We, at Marketing Kites, are passionate data-driven digital marketers whose main focus is to guide the founders, business owners, marketing agencies and freelancers about the latest marketing strategies and tools to save time and money. Follow the Marketing Kites Podcast now to receive a weekly dose of marketing trends, insights and leaders perspective featuring marketing heads.
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Main Street Moxie: Stories from small-town founders and entrepreneurs told by students and faculty at Franklin College
Franklin College Department of Economics, Business, and Accounting and the Kite Shop at Franklin College
Hear stories from the builders, dreamers, adventurers, and founders that knit communities together with businesses big and small. Whether it's a corner shop, a B2B agency, a nonprofit, or a high-powered startup on the rise, you'll hear about the ideas, the journeys, the challenges, and the victories from real people who make our small towns special. Periodic special editions will focus on student entrepreneurs at Franklin College and surrounding schools, as well as other programs around Indi ...
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Inspiring Futures is a podcast about the future hosted by Ed Cotton. We live in the now, everything around us is increasingly real-time, so we are somewhat challenged to think about the future because it’s an unknown and takes discipline to think about. But what happens when we do we think about the future, when do we think about it, who inspires the futures we think about and what do we think the future will hold? Inspiring Futures is a podcast that talks to people from diverse backgrounds, ...
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Crossing the Desert is the UAE's first reality show, where the central narrative follows an entrepreneur arriving in Dubai with the goal of launching a business. Each episode presents unique challenges and tests, creating a dynamic and unpredictable storyline. We ourselves do not know how our first season will end, because this is the real story of our host, and we experience it alongside him and our listeners! As our host navigates the journey of making decisions for his own business, he al ...
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Hey everyone! Do you think we can grow a brain outside our body? Welcome to the podcast where we take stem cells very "seriously". We invite everyone who is interested in the topic of stem cells to follow along. We highlight all of the incredible discoveries of stem cells from their origins to their therapeutic applications in modern medicine.Our podcast is friendly, informative, and intrigues curious minds to further our understanding of the complexities of stem cells.
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If you happened to miss any of the Broadway Podcast Network events with BroadwayCon, TodayTix Presents, or any other live podcast recording, no need to fret! This feed is your one stop shop for all our live events. Subscribe and share, and never miss a thing! BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK is the premier digital storytelling destination for everyone, anywhere, who loves theatre and the performing arts. Provocative stories of all kinds are the cornerstone of the Broadway Podcast Network. Presenting ...
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S1E7: Steve Park and Park Embroidery Design
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Main Street Moxie rolls on with Steve Park of Park Embroidery Design in Greenwood, Indiana! Hosts Troy and Lennon chat with Steve about the starts, stops, and restarts in growing a business, and what he sees as needs for the community. Park Embroidery Designs contact information here: yellowpages.com/indianapolis-in/mip/park-embroidery-designs-4820…
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Ep8 – How to outsource manufacturing – With Botanist’s Simona Sotirovska – Crossing the Desert – Fortis
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In this episode, Isaac discovers that to own a home care products brand, you don’t need your own production, equipment, or even your own formulas. In the modern world, you can own a restaurant without having a kitchen or a dining space. You can own a bakery without buying flour or hiring bakers. Isaac talks to Simona Sotirovska. She and her partner…
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After an editing hiatus, Main Street Moxie is back with Teri Bair from A Trophy Business in Franklin, Indiana! Finn and Jon chat with Teri about her hometown roots, starting the business, and what she likes about working in Johnson County. Find A Trophy Business on Jeff Street in Franklin, and learn more here: https://www.franklincoc.org/a-trophy-b…
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Jonathan Wise- CoFounder - Purpose Disruptors
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Jonathan Wise one of the co-founders of the non-profit Purpose Disruptors. Jonathan was once a strategist at JWT, but quit his job to study for an MBA in Sustainability. In the episode, we discuss his journey and transformation, what Purpose Disruptors is, and how it is trying to impac…
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Ep7 – How To Sell If You Are More Of A 'Product Person' – With Skin Concept’s Aisha Chishti - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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Budget numbers, big sales that can ruin a business, story about scummers, and tips on how to find suppliers – in this episode Isaac talks to Aisha Chishti. Aisha runs Skin Concept, a brand of handcrafted self-care products. It is very important for Aisha that everything is made by hand and from scratch, all products are sustainable and at the same …
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Dr. Grace Kite- Founder- Magic Numbers and Magic Works
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with Dr. Grace Kite, the founder of Magic Numbers and Magic Works, an analytics-focused consultancy that helps companies and brands understand how they grow. In our conversation, we discussed the challenges and importance of being strategic when understanding the factors behind growth, t…
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Ep6 – How To Delegate Work To Employees: Standardization, Hiring, Control – With Arabiatee’s Lidia – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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Lidia has developed her own method of teaching Arabic. It turned out to be so good that native-speaking Arab teachers invited her to teach it to them, and the students began to speak after the third lesson. In this episode, Lidia shares insights into transforming her teaching method into a thriving business, detailing her processes for hiring, onbo…
