Amplify Canada

We look back and reflect on some of the memorable moments of the first season of Amplify Canada. We talked, listened, and were inspired and moved by Canadian small business resiliency. It’s been quite a year, the pandemic pushed back even harder, closing countless businesses but those businesses that persevered, gave back, and found new ways of doing business.  Listen as we reflect on some of the stories that captured our hearts and made us think about the vital piece small businesses play in our economy. This country is built on small businesses.  These are the stories of the changes people have made, the resiliency they have shown, and the inspiration that got them there.

Featured on this episode:

Episode 3: Indigenous Ingenuity 

Craig Stevens – Wolf Pack Apparel

Episode 4: Pandemic Generosity
Dave Lawrence – That 50’s Barbershop
Fatima Molu and her kids, Ammar and Asiyah – Kids Who Care International

Episode 5: Perseverance and Hope
Bobby Mottola – Mottola Grocery: @mottolagrocery On Instagram

Episode 6 The Resilience of Canada’s Tourism Industry
Erian Baxter – Deep Cove Kayaking

Episode 7: Small is the New Big: How big business is supporting small business.
Darrell Jones – President of Save-on-Foods

Episode 8: All in The Family
Daniel and Amy- Daniel’s Dill Dip

Episode 9: Women who Rock!
Darcy Hortness and Mary Rapier – Oceano Cleaning Services: http://oceanocleaning.ca/

Featured Artist
Celeigh Cardinal
Song
There ain’t no way 

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories. 

On this episode, we explore the re-invention of business. This country is built on small businesses.  These are the stories of the changes people have made and the new small businesses emerging because of re-invention. 

Featured on this episode

•  Suzie Yorke: Founder of Love Good Fats 
• Devin Goss: Owner of BluPlanet Recycling
• Janel Zolinski: Owner of 2-Diaper Hero
• Jaide and Joel: Owners of Jaide and Joels Baking Co.

Artist: FKA Rayne
Alt-pop singer and songwriter FKA Rayne has had an unusual career path compared to most musicians. At 17 she flew across the country to play pre-show for Billie Eilish, four months before she’d release her debut single. At 18, she was the face of Amazon music’s ‘Artists to watch 2020’ list for her song ‘Bored’, and now 20, FKA Rayne is learning what it means to make the music she loves.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories. 

On this episode, we explore the importance technology plays in business. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses’ data shows fourteen percent of small firms say they are considering declaring bankruptcy or winding up their businesses.  To break it down a bit better, the number of threatened businesses could be as high as 222,000, depending on how the coming months unfold, jeopardizing potentially, close to 3M jobs.  

There is no doubt that the pandemic has forever changed how we work and do business.  We have become connoisseurs of technology and it is here to stay. This country is built on small businesses.  These are the stories of the changing face of technology and its key to the survival of Canadian small businesses.

Featured on this episode

1. Coldwater Communications: Theodora Jean, Founder 
2. OXYGEN Kamloops: Lacey Christink owner and Ex-owner: Dina Mcleod    
3. Baking With Candice: Candice Funk  
4.  1Fish 2fish : Heather Jenkins      

Artist Featured

Dear Rouge is a JUNO Award-winning, Vancouver-based alternative rock band formed in 2012 by Drew and Danielle McTaggart. Dear Rouge is performing on Friday, July 22 at the Squamish Constellation Festival alongside JESSIA, July Talk and Lights.

The Squamish Constellation Festival runs from July 22-24 in In the heart of the Sea to Sky Corridor between Vancouver and Whistler, the festival brings world-class talent and a new on-site camping experience to a backdrop of stunning glacial vistas. Single-day tickets and weekend passes are available now at constellationfest.ca. 

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories. 

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Women play an important role in the economy, however, women-led businesses account for only 15.6 percent of small and medium enterprises in Canada. And then Covid hit, forcing sixty-two percent of female-led businesses to lay off more than 80 percent of their staff due to the pandemic, versus 45 percent of businesses overall. But despite what we hear in the news and despite some of the statistics, women are amazing, creative, driven, smart, persistent, and passionate people – and they make incredible business leaders. 

This country is built on small businesses.  These are the stories of the Woman who Rock – Canadian small business.

Featured on this episode:

• Oceano Cleaning: Mary and Darcy 
• Universal Geomatics Solutions Corp.: Jennifer Jackson
• Everything Podcasts: CEO Jennifer Smith

Artist:

• Celeigh Cardinal 

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories. 

On this episode

Statistics Canada states family-owned businesses account for 63.1 percent of all private sector firms in the Canadian economy and generated 48.9 percent of Canada's real Gross Domestic Product in the private sector, at $574.6 billion. More than 90 percent of the jobs supported by family-owned businesses, which equals 6.4 million are in small and medium-sized businesses. On this episode, we celebrate family businesses.

Featured on this episode

• Rod Schween, President of Pattison Media
• Popowhich Meat Company
• Daniel’s Dill Dip 
• The Gift Loft

Artist: Roslyn Witter

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.

In this episode
Small is the new big. We'll explore how big business is supporting small business across Canada.

The latest report from Statistics Canada reports the Canadian economy totaled 1.23 million employer businesses. Of these, 1.2 million (97.9 percent) were small businesses – a small business being defined as having 1 to 99 employees.

As we begin to shift into an endemic, we need to understand the need for small business and the important part we, the consumer, play.  What role business to business plays and how we need to care what we are buying and from where.  We will soon discover how entwined small and large businesses are and how the pandemic has bridged some gaps.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.

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It was March of 2020, travel restrictions and border closures aimed at containing COVID-19, brought travel to and from Canada to a near standstill. In fact, the number of international arrivals to Canada from other countries fell by over 50 percent from February 2020, the largest single monthly drop since 1972. By the first week of April, most hotels were empty: with the hotel occupancy rate below 20% across Canada. 

The Canadian government closed its international border and various restrictions on non-essential travel to and from Canada were in place for the remainder of the year and continued into 2021. Even domestic travel was affected by the closure of some provincial and territorial borders.  It has been a tough go. But, this country is built on small businesses.  These are the inspiring stories of the resiliency, creativity, and strength of Canadian tourism.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.

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We all can have times of struggle, self-doubt, failure, and setbacks.  Over the last two years - we have had loved ones die, entire industries shut down, jobs disappear.  A worldwide picture of loss and sadness, loneliness and despair has been painted.  But simultaneously we are hearing stories of determination and optimism - finding the light at the end of the tunnel can change our trajectory. These are inspiring stories of perseverance and hope from Canada's small business owners.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.

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During the pandemic, around the world and here at home, we have witnessed acts of strength, courage, determination, understanding, perseverance, kindness and love personality, in response to community needs and in support of small businesses across the country.  On this episode, we share stories of incredible acts of kindness, of people from coast to coast showing their Pandemic Generosity.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.

On this episode: We will delve into the success and struggles of indigenous businesses.  Stories of mothers and daughters, families and ideas that changed lives. The history Canadians don’t like to tell is that Canada’s nation-building has come at the expense of its Indigenous peoples and on top of Indigenous territories. Indigenous peoples’ place in the national narrative of the “birth” of Canada has been minimized and viewed as peripheral to the dominant culture’s stories. Slowly, painfully, change and accountability are being discussed, opening doors for healing along the way.

Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These are their stories.

Visit Pattison Media to learn more about this very special project of hope, community, and the Canadian spirit.