Using Superpowers For Good
Debbie Rathwell and David Shipley are entrepreneurs using their skills and experience to build successful businesses and stronger communities.
Debbie Rathwell and David Shipley are entrepreneurs using their skills and experience to build successful businesses and stronger communities.
Mrs. Dunster’s co-CEO Blair Hyslop is chasing a different kind of Freedom 55. Instead of looking forward to golf and shuffleboard in some camphor-scented retirement community in Florida, in his 50s Hyslop is just getting started. He’s going to build an empire.
Trailway’s latest collaboration, Koko Crunch is brewed with Mrs. Dunster’s sugar donuts, with a flavour profile based on Mrs. Dunster’s Chocolate Crunch nuggets.
On this week’s Huddle “Insights” podcast, Blair Hyslop, the co-CEO of Mrs. Dunster’s, Kathryn Lockhart, the CEO of Propel, and Jeff Larsen, head of the Creative Destruction Lab in Atlantic Canada, discuss a proposal for a new regional equity tax credit to help grow investments in the region’s companies.
Mrs. Dunster’s co-owner Blair Hyslop says he has wanted to include online orders into his business model since purchasing the Sussex-based company seven years ago.
Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop announced Tuesday they were told their planned acquisition of Vermont-based Koffee Cup Bakery will not move forward after a new bid was accepted by the receiver.
Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop now live by the mantra “communication, compassion and flexibility” as they make major changes to the operations of Mrs. Dunster’s and Kredl’s Corner Market within days.
Food Works Atlantic, launched by Mrs. Dunster’s and Ginger Agency, aims to match restaurant workers who were laid off with employers who need staff in the food manufacturing sector.
In a Facebook post, Blair Hyslop reflected on his cancer treatment 11 years ago, including how he listened to Great Big Sea while undergoing radiation treatment. Well, Alan Doyle found out about that post.
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