Some entrepreneurs build businesses. Michelle Teichroeb built a life. And somehow, she’s managed to blend real estate, property management, mentorship, motherhood, and bear hunting into one of the most compelling founder stories we’ve ever had on the pod.

This episode is a ride — in the best way. Michelle shares how she stumbled into a niche no one was serving: tenant placement and boutique property management. What started with a $45,000 rental in a rough part of town turned into Harrison Carter, a thriving company built on endurance, intuition, and doing things differently. She didn’t follow a blueprint — she created one.

But the real magic is the life behind the business. Michelle grew up in a family where “if you don’t work, you don’t eat” wasn’t a slogan — it was reality. She raised kids while renovating rentals, took two buses to rescue a tenant while eight months pregnant, and built a company her son eventually joined… after years of absorbing the business from the backseat, the job site, and the dinner table.

And then there’s the hunting. Not the casual kind — the bear kind. Michelle talks about the Zen of sitting silently in the forest, the discipline of disconnecting, the lessons nature teaches, and the group of women she now travels with to hunt across Ontario. It’s unexpected, it’s badass, and it’s exactly the kind of story that makes you rethink what balance really looks like.

If you’ve ever wondered how to build a business while raising a family, how to create a niche instead of chasing one, or how to carve out time for the passions that keep you grounded — this episode is your blueprint.

What happens when a 28‑year‑old walks into a boardroom full of 50‑year‑olds and completely rewrites the culture of a unionized retail operation? Joshua Millar didn’t just survive it — he became the longest‑serving GM in Tepperman’s London history.

This episode goes deep into the kind of leadership you can’t fake: the kind forged on a berry farm, hardened in the Canadian Armed Forces, and tested inside one of the most complex retail environments you can imagine. Josh breaks down how “leaders eat last” isn’t a slogan — it’s a lifestyle. From feeding his section before himself to rebuilding trust inside a store that churned through six general managers in five years, he shows how service‑based leadership actually works in the real world.

We get into the wild dynamics of running a unionized, commission‑based sales team — where everyone wants fairness, but everyone also wants to win. Josh shares how he rebuilt culture from the ground up, turned hostility into collaboration, and created a workplace where employees brag about their leader to strangers… including the VP who secretly visited his store.

If you’ve ever wondered how to lead people older than you, how to earn respect without demanding it, or how to think like an entrepreneur inside someone else’s business, this conversation is a masterclass. Calm under pressure, relentless in service, and obsessed with building people up — Josh’s story is the blueprint for intrapreneurs everywhere.