The Trevor Rose Podcast

This week we are joined by 8x Tour de France rider - Tyler Hamilton and his co-host in the Adventure Audio podcast - Pete Hock!Tyler had a long and successful cycling career including eight Tour de France appearances, many of which he was a key asset for Lance Armstrong.Among Tyler's many other accomplishments, he also competed in two Olympic Summer Games, winning gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Things changed a bit for Tyler once doping allegations became real, but his past cycling performances are impossible to argue. Calgary based Pete Hock pursues his own business interests, and he and Tyler now co-host the Adventure Audio Podcast which you can find on most streaming platforms. We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Tyler's ski racing origins, transition to professional cycling, career ups and downs, doping in sport, life post-cycling, and Pete & Tyler's new podcast !Enjoy!Support the show

This episode I sat down to hear the cool story behind Fahr Beer!Founded in Turner Valley, Alberta by Jochen Fahr - Fahr Beer was built on the idea of being as different as possible from most traditional breweries. For example, Jochen deliberately chose to build the brewery outside the city of Calgary, while following the strict German Purity laws when brewing his beer. Making the story even more interesting is that Jochen has made it his goal to build as many sustainable practices into the business as he could. Using filtered water to help grow grass for reclamation projects, giving old grain husks to local cows and and using recycled Nitrogen are just a few of the cool projects done so far!We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about Jochen's path from getting a PhD in Biomedical Engineering to starting a brewery, sustainable brewing practices, being different, treating employees right and removing gimmicks from your business!Enjoy!Support the show

This episode we are joined by Dan Eberhard - Founder & CEO of  Koho Financial. Koho is a new banking alternative rooted in the belief that a better banking experience exists for customers that offers lower fees than traditional banks. Koho has partnered with companies like Visa and Peoples Trust to bring a secure product that can be used worldwide, and is backed by established investors like the Power Group and Drive Capital. So far, Koho has raised approximately $60M, has ~ 250,000 users, employ's ~100 people and shows no signs of slowing down! Dan was also a co-founder of Kineticor Renewable which facilitated the development of a 20Mw Wind Energy Plant, up to point of construction and was acquired by Algonquin Power (AQN:TSX) in 2011.  We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about raising venture capital in Canada, attracting tech talent, large companies and a false sense of job security, and the importance of zooming out for stress management!Also if you get a chance to leave a review of the show in the Apple Directory, it will go a long way to helping the show. Enjoy!Support the show

This episode we are joined by Phil Robertson: co-founder of the Phil & Sebastien Coffee Company. Inspired by David Schomer’s Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques, Phil & Sebastien started their company in late 2007 after they began to realize their engineering jobs no longer left them fulfilled. Combining inspirational trips to Seattle, a lot of trial and error, brain storming sessions and a coffee apprenticeship, Phil & Sebastien had a name and were off the races. After getting their start in Calgary's Farmer's market they haven't looked back as they have steadily added cafe's and doughnuts (Hoopla Doughnuts) to their business ever since.Covid-19 has proved to be tough for Phil & Sebastien, but the company is positioned to come back even stronger from recent events than ever before. We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about engineering the best coffee possible, making the world better through business & the silver lining of Covid-19 & "future Phil's" advice to himself now.Enjoy the episode and if you get a chance to leave a review in the Apple directory it will go a long way to helping the show! Support the show

This episode we are joined by musician and entrepreneur Ted Feighan - founder of Monster Rally - a super popular electronic music name that has accumulated millions of streams around the world!Monster Rally is the creation of Cleveland native Ted Feighan.Sample-based tropical pop, Monster Rally began with the goal of assembling a bunch of old records into a completely different beast. Ted began crafting tracks from his collection of records, combining his interests in Hip-hop, Exotica, Tropicalia, and Soul. Monster Rally creates tracks that manage to maintain a surprisingly organic sound, as if they were recorded by a full band on analog tape. Monster Rally & Ted will make you feel like your on vacation in Hawaii/Mexico or on an exotic adventure somewhere -  so I highly recommend you check them out!We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about the inspirations behind Ted's Music, staying true to your own creative voice, the modern music industry and even Ted's other e-commerce venture - valleycruisepress.com!Also it was a special episode as Ted was gracious enough to allow one of my favorite songs to be used for the intro/outro!Enjoy!Support the show

