For Episode 28, we welcome 24-year-old Harrison Duffy, owner of Somerset Ice Cream Bar (opened July 7, 2018 at age 16) and the Harry's Dairy Bar brand. Harrison shares growing up around entrepreneurs, starting a car detailing business at 10 and working various hospitality jobs before planning his dairy bar at 15. He describes researching and refurbishing used equipment, securing land with his parents' financing help, and his growth from three employees to now 30 across his locations.

Harrison discusses lessons from mentoring young workers, learning to delegate and the importance of reinvesting to streamline operations. He also shares insights into renovating Somerset to more than double its size ahead of an April 18 opening and announces the Harry's brand is moving to the Mariner's Cove boardwalk in Cavendish this summer.

Connect with Harrison & Somerset Ice Cream Bar here:

https://www.facebook.com/somerseticecreambar

https://www.instagram.com/somerseticecreambar/

This episode was audio-produced by Adam Ramsay.

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Today's episode features Sheila Kerry, co-owner of Double Loop Running Co.. Sheila details launching a boutique running specialty store with her husband Mike after she began running as an adult and trained for her first Marathon in 2023. Sheila shares her background in competitive sport, a 15-year communications career, and the shift from being “content” to feeling aligned through running and entrepreneurship while still working full-time at Veterans Affairs Canada. We discuss the fall 2024 “aha” moment, creating a business plan, securing their Milky Way location, DIY renovations, and building an inclusive, community-first store with products chosen through local run-club feedback and ongoing trial and error. Sheila covers imposter syndrome, mentorship support, tourist traffic surprises, the meaning behind the Double Loop name and infinity logo, community events, online expansion, new brands, and her plans to run the upcoming Philadelphia Marathon.

Connect with Sheila & Double Loop Running Co. here:

https://www.instagram.com/doublelooprunning/

https://doublelooprunning.com/

This episode was audio-produced by Adam Ramsay.

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For episode 2 of Season 3, host Vanessa Smith interviews Sarah Ellen Clark, owner of The Seagull Grab & Go in Mount Stewart, PEI, which she opened October 1 in her late father's former restaurant building on his blueberry farm.

Sarah Ellen shares her background, including years away traveling and working in marketing and hospitality, and how her father's passing motivated her to bring the space back to life as a bakery and cafe. She describes the stress of permits, staffing, learning espresso and baking, and being unexpectedly slammed from opening week through word-of-mouth and social media.

This conversation covers her focus on homemade, elevated menu items, her social media approach, community support, intense time demands, and plans to renovate an event space for weddings and conferences, with future expansion ideas.

Connect with Sarah Ellen & The Seagull. here:

https://www.instagram.com/theseagullpei/

https://www.instagram.com/sarahellenclark/

This episode was audio-produced by Adam Ramsay.

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