1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,160 [Music plays; text on screen reads Vivere Limited, relax the world] 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:25,380 [Music plays; photos of Jason Stoter flash on screen] Jason: Initially, what my idea was to sell hammocks so people can just enjoy them and relax and we want to provide a hammock that's high quality, that will last a long time, that they can use in their happy moments and that's evolved into more than just hammocks. It's evolved into a whole line of outdoor living products that includes all sorts of stuff. 3 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:31,220 [Music plays; screen goes black with text that reads: Vivere’s products are sold around the world. They ranked 27th on the PROFIT 500 fastest-growing companies in Canada, with projected sales exceeding $20M for 2019] 4 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:41,540 [Music plays; photos of Jason Stoter and his office flash on screen] Jason: It's a really important role that business has, to give back to the community. Oftentimes in business there's a little bit more means 5 00:00:41,540 --> 00:00:48,900 [Music plays; screen goes black with text that reads: Vivere donates 1% of its sales to support Eggpreneur, a social enterprise that empowers impoverished female entrepreneurs in Africa.] 6 00:00:49,240 --> 00:01:06,400 [Music plays; photos of Jason Stoter and female entrepreneurs in Africa flash on screen] Jason: You give women, that are super impoverished, a chicken coop for their backyard, this was this was life-changing for some of these women; where they tripled or quadrupled their income and their kids are eating eggs and in some cases these kids now could go to school. 7 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:13,780 [Music plays; screen goes black with text reading: There are now over 200 eggpreneurs in Kenya] 8 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:39,300 [Music plays; photos of Jason Stoter and his office flash on screen] Jason: So my MBA has, I would say, has helped grow Vivere in significant ways and it really became clear to me if you really are people-oriented the tasks get done much better, much faster, more efficient and it's better for the company. We can't solve all of life's problems but we can do our part. 9 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:46,360 [Music plays; photo of Jason] Jason: My name is Jason Stoter and I am the founder and president of Vivere Limited 10 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,760 [Music fades]