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Yes, We Are Open! 🍁

Moneris, Al Gregowww.moneris.com
'Yes, We Are Open' tells the inspiring stories of Canadian small business owners who have faced challenges, adapted, and found success. Hosted by Al Grego, the show takes listeners on a journey across Canada, uncovering the resilience, innovation, and passion that keep local business thriving. From family-run shops to cutting-edge start-ups, each episode dives into the struggles and triumphs of entrepreneurs who refuse to give up. Whether you're a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur or just love a good success story, 'Yes, We Are Open' is your go-to podcast for motivation and insight in to the heart of Canada's small business community.
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aaniin

You can learn more about aaniin at aaniin.shop . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Oct 30, 202331 minSeason 5Ep. 5

Torpedo Rays

You can learn more about Torpedo Rays at torpedorays.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Oct 23, 202331 minSeason 5Ep. 4

Bradford Academy Of Music

You can learn more about Bradford Academy of Music at bradfordacademyofmusic.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Oct 16, 202332 minSeason 5Ep. 3

Lane Gallery

You can learn more about Lane Gallery at lanegallery.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Oct 10, 202329 minSeason 5Ep. 2

Ocean Quest Adventures

You can learn more about Ocean Quest Adventures at oceanquestadventures.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Oct 02, 202328 minSeason 5Ep. 1

Season 5 Teaser

Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week! Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Sep 25, 202330 sec

Top Talent Entertainment Agency

You can learn more about Top Talent Entertainment at toptalent.ca . Credits: Duri Alajrami - Leadership Amy Maraone - Leadership Rick Stephan - Leadership Cass McPhee – Moneris Ad Voiceover Caleigh Ellis – Graphic Artist Chetan Dhananjaya – Webmaster Niyati Budhiraja – Webmaster Mallory McWhirther – Social Media Sydney Lupton – Social Media Tanya Nagi – Social Media Kelly Servos – Internal Communications Zino Obi-Egbedi – PM Jessica Lepage – Translation Pascale Dumas-Bresse – Translation Pao-Lan...

May 23, 202336 minSeason 4Ep. 8

SugarKane

You can learn more about SugarKane at sugarkanerestaurant.ca . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 15, 202332 minSeason 4Ep. 7

Timber Lounge

You can learn more about Timber Lounge at timberlounge.ca . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 08, 202330 minSeason 4Ep. 6

Döghaus

You can learn more about Döghaus at ledoghaus.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 01, 202326 minSeason 4Ep. 5

Landscape Ontario

Yes, Landscape Ontario Is Open Landscape Ontario is Ontario’s premier horticultural trades association. For the past 50 years, they’ve been supporting their members through professional development, trade shows and conferences, consumer events and cost savings benefits. Their premier annual event is the Landscape Ontario Congress , Canada’s largest and longest running trade show and conference for landscape professionals. While the pandemic might have provided a boon to many of their members, it...

Apr 24, 202335 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Spin-It Records and Video

Yes, Spin-IT Records and Video Is Open This week Al is in Moncton, New Brunswick visiting Patrick Parise, owner of Spin-IT Records and Video. From file sharing to streaming, Patrick has seen a lot of disruption in his chosen industry over the past 20 years. In spite of this, Patrick was able to persevere and build a successful company. So would the pandemic just be another disruption that Patrick would expertly navigate, or would his business finally succumb? Listen to find out. You can learn mo...

Apr 17, 202331 minSeason 4Ep. 3

Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc.

Yes, Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. Is Open Al’s next stop in season 4 of the podcast is Rigaud, Quebec to visit Greg and Tina Brooks from Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. Pepperfire Foods are more than just hot sauces. They specialize in co-packing and private-labelling fresh food products for many specialty food companies. But BOY are their hot sauces HOT! How did they survive the pandemic? More importantly, did Al survive his visit? Listen to find out. You can learn more about Brooks Pepperfire Foo...

Apr 10, 202333 minSeason 4Ep. 2

Sackville Curling Club

In the season 4 premier of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al heads east to New Brunswick. His first stop is the Sackville Curling Club. At 128 years old, it’s the oldest business Al has featured on the podcast—by a lot—but that doesn’t mean they’re impervious to struggle. With lockdowns and severe capacity restrictions, the pandemic posed the club’s greatest threat in literally a century! How did they survive? Listen to find out. You can learn more about Sackville Curling Club at sackvillecurlingclub.com . ...

Apr 03, 202329 minSeason 4Ep. 1

Season 4 Teaser

‘Yes, We Are Open’ Season 4 Teaser Season 4 of the award-winning 'Yes, We Are Open' podcast starts April 3rd, 2023! Here is a little teaser for the upcoming season. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week! Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego....

Mar 27, 202336 sec0

Bear Cave Silent Booths

Bear Cave Silent Booths On the season 3 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al visits Trevor and Andrea from Bear Cave Silent booths. Learn how they turned a one-off job into a manufacturing business. While the pandemic may have actually helped them get new customers, the resulting shortage of building material threatened to shut them down before they even started. Couple that with their inexperience in running a business and difficulty in getting funding and we have a recipe for struggle. How did they...

