This Commerce Life

Chef Dennis  comes on to talk about how he got started, and what it takes to grow an audience. We get a chance to walk through Chef Dennis' kitchens, and he talks about the origins of his blog, and how to grow the audience to what it is today.  Check out Chef Dennis on his page: https://www.askchefdennis.com/Be warned - if you subscribe, you could get unsubscribed if you don't interact with his list!Find him here on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askchefdennis/

The cannabis industry has been a hot topic for awhile. Michele Rebiere talks about the opportunities and challenges, and the knuckleheads wander in with some OTC frustrations and hopes and dreams for this category. #michelerebiereforprimeministerIf you're wondering what it takes sometimes to break into a new regulated industry, this episode is for you. Find Michele here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-rebiere-7252764/Find Pacific Brands here: https://pacificrimbrands.ca/ 

She survived Kenny's basement from the old days and didn't go blind from his homemade wine. COO of BC Food & Beverage Alisa Hutton talks about the learning journey and helping people and how that brought her to where she is now.  Find Alisa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisa-hutton-907824155/Find BC Food & Beverage here: https://bcfb.ca/

We catch up with Jerin Mece (pronounced Meh-che) while he's on vacation. Jerin's a serial entrepreneur that has gone from building a brand from scratch to now helping brands build healthy, prosperous businesses. Find Jerin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerinmece/ 

A trainer, mom, marketer, now Sales & Marketing leader, Chelan Wilkins talks about learning, reinvention and embracing new challenges. Find Chelan here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelan-wilkins-rhn-cse-934a30129/Check out Herbaland here: https://www.herbaland.com/

Would you rather be right than rich? Tazz talks about providing the opportunity for retailers to get out of their own way. Ex-retailer Tazz Latifi is one of our favorite people and she comes on to talk about now sharing her experience with other retailers and helping them find profitability.  Find Tazz here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tazzlatifi/  

Three Farmers, Two Sisters, One Vision. CEO Natasha Vandenhurk talks beans, peas and lentils oh my! The vision that turned 3 Saskatchewan farms into something amazing. Their goal now? Make amazing snacks, and put Saskatchewan on the map as a destination for beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas.Shop here: https://threefarmers.ca/Find Natasha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-vandenhurk-61a89b26/ If you like what we do and want to help keep the mic's on:  https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife 

She's building an alternate dimension for cheese. CEO of Lumi Foods (Blue Heron Creamery) Karen McAthy goes visionary on the knuckleheads. She goes deep on how to make 100% dairy-free, plant based vegan cheeses that doesn't sacrifice taste or tradition. Find Blue Heron Cheese here: https://blueheroncheese.com/Find Karen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-mcathy-26728019/ If you love what we do and want to help keep the mics on: https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife 

Cupcakes to Ice Cream. Lori Joyce talks about her journey from being on tv to now making wickedly good ice cream. Founder of Betterwith Ice Cream comes on to talk about learning how dairy works in Canada to her mission of making amazing ice cream.  Find Lori here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-joyce/ Betterwith is here: https://www.betterwith.com/   If you love what we do and want to help keep the lights on - become a Patron of the show - https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife

Gelato season is upon us. James Boettcher, Chief Empowerment Officer & Custodian of Culture

Check out Tout De Suite: https://www.toutdesweet.ca/ Find Jeanette here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettemillertout/ 

Matt LeBeau - President at LeBeau Excel Sales & Marketing, comes on to talk about interviewing brands, choosing who to represent and the value that he brings to the retail space, retailers and brands. Find Matt here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlebeau/Check out LeBeau Excel here: https://www.lebeauexcel.com/If you like what we do and want to support us keeping the microphones on...https://www.patreon.com/thiscommercelife   

An unusual guest for us, David Perry is the CEO & Co-Founder of the eCommerce Network Carro. He talks about influencers, brands and retailers and how he sees the dynamics changing in the next few years.  You can find David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dperry/  

We stop fooling around. Steve Rad prepared to be taken seriously. Abacus Toys has new merch, new toys - virtual reality kicking up a notch. We also bend Kenny's brain with a virtual realityCheck out Abacus brands here: https://www.abacusbrands.com/Find Steve Rad : https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-rad-5959943b/ Help us keep the mic's on: https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife  

Shop Made with Local here: https://www.madewithlocal.com/Find Sheena here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheena-russell-0459b728/ If you like what we do on this podcast and would like to help us out: https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife  

You can find Jordan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-james-rogers-ba-dipt-80331b6/You can find Martino here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martino-ciambrelli-47648836/Brands that we found and love at the show: https://notco.com/ca-en/https://nutmegmylk.com/https://store.threefarmers.ca/pages/abouthttps://www.calgaryheritageroastingco.com/ If you love our podcasts and want to become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife

 Intuity Performance Whole Person Performance Sign up: https://bit.ly/3OiBHKTShop Chiwis here: https://chiwis.co/shop/Find Sarah Goodman here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-goodman-48b89173/ Love what we do? Help us keep the lights on. Head to Patreon and become a patron of the show. https://www.patreon.com/join/thiscommercelife 

check out the CHFA show here: https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-2022-eventsAaron's Linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronskelton/Hayden Thomson's Linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haydenbthomson/The Pack Heavy Podcast can be found here: https://thepackheavy.podbean.com/ 

As mentioned in the podcast - Ange and Scott at Intuity Performance are hosting a Leadership Cohort. Check it out here: https://www.intuityperformance.com/whole-person-leadership Check out CHFA West here: https://chfa.ca/en/Events/chfa-2022-events Shoot us a note if you're going - name, booth number, email : thiscommercelife@gmail.com  

Find Mike's profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-pilato-b31a75/ Shop Jamieson Vitamins here: https://www.jamiesonvitamins.com/