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James Yurichuk

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Better with Age Webcast

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Pat Woodcock

Randy Chevrier

Mike Weaver

Angus Reid

Eric Fraser

Marques Ogden

Kerry Joseph

Larry Johnson

Sherman Williams

Ben Cahoon

Chris Burns

JJ Birden

Greg Jones

Kerry Carter

OwlTail

In this week's episode, I had the privilege of chatting with James Yurichuck, a Brampton, Ontario native, and founder and CEO of Wuxly Movement, 100% Canadian made outwerwear, which is biodegradable, animal friendly, and vegan approved parkas and jackets.   As a founder and CEO, James bootstrapped Wuxly while playing football in 2015 and has now grown it into a multi-million dollar business in a matter of years. He has recently led a huge initiative in leading manufacturing and production of PPE - reusable medical gowns to aid in the fight against COVID-19, from their Toronto manufacturing facility.   As a football player, James was drafted 4th overall by the BC Lions in 2009 as a linebacker, and had a very successful career with the BC Lions and the Toronto Argonauts. He played for 8 seasons with over 140 games, winning a Grey Cup in 2011, and also won the Jake Goodaur Trophy in 2014.    In the 14+ years that I have known James he is a very humble, hardworking, and one of the most helpful and honest human beings I have seen. And that is something that his team values the most from his leadership.You can check out his company at Wuxly.com, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn @wuxlymovement    tanvirbhangoo.com TBX Digital Inc.

In this week's episode, I had the privilege of chatting with James Yurichuck, a Brampton, Ontario native, and founder and CEO of Wuxly Movement, 100% Canadian made outwerwear, which is biodegradable, animal friendly, and vegan approved parkas and jackets.   As a founder and CEO, James bootstrapped Wuxly while playing football in 2015 and has now grown it into a multi-million dollar business in a matter of years. He has recently led a huge initiative in leading manufacturing and production of PPE - reusable medical gowns to aid in the fight against COVID-19, from their Toronto manufacturing facility.   As a football player, James was drafted 4th overall by the BC Lions in 2009 as a linebacker, and had a very successful career with the BC Lions and the Toronto Argonauts. He played for 8 seasons with over 140 games, winning a Grey Cup in 2011, and also won the Jake Goodaur Trophy in 2014.    In the 14+ years that I have known James he is a very humble, hardworking, and one of the most helpful and honest human beings I have seen. And that is something that his team values the most from his leadership.You can check out his company at <a href="http://Wuxly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wuxly.com</a>, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn @wuxlymovement   <a href="http://tanvirbhangoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tanvirbhangoo.com</a> TBX Digital Inc.

EP. 4 James Yurichuk - From Football to Luxury Outerwear

James enjoyed an 8 year career in the CFL playing with the BC Lions and Toronto Argos. Inspired by watching his older brother, he started playing football once he got to high school. He didn’t think of football as a potential career until his grade 12 year when he excelled on the field and got attention from schools across the country. He decided to go to Bishop’s University where he would get a chance to spread his wings and have some independence. There was a lot of talent at the school which showed in the number of players drafted from the team. His draft day experience was great having his family with him as he got the call from BC as the 4th pic in the draft. But as he put it, that’s when the real work started. Going to an established team like the Lions makes it tough to earn a spot on the team, even for a 1st round selection. The stresses of training camp even led him to dust off his bible for some encouragement and inspiration! He did make the team and enjoyed 4 seasons with them which included winning a Grey Cup in 2011. Having the chance to play at home, he signed with the Argos as a free agent. That was kind of the genesis of his after football life. His girlfriend at the time, who comes from sunny Brazil, would need some outerwear to endure the winter cold of Toronto. Not being able to find something satisfactory, he actually made her a jacket! That was the start of what is now Wuxly Movement. Being an animal lover, the apparel is made animal free and manufactured right here in Canada. For more information on James and Wuxly Movement go to the links below which include the website and his social media links as well.

