Best Moneris Podcasts (2024)

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How To Build An Elite Olympic-Level Sales Team 42:41

2d ago42:41

42:41

To kick off the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this month, Al meets with 4 members of Team Moneris. All of them have represented Canada in international competition, all of them elite athletes, and all of them are part of Moneris’ sales team. What is it about sales that attracted them to a career in sales? What is it about their pursuit of athletic ex…

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What Support Is Available for Indigenous Entrepreneurs In Canada? 18:51

1M ago18:51

18:51

June is National Indigenous History Month and to celebrate, we’re talking about Indigenous business development in Canada. Al welcomes Hosna Kadary, National Market Leader Zero Barriers to Business at BMO to talk about the support programs available for Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Canada and to share some of their success stories. Also in this epis…

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Kawartha TV & Stereo 27:12

2M ago27:12

27:12

Yes, Kawartha TV & Stereo Is Open! In the season 6 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’, Al visits Peterborough, Ontario and Scott Stuart, owner of Kawartha TV & Stereo. They’ve been fixtures in the city for over half a century! In that time, their industry has gone through countless disruptive technology changes but they’ve been able to adapt and today th…

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Italian Ice Cream 26:45

2M ago26:45

26:45

Yes, Italian Ice Cream Is Open! Back from His Calgary trip, Al heads down to the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” Niagara Falls to visit Andrew Vergalito, owner of Italian Ice Cream. The business was opened by Andrew’s parents Joe and Anna in 1978 and for 46 years they’ve been serving the locals and tourists alike. There have been many challenges a…

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Heritage Park Historical Village 28:12

2M ago28:12

28:12

Al’s final stop on his Calgary trip is to Heritage Park Historical Village. It’s one of Calgary’s premier tourist attractions, originally opened in 1964 with a mission to connect visitors with the history of Western Canada. Al visits with Dominic Terry, a spokesperson at the park. Dominic talks about the park’s origins and how it has evolved in the…

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What Can Your Business Expect From 2024 Tourist Season in Canada? 36:41

2M ago36:41

36:41

It’s May, and while in many parts of Canada we had a milder than usual winter, it seems Spring is taking its time getting started, but it’s here now. That means the start of tourist season. So how can your business take full advantage of this year’s tourist season? What can we expect after a few years of rising numbers out of the pandemic? Is there…

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Re: Grub Burger Bar 31:15

2M ago31:15

31:15

Virginia Borges came to Canada in 2014 from Venezuela with the dream of starting her own business. She wanted her business to give back to the community in some way. She then opened Re:Grub Burger Bar. Known for their highly instagrammable milkshakes and burgers, Re:Grub has become a popular Calgary hotspot for their unique and delicious creations.…

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Going With The Grain 29:23

2M ago29:23

29:23

Al’s next stop in Alberta is beautiful Canmore, home of Sara and Joe Titus, owners of Going With The Grain. For almost 20 years Sara and Joe have been installing and restoring hardwood floors in the Canmore area. They are one of only two husband & wife teams in North America to hold the designation of ‘Bona Certified Craftsmen’. All this to say, th…

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Mountain Chocolates 27:06

3M ago27:06

27:06

This week Al goes to picturesque Banff, Alberta to visit Ken McMurdo, owner of Mountain Chocolates. Ken started his business in 1989 when Banff was just beginning to grow into the tourist attraction it has become. But it hasn’t always been a sweet time for Mountain Chocolates. Being so heavily reliant on tourism has meant many ups and downs for Ken…

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KAKS Bar & Podcast 29:42

3M ago29:42

29:42

In this week’s episode of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al heads downtown to Calgary’s Beltline District to visit KAKS Bar & Podcast. You read that right. It’s a bar, with a built-in podcast studio! Needless to say, Al is more than a little excited. He speaks with the owners Kass Kielly-Burke and Shawn Chan. They opened KAKS in June 2023, so they’re approachi…

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How To Get The Most From This Year’s Restaurants Canada Show 28:09

3M ago28:09

28:09

This month we’re talking about the RC Show by Restaurants Canada. It’s Canada’s leading foodservice & hospitality expo. Al talks to Anna Pham, Director of Content & Programming at Restaurants Canada about what to expect at this year’s show and how you can make the most of your visit. Al is also joined by Maryam Saeed, Chief Risk Officer at Visa Can…