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The latest Inspiring Futures episode features an interview with Beth Bentley the co-founder of consultancy Tomorrowism. Beth's experience includes- Deputy Head of Strategy- Adam & Eve, London Executive Head of Strategy- at Wieden&Kennedy- London SVP Strategy Virtue at Vice. She is also the author of a best-selling book, was the Chief Strategy Offic…
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Ep5 – How To Manage A Business And A Family – With Mumz And Munchkinz’ Hannah – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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There was a time when Hannah’s business had three directions at once: furniture production, a clothing brand for children, and events for children and their moms. And all of it while being a mom to three kids. It’d been too much so she had to prioritize and rebuild her business. Now her family and her business are growing together in synergy.If you…
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Caroline Johnson- Co-Founder- Business Model Company
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Caroline Johnson- Co-Founder of The Business Model Company. Caroline worked at Grey but then worked at KPMG as a consultant. The Business Model Company advises agencies on how to evolve their business models to generate value for their clients and increase revenues and profitability fo…
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Andy Nairn- Co-Founder- Lucky Generals
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Andy Nairn co-founded Lucky Generals- an ad agency with offices in London and New York. Beyond running an agency, Andy has written a best-selling business book "Go Luck Yourself" and has just completed his first novel- "Trail of Blood" a murder mystery set 500 years ago on the border between England and Scotland. Some quotes from our chat. On Pitch…
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Maz Karimian heads up strategy at ustwo an employee-owned product design company that brings emotional game-inspired thinking to product design—some key quotes from our conversation below. About ustwo “Monument Valley is the game and the game series That was so successful that usTwo games was split off as a sort of a separate sister entity, still u…
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Ep4 – How To Build A Side Business While Working A Full Time Job – With Levant’s Wajda Khalidi – Crossing The Desert – Fortis
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In the fourth episode of Fortis’s Crossing The Desert, Isaac is joined by Levant's Wajda Khalidi. Wajda shares her journey of balancing a demanding office career while slowly building her business step by step. She discusses the importance of patience and persistence, the challenges of maintaining product quality, and how she turned personal challe…
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Daniel Groh heads up brand at Satisfy Running. In this interview, we discuss the transformed state of the running category and Satisfy's place within it. How the brand leans into personal expression and appeals to those who want to express themselves beyond the traditional players and the traditional running silhouette. How it's leading the charge …
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Ep3 – How To Deal With People Copying Your Designs - With Tica's Omar & Dina - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“So I sad: this is not your design, this can’t be right. And the guy said: what are you going to do about it?” I am Isaac, an entrepreneur who just moved to Dubai. In this episode, I interview Omar and Dina, the owners of the brand Tica’s . They will tell you what happened when they found their products being copied and the innovative business idea…
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with John Geletka John is the owner and founder of Geletka + - a small agency located in the West Loop of Chicago The agency started five years ago. John's an artist by training but has done several different jobs in his career including corporate marketing, but he's also an entrepreneur…
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Eliza Yvette Esquivel- Our Protopian Future
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast is an interview with Eliza Yvette Esquivel. Eliza has worked both on the agency and client side. She's had senior brand management roles at Mondelez and Microsoft and as a strategist and CSO at several different agencies, including Barbarian, Future Brand, DDB, JWT, Wieden and Kennedy Amsterdam, and TBWA. In our…
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Ep2 – How To Bring Investors To Your Business – With DK Hot Sauce's Danny - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“If you respect city it respects you back” In this episode, Isaac interviews Danny, founder of the DK Hot Sause brand, and his wife Maria. Denny will tell you how he opened a business after working at Jimmy Choo and Armani, what working on an international cruise ship taught him, and how Covid had changed his life. Maria will tell how she created a…
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Warren Berger- Author and Journalist
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Warren Berger is an author and journalist who has spent the last 25 years writing about the worlds of design, advertising and innovation. Back in the day he got a feature story about Weiden and Kennedy into the NYT Magazine and he wrote the book "Advertising Today" that was published by Phaidon,. For the past 10 years, he's been focused on the worl…
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S1E5: Possibilities and Norma Jean's Pastries
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It's a sweet double feature this week as Nic and Asher sit down with Christina Fletcher of home goods and creative shop Possibilities and Whitney Ackerson of Norma Jean's Pastries, both located in Franklin, Indiana. Find Norma Jean's here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Norma+Jean's+Pastries/ Explore Possibilities here: https://shoppossibilities…
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Ep1 – How To Grow A Sustainability Business In Dubai - With Sustainably U's Simy - Crossing The Desert - Fortis
