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Nigel J Bennett

Giving Back to Whistler Adaptive Sports

Yesterday I was extremely pleased to present a cheque to Chelsey Walker - Executive Director, Whistler Adaptive Sports Program. The funds were generated from proceeds from book sales of "Take that Leap – Risking it all for what Really matters" over the past three months.

Sleeping on the Street for Homeless Youth

It was a chilly night laying on a piece of cardboard in a thin sleeping bag as the temperatures got down to 2 degrees above freezing…Read More.

Lynne Twist and Pachamama

Rieko and i were so pleased to be able to host Lynne Twist and Sara Vetter of the Pachamama Alliance at our home the other week. The turn out was outstanding with 60+ in attendance. Read more…

Reconnecting with Old Friends.

As an entrepreneur it is easy to shrug off that Thursday evening activity with friends and far too easy to eventually loose touch. Read more in this week’s blog…

Respect Your Elders: Wisdom and Knowledge

I am quite astonished by all the requests I have recently received from Elder groups to speak at their gatherings. At almost 57, yes I guess I now can call myself an elder. Read more in this week’s blog…

TruBeach - Help Raise Awareness

Over the past 35 -years I have been fortunate to travel the world on business.  But I have seen so many coastal areas around the globe away from the resorts that are highly polluted…Read more

Are You GiftADD?

It’s the end of August, the end of summer. Time to return to school. Growing up, this weekend was always the worst weekend of the year for me. Read more in this week’s blog…

AT THE BEACH THIS SUMMER...

During the last few months, our Trubeach crew have been joining volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation to help clean up beaches and other locations around the Pacific Northwest. Read more in this week’s blog…

MAXIMIZING YOUR IMPACT

“I am very pleased to share with you a recent Podcast called “Profit First” with Mike Michalowicz.  Mike interviews me about my book “Take that Leap - Risking it all for what really matters” We discuss how I was able to restructure my business so I could get my life back.  Which allowed me to spend more time with my family

but also leverage my business and my networks to have more positive impact 

in the world.

British Columbia Institute of Technology

On June 11th, I'll be guest speaker at BCIT's Annual General Meeting, an event open to my alma mater's alumni…read more in this week’s blog.

BOOK LAUNCH GIVES BACK

Just coming up for air after another whirlwind month of travel and work to report that the Vancouver book launch of Take That Leap went extremely well…read more in this week’s blog.

10 Minutes on Business Insanity

In November 2016, the iconic Barry J Moltz shook my hand and invited me to be a guest on his Chicago-based AM 560 “Business Insanity Talk Radio” show. ..Read more in this week’s blog.

COACH KEVIN

A big shout out to both Kevin Lawrence and Verne Harnish for being a huge part of my journey. Read more about the importance of coaching in this week’s blog…

PROFIT FIRST

I met Mike Michalowicz at the Gathering of Titans at MIT years ago. I have to tell you he is one of the coolest guys I know…Read more in this week’s blog.

BUSINESS INSANITY

My interview with internet radio host, Barry Moltz, will go live Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, on the Business Insanity Talk Radio website. Read more in this week's blog.

TruBeach: Crowdsourcing that Cares

During a recent one-year sabbatical, I took my family on a trip around the world. We went surfing, scuba diving, and snorkeling wherever there was an ocean. What really astonished us all was the amount of plastic and garbage floating in the surf breaks after every rain...

A FEW WORDS FROM VERNE HARNISH

"After almost being shot down by FARC guerrillas on the Venezuela-Colombia border and being forced to escape Egypt while working for his father's oil spill contingency planning company, Nigel Bennett decided to break away and start Aqua-Guard Spill Response." Read more....

LEAPwise: Time for Raising Global Citizens

When our kids were very young, we chose to focus on raising good global citizens. So we invested in giving our children experiences of the world...