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Find John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-antulov-0441a8a2/Check out Thompson River University Soccer here: https://gowolfpack.ca/sports/mens-soccer

Find Aaron here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronskelton/ Find out if CHFA is for you by clicking here:https://chfa.ca/en/

If you worked CPG, and spent any time in Vancouver, you probably know Alan, met Alan or heard of Alan. He's a local legend of sorts.  You can find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-bates-88b2b332/ Find out more about Remedy Drinks here: https://www.remedydrinks.com/ca/

Check out Parissa Labs here: https://parissa.com/ Find Fardad here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fardadm/

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 Walkerand 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, Pfizer, Nestle, J&J, Smucker. His new marketing program helps individuals build their personal brand image.Philly still sounds like he's in witness protection - he's going to drown this mic and get a new one.As a courtesy for the boys, Peter has provided a link for This Commerce Life users to see some of Peter's BRANDMI™ Personal Branding Framework https://www.brandigniter.ca/brandmisample

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 @crystalcr3me To check out his Instagram and order creme brulee: https://www.instagram.com/crystalcr3me/The BlogTo article: https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2021/01/coconut-ube-creme-brulee-toronto/

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: http://www.murphyandcompany.com/lawyer/timothy-murphy/

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/