What happens when the life you planned falls apart — and the detour becomes the thing that changes everything?

In this episode of the PowerHaus Podcast, Gabrielle Caine sits down with Bobby Puim, Vice President of Operations at REC Canada, entrepreneur, process automation specialist, and longtime builder of scalable businesses and high-performing teams.

Bobby’s path has been anything but linear.

He became a licensed chiropractor, opened his own clinic, launched an imaging centre, and even opened a bar — all before pivoting into real estate and eventually stepping into leadership, operations, systems, and technology.

But some of the most important chapters of his story came from the moments that didn’t go according to plan.

In this conversation, Bobby shares:

• what it was like to build multiple businesses at a young age
• how a major immigration setback forced him to completely start over
• why being removed from the U.S. ultimately became one of the biggest turning points of his life
• how persistence, humility, and showing up opened new doors
• what he learned from flipping burgers after already earning a professional doctorate
• how he moved from entrepreneurship into real estate operations and technology
• why strong systems are often the difference between chaos and scale
• what most consumers don’t realize about real estate agents and representation
• the problem Kobi is trying to solve in the real estate industry
• why integrity, transparency, and consistency matter when building anything long-term
• how his perspective on failure and problem-solving has changed over time
• why sometimes you are the problem — and that’s actually empowering
• a simple exercise for breaking down difficult problems and making them easier to solve

This episode is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, discipline, systems, perspective, and what can happen when you stop treating setbacks like the end of the story.

Sometimes the thing that turns your life upside down is the exact thing that redirects you toward something better.

Real stories. Real lessons. Real possibility.

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-puim

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.puim

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobbypuim/

🌐 Website: powerhauspodcast.com

📸 Instagram: @thepowerhauspodcast

🎵 TikTok: @powerhauspodcast

𝕏 X: @PowerHausPod

▶️ YouTube: @PowerHausPodcast

🔗 LinkedIn: PowerHaus Podcast

If this conversation gave you a new perspective, follow, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

The PowerHaus Podcast pulls back the curtain on success through honest conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers — exploring the decisions, risks, failures, pivots, and lessons behind extraordinary journeys.