This Commerce Life
Phil Chang / Kenny Vannucci
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.
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.
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Mar 28, 2023 • 56min
Most grocery stores now carry Greenhouse Juice Co. We talk to Hana James about where and how this all started.
Most grocery stores now carry Greenhouse Juice Co. We talk to Hana James about where and how this all started. We get a special appearance from Hana's little boy too! Find Hana here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-james-1791824a/Shop Greenhouse here: https://www.greenhouse.ca/ Check out Heart & Carts here: https://canadian-podcasts.com/podcast/hearts-cartsSign up for CHFA here: https://chfanow.ca/vancouver/
Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 10min
How to use new tools to understand trends that are coming, or to find out what you're missing. Jeff and Bram come on to talk new innovation
We talk about the need to know what's happening in stores, how to use new tools to understand trends that are coming, or to find out what you're missing. Jeff and Bram come on to talk new innovation that you've heard us advertise here. We get deep on what new launches look like and how to fix flaws to assessing how a new launch is going. Contact Bram here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bramw/Shelfgram can be found here: https://www.shelfgram.com/Find Jeff Doucette here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-doucette-72b3556/check out Fieldagent here: http://fieldagentcanada.com/360Head to CHFA Now to sign up - see you there!
Mar 21, 2023 • 58min
Helping brands find their footing, Pareen Hassanally is doing what she loves.
Pareen Hassanally is the Founder & Managing Partner of Salud Brand Management. She talks about helping brands find their footing, how she represents brands and how she sees retail today. Pareen and Phil commiserate about being Kenny's friends. Find Pareen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pareen-hassanally-02a522b/Find Pareen's company Salud Management here: https://saludbrandmanagement.com/shop Old Growth Beverages here: https://oldgrowthbeverages.com/
Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 4min
A pink slip on the fridge started a journey that wound up with Kurt running The Organic Grocer
A pink slip on the fridge started a journey that wound up with Kurt running The Organic Grocer. A letter of gratitude got Kurt Astle on the show with us. Find Kurt here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-astle-22343a170/Shop Organic Grocer here: https://theorganicgrocer.ca/
Mar 14, 2023 • 1h 6min
Sam Rayner is a purpose driven marketer that wants to leave the world better than she found it. As the Co-founder of Better Basics, she's taking plastic out of the world, by offering simple eco swaps help you say no to plastic
Sam Rayner is a purpose driven marketer that wants to leave the world better than she found it. As the Co-founder of Better Basics, she's taking plastic out of the world, by offering simple eco swaps help you say no to plastic and yes to better products Get in touch with Samantha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantharrayner/Go shop https://www.betterbasics.co/ When you're bored with us, go listen to Hearts & Carts: https://canadian-podcasts.com/podcast/hearts-cartsSign up for CHFA Now here: https://chfanow.ca/vancouver/
Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 8min
Eat For Life Grocery Store Founder, Cookbook Author, Solopreneur Coach, Speaker Marsha Hebert talks about doing too much and how that's just enough. Marsha has an incredible journey.
Eat For Life Grocery Store Founder, Cookbook Author, Solopreneur Coach, Speaker Marsha Hebert talks about doing too much and how that's just enough. Marsha has an incredible journey. Find Marsha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshashebert/Shop Eat for Life here: https://eatforlifebymarsha.com/ make sure you sign up for CHFA Now here: https://chfanow.ca/vancouver/find Nuts to You here: https://www.nutstoyou.ca/
Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 2min
Jocknerd Marc Wandler took his love of sport nutrition and accidentally on purpose started rescuing spent grain from breweries and transforming it into delicious baking mixes that the whole family can enjoy.
Jocknerd Marc Wandler took his love of sport nutrition and accidentally on purpose started rescuing spent grain from breweries and transforming it into delicious baking mixes that the whole family can enjoy. Find Marc here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcwandler/ Check out Susgrainable here: https://susgrainable.com/
Mar 3, 2023 • 1h 12min
A retailer's point of view. We talk to Beth Potter, Marketing Manager, Community Natural Foods about how she got to CNF, and the role that Natural Health Stores play in local markets and the Canadian retail landscape.
A retailer's point of view. We talk to Beth Potter, Marketing Manager, Community Natural Foods about how she got to CNF, and the role that Natural Health Stores play in local markets and the Canadian retail landscape. Find Beth here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-potter-90b71b16/Shop Community Natural Foods here: https://communitynaturalfoods.com/ Register for CHFA Now: https://chfanow.ca/vancouver/Shop OGB here: https://oldgrowthbeverages.com/
Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 7min
She's designed snowboards, shoes and wanted to open a restaurant. Sonya Laurenssen talks about taking over Jusu and the brand's origin story.
She's designed snowboards, shoes and wanted to open a restaurant. Sonya Laurenssen talks about taking over Jusu and the brand's origin story.You can find Hearts & Carts here: https://canadian-podcasts.com/podcast/hearts-carts Find Sonya here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-laurenssen-983946b/Shop Jusu here: https://getjusu.com/ Find Fieldagent here: fieldagentcanada.com/360 or email Jeff and his team at client@ca.fieldagent.net
Feb 21, 2023 • 60min
Founder of P3 Natural Muscle & Joint Pain Relieving Cream, Registered Massage Therapist, Sports Therapist, owner of multiple clinics, lavender farmer makes John Forde an interesting guest.
Founder of P3 Natural Muscle & Joint Pain Relieving Cream, Registered Massage Therapist, Sports Therapist, owner of multiple clinics, lavender farmer makes John Forde an interesting guest. His stories about the Vancouver Canucks is probably the most ordinary of his stories when you start looking at what he's built so far. Find John here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-forde-96190a49/Find P3 Cream here: https://www.p3cream.com/ This episode is sponsored by Fieldagent Canada. Find their 360 Innovation booster here: https://www.fieldagentcanada.com/360
