On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with my brother, Jarrett McCourt. He is the Principal Tuba at the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida. Jarrett’s playing was recently called “warm, romantic and seamless” by the South Florida Classical Review. He has performed with a number of different high-level ensembles, can be heard on several …

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Maureen Lucas. She is both Past President & CEO of LucasWorks and an Entrepreneur-In-Residence with the University of Windsor’s EPICentre. Maureen has been recognized for many years on the Profit W100 List for Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs and the company she founded, LucasWorks has been on …

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Irek Kusmierczyk. Irek is both the Director of Partnerships with WEtech Alliance and a Windsor City Councillor For Ward 7. Irek has a PhD from Vanderbilt University in the United States and a Master Degree in Government from the London School of Economics. Irek sits on multiple boards including …

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Zain Ismail. Zain is a Senior Consultant, Strategic Support Services at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. Zain was named the Positive Professional Of The Year by the Leamington Chamber of Commerce in 2015 and was recently named one of Leadership Windsor/Essex (LWE) 40 Leaders Un…

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, I sat down with Nuha Elalem. She is a Windsor-based filmmaker and photographer who at 24 already has credits for The Card, The Tiger Hunter and others under her belt. On today’s show, we talk about her move from Libya to Canada at a young age, working as a Producer for the first time on The Card, going to Los A…

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, we spoke to Emilie Cushman. Emilie is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kira Talent. Kira Talent is a Toronto-based company building software to make it easier on Universities and Colleges to assess their applicants. Emilie is a past recipient of the HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow Award and was named one of Canada's Top 1…

On this episode of No Coaster Needed, we travel to Toronto to talk with Foad Karimian. Foad is a Community Capacity Builder - Youth Leadership at the Yonge Street Mission. Foad has dedicated his life to helping youth. He started this journey through an initiative he started called the Odette High School Leadership Initiative. The program created at…

No Coaster Needed is a collection of intimate conversations with incredible people. Everyone involved in Season 1 has ties to the Rose City (Windsor, Ontario) and the first piece of the series launches Thursday, February 15th. It's casual, positive and I can't wait for you to hear it.Bởi Jacob McCourt