🎙️ I Love Kelowna
🎙️ I Love Kelowna is a long-running conversational podcast celebrating the people and stories that make Kelowna and the Central Okanagan vibrant and unique.
Across more than 243 episodes, host Luke Menkes sits down with entrepreneurs, creators, founders, community leaders and fascinating locals to explore three simple questions:
1️⃣ Why Kelowna? How did you choose this place as home?
2️⃣ What’s your journey? The real story of how you became who you are
3️⃣ What are you building now? Your work, purpose and impact
This show isn’t about products or services – it’s about people. Guests open up about their lives, lessons, challenges and inspirations, offering real insight into what makes the Okanagan such a special place to live and work.
About the Host
Luke Menkes is a dual-licensed real estate broker (British Columbia & Alberta), author, mentor, podcaster and long-time Kelowna advocate. He believes that business and life move at the speed of know, like and trust. This podcast is his way of strengthening community connection.
📩 Interested in being a guest or want to connect?
Email Luke at luke@lukemenkes.ca
📍 Learn more about Kelowna Real Estate:
https://mykelownaagent.com
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🎙️ I Love Kelowna
Paul Hawley: from hard-partying rockstar to family man
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Paul was the drummer for the very popular Canadian band Hot Hot Heat from 1999-2016 That moment when you know your hobby is actually becoming something serious An 11 year old drummer in the house?? How do parents deal with the noise? Life in Victoria, BC as a young teenage musician Even when you suck at the start, when you want something bad enough and you persist, good things eventually start to happen! That first feeling of having “arrived”… a call from Sub Pop Records! In some ways we are the same person we were when we were kids and in other ways we have changed so dramatically. Life as a travelling band. Meeting Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and touring with him. Growing up and winding down the band, deciding to start a family and become a realtor. Dealing with major setbacks in life, including grieving the loss of the band Everything in life has a beginning, middle and end What Paul loves about his real estate career http://paulhawley.ca
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