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.
Episodes
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Jul 7, 2020 • 57min
The boys "plan" an episode. This episode is all about Kenny and Phil. The new "About Us Episode"
The boys "plan" an episode. This episode is all about Kenny and Phil. The new "About Us Episode"
Jun 30, 2020 • 1h 17min
We talk to a long time fan, first time caller, Mark Stirling about a brand's perspective on COVID-19
We talk to a long time fan, first time caller, Mark Stirling about a brand's perspective on COVID-19. We talk through things like allocating inventory, manfacturing as fast as possible, and how to manage customers that might be unhappy with out of stock situations.
To find Mark:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-stirling-a3038511/?originalSubdomain=ca
Jun 23, 2020 • 1h 12min
Cherry Yang, a 70 year old trapped in a 28 year old's body, is a connector extraordinaire. Airtable expert, general smartie pants.
Cherry Yang, connector extraordinaire. Airtable expert, general smartie pants comes on. She talks connectors, analytics and making things automated. Cherry is a critical integrator to helping businesses build sales funnel tracking, CRM projects and lead attribution are a few of the things she can help with.
Here's how to find Cherry:
https://www.airopsconsulting.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherry-yang-12368141/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qlky4Sf1pZJnTYJLj_gWQ
Jun 16, 2020 • 1h 8min
Tazz Latifi, owner of Petropolis comes on the show. They talk about her retail store, and her consulting business.
What is marketing to clients? Phil runs into a bunch of brands that are asking for marketing but maybe doesn't know what they're asking for.
Tazz Latifi, owner of Petropolis comes on the show. They talk about her retail store, and her consulting business.
To find Tazz, you can head to https://petropolisnyc.com/about-tazz-latifi/
The podcast: https://petropolisnyc.com/the-petropolist-podcast/
Her Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tazzlatifi/
Jun 9, 2020 • 1h 2min
WWLD! Philly talks about being out and on his own again - Laurie is LIVE! Kenny wants to be Phil
WWLD! Philly talks about being out and on his own again - how it feels to leave Nymi, and work with clients that he loves. He's focused on shit that he loves, shit that he likes and none of the shit that's just shit, and trying not to do too much shit.
Kenny wants to be like Phil.
Jun 2, 2020 • 1h 6min
600 doors to 20 000 in 3 years. Smart Sweets is the Queen of the #kicksugar movement. We talk to Koreann Webster about their sweet success
600 doors to 20 000 in 3 years. Smart Sweets is the Queen of the #kicksugar movement. We talk to Koreann Webster about their sweet success
https://smartsweets.ca/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/koreann-webster-42b43160/
May 26, 2020 • 1h 18min
Kenny gives Jake gas. We talk to Mid-Day-Squares Chocolate about success (over a million bars sold) and adjusting for Covid-19
Kenny gives Jake gas. We talk to Jake from Mid-Day-Squares about success and adjusting for Covid-19. These guys are the real deal...over a million bars sold. Mad magazine?? Spy vs Spy? Kenny shows his age, Philly admits he loves Spy vs Spy.
To order some chocolate, head to https://www.middaysquares.com/
You can find Mid-Day-Squares on Instagram at @middaysquares
May 19, 2020 • 1h 18min
Covid retailing continues. A retailer/wholesaler/distributer comes on. Struggles of government subsidies, rent subsidies and how to adapt without precendent
Covid retailing continues. A retailer/wholesaler/distributer comes on. Struggles of government subsidies, rent subsidies and how to adapt without precendent.
Domenic Bruzzese of La Grotta Del Formaggio came on the show to talk about retailing during Covid, and how to adjust for a new normal
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lgdf-wholesale/?originalSubdomain=ca
May 12, 2020 • 1h 1min
COVID retailing. We talk to a small retailer that is open during Covid, all the things that retailers have to deal with during Covid.
Peter Winstanley of Jaks comes on the show. We talk to him about COVID retailing, all the things that retailers have to deal with during Covid. We also talk about what to think about when you're coming out of social distancing and the new stage of retail.
You can check out JAK'S Beer Wine Spirits here: www.jaks.com
Peter Winstanley's Linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-winstanley-14174baa/
May 4, 2020 • 46min
Philly does a disappearing act on Kenny, the guys talk cybersecurity, the additional market effects of Covid and how the market will look when things open
Philly does a disappearing act on Kenny, the guys talk cybersecurity, the additional market effects of Covid and how the market will look when things open
