Episodes one and two were about the business. This one is about who was inside it.

The employees. The community. The things that happened inside that little laundry plant in Calgary that nobody planned for and that didn't make the documentary.

In the final episode for the CMNGD (COMMONGOOD) series Dave and I get into:

• What it meant to be a safe place and the weight of trauma
• Why we couldn't let anyone go when we bought the plant, and the unexpected community that grew from that decision
• A backyard BBQ, a lunch table, and two people from completely different worlds who found each other
• Why we believe CMNGD was positioned too early in the system and what we'd have to build to actually finish what we started
• The one piece of advice every purpose-driven entrepreneur needs to hear
• And the question we get asked most — the same one we answered in episode one. Has our answer changed?

This is the episode I'm most proud of. Because the people really were the point.

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In Part 2 Hannah Hemphill continues the conversation with her ex-husband and CMNGD (CommonGood) co-founder Dave Cree - and this time, there's another fun game, a secret that nobody knew, and the real story of what was happening inside the business right before COVID hit.

And then the world shut down. And then their marriage fell apart. All within months of each other.

In this episode:

• they go deep on the pivot that never happened,
• what it's really like to pitch as a woman in business,
• the co-founder agreement that saved them both,
• and the CMNGD (Common Good)⁠ documentary that ended with Hannah crying online - which, yes, people still bring up.

It ends where it all began for Hannah. The 2013 Calgary flood. The Calgary Drop-In. And the moment they knew they had to do something.

No credentials. No polish. Just lived experience and the questions people won't stop asking.

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A show about mixing business with pleasure… and the questions people won’t stop asking.

My first guest is someone most people wouldn’t expect me to start this podcast with… my ex-husband and former co-founder of CMNGD (Common Good).

CMNGD was an award-winning social enterprise that employed people facing barriers caused by poverty and homelessness through a commercial laundry service tailored to the restaurant industry.

Dave Cree and I sat down to unpack one of the most common questions we still get asked about CMNGD:

Would you do it again?

What starts as a light, slightly chaotic conversation between two people who built a business (and a life) together quickly turns into something deeper. A look at what it really takes to build a social enterprise, what people assume happened and what actually did.

From crowdfunding and early wins, to COVID shutting everything down in days...

and our marriage falling apart...

We unpack our answer, what people think happened… and what they’re missing.

And this is only Part 1.

Who is Dave?

Dave Cree made every entrepreneurial mistake you can imagine — and calls that his greatest asset.

He’s started 7 businesses (with 4 exits, including one forced by COVID), raised over $1M, negotiated public company buyouts, and been on both sides of success and failure.

Dave is now a business coach focused on helping founders grow through clarity, honest conversations, and hard-earned experience. His approach is grounded in listening well, speaking truth (even when it’s uncomfortable), and helping entrepreneurs build confidence through real-world insight.

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👤 About the Host

Hannah Hemphill is a facilitator, speaker, and thinking partner for entrepreneurs, founders and organizations navigating complex challenges.

With over 20 years of experience across business, social enterprise and community building, she’s known for cutting through the noise, asking better questions, and helping people get to what actually matters.

Hannah co-founded CMNGD (Common Good), a social enterprise that created over 22,000 hours of living-wage employment and was recognized nationally for its impact and innovation.

Today, she works with entrepreneurs, organizations and communities to explore better ways of building and better questions to ask along the way.

🎧 The Hemphill Hotline is where those questions live.

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