We've got a sweet one today! The inspiring Austin from Sweet Nutrition stops by to chat about his career journey. Austin jumps into his past career stops, how he built his sales chops, and what led to the invention and iterations of Sweet.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-calladine-20810412a/

https://sweetnutrition.ca/

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In what's sure to be our lowest rated and listened to episode, the always insightful Mark Lee decides to host and interview Justin Osborne. Mark and Justin discuss their career paths, moves into the natural space, and how they've built their careers.

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Award winning marketing strategist, brand builder, and entrepreneur, Ryan Moran joins the show to talk about his career journey. Ryan dives into his passion for storytelling and how that drove the creation of Locke & King.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpatrickmoran/

https://lockeandking.ca/

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/

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.

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

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.

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.