255 – Ever Consider Teaching Your Creative Skills as an Additional Revenue Stream? with Deirdre Drakes of 823 Treats
Deirdre “Dee” is a true southern girl born and raised in the small town of Enfield, North Carolina. In 2005 she settled in Charlotte, NC and has made it home. She is a self-taught chocolate based treat maker, proud Army wife, and mom of two. Dee’s custom design edible creations have a long record of…
254 – Website Best Practices – Does Yours Pass the Test? with Brian Lawrence
Brian Lawrence is one of the true thought leaders in the stationery and wedding industry. A multi-store retailer who won top dealers for numerous invitation brands, he then became VP of Encore Studios for 14 years and went on to consult, do web design and marketing for hundreds of stationery and wedding retailers and wholesalers.…
253 – How Adding a Service Like This Guarantees Repeat Business with Charita Lucas of dOSA Naturals
dOSA Naturals is all about paying homage to the women who paved the way for Charita and her two sisters. They were inspired by stories of their Great Grandma Dosa who was born in Mississippi and had an affinity for Magnolias. Grandma Dosa instilled a strong sense of pride and simple beauty and stressed the importance of…
252 – Big Brands – How Did They Get There? with Rick Cesari of Direct Branding
Rick has been a pioneer in the Direct to Consumer (D2C) marketing industry since the early 90’s. He has used direct response strategies plus video marketing, to help build many iconic brands with products like The Juiceman, Sonicare, The George Foreman Grill, OxiClean, Clarisonic, Rug Doctor, Momentus Golf, The GoPro camera and many others. Rick’s…
251- How to Get onto Grocery Store Shelves with Roger Sudnick of Good Measures Foods
Roger is founder and CEO of Good Measures Foods, a company that is improving scratch baking for today’s busy bakers. Roger leveraged the experience he gained by leading triple digit growth for several start-up retail brands to launch Good Measures. He has a passion for building businesses by developing winning strategies, overlaying a healthy dose…