This Commerce Life

Philly seeks balance - trying to make changes and have it all. Qualifying jobs, how to find balance

Kenny gets new equipment...looks like a podcaster finally. Kenny goes pro - new equipment, looks like a podcaster. We talk digital minimalism, getting focused on what you love The books that Kenny is talking about: Digital Minimalism https://www.calnewport.com/books/digital-minimalism/ Love is just damn good business https://www.stevefarber.com/books/love-is-just-damn-good-business/

WWLD turns the podcast upside down. Laurie needs coaching, Kenny drops wisdom, Philly is speechless. In all seriousness, Laurie gets coached - we have a full discussion about skills, when to discount your skills, and how to approach balancing work, money and loving what you do.

Happy New Year to our audience. We love you all. (even if Kenny doesn't have feelings) Philly talks about planned obsolescence, and how all the marketing efforts from last year have come together. The guys get into the effects on online, and how businesses compete with online today. (don't give up! Amazon doesn't own it all!)

The guys have the founder of Ener-C, Richard Pollock on the show. Great story about his dog's half brother, and a career in entrepreneurship. From 25 cent puppet shows to now enriching people's lives with better water.   Find Richard on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-pollock-7586a63/?originalSubdomain=ca   Check out Ener-C here: https://www.tryenerc.com/

WWLD is back. Kenny gets some help finding focus, and Laurie uses palm trees as part of her calming strategy. (works on Philly)

No pop filter on Kenny this week. Overstretched Kenny needs to unload. Finding the balance between entrepreneurship and happiness. Philly finds an awesome boutique brand - #navkcollection https://www.navkcollection.com/

Did you buy anything for Black Friday? The importance of a pitch deck for creating business, how to build a business to scale

This is the Thankful episode. Big thanks to Geoff Wong, being thankful for a wonderful year - the importance of celebrating wins. We want to hear from you - how do you celebrate? what do you celebrate? tell us how your business year went!

EPISODE 100! We celebrate our milestone with our first "WWLD" (What would Laurie Do?) The Guys also talk end of year prep, making sure that you end the year with great holiday sales. Fitting new products into planogram timing with major accounts, what to think about, when to prep.

Lanh was a full time CPA that quit her job to design, build and sell houses. She took a passion in art and design and turned it into a livelihood. Kenny and Phil talk through the risks and considerations of going from a full time job to entrepreneurship.

Philly tries a macbook. The guys take the session to talk about podcasts that we love and Philly talks about kicking up his next stage of learning, his next evolution. (stay tuned!) Philly admits that he wanted Laurie all to himself. Eventually, they get to talking about cool boutique health stores, and carrying inventory

Kenny lookin' and feelin' better. Getting out of the weeds and back into the clouds....er the strategy. How to make the rest of the team better.

Kenny sounds different, Philly talks about new startups that he's working with. They talk Global Pet, WWLD, coming up to episode 100

Kenny feeling a little tired and has a lot to do. When and who to outsource to. Your "expert" isn't the expert at everything. Philly's marketing plans are coming together.

WWLD picks up steam. Kenny starts following his own advice. Philly's marketing efforts are coming together

Philly apologizes for loses his sh*t. GDPR, privacy - taking it seriously. Kenny talks about office resources, and job resourcing. The guys think about a 'WWLD' section on the podcast. Philly's videographer can be found at edwardsrapha.wixsite.com/video

Philly loses his sh*t. Kenny helps him vent, they talk about lost opportunities, and what to do when a PR opporuntity happens. A standing offer to our listeners...Philly wishes his wife a Happy Birthday

early morning podcast. Trade shows, a philosophical look at retail, Linkedin promotions

Kenny under the weather. Philly talks about travel, Kenny gets fixated on "experiential"

Maturing, evolving and growth. Philly talks about someone whose found the perfect job but doesn't know it. He talks about his marketing campaign coming together

Cooking with Chang. Looking for mentors - do you need 'em? Finding, looking for places that have peers, mentors and sounding boards.

The guys talk about elevating their game, and figure out Kenny's "why." Philly talks about finding more balance, losing weight and getting better focus. Phil's been listening to this podcast - https://www.jimstengel.com/the-cmo-podcast/ If you're a Director of Marketing, the only marketing person in your organization or a CMO, we'd love to hear from you. The guys have a big announcement...

Tim Dumas, Chief Operating Officer from Jak's Liquor stops by to talk customer service, looking after employees and teaching great customer experience. Philly and Ken talk to Tim about great customer experience, how Jak's teaches and invests in their employees. https://www.jaks.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/servusleadership/?originalSubdomain=ca Tim would love to help you find the perfect bottl...

Philly stops to do something fun. Kenny pushes for return on investment. The guys talk about the roles that little stores play in consumers' minds. Phil gives an update on his email marketing automation plan. This is the article we were talking about https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/2049318/the-brewing-backlash-against-hustle-culture-and-its-effects-on-mental-health/