Grown using only sea and sunlight, Kove snacks are here to help change the world. VP Sales & Marketing at Cascadia Seaweed and Kove Ocean Foods, Desirée Dupuis talks about working with indigenous tribes and the in and outs of growing one of the world's most sustainable crops. 

Shop Kove here: https://koveocean.com/

Find Desirée  here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddupuis/

First zoom, first podcast. Tim (Timmie)  Moorhead comes on to talk pharmacy, pharmacy pharmacy. Tim runs a Pharmasave in Trail BC, and we talk about his career in retail, the difficulty of hiring these days and out of stocks. Kenny and Tim talk the old days, and changes in the town and how it affects retail. 

Find Tim here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-moorhead-657b0033/

Shop Pharmasave Trail here: https://pharmasave.com/trail/

What would Laurie do? Actually, what did Laurie do? We talk to Laurie about the changes  she's made,  and she talks about her pivot and getting back into business with her husband Jim.

find Laurie here: https://laurieshopland.com/

or on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-shopland-86b86218/

Danny Ferraro talks about a lifetime of retailing - his and his family's passion for serving the consumer and finding the best products.  We explore what it was like to try and keep retail open and available during Covid, and Danny gives us insight on what kind of mindset it takes to make sure you look after staff and consumers like family.

Check out Ferraro Foods here: https://ferrarofoods.ca/

Live from the show! The Knuckleheads make it to CHFA East and we spend time talking to guests that were live and in attendance. We had a great time - thanks to Bruce Singer, Kyle Marsham, Sasha Rajamani and Kelsey Reidl for coming on with us. 

You can find Bruce here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucesinger/

Find Kyle Marsham here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-marsham-08178583/

You can find Sasha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-rajamani-02872618/ 

and more importantly, you can shop Pokko here: https://pokko.ca/

A big thank you to Kelsey Reidl for being a gem of a human being and for being an fellow OG on the podcast scene. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-reidl-1aba1a31/

Follow and listen to Kelsey's podcast here: https://www.kelseyreidl.com/podcast

Find Gavin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mah-712a0041/

Shop Finlandia at : https://www.finlandiahealthstore.com/

Lorna Vanderhaeghe comes on the show. We talk history and what it takes  to succeed in the Natural Health Industry. We were pretty excited to get Lorna on the show - she's a legend in the industry, and such a wonderful person to boot. Knowing who Lorna is, is really required knowledge to be in the Natural Health space

Find Lorna here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-vanderhaeghe-96773027/

He leaves a big CPG, jumps into a small business and 50 years later, he's helping brands of all shapes and sizes. We're inspired by Tony's humble nature and how many things he's help to build.

Connect with Tony here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-luongo-84b3228/

Find Concord National here: https://concordnational.com/

From fighting forest fires to driving buses, Jamie Parker and his partner learned about coffee roasting and set about building a brand that wants to be the most influential outdoor lifestyle brand. Calgary Heritage Roasting Company is growing one coffee lover at a time!

Check out Calgary Heritage Roasting Company : https://www.calgaryheritageroastingco.com/

Find Jamie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-parker-a45a63112/

Find Mike here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-wenzlawe-329987122

Kenny is worried about Wendy Yeung. She's amazing - thank you for listening to our podcast so faithfully. The knuckleheads get together and talk for the first time in a month. (did you miss us?) We talk vacations, taking a break, getting back in retail stores. We also talk about the business we launched. (the fractional COO business)

CHFA Launchpad details are here: https://chfanow.ca/toronto/chfa-launch-pad/ 

Check out Tao Tea here: https://www.taotealeaf.com/