- 18
- Episodes
- 2020
- First episode
About Our HodgePodgecast
Welcome to our journey! Building and chasing our dreams; personally and professionally...in Audio form!
- Publisher
- Adam & Nikki
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 12 Jun 2021
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
12 Jun 2021
Adam Hangs His Consulting Shingle
In this episode we talk more in depth about what Adam has been up to since we started this journey and what his plans are for when we arrive on PEI. After 20 years in the business and lots of unique experiences he is ready to use all of his knowledge to support our future plans, and to share that with businesses on the Island that might need his help. Consulting wont be his only gig though...listen in to see what else he has up his Chef coat sleeve! *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
30 Apr 2021
Red Seal Milestone
This episode celebrates a milestone in Adam's Culinary Career...10 years as a Red Seal endorsed Chef! Its been a long journey so far...and there is still lots more to travel. Industry experience, Culinary School, Apprenticeship...all of those steps led Adam to completing his RSE (Red Seal Endorsement) on April 30, 2011. Since then, over the past 10 years, he has continued to gain as much experience as possible to round out his skills and now, with our entrepreneurial endeavors ahead of us, he will get to use everything he has learned along the way. *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
23 Apr 2021
Change and Challenges But Always Growth
This episode we talk all about changes and challenges. In our new adventures as entrepreneurs we often have little daily or weekly wins when it comes to our day to day work. But there are also times when we face challenges involved with our life changes Covid of course, has changed everything and presented a lot of challenges. When we talked it out, it seemed like it was actually most of the challenges. So when the world goes back to normal... watch out, because we are going to be ready to rock! *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
2 Apr 2021
Let's Call This One Catcast...We Had To...
We had to have an episode where we talk about our cats...so get ready to listen to us chat about the other half of our little family. AJ & Tucker, our little fur babies, just turned 3 on April 1st (our little April Fools) and bring so much joy into our lives! In 2020, we spent a lot of time at home....with the boys...and we might have turned them into cute little monsters! Now, we might have to spend the rest of our lives no less than 5 meters away...or find some way to transport them around with us everywhere we go! We hope we don't sound like crazy cat people...but we might be a little bit...either way...we hope you enjoy the show! *This episodes features the song "Clear in the Eye" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
26 Mar 2021
Adam's Entrepreneurial Why
This episode explores Adam's Entrepreneurial Why! Adam has worked for himself over the years, in some ways...while always working for someone else. Now, it looks a whole lot different. This new adventure for both Nikki and Adam is exciting and a lot of work. Adam is taking his years of experience working for someone else and putting it to work for himself. His new consulting practice, brings his love of food, teaching, and learning to a central point that is focused on growth and improvement, for both Adam and his clients. Watch out PEI taste buds! Adam has been working for 20 years to get ready for you...so lets get this on the go! *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
19 Mar 2021
Homeward Bound - Connecting from YYC to YYG
In this episode we chat about our upcoming move from YYC to PEI. We are still more than 5 months out, but we are planners! So, we have already gotten several quotes on the cross-country move, spoken with PEI Real Estate agents, and reached out to some really amazing Islanders who are so generous with their time and advice. Think of the LifeCast as sequel to our Origin Story Series. We will try to keep it to our relationship, families, milestones...things that relate to us as everyday people, in our day to day life's. *This episodes features the song "Clear in the Eye" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
12 Mar 2021
Nikki's Entrepreneurial Spirit
This episode dives into Nikki's Entrepreneurial Spirit and what drives her forward as we embark on our new entrepreneurial lives! From early in life, her Nonnas' would show her the value of independence and self-sufficiency which would carry her through her early career. After achieving a degree from Carleton University in Criminology, and her years as a Private Eye, she had the time and patience to figure out that a good work/life balance is an important part of what she defines as Success. Nikki's self reflection and internal referencing has always been a big part of her over all health, and now, with her new consulting business, she is ready share that with the world! *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
26 Feb 2021
Branding Basics - End Of The Road Beginnings Gets Some Design Direction
This episode is a discussion about our initial brand design for End Of The Road Beginnings, and the process of working with a professional Graphic Designer to turn our "first draft" design into the standout design that it is now! We want to use this PreneurCast series to let you into our process as new entrepreneurs, letting you know what we learned along the way, to hopefully benefit anyone listening...maybe even YOU!! *This episodes features the song "Tracks" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
19 Feb 2021
More Than Averagely Awesome - A Discussion with our Friends Bryan & Emily
To open season 2, we invited our friends Bryan & Emily on to Our Hodgepodgecast! They are all the way over on the East Coast, in Halifax, and we recorded it from 7000km away through zoom! Technology eh?!?! We talked a little bit about our friendship over the years and their new podcast, "So You Wanna Be Average", and some of the challenges and successes of being new to the pod-game! We had so much fun recording this...after we hit stop, we stayed on zoom for another almost 2 hours just chatting! Tune in to hear our discussion! This episodes features the song "Hold My Name" by the amazing Canadian duo, Ocie Elliott, used with their permission. Thank you so much to Jon and Sierra! Their music is on Apple Music and Spotify, and you can visit their website to check out news and upcoming shows at www.ocieelliott.com Enjoy the show! Subscribe and rate the show! Thanks for all the support!
