In this episode, our CEO Matt Crowell joins in to help with some co-hosting duties as we welcome the Publisher of Retail Insider Magazine, Craig Patterson. Retail Insider is a prominent voice in retail...offering retail news, headlines from a

Janeen Norman of Alpine Sausage and Best of Calgary Foods

Dec 10th, 2020 19m 50s

It’s a story playing out with small businesses everywhere. Rapid consumer behaviour changes combined with constant changes to governmental operating regulations has significantly impacted small business owners. While some businesses have alread

Laurel Werbeski of Escape in Caledonia

Nov 24th, 2020 25m 4s

Restaurants can offer pick-up and delivery options, and retailers provide eCommerce and curb side pick-up options, but what about experiential businesses like bowling alleys, theatres, and other indoor family fun centres? In this episode, you’l

Jamie Milton of Uniglobe Carefree Travel

Nov 3rd, 2020 27m 58s

In this episode, you’ll meet Jamie Milton, the owner of Uniglobe Carefree Travel in Saskatoon. Jamie is a true pro in her business and I learned so much during this conversation! We dive into what it was like during those early days in Marc

Dax Dasilva Founder/CEO of Lightspeed & Author of "Age of Union"

Aug 19th, 2020 30m 34s

In this episode you’ll meet Dax Dasilva, Founder/CEO of Lightspeed, Founder of the not-for-profit organization Never Apart, and author of Age of Union. You’ll learn:What Lightspeed is and how it helps small businesses How operating a small bu

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Liza Huber - Founder/CEO of Sage Spoonfuls

Aug 11th, 2020 1h 11m

In this episode, you’ll learn the Clicks & Mortar back story including how we were about to launch a podcast called, “Love the Grind” as the pandemic officially arrived in North America in March 2020.It was then that we saw a much greater imm

Chris Pinkerton of GetintheLoop and Patrick Gill of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Jul 28th, 2020 37m 12s

Welcome to our interview with Chris Pinkerton who is the President of GetintheLoop. Prior to GetintheLoop, Chris was Head of the Mediative Consulting Group, an award-winning digital media and research company, which was acquired by Yellow Pages

Justin Tisdall of Juke Fried Chicken & Beetbox

Jul 6th, 2020 22m 12s

Restaurateur Justin Tisdall is a partner in two restaurants in Vancouver, Juke Fried Chicken and Beetbox.In this episode Justin talks about:The early steps they took to protect their business and their customersMenu pivots and process chang

Maurice Boire of BZB Test Kitchen

Jun 24th, 2020 32m

Welcome to our interview with Chef and entrepreneur Maurice Boire who is a partner in BZB Test Kitchen.In this episode Maurice talks about:Their unique multi-faceted food service operation conceptHow they’ve rethought the food service indus

Bob Phibbs - The Retail Doctor

Jun 15th, 2020 43m 7s

Welcome to our interview with Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor. In this episode, GetintheLoop’s Founder/CEO, Matt Crowell joins me for a conversation with one of the most popular retail thought leaders in the world, Bob Phibbs - The Retail Docto

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Phil Taylor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Jun 4th, 2020 9m 37s

** This episode contains Time Sensitive content that has expired as of June 12, 2020, however you can still learn about the Canadian Business Resilience Network in this episode.In this episode, Phil Taylor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Lynn Armstrong of Zoe Shoes + Objects Part 2

Jun 2nd, 2020 20m 21s

Welcome to part 2 of our interview with Lynn Armstrong of Zoe Shoes + Objects.In this episode, Lynn talks about her approach to eCommerce, the hustle and grit that’s needed to survive today, and more about how she works to create as much of h

Lynn Armstrong of Zoe Shoes + Objects Part 1

Jun 2nd, 2020 33m 24s

Over the next couple episodes, Lynn Armstrong, owner of Zoe Shoes + Objects in downtown Regina shares her unique perspective as a former reporter and corporate strategist on the future of retail and her own store. Lynn has a refined social medi

Don Blevens of Baby & Me Part 2

May 13th, 2020 24m 2s

Welcome to part 2 of our interview with Don Blevens of Baby and Me .Don Blevens and his wife own Baby and Me, an infant to child essentials specialty retail store who made the difficult decision to close his doors to shoppers but ‘stay open’

Don Blevens of Baby & Me Part 1

May 13th, 2020 24m 13s

Over the next two episodes, Don Blevens of Baby and Me shares his Coronvirus turnaround story. His business went down 70% in March 2020, but in April they regained much of that back, and their revenues continue to climb. Any business in a situa

Steve Collette of 3rd Degree Training and Actual Nutrition

May 4th, 2020 33m 41s

Today we talked with Steve Collette, the CEO of 3rd Degree Training and Actual Nutrition about how personal training and nutrition franchise, 3rd degree training, like many other small businesses had 4 hours to close their doors due to the Coro

Lindsey Cybulskie of Homegrown House & Pantry

May 2nd, 2020 18m 31s

In this episode, I talk with the owner of Homegrown House & Pantry, Lindsey Cybulskie in Airdrie, Alberta about the changes she's made to her business since the Coronavirus outbreak:What she noticed in her business at the outset of the pandem

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