Episodes

  • Toronto's Budget - What's on the Chopping block? Shelley Carroll, Toronto’s Budget Chief

    Toronto's Budget - What's on the Chopping block? Shelley Carroll, Toronto’s Budget Chief
    Dec 11 2023
    Cities can't have deficits and Toronto's Budget Chief, Shelley Carroll speaks candidly about what's on the chopping block. AND a new Toronto tax!?!?! Shelley Carroll is Toronto's Budget Chief and City Councillor for Don Valley North. In her time as Councillor, Shelley has served on a number of committees and boards that make her uniquely positioned to understand Toronto’s economic recovery needs across sectors, including the Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto Global, and Destination Toronto. Shelley’s focus in her role as Budget Chief and the Mayor's Economic Development & Culture Champion is to facilitate a vibrant and inclusive economic and cultural recovery for the city, in partnership with Toronto’s vast network of businesses, artists, and social agencies. Social Media: @shelleycarrollTO Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCje5... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    56 mins
  • The Power of Creativity: How Arts and Culture Can Inspire Change and Innovation

    The Power of Creativity: How Arts and Culture Can Inspire Change and Innovation
    Dec 4 2023
    Ever wonder how Arts and Culture can spare social movements and transform the world? This episode explores how Celia Smith, CEO of Luminato is revolutionizing the arts industry in Canada. Celia Smith is the CEO of Luminato Festival Toronto, Canada’s leading multi-disciplinary, international festival of arts, culture and creativity that takes over the GTA region with big, bold, contemporary work every June. She is also chair of the Toronto Arts Council; faculty at Schulich School of Business, co-founder of the League of Toronto Festivals, along with the leaders of Pride Toronto, Salsa on St. Clair and Toronto Caribbean Carnival; co-founder of LEAN (Leadership Emergency Arts Network), a national pro-bono response to help arts organizations across the country during COVID. In former lives, she was the COO of TAS, a community-focused mixed-use private developer; President of Artscape, a non-profit housing and community hub creator; and General Manager of the Canadian Stage Company. Website: https://luminatofestival.com/ Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCje5... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    49 mins
  • How Business Improvement Areas are Helping Communities Thrive! Yonge + St. Clair

    How Business Improvement Areas are Helping Communities Thrive! Yonge + St. Clair
    Dec 4 2023
    What is a BIA? How they can help your small business succeed! Louroz Mercader, Executive Director, Yonge + St Clair BIA underscores the value of local businesses and how they have a role in shaping communities. Everyone can benefit! Changemaker episode right here! https://yongestclair.ca/ @yongestclair / @lourozmercader Louroz is the Executive Director of the Yonge + St Clair Business Improvement Area, and a consultant on Eglinton West and the heart of Toronto's Little Jamacia. He was previously the Manager of Communications and Public Engagement at Waterfront Toronto and responsible for Sidewalk Toronto - a proposal by Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to create a new kind of mixed-use, complete community on Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront. He currently serves as Chair of Proud Politics – a national organization working to increase the number of LGBT leaders in public office. He also a co-founder of RISE Tribe; a Filipino youth mentorship and leadership program. Louroz is a 2009 Diverse City Fellowship, and is a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum. Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel:    / @teawithli   Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or    / @teawithliclips   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    45 mins
  • What is Indo-Caribbean? Revealing the challenges of identity, diversity & inclusion with Ryan Singh

    What is Indo-Caribbean? Revealing the challenges of identity, diversity & inclusion with Ryan Singh
    Dec 4 2023
    We explore the challenges of racial identity and how diversity and inclusion is impacted when politics and public policy does not reflect a community. What does election day have to do with any of this? Find out why as Ryan Singh, Chair, Indo-Caribbean Canadian Association gets real about the lived realities of Indo-Caribbean community. Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel:    / @teawithli   Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or    / @teawithliclips   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    39 mins
  • Mental Health Crisis: CAMH CEO Sarah Downey on Tea with Li

    Mental Health Crisis: CAMH CEO Sarah Downey on Tea with Li
    Dec 4 2023
    We're in a global mental health crisis and we need to do something about it. The kids aren't alright. Real talk with Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's CEO, Sarah Downey on Tea with Li. Sarah Downey is a senior healthcare leader whose career spans 25+ years across a broad range of hospitals including community, academic, and complex multi-institutional organizations. In 2022, Sarah was appointed President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital and a world leading research centre in this field. For seven years prior, Sarah served as President and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital, a large community teaching hospital in Toronto, where she was responsible for a $500M redevelopment project and played a key role in East Toronto Health Partners, one of the first Ontario Health Teams. Sarah has held progressive leadership positions at CAMH, University Health Network, and The Ottawa Hospital. She has made numerous contributions to health care in Ontario through her leadership of cancer and mental health programs, capital and strategic planning, workplace safety and wellness, and community building. Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel:    / @teawithli   Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or    / @teawithliclips   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    57 mins
  • How to create community & have social impact through social entrepreneurship? Aangen on Tea with Li

