of Kelowna - your local podcast
of Kelowna is a relaxed, long-form conversational series that highlights the personal journeys of local business owners and creators — helping listeners feel more connected to the city they love
Episodes
85 episodes
Toncini of Kelowna
Growing up in Italy’s Marche region, food meant family, friends, and time spent together around a table. That idea followed Andrew from Italy to Australia, through food trucks and restaurants, and eventually to Canada, where COVID forced him to...
Darren Tanaka Photography of Kelowna
@darrentanakaphotography is a third generation Kelowna local with deep roots in the city’s Japanese Canadian community.Our conversation moves through Kelowna history, his family’s connection to Kasugai Gardens, Japanese Canadian history ...
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Okanagan Coffee Festival of Kelowna
This week on of Kelowna, Baillie from Anarchy Coffee is back on the podcast to talk all things Okanagan Coffee Fest 2026.I do not normally have guests back on, but Baillie gets an exception.We get into how the festival ha...
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Barn Owl Brewing of Kelowna
Gary’s road to Barn Owl Brewing is anything but straightforward.Radio, law school ambitions, an education degree, years travelling with a band, youth and community work, several business ideas that never quite happened, and eventually a ...
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SOBR Market of Kelowna
Craig’s story goes far beyond opening a nonalcoholic bottle shop.We talk about his relationship with alcohol, the crisis that led him into treatment at 23, his years working in counselling and substance use treatment, and how those exper...
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Kelowna Pool Tables and Fly With Wine of Kelowna
Jeff’s path to Kelowna Pool Tables was anything but direct.From growing up in Ontario to building a career in sales, Jeff spent more than 20 years in the barbecue industry, including years representing Broil King and travelling throughou...
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Fisherman's Market of Kelowna
From growing up around Vancouver’s commercial fishing industry to spending nearly 15 years working his way through the fish business, Cory’s life has always had a connection to the water.Along the way, mentors, family and years of hard w...
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Urban Liquor Store of Kelowna
From competitive figure skating to the Okanagan wine industry to building Urban Liquor, Riki’s path has been anything but linear.After arriving in Kelowna in the early 2000s, Riki built a career in wine and watched the Okanagan industry ...
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Calowna Costumes of Kelowna
Born and raised in Kelowna, Kerri has spent most of her life at Calowna Costumes.What started as helping out at her husband’s grandmother’s costume shop as a teenager became a 35 year career filled with creativity, family, unforgettable ...
Designs by Karin of Kelowna
Karin’s path to Designs by Karin began long before she ever considered furniture refinishing a career. Growing up in Oshawa, she was always creating, whether she was crafting, baking with her grandmother or refinishing her first cedar chest by ...
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Robin Killoran of Kelowna
Robin @bluepineapplestrongman and @bluepineapplebarber grew up in Salmon Arm, but a love of travel and new experiences soon took him far beyond his hometown. After working at a plywood mill, he spent a year travelling through Australia an...
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Grey Fox Brewing of Kelowna
Chris is the owner and head brewer of Grey Fox Brewing, but his path to opening his dedicated gluten free brewery was anything but predictable.Raised on a small farm in Manitoba, Chris grew up taking apart motorcycles, playing drums and ...
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Buffalo Rouge of Kelowna
Crystal Cain’s story starts on Vancouver Island, where she grew up in Victoria, spent her childhood outdoors, became vegetarian at nine, and eventually found her way into food almost by accident.After years of serving, travelling, studyi...
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Jessie Rivest of Kelowna
Jessie Rivest is a vocalist, sound artist, and leadership coach whose work explores the connection between voice, creativity, archetypes, and self-expression.Born in Vancouver, raised in Ontario, and now living in Kelowna, Jessie’s story...
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Compass Connections of Kelowna
Jonathan moved to Kelowna as a child and considers it his hometown. He shares memories of sports, fishing at Bear Lake, Gyro Beach, and growing up in a different era of Kelowna.His career started at Revy and Rona, where he learned about ...
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Scenic Route Jewellery of Kelowna
Born and raised in Kelowna, Brittani Buettner of Scenic Route Jewellery @scenicrouteco has always been drawn to creating.In this episode, we talk about growing up in West Kelowna, travel, jewelry school in Nelson, motherhood, building a ...
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Lavender & Grace Jewelry of Kelowna
Kayla Mendel is the owner of Lavender and Grace Jewelry, a Kelowna based jewelry company known for delicate, dainty pieces and approachable price points.Kayla shares her unique childhood story, from being born in the Caribbean, gr...
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The Racket House of Kelowna
We sit down with Val and Rachel, the couple behind The Racket House.Val shares his story of leaving the former Soviet Union as a child, living in Israel, and eventually landing in Canada. Rachel shares what it was like growing up ...
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Storycatcher Photography of Kelowna
Kristen is a Kelowna based brand photographer who works with established women entrepreneurs.We talk about creativity, identity, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and how photography can help people feel truly seen.This is a beautiful...
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Ponderosa Valley Landscape and Design of Kelowna
This week on of Kelowna, we sit down with Trevor from @ponderosavalleylandscape.Trevor’s path has taken him from growing up around Vancouver and Powell River, to working as a mechanic in Alberta and eventually finding his way back to som...
Brutal Fermented Condiments of Kelowna
Hayden from Brutal Condiments is a local fermenter turning Okanagan produce into pepper sauces, mustards, miso, soy sauce, horseradish, and all kinds of wild, aged condiments.We talk about his path from kitchens and pastry work to...
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Hippomouth Inventory of Kelowna
Kim joins of Kelowna to share a life story that has taken her from a farm outside Prince George, to Burnaby, to the Cayman Islands, and eventually to Kelowna.Growing up around animals, 4H, hard work, and northern BC winters shap...
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Baked - Custom Cakes & Sweets of Kelowna
Cindy, owner of Baked Custom Cakes and Sweets in downtown Kelowna, joins the podcast to share her journey from being born in Guangzhou, China, to growing up in Vancouver, finding her way into baking and pastry, and eventually building a custom ...
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