This Commerce Life

To find out more about the Nooks:   https://thenooks.ca/   The Linkedin Page that she doesn't want you to check out:    https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenimrie/

To find out more about Peter -    https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-rodriguez-marketing/   To find Brand Igniter: https://www.brandigniter.ca/webinar    

  To find Kyle:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleewing/ Kyle's company and waterproof paper: https://terraslatepaper.com/ To find out more about ClearAngel: https://angel.clearbanc.com/  

We also talk agencies, when to use an agency, when to leave and strike out on your own, what brands should expect from agencies. To find out more about Social Nature: https://www.socialnature.com/ To find Jessica:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-malach-she-her-06644316/    

What a great brand! We were fascinated by what Lisa and Alexa have built. We were equally appalled at how these two wonderful founders have been viewed - anything other than wonderful people and brillant business people.   Check out Good Juju here: https://hellogoodjuju.com/ Find Lisa on Linkedin here:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-karandat-50b69821/

A great conversation with a Natural Foods Industry Icon.  Happy belated Birthday to Ian Walker and Happy Birthday to Kenny! (he's still not 60 yet)   To find Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-walker-a8725318/ Hippie Snacks: https://www.hippiesnacks.com/ Left Coast Naturals: https://www.leftcoastnaturals.com/  

You can find the Shoplands here: https://laurieshopland.com/ https://shoplandhealth.ca/

This episode was inspired by the article below.  https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/the-reasons-behind-a-bitter-battle-between-food-makers-and-canadas-big-grocers

We owe this podcast to Kent Fenwick in more ways than one. Kenny talks about his Covid experience. Philly complains about his boss. (himself) Find out about Clearbanc here: https://clearbanc.com/en-eu/ Think you could use investment? ClearAngel is here: https://angel.clearbanc.com/ Andrew's Linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdsouza/

We don't have a new episode this week - Kenny hasn't been feeling well, but in light of how popular Trevor Baker's episode was, we thought personal branding is something critical to anyone facing career changes. This episode first aired Feb 10, 2020.  --- Peter Rodriguez MBA, Chartered Marketer, comes on the show to talk about his Award-Winning Brand Igniter™ Peter is a former CMO, Ex Kellogg’s, P...

Alain (Alan) teaches us a few things about the cooking industry, talks about his first job at Canoe. With the pandemic, he gets laid off and winds up making creme brulee.  Alain could use some help here - so if our audience can help out, he could use a contact for some jars at a better cost. Reach out to us at @thiscommercelife or thiscommercelife@gmail.com or contact Alain directly at @crystalcr3...

20-25 years with a single company, and structured out...these folks are facing steep challenges. Trevor has some suggestions on how to find your next career change.    To find Trevor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevoratmacdonaldsearchgroup/ https://www.macdonaldsearchgroup.com/headhunter-in-vancouver

Tim practices in the areas of business law and intellectual property, and has a broad range of experience dealing with commercial transactions and technology law matters, as well as resolution of business disputes. He acts for clients in all manner of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, financings, corporate governance and contract negotiations.   To check out Tim's firm:...

Now 4 stores, and making ice cream - Sarah and her husband Adam are rocking chocolate on the Rock.   Check out Aunt Sarah's Chocolate shop here: http://www.auntsarahschocolate.ca/   Find Sarah here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rochacewich-686b061/

Aside from the fact that Liza thinks Kenny looks like George Clooney (in the dark in poor lighting), we talk retail - click and collect, omnichannel retailing and Liza's work to help retailers understand how to live and work in  today      Find Liza at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizaamlani/ Liza's blog: https://www.themerchantlife.com/ Retail Strategy Group: https://www.retailstrategygroup.com/

An incredible conversation with a talented individual, Alys has a lot to say about how to think about your skills differently, and how to approach looking at opportunities differently.   To find Alys: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alysrichards/    

Doug DuMars comes from Kraft/Heinz and Pepsi,  talks about his experience working for two of the biggest CPG companies in the world, to jumping in as a startup in the  drink space, founding Rebellious Infusions.     To find Doug:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougdumars/   https://drinkrebellious.com/ If you're interested in samples, head to  https://Samples. DrinkRebellious.com    

Philly and Nicole laugh about how long they've known each other, they geek out about email marketing and how it can power a business' growth. The boys are amazed at Nicole's skills and how many pots she's had her hands in.    To find Nicole: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolemjmurphy/ Check out Bell Curve here: https://www.bellcurve.com/  

Shelby started working on Chickapea in 2015. Today, Chickapea is everywhere!    Check out Chickpea here: https://chickapea.ca/ You can find Shelby here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorshelby/

Phil and Angie talk old J&J days and Philly relives some battle scars that left marks. Angie talks about putting her strategic skills to work with the Save the Children Organization, getting deployed to El Paso and helping children reunite with their families.   To find Angie Baker - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiembaker/

The boys talk about getting their businesses right, how they're thinking about the year. Philly struggles to help an owner become a CEO. Philly talks about how to think about client hours and how and when to work a little harder, when to balance versus family life.  Philly's pro-tip for the month - last month was WIFI Mesh, and now Philly wants you to think about buying a budget gaming laptop. (su...

We had lots of guest come and hang out for our last podcast of the year.  This one is pretty fun - if you want to watch it, it'll put faces to voices.  Head to https://youtu.be/QI4iS-Gsrso Some of our guests that came by: Tim Dumas, Jaks Alcohol Stephen Sotto, Bed Bath & Beyond Mexico Mark Stirling, Orion Sales Cherry Yang, Air Ops Consulting https://www.airopsconsulting.org/ Tazz Latifi, https://...

Long time "rock" of the retail industry...Alan Bates comes up, we talk career progression and Philly drools (as usual) over Daiya's new lineup of products.   You can find Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bailey-4130958/ You can find Daiya here: https://daiyafoods.com/   Drool over Daiya's food lineup here: https://www.youtube.com/user/daiyafoods/videos

The Boss, Linda, talks about the pandemic from a manufacturer's perspective...A manufacturer that makes hand sanitizer. The boys and the Boss talk about concerns about the upcoming year, how to look at growth differently, and they talk growing up and ethnic backgrounds.   Check out Linda's profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindambwebb/   find Prolab here: http://www.prolabhealth.com/

When businesses land funding and have a chance to grow, it's always exciting. It's even more exciting when it's a business that helps other businesses solve communication and operational issues.    On top of that, the business is a friend of the show - that's very exciting! CEO of Intelocate, Yulia Vasilyeva comes on to talk about her $1 million in funding from TCap Private Equity.   To find Yulia...