🎙️ I Love Kelowna
🎙️ I Love Kelowna is a long-running conversational podcast celebrating the people and stories that make Kelowna and the Central Okanagan vibrant and unique.
Across more than 243 episodes, host Luke Menkes sits down with entrepreneurs, creators, founders, community leaders and fascinating locals to explore three simple questions:
1️⃣ Why Kelowna? How did you choose this place as home?
2️⃣ What’s your journey? The real story of how you became who you are
3️⃣ What are you building now? Your work, purpose and impact
This show isn’t about products or services – it’s about people. Guests open up about their lives, lessons, challenges and inspirations, offering real insight into what makes the Okanagan such a special place to live and work.
About the Host
Luke Menkes is a dual-licensed real estate broker (British Columbia & Alberta), author, mentor, podcaster and long-time Kelowna advocate. He believes that business and life move at the speed of know, like and trust. This podcast is his way of strengthening community connection.
📩 Interested in being a guest or want to connect?
Email Luke at luke@lukemenkes.ca
📍 Learn more about Kelowna Real Estate:
https://mykelownaagent.com
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and all major podcast platforms.
🎙️ I Love Kelowna
Networking That Makes a Lasting Impression with Swire Ho
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire Ho immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team successfully produced attractive, personalized DVD and CD cases and custom merchandise like T-shirts, earning a Score award in 2009, for small business success. His business eventually grew so popular, he decided to sell Hellman Production in 2013 to focus exclusively on the promotional product industry.
Government Certifications
LSBE, WBE, DBE, MBE, SBE
Swire is a proud SFG1 certified kettlebell instructor from #StrongFirst. He finds calmness through yoga, organic gardening, and enjoys being in nature.
SWIRE AND I DISCUSS
- Setting up a referral based business
- How to use promotional products to make a lasting impression?
- How can I build my brand, or custom loyalty for my business?
- Government contracting 101
- How should I network in business. Both in person and virtually
- What type of (free) resources are available for a small business?
- How do you network in business?
- Should I join a chamber of commerce?
- How do I find and connect with my target audience?
- How do I build a referral based business?
- What is a power partner and how having a power partner can help me grow my business?
- How do I make a lasting impression for my business?
- Marketing for small business
- How can I build my brand and customer loyalty?
Send audience to
http://www.garudapromo.com
Swire also has a podcast called The Small Business Show
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