Jeff Knows Inc.

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Success stories with pressure, grit, and heart.

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Jeff Knows Inc. is a guest-driven interview show built around success stories with practical edges. Jeff Lopes moves easily from business and branding to pro wrestling, hunting, cooking, baseball, cancer recovery, and the personal discipline behind public achievement.

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About Jeff Knows Inc.

Jeff Knows Inc. is a broad, guest-led interview show centered on people who have built something, survived something, or pushed themselves into a bigger public life. Jeff Lopes frames the program around athletes, celebrities, entrepreneurs, influencers, and their routes toward success, but the episodes are often most interesting when they leave the headline behind. A cooking competition becomes a story about nerves, culture, exhaustion, and believing in a dish under pressure. A pro wrestling profile becomes a frank discussion of cancer, family, advocacy, and the decision to fight hard from the first appointment. A hunting and outdoor television conversation turns into talk about farm eggs, healthy eating, women in hunting, and the reality of turning a lifestyle into a business. The show has a friendly, high-energy rhythm. It is direct and personal, with Lopes often connecting a guest’s story back to his own health, family, entrepreneurship, or sports memories. The interviews are not tightly academic. They feel more like long-form conversations with people Lopes already respects, where the emotional stakes can arrive beside practical details about branding, websites, products, and career growth. Business appears often, especially around startups, customer experience, online storefronts, and the discipline of building a recognizable name. Sports and competition also recur, from pro wrestling to baseball loyalties and the appeal of an underdog run. Health is another major thread, especially cancer recovery, clean eating, resilience, and self-advocacy. The show’s register is encouraging without being delicate. Guests are praised for toughness, consistency, and willingness to keep moving after setbacks. Listeners looking for polished founder theory may find it looser than a formal business podcast. Listeners who prefer personality, momentum, and real-life pivots will find more to hold onto. Jeff Knows Inc. works best as a motivational cross-section of builders, performers, competitors, and survivors, all filtered through Jeff Lopes.

Made for: For listeners who like motivational interviews with entrepreneurs, athletes, influencers, and resilient public personalities. It fits people drawn to business lessons, comeback stories, sports culture, and practical talk about health and family.

What sets it apart: The show mixes entrepreneurship with unusually personal territory, moving from branding and websites to cancer recovery, farm food, pro wrestling, cooking competitions, and baseball. Jeff Lopes keeps the tone familiar and emotionally invested rather than distant or corporate.

In their own words

Jeff Knows Inc is a podcast hosted by Canadian Entrepreneur / Author Jeff Lopes. Established in 2020, the podcast interviews Professional Athletes, Entrepreneurs & Influencers.

Why you'd press play

Cancer grit meets turkey-egg curiosity, if you like your business chats taking the scenic route.

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  • hard-won resilience from people facing cancer or physical limits
  • career pivots where wrestling somehow leads to a televised cooking competition
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Taking My Home Cooking To The Next Level | Mada Abdelhamid & Jeff Lopes 232

    Mada Abdelhamid tells Jeff Lopes how cooking developed after he weighed 320 pounds at age 15 or 16 and needed to change his lifestyle.

    May 5, 2024·1h·4 clips
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    The Effects & Benefits of Coffee & Green Tea on Cancer.| Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 229

    Mar 28, 2024·1h 3m
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    The Rocky Balboa Of Pro Wrestling | Sean Wachter & Jeff Lopes 228

    Hidden gem

    Jeff Lopes introduces Sean Wachter as a cancer survivor and former football and wrestling athlete, then frames him as someone whose story should reach a wider audience.

    Mar 12, 2024·1h 19m·5 clips
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    That Canadian Hunting Girl | Amanda Lynn Mayhew & Jeff Lopes 227

    Hidden gem

    Jeff Lopes and Amanda Lee Mayhew trace That Hunting Girl from its 2016 start as Just Hunt to Sportsman Channel in 2019, while Amanda describes growing up outdoors in Southern Ontario and Manitowoc.

    Feb 28, 2024·1h 7m·2 clips
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    The Life Of A Major League Baseball Pitcher | Jay Jackson & Jeff Lopes 226

    Jeff Lopes interviews Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jay Jackson about an eight-year minor-league grind, Japan, and his search for a Major League contract.

    Feb 9, 2024·1h 12m·2 clips
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    The Effects & Benefits of a Sauna on Cancer | Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 225

    Jan 24, 2024·46m
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    For The Love Of Martial Arts | Robin Black & Jeff Lopes 224

    Jan 12, 2024·1h 12m
  8. 8

    The Story Of A MMA Legend | Enson Inoue & Jeff Lopes 223

    Jan 2, 2024·1h 8m
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    The Journey Of A Pro Baseball Player | Connor Panas & Jeff Lopes 222

    Dec 13, 2023·59m
  10. 10

    Effects & Benefits of Supplements on Cancer | Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 221

    Dec 1, 2023·55m
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    The Power of Positivity to Overcome All Odds | Tyler Ransom & Jeff Lopes 220

    Nov 22, 2023·1h 8m
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    Leading A Canadian Police Hostage Rescue Team | Dave Flood & Jeff Lopes 219

    Nov 8, 2023·1h 15m
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    Effects & Benefits Of Nuts On Cancer | Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 218

    Oct 14, 2023·50m
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    Amplify Your Life As A Leader | Rene Rodriguez & Jeff Lopes 217

    Sep 22, 2023·1h 11m
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    Canada is Falling Apart EH, M.A.I.D, Politics, Immigration | Kelsi Sheren & Jeff Lopes 216