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“Our focus is always that that thing that will happen, but there it's just an imagination. You need to focus on today”. I am Isaac, an entrepreneur who just moved to Dubai. In this episode, I interview Simy, sustainable fashion designer and founder of the brand Sustainably U. She’ll tell you why every business should be sustainable, and how the ide…
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Gerard Crichlow- Global Strategist- Axe/Lynx/Unilever- IPG
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This episode features an interview with Gerard Crichlow, who heads up Global Strategy on the Unilever brands- Axe/Lynx at IPG. Gerard collaborates with several IPG entities worldwide to ensure the Axe/Lynx brands connect to their consumers and cultures. Some quotes from Gerard from the episode. "And for me, if we're in the attention game, who does …
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Brayden and Jordan sit down with Johnny Rees of Rees Restoration to talk about the hustle of starting a new business in the trades. Learn more about Rees Restoration here: https://www.reesrestorationindy.net/ == These recordings are made possible by the Engaged Learning team at Franklin College, which includes the offices of career and professional…
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S1E3: Julie Stewart of Salvage Sisters Antique Market
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This week's guest is found on the literal Main Street — happens to be Jefferson Street here in Franklin; lots of Founding Father names around here — in an antique shop next to a retired train station. Julie Stewart of Salvage Sisters Antique Market is a local establishment unto herself, and Riley and Zach dive into her story with all its twists and…
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This latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with the CMO of Depop. Depop is one of the most interesting brands in the fashion space since it's all about reselling and ultimately about transforming the way we shop for fashion. Peter has a fascinating background with experience on the agency side with both Anomaly(where he worked o…
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Welcome to “Crossing the Desert” podcast by Fortis. Here we tell stories of how businesses are setting and growing in the Emirates. You are gonna listen to Isaac's story; when he first came to Dubai he was impressed with it’s business spirit and huge projects. But he believes it’s not only about it. Ambitious dreamers come to Emirates to bring here…
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S1E2: Rye Von and Art Haus Balloon Company
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Episode two is a tour de force of the entrepreneurial spirit with Rye Von of Art Haus Balloon Company, with more "Wait, what!?" moments than I could keep track of. Join students Trey and Joshua as they help weave together the story of the founder who went to a trade convention and quit her job on the spot to try something new. Learn more about Art …
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S1E1: Kari Kermode of Style Dance Academy
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We couldn't have asked for a better first episode than this one where Amirah, Kearsley, and Jacqueline talk with Kari Kermode, Kearsley's mom and founder and owner of Style Dance Academy in Franklin, Indiana. Learn more about Style Dance Academy here: http://www.styledanceacademy.com/ Kearsley's involvement with the family business has been written…
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Tass Tsitsopoulos- Global Strategy Director, McDonald's at Wieden + Kennedy
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In this episode, I talk with Tass Tsitsopoulos, the Global Strategy Director of McDonald's at Wieden + Kennedy. We discuss his early life in London, studying politics at LSE, his accidental journey into advertising thanks to Jeremy Bullmore, his life as an Account Guy at BBH, and his leap into planning. We also get to talk about his journey in the …
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Ian Murray- Co-Founder-Burst Your Bubble
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Last month, I sat down for a conversation with Ian Murray- the co-founder of Burst Your Bubble. Ian has no shortage of contrarian views on everything from media and the current vogues in marketing to what strategists need to be doing in their work. To give you a flavor of the conversation- here are some soundbites. On Media "TV still produces the s…
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Main Street Moxie - A new podcast from Franklin College
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Welcome to a new pod series from Franklin College: A small, private, liberal arts school in the heart of America’s heartland, in this in-between world of being just 20 minutes from Indianapolis, one of the country’s 25 largest cities, and what you may lovingly refer to as the middle of nowhere. Franklin is the second-largest town or city in Indiana…
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Jae Goodman- The Future is Super Connected
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Jae Goodman is unique. He worked on Madison Avenue. He has a deep understanding of brands. He knows Hollywood, and he understands the power of culture and celebrity. Jae has experienced these worlds throughout his career, which spanned the likes of Wieden and Kennedy, CAA, and the creation of his agency- Observatory, and now his consulting company,…
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Amy Daroukakis- How to Be a Cultural Strategist
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Amy Daroukakis, a cultural strategist. Our conversation stretched far and wide from the creative emergence of crisis to the importance of curiosity as a lifestyle to get you out of your comfort zone. The idea is that Cultural Strategy is a more significant thing than understanding Yout…
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Peter Spear started his career at Tattoo in San Francisco, where he fell in love with qualitative research and has been a practitioner ever since. We discussed the importance of talking to people to learn the hows and whys that data can't explain. How, in recent times, talking to strangers has become a challenge, and how to overcome those challenge…
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Keely Adler- VP, Cultural Futurist- Dentsu Creative and Core Team, RADAR
