Sharon Vinderine is a serial entrepreneur, the Founder of Parent Tested Parent Approved, has received multiple entrepreneur of the year awards, a board member of Canadian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre, and has 300+ television shows to her credit (includes Rachel Ray, Steve Harvey, Canada AM, MSNBC)

Sharon sits down with Bruce and shares her insights to help consumers deal with the clutter when it comes to buying decisions with respect to consumer products. On the flip side, what can manufacturers do  to help build their brand, and drive consumers to buy their products. 

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Andrew Parshad is a serial entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Quality Smart Solutions and Quality Import Solutions.  He is a leading expert on regulatory compliance solutions regarding Health Canada, FDA, Natural Health Products, Food & Beverage, Beauty Products and more.

Andrew sits down with Bruce and shares his insights regarding the regulatory needs of consumer health product companies, F & B, compliance trends, plus an all important discussion regarding "managing your business & regulatory risk"

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Aaron Skelton is the President & CEO of the Canada Health Food Association, Canada's largest trade association dedicated to all things Natural, Organic & Wellness. Aaron's career has a history of leadership roles within the natural and wellness industry, has led the health division for Loblaws, and also an entrepreneur that includes being co-founder of GreenSpace Brands. 

Aaron sits down with Bruce to share his unique journey, and a discussion about Natural Health Products, how they  impact the Canadian Economy, and the critical role this industry plays for Canadians. We will also have a deeper dive into the evolving regulatory landscape, what it means for the industry, and for the consumer. 

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Key Dates:
CHFA NOW Vancouver, March 30-April 2
CHFA NOW Toronto,  September 21-24

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 Miki and Jared Ferrall are the dynamic Co-Founders of Crafty Ramen.  In this podcast they share their incredibly inspiring journey that includes Gordon Ramsay,  Alain Ducasse, The Fat Duck, Red Seal Chef,  Hydroelectricity in Japan, Tokyo, Ramen Restaurants, Khalil Khamis, Dragon's Den and more. 

Miki and Jared also discuss the growth of Crafty Ramen, the proud history of milestones and wins, partner Khalil Khamis, learnings, new developments, and their receipt for success that make it all possible.

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Norm Bacal is an Author of multiple books, Tedx Speaker, Business Leader and a Lawyer by profession.  Some of his numerous accomplishments include being on the Globe & Mail best seller list, building and leading a national firm, a leading expert on Financing Film & TV,  and working with studios like Warner, MGM and Lionsgate.

Norm sits down with Bruce to share his journey, philosophies, and what it takes to build a startup, differentiate and build your brand.

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Stacey Kravitz is the driving force President of UNFI Canada, Board Chair at the  Canadian Health Food Association, a Star Women in Grocery Award recipient, and a Founding Member of NextUp

Stacey sits down with Bruce to share her origin story, plus a deep discussion on how to work with food distributors. scaling your business & growing your brand, and building successful partnerships.

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Michael Lines is the dynamic President & CEO of Simply Protein and the Chair of the Advisory Board of Plant-Based Foods of Canada. Previously he has held leadership roles in other Natural Food Companies, and also Food & Beverage/CPG Brands such as Cadbury and Maple Leaf Foods.

Michael sits down with Bruce, shares his inspiring journey, leadership lesson learned, and what it took for Simply Protein to triple in growth.

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Craig Hudson is a high growth and operational Chief Financial Officer who has raised over $60M in capital, took a company public, and was recently the CFO of Knix during its record-breaking >$400M high-profile majority stake sale. 

Craig sits down with Bruce and shares his inspirational journey, the fascinating story of Knix, lessons learned about being a high growth CFO, and his next chapter as the CFO of LumiQ, his new high-growth chapter.

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