Elevate Your Brand

Jaclyn Johnson is the founder of Create & Cultivate and Cherub. Jaclyn has spent her career helping underrepresented founders build businesses and raise capital. She has, bootstrapped, built and exited two companies with valuations upwards of $35mm. 

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. 

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Annie Slabotsky and Morgan Lerner are the co-founders of GoNanas, a better-for-you banana-based baking mix company that is vegan, gluten-free, and allergen-friendly. By having the consumer add ripe bananas to their mixes, they’re making baked goods taste homemade from a mix and reducing food waste.  Since the company's inception, they have launched GoNanas into 2,500 retail locations including Whole Foods and Target and has earned appearances on QVC, Good Morning America, and in Forbes as a 30 Under 30 Listers. They have a social media presence with over 85K followers and an influencer ambassador program with over 3,500 members. GoNanas has quickly become the “fastest growing baking brand,” shaking up the baked goods space with their innovative mixes.

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large.

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Chef Tai Lee is the mastermind behind Kanji Sushi, Sôlt Restaurant, and Urban Table in the Bryan/College Station area of Texas. Known for his culinary expertise, he's also the creator of Chef Tai's Artisan Sauces, showcasing his dedication to crafting unique flavors and culinary innovation.

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large.

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Account Manager and EYB Podcast Manager Gigi Toma, joins host Laurel Mintz for the 300th episode of Elevate Your Brand. Get a behind-the-scenes peak on how marketing agency, Elevate My Brand, records, edits and grows the podcast. 

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large.

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Mike Schanbacher, Co-founder and co-CEO, leads marketing and growth strategy at Blobs. His leadership experience in startups has shown him the successes and failures that helped him navigate growing early-stage companies and now Blobs, where he lives & breathes their mission – to create a great-tasting product and fun brand that evokes the care-free joy of eating candy as a kid. 

Nicholas Kheny, Co-founder and Co-CEO went from engineer to candy maker. Nick has built a career marked by innovation, sustainability, and the unexpected! With degrees in Biochemical and Environmental Engineering, Nicholas entered real estate private equity when he was recruited to build out a sustainability program to slash carbon emissions and operating costs. 

Throughout his career, Nick realized he could make more impact by becoming a sustainability-driven lender, furthering his passion for formulating creative business solutions for consumer pain points. It was then that he was inspired to create Blobs, a candy company that evokes the best of childhood, while just happening to be better for you!

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. 

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Karen A. Clark is an award-winning leader currently serving as the multicultural strategy manager at City National Bank where she specializes in developing marketing and advertising strategies to serve clients from diverse communities while also building partnerships that are beneficial to multicultural business development. Under Karen’s leadership, City National ranked among Forbes’ “Best Employers for Diversity” from 2018 to 2020. Active in the community, Karen also serves on five nonprofit boards in addition to coaching and speaking on financial fitness, personal branding, and inclusive allyship and leadership. Karen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from California State University and attended marketing programs at Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School.


Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. 

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Kendra is Maker’s President and Head of Sales. Kendra leads investor relations, sales partnerships, and wholesale strategy, and is responsible for spreading the gospel of premium canned wine and getting cans-in-hands all over the US. She built her early career as a healthcare management consultant at Huron Consulting Group where she specialized in operations, innovation, and B2B sales. At Huron, she was known for wearing multiple hats and tackling high-profile, complex problems and accounts, including closing and leading Huron’s largest-ever consulting project ($100M+ sale). A Chicago native, Kendra was inspired to enter the wine industry after moving to California for Business School and getting a front-row seat to wine’s complex industry dynamics and the thousands of independent makers perfecting their craft. Kendra gets excited about creating change in an old-school industry and building out a world-class sales team to change wine for the better.


Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantrepreneurs” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. 

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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St Hildie's founding women believe that you can live a clean life but still have a cocktail with friends. Nothing on the market aligned with what we consumed each day. So, we started making our own drinks, with 5% alcohol, no added sugar, all real, functional ingredients and tinctures of beneficial herbs and roots. We then created a meaningful brand, with eye-catching designs, and a deep backstory around our muse, St Hildegard Von Bingen. We’ve won multiple Spirits Awards, and are available at Whole Foods, Erewhon and Bevmo. We have a SoCal Whole Foods mandate and are clearing out inventory regularly at demos & events. We signed our first major distributor, Morris, and are in negotiations with additional distributors.

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantreprenuers” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large.

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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Gabrielle Reece is not only a volleyball legend but an inspirational leader, New York Times bestselling author, wife, and mother. Over the last decade, Gabby has transcended from sport to becoming an international fitness and wellness expert. With the release of her new podcast, The Gabby Reece Show, Gabby gets leading health, wellness, sport, psychology, and business experts to share their most valuable and actionable information with her audience. As co-Founder and co-Innovator of Laird Superfood, she has been able to take her nutrition expertise and help create delicious, plant-based better-for-you food products that are accessible to all. Many of today’s top professional athletes and celebrities look to Gabby for training guidance.

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantreprenuers” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large.

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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David is a serial entrepreneur and has been self-employed since he was 19 when he bought interest in a nightclub he managed. David has developed multiple successful food companies, retail and service concepts that have ranged from upscale Facilities Maintenance Services to a patented truck-side advertising system. In early 2018 David founded GOOD PLANeT Foods, a premium plant-based cheese and food company. GOOD PLANeT just launched the world’s first non-dairy cheese made from OILIVE OIL, the healthiest and most sustainable cheese on the PLANeT.

Elevate Your Brand is the #1 marketing podcast for entrepreneurs and “wantreprenuers” looking for insider tips and secrets from the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. 

Each week, entrepreneurial special guests join Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, to discuss the marketing failures and successes that have brought their brands to the next level. Learn from real-life experiences and be inspired by leaders in your industry about how smart digital and experiential marketing can elevate your brand.

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