This Commerce Life

He retired, started a business, retired again. Ran a triathalon, got his bike stolen, bought a bar and the rest is history. Blair Wilson is the Founder of Forbidden Spirits.  We wouldn't have met him if Peter Boyd didn't drag us to the Kelowna Farmer's Market.  Find Blair here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairwilsonforbiddenspirits/shop Forbidden spirits here: https://forbiddenspirits.ca/

We take a tour of Pealow's Your Independent Grocer with Brian Pealow. We're blown away by his focus on local, and helping the community out. Surprise surprise, he knows Peter Boyd.  Pealow YIG is here: https://www.yourindependentgrocer.ca/store-locator/details/1734Find Brian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-pealow-b-b-a-h-130a844a/ 

Rochelle teaches us about kombucha. Phil meets Oprah. MotherLove Ferments is a Kelowna-based business that is dedicated to creating healthy and tasty ferments. We had a great talk with Founder Rochelle to learn more about their story. Shop MotherLove here: https://www.motherloveferments.com/Find Rochelle here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochelle-minagawa-7617491a5/

Stephanie Horman has a plan to give back. It's called Cabin 5 granola, and it's awesome.  This was recorded during our last trip out to Kelowna at the end of August, and we're sorry it took so long to get this out.  check them out here: https://cabin5granola.ca/Find Stephanie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-horman-a9046759/

Cam Bruce, owner of Famous Foods in Vancouver talks about coming to retail late in life, and what it takes to be successful  as an independent grocer.  Shop Famous Foods here: https://www.famousfoods.ca/  

From 1 to 150. Ben Osmow talks about the Osmow family hustle, building a business from scratch and introducing Ontarians to shwarma. If you're from Ontario, "chicken on the rocks" is like a whopper or a big mac. You have the Osmows to thank for that. check out Osmow's here: https://osmows.com/find Ben Osmow here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benosmow/  

We talk to Kurstin Leith and Christine about helping brands, how to know when you're ready for expert help like Agency Brand Management.  Find Kurstin Leith here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurstin-leith-68832131/Find Christine De Biasio here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-de-biasio-1444a914/ Check out Agency here: https://agencybrands.ca/

We hung out  with Marie Morden and Haddas Lederman to talk about Ontario Made.  A pandemic initiative that has been growing like crazy and creates a lot of exposure for SMBs.  This podcast is produced in Ontario, but without amazing Canadian made brands, we wouldn't be here ❤ Find Marie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-morden-61529814/Find Haddas here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haddas-lederman-201575120/Check out Ontario made here: https://supportontariomade.ca/ 

There's always time to talk about coffee. Founder of  Smoking Gun Coffee Brandon Liton talks about moving from social work to roasting coffee. Connect with Brandon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-litun-739b242b0/Find the cafe and Smoking Gun products here: https://smokingguncoffee.com/

We get a chance to talk to the guy who might make the best butter we've ever tasted. Bill van Nes talks about his transition to organic farming and the establishment of his creamery, St Brigid's butter. Wondering about the dairy industry? Heard about the milk quota but don't know what it is? Bill talks about this. We learn a ton about the dairy industry.  shop St Brigid's Butter: https://www.stbrigidscreamery.ca/Find Bill Van Nes here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-van-nes-a7902b24/