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Leadership optimization through competitive advantage ...

In episode 63 this week of the Get Hired Up podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jake Thompson, a performance coach at Compete Every Day. 

At Westgate, the cornerstone of our work is leadership optimization, and this is where Jake offers a simple but unique approach to competitive advantage through small steps that compound over time.

Jake Thompson started his company selling t-shirts out of the back of his car behind a gym in 2011. He is passionate about competition and helping people apply a competitive mindset to create the results they want out of life. 

He knows firsthand how this mindset helps leaders become more resilient, successful, and mentally tough to handle everything that life throws at them. 

Today, he is the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day and a performance coach who travels around the country helping people to create a competitive advantage in their careers and lives.

Discover Jake’s incredible entrepreneurial journey and how he chooses to enjoy the journey, finding joy in the people and the process. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Upcoming Podcast Episodes

• Current Issues in Corporate Governance & Boardroom Dynamics
• The Toronto Stock Exchange & IPOs for US-based Tech Companies 
• Key Person Appointments & The 1^st 90 Days
• Employee Trading Compliance
• Artificial Intelligence – Risk vs. Opportunity
• Cyber Security – Trends in Compliance

Value Creation vs. Value Preservation

I'm looking forward to interviewing board governance expert, business strategist, and business lawyer, Stephen Pitt-Walker, JD, FGIA, on boardroom dynamics and current trends in corporate governance for the Get Hired Up! podcast. 

As an expert in cyber security law and emerging technologies (Web 3.0, AI, Digital Transformation, and more), I'm looking forward to his insights in these highly relevant business topics that are currently shaping the business and regulatory landscape globally. 

Stephen is a former Fortune 500 executive having led teams across Honeywell, HP, and Gartner Consulting (Asia/Pacific). As an interdisciplinary leader, he's launched successful startups as well as having served as a military intelligence officer in his earlier career. 

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A moment in time

Here is my daughter Allison Farmer (left) and me (Maureen Farmer, CEO & Founder of Westgate) at the cottage. We are enjoying a giggle over my floppy hat that was crowding Allison out of the selfie she took. 

Our cottage is located on a quiet spring-fed lake in Lunenburg County, Municipality of Chester, Nova Scotia, CANADA. This is a great weekend for swimming after the 12 days of rain we experienced. 

Also, this weekend, we’re building an extension onto the lake docking system which will allow me to actually dive from the platform into the deeper water (no more sore feet from the rocks on the bottom). I love to swim as it is so dark, quiet, and peaceful under the water. 

Here is the hemlock used for the dock extension. It was freshly milled last weekend at a local lumber mill. I love the scent of freshly milled untreated lumber. It reminds me of trips to the hardware store with my father as a child in Sheet Harbour (Nova Scotia, CANADA). 

It's wedding season!

Here are the girls with their partners last night at a wedding in Masstown, Nova Scotia. Left to right, Sean, Allison, Brenna, and Ewan. 

We finally saw the sun and the wedding was able to be held outside--a rarity for a Nova Scotia wedding, even in the summer. I love Ewan's bow tie! 

I hope you enjoy a moment in time wherever you are this weekend. 

Have an optimized week ahead! 

Maureen Farmer is a CEO advisor and personal branding strategist for next-level executives, investors, and board nominees. 

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