This episode we are joined by Ryan Grant- e-commerce entrepreneur and founder of the onlinesellingexperiment.com where he teaches courses on how to begin selling online and build a e-commerce business. Ryan's own e-commerce business employs ~10 people and makes well into six figures based on ~ $5 million 2019 Amazon revenue alone. Originally an accountant - Ryan decided accounting wasn’t for him and quit his job in 2013 to launch his own e-commerce business(retail/online arbitrage, wholesale, private label).   Since then, he hasn't looked back and has steadily grown his business every year. Ryan has been featured in many articles including the CNBC "Make It" series, and currently resides in Minnesota with his fiance and dog!We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about e-commerce strategies, the future of Amazon and how Ryan quit his job to start his entrepreneurial career. Enjoy!Support the show

This episode I sat down Olympian & World Cup Champion - Ken Read. We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about how Ken prepared for his world cup wins, hiked up Kitzbühel, the origins of the Londoner Bar tradition, dealing with adversity, life after ski racing and how Ken gives back to alpine ski racing today!Ken has had a long and decorated career with some of the highlights as follows:-10 years on the Canadian National Ski Team-14 x World Cup Podiums-2 x Olympics -4 x World Cup Championship Teams -1st Canadian (and North American) to win a men's Downhill World Cup race, in Val-d'Isère, France on December 7, 1975-1st non-European to win both the Hahnenkamm (Kitzbühel), and the Swiss Lauberhorn (Wengen)-Named Canada's Athlete of the Year in 1978 (Lou Marsh Award) -Canadian Male Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1980-In 1991 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada (Canada's highest civilian honour)-Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985-Inducted into Canada's Skiing Hall of Fame (Honor Roll of Canadian Skiing) in 1986 -Along with his four teammates, the Crazy Canucks were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2006-Inducted into the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame in 2010He was also the CEO of Alpine Canada from 2002 -2008 and has two sons on the Canadian National Ski TeamIt was a great episode and I hope you enjoy it!Support the show

This episode Mike Rutherford and I sat down for the 3rd part of the "Rundle Eco-Capitalism Series" sponsored by Rundle Eco Services to talk to Michael MacLeod & Cael Tucker - founders of  Tailgunner Brewing Company. Tailgunner's story is based on Mike's Grandpa - Lint Stephenson - who was shot down over Holland during World War Two. The entire flight crew was lost in the crash, except for Lint who then went on to spend two years in a POW Camp. Mike tells the story with all the details, and makes it sound like a Hollywood script so make sure you stay tuned!Tailgunner is also backed by Blake Enemark who is the Head Brewer, and was Trained in Toronto under some of Canada's most iconic brewers.We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about Mike and Cael's adventure of starting a brewery, the greatest generation, a.k.a - those who grew up during in the Depression, and fought in WW2 (or any war for that matter), and the importance of telling a story when building a company!Enjoy!Support the show

This episode we are joined by Jamie Kotlewski- owner of the Eastern Slopes Roasting Coffee Company! We sat down to discuses the origins of Eastern Slopes, what goes into making a good cup of coffee, traceability of beans and what types of equipment can help you make the best cup of coffee you've ever had! Jamie has combined his attention for detail, background in chemistry, passion for business and love of coffee to produce high quality coffee. We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about all sides of the coffee industry from enjoying it at home to creating & scaling a business.Hopefully you enjoyed the show! Support the show

This episode we are joined by James Rose - aspiring writer and co-founder of rose bros coffee. We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee  and talked about the story of rose bros coffee, Jimmy's writing career, business inspirations including Charlie Munger  & Chuck Feeney, qualifying for the Boston Marathon and a bunch more. Jimmy has had a varied career thus far, including writing for major news outlets such as the Financial Post, Aspen Daily News and the boereport.com, and, as mentioned above he was also a co-founder of rose bros coffee.Jimmy's new novel titled - Chung Piece - tells the story of Meko Torres, a roving freelance journalist in the twilight of his twenties with a lust for romance, art, skiing, and the natural world. When Meko moves to Aspen from Taos, NM, he’s soon immersed in reporting a story about an opaque charitable foundation with dubious intentions. Chung Piece is now available online at jamesrosewrites.com, Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Kobo and Apples Books among other. It was a great episode and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!Support the show