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River Café 33:43

3M ago33:43

33:43

You can learn more about River Café at river-cafe.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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Sal Howell, Bruce Soley, Craig Hodel, Vijud Lincoln, Jordan Anderson, Neha Sharma, Scott Mackenzie

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Trailer 0:37

3M ago0:37

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Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to hear them as they publish each week, or visit yesweareopenpodcast.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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.…

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How Do Large Sporting Events Affect Your Business? 21:15

4M ago21:15

21:15

This month’s episode is going to have a sport theme, but if you don’t follow sports you may want to listen anyway because it’s about how sporting events affect your business. Last month a couple of major sporting events took place. One, we cannot legally mention—it involves American football, Taylor Swift and Usher. The other big event was the NHL …

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Small Business Tips You’ll LOVE for Valentine’s Day 21:27

5M ago21:27

21:27

February is the perfect month to show your customers some love! To help you with that, we’re going to share some helpful tips you can use to boost sales leading up to this Valentine’s Day. We’ll also bring you the second instalment in our Merchant Journey series with Sydney Lupton featuring Saving Graze. Also in this episode: Sam Wong, Marketing St…

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Happy New Year! What Are Your Business Resolutions? 12:52

6M ago12:52

12:52

We hope you had a safe and happy holiday season! This time of year, many businesses are getting back to normal after a busy holiday retail season, others are just getting back to work after a welcome break. As we all look ahead to what 2024 may bring, it is common to make resolutions for the coming year. These usually involve some form of self-impr…

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Giving Back To Your Community And Accessibility For Your Business 30:09

7M ago30:09

30:09

We are now officially in the holiday season, and depending on your business, it can be one of the busiest times of the year. It is also one of the most charitable times of the year and we’d like to focus on that this month. Al welcomes his featured interview Helen Seibel, Head of Community and Employee Giving at BMO to talk about why it’s important…

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Maritime Fun Group 36:04

8M ago36:04

36:04

You can learn more about Maritime Fun Group at maritimefun.com. 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 Tanya Nagi – Social Media Kelly Servos –…

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Tech Fuel 32:12

8M ago32:12

32:12

You can learn more about Tech Fuel at techfuel.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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Robert Thompson

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Strikers Den 29:19

8M ago29:19

29:19

You can learn more about Strikers Den at strikersden.ca. Check out Ash's History book "India And Faraway Lands". 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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.…

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How To SEO Your Small Business 22:47

8M ago22:47

22:47

Having a website without proper Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is like opening a shop in a dark alley in the world’s largest city without proper signage leading customers to your door. Only those who know where to look will find you, everyone else will just walk on by to the next shop with proper signage and brighter lights. SEO can be daunting w…

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aaniin 31:14

8M ago31:14

31:14

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Chelsee Pettit, Al Grego, Elle Yip

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Torpedo Rays 31:29

9M ago31:29

31:29

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Jason Weickert, Al Grego, April Weickert

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Bradford Academy Of Music 31:35

9M ago31:35

31:35

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Tyler Tossounian

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Lane Gallery 28:43

9M ago28:43

28:43

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Don Lane, Al Grego, David Tucker

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Side Hustles: Are They A Growing Trend In Canada? 27:50

9M ago27:50

27:50

This year on Small Business Month, we’ve given our podcast a bit of an SEO and branding makeover. Introducing Moneris’ newest podcast bringing small business owners and entrepreneurs the tools, advice and—most importantly—the data you need to start that business or take your business to the next level. It’s just good business! That’s the podcast! I…

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Ocean Quest Adventures 28:00

9M ago28:00

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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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By John Olivero, Al Grego, Rick Stanley

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Season 5 Teaser 0:30

9M ago0:30

0:30

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, John Olivero, Jason Weickert, April Weickert, Matthew Jelly

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Attend Elevate Festival 25:17

10M ago25:17

25:17

September is all about the Elevate Festival 2023 in Toronto. Al dives into the 3-day technology and innovation festival with Alex Rayment, Senior Director Partnerships & Key Accounts at Elevate and Vithu Vijayaratnam, Manager Innovation Programs at Elevate. They talk about all the reasons entrepreneurs should attend this festival from world-class s…

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How To Use Big Data To Help Your Small Business 19:39

