PromoTalks: The Official PPAI Podcast

Welcome to PromoTalks, the official PPAI podcast. In this episode, PPAI Presents: “The Path To Simplifying Corporate Social Responsibility” with our guest Neil Ringel, CEO of Polyconcept. Today’s moderator is Josh Ellis, director of publications and editor at PPAI. 

In this episode, PPB Presents: UnSales Sales - Debunking Top Sales Perceptions with our guest Suzanne F. Stevens, noted author, international speaker, social entrepreneur, moderator, host, adventure traveler and keynote speaker at The PPAI Expo in January. Today’s moderator is Pamela Brown-Matthis, PPAI’s professional development manager. 

Welcome to PromoTalks, the official PPAI podcast. In this episode, PPB Presents: The Shift In Breakthrough Thinking with our guest Simon T. Bailey, noted speaker, author, veteran hospitality executive and keynote speaker at The PPAI Expo in January. Today’s moderator is Pamela Brown-Matthis, PPAI’s professional development manager.

The PPAI Expo is returning to Las Vegas in January—and so is skucon, the one-day education-based experience produced by communsku that’s taking place on Sunday, January 9, 2022. The big news is that the upcoming program is being offered both in-person in Las Vegas and also virtually, so those who haven’t already registered (the conference recently sold out) can attend virtually.

commonsku’s Co-Founder Mark Graham and Chief Content Officer Bobby Lehew recently talked with PPAI about the events new hybrid design and what attendees can expect in PromoTalks’ latest podcast. Listen to the free, 18-minute podcast here and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Find all PPAI PromoTalks podcasts here.

This year’s skucon features a roster of exciting speakers including Davis Smith, founder and CEO of outdoor and lifestyle brand Cotopaxi, and Aaron Draplin, founder of Draplin Design Company, whose clients include Nike, Wired, Patagonia and other high-profile brands.

In the podcast, Graham and Lehew also discuss what goes into designing a program like skucon and share some of their personal favorites about this popular event that’s been offered in conjunction with The PPAI Expo since 2015. For details and registration, visit www.skucon.com.

Listen in as Sy Ereren, president and founder of San Diego, California-based supplier Terry Town, talks about his dream for the company when it was formed in 1988 and his journey since then to become a major player in his product category. This 15-minute podcast is the final episode in PPAI PromoTalks’ Entrepreneur Series. Listen here and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Find other episodes in this series and all PPAI PromoTalks podcasts here.

Yvonne Zeman, founder and president of distributor Monarch & Company, launched her company at age 25 as an outlet for her creativity. Now, 12 years later, she’s taking a bold step toward continued growth. Hear her reasons for the move and more in the latest episode of PPAI PromoTalks’ ongoing Entrepreneur Series.

In high school, Jae Rang, MAS, president and CEO of Oakville, Ontario, distributor JAE associates, Ltd., had a startlingly different career path in mind. In this new podcast, she reveals what it was, how she found her way into the promo industry and her best advice for other business owners who are just starting out. 

Listen to this new episode in PPAI PromoTalks’ ongoing Entrepreneur Series here and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Find other episodes in this series and all PPAI PromoTalks podcasts here.

This week’s episode in the continuing Entrepreneur Series features Chuck Hammond, CEO of supplier Raining Rose, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In this candid 24-minute conversation, he talks about his original dream for the company and how it’s evolved, the obstacles he’s faced and what inspires him.

Listen to the free podcast here and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Find the full library of all PPAI PromoTalks podcasts here.

This month, PPAI welcomed new President and CEO Dale Denham, MAS+, who assumed the Association’s top staff role after 30 years in the industry. But who is he really? 

Listen to the latest episode of PPAI PromoTalks as Denham talks with Tina Berres Filipski, director of publications and editor at PPAI, about his new role and priorities for the organization along with insights on his leadership style, what inspires him, why he was drawn to the position and more. 

This lively 15-minute podcast is sponsored by Kaeser & Blair. It’s free to listen and on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Access the full library of PPAI PromoTalks podcasts here.

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