Clarity Generates Confidence

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Aug 2026

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Join host Gary Mottershead on the CGC Podcast for thoughtful conversations with leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are navigating change with clarity and confidence. This season explores the theme of resilience — through personal stories, lived experiences, and examples of how others have adapted, persevered, and grown through challenges. Each episode offers fresh perspectives, practical insights, and meaningful conversations about building strength in business, leadership, and life.

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August 13, 202631 min

Episode 167: Leading with Trust, Integrity and Growth

Trust is easy to talk about—until a difficult decision, a sophisticated scam, or an unexpected crisis puts it to the test. In this episode, Gary speaks with Angela Dennis, President of the Better Business Bureau serving Central Ontario, about her 30-year career helping businesses and consumers build stronger, more trustworthy communities. Angela shares how digital fraud has transformed the marketplace, why consumers should pause before responding to unsolicited messages, and how integrity can help businesses survive challenging times. She also reflects on her transition from an operational role into leadership, the difficulty of letting go, and how delegation gives others the opportunity to grow.

July 29, 202633 min

Episode 166: The Value of Staying in the Game

Success rarely follows a straight line. Entrepreneur, investor and author Blake Doyle shares how failures, pivots and decades of experience shaped his career—and taught him when to persevere, when to change direction and how to trust his instincts. Gary and Blake also discuss workforce planning, healthcare recruitment and why long-term thinking is essential for navigating uncertainty and creating new opportunities.

July 16, 2026Episode 16534 min

Episode 165: Beyond the Stigma- Reimagining Manufactured Housing

What if one of real estate’s most overlooked sectors held the key to affordable housing, lasting communities, and resilient investment? Gary speaks with Frank Rizzo, co-founder of Stone Capital Investors, about transforming manufactured housing communities into safe, professionally managed places where residents are proud to live. Frank shares his unconventional path into the industry, the challenges of revitalizing neglected properties, and why communication, culture, and long-term vision create value for residents and investors alike.

July 2, 2026Episode 16437 min

Episode 164: The Truth About Resilience

Resilience is often described as bouncing back, but real resilience is usually messier, slower, and much more human than that. Gary speaks with Laura Gatien, Founder and CEO of Laura Gatien & Associates Counselling Services Inc., about what it means to keep going through hard seasons, why healing is rarely linear, and how therapy can become a proactive part of everyday health. Together, they explore stigma, social support, and the powerful reminder behind Laura’s work: we all struggle, and needing help is part of being human.

June 30, 2026Episode 16633 min

Episode 166: The Resilience Advantage

Failure can be one of the most valuable teachers in an entrepreneur’s career. Gary speaks with entrepreneur, investor, author, and recruitment strategist Blake Doyle about resilience, reinvention, and learning when to persist, pivot, or move on. Blake shares lessons from building businesses across technology, immigration, recruitment, and workforce planning. They also discuss his book Triage , the evolution of LabourMind, healthcare staffing challenges, and why leaders need to take a more proactive approach to people and long-term growth.

June 18, 202636 min

Episode 163: Rooted in Resilience - Trusting Who You Are Through Change

Season 9 begins with a meaningful conversation on resilience as Gary Mottershead welcomes long time friend and Unique Ability expert Julia Waller, founder of Unique Rabbit Coaching. Together, Gary and Julia explore resilience from several angles: Julia’s own leap into a new chapter after 28 years with Strategic Coach, Gary’s personal reflections on navigating difficult seasons, and the ways they’ve seen others demonstrate resilience by trusting their strengths, adapting through change, and staying rooted in who they are. This episode sets the tone for the season by reminding listeners that resilience isn’t only about pushing through challenges. It’s about self-awareness, courage, imagination, and following your heart when the next step isn’t fully clear.

June 4, 2026Episode 16232 min

Episode 162: Solving the Estate Planning Puzzle

Death and taxes may be unavoidable, but the confusion, conflict, and complexity they leave behind do not have to be. In this episode, Gary sits down with Joe Donahue, Attorney at Law with Donohue, O’Connell & Riley PLLC, to unpack the often-overlooked world of wills, trusts, taxes, and legacy planning. Joe shares how estate planning has changed over the past two decades, why simplicity is often the greatest gift you can leave your family, and how trusts, life insurance, jurisdiction, and tax laws can shape the legacy we leave behind. From common misconceptions like the dramatic “reading of the will” to the real delays families face when settling an estate, this conversation turns an uncomfortable topic into a practical reminder: planning ahead is not just about money, it is about clarity, confidence, and leaving less of a mess for the people you love.

May 21, 202636 min

Episode 161: The Secret Inner Battle of Confident Leaders

Even the most confident leaders can carry quiet battles beneath the surface. Gary Mottershead sits down with Phil Randazzo, founder of American Dream U, for an honest conversation about the hidden struggles many leaders, entrepreneurs, and veterans face. They explore fear of failure, comparison, the need to be liked, and how pressure can cause people to “perform” instead of showing up authentically. Phil also shares how these patterns can follow people home, affecting spouses, families, and close relationships. His upcoming book, You’ve Become a Dog No One Knows They Can Pet , will soon be available for Amazon pre-order and expands on recognizing and changing those unconscious behaviors.

May 6, 2026Episode 16034 min

Episode 160: Leading Without Panic

A nighttime raid in Iraq, a shaken business plan, and the loneliness of entrepreneurship all reveal the same lesson: leadership is tested long before things go wrong. In this episode of Clarity Generates Confidence , Gary speaks with entrepreneur, coach, and bestselling author Cal Riley about how real leadership begins when ego gets out of the way. Drawing from combat, business uncertainty, and his book Entrepreneurial Compassion , Cal shares why fear may create short-term motion but never long-term excellence, why strong teams need both trust and high standards, and why entrepreneurs must build resilience before the crisis arrives.

April 23, 2026Episode 733 min

Episode 159: The First Spark of Purpose

Purpose doesn’t always arrive with a plan, sometimes it shows up early and quietly shapes everything that follows. In this episode of Clarity Generates Confidence, Leslie Fall traces her journey from a formative childhood experience caring for her grandmother to leading Aquifer, a platform that has helped train more than a million clinicians. It’s a conversation about purpose, leadership, and how confidence is built through curiosity, reflection, and real-world experience.