Dear BTF Community,
In this interview, Georgia Pothier, President, Best Kind Edibles, discusses:
- Career Transition: How she transitioned from owning a successful home care business, Always Home Homecare, to launching Best Kind Edibles, a licensed processor of cannabis products in Nova Scotia, in 2022;
- Importance of Support: The value of strong legal, accounting, and advisory support during her business endeavors, particularly when selling her previous company and navigating the cannabis industry’s complexities; and
- Helping Others: Despite her shift to the cannabis industry, her focus remains on helping people, particularly those struggling with pain and sleep issues, which continues to drive her entrepreneurial spirit.
Enjoy,
Mark
In a recent interview, entrepreneur Georgia Pothier shared insights into her remarkable career transition, from running a successful home care business to launching Best Kind Edibles, a licensed producer of cannabis products in Nova Scotia.
Pothier, who owns Best Kind Edibles, is no stranger to the challenges of scaling a business. “I own a company called Best Kind Edibles, Inc., which is a microprocessing facility. We manufacture soft chews in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,” she explained. “We’re a licensed producer, authorized by Health Canada.”
Best Kind Edibles, which launched in 2022, has made waves in the Canadian cannabis industry. “We do white-label products for other licensed producers, but we also have our own brand,” Pothier shared. “We’re expanding across provinces.”
Pothier’s journey to cannabis wasn’t a straight path. Before founding Best Kind Edibles, she owned Always Home Home Care, a home care business that she sold in 2018. “I sold that business because I had multiple offers to buy it,” she explained. “I was advised that this was a really great thing to do at the time.”
Pothier will be at the upcoming Atlantic Business Transitions Forum on April 29 in Halifax. She will speak in a session called: 20/20 Vision: A Roundtable Discussion With Entrepreneurs Who Have Sold.
After selling, Pothier faced a new challenge: finding her next venture. “I felt disoriented and felt like I really didn’t have a purpose.”
It was during this transitional period that Pothier was introduced to the cannabis industry by a member of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO). “One of my WPO members said, ‘Have you ever thought about the cannabis industry?’ She owned the largest food manufacturing production company in Nova Scotia at the time. And another woman who was there owned a marketing company. So we thought let’s do this together. We started working on getting our license in 2019, and we received it in 2022,” she recalled.
Despite being new to the cannabis industry, Pothier’s prior experience in business ownership helped her navigate the complexities of starting a new venture. “I knew I loved helping people, and as a kid, I always wanted to be a social worker,” Pothier said. “Instead, I took care of seniors, and I loved it so much. Now, in cannabis, I want to help people in a different way.”
Pothier emphasized the importance of having a strong support network during her business endeavors.
Reflecting on the sale of her home care company, she noted, “I had great advisors. One of my contacts was head of mergers and acquisitions at PWC, so I had solid guidance.”
“You really have to have great people behind you to analyze the different deals that came in.” She had four offers and two of them were competitive.
With their help, Pothier successfully navigated the sale in 2018, a decision she’s grateful for in hindsight. “I feel blessed that I sold when I did, especially since the pandemic came in 2020,” she said. “It would have been stressful to manage that situation during such a critical time.”
For those looking to sell their businesses, Pothier offered key advice. “You really have to have strong legal and accounting support. I’ve been in business for many years but my strength is sales,” she advised.
“I know that it is costly. People sometimes really, really shy away from getting that support because it can be very expensive. But to me it was so worth it. My sale was actually more robust because of those two people I had. They knew the levers to press and I didn’t. So I’m very grateful that I had them.”
Despite the changes in her business focus, Pothier remains passionate about helping others. Pothier’s shift to the cannabis industry may have been unexpected, but it’s clear that her entrepreneurial spirit remains strong. “I feel like I’m doing something good for people, and that’s what matters most to me,” she concluded.
Her story serves as an inspiring reminder that with the right support and mindset, transitioning from one business to another can lead to success. As Best Kind Edibles continues to grow, Pothier’s dedication to helping others remains at the forefront of her entrepreneurial journey.
Mario Toneguzzi is a veteran of the media industry for more than 40 years and named in 2021 and 2024 a Top Ten Business Journalist in the world and only Canadian. He also made the RETHINK’s global list as a Top Retail Expert 2024 and 2025.