Dog Whistle Branding

You’re in for a treat today on DWB, as I sit down with LeAnn Darland, a fellow Naval Academy graduate and Co-Founder of Talea Beer Company, a women owned-brewery & taproom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. LeAnn started the company along with her Co-Founder, Tara Hankinson, after seeing a market opportunity for more women friendly branding and flavors, in the beer brewing industry. Although LeAnn and Tara hold MBAs from top business schools, their real learning didn’t begin until they launched Talea.

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Learn more about Talea Beer Co.  here: https://www.taleabeer.com/

On this episode of  Dog Whistle Branding, I sat down with Mario Mitchell, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mech Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund that invests in the future of pop culture. 

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Learn more about Mech Ventures here: https://www.mech.ventures/

I discuss Jim Collin’s concept of “Firing Bullets, Then Cannonballs”

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I first met Kristin in the Lions Pride back in either 2019 or 2020, and let me tell you, she’s a digital marketing ninja. Earlier this year, we had a chance to tag team at one our tactical advances, where each gave a talk on branding and marketing. Kristen’s been in the game a long time, working with a variety of small and medium sized businesses in the Denver area, where she’s based, as well as over the country. We discuss how she views the digital marketing landscape and how veteran entrepreneurs can get the best for their buck, when it comes to their digital marketing efforts.

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Learn more about The Source Marketing Group here: https://sourcemarketinggroup.com/

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In the following episode of DWB, I’m joined by Army Veteran & West Point Graduate, Aaron Saari, CMO at OP2 Labs which develops, manufactures and sells innovative nutritional supplements under two brand names; FrogFuel and ProT GOLD. OP2 Labs produces the only nano hydrolyzed collagen® protein supplements in the world.

Find Frog Fuel at: https://frogfuel.com/

Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronsaari/

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Today on DWB, I’m joined by Matt Handal, CMO at MCFA, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing planning and strategy, program management and construction management services to a wide variety of project types for the DoD, as well as  other federal, state, and local agencies. MCFA was one of the first big clients at IRONBOUND Media, where we produce their show, “Inspiring People & Places.’

Over the last year my team and I have been working hand and hand with Matt to streamline the operations of the show, and get the most out of the content. Matt is no stranger to content creation, he’s well known in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry, commonly referred to as AEC, for his website “help everybody everyday,” where he provides educational content to help some of the nation's leading AEC firms. 

Find Matt on his website at: https://www.helpeverybodyeveryday.com/

Or by emailing him at: [email protected]