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Can you build a successful business without sacrificing your values?

In this episode of Imagine the Good, Robyn Meagher and Jason Dorland sit down with Ian Walker, co-founder of Left Coast Naturals, to explore more than 30 years of entrepreneurship, friendship, resilience, and purpose-driven business. What began with homemade nut butter sold at Vancouver’s Granville Island Market grew into a company committed to measuring success through people, planet, and prosperity.

Ian shares the lessons that helped the business survive and evolve, including humility, courage, adaptability, learning from failure, building strong relationships, and sometimes trusting your instincts before all the data is available.

The conversation also explores the future of organic and regenerative food, creating a workplace where people can show up authentically, and why business relationships built on collaboration rather than competition can create better outcomes for everyone.

After three decades, Ian’s philosophy remains refreshingly simple: good people providing good food. It’s a conversation about building a business that succeeds financially while creating a positive impact on employees, communities, people, and the planet.