Hearts & Carts

Charismatic industry leader, Grant Caton joins the show to discuss his CPG career in the alcohol and cannabis space. Grant gets into his leadership style, the changing regulatory world, and the best ways to build relationships. Did I mention we've got the always charming Mark Lee as a guest co-host this week?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-caton/

AND - make sure to check out our sponsor Caddle @askcaddle.com.

Jessica Shields joins the show to talk about her career journey in the natural space and how emerging brands can make the most of their marketing budgets. Must listen for anyone considering demos on their brand!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicawebershields/

https://www.healthandfitnessactivations.com/

https://becauseminded.com/

And check out our sponsor Caddle @ askcaddle.com

One of my favourite people in the world, Neil Green (Head of Sales, Canada @ EHP Labs) joins the show to chat about his career. Neil goes into detail on how different the natural wellness world is, what he's learned during his career, and some of the fun the guys used to have working together at Vega.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-green-mba-bb66333b/?originalSubdomain=ca

https://ehplabs.ca/

A pioneer in the space that started at the Granville Island Market and built a natural foods empire, Ian Walker of Hippie Snacks & Left Coast Naturals joins the show. Ian provides some history about natural foods in Canada, how he juggles a distribution company and brand, and what keeps him motivated to keep improving.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-walker-a8725318/

https://www.hippiesnacks.com/

https://www.leftcoastnaturals.com/

We've got a sweet one today! The inspiring Austin from Sweet Nutrition stops by to chat about his career journey. Austin jumps into his past career stops, how he built his sales chops, and what led to the invention and iterations of Sweet.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-calladine-20810412a/

https://sweetnutrition.ca/

And check out our sponsor @ askcaddle.com

In what's sure to be our lowest rated and listened to episode, the always insightful Mark Lee decides to host and interview Justin Osborne. Mark and Justin discuss their career paths, moves into the natural space, and how they've built their careers.

Make sure to check out our sponsor @ askcaddle.com.

Award winning marketing strategist, brand builder, and entrepreneur, Ryan Moran joins the show to talk about his career journey.  Ryan dives into his passion for storytelling and how that drove the creation of Locke & King.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpatrickmoran/

https://lockeandking.ca/

One of the best guys to spend time with at CHFA, Devin Powell from Pulp & Press joins the show to chat about his unexpected journey into CPG, his expansion into the USA, and what stood out to him at Expo West.  He gives some advice on the industry, some great local brand shout outs, and what he’s really excited about for the upcoming year.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinpowellpp/

https://www.pulpandpress.com/

Former President/General Manager of Canada & China for SC Johnson joins the show to catch up with the guys. Chris dives into developing markets, his long career journey with SCJ, and why he likes Alex so much more than Justin.

Happy CHFA week everyone!  What better way to get pumped for the Vancouver show than sitting down with the man, the myth, the legend – Aaron Skelton.  Aaron joins the show to discuss the upcoming event, his exciting career beginning on the retailer side, and his focus on advocacy on behalf of the industry.  For anyone attending the show this week, this is a must listen!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronskelton/

https://chfa.ca/en/

https://www.saveoursupplements.ca