single parent Indigenous mother, a stepfather, and has a Jamaican biological father whom he has not yet met. Joyous as a child, he cleared out his...

And today’s  @boldleaps  guest is internationally acclaimed writer, Michelle Good. Impacted by the 60s Scoop, Michelle popped out of the foster system at 18 with no money, skills or support. She faced abandonment and perceived herself as deeply traumatized. And yet, there was a fearless force inside of her, a survivor who worked for Indigenous organizations for 25 years, and in her early 40s, she took herself to UBC to become a law...

Kendall Gender shares her inspiring story from being born a joyous boy, dancing around the living room pretending to be Brittany Spears, to being bullied, losing himself, and finally reclaiming himself and his authenticity and becoming the International Drag Sensation that Kendall Gender is today. This interview is about overcoming obstacles, openness, vulnerability and perseverance. She shares her thoughts on the importance of tak...

Celebrated Canadian and Internationally Renowned Artist Xwalacktun shares his journey of "moving forward" through overcoming obstacles, pursuing his dream, relying on ancestors and the environment and helping others to also thrive. In this beautiful interview, Xwalacktun, generously and vulnerably shares his inspiring story.

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Josh Mepham, Animator and Director of international success was a kid who loved to draw and doodle. It was always his happy place. When he heard there was a program at Vancouver Film School for Animators, he jumped on the ferry from Victoria and signed up on the spot for the program. His career took off immediately after school and then after several years of working for someone else, he decided to go out on his own and form his ow...

Tiko Kerr, Artist, Activist of international success shares his story about how his life completely changed when as a young man he was diagnosed with HIV Positive and told he might only have months to live. In this moving and emotional @boldleaps episode, Tiko shares how this diagnosis changed his life and his approach to his art, what he can teach us about allowing art to heal and express our emotions and the importance of daily p...

Dr Divi Chandna grew up in a strict immigrant family enforcing the importance of culture and education. She knew she and all her siblings would wind up being doctors. And sure enough by the time Divi was 28 she had it all. She was a GP, married to the man of her dreams, had security and comfort until she got sick. Really sick. So sick she had to make significant changes in her life. She decided to leave her profession, and her marr...

The story of Vancouver Based Bloodline Design is one that could be made into a movie. With a cult following in Vancouver to being in demand by Hollywood's A-listers, this company and the dynamic couple of Malcolm and Andrea behind it, pours heart and soul into their brand and focuses on family, even when the brand is skyrocketing.

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