Finding Your True North” is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the guiding principles that fuel the success of entrepreneurs, business owners, and intrapreneurs. Through insightful conversations, we explore how leaders navigate challenges, align their work with their core values, and create lasting impact. Whether you're building a startup, leading innovation within a corporation, or scaling a business, this podcast will help you clarify your direction and stay true to your purpose.
Finding Your True North
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Podcast Overview
Finding Your True North” is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the guiding principles that fuel the success of entrepreneurs, business owners, and intrapreneurs. Through insightful conversations, we explore how leaders navigate challenges, align their work with their core values, and create lasting impact. Whether you're building a startup, leading innovation within a corporation, or scaling a business, this podcast will help you clarify your direction and stay true to your purpose.
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January 1, 2026
Legacy, Leverage, and AI: Helping Small Businesses Win Faster with Édouard Vilver, Founder & CEO of Meriaky
<p>In this episode of <strong>Follow Your True North</strong>, host <strong>Paul Gill</strong> sits down with <strong>Édouard Vilver</strong>, a software engineer turned founder, to explore how purpose, legacy, and automation can transform both a life and a business.</p><p>Édouard shares how <strong>COVID</strong> became the unexpected catalyst that pushed him from a stable career (including years at the <strong>National Bank of Canada</strong>) into entrepreneurship—after seeing friends and community businesses struggle without an online presence. What started as pro-bono help (websites, calendars, emails, basic systems) evolved into <strong>Meriaky</strong>, a company built to help solopreneurs and small businesses <strong>save time, scale faster, and create impact</strong> through automation and AI.</p><p>At the heart of Édouard’s “True North” is one word: <strong>Legacy</strong>—a principle forged at his grandmother’s funeral, where he witnessed firsthand what it looks like to leave an imprint on hundreds of lives. This conversation is a deep reminder that building something meaningful requires both heart <strong>and</strong> strategy: passion, vision, and measurable execution.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔑 Key Topics Covered</strong></p><ul><li><p>Édouard’s journey: France → Montreal → founder life</p></li><li><p>How COVID revealed a gap in small business infrastructure</p></li><li><p>What Meriaky does: automation that frees up time and increases capacity</p></li><li><p>Why “time is the entrepreneur’s most valuable asset”</p></li><li><p>The moment Édouard realized he needed to become “selfish” with his growth</p></li><li><p>Building confidence: communication, leadership, and personal development</p></li><li><p>Advice for entrepreneurs: <strong>Passion + Vision + Scientist mindset (data + iteration)</strong></p></li><li><p>The real meaning of balance: daily tradeoffs and intentional sacrifices</p></li><li><p>Leveraging partnerships and team-building to move faster</p></li><li><p>Why legacy is built through consistent choices, not luck</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>📣 Call to Action</p><p>If this episode encouraged you:✅ Subscribe to <strong>Follow Your True North</strong>⭐ Leave a review📤 Share it with an entrepreneur who needs clarity, systems, or inspiration</p><p><strong>Until next time—keep pursuing your True North.</strong></p>
January 1, 2026
Service as Strategy: Building Purpose-Driven Businesses That Protect Main Street
<p>In this episode of Finding Your True North, host <strong>Paul Gill</strong> sits down with <strong>Dean Jensen</strong>, CEO of <strong>SoFlo Acquisitions</strong>, for a powerful conversation on faith, service, entrepreneurship, and redefining private equity with conscience.</p><p>Dean shares his personal journey—from growing up sailing through literal storms on the open ocean to navigating the figurative storms of business, family life, and leadership. At the heart of the conversation is a bold mission: <strong>protecting Main Street workers from destructive private equity practices</strong> by acquiring HVAC companies and transitioning them into employee-owned businesses through ESOPs.</p><p>This episode explores what it truly means to lead with service, why passion should follow skill (not the other way around), how to manage chaos without losing clarity, and why success is built through consistency, discipline, and long-term vision—not overnight wins.</p><p>If you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or leader searching for alignment between <strong>profit, purpose, and people</strong>, this conversation will challenge and inspire you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔑 Key Topics Covered</strong></p><ul><li><p>What “True North” means for entrepreneurs and leaders</p></li><li><p>Faith, family, and service as foundational principles</p></li><li><p>Why traditional private equity often fails Main Street</p></li><li><p>How ESOPs empower employees and preserve legacy</p></li><li><p>Passion vs. skill: redefining career and business advice</p></li><li><p>Delegation, leverage, and scaling without burnout</p></li><li><p>The myth of work-life balance vs. real time management</p></li><li><p>Staying calm under pressure and making decisions in crisis</p></li><li><p>Why success requires mastering the “boring” daily work</p></li><li><p>Raising capital with both returns <strong>and</strong> social conscience</p></li></ul><p><strong>📣 Call to Action</strong></p><p>If this episode resonated with you: ✅ Subscribe to Finding Your True North </p><p>⭐ Leave a review </p><p>📤 Share this episode with someone building a business—or a life—rooted in purpose</p><p><strong>Until next time, keep pursuing your True North.</strong></p>
January 1, 2026
Becoming the Dream: Harmony, Hustle, and the Power of Purpose with Rozbeh Sororian
<p>In this powerful episode of Finding Your True North, host Paul Gill sits down with Rozbeh Sororian, Director of Strategic Partnerships at MW Law and a wellness advocate guiding high-achievers toward lasting balance. Rozbeh shares his journey from software sales to private equity law—and how burnout and bold self-awareness shaped his personal philosophy of harmonizing hustle with health.</p><p>You’ll learn why becoming the dream matters more than chasing it, how systems create sustainable success, and why spiritual grounding and physical wellness are non-negotiable for true leadership. Whether you're building your career or rebuilding your center, this conversation will inspire you to lead from alignment, not ego.</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Merging high-performance with mindful living</p></li><li><p>Building a life (and network) of value</p></li><li><p>Daily practices to stay spiritually and physically aligned</p></li><li><p>Communication and storytelling as entrepreneurial superpowers</p></li><li><p>Navigating burnout and rediscovering purpose</p></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction to Roozbeh Sarurian</p><p>00:57 Roozbeh's Journey and Career Path</p><p>04:23 Defining True North: Spirituality and Health</p><p>08:34 Overcoming Burnout and Finding Balance</p><p>11:22 Advice for Entrepreneurs: Spirituality and Execution</p><p>15:58 Balancing Long-Term Vision with Short-Term Demands</p><p>20:18 Future Aspirations and Merging Wellness with Success</p><p><br /></p><p>🎧 Listen now—and reconnect with the habits and heart behind your own True North.</p>
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