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Mark Brand calls himself an Advocate,  Agitator, and an Accomplice, he is a Social Entrepreneur, International Speaker, Chef, Humanitarian, Artist, rapper, Dj, a world traveler, and so much more! He has 11 businesses under his belt! Eight years ago, he took over Save On Meats, a Vancouver-based institution that has provided food security and access since 1957. With his partnerships with A better Life foundation, they have provided over 2.8million meals to people in need. In this episode, he and I sit down and talk about the quest to live your life authentically, food sustainability, working for the United Nations, Cooking at the Vatican, working with the late great musician Prince, and how we can overcome challenges in our lives. We talk about falling down and getting back up and doing what you love without having to choose just ONE thing.This is a conversation you will want to definitely dive into and listen to it more than once. Here are a few snippets of some of our conversation:[9:19]  I run the businesses that I run, which is a better life foundation charity on three borders, Canada, the US side, and Mexico. And what better life foundation does is focus on feeding, trading, and employing people coming out of the margins, recidivism, Street, and transmit reversibility.[18:33] I'm an alcoholic. Four years sober under my belt. I relapsed during the pandemic. People are like oh my god, you can talk about that and be a business person and work with the United Nations. I'm like, you have to you. It's not can I, if they turn their back on me, that's fine. I know that I'm okay. But they don't they dig in deeper. They're like, we can trust this person. [20:30] I'm speaking directly to you at this point, you are not your mistakes, and you are not your slips. They don't define you, it really what defines you is how you're going to deal with them.[22:00] The poison that you put in, that creates depression, and also disassociates your soul from your body to deep indigenous belief. And it's just true, you know, you become a different person when you're under the influence. And that person is less inhibited, they careless, they might be more sarcastic, aggressive.[26:00]  I was a breakfast cook in Melbourne, at a hotel, you know, like whatever it took to stick to get by while I was traveling, cooking was always something I could fall back on. But it didn't become part of my personality, or the way that I forward face because I became a DJ for nine to 10 years. And then that was my profession.[27:37] I'm not a religious person, just to get that out of the way, which makes the story even better. But was asked to do this dinner for 400 people for climate change at the Vatican in Rome, and base it around the methodologies and the understandings of poverty and localized etc. [35:48] We get it twisted, we start to box ourselves in our possibilities very, very early. I never adhered to that. Right. And I refuse to believe it. [39:00] Homeless doesn't mean you were the guy sitting on the corner with a tin can and a thing, a sign in the dog. That's also homeless. Homeless means sleeping in your car almost means having been in a shelter homeless means Couchsurfing with your mom, because you lost your house. That's all homeless.[39:54] Don't ever allow anybody to extinguish any of the flames that make you passionate and it's not about a giant audience.[44:19] I had a disagreement with the multinational supplier, massive company, trillion-dollar company. And I decided to go to war with them. And I was like, what you've done is not acceptable. And they were like, okay, cool. And they sued me. For almost $400,000 at the exact same time, I'd had a disagreement with the designer.[51:28] I love everybody. Right. But I have to choose how to spend my time. And I won't mince words here, white dudes mentor other white dudes into success. It's, it's how the system works. It's really true. Right. And it's not even that they do it by choice. It's they're just like, just is.[57:08] You don't come from a place of, like, I know better. As soon as you move into a superiority mindset, it's over for you because somebody is going to find a crack.[59:17] I'll share on a high level is getting to work with Prince for, you know, almost five years. Prince was an artist that like, I can remember renting The Purple rain tape renting, sorry, taking out the purple rain tape from the Cole Harbor library, and popping that popping in my Walkman because you couldn't afford to buy it.[105:57] Push everything that I have created or things that have been created with me and teams into the hands of the people that need the most. So we created those structures financially.[113:00] The reason people are so angry, the reason people got firearms, the reason people hate each other are deeply entrenched on message boards and on Reddit and write and blog posts is that they can't f%cking love themselves as they could the world a different place, man.Mark Brand LinksMark Brand WebsiteMark Brand InstagramMark Brand TwitterMark Brand FacebookDanny Stone LinksGoal-Achievement SystemDanny Stone WebsiteDanny Stone FacebookDanny Stone InstagramDanny Stone TwitterDanny Stone LinkedIn

Alright, welcome back to the I Am Interchange podcast, everybody! Tate Chamberlin here for an impromptu interview with Vancouver BC-based social entrepreneur and culinary badass Mark Brand.  He’s opened and run several successful restaurants ranging from fine-dining to diners, and in 2013 started the highly successful meal token program out of his restaurant Save-On-Meats that’s prepared over 2 million meals for the homeless and underserved. 

