Karen Wilson welcomes Ariadni Athanassiadis, founder and lead IP attorney of Kyma Professional Corporation, to the show to talk about intellectual copyright law. Ariadni shares small business advice from a wealth of legal experience. She also explains how she views collaboration and conversation as the ideal way to conduct business, and how she guides her clients in that direction.  

Ariadni imparts education about intellectual copyright law to her clients, helping them become capable of doing the legal end themselves. She explains that the legal end is about relationship issues: disagreements about expectation, ownership, creator rights. Business is about collaboration so she urges owners and creators to open communication with each other, collaborate on the bounds of their shared vision.

In this episode, Karen and Ariadni Athanassiadis discuss creativity and creative ownership, small business relational issues, Ariadni’s The ART of Law workshops, and why mediation and facilitation have become her focus. They talk about the purpose of law and the different types of law, and where Ariadni sees intellectual property copyright heading. The information in this discussion is paramount for small business owners to consider. 

About Ariadni Athanassiadis:

Ariadni Athanassiadis is the founder, lead IP attorney, and patent agent of Kyma Professional Corporation. She applies relationship and learning centered approaches to client service and counselling to help you make decisions, be resourceful and maintain the integrity of your enterprise. 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Kahlil Gibran
• Small But Mighty Episode 21: “Tanya Parker Wallace on uncomplicating divorce and helping families in transition”
• “Chokepoint Capitalism” by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin
• “The Natural Order of Money” by Roy Sebag

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Karen Wilson | podcast host / Karen C. Wilson Consulting: website | linkedin | facebook

Ariadni Athanassiadis | Attorney / Kyma Professional Corporation: website | facebook | linkedin  

Karen Wilson invites Lisa Van-Reeuwyk, a business coach who runs Bloom Business Development, to the show. Lisa is Karen’s own business coach and an entrepreneur, she understands the ups and downs of business and the power a positive mindset can have on success.

Lisa started in a very different industry and career but through several traumatic setbacks, she started herself on a different path. Now she helps small business owners, focussed very much on empowering women, and takes joy in fostering valuable connections between friends and clients. 

In this episode, Karen learns about Lisa’s passion for connecting people and how she works to set a positive tone for her day. Lisa shares secrets she has for setting genuine intentions and combating the snooze button. She also addresses the power that words have, especially the words we use towards ourselves, and how women especially need to feel more free to ask for help and task-share things not in their ‘genius zone’. It’s a powerful episode full of insight.

About Lisa Van-Reeuwyk:

Lisa Van-Reeuwyk of Bloom Business Development is a born and raised BC business coach, keynote speaker, educator, blogger, workshop leader, mom, and wife who goes to work each day feeling like a kid in a candy store. It makes her soul sing every day to live, work, and play in the coastal paradise of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Lisa’s unique blend of sweet and savoury experience with roots in broadcast television enables her to support business development in key areas while mapping out the key performance indicators (KPI’s) for success.

Entrepreneurs hire her so they can effectively make an explosive impact with their brand, build an authentic community while increasing revenues and profitability. Good people do good things with their money and our world needs more successful and influential change makers leading the way for a more inclusive and harmonious business culture.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Lisa Van-Reeuwyk: Bloom Business Design
• BloomLisa Blog
• Elizabeth Gilbert “shit sandwich” story
• “Tiny Habits” by BJ Fogg, PhD

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Karen Wilson | podcast host / Karen C. Wilson Consulting: website | linkedin | facebook

Lisa Van-Reeuwyk | Bloom Business Development: website | instagram | linkedin 

Karen Wilson invites Loreto Cheyne of Lola Designs to the show. Loreto is a graphic and brand designer by trade, but the pandemic afforded her the opportunity to pivot her business into her true passion – building connections through greeting cards. 

Through fun designs, sassy sayings, and her own unique touch, Loreto’s greeting cards have not only given her business a new sense of purpose but have brought joy into the lives of her friends, family and her growing client base.  

In this episode, Karen finds out the story behind Loreto’s business and how much personal fulfillment she gets from designing cards. Loreto shares how the art of sending a greeting card never goes out of style and reveals how the tangible gesture of cards becomes additionally meaningful in this digital age.

About Loreto Cheyne:

Loreto Cheyne is a graphic designer specializing in greeting card design which she creates through her company, Lola Design.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Lola Design Greeting Cards
• Brené Brown: “Creating Transformative Cultures”
• “Everything Is Figureoutable” by Marie Forleo
• Sue B. Zimmerman
• Anna Epp Photography: 50 Over 50 Project
• “Find Your Why” by Simon Sinek

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Karen Wilson | podcast host / Karen C. Wilson Consulting: website | linkedin | facebook

Loreto Cheyne | graphic designer: website | instagram | facebook