Pups, People, and Payment: What Paw Patrol Teaches Us About Business

In our house, Paw Patrol has become part of our daily routine. Our eldest daughter, Antoinette, can’t get enough of Ryder and the pups—and, if we're honest, we've seen enough episodes to recite a few of the rescue catchphrases ourselves, so let's dive in!

After watching several episodes, we started to notice something interesting: no one in Adventure Bay ever pays for anything with money. Ryder and the pups show up, solve the problem, and instead of an invoice, they get snacks, praise, or maybe a pat on the head. Even when townspeople help each other out, there’s no talk of payment—it’s just time, talent, and goodwill being exchanged.

It made us think—what if the real world operated a little more like Adventure Bay? At TwoWards Solutions, one problem we’ve seen firsthand is that some people who truly need our services can’t afford them. It’s a barrier that can stop great ideas and important missions before they even have a chance to grow. Instead of letting that be the end of the story, TwoWards Solutions decided to take a page from Paw Patrol’s playbook.

We offer barter solutions—exchanging our time, expertise, and resources for what our clients can offer in return. Sometimes that’s products, sometimes it’s services, and sometimes it’s connections or opportunities that benefit our business or community. It’s not about avoiding money entirely; it’s about recognizing that value isn’t only measured in dollars.

Paw Patrol might be just a children’s show, but it carries a powerful reminder: when we focus on exchanging what we have—our skills, our knowledge, our creativity—we can build a better, more connected world. If Ryder and the pups can keep Adventure Bay running without a single dollar changing hands, maybe we can all learn something about how to work together, too.

Have a project in mind but money’s holding you back? Let’s chat about how we can trade skills and resources to make it happen. No job is too big, no org is too small!