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Hard work + expertise + insight/foresight makes me think of my friend Sam Corea. Sam and I have continued to run into each other at events; most recently at the Canadian National Figure Skating Championships where this podcast was recorded. So, in honour of the events going on around the world and in your neighbourhood, I want to acknowledge the hard work going on behind the scenes at all levels. If you want to know more about Sam Corea, follow him on Twitter at @sammy_sez and on Instagram @sampcorea Make sure to have a listen to this insightful podcast on my other site www.openkwongdore.com Looking forward to continuing with my lively Facebook Lives upon my return in later July.

I find myself thinking of Canada’s 2018 Olympic figure skating team – maybe the best that ever represented this country. I got the chance to talk to Larkyn Austman, the Canadian national bronze medallist who competed in both the Winter Olympics and the World Figure Skating Championships. We caught up in a back hallway at the World Figure Skating Championships in March in Milan. For more information about Larkyn, check out her website and follow her on Instagram  or search her on Facebook.

For the rest of us, it’s a chance to connect with like-minded people and share, discuss, debate and experience the ‘thrill of victory and the agony of defeat’ from the comfortable and secure position of the sidelines. my friend and sports broadcasting leader Andi Petrillo to sit down with me in Milan at the World Figure Skating Championships and record this podcast. She has earned her stripes in both TV and radio and splits her time between CBC Sports on Road to the Olympic Games and TSN Radio for Leafs Lunch. Go to www.openkwongdore.com for my podcast with Andi with music from www.bensound.com For more information on Andi Petrillo, follow her on Twitter @Andi

I have been reading a business book in the hopes of expanding my knowledge beyond the boards. It’s called the 10X Rule by Grant Cardone and it was recommended to me by a genius business friend