Natural Retailer Podcast | Weekly Interviews with Natural Product Professionals

Raji Kalra is the Manager of Alive studios – a division of Alive publishing group which focuses on video production. Raji talks about the power of internet video for natural products and how to get started with video.

Steve Gumm is a Marketing Consultant, Entrepreneur who has worked on 13 startups and a Speaker. Steve is also the host of the make your mark podcast which helps business people make breakthroughs in their work and personal lives. Steve tells you how to make breakthroughs in your natural product business. 

Alice Chung is the owner of the natural product retail chain, Alive Health Centre. Alice has been in the Health industry since 1978 and although Alice owns 29 stores with 170 staff - she still makes time for scheduled work hours at her Oakridge store in Vancouver. Alice gives excellent sales and marketing advice that has been key to her successful career.

Adam Cooper is chief product officer and co-founding partner of Counting Sheep Coffee - coffee that makes you sleep! Adam's team has become well-known from its great product and its appearance on Dragon's Den. Adam talks all about coffee and how it can help you as a natural retailer.

Melissa is an accomplished freelance writer and professional blogger who specializes in health and wellness. Melissa has written a large number of articles for many different natural health magazines including the Natural Foods Merchandiser, The Vitamin Retailer and the Gluten Free Retailer. Melissa gives great tips on how to build customer trust and your business with a blog. 

Kristine Fretwell is an expert in the natural products industry and in social media. Kristine runs the very successful web site – busybuthealthy.com which has over 20,000 followers on Facebook and 10,000 followers on Twitter. Kristine gives us expert and actionable advice on social media for natural retailers.

Brenda Comte is the General Manager at vitahealth Fresh Market - the leading natural retailer in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Brenda talks about some of the keys to vitahealth's success and provides actionable advice for other natural retailers. 

Dale Simmons is the Sr. Brand Manager at Purity Life - the largest natural health product distributor in Canada. Among other things, Dale is responsible for bringing in new and innovative products for Purity Life. Dale also has over 10 years of experience working as a natural retailer. Dale gives great advice on connecting with your customers through social media and personal relationships

Andrew Noel is a social media marketing professional who's worked with large, multi-national companies. Andrew talks about how to make deep connections with your customers through social media. He mentions innovative ways for natural retailers to leverage Facebook, Twitter and other social tools.

Julien talks about how to sharpen your sales strategy by putting yourself in your customer's shoes and really figuring out your customer's needs. Julien Leblanc is the President of Blueprint Management Consultants which has multi-national clients like Kellogg's, Campbells and McCain. He's also a successful serial Entrepreneur and works with a number of startups including Flixel, hockeyshot.ca, hearingaidrental.ca and Naturally Dapper. 

Mark Wilson, serial Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the Krisda stevia sweetener brand. Mark shares great advice on bringing your in-store promotions to the next level with demos, displays and price promotions

Avi Markus is the President & Co-Founder of Nourishtea and QOL Programs Inc. Avi talks about the significant growth in the natural tea market and gives actionable advice on how to make your natural product retailing business stand out vs. your competition.

Actionable advice on how to plan your shelves from Carol Dunn, Owner and Founder of Shelf Impressions. Carol has planned the shelves with great results for large retailers like Walmart.

Kim Iles shares useful insights from her 20+ years of experience in the natural product industry. Kim is a natural product radio show host and the Manager of the Healthy Berry retailer in Chatham, Ontario Canada

Vanessa McHugh is a Category Manager / Buyer with well.ca - one of Canada's largest online retailers. Vanessa explains how to market natural products online