PromoKitchen Podcast

In this episode chefs Kate Plummer and Josh Storey talk to Elise Lindborg and Kelli Henderson of Brand|Pride about Pride month, how to combat "Gay Washing," and what it takes to run a certified LGBT owned business.

Brand Pride is a lesbian owned, LGBT certified branding solutions company. For 20 years they've guided hundreds of brands on their quests for the best promotional items to achieve their goals of building brand loyalty.

What started out as a small, home-based business twenty years ago is now a bustling seven-figure operation with clients of all sizes nationwide. They challenge businesses to put their money were their ideals are.

Chefs Johanna Gottlieb and Kate Plummer sit down with the Redwood Classics team to talk about the launch of their impact report. They cover what it means to be sustainable, what a circular economy is and why women led businesses are important.

The Redwood Classics team is Kathy Cheng, Ashley Chan, PJ Tang and Jasmin Bollman from Misfit Marketing Consultancy and Katie Motta from Shift Circular join them to talk about their work.

Chefs Johanna Gottlieb and Kate Plummer sit down with the Redwood Classics team to talk about the launch of their impact report. They cover what it means to be sustainable, what a circular economy is and why women led businesses are important.

The Redwood Classics team is Kathy Cheng, Ashley Chan, PJ Tang and Jasmin Bollman from Misfit Marketing Consultancy and Katie Motta from Shift Circular join them to talk about their work.

In this episode, Chef Danny Rosin and Chef Mark Graham explore what happens when you combine the power of the humble T-shirt, with a powerful message and fuel it with social media. In our discussion, we feature the story of Timmy Zhu, a software developer by day and a volunteer and tireless advocate for the nonprofit, Operation Smile, by night (and some of the day too).

In this episode, Chef Danny Rosin and Chef Mark Graham explore what happens when you combine the power of the humble T-shirt, with a powerful message and fuel it with social media. In our discussion, we feature the story of Timmy Zhu, a software developer by day and a volunteer and tireless advocate for the nonprofit, Operation Smile, by night (and some of the day too).

Chef Kate Plummer chats with Kelly Brown from Green Giftz about what makes a good water bottle, How do we sell, or not sell another one and what we should be thinking about when we talk about sustainability.

Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Chef Kate Plummer chats with Kelly Brown from Green Giftz about what makes a good water bottle, How do we sell, or not sell another one and what we should be thinking about when we talk about sustainability.

Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Chef Kate Plummer chats with Jeff Becker from Kotis Design in a conversation that started about volunteering and moved to sustainable product selection and how to deal with leftover promo. We even cover if Patagonia got it right.

Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Chef Kate Plummer chats with Jeff Becker from Kotis Design in a conversation that started about volunteering and moved to sustainable product selection and how to deal with leftover promo. We even cover if Patagonia got it right.

Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

In this episode Johanna Gottlieb talks to Hugh Lawson about Diversity and Racism. We tackle some deep topics and hear his life experience. We learn about his passion for the BLM movement and his Why. Hugh is the Director of Business Development for Staples Promotional Products (SPP), a subsidiary of Staples Inc. with offices in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States.

He has over 20 years of experience helping clients globally drive brand engagement and improved business results by designing and executing custom merchandise, incentive, recognition, gifting, uniform and promotional programs involving their employees, channel partners, and customers.

Hugh currently manages and leads strategic teams for Global new business prospecting, RFP responses, proactive proposals, competitive intelligence, future-trends identification, and business enhancement initiatives.

He is also a Member of SPP’s Senior Leadership team that oversees organizational strategic plans, succession planning, process improvements, and growth objectives for the Canadian division.

Hugh lives in Brampton with his wife Nadine, daughters Renée, Nia and new addition to the family, Miles.