Melsays Podcast

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Jen Segger, she is a global endurance coach, an adventure athlete, an expedition run guide and the head coach for Run Like A Girl. She is a badass athlete and incredibly successful coach based out of Squamish, British Columbia. Thrilled to have her on the podcast today, she recently completed the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race in British Columbia earlier this fall and placed 2nd with her team. Let’s find out more about her story. Follow Jen: @jensegger on Instagram Follow me: MELSAYS.COM Twitter/Instagram: @melsays Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Kate Harris, she is a writer and an adventurer who recently published a book called Lands of Lost Borders, recounting her cycling travels across the Silk Road. In addition to being an author, she is also an accomplished scholar with degrees from MIT and Oxford. She also has also written for Canadian Geographic Travel, The Walrus and other notable publications. I’m so thrilled to have this modern-day explorer on the podcast today. Without further ado, here’s Kate Harris. Follow Kate: @kateoffmars on Instagram Follow me: MELSAYS.COM Twitter/Instagram: @melsays Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Ellie Greenwood, she is an ultrarunner who began her ultra career in 2008. In addition to being a 2x 100k World Champion, she also holds numerous course records including the Western States 100 miler, the Canadian Death Race, the JFK 50 Mile Run and the Knee Knackering North Shore Trail Run. She also won the 90k Comrades Marathon in South Africa. I’ve had the chance to see her compete and podium at a few local races here in North Vancouver and Squamish so I’m beyond thrilled to have her on the podcast today. Without further a due, here’s Ellie Greenwood. Enjoy our chat! Follow Ellie on Instagram: @ultraellie Follow me on Instagram: @melsays Music: "Sunday" - Otis M

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this 10th episode is Kelsey Serwa. She is a Canadian freestyle skier that just recently won, a gold medal at the 2018 Olympics, in ski cross. This is the British Columbia native’s 3rd Olympic games and 2nd Olympic medal, she had won silver at the 2014 Sochi games. I got to speak to her a couple of weeks ago, just a few hours after landing in Vancouver, post-Olympics. Enjoy our chat! Follow Kelsey on IG @kelseyserwa Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Lauren Toyota. She is a former MTV host, turned Youtubber, and vegan chef, and is the author of the best-selling cookbook: Hot Fod Food - Vegan Comfort Classics. She recently came to Vancouver to celebrate the launch of her book and I got to catch up with her and talk about her brand new book and all-things vegan! So without further a due, here’s Lauren Toyota. Follow Lauren Toyota: @laurentoyota or @hotforfood on Instagram. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode, is Kate Horsman, she is a holistic nutritionist and natural foods chef. She specializes in Women’s Health, Body Image, Eating Disorders as well as plant-based nutrition and athletics. She also leads workshops and retreats in Vancouver and beyond where she shares her passion for helping others. After following her on social media for the past couple of months, I’m thrilled to have her share some of her wisdom on the podcast today. Without further ado, here’s my chat with Kate Horsman. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Kaitlyn Burke, she is the founder of the New Heights Basketball Academy in Vancouver. It is the only female focused basketball academy in British Columbia, whose goal is not only to develop female athletes through the sport of basketball but also empower them to become strong leaders in the classroom, on the court and in the community. I hope you'll enjoy our chat!  Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Nicolette Richer. She is the co-founder of very popular Green Moustache Organic Café, located in Squamish and Whistler. She also runs Richer Health, which provides health and wellness workshops, retreats and online programs, that help people heal disease by using food as medicine. She is also a public speaker and recently gave a TED talk last September. I’m thrilled to have her on the podcast this week. Here’s Nicolette Richer. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Keltie Hansen. She is a Canadian freestyle skier who made her Olympic debut at Sochi in 2014, where ski halfpipe was introduced for the very first time. She placed 13th at her first games. The Edmonton native now resides in Squamish, British Columbia and welcomed me into her home for a little chat. She is fresh off a weekend of competing at the Mammoth Grand Prix in California. I hope you'll enjoy our chat! Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Genevieve Arnaud. She is the founder Atwell Health, plant-based nutritional counselling and mental health coaching, out of Squamish, British Columbia. In addition to running her private practice, she is also a trail runner and the volunteer coordinator for the Coast Mountain Trail Series out here in BC. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Leigh Wall. She is a truck and transport mechanic, a public speaker and also student recruiter. After doing a complete 180 with her career a few years ago, she’s been helping other women break through barriers in non-traditional roles. I’m thrilled to have her share her insight and passion for women in trades today on the podcast. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald

Hi and welcome to the MELSAYS podcast! My name is Mel and each week I chat with some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest for this episode is Carsen Gray. She hails from one of the most beautiful places in Canada, Haida Gwaii. She is an indigenous singer, who earlier this year, won the award for “Best New Artist" presented by SiriusXM, at the Indigenous Music Awards. She began her career as a child, acting in P.J. Hogan’s 2003 film Peter Pan and also grew up singing jazz standards around Vancouver. She is gearing up for the release a brand new single, which will be out soon. It gives me great pleasure to welcome to the podcast today Carsen Gray! Follow Carsen Gray: @iamcarsengray on Instagram and http://www.carsengray.com/. Music: "Sunday" - Otis McDonald Studio - The Distrikt (Deep Cove)

Welcome to the MELSAYS Podcast. My goal with this podcast is to bring to life the 5 Questions With interview series from my website (MELSAYS.COM) and to celebrate women. I want to give a platform and a voice to some of the most amazing women out there. Whether an athlete, an entrepreneur, an artist, a community leader or a woman with a remarkable journey. I hope that these women and their stories serve as inspiration for you the listener. My guest this week is an athlete and an artist, her name is Micayla Gatto. She’s a professional mountain biker and an visual artist from Vancouver, British Columbia. Micayla has competed at the World Cup and at World Championship events and you may have also seen some of her artwork at Bean Around The World Coffee shops in Vancouver, Movement 108 and on Lululemon tees, just to name a few. Her short film Intersection just won the Best Mountain Sports Film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and has made it into the Festival World Tour. Hope you'll enjoy our chat! Follow Micay