    Sep 11, 2023·1h 11m
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    The Effects and Benefits of Fruits on Cancer | Prevail Over Cancer Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 215

    Aug 31, 2023·51m
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    Journey To The Top Of The Muay Thai World | Kevis Ross & Jeff Lopes 214

    Aug 8, 2023·1h 8m
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    The Redemption Story Of A Pro Hockey Player | Brady Leavold & Jeff Lopes 213

    Jul 18, 2023·1h 51m
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    The Man Behind The Child Liberation Foundation | Paul Hutchinson & Jeff Lopes 212

    Jul 7, 2023·1h 4m
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    The Journey Of The Immortal On His Way To UFC History | Matt Brown & Jeff Lopes 211

    Jun 29, 2023·1h 15m
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    Fusing Baseball & Comic Books Into A Business| Daniel Jacob Horine & Jeff Lopes 210

    Jun 7, 2023·57m
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    Business Talk - Brandon T Adams & Jeff Lopes 209

    May 24, 2023·56m
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    Prevail Over Cancer | Keith Bishop & Jeff Lopes 208

    May 9, 2023·1h 44m
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    Living Out Your Passion As An Actor | Lorenzo Patane & Jeff Lopes 207

    May 2, 2023·1h 3m
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    IFBB Legend To World Class Entrepreneur | Lee Labrada & Jeff Lopes 206

    Apr 25, 2023·1h
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    That Sucked, Now What ? | Neeta Bhushan & Jeff Lopes 205

    Apr 18, 2023·59m
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    Building Your Own Legacy | Ralek Gracie & Jeff Lopes 204

    Dec 13, 2022·1h 27m
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    Relentless Will To Follow My Dreams & Become A Pro Footballer | Soheil Var & Jeff Lopes 203

    Dec 6, 2022·1h 19m
  29. 29

    The Man Behind Entrepreneur Magazine | Jason Feifer & Jeff Lopes 202

    Nov 29, 2022·1h 11m
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    Inspired By Family Cooking to MasterChef Allstar Finals | Christian Green & Jeff Lopes 201

    Nov 22, 2022·1h 8m
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    Look Mom No Hands, Living With no Limits | Ryan Hudson-Peralta & Jeff Lopes 200

    Hidden gem

    Ryan Hudson-Peralta tells Jeff Lopes how his Detroit family, disability, humor, and confidence shaped a career in speaking, design, mentoring, and public advocacy.

    Nov 15, 2022·51m·3 clips
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    The Path To Building A NOTHING TO LOSE Mindset | Ryan Blair & Jeff Lopes 199

    Nov 8, 2022·54m
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    Born Into Baseball | Robby Rowland & Jeff Lopes 198

    Nov 1, 2022·1h 33m
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    From Foster Home To 7 Emmy's The Relentless Pursuit | Dave Stevens & Jeff Lopes 197

    Oct 25, 2022·1h 9m
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    Living a Patriotic Lifestyle | Ian Wendt & Jeff Lopes 196

    Oct 18, 2022·1h 26m
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    Masterchef All-Star Finalist Takes A Fresh Look At Life & Career | Chef Michael & Jeff Lopes 195

    Oct 11, 2022·1h 23m
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    A Fathers Mission To End Drunk Driving - Marcus Kowal & Jeff Lopes 194

    Oct 3, 2022·1h 23m
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    A Free Mind Conversation | Dave Hurt & Jeff Lopes 193

    Sep 27, 2022·53m
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    Getting A Dose Of Positivity | Mike Diamond & Jeff Lopes 192

    Sep 19, 2022·1h 15m
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    Family, Faith & Leadership The Real Story Of Black Hawk Down | Major Jeff Struecker & Jeff Lopes 191

    Sep 13, 2022·58m
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    The Journey From Vietnam To MMA World Champ | Cung Le & Jeff Lopes 190

    Sep 6, 2022·1h 7m
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    The Path To Creating A Self Brand On Stage | Ted Mcgrath & Jeff Lopes 189

    Aug 30, 2022·55m
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    From IDAHO to SUPERBOWL | Jimmy Farris & Jeff Lopes 188

    Aug 23, 2022·1h 4m
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    How It Happened, From Doodling To Kid President | Brad Montague & Jeff Lopes 187

    Aug 16, 2022·1h 7m
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    Bringing Your Creations to Life With Photography | David Drebin & Jeff Lopes 186

    Host Jeff Lopes interviews entrepreneur David Dribben, discussing business growth and website optimization.

    Jul 26, 2022·48m
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    Are You Your Best Medicine ? | Kien Vuu MD & Jeff Lopes 185

    Jul 19, 2022·1h 4m
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    The Becoming Of One Of The Most Lethal Spies In Iraq | Hamody Jasim & Jeff Lopes 184

    Jul 12, 2022·1h 31m
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    Mastering Life & Business In America | Steve Harris & Jeff Lopes 183

    Host Jeff Lopes interviews returning guest Steve Harris, a business and life coach, and promotes a sponsor focused on website user experience.

    Jul 5, 2022·1h
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    Taking Extreme Sports To The Next Level | Damien Rider & Jeff Lopes 182

    Jun 28, 2022·1h 33m
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    Bringing The Love Of The Game Of Baseball Back To Our Youth | James Lowe & Jeff Lopes 181

    Host Jeff Lopes interviews top athletes, celebrities, and entrepreneurs about their journeys to success, with this episode featuring ads for Cast Us and Monk Pack.

    Jun 21, 2022·1h 15m