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Growth League Podcast Ep. 28 Season 2 - Penney McTaggart-Cowan, VP Marketing at Calgary Co-Op by Hook + Ladder Digital

Today's guests: Benjamin Perrin, Law professor - UBC / Author - "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis" / Author - "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" (coming Oct. 2023) Ken Keelor, CEO - Calgary Co-op  Jerry Gao, president & founder - LEAF environmental products Stephen Brown, Deputy Chief North America Economist - Capital Economics Sylvain Charlebois, Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab - Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld joins us to look at the year that was, and the year to come; what a new federal ban on some plastic products means for Calgary Co-op grocery stores and their compostable garbage bags; a Calgary Rabbi says he doesn't quite "get" hanukkah. We find out why.

Truly caring for your community isn't an annual event, it's done in the small, daily actions. At Calgary Co-op, that means viewing every decision through a community lens. This focus has allowed the business to flourish and grow new avenues of value for its owner members, such as home healthcare, mental health and drug rehab through its acquisition of Beacon Pharmacy, and recreational business through alcohol and cannabis sales. Balancing this community-first focus with financial sustainability is at the core of Ken's work. This episode should inspire you to examine your company's own ESG practices and key strategic promises to ensure longevity and customer satisfaction.

A respected entrepreneur and communicator, Paula Worthington is the founder and principal of Worthington PR & Story, a Calgary-based communications agency specializing in public relations, social media and brand strategy. She launched Worthington PR & Story in early 2018. The agency's current client roster includes a who's who of Alberta businesses, including Calgary Co-op, ATCO, University of Calgary Properties Group and Parks Foundation Calgary. Worthington PR & Story services include public relations, strategic communications, media relations, media training, issues management, social media strategy, project management, content writing, influencer campaigns, event management and marketing. The agency also supports changemakers, social enterprises and charities in the community through an agency division called Noble Arrow Projects. Current clients include the Women In Need Society, Paul Brandt's #NotInMyCity anti-human trafficking movement and the Quinterra Legacy Garden. Paula is a storyteller at heart. Occasionally, you can find Paula travelling the globe as a notable freelance writer and photographer, with her work appearing in national newspapers and magazines. The yellow arrow in her logo was inspired by her travels (on foot), following a little yellow arrow several hundred kilometres across Spain. She never forgot the power and importance of having wayfinders in order to accomplish our goals. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Zoglo's Incredible Food Corp CEO Tony Morello tells Proactive it has listed its Incredible plant-based product line with Calgary Co-operative Association Limited, solidifying its retail footprint in the Alberta market. Morello says Calgary Co-op is one of North America's largest retail co-operatives with over 440,000 members. They ranked eight in sales among all Canadian grocery retailers for financial year 2019-2020 with annual sales of over $1 billion.

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 23! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer's most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at www.realcustomerengagement.comIn this episode we chat with our special guest Ken Keelor , CEO of the amazing Calgary Co-op, one of the last remaining big indie grocers left in Canada and a solid, diversified business owned by its members.  The coop model is really powerful, particularly in Western Canada, and we'll learn more from this retail and grocery industry veteran. I ask Sylvain about his favourite donut?  Well if you had the chance a reminder to everyone to check out our bonus episode with Chris Schultz from Voodoo donuts….this indulgence is crazy…and do you see that Krispy Kreme is offering donuts for a vaccination!We look at the Meat paradox, seafood DNA testing, Cannabis NB, and talk about upcoming research headed our way from the Dalhousie Agri-Foods lab!******Thanks again to the folks at omNovos for being our presenting sponsor! If you liked what you heard you can follow or subscribe on Apple iTunes , Spotify or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the grocery, foodservice,  or restaurant industry.  Have a safe week everyone!

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and with the support of omNovos, Canada's digital customer engagement company. omNovos make Personalization EASY by helping you engage the right customer, with the right content, at the right time. Find out how you can get started quickly and affordably so you can focus on doing what matters most--driving revenue and margin growth at www.realcustomerengagement.comThe Voice of Retail is also supported by Raange.  Are you looking to cut your customer acquisition cost by up to 50%? Raange helps brick and mortar brands convert store visitors into digital customers with mobile engagements. Watch a quick video demo by texting “Retail” to 55055.In this episode I'm in Calgary with Vice-President – Marketing and Member Experiences for Calgary Co-Op, Penney McTaggart Cowan.  We explore the journey behind launching two new private label brands in the COVID era, hundreds of new products, the power of being Uber-local,  and managing the brand and member experience in a time of great change.Next, I catch up with a long time friend and global brand expert David Kincaid, Founder and Managing Partner of Level5 Strategy.  In a wide ranging conversation we talk about David's four decades of helping c-suite executives create and nourish brands, and all about the masterclass in brand and business strategy that is his latest book, The Brand Driven CEO.But first, let's hear from Penney from Calgary Coop******Thanks to Penney and David for being my guests,  plus omNovos and Raange for their support on this episode.  If you liked this podcast please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform,  rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry.  I'm Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedInUntil next time, have a safe week!

