Print, Pivot & Persist: The MAG Print Story
Twenty years ago a family started a print shop in Brampton. Today MAG Print is one of the most versatile print operations in the GTA.
In this episode host Bram Bains sits down with Jessie Panesar — second-generation owner of MAG Print — to talk about what it really looks like to grow up in a family business, navigate a tough market, and keep building when everyone else pulls back.
Who is Jessie Panesar?
Jessie was eleven years old typesetting pages on an old computer in his dad's shop. By fifteen he was cutting materials after school and doing admin. Today he runs the whole operation.
MAG Print — Media Arts and Graphics — prints on everything. Signs, media walls, glass windows, snowboards, golf balls, fishing hooks, branded merch. If you need it printed, they make it happen. They are a Brampton institution and they have been at it for over twenty years.
What you'll hear in this episode
Growing up in the family business — from typesetting at eleven to running the operation today
What organized chaos really looks like when you're building something from the ground up
How MAG Print navigated the 2025 real estate market slowdown and pivoted to survive and grow
Why the businesses that keep advertising through the slow seasons are always the ones still standing
What it takes to step into leadership when the business is your family's legacy
As Jessie put it — "The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time."
A note on this episode
This is a conversation for every entrepreneur and business owner who has ever been through a slow season and wondered whether to keep pushing. The answer is in here.
For your next print or branding project — visit magprint.ca
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About the host
Bram Bains is the founder of Maverick Insurance Brokers and host of Insuring Your Success — a podcast for entrepreneurs, community builders, and leaders across Ontario. Based in Brampton. RIBO licensed.
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