One of the best guys to spend time with at CHFA, Devin Powell from Pulp & Press joins the show to chat about his unexpected journey into CPG, his expansion into the USA, and what stood out to him at Expo West.  He gives some advice on the industry, some great local brand shout outs, and what he’s really excited about for the upcoming year. https://www.linkedin.com/in/devinpowellpp/ https://www.pulpandpress.com ..read more

Former President/General Manager of Canada & China for SC Johnson joins the show to catch up with the guys. Chris dives into developing markets, his long career journey with SCJ, and why he likes Alex so much more than Justin ..read more

Happy CHFA week everyone!  What better way to get pumped for the Vancouver show than sitting down with the man, the myth, the legend – Aaron Skelton.  Aaron joins the show to discuss the upcoming event, his exciting career beginning on the retailer side, and his focus on advocacy on behalf of the industry.  For anyone attending the show this week, this is a must listen! https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronskelton/ https://chfa.ca/en/ https://www.saveoursupplements.ca ..read more

Another old Vega buddy (Vega just had some outstanding people) joins the show, Eiman Raouf comes on to discuss the world of QA. Eiman dives into his family business that led to him being a food scientist, the different areas of innovation & QA, and his thoughts on leadership ..read more

A CPG Veteran who held leadership roles at Kruger, PepsiCo, Molson Coors, ConAgra, and Upper Crust; Tom Gunter joins the podcast to discuss his wildly successful career.  Tom shares learnings from throughout his career, some exciting launches like Healthy Choice, and how he’s keeping busy in “retirement” by consulting and mentoring instead of golfing.  We also give our old friend Ransom Hawley a shout out ..read more

Supply Chain Dad, Kevin Lee joins the show to discuss his career journey from freight to beer to health and wellness.  Kevin dives into different areas of supply chain, his leadership philosophy, what drives him, and how supply chain has changed over his career.  Did I mention Pirates?  If you’re interested in learning more about supply chain and operations, this episode is for you ..read more

Justin's old professor from McMaster stops by the podcast to chat about the world of teaching, what's new in his world, and what he's learned over his career. Did we mention that he's also an extremely accomplished ad executive? He dives into this and much more ..read more

Forbes 30 Under 30, Dragon’s Den, and all around great human being: Ameen Fadel from Cedar Valley Selections joins the show to chat about his entrepreneurship journey.  He dives into his ability to pivot the main product, set up manufacturing, and expansion plans.  He also gives a shoutout to some past brand H&C guests as his brand crushes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameen-fadel-48175514b/ https://cedarvalleyselections.ca ..read more

Forbes 30 Under 30, Dragon’s Den, and all around great human being: Ameen Fadel from Cedar Valley Selections joins the show to chat about his entrepreneurship journey.  He dives into his ability to pivot the main product, set up manufacturing, and expansion plans.  He also gives a shoutout to some past brand H&C guests as his brand crushes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameen-fadel-48175514b/ https://cedarvalleyselections.ca ..read more

The guys sat down with one of Justin's Vega colleagues, Mike Remes. Mike shares the story of broad reaching career in the natural products space, and how he is now helping to lead the charge to build KOS Naturals Mike's LinkedIn KOS Naturals ..read more