Mitch Jacobsen started his career as a Petroleum engineer, managing the design and construction of the first two produced water ponds in Alberta, which has ultimately helped recycle thousands of cubic meters of water and saved thousands of cubic meters of fresh water usage. Working long hard hours in the oil & gas sector, Mitch and colleagues often used coffee and energy drinks for ‘energy kicks’ and to stay alert. But when Mitch witnessing his best friend have a heart attack from conventional energy drinks, he leveraged his passion for health and fitness and went to work on creating a new product in the market to provide more natural energy boosts. Formulating the perfect naturally caffeinated, refreshing beverage was the goal, and with the help of a food-scientist Mitch started the process of developing Rviita Energy Tea – a clean pick-me-up drink made with caffeine from tea, organic honey, and vitamins, packed in one of the most carbon efficient packages on the planet. Rviita is now a company centered around inspiring others and helping people become healthier and more productive; works on principles of environmentally sustainable manufacturing & packaging throughout the lifecycle of the product. Since launching to shelves in October 2019, they have scaled to more than 150 stores with brands like Calgary Co-op, Sobeys, and Safeway. Rviita has made more than 200 deliveries of free product to nurses and doctors on the front lines of the COVID-relief effort. Their goal is to expand all across Canada and help as many people as we can. For practical resources, advice, and offers, visit RBC's Small Business Navigator hub at www.rbc.com/smallbusinessnavigator Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.On this episode we meet Ken Keelor, CEO of one of the biggest cooperative grocers in North America, Calgary Co-op.   We start by tracing back and discovering the origins of where Ken gets his obvious enthusiasm for retail and the consumer, and the genesis of his strategic thinking around the Calgary Co-op brand and diversified business.  We then talk about the huge changes to the business both pre-covid with their change in partners and launch of relentlessly relevant private labels, and then how the team dealt with and is adapting to the COVID era.Next a long time colleague and friend Ian Madell , Managing Partner, President of Level 5 Strategy and I catch up and talk brand strategy, what it means to be the steward of both the corporate strategy and important customer outcomes, the nature of the changing consumer and retail landscape, and wise advice for retailers on winning  on brand in the COVID era.But first, lets check in with Ken from Calgary Co-op******Thanks to Ken and Ian for being my guests on this episode.  If you liked this podcast please subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform,  rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry.I'm Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedInUntil next time, have a safe week!

Ken Keelor and the Calgary Co-op have always put their community first. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they knew they could play an important role in not only helping feed the communities they serve, but also to help their members contribute to in-demand charitable organizations.

Ken Keelor and the Calgary Co-op have always put their community first. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they knew they could play an important role in not only helping feed the communities they serve, but also to help their members contribute to in-demand charitable organizations.

It can be overwhelming as an individual, to feel as though we alone can impact environmental challenges. And so when a company shows us the way, it gives us a sense of hope that we're not alone. Calgary Co-op has shown us this recently in their abolishment of single use plastic bags. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patricia McLeod is a Corporate Director, Lawyer, and Compliance and Governance Advisor. She has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women for 2018 in the Accenture Corporate Director category, by WXN. She is the chairwoman of the board for the Calgary Co-op and the Calgary Film Centre. Patricia has an MBA from Queen’s University, and business and law degrees from the University of Alberta. She is also a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional and is a regular speaker on governance, privacy, leadership, regulatory issues, and cybersecurity.   Patricia joins me today to share her knowledge on cybersecurity and governance preparedness, from the viewpoint of the company board. She reveals exactly what information is at risk for cybersecurity attacks and highlights the potential impact and cost of a malicious attack. Patricia shares what the board of directors should know and the questions they need to be asking regarding cybersecurity. She also highlights the right way to handle hacks and thefts, even if a company does not have the right expertise in their IT department.    “Critical, from a board perspective, is to understand the resource investment that you need to make.” - Patricia McLeod     Today on I’m A Millionaire...So, Now What?: Cybersecurity from the viewpoint of governance and the company board. The personal information and knowledge assets that are at risk. The information that hackers are attempting to steal. Why it is vital to have a cybersecurity breach readiness plan. Understanding and reviewing company insurance policies. How boutique businesses and startups are also being targeted. How to respond to cybersecurity attacks if you don't have expertise in your IT department.   Patricia McLeod’s Fun Frank Advice for Self-Made Millionaires & Wealthy Families:   Put your hand up, take on the tough challenges, and do the things that you don't think you are qualified to do. That's how you learn and how my whole career changed.    Connect with Patricia McLeod: Patricia McLeod on LinkedIn Email: patricia@patriciamcleod.com       Subscribe to the I’m A Millionaire, So Now What Podcast! Thanks for joining us for this episode of I'm A Millionaire, So Now What Podcast - the show bringing you inspirational stories, practical strategies, and fun, frank advice for self-made millionaires and wealthy families. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show on iTunes and leave a positive review. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with other wealthy families and self-made millionaires on social media!  

