Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 501
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 2.5k subscribers
Instagram: 567 followers
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
podcast@thiscommercelife.com
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Host
Phil Chang - Canadian retail educator and commerce specialist focused on helping businesses build, grow, and scale in retail, with experience spanning buying, sales strategy, and marketing.
Kenny Vannucci - Canadian retail educator and commerce specialist focused on practical retail growth, brand development, and market strategy, with experience spanning buying, sales strategy, and marketing.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Amy Rogerson - Acquiring And Scaling A CPG Business, Manufacturing Operations, Supply-chain Resilience, Product Innovation, Tariffs, And Canadian-made Brands.
Steve Sotto - Helping Canadian Brands Enter Mexico, Department-store Retail, Cofepris Registration, NOM Requirements, Customs, Logistics, And Export Strategy.
Laura Chiodola - Launching A Children’s Electrolyte Brand, Clean-label Positioning, Packaging For Kids, Category Creation, And Serving Parents As Buyers And Children As Users.
Peter Chapman - Getting Products Onto Retail Shelves, Buyer Expectations, Retailer Relationships, Store-level Insights, Merchandising, And Canadian-made Food Products.
Recent Topics
Episodes
Why This Fresh-Roasted Nut Shop Beats the Grocery Aisle | Ayoub's
October 13, 2026
Every Ayoub's store has a roaster, and stores with one do better. Amir Hosh, owner of Ayoub's Dried Fruits & Nuts, explains how fresh roasting, farm-direct sourcing, and trained "store energy" turned his family's Iranian nut-shop tradition into a growing Canadian retail chain.Amir's father Ayoub started working in a nut shop in Iran at 14. He went on to open his own shop and trained a generation of family members who now run nut stores across the Middle East, where these shops are as comm...
Personal Chef Meal Prep for 80 Households a Week | Fresh in Your Fridge
October 06, 2026
Every client gets their own chef and a fully custom menu, and Fresh in Your Fridge does it for 80 households a week. Founder Erika Weissenborn explains how she built a premium personal chef meal prep service in Vancouver, and why her growth comes from search, not ads.Erika started with a nutritional science degree from UBC and her own struggle to eat well on a restrictive diet. That became cooking for a few households in 2014, then an in-home chef service, and after COVID, a delivery model bu...
Why Friggin Lip Balm Refuses to Be Anything But a Lip Company
September 29, 2026
She landed in Grammy swag bags and airport shops, then walked away from her distributor after one surprise visit. Ginny Bailey of Friggin Lip Balm on stepping away for nearly a decade and coming back stronger.Ginny started Friggin Lip Balm out of her shop in Uxbridge, Ontario, where customers kept asking her to make a lip balm, the one product she was sure the world didn't need. A spot in the 2011 Grammy swag bags and a Toronto Star feature turned it into a local sensation, and a distribution...
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with This Commerce Life?
This Commerce Life is hosted by Phil Chang and Kenny Vannucci. Its publicly listed email is podcast@thiscommercelife.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for This Commerce Life?
The publicly listed email for This Commerce Life: podcast@thiscommercelife.com.
How many listeners does This Commerce Life have?
Podseeker estimates This Commerce Life reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for This Commerce Life?
This Commerce Life typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Founders and senior operators of Canadian CPG, food, beverage, and retail businesses; former retail buyers or executives; and experienced consultants or specialists in merchandising, market entry, logistics, or international expansion. Common among recent guests: Built or scaled a consumer brand; Held senior leadership or buying responsibility at a retailer; Advised brands on retail distribution or merchandising. Recent guests include Amy Rogerson, Steve Sotto, and Laura Chiodola.
How hard is it to get booked on This Commerce Life?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
What topics does This Commerce Life cover?
Recent episodes cover Business, Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail Strategy, and International Trade. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
Publicly listed emails
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