In this, our twenty-fifth episode, we welcome Nicolas Charron, co-founder of BlocShop indoor climbing centers, to discuss our lagging financial literacy, the evolution of climbing in Quebec and the impact of sporting competition on business.
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Meet our guest here:
WEBSITE: https: //blocshop.com/
FACEBOOK: https: //www.facebook.com/BlocShop/
INSTAGRAM: https: //www.instagram.com/blocshop/
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Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Bloc Shop presentation
1:45 – What kind of bread are you, Nicolas Charron?
1st section – Earning your bread – 3:00
3:10 – The beginnings of BlocShop
6:00 – The influence of travel experiences in Asia
10:30 – The psychological benefits of climbing
*12:00 – Sports for the marginalized
2nd section – Butter money – 15:00
15:30 – The history of climbing in Quebec
18:00 – Val David training ground
20:00 – Bouldering vs difficulty vs speed climbing
21:20 – Le psychobloc
*24:00 – The younger generation’s sense of belonging (Extract 1 min)
25:00 – Accountants are cool
27:00 – The BlocShop founding family
32:00 – Rising competition in climbing centers
34:00 – The role of the CE Federation
36:40 – From Franco-Ontarian to Québécois
3rd section – A lot of work to do – 42:00
44:00 – The importance of numbers
46:00 – Play the game, change the game
50:50 – Is Quebec Born for Big Bread?
53:00 – Recommended reading: Good to Great (James E. Collins), Start with Why (Simon Sinek), Let My People Go Surfing (Yvon Chouinard) and (CodeBreakers, Biography of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs) Walter Isaacson,
Produced by Machiavel Studios
