Mitch needs a hug. The founder of Rviita talks about starting in the CPG world from scratch.

Connect with Mitch here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-jacobsen-p-eng-89277649/

check out Rviita here: https://rviitalize.com/

Our first food scientist! Lara Tiro comes on to talk about our favorite topic...FOOD!

Lara talks about how she helps brands and how she thinks about food development. 

Lara's Linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laratiro/

Her website is here: https://rebelbotanica.ca/

Lara and her partner DID launch their first episode. You can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ph6xKO7td6ADDeXS2Z176?si=p6IEIDdcTv-Mp8yfiAzeeg

We can still taste their cider. Val Steinmann and Brent Klassen moved from Toronto to get back farming. Kieran and Brent talk about what it takes to run a farm in southern Ontario, their amazing Heartwood Sparkle, and what it takes to be in a family based business.

Check out Heartwood Farms here: https://heartwoodfarm.ca/

Find Kieran Klassen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-klassen-879b38b8/

Jared  talks about: being a dad, an ex-CPG founder, relationship builder, researchers & strategist. We do not talk about him being a really tall guy

Find Jared here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredkligerman/

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They planted 36 acres of cottonwood trees and then the papermill shut down.
Melanie MacInnes talks about being flexible, nimble, the irrational fear of losing the farm. Locality Brewing talks about going field to glass, and what they've had to do to stay open.

Check out Locality Brewing: https://www.localitybrewing.ca/
You can find Melanie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-macinnes-691a4094/

Jan Stenc, Co-Founder and Head Distiller at Copperpenny Distilling Co. teaches us about gin, and also sorts of yummy alcoholic things. 

To reach Jan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-stenc-9651a955/

To find Copper Penny: https://copperpennydistilling.com/

Thank you to our sponsor today. The Food Executives Club of Vancouver https://fecov.com/

Aeryon came on to talk about lady bits and chlamydia. We had some internet issues, but the CEO of Aeryon Wellness Nutraceuticals was super informative and lots of fun!

Find Aeryon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aeryon-ashlie-027040105/
check out the website here: https://www.aeryonwellness.com/
You can find Aeryon's podcast, Friends you keep here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/friends-you-keep/id1668005542

He's fixated on data. We know how hard it is to get good data - Nimesh finds your data, fixes it, and helps you tell the story.

CEO of Gainops, Nimesh Jaspal talks about what does the data tells us. 

to check out Gainops: https://www.gainops.com/

to find Nimesh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimesh-jaspal-462615/

Happy 10th birthday to Moonshine Mama's! Mel Divers talks about putting summer in a bottle.

I could have sworn I produced it, but I can't find it!(Phil)

Check out Moonshine Mama's here: https://moonshinemamas.ca/

Melinda is here on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-divers-75a32259/

Her episode on Hearts & Carts is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/bg/podcast/melinda-divers-ceo-founder-moonshine-mamas/id1653692647?i=1000632562460

He has 18+ years of real estate development, and he knows music spaces. But now, he knows kitchens too. COO of Coho Collective Kitchens, Amrit Maharaj talks about one of our favorite subjects - food!

check out Coho Commissary here: https://www.cohocollectivekitchens.com/

Find Amrit here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amrit-maharaj-00334b193/