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The Bear Essentials

The Bear Essentials

The goal of this podcast is to be positive, informative, interesting, entertaining and maybe even inspiring to some people.

Recent Episodes

Unlocking the Key to Successful Leadership: Insights from Author Neil Jurd OBE

Unlocking the Key to Successful Leadership: Insights from Author Neil Jurd OBE

May 31, 2023

Today's guest, former British army officer and leadership coach / author, Neil Jurd OBE, joins the show to discuss unlocking the key to successful leadership. Leadership Background and Roles: Neil is a former army officer an…

From Knuckles and Pucks to Peace - The Journey of NHL Enforcer Riley Cote

From Knuckles and Pucks to Peace - The Journey of NHL Enforcer Riley Cote

May 24, 2023

Today's guest, former NHL enforcer, Riley Cote, joins the show to discuss his journey from knuckles and pucks to peace. About: Riley Cote played 8 years of professional hockey including 4 with the Philadelphia Flyers. His ha…

Guiding Along The Wild Edge - The Oli France Interview

Guiding Along The Wild Edge - The Oli France Interview

May 17, 2023

Today's guest, speaker and adventurer, Oli France, joins the show to discuss guiding along the wild edge. Expedition Leader: Oli is a British adventurer, expedition leader and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, specia…

Leading Special Forces And Beyond - The Garry Banford Interview

Leading Special Forces And Beyond - The Garry Banford Interview

May 10, 2023

Today's guest, former British special forces leader, Garry Banford, joins the show to discuss leading special forces and beyond. About Garry Banford: High stakes. High pressure. Uncertainty. This was Garry’s ‘normal’ for man…

The Bruce Lee Code - The Thomas Lee Interview

The Bruce Lee Code - The Thomas Lee Interview

May 3, 2023

Today's guest, Thomas Lee, is a journalist and author of "The Bruce Lee Code". About Thomas Lee: Longtime business journalist who has written extensively about innovation and entrepreneurship for major daily newspapers like …

Exploring The Extreme - The Louis Alexander Interview

Exploring The Extreme - The Louis Alexander Interview

April 26, 2023

Today's guest, Louis Alexander is 23-year-old adventurer who is exploring the extreme. Louis has featured in the Evening Standard, Independent and The Times. About Louis: Louis Alexander is 23-year-old adventurer who is expl…

About the Host

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Charles Wallace

Husband / Father / Professional / Podcaster

My name is Charles Wallace and I hit my rock bottom 3 years ago at age 47. I am not a tall man, 5’5 and I was tipping the scales at 264 pounds. I was dealing with heart issues and on numerous medications that ultimately were just enabling me to continue with my self destructive behavior.

Finally, I decided to take control of my life and build healthy habits that have allowed me to lose over 75 pounds and be medication free.

I know that there are a lot of people out there who are in the same predicament I was, so I decided to start this podcast with the goal of changing people’s mindsets and helping motivate them to get their life back. I want people to know it isn’t hopeless and that they can do whatever they set their minds to.

Professionally, I have been in the healthcare data analytics field for 30 years. During this time I have developed a diverse skill set that has helped me be an extremely effective leader and build very successful teams. I am now looking to use those skills to help motivate, inform and hopefully inspire people.