In this episode of The Root Of It All with Tree, Tree Ryde is joined by Joti Vallabh for a grounded conversation on easing mental overwhelm and breaking patterns that no longer serve us.

Together, they explore awareness, emotional regulation, and how small shifts in thinking and behavior can create lasting change. This episode is for anyone ready to release old habits and move forward with clarity and intention.

BIO: Joti, CPA(SA), CPB, ATAP Partner and Chief Executive Officer Joti is the founder of Positive Accounting. She calls herself an “Accountant WITH a Personality”, so that business owners see her as a person too, since her strength lies in building and fostering these relationships. Joti brings with her 20 plus years of international business experience. 11 of those years she was with the biggest of the big 4 accounting firms, PriceWaterhouseCoopers. At PwC she completed her articles and received her Certified Public Accountants License, South Africa. She also holds the Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) designation from IPBC and is an affirmed member of the Association of Tax & Accounting Professionals (ATAP). Joti is an international speaker and published author. Her patience and determination ensure that every business owner is confident in entrusting her with their financial needs. During all this, Joti still regularly practices her South African accent! She gets her creative outlet through water colour painting.

Connect with Joti Vallabh:

https://cpbcan.ca/profiles/joti-vallabh-cpb-cpasa/

https://www.positiveaccounting.ca/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jotivallabh/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/cpbcan/

https://www.instagram.com/cpbcan

Navigating healthcare can be confusing, overwhelming, and emotionally exhausting—especially when answers aren’t clear.

In this episode of The Root Of It All with Tree, Tree Ryde is joined by Andrew Costa of Coach2Coach Systems for an honest conversation about the human experience behind healthcare frustrations. Together, they explore uncertainty, self-advocacy, resilience, and how to stay grounded when navigating complex systems.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt unheard, stuck, or unsure of what step to take next.

🎧 Now streaming on all major podcast platforms.

BIO:Andrew Costa is a business coach and mentor for health and wellness practitioners who want to scale beyond one-on-one work without burnout. He helps practitioners transition from being the bottleneck in their business to building scalable offers, sustainable systems, and strong CEO-level leadership. After years of building and evolving multiple health-based businesses, Andrew now works with coaches, naturopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and practitioners who are fully booked — but feel capped by time, energy, and capacity. His work blends strategy, identity shifts, and practical systems so practitioners can grow revenue while reclaiming freedom and fulfillment. Andrew is also the host of the Coached 2 Coach Podcast and YouTube channel, where he shares real, grounded conversations on scaling, leadership, mindset, and building a business that actually supports your life.

About Coached 2 Coach Systems:Coached 2 Coach Systems helps health and wellness practitioners scale their businesses through leveraged offers, backend systems, and CEO-level strategy. C2C supports practitioners in moving beyond trading time for money by building group programs, courses, and scalable delivery models — without losing integrity, impact, or alignment with their values.

Connect with Andrew Costa:

Coached 2 Coach Systems: www.growmycoaching.com

C2C Program Info: https://growmycoaching.com/c2cprogram

Coached 2 Coach YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0-R59VteTcjDqeO9Tdd2TKW_Ox0_-wJr

Feedback isn’t criticism—it’s information.

In Season 7, Episode 3 of The Root Of It All With Tree, Tree Ryde is joined by Daniel Burow for an honest conversation about how feedback shapes growth, leadership, and self-awareness. Together, they explore why feedback can feel uncomfortable, how to receive it without shutting down, and how to turn it into a powerful tool for learning and forward momentum.

If you’re committed to personal development, stronger leadership, and healthier communication, this episode will meet you where you are—and help you rise from there.

BIO: President of the Master Hypnotist Society. MHS provides training, certification, supervision, and support for both clinical, and lay hypnotists across the U.S. and Canada. Daniel is the author of Rebels Poets, and Mystics, published in 2008, as well as his latest book, The Bigger Picture, which was released in 2021 and is available on Amazon.

Connect with Daniel Burow:

www.masterhypnotistsociety.com

As the year comes to a close, Tree Ryde welcomes Jurgen Rudolph, Professional Investment Advisor & Financial Planner and President of JKR Financial, to The Root Of It All With Tree for a timely and insightful conversation on accountability, structure, and balance.

In this episode, Jurgen shares military-inspired principles that support personal discipline, financial clarity, and sustainable success—without burnout. Together, they explore how structure can create freedom, why accountability matters in both life and business, and how to finish the year strong while preparing for what’s next.

This episode is perfect for anyone reflecting on their goals, resetting priorities, or seeking practical strategies for a more balanced life.

BIO: Jurgen Rudolph is a Professional Investment Advisor and Financial Planner. He is the President of JKR Financial, an investment advice and financial planning company, located in historic Corktown, in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada. Born in 1965 Jurgen lived in an era following the baby boomers. This meant the jobs were all taken. This lead to Jurgen joining the Canadian Armed Forces and serving 4 years overseas with a famous Canadian Infantry Unit. Jurgen’s background of, service above self, acquired during his service in the military, transitions well to serving his clients.

Our mission is to be a driving force in our clients achieving their financial goals. A little known fact about Jurgen is that he was the leading try scorer for a season, on the Hamilton Hornet Rugby Football Club. He was also the first captain of the Wentworth Gryphins current Allen Cup Champions. He lives by the quote from the late David Swensen ‘If you’re investing with a long time horizon, having an equity bias makes sense’.

Connect with Jurgen Rudolph:

FB link: https://www.facebook.com/wealthtact/

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@jkrfinancial

Season 7 begins with a powerful and practical conversation. In this episode, Tree Ryde sits down with Tim Miron, CPA, CA—Founder and President, to unpack one of the biggest challenges business owners face: the fear of finance.

