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Amplify Canada
Amplify Canada is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our economy. Thousands of small businesses, groups, family organizations and individuals are showcased on Pattison Media radio stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver throughout the year. Every month we go deeper and share the incredible journey of a few that have made an impact on their community. Some have flourished, others may need a little extra love and support. These…
Episodes
Amplify CanadaPandemic Generosity
Season 3 Episode 4 They gave when they had the least to spare. So are they still giving now? In this episode of Amplify Canada, host Linda Freeman goes back to…
Amplify CanadaTrailer: Pandemic Generosity
In 2020, the world stopped. Canada’s small business owners didn’t. Amplify Canada told their stories: the struggles, the determination, the refusal to give up…
Amplify CanadaFood for Thought
Food is personal, and it's also an economy under pressure. In this episode of Amplify Canada, Food For Thought, we dig into what grows, gets harvested, and…
Amplify CanadaTrailer: Something to chew on
Food For Thought. What is the real cost of the food on your table? In 2020, the world stopped, but small business owners across Canada didn't. Amplify Canada…
Amplify CanadaPerseverance and Hope
Perseverance and Hope holds up Canada’s small businesses sector. Just keep trying and don't give up, that was the refrain from small business owners the first…
Amplify CanadaTrailer: Perseverance and Hope
What does perseverance look like when uncertainty becomes the new normal? In 2020, the world stopped, but small business owners across Canada didn't. Amplify…
Amplify CanadaThe Resilience of Canada's Tourism Industry
Could tourism could save us, is Canada's small business backbone bending or getting stronger? Welcome back to Amplify Canada, Season 3. We first met these…
Amplify CanadaSeason 3 Preview - Resilience Revisited
In 2020, the world stopped, but small business owners across Canada didn't. Amplify Canada told their stories: the struggles, the determination, the refusal to…
Amplify CanadaReflections: A look back at the Amplify Canada journey
On the final chapter of Amplify Canada, we reflect on the small businesses that make Canada great and the resiliency they showed through the pandemic and…
Amplify CanadaPreview: Reflections, a look back at the Amplify Canada journey
On the final chapter of Amplify Canada, we reflect on the small businesses that make Canada great and the resiliency they showed through the pandemic and…
Amplify CanadaThe Sweat Chronicles: Exploring the Canadian Fitness Industry
In 2019, just before the pandemic, the Fitness industry hit an estimated $96.7 billion dollars. The industry is slowly recovering and is expected to hit those…
Amplify CanadaPreview: The Sweat Chronicles: Exploring the Canadian Fitness Industry
In 2019, just before the pandemic, the Fitness industry hit an estimated $96.7 billion dollars. The industry is slowly recovering and is expected to hit those…
Amplify CanadaThe Pawfect Podcast: Celebrating the businesses caring for our pets
More than half of Canadian households (60%) own at least one dog or cat. They are part of our family. In this episode, we explore the true extended family -…
Amplify CanadaPreview of: The Pawfect Podcast: Celebrating the businesses caring for our pets
On the next episode of Amplfy Canada; More than half of Canadian households (60%) own at least one dog or cat. They are part of our family. In this episode, we…
Amplify CanadaCompanies that turned their mission into a movement
Companies that turned their mission into a movement. Do you ever wonder what your purpose is, do you think – am I doing enough? What really matters to me? Now…
Amplify CanadaPreview: Companies that turned their mission into a movement
Join us on our next episode of Amplify Canada: Companies that turned their mission into a movement. Do you ever wonder what your purpose is, do you think – am…
Amplify Canada2SLGBTQIA+ Supportive Businesses
Recently The Senate passed bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics in the United States on…
Amplify CanadaPreview of: 2SLGBTQIA+ Supportive Businesses
Recently The Senate passed bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics in the United States on…
Amplify CanadaFood For Thought
On our first episode of season 2, we explore Canada's food system. The different forms of farming, how it sustains our environment and supports our economy. In…
Amplify CanadaSeason 2 Preview
Welcome to season 2 of Amplify Canada! This is an initiative created by Pattison Media designed to celebrate and elevate small businesses, the backbone of our…
Amplify CanadaBest of Season One
We look back and reflect on some of the memorable moments of the first season of Amplify Canada. We talked, listened, and were inspired and moved by Canadian…
Amplify CanadaReinvention
On this episode, we explore the re-invention of business. This country is built on small businesses. These are the stories of the changes people have made and…
Amplify CanadaBusiness Success Online
On this episode, we explore the importance technology plays in business. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses’ data shows fourteen percent of…
Amplify CanadaWomen Who Rock!
On this episode: Women play an important role in the economy, however, women-led businesses account for only 15.6 percent of small and medium enterprises in…
Amplify CanadaAll In The Family
On this episode Statistics Canada states family-owned businesses account for 63.1 percent of all private sector firms in the Canadian economy and generated…
Amplify CanadaSmall is the New Big; How big business is supporting small business
In this episode Small is the new big. We'll explore how big business is supporting small business across Canada. The latest report from Statistics Canada…
Amplify CanadaThe Resilience of Canada's Tourism Industry
On this episode: It was March of 2020, travel restrictions and border closures aimed at containing COVID-19, brought travel to and from Canada to a near…
Amplify CanadaPerseverance and Hope
On this episode: We all can have times of struggle, self-doubt, failure, and setbacks. Over the last two years - we have had loved ones die, entire industries…
Amplify CanadaPandemic Generosity
On this episode During the pandemic, around the world and here at home, we have witnessed acts of strength, courage, determination, understanding…
Amplify CanadaIndigenous Ingenuity
On this episode: We will delve into the success and struggles of indigenous businesses. Stories of mothers and daughters, families and ideas that changed…
Amplify CanadaCorner Stores
Corner stores and small local neighborhood groceries hold many stories and memories. In this second episode of Amplify Canada, we talk to the memory makers…
Amplify CanadaWhat is Amplify Canada?
Amplify Canada is a 12-part, monthly podcast, that tells real stories of Canadians from Port Alberni, BC, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and everywhere in between…
Amplify CanadaAmplify Canada Preview
Amplify Canada is a 12-part, monthly podcast, arriving every second Thursday, that tells real stories of Canadians from Port Alberni, BC, to Winnipeg…