  Patricia McLeod is a Corporate Director, Lawyer, and Compliance and Governance Advisor. She has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women for 2018 in the Accenture Corporate Director category, by WXN. She is the chairwoman of the board for the Calgary Co-op and the Calgary Film Centre. Patricia has an MBA from Queen’s University, and business and law degrees from the University of Alberta. She is also a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional and is a regular speaker on governance, privacy, leadership, regulatory issues, and cybersecurity.   Patricia joins me today to share her knowledge on cybersecurity and governance preparedness, from the viewpoint of the company board. She reveals exactly what information is at risk for cybersecurity attacks and highlights the potential impact and cost of a malicious attack. Patricia shares what the board of directors should know and the questions they need to be asking regarding cybersecurity. She also highlights the right way to handle hacks and thefts, even if a company does not have the right expertise in their IT department.     “Critical, from a board perspective, is to understand the resource investment that you need to make.” - Patricia McLeod       Today on I’m A Millionaire...So, Now What?:   Cybersecurity from the viewpoint of governance and the company board. The personal information and knowledge assets that are at risk. The information that hackers are attempting to steal. Why it is vital to have a cybersecurity breach readiness plan. Understanding and reviewing company insurance policies. How boutique businesses and startups are also being targeted. How to respond to cybersecurity attacks if you don't have expertise in your IT department.     Patricia McLeod’s Fun Frank Advice for Self-Made Millionaires & Wealthy Families:   Put your hand up, take on the tough challenges, and do the things that you don't think you are qualified to do. That's how you learn and how my whole career changed.     Connect with Patricia McLeod:   Patricia McLeod on LinkedIn Email: patricia@patriciamcleod.com         Join me for Elevated Conversations: Exploring Cybersecurity   Join me on May 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern for the exclusive, invitation-only event: Elevated Conversations: Exploring Cybersecurity with special guest, Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to learn more about the new frontier of online security. You’ll learn how CIRA is advancing the internet in Canada and worldwide as well as how they are shaping the internet governance around the world.   Email Colleen.Campbell@RBC.com to request your exclusive invitation today!     Get Ready for Fun Networking & Fundraising!   Kick off your high-heels ladies, lace up your golf shoes, and get ready for an exciting, fun way to network with your business peers while raising money for a worthy cause. Join me, Colleen O’Connell-Campbell and Shelley True on September 5, 2019 for the all-women’s golf tournament, FORE-Play for Charity - the annual event supporting The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.   The FORE-Play for Charity event features fun ways to network with other Ottawa-based business leaders such as Open Mic, Cocktail Hour, the Red Carpet event, and a unique Makeup and Beauty Bar as well as a Gala Dinner.   So if you’re ready to lace up your golf shoes and tee off to support The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, visit www.truedotdesign.com/foreplay to register today - or, become a sponsor to show the community you’re serious about mental health.   Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and follow FORE-Play for Charity on Facebook so you never miss an update on this important event.   Registration opens on April 1, 2019     Protect Yourself. Protect Your Family. Protect Your Assets   Protecting yourself, your family, and your assets are all essential elements of your roadmap to real riches as well as building and strategizing your financial plans.   If you’re ready to build your roadmap to riches and learn how to protect yourself, your family, and your assets, join us this spring for our Estate Planning Sessions with RBC Wealth Management.   Topic: Your Power of Attorney: Quite Possibly the Most Important Person You Will Ever Hire Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Time: 2pm - 4pm   Topic: Your Executor: What You Need to Know Before You Hire Yours Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Time: 2pm - 4pm   Topic: Essential Family Conversations: Protecting Yourself and Your Wishes Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Time: 2pm - 4pm   Location details will be provided when you RSVP to the event(s). To RSVP, email Colleen at colleen.campbell@rbc.com     Subscribe to the I’m A Millionaire, So Now What Podcast! Thanks for joining us for this episode of I'm A Millionaire, So Now What Podcast - the show bringing you inspirational stories, practical strategies, and fun, frank advice for self-made millionaires and wealthy families. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show on iTunes and leave a positive review. Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with other wealthy families and self-made millionaires on social media!  

