The Well Endowed Podcast

Elite sport is often framed as an individualistic endeavor — a personal quest for excellence determined by an athlete’s skills, discipline and ambition. While these elements are crucial, long-term success is often shaped by an athlete’s community – by the teammates, coaches and culture that support and encourage a competitor throughout their careers. In this episode, Trudy Callaghan sits down with gold-medal Olympian, public speaker and Red Seal cook Mark Tewksbury, who shares his thoughts on c

Building a business takes years of hard work, but what happens when it’s time to step away? On this episode, Noel Xavier talks with Kayla Thompson, partner at Duncan Craig LLP, about succession planning for business owners and entrepreneurs as part of ECF’s 2026 Wills Week. Tune in as they explore how to prepare for an unexpected departure, retirement, and how to protect the people who depend on your business and how to ensure the future of what you’ve built. From family considerations to busin

For 25 years, the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) have helped Métis Albertans pursue post-secondary education and build new possibilities for themselves, their families and their communities. But what happens when that investment continues from one generation to the next? In this episode, Andrew Paul speaks with Theresa Majeran, who has worked with the BBMAs for more than two decades and has supported hundreds of students as they begin their post-secondary journeys. Theresa shares what

Some hidden gems make it into thrift stores and eventually into homes. But what about the hidden gems in our communities who are still waiting to be recognized in the workplace? Approximately 30% of Canadians over the age of 15 live with a disability, yet many remain outside the workforce. For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, barriers to employment can mean their talents and interests go unrecognized, limiting opportunities to build independence. That’s where Goodwill

What if many of the challenges communities face today could be addressed by investing in where it all begins? Research in Alberta has found fewer than 46% of children enter kindergarten ready for school in all five areas of development. Meaning many children begin school already facing barriers in cognitive, language, social-emotional, physical, and motor skills, that educators consider essential for success. But this is about more than the health of children, it offers a glimpse into the futur

What can Alberta’s migratory bird population teach us about our environment? Alberta’s declining bird populations are an important indicator of growing pressures on the natural systems that sustain all life. At the heart of understanding those changes is Beaverhill Bird Observatory (BBO), one of Canada’s longest-running migration monitoring stations, where every observation contributes to the long-term data that drives conservation action. In this episode of The Well-Endowed Podcast, Andrew Pa