

This Commerce Life
Phil Chang / Kenny Vannucci
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.
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.
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Nov 7, 2023 • 1h 7min
CEO and a partner of Unity Brands Inc., David Lui comes on to talk about the company he cofounded with Joe Mimran and Frank Rocchetti.
CEO and a partner of Unity Brands Inc., David Lui comes on to talk about the company he cofounded with Joe Mimran and Frank Rocchetti. We talk to David about his wide and varied past, and how he's lived right across Canada. Find David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidymlui/ Check out Kit and Ace here: https://www.kitandace.com/

Nov 3, 2023 • 51min
Let's talk about her Noods - Mayumi Bae and her siblings are committed to bringing Asian inspired, innovative plant based products to market.
Mayumi Bae and her siblings are committed to bringing Asian inspired, innovative plant based products to market. Their newest product Noods, surprised us at CHFA East. In case you want to check out their food offerings in person, head to their cafe - the Plant Based Workshop find Mayumi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayumi-bae-b735b1277/?originalSubdomain=catheir cafe is here: https://plantbasedworkshop.com/If you're interested in microground tea, head to www.oldgrowthbeverages.com

Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 3min
Sonia Strobel talks about supporting Canadian fishing families and keeping small-scale fishing alive in BC and providing transparency around what they are catching, where and how.
Sonia Strobel talks about supporting Canadian fishing families and keeping small-scale fishing alive in BC and providing transparency around what they are catching, where and how. Find Sonia here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-strobel/Sign up for Skipper Otto here: https://skipperotto.com/ Homework for our listeners - watch the cbc documentary on Skipper Otto here:: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2256028739565 Thank you to Fieldagent Canada for sponsoring this episode. You can find Buy and try here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/buyandtry

Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 1min
92% Canadians said they love having small businesses in their community, but only 13% do most of their shopping at small businesses
Celebrating small business month, releasing a special episode with Christina Santini from CFIB. 92% Canadians said they love having small businesses in their community, but only 13% do most of their shopping at small businessesChristina Santini from Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about influencing goverment policy, helping small businesses and fighting for a CEBA extension. Connect with Christina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-santini-711ba5222/On CEBA, fighting for an extension while providing information on refinancing for those who will need it.New CEBA Provisions - https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/ceba-updateCFIB’s CEBA Petition – https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/petition/national-petition-ceba-loansNDP Petition in the House of Commons: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4624 (Closes December 5th)Tips if refinancing - https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/tools-resources/financing-options-ceba-loan On payroll taxes, here is a link to resources, as well as to a report that speaks to all the payroll taxes that exist across the country and their impacts: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/2023-payroll-tax-deductions Link to our Cybercecurity Academy, as well as Webinars and Qs&As on the issue: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/cybersecurity It is October. Small Business Month. Our #SmallBusinessEveryDay campaign is on! Resources to promote small businesses and shopping local are included below. https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/celebrate-small-businessToolkit for business owners: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/celebrate-small-business/toolkitsBig Thank You contest open October 30, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET: https://www.smallbusinesseveryday.ca/big-thank-you-contest. Small business supporters can enter the weekly draw by visiting SmallBusinessEveryDay.ca and leaving a thank-you note to their favourite small Canadian business. The winners— one supporter and the business they thanked—are announced every week. The winning businesses will receive a $2,500 cash prize sponsored by Interac Corp., a one-year CFIB membership and a Big Thank You box. Small business supporters can also win $1,000 cash to shop local and a Big Thank You Box that includes small business products from every province and territory.Small retailers’ local contributions report: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/research-economic-analysis/small-retailers-local-contributions Membership benefits and how to become a member: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/membership-benefits or https://members.cfib-fcei.ca/en-ca/join-now

Oct 24, 2023 • 1h 10min
"Who the heck cuts out sugar??" This got her thinking. Alice Grey talks about finding monk fruit, and making the best chocolate she can make with monk fruit.
"Who the heck cuts out sugar??" This got her thinking. Alice Grey talks about finding monk fruit, and making the best chocolate she can make with monk fruit. Find Alice at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-grey/Shop for monk fruit sweetened chocolate at https://mindfulmonk.co/thank you to Fieldagent Canada for sponsoring today's episode. check out buy and try here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/buyandtry Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for great insights www.thiscommerclife.com

Oct 20, 2023 • 57min
Chocxo just won an award at BCFB. Wondering what their story is? Scott Sulz comes on to talk about great chocolate.
Chocxo just won an award at BCFB. Wondering what their story is? Scott Sulz comes on to talk about great chocolate.On top of that, we spend some time talking to Scott about how you figure out how to work somewhere that you love. You can find Scott here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-sulz-5301b967/Check out Chocxo here: https://chocxo.com/ Interested in Fieldagent's Buy and try? hit this link: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/buyandtry

Oct 17, 2023 • 1h 12min
The CEO of Vitality, Cheryl Grant sounds the alarm on Health Canada putting more red tape on our world class supplements process.
The CEO of Vitality, Cheryl Grant sounds the alarm on Health Canada putting more red tape on our world class supplements process. Thank you to the Boss for telling us that we had to have Cheryl Grant on. On a totally different note, Cheryl's decided that she's going to screw with Phil the time she sees him. You can find Cheryl here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylgrant25/check out Vitality here: https://www.vitality.ca/check out the SOS campaign here: https://www.saveoursupplements.ca/Fieldagent's Buy and Try program is here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/buyandtry

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