Barry Hillier, Co-Founder, CMO
Barry Hillier is a quintessential bootstrap entrepreneur and a respected brand and marketing expert. After working in advertising from 1992 to 2000, Barry founded Dashboard in 2001, growing it to quickly become one of the top creative boutique agencies in Canada. Dashboard built an impressive client list that included Hellmann’s, Vaseline, Axe Body Spray, Sunlight Laundry Detergent, Juicy Fruit, Skittles, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Nissan, Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee, ING Direct, Toyota, H&R Block, Corus, Marley Coffee, Kraft, Torstar, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, LCBO, and 3M among others.
Barry’s work has won over 50 awards, including NY Festival’s, FWA’s, London International awards, Applied Arts, Marketing Awards and many Cassies based on achieving business results, including the Grand Prix for his work on Hellmann’s, where he was a strategic lead in the team that repositioned the brand to number 1 in Canada.
In 2009, Barry created his first SaaS platform, a Content Management System called Glovebox. Glovebox expanded from coast-to-coast in Canada with hundreds of Dealerships across 18 automotive brands as well as being used by Toyota Canada and Nissan Canada. In 2014, Barry helped build Bumper, a fully customizable omni-channel SaaS retention and conquest marketing system, reaching 10% of the automotive market in Canada as well as expanding into the USA.
In June of 2017, Barry sold his companies and began to create eQuo, a distributed marketplace built from his own experience and passion for entrepreneurs. Barry also launched Neighbourhood Coffee as a side passion business in 2020 and selling it in 2023 before co-founding Kebaonish.
What is the "Extending the Rafters" Partnership?
"Extending the Rafters" program lets companies create custom Gift Boxes with Kebaonish, featuring premium Indigenous-led teas and coffees. These boxes honour Indigenous culture while demonstrating your commitment to respect, relationships, and economic reconciliation. Perfect for appreciating employees, customers, partners, or speakers.
Customized Tea Time Gift Box
Customize our tea time unity box with our beautiful "Extending the Rafters" Gift Box and your choice of 3 teas.
There is a minimum order of 50 units and a customization fee of $99. You can add your logo and personalized message of unity.
- 50-99 Units $39 per unit
- 100-149 Units $38 per unit
- 150-249 Units $37 per unit
- 250-499 Units $36 per unit
- 500-749 Units $35 per unit
- 750+ Units $33 per unit
Contact our team and we will help organize this wonderful gift box. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. CAD Pricing (Code D).
Shipping may be extra, will be confirmed on order. Box Dimensions are W x D x H 9.5 x 7 x 4. Weight is 624 grams.
Customized Small Mixed Gift Box
Customize our small Mixed Gift box with our beautiful "Extending the Rafters" Gift Box and your choice of 1 premium Organic Coffee and 2 Artisanal Organic teas.
There is a minimum order of 50 units and a customization fee of $99. You can add your logo and personalized message of unity.
- 50-99 Units $45 per unit
- 100-149 Units $44 per unit
- 150-249 Units $43 per unit
- 250-499 Units $42 per unit
- 500-749 Units $41 per unit
- 750+ Units $40 per unit
Contact our team and we will help organize this wonderful gift box. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. CAD Pricing (Code D).
Shipping may be extra, will be confirmed on order. Box Dimensions are W x D x H 9.5 x 7 x 4. Weight is 915 grams.
Customized Seven GrandFather Teachings Gift Box
Customize our Seven Grandfather Teachings Gift box with our beautiful "Extending the Rafters" Unity Box and all 7 of our Artisanal Organic teas.
There is a minimum order of 50 units and a customization fee of $99. You can add your logo and personalized message of unity.
- 50-99 Units $78 per unit
- 100-149 Units $77 per unit
- 150-249 Units $76 per unit
- 250-499 Units $75 per unit
- 500-749 Units $74 per unit
- 750+ Units $73 per unit
Contact our team and we will help organize this wonderful gift box. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. CAD Pricing (Code D).
Shipping may be extra, will be confirmed on order. Box Dimensions are W x D x H 12 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 4. Weight is 840 grams.
Customize your Wampum Coffee Gift Box
Customize our Wampum Coffee Gift box with our beautiful "Extending the Rafters" Unity Box and all 4 of our Organic coffee blends, including our Friendship (Blonde-Medium), Respect (Medium), Sharing (Medium-Dark) and Peace (Dark)
There is a minimum order of 50 units and a customization fee of $99. You can add your logo and personalized message of unity.
- 50-99 Units $85 per unit
- 100-149 Units $84 per unit
- 150-249 Units $83 per unit
- 250-499 Units $82 per unit
- 500-749 Units $81 per unit
- 750+ Units $78 per unit
Contact our team and we will help organize this wonderful gift box. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. CAD Pricing (Code D).
Shipping may be extra, will be confirmed on order. Box Dimensions are W x D x H 12 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 4. Weight is 1842 grams.
Customized Large Mixed Gift Box
Customize our Large Mixed Gift box with our beautiful "Extending the Rafters" Unity Box and 2 of our Organic coffee blends, and 3 of our Artisanal Organic Teas.
There is a minimum order of 50 units and a customization fee of $99. You can add your logo and personalized message of unity.
- 50-99 Units $84 per unit
- 100-149 Units $83 per unit
- 150-249 Units $82 per unit
- 250-499 Units $81 per unit
- 500-749 Units $78 per unit
- 750+ Units $75 per unit
Contact our team and we will help organize this wonderful gift box. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. CAD Pricing (Code D).
Shipping may be extra, will be confirmed on order. Box Dimensions are W x D x H 12 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 4. Weight is 1314 grams.
Register to become a Promo Partner
We’re excited to invite you to become a Proudly Indigenous promotional partner with us to share our authentic Indigenous products!
We work with PRG and their wide group of promotional partners to create unique gift boxes using our thoughtfully crafted teas, coffees, or other meaningful products, we’re here to support you.
Ready to get started?
Apply today by visiting: https://www.proudlyindigenous.com/pages/request-a-promo-account
Once registered, simply sign in to your account (top right corner of the page) to see your wholesale discount applied. If you don’t see it right away, signing in should solve the issue!