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Tanya Maney is the Executive Director at Explore Waterford, an organization in the beautiful community of Waterford, WI. Tanya is a long-time activist and volunteer in her community as well as a former small business owner. She gives us her perspective on how local business helps to create thriving neighborhood districts and how independent retailers are thriving today through creativity and ingenuity.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plug is ...

Matthew Brown is the owner and founder of Echochamber, a London based creative retail trend intelligence agency. Echochamber tracks global trends and advises clients such as IKEA and Nike on best practices in customer experience, store design, consumer trends and innovative technology. As a regular keynote ‘Retail Futurist’ speaker at conferences around the world, Matthew shows how the retail world is evolving faster than ever in his inspiring and entertaining presentations.Thanks for listeni...

Scott Crabtree is Founder and Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Brain Science, a company helping organizations build happier, more engaged teams with a fun, science-based approach. He offers executive coaching, consulting and speaking engagements for many repeat clients including DreamWorks, Boeing, Intel, and Nike. Scott dedicates himself to the belief that “everyone can be happier at work.”Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plug is brought to ...

Jasmine Glasheen is a writer and influencer with an impressive career in marketing throughout the retail industry. She has been influential at The Robin Report, RetailWire, Retail Minded, and many other industry publications. Jasmine has worked with IMB and Payment Depot, and today she is the Content Marketing Manager at Surefront. She shares her perspective on the retail world as it comes back post-pandemic.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark P...

Jessie Vyvyan is the owner and operator of the independent retail shop Chi, Trees & Oils in Rochester, Wisconsin. Chi, Trees & Oils offers healing services and tools and is a go-to space for all things wellness, mind, body & soul. Jessie provides energy healing services including Reiki, Soul Coaching and Yoga, as well as hosts informational events and workshops to provide even more in-depth information to her clients. Jessie shares her experience using the Spark Loyalty system to ...

Tommy Yionoulis is the Founder of OpsAnalitica, a mobile operations data capture, accountability management, and analytics platform focused on the food-service industry. Drawing from his extensive career in food industry management, including at P.F. Chang's and Quiznos, Tommy developed the OpsAnalitica platform to help businesses manage their daily operations and identify issues before they affect sales, profits, and customer satisfaction.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our ep...

Dan Fairbanks is a visionary entrepreneur working to fundamentally change how local retail and e-commerce businesses work. A serial entrepreneur, he has started more than seven companies, including a running store chain, an e-commerce marketplace, and a point of sale software company. Dan is now on a mission to educate small retailers on the core changes they can make to thrive in both business and in life.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our episodes at Sparkplug.audioSpark Plu...

Michael LeBlanc is the Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He has been added to ReThink Retail’s Top 100 Global Retail Influencers list in 2022 for the second year in a row. Michael is also the president of Maven Media, which produces a network of leading podcasts, including Remarkable Retail with author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top ten retai...

Anne Bryan is a transformative executive experienced in leading world-class software and non-profit teams. She was a founding team member for Circle, an award-winning screen time management and parental controls software. In 2020, Anne was named CEO at Circle, a position she held through to the company’s acquisition by Aura in December 2021. Her passion for education and children also led to her election to the Beaverton, OR School District Board of Directors, serving as Board Chair for three...

Chris Bennett is the founder of Wonderschool, a mission-driven online platform that empowers experienced educators and child care providers to run their own in-home business while providing a much-needed service to other families in their communities. Wonderschool was named one of the world’s 10 most innovative companies in education by Fast Company, and Chris’ TED Talk on accessible childcare has gained more than 1.6 million views to date.Thanks for listening to Spark Plug -- find all our ep...