Campus Conversations Spring 2019

Christopher Bowers Watch the interview

Chaplain, Story Catcher, Author, Educator, Videographer, & Human Entrepreneur.

Christopher is currently the executive Director of CS Interviews, a registered charity, working with classes on Vancouver Island to help students understand the power of personal inquiry as they interview leaders from a pool of over 120 speakers.
Mr. Bowers is also the coordinator for Green Drinks Victoria – a sustainable community & business network with over 400 members.

His life journey has been filled with fascinating endeavors and endless stories.
Themes

Being a traveler in your own town
Less is More
It starts with you but you make it all about them
Busses as conversation salons

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Francis Westlake Watch the interview

Francis is deeply immersed in the field of psychology and has always been passionate about the connections made internally as well as externally. By expressing his authnetic self, he inadvertently empowers others to do the same. After his recent completion of an intensive life-coaching program, Francis has actively been speaking on a public stage to share his experiences.
We highly encourage anyone and everyone to feel the energy radiating from Francis. March 7 – 5:30pm-6:30pm

Themes:
Here are some topics to ask questions around:
– Making a meaningful life
– Psychological needs
– Ins and outs of self-actualization
– Impact of fear on who we are
– Unlocking your greatest potential

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Yamila Franco Watch the interview

Born in the Dominican Republic, she brings her practices and traditions of kindness, respect for the land, community-based work to her projects and relationships. She is an entrepreneur, working as a financial adviser empowering women and newcomers through education, empowering youth through transformational STEAM experiences, and is working with the Nyoka Light Wand, a plastic-free, nontoxic and soil-nurturing glow stick alternative!
Themes:

1) Financial and spiritual wealth – aligning values with my wealth
2) Navigating different cultures as a newcomer
3) The secret life of an entrepreneur
4) My greatest tool to reclaim my power
5) Diversity a key in moving forward

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Peter Norman Watch the interview

Peter works with educational institutions and public sector agencies on strategic planning, leadership development and public consultation. His academic and professional interests converge in a career-long study of self-education and program designs to foster the skills of self-directed learning and action. Norman has developed a range of university programs and large-scale public sector applications, allowing more than four decades of extensive field testing and refinements. He is a pioneer of blended learning and innovative delivery at Royal Roads and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University

Themes:
Finding your niche: Speaking for a living
Bucky and me: life lessons from living with a beaver
Setting priorities in life and business

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Bruce Ravelli Watch the interview

Before joining the department in 2013, Bruce was a professor of sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Bruce is an award winning teacher who has been inspiring and challenging students for over 25 years. His students often comment on his engaging lectures, passion for sociology and his commitment to high academic standards (his teaching evaluations are all available on his website).

Themes:
Life changing moments
Finding your path
Being an influencer
Being your own person