11M ago19:39

19:39

Al explores the potential of harnessing big data for small businesses and learns about the importance of data-driven decision-making. He is joined by Brian Ford, VP, ATB Business Solutions and Victoria Clark, AVP, Payment Product at ATB to talk about how they’re supporting business in Alberta. Also in this episode: Tobii Sanwo, Communications Speci…

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Setting Up Your Online Store 18:26

1y ago18:26

18:26

The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation of many businesses in Canada. Many who were behind in their digital transformation journey were sent scrambling to get their business online. Those that were ready, were generally more resilient during the most trying times. This month, Al welcomes Sean Barkulis, VP, Global Strategic Partnerships …

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Small Businesses Embrace Digital Wallet Adoption 20:09

1y ago20:09

20:09

Can you believe it’s already June? This year is just flying by! It’s the first full year back to normal for many businesses, so we thought we’d take a look at how things are going so far and what are some of the challenges being faced by small Canadian businesses. Al welcomes Jim Filice, VP and Head of Commercial and Money Movement at Visa Canada t…

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Top Talent Entertainment Agency 36:22

1y ago36:22

36:22

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 Na…

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SugarKane 32:29

1y ago32:29

32:29

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Nicole Charles, Donna Charles, Renée Charles, Florence Charles

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Timber Lounge 30:25

1y ago30:25

30:25

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Darren Hudson, Bree Stewart, Eddie Arsenault

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Moneris Has Got Talent! 21:06

1y ago21:06

21:06

This month is all about Talent as Al speaks with Moneris’ Talent Acquisition team about the candidate experience. Al is also joined by Michelle Slater, Senior Director North American Marketing at Indeed. Michelle shares some data and provides her tips on how to improve the candidate experience. Also in this episode: Jacqueline Campbell, Sr. Talent …

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Döghaus 25:40

1y ago25:40

25:40

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 podcast production hosted by Al Grego.By Al Grego, Evelyn Couture, Sarah Miller Barrington, Katherine Dupuis

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Landscape Ontario 34:37

1y ago34:37

34:37

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 …

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Spin-It Records and Video 31:12

1y ago31:12

31:12

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…

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Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. 33:07

1y ago33:07

33:07

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 …

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Can Your Business Benefit From Unattended Payment Solutions? 25:40

1+ y ago25:40

25:40

It’s Unattended April! As technology advances, we’re seeing an increasing number of ways to pay without the need for human intervention. From vending machines to parking meters to self-service kiosks, unattended payments have become ubiquitous and convenient. This month Al speaks with Mark Langmead, Director, Revenue & Compass Operations at Transli…

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Sackville Curling Club 28:33

1+ y ago28:33

28:33

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 t…

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Season 4 Teaser 0:36

1+ y ago0:36

0:36

‘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…

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How Do You Protect Your Business From Fraudsters? 24:00

1+ y ago24:00

24:00

March Is Fraud Prevention Month! Fraud continues to be an increasing problem for businesses. In Canada, it has led to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. So how do you protect your business from fraudsters? It starts with awareness and the right tools. In this month’s episode, Al speaks with Aviva Klein, VP Digital Payments and Cyb…

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The World Cup Effect On Canadian Business 23:24

1+ y ago23:24

23:24

Large sporting events can have a big impact on many different kinds of business. We just had one of the world biggest sporting events in Soccer’s World Cup and coming up this month is one of the biggest sporting events in North America (HINT: It’s a ‘Super’ event). Al Speaks to Sean McCormick, Director, Business Development at Moneris about this pa…

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A Look Ahead At 2023 16:48

1+ y ago16:48

16:48

Happy New Year! Every year around this time we tend to look back at the previous year and then forward to what is to come. This episode will be no different. We will look back at some of the final spend data of 2022 with our resident expert Sean McCormick, Director of Business Development at Moneris. Then we will look forward to 2023 with Jordan Wi…

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How Are Charities Becoming More Digital? 27:26

1+ y ago27:26

27:26

It’s that time of year again! Time to get gather with family and celebrate the holidays. It’s a festive time, but it’s also a time when people feel their most charitable, so this month we’re talking about Charities and Not-For-Profit Businesses. How do these types of business differ from conventional for-profit businesses? What are charities doing …

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Bear Cave Silent Booths 33:54

1+ y ago33:54

33:54

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 eve…

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Kidsworld Pediatric Dentistry 31:54

1+ y ago31:54

31:54

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 happen…

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Impact Kitchen 31:59

1+ y ago31:59

31:59

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 …

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