After 4 years of undergrad, 2 years of grad school, and 3 years working at a consulting firm, I was beginning to accept my fate of working a typical office job for the rest of my life. With kids and accompanying responsibilities on the horizon, mild boredom seemed like a worthy price to pay for stability.

When Kevin first pitched his idea for Energetic Media, I immediately saw the vision. Despite this, when he then asked me to quit my job and join him, fear inevitably still crept in. I was good at my job. More importantly, I had become comfortable. I knew how to do the work with minimal effort and was on track for a promotion and continued raises which would support a perfectly comfortable life. At earlier stages in my life, I might have let the fear dictate my next move. I’ve since learned better. The important question I had to ask myself was whether I was truly energized by my current work and whether I shared Kevin’s vision. My near immediate resignation answers both of those questions.

Eccentric, Energetic, Kevin

I’ve known Kevin for almost 20 years. I was just a kid, but watched the Bambrough family become progressively wealthier and wealthier over time. When Kevin retired 10 years ago, I was 17. Despite being one year away from formal adulthood, I didn’t fully appreciate how big of a deal it was that Kevin was retiring at 43. It was clear he had lots of money. I knew he made it through a career in finance, but beyond that I didn’t know much more. I was more focused on enjoying my time at his properties than I was on inquiring about where the money came from. One thing was clear even back then though, Kevin was eccentric, and definitely energetic.

Between hockey games at his indoor rink, or while out on his boat in Georgian Bay, Kevin would deliver epic rants about energy infrastructure, monetary debasement, economic cycles, and of course, the value of gold and silver. Had I been listening back then, my portfolio would surely be a lot bigger than it is today. Unfortunately for me, I had almost no interest in what Kevin was clearly so passionate and knowledgeable about. It wasn’t until Kevin’s focus shifted to a now shared interest that I fully appreciated his ability to go all in.

A Lifelong Fascination with the Human Body

For as long as I can remember I have been capitated by the human body. While my biologist brother was interested in bugs, plants, and fish, I was much more interested in learning about the human digestive, respiratory, or cardiovascular systems. I distinctly remember learning in school about certain organs and then using my mind’s eye to look inwards and imagine the organ we were learning about performing its role in my own body. There was a direct connection between what we were learning and my own life.

We learnt about how the heart works. We learnt about things that make it work better, and things that prevent it from working. A heart isn’t an abstract concept. It isn’t some distant land mass learnt about in geography, it isn’t a war fought by people I didn’t know long before I was born, and it isn’t a piece of text written by someone in a time I’ll never understand. The heart we were learning about was inside my own chest. If I pressed my fingers to my neck, I could feel it working. I wanted to learn how to make it work better, and how to avoid it not working well. Maybe this was because my grandfather had recently died of a heart attack, or my mom had nearly died during my younger brother’s pregnancy. Or, maybe, I was simply interested in it for the same mysterious reason my brother was interested in bugs and fish.

Despite having always been interested in the human body, I didn’t always take care of mine. It took a real wake-up moment midway through university to spark the health journey I am currently on.

A Wake-up Call and a Promise

I was applying to work in a research lab where I hoped to eventually pursue my master’s degree. Sitting across from the head of the lab, my stomach knotted as he bluntly told me my grades weren’t great and asked why. That moment forced me to confront the reality I had been avoiding—I wasn’t giving enough energy to my studies, or really to anything meaningful in my life. Somehow, I convinced him to take a chance on me, promising that I would get straight As for the next two years. Part of me knew I could, and I think he saw that part.

To fulfill that promise, I had to confront the reason I wasn’t performing well. The answer was obvious: I didn’t have enough energy. My lifestyle was draining me. I was drinking too much, smoking too much weed, playing endless video games, eating poorly, skipping exercise, and staying up late only to sleep half the day away. It was a lifestyle many university students fall into, and it came close to robbing me of the opportunity to pursue what I wanted.

The turning point wasn’t just my new supervisor and role model telling me I needed to change, it was the clarity that I wanted to change. I started learning everything I could about health and nutrition, diving into the science behind what happens in the body when we eat highly nutritious whole foods versus processed junk. Much of this I already knew from my years of science education, but it now resonated in a way it previously hadn’t. Once I understood, at a detailed level, how food directly impacted my energy levels, focus, and ability to achieve my goals, the decision to change became easy. It wasn’t about willpower anymore. Changing was easy once I wired in an aversion to the habits that were holding me back.

