You Can Do That Here! podcast
We are thrilled to be able to host Andrew Zwicker’s “You Can Do That Here” podcast, a collection of interviews with local entrepreneurs making life and business happen here. In these podcasts you will hear from entrepreneurs of all stripes, some building success locally while others have found their niche in a global market. What they all share is an appreciation for the boundless beauty of the region, and a desire to share their wisdom with others to support a thriving entrepreneurial culture.
No matter where you currently live or hope to land in the Kootenays, the “You Can Do That here” podcast is a perfect place to begin your quest for knowledge about the region and what is has to offer.
A picture can tell a thousand words. If you play your cards right, have the talent, the passion and the energy, they can also pay thousands of dollars. With the proliferation of camera technology these days, almost everyone has a high quality camera sitting right in their pocket. So how do professional photographers today stay ...
The Internet. For many businesses its arrival presented new and unique opportunities to build, grow and expand their traditional businesses. Other businesses saw it as a future competitor and didn’t get on board until new upstarts had surpassed them. Take the newspaper business for example. Since the days of the Gutenberg press, newspapers have dominated ...
There is an easy way to tell who the entrepreneurs are in a small community. Simply ask people about the work picture in their town. You’ll most likely hear a version of one of these two statements. “Work? There’s no work in this town. Unless you work for (Insert single big employers name here), you’ve ...
Starting. That one simple action is what separates true entrepreneurs from everyone else. We all have great ideas at times, but it is a rare breed that takes action, takes a risk, trusts in themselves and actually starts in on making that idea a reality. There are many different looks, and reasons for a start. ...
The customer is always right. Right? Give the customer what they want and they’ll keep coming back. Treat the customer well and they’ll probably tell their friends. Involve the customer from day one in the development of your business, and never forget that it is the customer who gives you the licence to operate and ...
To work or to play? If you’re like most, that decision is made for you automatically five days a week, and there really is no question at all. Entrepreneurs of course can stay home and play if they like, take the day off and hit the slopes, get in a bike ride or play the ...
From her start growing up with her grandparents in an eclectic, art filled house in Scotland, through her emergence as a budding artist and entrepreneur, Fiona Richards was a tour de force on the greeting cards scene. Utilizing timely and well placed media stories in some of the biggest publications in the world she quickly ...
There’s no such thing as bad publicity. That’s what everyone says at least, often as a way to rationalize some bad media coverage. But what about those truly successful entrepreneurs out there who knocked publicity and earned media out of the park, and were able to leverage press coverage to launch them from back of ...
Life on the edge. This is where the truly innovative businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs play. Out in front of the pack there is no one to follow, rule books are unwritten, and possibilities are endless. At the same time, there is no net, and there is no proof or reassurance that any new idea or ...
Frustrated with their jobs, and dreading Monday mornings. Petri Raito and Ryan Arnaud (originally of Winnipeg, but now calling Rossland, BC home) had become master home brewers of beer. Their friends regularly told them that they should get into business and sell their beer. Eventually that message sunk in and the two quit their jobs, ...
Starting from scratch, Tim Baldwin and Jordan Strobel from Trail, BC wanted to start their own business. The idea of being their own boss was appealing, and they had the drive, talent and energy to make it happen. The rest, could be learned along the way. Combining their love of digital media, graphic design, and ...
If you asked most people in the world what they’d most want. I bet you’d get a whole lot of people saying something like “World peace,” or ” Make the world a better place.” You’d probably also get a lot of people saying “Make a bunch of money.” What if you could make both of ...
