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This Commerce Life

A Canadian Podcast, focused on Canadian brands, determined to talk about Canadian success stories. We are retail educators and experts, teaching Canadian businesses how to build, grow, and scale in retail. As industry connectors, Kenny & Phil bring decades of experience as buyers, sales strategists, and marketers into delivering practical, actionable education grounded in real-world application.

Drew Butterworth talks about doing something worthwhile and doing something better than working for money

50 mins; November 28, 2022

Christos Kalaitzis is the Founder of OPUS and he talks about expertly handcrafted cocktails and the rocky road to making and selling alcohol free drinks

48 mins; November 21, 2022

Two Bears talks about doing things that you love versus doing what everyone expects of you. What happens when you do? Coffee - cold coffee, hot coffee, oat milk, oh my!

70 hours 48 mins; November 14, 2022

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.

65 hours 5 mins; November 07, 2022

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.

67 hours 0 mins; October 31, 2022

Jim Shopland comes back to about his business coaching, integrating family and business together

64 hours 8 mins; October 24, 2022

They're dedicated to make the healthiest and tastiest fermented and powered by plants drinks. Pierrich talks about the focus on the best drink they can deliver

66 hours 14 mins; October 20, 2022

Social Media Marketer, formerly incarcerated, to Entrepreneur. Emily O'Brien talks about Comeback Snacks

50 mins; October 17, 2022

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.

57 mins; October 10, 2022

First zoom, first podcast. Tim Moorhead comes on to give an independent small business perspective

70 hours 52 mins; October 06, 2022

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.

58 mins; October 03, 2022

Danny Ferraro talks about a lifetime of retailing - his and his family's passion for serving the consumer and finding the best products.

58 mins; September 26, 2022

What does a fraction CFO, a brand, a podcaster, and the head of an Ecomm and Omnichannel business have in common?

53 mins; September 19, 2022

Gavin Mah talks about Finlandia and 48 years of building amazing relationships through great customer service

63 hours 35 mins; September 12, 2022

Lorna Vanderhaeghe comes on the show. We talk history and what it takes to succeed in the Natural Health Industry

56 mins; September 08, 2022

He leaves a big CPG, jumps into a small business and 50 years later, he's helping brands of all shapes and sizes.

55 mins; September 05, 2022

From fighting forest fires to driving buses, Jamie Park reminisces over the sound of percolated coffee and replicated that memory for all coffee lovers

65 hours 43 mins; August 29, 2022

Kenny is worried about Wendy Yeung. The knuckleheads get together and talk for the first time in a month.

44 mins; August 25, 2022

An early pioneer to the natural products industry in Canada. Michael Theodor's story has some intrigue and lots of ingenuity and straight up sweat equity

85 hours 39 mins; August 22, 2022

When a pancake...isn't a pancake. Andrew Maida is building a breakfast brand that brings delicious, healthier choices to the consumer

57 mins; August 15, 2022

Devin Powell, GM @ Pulp & Press North America stops by to talk juice

49 mins; August 11, 2022

He didn't want to be a snake oil salesman. SierraSil Health President Michael Bentley talks about pioneering research on bioaccessibility and bioavailbility

57 mins; August 08, 2022

CEO and CMO of Five Strands, Austin Collins talks about taking career left turns, seeking better ways to help customers feel healthier

72 hours 34 mins; August 01, 2022

A salty chip snack in a compostable bag. Alicia and Jeff Lahey talk about their journey to having purpose, being parents and chasing passion

58 mins; July 28, 2022

VP of Sales Justin Osborne of Eat & Beyond Global Holdings talks about company that helps, owns and grows emerging natural brands

52 mins; July 25, 2022

What would you ask Chef Dennis? We asked him about what it takes to grow an audience

68 hours 6 mins; July 18, 2022

Chief Commercial Officer of Pacific Rim Michele Rebiere dishes on what it takes to break into a new regulated industry

62 hours 14 mins; July 14, 2022

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.

65 hours 10 mins; July 11, 2022

Serial Entrepreneur Jerin Mece gets serious about entrepreneurs and helping brands grow

66 hours 55 mins; July 04, 2022

A Registered Holistic Nutritionist & Natural Health Brand Educator, mom, marketer, now Sales & Marketing leader, Chelan Wilkins talks about learning, reinvention and embracing new challenges.

66 hours 0 mins; June 27, 2022

Would you rather be right than rich? Tazz talks about providing the opportunity for retailers to get out of their own way

63 hours 23 mins; June 23, 2022

Three Farmers, Two Sisters, One Vision. CEO Natasha Vandenhurk talks beans, peas and lentils oh my!

