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This Toronto Floral Shop Is Making the Industry More Sustainable
– canadianbusiness.com
Before the pandemic, May Flowers, then a two-year-old floral business, operated like many of its competitors. It focused on wedding and occasion bouquets, and its shop in Toronto’s west end functioned primarily as a depot to fulfill orders.
This past spring, right after Mother’s Day—one of the busiest days of the year for florists—owner and creative director Annie Tran-Shuttin embarked on a revamp. The entrepreneur, who studied business and psychology in school and taught herself floral artistry through YouTube videos, wanted to create a modern, welcoming space. She envisioned customers shopping for plants, flowers and a curated selection of gift items—such as chocolates, bath products and candles—while enjoying a cappuccino from the in-house café.
“We have a bit of a unique business model in that we don’t use any of those wire services, like Teleflora, that broker orders,” Tran-Shuttin says. By interacting directly with customers in real time, May Flowers is able to offer same-day delivery…
10 Things Country Music Star Brett Kissel Can’t Live Without
– canadianbusiness.com
Since the 2013 release of his debut hit “Started With a Song,” Brett Kissel has been topping the Canadian country music charts with his gritty pop twang, clinching multiple Canadian Country Music Association Awards and three Junos along the way. On top of that, the 33-year-old Alberta native is also an avid businessman who began making strategic investments early on in his career, just like his heroes Dolly Parton—who opened the Dollywood theme park in 1986—and Garth Brooks—who started building a real estate portfolio in the early ‘90s. In 2020, Kissel became co-owner of Deuce Vodka and Back Country Spirits, and founded the lifestyle brand Keeping It Kissel with his wife, Cecilia.
In January 2023, Kissel released his most ambitious project yet: a genre-spanning four-album series called The Compass Project, in which he reflects on his decade in the spotlight and explores his multifaceted identities as a husband, father, businessman and entertainer. South is filled with radio-friendly Nashville-style hits, East focuses on his strengths as a moody singer-songwriter, West indulges his love of down-home, honky-tonk country and western and North is a live album meant to celebrate his home country of Canada…
