This Commerce Life
A Canadian Podcast, focused on Canadian brands, determined to talk about Canadian success stories.
We are two retail guys that believe that Canadians are smart, resourceful entrepreneurs that Canada needs to know about.
We find great stories of entrepreneurs for inspiration, teach the principles of retail, share best practices,. We play the role of connector to help entrepreneurs to find great partners.
Latest episodes
Oct 10, 2023 • 1h
She inherited her dad's meat smoker and decided that she'd smoke tofu instead.
She inherited her dad's meat smoker and decided that she'd smoke tofu instead. Founder Miki Talebi talks about coming from public policy to slinging tofu. find her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miki-talebi-22587a43/?originalSubdomain=cacheck out Oome here: https://www.thisisoome.com/ Thank you to Field Agent Canada for sponsoring our episodes. Check out their Ratings and Review program here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/ratings-and-reviews Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter at www.thiscommercelife.com
Oct 6, 2023 • 1h
We're talking to a functional expert you can call or ask questions of. Bryan Horsley is a CA/CPA who has an accounting background, consulting and been a retailer.
It's a thursday, and we're talking to a functional expert you can call or ask questions of. Bryan Horsley is a CA/CPA who has an accounting background, consulting and been a retailer. You can find Bryan in Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-horsley/or bryan@bryanhorsley.cpa Thank you to Fieldagent Canada for sponsoring this epsiode, you can find out more about their ratings and review program here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/ratings-and-reviews Be sure to head to www.thiscommercelife.com to subscribe to our newsletter to keep track of more tips and tricks in retail
Oct 3, 2023 • 59min
"People want real tangible holistic frameworks for healing" Angela and Yarrow Willard talk about Harmonic Arts, how they became a national brand, and the shift from being a small business owner to a business leader.
"People want real tangible holistic frameworks for healing" Angela and Yarrow Willard talk about Harmonic Arts, how they became a national brand, and the shift from being a small business owner to a business leader. Find out more about Harmonic Arts here: https://harmonicarts.ca/ Find Yarrow here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yarrow-willard-b0b09839/Find Angela here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-willard-9a92a611b/Check out their webinar page here: https://harmonicarts.ca/pages/webinarsThank you to our sponsor - Fieldagent Canada. Find out more about Ratings and Reviews here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/ratings-and-reviews
Sep 26, 2023 • 53min
For every dollar they've given a company, those companies are able to attract another $64. Who is NPC? Sue Coulesan explains
For every dollar they've given a company, those companies are able to attract another $64. Who is NPC? Coueslan explains. If you were at CHFA, you saw Shelley King on stage, helping Launchpad finalists, and if you walked the show, you definitely walked through innovation alley. Find NPC here: https://www.naturalproductscanada.com/en/Find Sue here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-coueslan-6864748/Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter at www.thiscommercelife.com
Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 37min
Mitsoh ("Eat" in Cree Nehiyaw) was founded by Ian Gladue of Wabasca's Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta.
Mitsoh ("Eat" in Cree Nehiyaw) was founded by Ian Gladue of Wabasca's Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta. We talk to Ian and his partner Brandon about restoring, preserving and sharing North American Indigenous culture while bringing great products to market. Find Brandon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-markiw-071b0946/Find Mitsoh here: https://www.mitsoh.com/Be sure to sign up for CHFA Now here: https://www.chfanow.ca/toronto/ Thank you to CHFA for sponsoring our September Podcasts. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter here: www.thiscommercelife.com
Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 15min
If you had 250,000 people at your disposal what would you ask for? Jeff Doucette talks about some of the retail wishes he and Fieldagent fulfill every week for brands.
If you had 250,000 people at your disposal what would you ask for? Jeff Doucette talks about some of the retail wishes he and Fieldagent fulfill every week for brands. Find Jeff here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-doucette-72b3556/ Check out Fieldagent here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/ Make sure you sign up to CHFA Now here: https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-now#upcoming
Sep 12, 2023 • 1h 5min
A what? A dacquoise + macaron = Dacaron. Jimmy Kim talks about their journey to bring the Dacaron to Canadian consumers.
A what? A dacquoise + macaron = Dacaron. Jimmy Kim talks about their journey to bring the Dacaron to Canadian consumers. Find wonderful Dacarons at: https://www.earthlingfoods.ca/Talk to Jimmy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-kim-8219838b/Vote for Jimmy here: https://www.bcfbawards.com/voteMake sure you sign up for CHFA here: https://www.chfanow.ca/toronto/
Sep 5, 2023 • 1h 4min
Riaz Meghji, Author of Every Conversation counts comes on to talk about conversations, journaling and connections.
Riaz Meghji, Author of Every Conversation counts comes on to talk about conversations, journaling and connections. Find Riaz here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riazmeghji/Riaz's book is here: https://riazmeghji.com/book Make sure you sign up for CHFA here: https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-nowSign up for our newsletter here: www.thiscommercelife.com
Aug 30, 2023 • 1h 4min
Karen Danudjaja the founder of Blume comes by to talk about startups, not knowing retail and celebrating wins
Karen Danudjaja the founder of Blume comes by to talk about startups, not knowing retail and celebrating wins. We were pretty excited to talk to Karen - she's an incredible founder with a wonderful outlook on how she wants to approach her business. Find Karen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-danudjaja-8275682a/ Shop Blume here: https://itsblume.com/ Make sure you sign up for CHFA here: https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-now
Aug 22, 2023 • 1h 13min
We get the '101' about chocolate and social enterprises. Mara Mennicken is the 'GOOD' in the The GOOD Chocolatier. After studying about social enterprises, she wondered why companies don't give back every step of their journey to growth.
We get the '101' about chocolate and social enterprises. Mara Mennicken is the 'GOOD' in the The GOOD Chocolatier. After studying about social enterprises, she wondered why companies don't give back every step of their journey to growth. Find Mara here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-mennicken-24609469/Shop the Good Chocolatier here: https://thegoodchocolatier.com/ Make sure you sign up for CHFA NOW at https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-now Sign up for our newsletter at www.thiscommercelife.com
