82. Family Business with Jonathan McCain

About this episode

Jonathan McCain discusses his family business legacy and his entrepreneurial journey in a conversation with David Simpson.

Family businesses have been important pillars in the history of Canada, where they have developed industries and enriched communities from coast to coast. Jonathan McCain is part of that tradition. Hailing from a family legacy that includes McCain Foods and Maple Leaf Foods, Jonathan decided to take the consulting route after university before exercising his entrepreneurial talents in an industry that was in no way related to food. In this fascinating discussion with Ivey Lecturer David Simpson, McCain talks about his entrepreneurial family, how consulting prepared him to lead his own enterprise, and the growing role his playing in the family business. The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Quantumshift 2008 alum and founder of Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Dr Connie Clerici.

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric Janssen, Eric Morse

Guest: Jonathan McCain

Topics covered

• family business
• entrepreneurship
• consulting
• Canadian industry
• business legacy

Keywords

• family business
• entrepreneurship
• consulting
• McCain Foods
• Maple Leaf Foods

Sponsors

Closing the Gap Healthcare Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods

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