10 Feb 2021
Wrap Up & Fun Facts
We are all done with telling you about our past and how we got to where we are...now for the important stuff... Nikki makes bird noises at men in elevators and has a weird Yawning thing...Adam was allergic to his trombone and is bald because due break dancing career in his younger years... What does this all mean....? Find out when you listen to this last episode of the "Origin Stories" series. We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
3 Feb 2021
End Of The Road Beginnings
After a crazy year that seemed to never end...it finally did! In the 8th episode of Our Hodgepodgecast, we pick up the pieces of our scattered work life and reassemble them back into something that works for us! We fill you in on what we are doing right now...and some of our plans for the short term and the long term future! We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
31 Jan 2021
The Year It All Changed...2020
Episode 7 of Our Hodgepodgecast explores the nightmare year of 2020. A year filled with uncertainty, postponed plans, and the constant reevaluating of...well just about everything. One thing we realized early in the year, was that we, and most of the world, would be living through a period of loss of control. We decided to take back control where we could to gain some sense of normalcy. Listen in to this episode to find out how we take back control of our postponed wedding, our careers, and our future. We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
27 Jan 2021
The Last Good Year...2019
We know everyone probably has fond memories of 2019...it was pre-COVID! But 2019 was truly a big year for us. We had just gotten engaged, we were planning a cross country wedding, lots of visitors, busy busy busy year...and we were loving it! As we go through the year with blissful ignorance, not knowing the world would be changed drastically in the coming months, we plan for an AMAZING 2020. Join us as we recount the year before it all changed! We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
24 Jan 2021
Beginnings
Episode 5 of Our Hodgepodgecast recounts the start of our life together as we leave the remote camp work life. This includes a cross Canada drive...over 7 months, getting to the city of Calgary to start our new life, and the first couple of months as we get set up and settled and fall in love with our new surroundings. We get furniture, jobs, and CATS!!! If you have ever driven across the country… or moved to a city you have never been to...or took a a life changing leap of faith...you'll want to have listen! We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
20 Jan 2021
End Of The Road
Episode 4 takes us to Northern Manitoba where we meet, fall in love, and decide to where to start our lives together. This episode covers our time working together in a remote site at the end of the road...literally. For the first 3 years of our relationship, the situations that we were put in and the experiences we shared all revolved primarily around one thing...camplife... Listen along as we chare some experiences from such a big chunk of our lives! We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
9 Jan 2021
Follow Your Arrow - Nikki
In the third episode, we take a look at Nikki's past. Growing up Italian, gaining a second family in Sudbury, and becoming a PI, that's right, a Gumshoe! This episode also ends with Nikki getting to the great north of Manitoba, where she meets Adam and their adventure begins! The next episode will pick up at the Remote Worksite or "Camp" where it all began! We hope you enjoy listening and that we earned the sub!
1 Jan 2021
Carry Me Home - Adam
In this, the second episode of Our HodgePodgeCast, Adam fills us in on his early life and the road to becoming a chef...but not too in depth. The nitty gritty will be covered in later episodes! The episode ends when Adam gets to Gillam in Northern Manitoba. Next episode, we will pick up our story with Nikki's life before we met. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to Subscribe!
30 Dec 2020
Intro to "Origin Stories"
In the inaugural episode of Our HodgePodgeCast, we want to quickly let you know who we are, what we hope to do with this new endeavor, and what to expect over the next few episodes in our first collection of Podcasts, "Origin Stories". In this series, we will go in depth into who we are, before and after meeting each other, and our path forward ever since we met at the end of the road in northern Manitoba in 2015. We hope you enjoy the listen and keep tuning in!
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