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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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
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/
