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COLDSTREAM CLEAR DISTILLERY CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF FAMILY VALUES, INNOVATIVE FOCUS & PREMIUM PRODUCTS
RIVERWOOD ACOUSTICS HISTORIC. ARTFUL. UNRIVALED. Spotlight on Business recently caught up with Ben Seaman, co-founder of Riverwood Acoustics, to see why musicians and consumers are calling their product ‘the perfect speaker’ with a ‘state of awesome tonal quality’ that the founders confidently agree is unrivalled. 80 If you are looking for a warm, rich sound experience in a Bluetooth wireless speaker and have an appre- ciation for artistic design, look no further than Riverwood Acoustics.
03 SPOTLIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 08 UPCOMING EVENTS – OCTOBER 2020 10 BUILDING BRANDS The Tim Horton’s Drive Thru and Why your Message Needs to be Heard 20 SPOTLIGHT ON INDUSTRY 22 CONTRACTORS CORNER Success in Business is all about Trust 26 DRIVEN AUTOMOTIVE Honesty, Integrity & Quality Work at Fair Prices 33 CUSTOMER CONNECTION PR is not buzz, It’s Your Lifeline (Especially Right Now) 34 SAFE AND HEALTHY TRAVEL Keeping COVID out of your travel plans 36 SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS 38 WHAT’S NEW WITH FANSAVES Why Investing in a Digital Footprint for Your Business is Important Post-Covid 50 OLD NICK WILLIAMS COMPANY America’s Most Famous Forgotten Distillery 66 ENGAGING CUSTOMERS There’s Something About Bios 68 SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION 78 GOING LIVE Thinking about taking your brand to the masses with Live Video 88 SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH & WELLNESS 90 HOLISTIC HEALTH Nutrients A to Z - Vitamin Biotin 92 BEER AND YOUR BODY The Benefits of Drinking Beer 94 WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS Learning to work together
Coldstream Clear is clearly making an impact in Atlantic Canada’s vibrant distillery industry. Co-founder Riley Giffin’s interest in creating distilled spirits was sparked inanorganic chemistry classroominhis last year of Dalhousie University’s Chemical Engineering program. As he was distilling essential oils from the zest of an orange peel, he made the connection that the same principles are used to make spirits and he was all in. Spotlight on Business had the pleasure of connecting with Olivia Giffen to learn how the distillery became such a success story.
NORTH KEG YOUR KEY PARTNER IN COST EFFECTIVE KEG SOLUTION
BRITTANY PICKREM CEOOF BRITTANY PICKREMBRANDING &DESIGN
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IF YOU OWN A BREWERY, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE BREWING!
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Matt Wowchuk was well into writing a business plan for opening a brewery when he discov- ered the costs and complications of buying a sufficient number of kegs upfront. He and his business partner shifted focus and soon North Keg, a keg leasing company, opened with the goal of providing brewers an alternative path to owning the best quality kegs in the industry. Matt Wowchuk, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of North Keg chatted with Spotlight about entrepreneurship and the success of his lease to own keg business.
Spotlight on Business Magazine sits down with this creative entrepreneur on the beauti- ful Halifax waterfront to learn more about the person behind Brittany Pickrem Branding & Design brand. Brittany shares where she gets her drive and passion from to how she harvests all her creative powers for her clients.
When the Alberta oil fields slowed down in 2013, business partners Ben Fiddler and Chad Paulson put their trades experience to work in a different field – making beer in their hometown of Slave Lake, Alberta. Spotlight on Business sat down to chat with Ben Fiddler, co-owner of Dog Island Brewing in Slave Lake, Alberta about life as a brewer and making great beer.
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SEPTEMBER 2020 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • SEPTEMBER 2020
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