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
Jun 30, 2023 • 1h 3min
Dean Yachison jumps in to talk about Health First network
Dean Yachison jumps in to talk about Health First network - the first network of independent natural food stores joined together to reduce costs and increase effectiveness of marketing and communication giving consumers greater access to the benefits of natural products in Canada. To find Dean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-yachison-63497315/to subscribe to our newsletter: www.thiscommercelife.com
Jun 27, 2023 • 49min
We take a road trip to Fancy Food show in New York City. Favorite brands, how we think about imported products and costing are a few of the things we talk about.
We take a road trip to Fancy Food show in New York City. Favorite brands, how we think about imported products and costing are a few of the things we talk about. If there's anything you want to know, shoot us a question at podcast@thiscommercelife.com Could be anything - something retail related, or just if you want to know something about Kenny and I that's ok too. sign up at www.thiscommercelife.com to get additional content we're building on retail.
Jun 20, 2023 • 54min
Emily and Kyle have made it their mission to knock down barriers to eating a plant-based diet by making accessible vegan versions of traditional products
They met in law school. While they were there, they decided that the health benefits of a plant-based diet was a worthy cause to work on as a side hustle.Fast forward, Emily and Kyle have made it their mission to knock down barriers to eating a plant-based diet by making accessible vegan versions of traditional products, being uncompromising on taste and quality.talk to Emily here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-wilson-61050a134/check out their products here: https://livingtreefoods.ca/ make sure you subscribe to the podcast newsletter here: www.thiscommercelife.com
Jun 16, 2023 • 52min
He's a CPA by training, but he was employee #2 with Choices. It turns out that retail stuck, and now Arif Ahmed runs two stores, and has ambitions for more locally focused, community driven stores.
He's a CPA by training, but he was employee #2 with Choices. It turns out that retail stuck, and now Arif Ahmed runs two stores, and has ambitions for more locally focused, community driven stores. Get in touch with Arif here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hwmarif/ Sign up and subscribe to our newsletter at www.thiscommercelife.com
Jun 13, 2023 • 1h
Jeff Ball talks about his family, and their journey thru farming. Trudi-Ann and Jeff talk about the process of getting Thrive Provisions to market, and packaging wagyu beef as a snack.
Jeff Ball talks about his family, and their journey thru farming. Trudi-Ann and Jeff talk about the process of getting Thrive Provisions to market, and packaging wagyu beef as a snack. find Jeff here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ball-3b51a169/find Trudi-Ann here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trudi-ann-webster-651bbb2/ Buy Thrive Provisions here: https://thriveprovisions.ca/ Head to www.thiscommercelife.com to subscribe
Jun 9, 2023 • 1h 4min
Retailer Spotlight: Peter Boyd, YIG Kelowna. Peter Boyd is a local legend, and a brand favorite grocer - he's helped so many brands, retail folks, store folks to find their feet, we were honored to have him on the podcast.
Retailer Spotlight: Peter Boyd, YIG Kelowna. We finally get Peter Boyd on. He's a local legend, and a brand favorite grocer - he's helped so many brands, retail folks, store folks to find their feet, we were honored to have him on the podcast. To read more about Peter: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-grocery-store-recognized-for-hiring-new-canadians-1.4018591 To talk to Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-boyd-b6b733ba/
Jun 6, 2023 • 57min
She'd never made guacamole before. While mashing the avocados, Dyana saw a bottle of Aji condiment, a speciality in Colombia and South America. The rest, they say is history.
She'd never made guacamole before. While mashing the avocados, Dyana saw a bottle of Aji condiment, a speciality in Colombia and South America. The rest, they say is history. Talk to Nicholas here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-gonzalez-biagi-7b3193101/ Shop for Dyana's Aji Sauces here: https://www.ajigourmetproducts.com/
May 30, 2023 • 1h 12min
She's an OG. Took us awhile to bring her back. Kelly Ison updates us from episode 27 and what's happening today at Einstein Pets.
She's an OG. Took us awhile to bring her back. Kelly Ison updates us from episode 27 and what's happening today at Einstein Pets. check out her first episode here: https://this-commerce-life-fb5a846c.simplecast.com/episodes/062f1c64Shop Einstein Pet here: https://www.einsteinpets.com/ Get in touch with Pareen and Salud Management here: https://saludbrandmanagement.com/
May 23, 2023 • 60min
She got fired from being an admin assistant job, but rocked a sales job. She wondered if she was going to sell olive oil forever. Instead, she built Hive, the merchandising company that helps brands be visible and standout on shelf.
She got fired from being an admin assistant job, but rocked a sales job. She wondered if she was going to sell olive oil forever. Instead, she built Hive, the merchandising company that helps brands be visible and standout on shelf. To find Amanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandakenny01/Check out Hive Naturals : https://www.hivenaturals.ca/ Talk to Pareen and her team at Salud here:https://saludbrandmanagement.com/
May 16, 2023 • 57min
A recipe for yeast based salad dressing turns into a gluten free product that solves Paul Kleinschmidt's health concerns and puts flavour back in his food. Yeshi starts in Paul and Barbara's kitchen and now is found nationwide.
A recipe for yeast based salad dressing turns into a gluten free product that solves Paul Kleinschmidt's health concerns and puts flavour back in his food. Yeshi starts in Paul and Barbara's kitchen and now is found nationwide. Contact Paul here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkleinschmidt/Shop Yeshi here: https://www.yeshifoods.com/
