OUR GUEST:

Mike Burkenbine, CEO of Becket Film Fund

OUR CONVO:

We discuss Mike's impressive CPG & entertainment market research career (Nielsen, Kellogg, Dole, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Activision) culminating in his current venture as CEO of the Becket Film Fund which focuses on independent feature film development with a equity prism by leveraging minority and under-represented talent in feature films that have shown to significantly increase box office and ancillary revenue. 

GUEST CONTACT INFO:

Linkedin

linkedin.com/in/mburkenbine

Website

https://www.becketfilmfund.com

OUR GUEST:

Kris Holmes (Principal & Executive Recruiter, O'Connell Group, LLC)

OUR CONVO:

We discuss marketing career best practices from veteran marketing recruiter Kris Holmes and her best selling book "Ignite Your Career!: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential".

GUEST CONTACT INFO:

Linkedin

linkedin.com/in/kris-holmes-966548

Website

oconnellgroup.com  (Company Website)

Email

[email protected]

OUR GUEST:

Varun Ganapathy, Director Of Strategic Partnerships - Conversational AI at DMI (Digital Management, LLC)

OUR CONVO: 

Varun works at the intersection of AI and customer experience and we discuss the changing landscape of CX (and its key role in managing brands) and how AI is enabling new ways to better serve CPG, service sector, and even public sector clients & cover several related use cases.

GUEST CONTACT INFO:

linkedin.com/in/varunbganapathy

OUR GUEST: 

Rodney Gurdal (Mattel Licensing)

OUR CONVO:

Rodney Gurdal is our guest. Rodney is a Marketing MBA turned Data Scientist, with knowledge of a wide range of analytical tools and techniques, backed by over 20 years of real-world business application across several industries. Experience includes Mattel, Honda, and Viacom. He also currently serves as principal consultant at Forty Two Consulting.

GUEST CONTACT INFO:

linkedin.com/in/rodneygurdal