If you want to know how something works, talk to someone who has experience. If you want to know where something is going, talk to to someone who is passionate and high energy. Greg Hallett is all the above, with 40 years working in Co-op business model and serving multiple positions spanning from Gas Bar Manager with Calgary Co-op to now Project and Facilities Manager with Otter Co-op. During the interview Greg unpacks and simplifies Otter Co-op's bulk petroleum division, how members benefit, how purchasing decisions are made, and how executives manage one of the most economically resilient business structure developed in modern history. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/DbV7_A6NfUA

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome Marie-Claire Gould back for Part 2. Marie-Claire grew up impassioned  by philosophy, theology, mythology, and game design as the daughter of Wilf K. Backhaus, creator of one of the first roleplaying games, Chivalry & Sorcery. Marie-Claire has merged all these passions into her own projects, including playing Dryden Silverkin in the Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play Podcast, Tavern Tales, and as the host of the Star Wars discussion podcast “What the Force?”, with an upcoming discussion from Young Justice’s own Vanessa Marshall! Taverntales.ca A Curated Dnd Live Play set in the Tales of the Yawning Portal Whattheforce.ca A Star wars Fan Podcast HoloNet-Radio.com (underconstruction - like RPG casts) Upcoming still in progress HoloNet-Radio will be your best and biggest resource for currently-releasing Star Wars podcasts! We make it easy to find pods featuring women, non-binary people, LGBTQ+, and PoC. Morpheus Theatre a Community Theatre in Calgary - Co-directing Unnecessary Farce going up in September. https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/ Thanks to everyone for sharing time with us. You can find us on Twitter @theYJfiles, on Facebook at @crashingthemode, on theyjfiles.tumblr.com, on our website crashingthemode.com, our email address whelmedpodcast@gmail.com, and now on YouTube at www.crashingthemode.com/youtube. If you enjoy our show, please consider sharing it with a friend. You can also support the show by giving us a 5-Star review on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice. The ratings help others find the show. If you do leave us a rating, please let us know! Especially if you’re outside the US, we have to look a little harder to find those. And even though Season 3 has been official announced, please continue to spread the word to friends and family about the series, #BuyYJcomicsoncomixology to get us more stories even sooner, and get yourself up to speed for the S3 premiere. And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

Today in the Watchtower, we welcome Marie-Claire Gould. Marie-Claire grew up impassioned  by philosophy, theology, mythology, and game design as the daughter of Wilf K. Backhaus, creator of one of the first roleplaying games, Chivalry & Sorcery. Marie-Claire has merged all these passions into her own projects, including playing Dryden Silverkin in the Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play Podcast, Tavern Tales, and as the host of the Star Wars discussion podcast “What the Force?”, with an upcoming discussion from Young Justice’s own Vanessa Marshall! Taverntales.ca A Curated Dnd Live Play set in the Tales of the Yawning Portal Whattheforce.ca A Star wars Fan Podcast HoloNet-Radio.com (underconstruction - like RPG casts) Upcoming still in progress HoloNet-Radio will be your best and biggest resource for currently-releasing Star Wars podcasts! We make it easy to find pods featuring women, non-binary people, LGBTQ+, and PoC. Morpheus Theatre a Community Theatre in Calgary - Co-directing Unnecessary Farce going up in September. https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/ Thanks to everyone for sharing time with us. You can find us on Twitter @theYJfiles, on Facebook at @crashingthemode, on theyjfiles.tumblr.com, on our website crashingthemode.com, our email address whelmedpodcast@gmail.com, and now on YouTube at www.crashingthemode.com/youtube. If you enjoy our show, please consider sharing it with a friend. You can also support the show by giving us a 5-Star review on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice. The ratings help others find the show. If you do leave us a rating, please let us know! Especially if you’re outside the US, we have to look a little harder to find those. And even though Season 3 has been official announced, please continue to spread the word to friends and family about the series, #BuyYJcomicsoncomixology to get us more stories even sooner, and get yourself up to speed for the S3 premiere. And as always. Stay whelmed everyone.

