Everything about the way we sell is becoming extinct. Our selling styles, our training, in fact, our whole industry is built on outmoded tools that create passive salespeople.

In this episode of #skucast, we're joined by Brussels-based Merchery, who launched their new business in the middle of a pandemic. Simon Polet and his business partner Benoit Fortpied are only five months into their journey but they’re getting press and attention most of us would envy, including a mention by Courier magazine, the defining media brand for a new generation.

Today you’ll hear from Brenda Speirs, owner and “Queen Bee” of Buzztag, a promotional marketing agency focused on creating passion-driven marketing assets for a variety of brands. Brenda shares why mastermind groups form and how business relationships can blossom into friendships forged through transparency, confidentiality, and trust plus, and how to either start your own mastermind group or join a group, plus the keys to a vibrant mentor/mentee relationship.

Safety, security, comfort, and expertise are traits they will value exponentially in the upcoming months and years. This skucast is a fast 15-min informative episode where Rosanne Webster of SnugZ USA breaks down how to make the vetting process simpler.

We’re joined by one of our favorite guests, futurist and trend editor Vicki Ostrom (Sanmar) to update us on all the trends in demand now. Vicki is a specialist in identifying societal trends and translating them into profitable products.

Today's episode of #skucast features Joel Antymniuk, owner of Motif Marketing located in Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon is one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities. Joel was born and raised on the Canadian prairies. Growing up, he always possessed an entrepreneurial spirit, before taking the leap to start MOTIF in 2016, Joel worked in the industry for six years.

It has never been about the product, it’s how we’ve trained the client to think about us and our product. Here are four ways we can respond to the customer of tomorrow today, read by Bobby Lehew, from a recent commonsku blog post in our Future of Work Series.

Join Kate Masewich, commonsku’s Marketing Director, Bobby Lehew, commonsku's Chief Content Officer, and Mark Graham, commonsku’s President, and Chief Brand Officer, on today's episode of #skucast as they share with you the joys and challenges of building the best virtual experience possible!

Today, Mark Graham, commonsku’s President and Chief brand officer, and Bobby Lehew, commonsku’s Chief Content Officer explore the choice to innovate, even during hard times.

In this episode of #skucast, we talk with Joe Zangrili and Lucas Guariglia of Rowboat Creative about how they are using merch and e-commerce to give back, forge new relationships while keeping their dream alive. Join us for a quick chat with a few of our favorite renegades!