Eleanor Lynch's guest appearances

Eleanor Lynch

The Voice of Retail

Scott Galloway

Ron Johnson

Mack Weldon

Melissa Gonzalez

Rebecca Minkoff

Heather Monahan

Jason Goldberg

Josh Luber

Michael Schneider

Alex Waldman

Kate Hudson

Ashley Merrill

Danielle Brown

Jeremy Miller

John Ferguson

OwlTail

James Jesty

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada On this episode we head west to Vancouver and then back again to Toronto to meet two great retail cannabis operators innovating, growing their brand and retail footprint. Building and leading a team that are Cannabis enthusiast first, retailers second and 100% dedicated to their community and customer satisfaction Eleanor Lynch, President Of Operations at Kiaro is back on the podcast as we catch up on their latest retail store expansions, tactics for engagement in the community they operate in and ambitions to head east and bring their brand of operational experience and great retail to the Ontario market. Speaking of the Ontario market, James Jesty, President at The Friendly Stranger Holding Corp. joins me for a wide-ranging conversation where he outlines their three retail banner strategy based on a foundation of decades in the Ontario retail cannabis community and marketplace with The Friendly Stranger, Happy Days and Kensington’s Markets Hot Box retail brand. But first, lets check in with Eleanor from Kiaro ****** Thanks to Eleanor and James for being my guests on this episode.   If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada On this episode we head west to Vancouver and then back again to Toronto to meet two great retail cannabis operators innovating, growing their brand and retail footprint. Building and leading a team that are Cannabis enthusiast first, retailers second and 100% dedicated to their community and customer satisfaction Eleanor Lynch, President Of Operations at Kiaro is back on the podcast as we catch up on their latest retail store expansions, tactics for engagement in the community they operate in and ambitions to head east and bring their brand of operational experience and great retail to the Ontario market. Speaking of the Ontario market, James Jesty, President at The Friendly Stranger Holding Corp. joins me for a wide-ranging conversation where he outlines their three retail banner strategy based on a foundation of decades in the Ontario retail cannabis community and marketplace with The Friendly Stranger, Happy Days and Kensington’s Markets Hot Box retail brand. But first, lets check in with Eleanor from Kiaro ****** Thanks to Eleanor and James for being my guests on this episode.   If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

Eleanor Lynch, President Kiaro & James Jesty, President Friendly Stranger explore the always dynamic and evolving retail cannabis market from the West Coast to Ontario

Adam Coates

Avery Bruenjes

Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of October 14, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Atomic Reach.  Atomic Reach offers Atomic AI, the world's leading Smart Content Platform. By optimizing product descriptions and marketing content to match shopper's reading and emotional preferences, the deliver sales conversion improvement and personalization at scale.  In this week’s episode right on the heels of the 1st “CANNAVERSARY” of the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada and launch of cannabis retail, and with the new cannabis edible 2.0 regime coming into force, three exclusive interviews live from Vancouver at this week’s Retail Council of Canada Retail West event  with cannabis retailers and regulatory experts as they came off the main stage. First up is Eleanor Lynch, Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Kiaro.  We reflect together on the year that was, and learn about Kiaro’s interesting approach to in store and brand design. Next Adam Coates, Chief Commercial Officer Westleaf Inc. takes us through their unique retail concept Prairie Records, how they approached developing the brand and how 2.0 and the new edibles regime will allow retailers to introduce product that will bring in the “canna-curious customers who are looking for alternatives to what is available at retail today. Finally RCC’s Avery Bruenjes Policy Analyst, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs weighs in with her perspective around the government regulatory framework informed by years of dealing with multiple files and issues. Lastly I’ll take a look at the retail news of the week, but first, let’s listen to my interview with Eleanor Lynch. ****** Thanks to Eleanor, Adam and Avery for being my guests this week, now let’s hit the highlights from Retail This Week eNewsletter, biggest retail weekly in Canada and you can subscribe on www.retailcouncil.org for free. **** That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail, if you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a great week!

Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of October 14, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Atomic Reach.  Atomic Reach offers Atomic AI, the world's leading Smart Content Platform. By optimizing product descriptions and marketing content to match shopper's reading and emotional preferences, the deliver sales conversion improvement and personalization at scale.  In this week’s episode right on the heels of the 1st “CANNAVERSARY” of the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada and launch of cannabis retail, and with the new cannabis edible 2.0 regime coming into force, three exclusive interviews live from Vancouver at this week’s Retail Council of Canada Retail West event  with cannabis retailers and regulatory experts as they came off the main stage. First up is Eleanor Lynch, Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at Kiaro.  We reflect together on the year that was, and learn about Kiaro’s interesting approach to in store and brand design. Next Adam Coates, Chief Commercial Officer Westleaf Inc. takes us through their unique retail concept Prairie Records, how they approached developing the brand and how 2.0 and the new edibles regime will allow retailers to introduce product that will bring in the “canna-curious customers who are looking for alternatives to what is available at retail today. Finally RCC’s Avery Bruenjes Policy Analyst, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs weighs in with her perspective around the government regulatory framework informed by years of dealing with multiple files and issues. Lastly I’ll take a look at the retail news of the week, but first, let’s listen to my interview with Eleanor Lynch. ****** Thanks to Eleanor, Adam and Avery for being my guests this week, now let’s hit the highlights from Retail This Week eNewsletter, biggest retail weekly in Canada and you can subscribe on <a href="http://www.retailcouncil.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.retailcouncil.org</a> for free. **** That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail, if you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a great week!

Happy 1st "Cannaversary" to Canada with interviews live from Vancouver including Eleanor Lynch, SVP Kiaro, Adam Coates CCO Westleaf and RCC's Avery Bruenjes explains the government perspective