56 mins; June 20, 2022

She's building an alternate dimension for cheese. CEO of Blue Heron Creamery Karen McAthy goes visionary on the knuckleheads

73 hours 37 mins; June 13, 2022

Founder of Betterwith ice cream Lori Joyce on her journey to making wickedly good ice cream.

73 hours 18 mins; June 06, 2022

"You love my gelato more than I do" a handshake starts the journey to Righteous gelato

56 mins; May 30, 2022

Special Edition: Actual, viable, delicious business for sale. Jeanette Miller talks about selling a successful business.

70 hours 8 mins; May 25, 2022

The House that Matt Built. Matt LeBeau talks about representing brands

45 mins; May 23, 2022

David Perry is the CEO & Co-Founder of the eCommerce Network Carro

72 hours 16 mins; May 16, 2022

we stop fooling around. Steve Rad prepared to be taken seriously. New merch, new toys, virtual reality kicking up a notch

57 mins; May 09, 2022

Made with Local founder Sheena Russell is serious about creating positive social and environmental impact with every step

49 mins; May 02, 2022

Live At CHFA West...the Knuckleheads take the act on the road. Reactions, trends, some guests

45 mins; April 25, 2022

A nutritionist goes tech startup and decides to start her own startup. Founder & CEO of Chiwis, Sarah Goodman talks Kiwis

53 mins; April 18, 2022

A CHFA special - CEO of CHFA Aaron Skelton and Hayden from the Pack Heavy Podcast come on to talk about trends and show topics

57 mins; April 11, 2022

the knuckleheads are going on the road!

44 mins; April 04, 2022

Talking healthcare and healthy trends with CEO of Jamieson Vitamins Mike Pilato

58 mins; March 28, 2022

the opposite of sitting still. Good Juju founders Alexa and Lisa are tired. They came on the show to rest

68 hours 29 mins; March 21, 2022

Long time marketer first time podcaster. Chloe Holyman talks natural products, coming from Australia to Canada

68 hours 13 mins; March 14, 2022

CEO of Ange MacCabe talks about helping existing and emerging leaders figure out who they are as leaders.

74 hours 39 mins; March 07, 2022

First time someone compares us to the Beatles. Lorne Craig thinks this time is our Hamburg

60 hours 40 mins; February 28, 2022

Games! Everyone loves games. Casey Karls talks about Wilder Games and success during the pandemic

59 mins; February 21, 2022

Plantable pencils! CEO of Sprout World Michael Stausholm talks about plants and pencils and sustainability

41 mins; February 14, 2022

Serial Entrepreneur Dean Mosca talks about a lifetime of building businesses

51 mins; February 07, 2022

knuckleheads on choosing a distributor, retail trends and whats upcoming for the next few months

34 mins; January 31, 2022

Did we interview him or did he interview us? The host of the Pack Heavy Podcast, Hayden Thomson comes on to talk packaging and sustainability

55 mins; January 24, 2022

Seeing the business from the other side...CEO of Alive Publishing Group Ryan Benn talks being a partner to the industry

65 hours 55 mins; January 17, 2022

first time guest, long time listener. Sasha Rajamani, Founder of Umy Brands comes on the show

55 mins; January 10, 2022

Start of the year. The two knuckleheads talk burn out, resting and what's in store this year

36 mins; January 04, 2022

Family owned brands teaches us about how success looks different for everyone

35 mins; December 20, 2021

Social Nature founder Annalea Krebs and Marketing Smartie Jessica Malach talk about helping amazing brands

86 hours 22 mins; December 13, 2021

Neil is the real deal. Co-founder Neil Sandler talks about the first 200 stores and doing things by hand

61 hours 17 mins; December 06, 2021

Co founder of Yellofruit Andrew Kinnear talks about building a dessert from scratch, understanding unit economics

53 mins; November 29, 2021

Rohan Marley comes on the show to talk football, Marley coffee and finding success

50 mins; November 22, 2021

A family run restaurant that serves a community for 20 years wonders what they can add to the show

65 hours 15 mins; November 15, 2021

The unique selling opporunities for a passion project, it's never too late to reinvent yourself...The last month in review.

