“I didn’t want to go back and regret anything... I don’t want to look back and say, I wish I had done that, and I had the opportunity. I want to go through life just doing as much as I possibly can.” – Lorene MacGregor


Lorene MacGregor was born and raised in Castlegar, BC and is the eldest child of four. Her drive to be self-sustained, overcome the fears she experienced as a young girl and do as much as she can with no regrets has produced some extraordinary results.

Lorene always enjoyed movement and sport and the results from physical fitness fascinated her. She attended the University of Alberta from 1981-1984 to obtain her Bachelor of Physical Education with an Administration major; serendipitously the U of A is where she met Steffany Hanlen-Francey.

Business and sport often went hand in hand for Lorene and in addition to being a Master Trainer for fitness leaders, managing sports facilities and golf courses, she also obtained a grant and started the first decentralized YM/YWCA in Canada.

Lorene’s motivation to take things on and thrive have been evident as a Body Shop franchise owner for nine years, a rental property owner, a successful realtor and within just a few years owner/broker of RE/MAX Home Advantage, western Canada’s owner/broker of the year no less, and purchased the commercial building where her business resides in Castlegar. Sport was no different and at the age of
47 began training to compete as a Figure Athlete, achieving her goal of going to the Nationals at age 56!

Lorene calls Castlegar home where she shares her life with her husband Kere of 33 years, once a school Principal and now her Operations Manager. She is the proud mother of two grown children Nikole and Mark and proud grandmother to Mercy, Amina and Harrison Fox. Her next goal? Cycle from Castlegar to Vancouver. Just another day and 700km cycle through the park!

 



Show Notes
[01:57] Patrick introduces his next guest live from TEDM HQ, Lorene MacGregor.
[03:35] Patrick and Lorene get going and are ready to make a splash!
[04:00] Lorene gets started with her elevator pitch and what she’s up to in her life.
[04:47] Castlegar, British Columbia is where Lorene calls home, so she fills us in on this beautiful little city.
[05:56] A woman of many skills, Lorene talks a little bit about her turn as a franchisee of The Body Shop for 10 Christmases.
[07:01] Lorene reflects on her Mom’s desire to start a business and the fears which prevented her from starting. Ultimately Lorene feels she gleaned her own entrepreneurial essence from watching her Mom.
[08:28] Lorene explains how she feels hunger was the great catalyst for her to achieve, get educated and stay motivated. Although she was never without three square meals a day, the fear and scarcity she felt from her parents drove her to think bigger.
[10:58] In her early teens, Lorene’s gut led her to really acknowledge there was more; and she was going to go after it herself.
[12:04] As soon as she completed her high school education, she hit the ground running to Edmonton and the University of Alberta to achieve her Bachelor of Physical Education and Administration major. It was now her time.
[13:22] Lorene remembers her first job, back in Castlegar, in the era of the Jane Fonda Workout craze.
[14:12] Lorene describes her role as a Figure Athlete within the world of bodybuilding. Her curiosity back in University got her excited about her physicality and the way her body changed so she gravitated naturally toward body building which was reignited when she was 47.
[18:04] Competing several times over the next nine years, Lorene achieved her goal of competing in the Nationals in August 2018 hitting the stage at her peak physical condition.
[19:00] Discipline,