Ilija Jahura
Ilija Jahura is a Kelowna-based fitness expert and health consultant. Ilija primarily focuses on helping clients navigate all health- and fitness-related junctures in their daily lives, including diet planning, cardiovascular…
Interview
More conversations with founders. Different format, same honesty. These interviews dig into the messy middle of building something. The part between the big idea and the press coverage that most people skip over. Spoiler: that’s where all the interesting stuff happens.
The founders here share what actually fills their days. Not the Instagram version. The real one. With the early mornings, the difficult conversations, and the moments of genuine doubt that somehow coexist with genuine excitement. It’s a weird combination. Ask any founder.
What makes these conversations worth reading is the specificity. Not vague advice like “follow your passion” or “think outside the box.” Actual details. How they got their first customer. What they’d do differently. The habits that keep them from losing their minds.
Some of these founders run companies you’ve heard of. Most of them you haven’t. Yet. That’s kind of the point. The best insights often come from people who are still in the trenches, not the ones writing memoirs about trenches they left years ago. Browse through. Find someone in your space. Or don’t. Sometimes the best perspective comes from a completely different industry.
Senso Kiakuama
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Hugo Romeu
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Bret Talley
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Paul Alex
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Ishan Shivanand
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Mary Beth Maxwell
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Colette Kemp
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Brian Freeman
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Julie Miles
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Dean Scott
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Kevin Sylla
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