    How to create community & have social impact through social entrepreneurship? Aangen on Tea with Li
    Nov 10 2023
    You won’t believe how this Toronto-based social enterprise is changing the world with its innovative solutions! Check out this episode about how Aangen, a nonprofit organization is creating empowerment and breaking the cycle of poverty! What makes Aangen different from other charities is that it operates as a self-sustained social enterprise that creates jobs for marginalized women and supports breaking the cycle of poverty. Gurbeen Bhasin is the founder and executive director of Aangen. A trained social worker, Gurbeen established Aangen in 2000, following in the footsteps of her ancestors who always welcomed and supported community members facing challenges. Her primary purpose with Aangen is to foster personal empowerment and nurture communities by responding to community needs. Her professional journey has included serving as project manager of a global human rights initiative; a senior analyst at the Canadian Mental Health Association; and as an entrepreneur and creator in Toronto’s independent arts sector. Gurbeen holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan, a Master of Arts in international relations from the University of Windsor, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from York University. She is best known for her mile-wide smile, her funky shoes and her mom’s timeless life wisdom. www.aangen.com Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel:    / @teawithli   Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or    / @teawithliclips   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    42 mins
  • How to get Rich! Retirement, Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer (Part 2) Tea with Li

    How to get Rich! Retirement, Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer (Part 2) Tea with Li
    Oct 30 2023

    Part 2 of How to Get Rich. If you're thinking about retirement, this is the episode for you. Learn how to retire with wealth, estate planning and wealth transfer! Lise Allin helps people plan their money and resources for the life and goals they want, short, medium and long term. She helps people build and preserve their wealth, as well as help them plan how to best protect and provide for their loved ones. Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/playlists Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCje59Yp-bC8K-a1TZioqvwQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7InLgh83KDN5WVfC https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7InLgh83KDN5WVfC?si=fee48079b535423f Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tea-with-li Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tea-with-li/id1681402070 Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-Li-id5391318?country=us Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e680dc7-5470-4aae-8ba5-53048b449dad/tea-with-li RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6Nxkjo RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca

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    45 mins
  • The Secret to Career Success: What Top Performers do Differently on Tea with Li

    The Secret to Career Success: What Top Performers do Differently on Tea with Li
    Oct 23 2023
    Want to boost your career? Want to hire good people? Are you a person of colour or advocate of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? Jason Murray, President and Managing Partner of BIPOC Executive Search talks about the secrets to success. As a recruiter for executive positions, Jason knows first hand what it takes to succeed. Recognizing the challenges faced by people of colour, Jason's firm offers a much needed service for leadership teams and organizations. Jason Murray, Founder, President, and Managing Partner at BIPOC Executive Search Inc. Over the course of his career, Jason has worked on over 500 executive searches as well as a range of EDI services in partnership with client organizations. Prior to founding BIPOC Executive Search Inc., Jason worked at a multinational executive search firm as well as a boutique search firm before that. For part of his career, he worked in the Consulting Division of Deloitte & Touche as the Human Capital and Strategy & Operations Supervisor. Jason holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, and a Master's degree in Management from Boston University (also the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). Fun facts, Jason has a background in performance and was in the original Toronto cast of Mirvish’s Mamma Mia at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and is certified in mobile app development. About BIPOC Search Inc. (www.bipocsearch.com) An ethnoculturally-diverse consultancy located in Canada and the US, BIPOC Executive Search develops deep leadership networks across Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities as well as with staunch allies, thereby helping organizations obtain candidate lists that truly reflect the global society in which we live and do business. To ensure that the firm meets the needs of its client organizations, it operates as an interdisciplinary firm. What this means is, in addition to recruitment, the organization provides a range of additional services (including Organizational Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Audits; Cultural Transformation Support; Human Resources EDI Support; EDI e-Learnings and workshops; etc.), thus enabling the firm to increase plurality among leadership teams all while advancing belonging in the workplace. Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel:    / @teawithli   Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or    / @teawithliclips   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca
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    53 mins