What started twenty plus years ago as a regional eco-gastronomic movement in northern Italy has grown to become a world wide peaceful revolution for change with over 100,000 members in 160 countries. To quote founder Carlo Petrini: “Human greed has destroyed our soil fertility, water, biodiversity. The Earth is not an infinite resource. We need to strengthen the true drivers of sustainable farming, small and medium sized farmers.” Petrini argues that the key to changing the way we produce food is through “glocal” action – linking up local initiatives using technology to create a global force, the “multi-nationals for tomorrow.” Slow Food Southern Alberta is committed to educate people about traditional and wholesome means of food production. Slow Food connects producers and co-producers; educates consumers, including children, through tasting workshops and community gardens; and help to protect biodiversity by providing better knowledge of and control over what we eat and how it is produced. Speaker: Jacqueline L. Chalmers Jacqueline Chalmers is the founder and president of Slow Food Southern Alberta. She was chosen to attend the international conference of Slow Food – “Terra Madre” in 2010 in Turin, Italy. Six thousand people from all over the world attended; workshops and seminars were translated into six languages, making it feel like United Nations of Food. The conference fuelled her on-going passion to do the utmost to protect and respect Mother Earth thus ensuring that everyone in the world has access to good, clean, fair food. Jackie and her family live west of Claresholm on the historic New Oxley Ranche. They raise garlic commercially and their produce can be found in all Calgary Co-ops and is served in many of the restaurants in southern Alberta that feature local producers.

What started twenty plus years ago as a regional eco-gastronomic movement in northern Italy has grown to become a world wide peaceful revolution for change with over 100,000 members in 160 countries. To quote founder Carlo Petrini: “Human greed has destroyed our soil fertility, water, biodiversity. The Earth is not an infinite resource. We need to strengthen the true drivers of sustainable farming, small and medium sized farmers.” Petrini argues that the key to changing the way we produce food is through “glocal” action – linking up local initiatives using technology to create a global force, the “multi-nationals for tomorrow.” Slow Food Southern Alberta is committed to educate people about traditional and wholesome means of food production. Slow Food connects producers and co-producers; educates consumers, including children, through tasting workshops and community gardens; and help to protect biodiversity by providing better knowledge of and control over what we eat and how it is produced. Speaker: Jacqueline L. Chalmers Jacqueline Chalmers is the founder and president of Slow Food Southern Alberta. She was chosen to attend the international conference of Slow Food – “Terra Madre” in 2010 in Turin, Italy. Six thousand people from all over the world attended; workshops and seminars were translated into six languages, making it feel like United Nations of Food. The conference fuelled her on-going passion to do the utmost to protect and respect Mother Earth thus ensuring that everyone in the world has access to good, clean, fair food. Jackie and her family live west of Claresholm on the historic New Oxley Ranche. They raise garlic commercially and their produce can be found in all Calgary Co-ops and is served in many of the restaurants in southern Alberta that feature local producers.

What started twenty plus years ago as a regional eco-gastronomic movement in northern Italy has grown to become a world wide peaceful revolution for change with over 100,000 members in 160 countries. To quote founder Carlo Petrini: “Human greed has destroyed our soil fertility, water, biodiversity. The Earth is not an infinite resource. We need to strengthen the true drivers of sustainable farming, small and medium sized farmers.” Petrini argues that the key to changing the way we produce food is through “glocal” action – linking up local initiatives using technology to create a global force, the “multi-nationals for tomorrow.” Slow Food Southern Alberta is committed to educate people about traditional and wholesome means of food production. Slow Food connects producers and co-producers; educates consumers, including children, through tasting workshops and community gardens; and help to protect biodiversity by providing better knowledge of and control over what we eat and how it is produced. Speaker: Jacqueline L. Chalmers Jacqueline Chalmers is the founder and president of Slow Food Southern Alberta. She was chosen to attend the international conference of Slow Food – “Terra Madre” in 2010 in Turin, Italy. Six thousand people from all over the world attended; workshops and seminars were translated into six languages, making it feel like United Nations of Food. The conference fuelled her on-going passion to do the utmost to protect and respect Mother Earth thus ensuring that everyone in the world has access to good, clean, fair food. Jackie and her family live west of Claresholm on the historic New Oxley Ranche. They raise garlic commercially and their produce can be found in all Calgary Co-ops and is served in many of the restaurants in southern Alberta that feature local producers.