"Be the change you want to see in the world," could have been said about today's guest, Mark Brand. The social entrepreneur is an expert at creating businesses that make a difference, and a profit. He joins Ned from Save On Meats in Vancouver, the classic diner known for its cutting-edge employment models and focus on local food security. Mark shares his passion and insights on how to enact change in your own world. To learn more about Mark visit MarkBrandInc.com. Please reach out to us with your questions and show ideas! Record a voice memo or write an email and send it to connect@distractionpodcast.com. Our producer is Sarah Guertin @sarahguertin, and our editor/recording engineer is Pat Keogh. To learn more about how our sponsor, Landmark College, helps students with ADHD succeed click HERE. See their beautiful campus in Putney, Vermont at an Open House on Friday, January 10, 2020.

Mark Brand is CEO of MB Inc a company that pushes the envelope and challenges perspectives by constantly striving to improve the lives of others while providing opportunities for growth and social change. Mark is also a member of the council at NationSwell www.nationswell.com Executive Board Member The Presidents Group Province of B.C. http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/about-the-bc-government/accessibility/accessibility-2024-leadership/presidents-group Member of the Board of Directors Ted X and the Board Chair for A Better Life Foundation & Charity http://abetterlifefoundation.ca

Mark Brand is a very dynamic and versatile social entrepreneur. His past is peppered with a variety of transient life experiences, moving all over the world for various reasons before settling down in Vancouver, BC where he has started several businesses. His main focuses now are the historic and iconic Save On Meats businesses (Est. 1957; he took over in 2010) and his charity A Better Life Foundation. Mark is an extremely passionate and caring individual who definitely isn't afraid of saying what he thinks or putting it all on the line. This is an excellent episode from a truly unique member of this city. Mark's Website - http://www.markbrandinc.com Save On Meats - http://saveonmeats.ca A Better Life Foundation - http://abetterlifefoundation.ca Vancouver Real - http://vancouverreal.tv/ Omega Point - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOmega... Float House - http://www.floathouse.ca/

Mark Brand opened his first restaurant in 2007 and went on to restore Save On Meats, a butcher shop founded in 1957. Save On Meats is not like any other butcher shop or lunch counter, because Mark has created a sustainable business model that serves the community. Mark states that by creating a business that stands for something, not only does that help the community as a whole, but he has seen fewer turnovers from his staff because they also believe in the bigger picture.   Key Takeaways: [1:45] Thank you Vancity Buzz for sponsoring us! [2:45] What was Mark's defining moment? [6:55] How did Mark get started in the hospitality industry? [9:20] Mark had an addiction problem, but he decided that wasn't going to be his story. [10:10] Mark opened his restaurant in a bad neighborhood and everybody told him it was a bad idea. [15:25] Mark talks about the reality show he was a part of. [18:10] Save on Meats isn't just a restaurant; it has a big social component too. [21:45] What's one piece of advice Mark can share with those who are looking to start a non-profit? [25:40] Mark has created a model where people can see how their dollar impacts others. [30:55] What are some of Mark's core values? [32:35] How does Mark define success? [34:55] Mark shares a few statistics. [36:45] Why should business owners care about the bottom line? Because it's the right thing to do! [38:40] Millennials are looking for purpose-based businesses. [39:30] Where does Mark see himself in ten years? [41:30] Mark talks about the kind of legacy he would like to leave behind.   Mentioned in This Episode: http://www.vancitybuzz.com/ http://mantalks.com/ http://www.markbrandinc.com/ http://saveonmeats.ca/   Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com– lateniteautomatic.com)

Vancouver, 2013. I’m enjoying a brief stint out west as a copywriter for ad agency TAXI’s western outpost. Most of my downtime is spent digging with the hommie Sipreano, smoking on Van City’s finest and hitting up the hometown hangouts, including The Stuntman’s 45 Throwdown at Save-On Meats. It was the sort of low key […]