Happy Marketer Connection

Dustin Finkel, Founder and CEO of Ancient inGRAINed Snack Co, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Relationships. Hear how to grow your network, create beneficial relationships across industries, how Dustin created Ka-Pop!, his experiences on Shark Tank and QVC, and how to have a solid financial understanding of your company. Connect with Dustin at KaPopSnacks.com with the code TOPKAPOP, on Amazon, and at [email protected]

Zachary Weinberg, Director of Amazon Advisory at Gartner, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss eCommerce trends. Hear how eCommerce has changed in recent years, how to dominate your category on Amazon, what the top brands are learning from challenger and D2C brands, what new e-tailing trends are here to stay, and what you can learn from a failed project. Connect with Zachary on LinkedIn

Chris Teigland, Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Community and Birdhouse, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Creativity. Hear how to come up with creative products and services, find creative inspiration, the challenges and marketing opportunities with running a restaurant, what to do with negative consumer feedback, and the parallels between cooking and playing in a rock band. Connect with Chris at EatAtCommunity.com and EatAtBirdhouse.com

Tim Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of Brain+Trust and an expert in data collection and protection, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Privacy and Profits. Hear how companies use your consumer data, the paradox between privacy and personalization, how you can leverage data as a business, the impact of the CCPA, and why Tim believes marketers need to move quickly to build direct consumer connections. Connect with Tim at BrainTrust.Partners, NextPracticeGroup.com, and on Twitter at @YourBrainTrust, @WhatsNext_TNP, and @TheTimHayden

Lewis Schiff, Chairman of Birthing of Giants and Moonshots and Moneymakers, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Entrepreneurism. Hear how to disrupt your industry, harness your passion to create a thriving business, stay inspired with your work, the key to building lasting value in your business, how Lewis’s program partners with Oxford and MIT to support game-changing ideas, and why he believes entrepreneurs will be the ones to innovate our way out of the global health crisis. Connect with Lewis at BirthingOfGiants.com and BirthingOfGiants.com/TheFirstHabit

Lindsay Stein, Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit Today, I'm Brave, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Bravery. Hear how to market a nonprofit, determine your core mission, develop strategic partnerships, what it means to be brave, and Lindsay’s pivot from journalist and Editor-in-Chief to CEO of a nonprofit. Connect with Lindsay at [email protected] and on Instagram at @Lindsay_Stein

Max Branstetter, Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Growth. Hear how to start a professional-sounding podcast, use your podcast as a marketing tool, find guests for your podcast, tips for hosting and producing a podcast, and Max’s personal favorite episodes of the Wild Business Growth Podcast. Connect with Max at MaxPodcasting.com and the Wild Business Growth Podcast

Shonda Brown, Senior Associate Brand Manager at Church and Dwight, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Pivoting. Hear how to pivot your career and marketing strategies, the game-changing insights that come from online brand communities, what Shonda has learned about cats and cat owners from her online community, how to market organically, and why Shonda decided not to become a lawyer. Connect with Shonda on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram

Rachel Braun Scherl, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SPARK Solutions for Growth, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss being a Pioneer. Hear how to pioneer a new industry, how Rachel became the Vagipreneur, the difference in working for small and large companies, the top three skills every businessperson needs, and how to create a creative pitch. Connect with Rachel at SPARKSolutionsForGrowth.com, RachelBraunScherl.com, and on social media at @RBScherl and @RachelBraunScherl

Cathy Murphy, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Venus Media Group, joins Happy Marketer Connection to discuss Balance. Hear how to connect your brand with women and stay true to your company purpose, why it's helpful for your business to be platform-agnostic, the reason Cathy took the entrepreneurial leap, and how to achieve work-life balance even in the era of remote school. Connect with Cathy at VenusMediaGroup.com and on social media at @VenusMediaGroup