Whether it's avoiding numbers, feeling overwhelmed by financial decisions, or struggling with money mindset, Tim breaks down the barriers with clarity, simplicity, and real-world advice. This episode is designed to help you step into confidence, take control, and create a healthier relationship with your business finances.

BIO: Tim Miron, CPA, CAFounder/PresidentTim graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Accounting (co-op) in 2004 and became a Chartered Accountant in 2005. He worked at a regional firm for nearly 10 years before becoming a partner at a large local firm. He was there for eight years before founding Pursuit CPA. His passion is to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to new heights.Tim lives in Burlington with his wife and three children. His family loves to travel and entertain friends and family whenever possible. Tim is an avid but awful golfer who spends much of his free time working on his game. Unfortunately, the results have, so far, been limited.

Connect with Tim Miron :

IG: https://www.instagram.com/timmironcpa/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjmiron/?originalSubdomain=ca

Website: https://pursuitcpa.ca/

In this inspiring episode, Tree Ryde sits down with trailblazer Brenda Andress to explore what it truly means to empower women in sports. Brenda shares her mission of elevating female athletes, amplifying women’s voices, and reshaping the landscape of sports leadership.

From breaking barriers to building community-driven change, this conversation is packed with insights on resilience, representation, and the power of purpose.

If you're passionate about equity, leadership, and creating meaningful impact—this episode is essential listening.

BIO: Brenda Andress is a pioneering leader in women’s sports, recognized for her strategic vision and transformative impact on the industry. She is the founder and President of SheIS and the SheIS Sports Network, organizations dedicated to elevating and showcasing women’s athletic achievements. Through SheIS, she united commissioners of all women’s professional sports leagues in North America, launched highly successful campaigns such as #WomenWorthWatching—which generated 450+ million impressions and earned a Shorty Award—and is currently developing a global app designed to aggregate and amplify women’s sports content.

A respected figure in hockey, Brenda served over 12 seasons as Commissioner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), guiding it to become a premier global league. Her trailblazing career began early as the first woman to play on a men’s college varsity hockey team and one of only three women invited to Hockey Canada’s Level 6 referee ranking.

Brenda has contributed her expertise to numerous boards and advisory roles and has earned multiple honors, including the Women Changing the World Award (2025), YWCA Women of Distinction Award, and recognition as one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women. An author, mother, and grandmother, Brenda Andress is a global thought leader committed to reshaping the future of women’s sports and ensuring female athletes are seen, celebrated, and supported.

Connect with Brenda Andress: https://www.instagram.com/jilliantdempsey/

www.sheissport.com

Join Tree Ryde and renowned hypnotist Scott McFall as they explore how mastering perception can lead to powerful personal and professional results.

Discover how your mindset shapes outcomes, and how awareness can transform the way you experience success.

BIO: Scott McFall, Change worker, hypnotist, human behaviour expert Over the past 35 plus years, Scott McFall has worked with thousands of individuals across the world, helping them heal and improve their lives through hypnosis, neuro linguistics, his magical skill of being able to read people in a way that has never been done in the way he does it. People that have had the opportunity to work with or be mentored by him, it is indeed a transformational experience.

Scott has always brought a fresh and unique approach, he continuously creates many new angles to hypnotism and he has created a legacy of people trained by him and or his approach. Scott's teachings are taught all across the United States and Canada, through people trained right from Scott and or being trained through the Master Hypnotist Society, which he founded in 2012. Scott said in a popular article. “People who are hurting need assistance. I founded a group called the Master Hypnotist Society, which was formed after creating several schools and trainers in the industry.

The organization is dedicated to the promotion and use of techniques from neuro-linguistics, hypnosis, and perceptual engineering. We educate physicians and mental health professionals as well as consulting hypnotists on the use of methods to facilitate skills building, emotional growth, medical use, and forgiveness skills within our specialty. The current president of the organization, Dr. Daniel Burow, is a licensed psychologist with an extensive background in Ericksonian Hypnosis. We advocate for an educational, skills-building approach to human change rather than a problem-fixing model. Another reason for the organization is to network to lobby and advocate with policymakers.”

Connect with Scott McFall :

If you are interested in training or looking for a practitioner to work with and make your transformational change go to https://www.masterhypnotistsociety.com/

To join their Thursday 1 pm EST calls Join this group https://www.masterhypnotistsociety.com/join-our-facebook-group/

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Running multiple businesses can be chaotic — but staying grounded is what keeps success sustainable. In this inspiring conversation, Ben Nissan shares how he balances leadership, purpose, and mindfulness while navigating the demands of entrepreneurship and community work.

Whether you're a business owner, leader, or someone chasing big dreams, this episode will remind you that balance is not just possible — it’s essential.

BIO:

Benhur Nissan is an author, entrepreneur, and community leader with a deep passion for exploring the human experience. He founded Walk-In Notary, one of Ontario’s most recognized notary services, and created Anywhere Anytime Therapy, an online mental health clinic dedicated to making therapy more accessible. He holds a degree in psychology from the University of Guelph and a law degree from the University of Western Ontario, combining critical thinking with a heartfelt approach to personal growth and spirituality.

He wrote the best-selling book How to Deal with Difficult People and is currently completing his second book, believe: The Case for Woo-Woo-Level Spirituality. Ben has spent nearly two decades cultivating a daily meditation practice and leads groups like Soul Collective and the Nexus of Spirituality, Psychology, and Wellness. As a lifelong musician and visual artist, he often draws on creativity as a source of insight and inspiration, offering audiences a rich perspective on what it means to live with purpose and authenticity.

Connect with Ben Nissan:

www.projectintrinsic.com