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Liam Peyton takes us through is wild ride of becoming a business owner. His roots are in England, but he's very much living the Canadian dream being part owner of a brewery called Slackwater.

About Liam:
Moved to Canada from Birmingham, England in 2008. Lived and worked in Whistler, BC for 7 years at the Longhorn. Founded Whistler & Kelowna Beer Fests, moved to Vancouver in 2015 into event/fest production & beer/hospitality consulting. He was the marketing manager for Northam Beverages and board of directors for BC Beer Awards before founding Slackwater with his lovely wife (Penticton native) Kelsey Guerard.

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This is a continuation from last week's episode where Jenny and Sarah talk to Kaish from Il Vecchio Deli about how she is being groomed to take over her family business.

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Kaish Carloni gives us a peek inside her life starting out in trades training and now being groomed to take over the family business.

About Kaish:
I was born and raised in Penticton, B.C. After graduating from Pen high Secondary School, I took some time to travel Africa. I eventually returned to Penticton and became curious about working in trades so enrolled in the women in trades program through Okanagan College. I gained knowledge in multiple areas of trades and continue to develop this skill but inevitably returned to the art that is sandwich making. With no official schooling, I learned small business management skills through my grandmother Val, a long time entrepreneur who opened Il Vecchios Delicatessen when she was 60.  She taught me the old school way of long hand book keeping, counting cash and managing bills and payments.

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A continuation from last week's episode talking even more about the advantages and disadvantages of being a creator in business. We also give a few tips on how to start your creative business.

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Jenny Popoff, Lucy Anderson, and Sarah gab about the highs, lows, and differences of being a creator who's in business. 

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This episode should have you cry-laughing...or at least it did us.
Duane Jacobs is a very successful business owner and has seen and experienced a lot of this world. Listen in on him telling his story with Jenny and Sarah.

About Duane:
Born in South Africa, raised in Vancouver, he is a sign shop owner/operator. New to Penticton,  he left his very successful sign business on the coast to have a better life/work lifestyle.
He says "I hate money and everything to do with it so my passion for success in business is not financially motivated. This is the same as my personal outlook.

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Just a reminder to get yourself entered for the $250 gift basket!
Contest ends at 11:59am on Friday, Feb 18, 2022.

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A truly inspiring episode, taking  a look into the world of a young entrepreneur, Cam Betts, as he navigates his way through taking over and successfully running a business that has been in his business for generations.

Cam's bio:
 Owner of Betts Electric and Security, graduated UVIC with a major in economics and minor in business. Born and raised in Penticton, fourth generation to own and operate Betts Electric, took over in 2015 and my Dad retired in 2016. I sit on 3 construction related boards, and do volunteer ski patrol (recently left the exec).

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Kevin and I dive into Hollie Tayal (aka Hollie, The Great)'s world this week.
Warning: This episode gets emotional. Hollie is such an accomplished young entrepreneur and just having her in the same room as us is humbling. Listen to her words of wisdom!
This is also the last of the four episodes that contain the codeword to the Code Word Contest to win a $250 gift basket from us plus a float date from Ogo Float in Penticton.

Hollie's Bio:
Born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to Canada in 1989. Lived in Toronto briefly then my family settled in the North Pole, aka Thunder Bay. I have a younger sister, Hannah Banana. Growing up, we had everything we needed but I always wanted more. My dad told me “get a job” and man, once I started making money, I was hooked. As a teenager, I babysat, cleaned houses, poured coffee, slung pies (pizza pies), whatever I could.

During my first month of university, I drove out to the Okanagan to visit some friends. It was warm and sunny here in October and snowing back in Thunder Bay. I didn’t go home. I did what I needed to do to stay in the Okanagan. It was love at first sight. I dropped out of university, sorry mom. 

After a failed attempt at franchising a pizza restaurant (too much work), my partner and I were presented an opportunity to open a duct cleaning franchise. I hated the idea and fought it for months.

Finally we opened the franchise and relocated to the South Okanagan. I wasn’t really involved with the company right away but warmed up to it.

Almost 14 years later, I own 2 franchise locations (South Okanagan & the Kootenays). I enjoy my life in the South Okanagan. You can usually find me on a patio, at the beach, at a winery or just outside somewhere. 

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Public figure and celebrity Bree Harrison (from episodes 7-10 of Discovery's Gold Rush) graces us with her presence to talk about women in trades and everything that goes with it. 
Darrell and Sarah get into the nitty gritty of working with your hands with Bree as she explains that she is an advocate for women and getting more women into trades and mining, in particular.

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