"We are leaders in what we do" | Interview with Jack Maendel

05/07/20 • 6 min

WTC Winnipeg's Podcast - BDC Small Business Week

In this episode, Jack Maendel, CEO of EcoPoxy, discusses with Mariette Mulaire and Chuck Davidson how his company is developing epoxies made from annually renewable resources and sells to clients all over the world. Jack touches base on the importance of being a leader in his industry and that although competitors are inevitable, it is a compliment to be copied.
EcoPoxy is a Manitoba farmer-based company that is one of the most exciting and fastest growing epoxy companies in the world. They create epoxies from bio-based ingredients.

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