Stride: The Podcast: Recent Episodes

Nathan Knight & Valerie Froese

Hosts Nathan Knight and Valerie Froese bring you business owners from Southern Manitoba - ranked No. 2 in Canada for entrepreneurship. We're here to share the human aspect of running a business.


Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

View Details

We welcome Josh Ginter, CPA, as our special guest for this podcast episode! Josh shares his favorite office tools, we talk about developing key performance indicators (KPIs) that help measure success and discuss the ROI on personal investment. We also dig further into what you see at face value never tells you what is going on behind the scenes.

View Details

We welcome Josh Ginter, CPA, as our special guest for this podcast episode! Josh shares his favorite office tools, we talk about developing key performance indicators (KPIs) that help measure success and discuss the ROI on personal investment. We also dig further into what you see at face value never tells you what is going on behind the scenes.

View Details

Co-host turned guest, Valerie Froese, owner of Indigo, tells us about how early the idea of entrepreneurship began in her young life, the importance of having a great bookkeeper on your team, the realities of "toxic growth" in business, and some cash flow tips that may help YOU and your business!

Indigo Bookkeeping Services- Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

In our recent episodes with Jeremy Matuszewski from Thunderstruck Sales & Marketing, we chat about tradeshows, utilizing a CRM, 9 years of growth, persistence, tenacity, and the importance of having an incredible team surrounding you and your business.

Thunderstruck Sales & Marketing - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

In our recent episodes with Jeremy Matuszewski from Thunderstruck Sales & Marketing, we chat about tradeshows, utilizing a CRM, 9 years of growth, persistence, tenacity, and the importance of having an incredible team surrounding you and your business.

Thunderstruck Sales & Marketing - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Special Guest Hank Wall from Valley Fiber discusses the value of investing in your own community, growing a positive brand and reputation, and the importance of knowing who you choose to take capital from. Valley Fiber is the Winkler Chamber award winner for Business Excellence!

Valley Fiber - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

For the first time since 2019, the Chamber Awards are back! Tanya announces award winners, the selection process, and what to expect for the Gala this coming fall!

Tanya Chateauneuf - Director of Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce

View Details

Special Guest, Erin Plett of Other Brother Roasters, tell us what makes them unique in their business, everything she's learned over the last ten years of brewing for the community, and all the details involved in the niche world of third-wave coffee roasting.

Other Brother Roasters- Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Special Guest, Henry Siemens of Serious Marketing, chats with us about the importance of building strong foundations in relationships when in business, starting his entrepreneurial journey at the ripe age of 13, and the trials and tribulations of having to pivot in business in 2020.

Serious Marketing - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Part 2 of The People Persons Business episode continues - we discuss buying or leasing property for your business and how much technology has changed the ever evolving selling process in real estate.

The Property Brokers - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Special guests, Wes Harder and Tim Friesen of The Property Brokers, chat with us about the importance of properly marketing yourself in today's day and age of real estate, the right mindset for the business, and their new brokerage venture servicing Winkler and the surrounding area!

The Property Brokers - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Part 2 of episode 2 continues with our guests from Charley B’s including the reality of being in a partnership. In this podcast we talk organizing a partnership, determining who is good at what, dividing the day-to-day tasks as well as the future plan of a retiring partner and plans to carry business forward. 

Charley B's Classic Grill & Ice Cream Parlour - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Special guests, Charllotte & Katelin of Charley B’s bring us the keys to creating a reputable brand, building a team and managing that team. We talk about their learning experiences from the last 9 years in business including utilizing technology where possible to hiring the right people around you to get the job done right from day one.

Charley B's Classic Grill & Ice Cream Parlour - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member

View Details

Welcome to our first episode! Special guest, Kevin Braun introduced us to old and new business dating back as far as the 1950's. Kevin's entrepreneurial journey started out on the floor of the hardware store where him and his dad built what Centennial Supply & Petro Bulk Fuel are today. Kevin is involved in the restaurant business, commercial real-estate business, and continuities to grow his portfolio in the city of Winkler.

Centennial Supply - Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce Member