Nov 21, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 8

Kidsworld Pediatric Dentistry

Kidsworld Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Priya Kothari studied and specialized in pediatric dentistry in the United States, before returning to Canada to be closer to family and to open her own practice 12 years ago. Today Kidsworld Pediatric Dentistry in Aurora, Ontario is a busy practice, treating children from all over Southern Ontario. But what happens when staffing shortages and the pandemic hit? How will she keep her patients safe? Can her dental practice survive? Listen to find out. You can lear...

Nov 14, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Impact Kitchen

Impact Kitchen Personal trainer and nutrition expert Josh Broun had a vision for a restaurant focused on providing simple meals with real, wholesome ingredients to ”provide energy to take on the day with purpose and optimism”. In 2015, he teamed up with Frank Toskan, co-founder of MAC Cosmetics to open Impact Kitchen despite neither of them having previous restaurant experience. Since then, Impact Kitchen has grown quickly, opening 4 more locations in Toronto. The future looked bright, but then ...

Nov 07, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Downunder Travel

Downunder Travel This week Al goes downunder in downtown Toronto when he visits with Jason Webb from Downunder Travel. Jason and his team have been helping travelers get from Canada to Australia and the South Pacific and back since 2004. Business got off to a strong start for Jason and his team, but the travel industry can be quite a turbulent one…so to speak. Pilot strikes, airline closures, terrorist attacks, can all threaten to put you out of business. Downunder Travel managed to survive all ...

Oct 31, 202233 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Stylephotos

Stylephotos This week Al is in Concord, Ontario visiting twin brothers Khasan and Husan, the owners of Stylephotos, the #1 eCommerce photography service in Canada. Khasan and Husan started out looking for ways to improve the quality of the photography for their family’s eCommerce fashion store and ended up building a fully automated in-house production studio boasting some pretty impressive clients! How were they able to turn their need into a self-funded tech-startup with no background in photo...

Oct 24, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Lakeside Dog Biscuits

Lakeside Dog Biscuits This week Al is in Kingston, Ontario to meet Laurie Hannah, the owner of Lakeside Dog Biscuits. 20 years ago, Laurie’s Golden retriever became ill from eating commercial dog food, so Laurie set out to create natural, healthy treats for her pets and thus created Lakeside Dog Biscuits Today Laurie is retired from her career as a social worker and running her dog biscuit business full time. But how has the pandemic and high inflation affected her business? Listen to find out. ...

Oct 17, 202231 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Matriarch

Matriarch In this episode Al goes to Kitchener, Ontario to visit Ankush Raina, owner of Matriarch. Ankush moved to Canada from India in 2018. His ultimate goal was to start his own business, something he’s been dreaming about since he was a teenager. Everything he’s done since arriving in Canada was with that goal in mind. He turned that intense focus into Matriarch, an online activewear brand. The name is a tribute to his grandmother. But with limited experience in clothing manufacturing and an...

Oct 10, 202229 minSeason 3Ep. 2

The Green Bouquet Cannabis Inc

In the Season 3 premier of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al goes to Port Sydney, Ontario to visit Heather Huff-Bogart, Owner of The Green Bouquet Cannabis Inc. Heather opened her dream business in the middle of the pandemic lockdown. In addition, she had to navigate the restrictive and ever-changing regulations in Ontario’s cannabis industry, overcome objections from her own family and friends and even some of her own neighbours. How did she do it? Listen to find out. You can learn more about The Green Bou...

Oct 03, 202233 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Season 3 Teaser

‘Yes, We Are Open’ Season 3 Teaser Season 3 of 'Yes, We Are Open' starts October 3rd, 2022! Here is a little teaser for the upcoming season. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week! Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego....

Sep 26, 202237 sec

Parry Sound Friendship Center

You can learn more about Parry Sound Friendship Centre at psfc.ca . Credits: Duri Alajrami - Leadership Amy Maraone - Leadership Rick Stephan - Leadership Mat Belanger – Moneris Ad Voiceover Kelly Servos – Merchant Liaison Caleigh Ellis – Graphic Artist Jameson Di Nucci – Webmaster Mallory McWhirther – Social Media Tanya Nagi – Social Media Kelly Foss - Promotion Consultant Emma Swan – Internal Communications Farnaz Yaqubian – Internal Communications Charlotte Lyons – Intern Zino Obi-Egbedi – PM...

May 23, 202230 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Studio Brewing

You can learn more about Studio Brewing at studiobrewing.ca . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 16, 202225 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Power Yoga Canada

You can learn more about Power Yoga Canada at poweryogacanada.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 09, 202224 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Meraki Beauty Bar

You can learn more about Meraki Beauty Bar at merakibeautybar.ca . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

May 02, 202229 minSeason 2Ep. 5

SuperKick Karate

You can learn more about SuperKick Karate at granicsensei.com . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Apr 25, 202228 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Jess Restaurant and Bar

You can learn more about Jess’ Restaurant and Bar at jessrestaurant.ca . Subscribe now! If you're the owner of a small business in Canada and you'd like us to help tell your story, email us at podcast@moneris.com . Yes, We Are Open is a Moneris p odcast production hosted by Al Grego.

Apr 18, 202229 minSeason 2Ep. 3
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