The Modern Entrepreneur at the 50th Parallel

Episode 13 - The Business of YBL

In 2022 Dennis Brodie became the Manager of the YBL - Campbell River Airport.  Today he is chatting with us about the services this municipal airport provides to the region, how convenient it is to flying out of YBL and the local businesses that call the airport lands home.

Episode 12 - Tires, Tech and Insight with Associated Tire

A new year, a new mayor and a new podcast!
For the first podcast of the year, the modern entrepreneur  guest is the newly elected Mayor Dahl.  Before he was the City of Campbell River's Mayor, Kermit was an entrepreneur and dedicated business owner in the city for over 20 years. He built the family owned business from two staff to over twenty.

Episode 11- Fresh Fetch

Markella Gionet joins host Leah Knutson with Campbell River Economic Development to chat about starting her business Fresh Fetch. Fresh fetch started as a fresh locally sourced canine food topper and has expanded to include treats and meal mixers to support your pets nutritional needs. Freshfetch.ca From the idea phase to participating in the food incubator offered by the city, we touch on what it took to start and grow her business while working a full time job. 
 
 

Episode 10 - Innovation in Seafood

Today we chat with Debra Hellbach from the VIU Centre for Seafood Innovation and Naomi Tabata from North Island College about innovation and technology in the seafood sector on Vancouver Island.  From automating oyster shucking to working collaboratively with aquaculture and seaweed companies to build prototypes, these organizations are advancing the region and the sector.

Episode 9 - The Gathering Place

In this episode Lovena Harvey, founder of the Gathering Place Trading, chats about her entrepreneurial journey that started in South Africa by trading their campervan for a ton of rooibos tea and bringing it back to Cortez Island. Twenty  years later, she reflects on the importance of having business mentors and an appetite for learning and adapting to new ways of doing business in order to maintain and grow operations in the industry she is passionate about.

Episode 8 - Highway 19 Concert Society

Today we chat with Lucas Schuller, Executive Director of the Highway 19 Concert Society, about making the transition from full time employment with a local MLA to leading a not-for-profit society in the arts and culture scene. 

Episode 7 - The Sociable Scientist, Laurel Sliskovic

In this episode we learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur as a consultant who specializes in in recreation, tourism and leisure.  We also dive into the best practices for collecting information from the public on products or services.

Episode 6 - Gold Medal Ambition

Founder of Tremain Media, Leah Tremain has been innovating in the media and marketing industry since early in her career. Like her dedication to jiu jitsu, she is constantly evaluating and strategizing what move to make next in anticipation of where the market is going.