This Commerce Life

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 🤙 at Righteous Gelato comes on to talk about buying the business on a handshake, the adversity that took him from a single retail store to being sold all over Canada. This one was really interesting because we also talk about culture and how to build a great culture. Find James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesboettcher/Shop Righteous gelato here: https://www.righteousgelato.com/ If you're a CEO here are essential reads from James' reading list: Pour your Heat into It - Howard Schultz Delivering Happiness  - Tony HsiehWork rules - Lazlo BockNo rules rules - Reed Hastings, Erin MeyerPowerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility: Patty McChordStory Driven: Bernadette Jiwa

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/