Hearts & Carts

Another old Vega buddy (Vega just had some outstanding people) joins the show, Eiman Raouf comes on to discuss the world of QA. Eiman dives into his family business that led to him being a food scientist, the different areas of innovation & QA, and his thoughts on leadership.

A CPG Veteran who held leadership roles at Kruger, PepsiCo, Molson Coors, ConAgra, and Upper Crust; Tom Gunter joins the podcast to discuss his wildly successful career.  Tom shares learnings from throughout his career, some exciting launches like Healthy Choice, and how he’s keeping busy in “retirement” by consulting and mentoring instead of golfing.  We also give our old friend Ransom Hawley a shout out.

Supply Chain Dad, Kevin Lee joins the show to discuss his career journey from freight to beer to health and wellness.  Kevin dives into different areas of supply chain, his leadership philosophy, what drives him, and how supply chain has changed over his career.  Did I mention Pirates?  If you’re interested in learning more about supply chain and operations, this episode is for you.

Justin's old professor from McMaster stops by the podcast to chat about the world of teaching, what's new in his world, and what he's learned over his career. Did we mention that he's also an extremely accomplished ad executive? He dives into this and much more.

Forbes 30 Under 30, Dragon’s Den, and all around great human being: Ameen Fadel from Cedar Valley Selections joins the show to chat about his entrepreneurship journey.  He dives into his ability to pivot the main product, set up manufacturing, and expansion plans.  He also gives a shoutout to some past brand H&C guests as his brand crushes.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameen-fadel-48175514b/

https://cedarvalleyselections.ca/

The guys sat down with one of Justin's Vega colleagues, Mike Remes. Mike shares the story of broad reaching career in the natural products space, and how he is now helping to lead the charge to build KOS Naturals

Mike's LinkedIn

KOS Naturals

Today the guys chat with Mitch Cobb, one of the masterminds behind red-hot non-alcoholic beer brand Libra.  Mitch drew inspiration from values-driven companies in his MBA program which ultimately led him to roll the dice on craft brewery Upstreet Brewing. His own health epiphany kicked off a two-year journey to concoct incredible tasting non-alcoholic beer. Mitch gives the inside scoop on the scrappiness, persistence and community-building behind this thriving PEI business that's winning over consumers across North America.

Mitch's LinkedIn

Upstreet Brewing

Libra Non-Alcoholic Beer

CPG Veteran (and our first finance expert) joins the show to chat about his journey from large multinationals to starting his own company.  He dives into concepts around uncovering your values, pushing outside of your comfort zone, and learning to appreciate the journey to be successful.  He recommends some fun books along the way which will keep the guys busy over the next few months.

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Clear Concept Inc

Love Mondays Podcast

To celebrate 1 year as a podcast (We’re as surprised as you!) we’re joined by our first ever guest Mr. Mark Lee to see what’s going on in his world.  Like usual, Mark mixes in some humour, learnings and advice we can’t wait for you to hear.

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Canopy Growth

Even a bee allergy couldn’t keep Aja Horsley away from her love of bees, healthy honey, and the need for sustainability!  Aja chats about quitting her day job and creating the premium brand Drizzle Honey, the importance behind your “why”, and how to scale effectively.

Aja's LinkedIn

Drizzle Honey