Islands Edition - Holly MacDonald & Spark and Co

Islands Edition - Peri Lavender & Saltspring Apple Co

David chats with Peri Lavender one of the partners in Salt Spring Apple Company about their amazing quest to start an ambitious apple orchard and a cidery while also making nearly every conceivable product one can from apples. Including crowd favourite fritters

Islands Edition - Kaeli Yarwood & Steffich Fine Art

I enjoyed my conversation with Kaeli Yarwood who became -  as she terms it  - a reluctant art gallery owner with the tragic death of her mentor and business namesake Matt Steffich in June, 2020 just as Covid was also ramping up. She faced other problems including a premises flood that resulted in a gallery relocation. Despite all of this she has come through with flying colours, some of it on the back of the Shopify e-commerce site she built under Matt's oversight in 2019

Islands Edition - Sandi Poystila & The Islands Marketplace

Sandi Poystila talks about her 20 year publishing venture: starting it, growing it, and ending it about a year ago. She talks about passion, the key requirement for sales capability, how she enjoyed dealing with people who worked for the publication and the tough decision to stop. It is a lesson for all entrepreneurs: how is your business going to end

Islands Edition - Holly MacDonald & Spark and Co

This intriguing 2 part episode features Holly MacDonald the principal behind the 19 year old e-learning firm located on Salt Spring Island whose clients are literally found globally. Holly talks about her business and where it is in 2026 and then, after listening to it  she reflects on a previous podcast from 2021 that described her professional services firm. It is truly a tribute to her that the core strategies have seen her go from strength to strength

CHIR FM as a Entrepreneurial Endeavour

David Crouch reviews the 10 year history of Gulf Island Community Radio Society as a board member and the treasurer from a perspective as a business start-up. He goes over honestly and without blushing the variety of mistakes made - in his opinion - on the long but ultimately successful path that led to the on air broadcast station CHIR FM