While this renown Japanese restaurant was a success from the beginning, not all concepts have worked. Following a closure of another concept, Junichi Ikematsu shares the mistakes they are looking to avoid with their newest concept, and how they found the right working mix between Eastern and Western cultures.

Running a hockey franchise sounds glamourous but like any other business, it requires hard work, persistence and energy. John Struthers shares with us the difficulties in fighting for sponsorship revenues, the on and off-ice relationships between teams, and the importance of splitting critical tasks between partners.

The past 2 years for these returning guest entrepreneurs were filled with lessons learned. As they are now more than 5 times the number of people since their first full year, Joseph and Fabio Zeppilli of Bad Monkey Popcorn share with us their challenges with talent acquisition, their growth experience selling from local to National, and their strategy towards making a vegan product.