Every time I saw junk food, I thought about how it would sap my energy, lead to bad grades, cause me to break my promise, ruin my chances of pursing a masters, and ultimately prevent me from achieving the life I wanted. It didn’t matter how good it tasted, the consequences weren’t worth it. This mindset shift didn’t just help me academically—it sparked a deep passion for understanding the human body and optimizing its performance.

True to my promise, I turned my grades around, got straight As, and secured my place in that research lab. During my master’s program in pharmacology, I fell in love with research and unlocked a new level of fascination with the human body at a cellular level. I began to see how small, seemingly insignificant choices could ripple outward, affecting energy, focus, and overall quality of life.

For over 7 years now I have been on a long, incredibly windy personal health journey. I’ve experimented with multiple different eating patterns, ranging from full vegan to near carnivore, and now settling on simply eating a wide range of whole foods. I’ve shifted from early riser to night owl, back to early riser. My crusty elastic band-like muscles and tendons have a love hate relationship with yoga. While long periods of overwhelming work at the consulting firm sometimes kept me from being consistent in the gym, I try my best to stay active and am currently focused on gaining strength. Canadian winters make morning walks difficult, but I now have strong respect for my circadian rhythms and do what I can to support them. As much as I take shit for having one, I love my 10pm bedtime.

The common thread throughout this whole 7-year journey has been a desire to upgrade my biology, because I am my biology. I’m a nicer person when I’m well rested. I have more energy to enjoy life when I eat well and stay active. I have rewired myself to have aversion for things I know harm my biology, and love for things which support it.

Connecting Over Health: A New Chapter in Kevin’s Rants

Following his epiphany moment and subsequent health transformation, Kevin’s energetic rants were now of interest to me. Many of the strategies he was advocating were things I was also doing. With my science background I was able to follow and add to the conversation in ways I never could when he was discussing macroeconomics.

One of the most staggering things was how much he knew. He was referencing studies I had never read and educating me on various functions of the mitochondria which I had never heard of. I was happy to see him so energized about health, but he was still retired, I was working for my consulting firm, and that was that.

Until he called me up with an idea.

Everyone wants, and deserves, health and wealth. Kevin has created Energetic Media because he knows we can help people become healthy and wealthy. He sees so many problems in the world and knows that top-down solutions won’t work. What we need is a bottom-up fix where individuals make better choices and are more compassionate and empathetic. It takes energy to make these better choices. If Energetic Media can help people optimize their energy, we might be able to play a part in facilitating the bottom-up solutions which might just improve the world.

Working his way from university drop out solo day-trader, to president of one of Canada’s biggest hedge funds with over 10 billion under management, there’s no question Kevin nailed the wealth piece and can help others do the same.

The health piece is trickier. There’s no shortage of health information out there. If more information was the answer, everyone would already be healthy. What sparked Kevin and I’s health transformations wasn’t information alone. It was epiphany, followed by rewiring. Energetic Media is how we will facilitate epiphany and help people rewire themselves into a healthy lifestyle which supplies them with the energy required to fix the world.

Joining Energetic Media: A Role with Purpose

As the interim Chief Operating Officer, my role at Energetic Media involves supporting Kevin in all aspects of getting the company off the ground. With my background in science and research, I see myself passing off that title and growing into a role as Chief Scientific Officer, ensuring that everything we publish is grounded in accurate, cutting-edge science. But beyond the titles and responsibilities, what excites me most is the opportunity to learn, share, and inspire.

I’ve always loved communicating complex scientific concepts in ways that are accessible to everyone. At Energetic Media, I get to be part of a movement that’s about more than just health or wealth—it’s about creating lasting change in people’s lives. I want everyone to have strong pillars of health, wealth, and happiness, and I truly believe we have the tools to make that happen.

Looking Ahead: A Vision for Energetic Media

My hopes for Energetic Media go far beyond individual success. I envision billions of people consuming our content and being better off because of it. I want to see us funding critical research—especially the kind that’s often overlooked because it isn’t immediately profitable. I believe we can drive the conversations that the world needs to have about health, wealth, and the systems that support them.

My own journey has taught me that transformation starts with awareness, and I’m excited to help others on their paths to optimizing their lives. Energetic Media is more than a job for me—it’s a mission that I’m fully committed to. Together, we can empower people to take control of their energy, their health, and their future.