B K Sethi - Turning Lemons into Legacy
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The first time B K Sethi came into my life was in 2023. B K wrote to me and said he loved listening to me on the radio and my podcasts. He then asked if we could have coffee. I had no idea I was meeting with one of our country's great entrepreneurs.  I took this picture, and you can see and feel it in his face and smile; B K is a beautiful soul. B K joins me this week to share his inspiring story. From the streets of 1940s India, where, at age four, he sold lemons to help his family survive, to the ever-growing metropolis of Toronto, this is the sweeping story of B K Sethi's rise to success as Canada's international foods magnate. The stories B K shares are priceless, the people he rubs shoulders with are the who's who of the grocery industry, and the lessons he imparts are worthy. Discuss them at the family table, with teachers in high schools, and in the many corridors of academia and business. Immigration is in the news, so I closed the show with Amit Brahme,  Head, Newcomer & Cultural Client segment at RBC, to provide context. We talk about the crucial role immigrants like B K play in helping us create a new economy and build a better country if we give them a newcomer advantage.   To buy B K's book, Meet BK in the Ethnic Aisle: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-BK-Ethnic-Food-Aisle/dp/1738978214   To learn more about RBC's Newcomer Advantage program. EN: http://www.rbc.com/newcomeradvantage FR: http://www.rbc.com/privilegeplus  
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