43 mins; November 08, 2021

Owner of Dirty Jane, Amy Remark talks about retailing women's biking gear

53 mins; November 01, 2021

Serial Startup Entrepreneur Kemp Edmonds comes on to talk culture and the Canadian Workplace Culture Index

54 mins; October 25, 2021

He follows his passion and builds an online and bricks and mortar pet business in 2.5 years

63 hours 6 mins; October 18, 2021

Intuity Performance comes on, Founders Ange and Scott talk people and how to inspire employees

64 hours 42 mins; October 12, 2021

Owner and Artist of Ave Mariabell Designs comes on to talk inspiration building from scratch

62 hours 42 mins; October 04, 2021

Jeff B Smith retires from running a Fortune 100 company, starts 8 brands and an incubator

60 hours 1 min; September 27, 2021

COO at Ethical Bean Coffee on going from independent brand to being part of a big company

54 mins; September 20, 2021

Patrick Higgins President of Propel Natural Brands talks growing brands and healthy growth

62 hours 25 mins; September 13, 2021

Nick Saltarelli, Co-Founder of Midday Squares talks about funding, building a Quebec based mega company

56 mins; September 06, 2021

Liza Amlani talks about Retail X, the first in person retail conference of the year in Chicago

63 hours 14 mins; August 30, 2021

Will and Shoshauna Routley, Founders of The Functional Beverage Group come to talk dreams

68 hours 36 mins; August 23, 2021

Kerrie Hansler, co-Founder of Sweet Reads Box talks about building an experience around novels

70 hours 9 mins; August 16, 2021

Two and a half knuckleheads tonight. Kenny and Phil talk about the podcast, where they'd like to see it go

55 mins; August 09, 2021

Neha Charnalia, co-Founder of SwitchGrocery talks about finding great products and building an online grocery store

75 hours 24 mins; August 02, 2021

We finally get an accountant on. Denise Wong straightens up the knuckleheads

67 hours 49 mins; July 26, 2021

What would you do if you could have the retail intelligence you need in 48 hours? General Manager Jeff Doucette comes on to talk about helping brands QUICK and often.

65 hours 40 mins; July 19, 2021

The Merchant Life comes back to talk a retail smorgasboard: 3D printers, ketchup chips, the future of shopping malls and much more.

70 hours 16 mins; July 12, 2021

"If you knew you couldn't fail, what would you do? " Tim Dumas, Dreamer, Leadership Coach and Speaker comes on to talk about figuring out how to do what you love.

66 hours 47 mins; July 05, 2021

The Justin Timberlake of snacks, Jake Karls from Mid-Day Squares comes on to talk new categories for snacks and taking this as far as it can go

61 hours 33 mins; June 28, 2021

Shelfgram evolves, Bram comes on to talk improvements, usages and how brands, brokers and retailers are taking advantage of pictures of planograms

61 hours 34 mins; June 21, 2021

Laser focused on a second career. John Antulov talks about turning a retail career into Professional Soccer

63 hours 55 mins; June 14, 2021

President and CEO of CHFA, Aaron Skelton comes on to talk about pandemic effects on health food retail.

59 mins; June 07, 2021

He retired, then unretired. Then he did it one more time. Now, he's a driving force in making Remedy Brands a recognized leader

59 mins; May 31, 2021

Fardad Moayer comes back! We talk re-branding, re-launching products and the impact of supply during the Pandemic

86 hours 20 mins; May 24, 2021

She wanted to work for no one, but wanted to get paid fair, good money. Serial Founder Colleen Imrie comes on to talk Nooks Canada

59 mins; May 17, 2021

Peter Rodriguez, Built Brand Igniter and now he's back to talk about the next step to building your own brand

84 hours 36 mins; May 10, 2021

Special Episode: Kyle Ewing, Founder of Terraslate comes on to talk about the persistence required for success

60 hours 25 mins; May 06, 2021

VP of Partnerships & Insights of Social Nature, Jessica Malach talks about the half-million natural shoppers and their discovery platform

68 hours 35 mins; May 03, 2021

The founders of Good Juju, Alexa and Lisa come on to talk zero all-natural, plastic-free home & body products

83 hours 4 mins; April 26, 2021

President and Founder of Hippie Snacks, Owner of Left Coast Naturals Ian Walker

74 hours 34 mins; April 19, 2021

The Shoplands make and appearance and they have news! (Laurie and Jimmy!)

69 hours 4 mins; April 12, 2021

Just the knuckleheads - Kenny and Phil talk what it costs to be in a Canadian retailer

79 hours 39 mins; April 08, 2021

Co-Founder & CEO at Clearbanc Andrew D'Souza comes on to talk about Clearbanc and the launch of ClearAngel

50 mins; April 05, 2021

A recast of an older episode, Peter Rodriguez MBA, Chartered Marketer joins the boys. They talk about personal brand marketing, and why it's so important.

60 hours 44 mins; March 29, 2021

Alain Tungul, Founder of @crystalcr3me, only sells his creme brulee on Instagram

45 mins; March 22, 2021

Trevor Baker Recruiter and Coach from Macdonald's Search Group talks about digital skills and making career changes

55 mins; March 15, 2021

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