skucast: Real Conversations for Promo Entrepreneurs

Welcome to skucast, the #1 podcast for entrepreneurs in the print and promotional products industry. The skucast spotlights the bold ideas, untold stories, and creative minds behind the promo industry. Hosted by commonsku, it's where real talk meets real growth.

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Apr 25, 2018

Episode 66: The Rise of the Progressive Distributors

What do you aspire to?How do you separate yourself from the competition in a way that ignites the imagination of all of your stakeholders: clients,…

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Apr 17, 2018

Episode 65: How to Grow a Colossally Successful Business with Mike Michalowicz

By his 35th birthday, Mike Michalowicz had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had found the formula for success, he…

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Apr 10, 2018

Episode 64: How to Find New Revenue Faster with Caryn Kopp

When Caryn Kopp was 11 years old, her neighbor who owned a franchise company, told her she had a great phone voice and wondered if she’d like to try…

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Apr 03, 2018

Episode 63: Brand Fuel's "Band Fuel" Project, Danny Rosin and Robert Fiveash

It was a crazy project, the kind of projects Brand Fuel has become known for, and it was a simple concept but with a profound meaning: put on your…

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Mar 28, 2018

Episode 62: Fast Growth with Chris Ferriter of SoBe Promos

From $222,000 in sales in 2013, to $5 million in sales in five years, distributor SoBe Promos based out of Miami, Florida burst onto the scene in a flash,…

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Mar 23, 2018

Episode 61: How Operational Excellence Fuels Profitable Growth (a skucon 2018 Production)

“Keeping money is way easier than making money.” Brandon Mackay, MAS, Six Sigma Lean Certified, and the Owner and CEO/President of Snugz USA, earned his…

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Mar 13, 2018

Episode 60: Renya Nelson - How to Build a Kick-Ass Brand that Attracts Kick-Ass Clients

Be a brand anthropologist. Know yourself, know your breed. Pick your lane, stay in your lane. Those are just a few of the truisms that Renya Nelson,…

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Mar 06, 2018

Episode 59: Joe Drayer and Anita Emoff - From Incentives to Engagement

"Incentives" is a word that has been stripped of its meaning and one that commoditizes a much bigger opportunity. And motivation is no longer about…

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Feb 27, 2018

Episode 58: Catherine Graham - How to Kick Ass in Business Development

Proactive business development is one of the most difficult disciplines to develop in a promotional products distributorship.Difficult, largely because of…