This Commerce Life

The founder of Two Bears talks about doing things that you love versus doing what everyone expects of you. What happens when you do? Coffee - cold cofee, hot coffee, oat milk, oh my! FRESH ROASTED COFFEE. ON REPEAT.  Check David out here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/twobearscoffee/Shop Two Bears: https://www.twobears.ca/ps - I love their coffee spot. If you're around, message me, I'll meet you there. (this is Phil)  195 Norseman St Unit 16, Toronto

Inspired by her time in France, she looked for, couldn't find yogurt that tasted the way it should. So she did what came natural. She started on her kitchen floor, recipe testing, cracking open her own coconuts. Fast forward today, she's just won the 2022 BCFB Award for Woman Entrepreneur of the Year . Jade Herrmann talks about the path to making great, non-dairy, thick, creamy and delicious alt yogurt. Find Jade here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-herrmann-51540b63/Shop Yoggu! here: https://yoggu.ca/collections/all  

Rattan Bagga is a Forty under 40 Winner in 2021, and is the CEO of Jiva Organics. We talk to Rattan about the heritage and legacy of being part a family business and how he and his family approach work and family life together.  You can connect with Rattan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rattanbagga/Check out Jiva Organics here: https://www.jivaorganics.ca/Rattan also built a notforprofit called Yell Canada, Canada’s first high school Entrepreneurship course eligible for university credit, providing youth with practical tools and experiences they need to succeed in the real world. Check it out here: https://yellcanada.org/

He's baack!! Jim Shopland comes back to bring an update. Jim was the original guest on This Commerce Life. (episode #7) He comes back to talk about how his business has shifted and now how he's working with Laurie Shopland, and how he helps them with business coaching, integrating family and business together. Contact Jim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimshopland/Find out more about his business here: https://shoplandhealth.ca/coaching/ 

Gutsy Kombucha is dedicated to making the healthiest and tastiest fermented and powered by plants drinks. Founder Pierrich Picard talks about the focus on the best drink they can deliver, not world domination. We're impressed with his focus and his agility - changing formats to make sure Gutsy gets into the most hands possible.   Find Pierrich here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrichpicard/Shop Gutsy here: https://gutsykombucha.com/ 

Comeback Snacks, Emily O’Brien’s evolution from convict to entrepreneur is a story about lessons learned, resilience, determination, forgiveness and how to take a bad situation and turn it into endless positive opportunities.She talks about taking a bad situation, turning this into an opportunity, and creating a social enterprise that could also provide reintegration opportunities for the formerly incarcerated. Connect with Emily here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-o-brien-b628a4132/Shop Comeback Snacks here: https://comebacksnacks.com/ 

Grown using only sea and sunlight, Kove snacks are here to help change the world. VP Sales & Marketing at Cascadia Seaweed and Kove Ocean Foods, Desirée Dupuis talks about working with indigenous tribes and the in and outs of growing one of the world's most sustainable crops.  Shop Kove here: https://koveocean.com/Find Desirée  here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddupuis/  

First zoom, first podcast. Tim (Timmie)  Moorhead comes on to talk pharmacy, pharmacy pharmacy. Tim runs a Pharmasave in Trail BC, and we talk about his career in retail, the difficulty of hiring these days and out of stocks. Kenny and Tim talk the old days, and changes in the town and how it affects retail. Find Tim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-moorhead-657b0033/Shop Pharmasave Trail here: https://pharmasave.com/trail/  

What would Laurie do? Actually, what did Laurie do? We talk to Laurie about the changes  she's made,  and she talks about her pivot and getting back into business with her husband Jim. find Laurie here: https://laurieshopland.com/or on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-shopland-86b86218/

Danny Ferraro talks about a lifetime of retailing - his and his family's passion for serving the consumer and finding the best products.  We explore what it was like to try and keep retail open and available during Covid, and Danny gives us insight on what kind of mindset it takes to make sure you look after staff and consumers like family. Check out Ferraro Foods here: https://ferrarofoods.ca/