Leaving Prestige for Purpose: A Journey to the Inuit North

After Peter Pan: Growing Up to Purpose

Pat welcomes Guillaume Saladin, a global circus performer and the founder of ArtCirq, an Arctic Circus, who left the spotlight to reconnect with the Inuit community that helped to raise him. After performing on stages around the world, Guillaume returned to Igloolik to empower the next generation through the arts. In this episode, he shares his inspiring journey of blending performance and storytelling to connect cultures, foster community, and honor his heritage. It’s a story about choosing purpose over prestige and embracing one’s origins.

What You’ll Learn:

• How Guillaume’s upbringing in the Canadian North and his connection to Inuit culture influenced his journey.
• The transformative power of performance and storytelling in building connections with people and with community.
• The importance of honoring your roots and how it leads to discovering purpose.
• How to overcome the belief that it’s "too late to start."
• The illusion of control and the power of surrendering to life’s flow

Social Media:

• After Peter Pan Podcast:
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  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
• Gauillaume Saladin:
  • ArtCirq
  • GoFundMe to contribute to the rebuilding of the BlackBox
  • Foret o Cascades - Art in Nature and Camping

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Chapters

1. Hook & Intro (00:00:00)

2. A Home Steeped in History and Ancestors (00:01:24)

3. Growing Up Between Two Worlds (00:03:45)

4. The Power of a Name: Becoming Ittuxardouat (00:06:04)

5. Discovering Circus at 23: A Life-Changing Audition (00:20:05)

6. Touring the World with Cirque Éloize (00:26:00)

7. Returning North: Founding Artcirq in Igloolik (00:36:38)

8. Cultural Exchange and Community Healing (00:47:59)

9. Life After the Arctic: Art, Nature, and Legacy (01:07:15)

10. Ikigai, Loss, and What Guides Us Forward (01:13:09)

11. Outro (01:20:48)