After the Gridiron: Interview With Retired Canadian Football League Player James Yurichuk

https://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ATG-Yuri.png ()James enjoyed an 8 year career in the CFL playing with the BC Lions and Toronto Argos.  Inspired by watching his older brother, he started playing football once he got to highschool.  He didn’t think of football as a potential career until his grade 12 year when he excelled on the field and got attention from schools across the country.  He decided to go to Bishop’s University where he would get a chance to spread his wings and have some independence.  There was a lot of talent at the school which showed in the number of players drafted from the team.  His draft day experience was great having his family with him as he got the call from BC as the 4th pic in the draft.  But as he put it, that’s when the real work started.  Going to an established team like the Lions makes it tough to earn a spot on the team, even for a 1st round selection.  The stresses of training camp even led him to dust off his bible for some encouragement and inspiration!  He did make the team and enjoyed 4 seasons with them which included winning a Grey Cup in 2011.  Having the chance to play at home, he signed with the Argos as a free agent.  That was kind of the genesis of his after football life.  His girlfriend at the time, who comes from sunny Brazil, would need some outerwear to endure the winter cold of Toronto.  Not being able to find something satisfactory, he actually made her a jacket!  That was the start of what is now Wuxly Movement.  Being an animal lover, the apparel is made animal free and manufactured right here in Canada.  For more information on James and Wuxly Movement go to the links below which include the website and his social media links as well.website: https://wuxly.ca/ (www.wuxly.ca/)twitter: https://twitter.com/yungyuri?lang=en (www.twitter.com/yungyuri)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement/?hl=en (www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement)Resources:https://www.atgridiron.com (www.atgridiron.com)http://www.symfonies.ca (www.symfonies.ca)https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=gridiron-20&amp;linkId=66d68bff364d9d0d09064e459c476170 (www.audible.com)

<a href="https://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ATG-Yuri.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ATG-Yuri.png</a> ()James enjoyed an 8 year career in the CFL playing with the BC Lions and Toronto Argos.  Inspired by watching his older brother, he started playing football once he got to highschool.  He didn’t think of football as a potential career until his grade 12 year when he excelled on the field and got attention from schools across the country.  He decided to go to Bishop’s University where he would get a chance to spread his wings and have some independence.  There was a lot of talent at the school which showed in the number of players drafted from the team.  His draft day experience was great having his family with him as he got the call from BC as the 4th pic in the draft.  But as he put it, that’s when the real work started.  Going to an established team like the Lions makes it tough to earn a spot on the team, even for a 1st round selection.  The stresses of training camp even led him to dust off his bible for some encouragement and inspiration!  He did make the team and enjoyed 4 seasons with them which included winning a Grey Cup in 2011.  Having the chance to play at home, he signed with the Argos as a free agent.  That was kind of the genesis of his after football life.  His girlfriend at the time, who comes from sunny Brazil, would need some outerwear to endure the winter cold of Toronto.  Not being able to find something satisfactory, he actually made her a jacket!  That was the start of what is now Wuxly Movement.  Being an animal lover, the apparel is made animal free and manufactured right here in Canada.  For more information on James and Wuxly Movement go to the links below which include the website and his social media links as well.website: <a href="https://wuxly.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wuxly.ca/</a> (<a href="http://www.wuxly.ca/)twitter:" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.wuxly.ca/)twitter:</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yungyuri?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/yungyuri?lang=en</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/yungyuri)Instagram:" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/yungyuri)Instagram:</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement/?hl=en</a> (<a href="http://www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement)Resources:https://www.atgridiron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/wuxlymovement)Resources:https://www.atgridiron.com</a> (<a href="http://www.atgridiron.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.atgridiron.com</a>)<a href="http://www.symfonies.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.symfonies.ca</a> (<a href="http://www.symfonies.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.symfonies.ca</a>)<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=gridiron-20&amp;linkId=66d68bff364d9d0d09064e459c476170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=gridiron-20&amp;linkId=66d68bff364d9d0d09064e459c476170</a> (<a href="http://www.audible.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.audible.com</a>)

EP 13: Interview With Retired Canadian Football League Player James Yurichuk