{"id":26361,"date":"2025-06-20T10:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pprod.acomba.com\/keeping-good-company\/la-maison-smith-de-la-premiere-tasse-a-lexpansion\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:11:53","slug":"la-maison-smith-from-the-first-cup-to-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/blog\/la-maison-smith-from-the-first-cup-to-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"La Maison Smith: From the First Cup to Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The new episode of our <strong>Savoir tenir compagnie<\/strong> podcast is now accessible online! Do not hesitate to listen to it or view it on our broadcast platforms!<\/h2>\r\n<p>Here is what we have prepared for you for the launch of this new episode.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>What will we be talking about during this episode?<\/h3>\r\n<p>In this episode, we explore the story behind the creation of La Maison Smith, the pillars that guided the initial vision of its founders, as well as the key moments that led to the company\u2019s expansion. But how do you successfully grow a brand? What criteria should be used to choose locations? And how do you stay connected to the local community throughout this process?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To answer these questions, we had the privilege to speak with J\u00e9r\u00f4me Turgeon, Mathilde Plante St-Arnaud, and V\u00e9ronic Pelletier, the founders of La Maison Smith. Their entrepreneurial journey, vision, and unique approach to the world of Quebec coffee offer us a fresh perspective on the challenges and successes related to growing a passionate business.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads-svn\/blog\/podcast\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith_Image-1_EN.png\" alt=\"Mathilde Plante St-Arnaud, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Turgeon and V\u00e9ronic Pelletier - Founders of La Maison Smith\">\r\n\r\n<p>In this episode, they share the story of the birth of their company, the very first cup of coffee served, as well as the pillars that guided their original vision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads-svn\/blog\/podcast\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith_Image-2_EN.png\" alt=\"La Maison Smith\">\r\n\r\n<p>They also explain how they manage to retain loyal employees and customers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads-svn\/blog\/podcast\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith\/2025-06-20_S01E08_La-Maison-Smith_Image-3_EN.png\" alt=\"It's really about the people who have been there since day one and who have grown along the way (...)\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this new episode, discover how the founders of La Maison Smith built a well-known Quebec brand by combining vision, passion, and strategic choices to ensure the growth of their business.","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page_templates\/template_blog_article-podcast.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26361"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27019,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26361\/revisions\/27019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acomba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}