From pharmacy to farming: One UBC alum’s adventures as an entrepreneur
Episode 14
Hosts: Carol Eugene Park & Jeevan Sangha
Join hosts Carol and Jeevan in conversation with UBC pharmacy alum Avi Gill (BSc’12, BPSc’16), one of the owners behind Farming Karma, a “farm to can” soda-making company based in the Okanagan. Discover the brand's evolution from a family farm to a thriving enterprise that produces award-winning fruit sodas, and hear insights from Gill as he reflects on his “wild journey” to becoming an entrepreneur.
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