We recorded this episode from Manchester, UK the night before the world premiere of our feature documentary, BISPING.

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Chris Hayden and Doug Workman are retired, long-serving law enforcement officers. Their collective experience is high-end, covering (but not limited to) surveillance, armed robbery, money laundering, crisis and hostage negotiating, major crimes, and homicide.

In 2016 Chris and Doug founded Haywork Secure Driving Service, a secure driving and executive protection service delivered by experienced and highly trained former Law Enforcement, Military and Security Professionals. Their clients run the gambit of Government officials, executives, high net worth individuals, entertainers and professional sports figures.

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Haywork Secure Driving Services

My guest this episode is Victor Valimaki. He was the first Edmontonian to fight in the UFC. Back in 2018 Vic and I were supposed to sit down and talk about his fight career, but he was suddenly struck by a serious medical condition, called Neuromyelitis Optica, which threw his life into chaos. Two and a half years later – not to mention 17 MRI's, 7 spinal taps, two lung biopsies, a brain biopsy, and countless other medical procedures – Vic is doing substantially better and I finally got a chance to meet him face-to-face.

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Victor Valimaki - Facebook | Fight Stats

Neuromyelitis Optica

My guest today is Ashif Mawji who is making his second appearance on the podcast. Ashif is a tech entrepreneur and investor. Last time we talked about his incredible life story growing up in Kenya, moving to Canada, and starting his first business ventures. This time around we are focusing on his role as Chair of the Edmonton Police Foundation, how the foundation began, and their current projects aimed at making Edmonton a safer and more prosperous community. Through their Community Solutions Accelerator, and the analysis of datasets, EPF is tackling issues of liquor store theft, first responder mental health & wellness, and homelessness.

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Edmonton Police Foundation

Community Solutions Accelerator

Ashif Mawji - Bio | Twitter

Amos Kajner-Nonnekesis the founder of DESIGN, et cetera. – a company whose work explores the activation of under-utilized spaces in the city through placemaking, public art, architecture, and urban design in Edmonton. Most recently, they created the Rainbow Road mural just off of Whyte Ave. In addition to making our city more beautiful and livable for everyone, Amos and his group also work with City Hall and various groups to accommodate Edmonton’s marginalized community through strategic and thoughtful design.

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Amos Kajner-Nonnekes | LinkedIn | Twitter

DESIGN, et cetera.

Rainbow Road Mural

Recover: Edmonton

Your Host,

Shane Fennessey | Instagram | Twitter

On February 1, 2019, Dale McFee was sworn in as Edmonton’s 23rd Chief of Police for the Edmonton Police Service. He spent 26 years as a police officer in Prince Albert and 9 years as their Chief of Police. He also spent 6 years as the Deputy Minister of Corrections and Policing in the Ministry of Justice for the Saskatchewan government. From 2011 to 2014 he served as President and Past President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. He has previously held the positions of President of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, and Director of the Canadian Police Association.

Chief McFee and I talk about the killing of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Edmonton’s vulnerable population, social work, data analysis, leadership and culture, plus so much more. His experience, expertise, and ancillary training give him a great perspective to discuss these issues in a dispassionate and levelheaded way.

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Chief Dale McFee | Twitter

Edmonton Police Service | Twitter

Community Solutions Accelerator

Your Host, Shane Fennessey | Twitter | Instagram

Rick Bronson has done it all in the entertainment industry. He's an award-winning comedian, TV Host, Writer, Producer, and the owner of Rick Bronson's 'The Comic Strip' in West Edmonton Mall. In this conversation, with special guest co-host, Derek Stone, Rick hilariously recounts his life as comic on the circuit, with tangents about Jewish Mothers, Bill Clinton, Lance Armstrong, and what he really thinks about political correctness.

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Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip

Derek Stone

Telus World of Science Edmonton

Taproot Edmonton

Alberta Podcast Network

My guest today is Evan Gallant. Evan’s main gig is marketing, but he is also big in the Edmonton charity scene, working as the Community Director for the Urban Spirits Rotary Club and co-founding HEALYEG, an Edmonton-based non-profit. Evan’s an incredibly social guy. He’s funny, gregarious, and is always the life of the life of the party out in the Edmonton bar scene. However, Evan reached out to me to shed some light on the darker side of this scene. Evan opened up about his mental health struggles, his drug and alcohol abuse, and about it all came crashing down on him last year. Countless people struggle with these issues. Evan and I both know this will resonate with people, and we hope it helps.

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Evan Gallant

HEALYEG

Urban Spirits Rotary Club

Taproot Edmonton

Inventures Canada

Alberta Podcast Network