REVUP Your Business with Hilda Gan
REVUP Your Business with Hilda Gan (formerly REVUP Your Potential) is a podcast for small to medium-sized business owners, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals. Each week, we’ll be sharing tips, strategies, and trends on how you can build success in your business. Hilda will share her expertise as a people-centric leader in work culture and human resources, along with guests in marketing, sales, finance, IT, leadership, and the multiple facets of business. If you love to learn and want to find out how you can REVUP your business, join us!
Episodes
134 episodes
S6E20: Beyond the Startup Phase: What it Takes to Really Grow with Yusuf Khoja
Passion is what sparks a business, but it’s also what sustains it long after the startup phase. As challenges evolve from survival to scaling, staying motivated through setbacks and market shifts is crucial for long-term success.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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44:19
S6E19: Fascinate to Elevate: Supercharging Potential Through the Science of Influence with Hillarie Kay
Understanding your unique advantages is key to transforming them into powerful strengths in the workplace. Rather than striving to be better in a generic way, true success comes from amplifying what makes you different. By leaning into your ...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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42:49
S6E18: Future-Proof Your Workforce: Hiring Trends and Leadership Insights with Deborah Bottineau
Staying on top of hiring trends is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent in today’s competitive market. Understanding what job seekers value, like flexibility, growth opportunities, and a strong workplace culture, can set your comp...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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27:33
S6E17: Resilient Workplaces: Boosting Recovery & Well-Being with Joyce Odidison
Prioritizing resilience leads to higher engagement, productivity, and long-term success, creating a workplace where both individuals and businesses flourish. By fostering adaptability, psychological safety, and strong support systems, organi...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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36:59
S6E16: Mastering LinkedIn Strategies by Connecting with Your Business Goals feat. Dee Boswell-Buck
Mastering LinkedIn strategies is essential for aligning with your business goals in today’s digital age. As the world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn offers powerful tools to build your brand, connect with decision-makers, showcase ...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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33:16
S6E15: Embrace Change and Say “Yes” with Amy Au
In a world where AI is rapidly transforming industries, embracing change in your job or career is more important than ever. Adaptability and continuous learning are key to staying relevant, as AI reshapes traditional roles and creates new op...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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37:50
S6E14: Top Gen Z Talent – Strategies for Long-term Success with Luki Danukarjanto
Job hunting as a Gen Z/young professional comes with unique hurdles — navigating a saturated online job market, bridging the gap between entry-level experience and employer expectations, and balancing the quest for meaningful work with finan...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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44:59
S6E13: How to Hire Top Talent – Insider Tips, Strategies, and Secrets with Sandra D'Sousa
Hiring top talent is a critical yet challenging task for organizations striving to stay competitive. The best candidates are often in high demand, which means employers must move quickly while ensuring they make the right decisions. Successf...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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37:31
S6E12: Lead with Confidence — Embrace Your Unique Style with Laural Carr
Leadership confidence is the foundation of effective decision-making, inspiring teams, and driving success. Knowing your strengths as a leader amplifies this confidence, enabling you to lead authentically and align your actions with your uni...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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37:59
S6E11: Runway to Wealth for Entrepreneurs with Jackie Porter
Financial planning is the backbone of a successful business. It helps you manage cash flow, mitigate risks, and set achievable goals, ensuring your business thrives in the short and long term. With a solid financial plan, you can make inform...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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34:20
S6E10: Leading with Peace: Unlocking Thriving Teams and Business Success with Irina Mihaela
Having peace within your team and workplace isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s essential for lasting business success. When team members feel valued, respected, and supported, they can focus their energy on achieving goals rather than navigati...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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38:15
S6E9: Fostering Community in Coworking Spaces with Charlotte Kirby
Coworking spaces are rapidly gaining popularity as remote work becomes the norm and professionals seek more flexible, collaborative environments. But these shared spaces offer more than just a desk — they provide a sense of community. With t...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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33:24
S6E8: Unlocking Business Growth: 3 Questions You Need to Ask with David Solomon
Is your business growing? Unlocking sustainable growth is crucial for any organization’s long-term success and resilience — yet many business owners struggle with it. Effective growth begins by identifying customer pain points, defining your...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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36:18
S6E7: Embracing Your Success: The Power of Bragging with Lisa Bragg
Owning your achievements is essential for personal and professional growth. Recognizing and embracing what you’ve accomplished not only builds confidence fuels motivation, guides future goals, and helps you advocate for yourself effectively....
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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38:01
S6E6: The Importance of the Gritty Executive with Dianne Clark
Gritty executives are marked by their tenacity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning—qualities that enable them to navigate uncertainty and inspire their teams. With the right digital tools and strategic support, these leaders...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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39:23
S6E5: Bridging the Divide: How to Foster Inclusive Conversations on Race with Natalie Haynes
Fostering inclusive conversations on race is essential for building understanding and creating environments where everyone feels valued and respected. These dialogues help individuals confront biases, bridge cultural divides, and address sys...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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45:22
S6E4: Power in the Middle – Unlocking Leadership Potential with Adriana Scali
While executives shape the vision of a business and frontline workers execute tasks, it’s the middle managers who bridge the gap, translating strategy into action, leading teams, and driving day-to-day success. But with such a demanding posi...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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34:16
S6E3: From Icebreakers to Impact: Mastering Professional Relationships with Diana YK Chan
Networking is more than just exchanging business cards; it’s about building meaningful, long-term relationships that drive personal and professional growth. Mastering professional relationships means creating genuine connections, offering va...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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37:43
S6E2: Building Brands & Culture: The Intersection of Marketing and Leadership with George Arabian
From obsessing over endless website redesigns to chasing vanity metrics, misconceptions about digital marketing can often steer businesses in the wrong direction. Digital marketing isn’t just about eye-catching ads or viral content; it requi...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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27:51
S6E1: How People-Centric Leadership Fuels Business Growth with Hilda Gan
Welcome to Season 6 of the REVUP Your Business Podcast! This season, our focus is on people-centric leadership and exploring how to build thriving companies by prioritizing employee well-being, engagement, and growth. Through interviews with...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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23:19
S5E37: Beyond Stigma: Innovating Mental Wellness for a Brighter Future with Michaela O’Reggio
1 in 2 Canadians will face mental illness by the age of 40. Young people between 15 and 24 are particularly vulnerable, experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders more frequently than any other age group. Human beings are intric...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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42:41
S5E36: Use Your Business to Create The Freedom of Time and Finance with Brad Fitzsimmons
Only 1.7% of Canadian Business Owners sell their business, less than the global average of 14.2%, but every business owner eventually has an exit, whether through sale, bankruptcy, dissolution, incapacitation, or death. There are no small bu...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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45:01
S5E35: Simplifying Leadership (with Kunal Chopra)
Effective leaders recognize that their role goes beyond just a title and managing tasks - leadership is ultimately about people. This human-centric approach not only enhances morale and collaboration but also drives innovation and productivi...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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42:19
S5E34: Increasing Productivity Through Unified Communication - Digital Strategies to Transform Your Business (7/7)
A unified communication system is essential for businesses looking to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and customer satisfaction. By integrating various communication tools such as email, instant messaging, video conferencing, and phone se...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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39:13
S5E33: Promoting Wellness and Mental Health in the Workplace - Digital Strategies to Transform Your Business (Part 6/7)
Addressing employee wellness and mental health in the workplace is paramount for fostering positive work culture. Recognizing the correlation between employee well-being and organizational success, companies are increasingly prioritizing ini...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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41:27