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Last December, I recorded a podcast with Keely Adler, who heads up Futures at Dentsu Creative. This was before the agency's huge T-Mobile win, in which Keely played a huge part. In this conversation, we talked about how she sees the discipline of "Futures" (what it is and what it isn't) and its role in strategy and for clients. Keely is also on the…
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Back in November, I had a fascinating conversation with Laura Hutlfess, the co-founder of FlyteVu. FlyteVu is an entertainment marketing agency based in Nashville. Laura has a talent management background and worked for CAA before branching out independently. In our conversation, we talked about her background, the type of work the agency does, the…
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A few weeks back, I got to talk to Neal Mann. Neal has had a fascinating career. Working in the literal frontlines of journalism, he got to experience the pressures and realities of getting stories out to the world before your competitors. He was an early advocate and power user of digital platforms like Twitter and understood the transformations h…
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Joe Carter- Co-Founder- The Ironclad Pan Company
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Joe Carter spent time working in independent ad agencies in the UK, landed a sales job at Contagious, became enamored with Colenso BBDO, arranged to have lunch with the agency MD, brought a one-way ticket to Auckland, got a job in new biz at Colenso and then went on to be a co-founder of a company that makes cast pans- The Ironclad Pan Company. In …
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Katie Dreke- Part 2- Three Years On
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The latest episode of the Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with Katie Dreke. Katie has spent time with the likes of 180, Wieden Kennedy, Droga5, and Nike (7 years), and three years ago, she embarked on her journey as a consultant, which was when we last spoke. We talked about her biggest learnings over the three years- such as unpack…
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George Prest- From BBH Copywriter to Local Politician
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The latest Inspiring Futures podcast features an interview with George Prest. George started his career in the creative department of BBH and moved on to creative director roles at Lowe. He was early to understand the power of digital transformation and was Global Executive Creative Director at R/GA and, most recently, a partner at the Brandtech Gr…
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The latest episode of Inspiring Futures features an interview with Sophie Ayles. Sophie is one of Australia's most experienced strategists. She started her career in the Disruption group at TBWA Paris and has spent time at JWT, BBDO, co: collective, and M&C Saatchi (where she had several different roles, including Regional Chief Strategy Officer -A…
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Dan Gardner- Co-Founder- Code and Theory
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In the latest Inspiring Futures podcast, I spoke with Dan Gardner, the co-founder of Code and Theory. A 22-year-old- digital-first agency that states its philosophy as "Our intent is to be unclassifiable in a cluttered agency landscape. We discussed the origins and evolutions of Code and Theory, how to think about technology correctly, the importan…
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Ivan heads up Redscout and is the CEO of the consulting company. Founded over 20 years ago, Redscout focuses on "making change real," using strategists and designers to make this happen. Ivan has a strategy background and has been with Redscout since 2015. His client experience includes- Best Buy, Google, PepsiCo, and ADP. Our conversation was wide…
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Kyle Duckitt - Strategy Director- BBH Singapore
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Kyle is the Strategy Director of BBH Singapore, where he works on a roster of great brands, including; Heineken, Nike, and Riot Games. The podcast discusses his background, including his time at BBDO in Germany and his award-winning work for the WWF (World Wildlife Fund). We also talk about the importance of how work gets developed that's culturall…
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Way too many months back, I had the chance to speak to Evie and Tyler at the Escape Pod in Chicago. It was an excellent opportunity to talk to members of a strategy team at a small agency. Tyler runs the department and Evie is a brand strategist on the team. Since Evie came into the industry from academia, we had an interesting discussion about wha…
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Can stem cells therapy for diabetes, be an alternative to Ozempic?
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Trigger Warning! This episode discusses topics centring around weight and weight loss, and diet culture. If you feel these topics may be triggering for you, feel free to switch to another of our episodes instead. In this episode, we delve into the world of diabetes treatment, exploring the benefits and side effects of Ozempic, a popular drug used t…
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AI in Stem Cell Therapies: Discussion Part I
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In this episode, we discussed artificial intelligence's role in stem cell therapies by diving into the work of Cellino, a start-up biotech led by Nabiha Saklayen (co-founder) and Marina Madrid (co-founder) and Matthias Wagner. Their patented technology could hold some of the answers to how AI can help automate the stem cell manufacturing process ma…
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A students life exploring the world of stem cells with Thea Collier-Lawlor
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In this episode of Seriously Stem Cells, we sit down with, Thea Collier-Lawlor, a master's student from the Stem Cells & Regenerative Therapies: From Bench to Market program at King's College London. Our guest shares her passion for stem cells and discusses the importance of studying this innovative field. She also sheds light on the benefits of st…
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Sports injuries, can it be treated with stem cells?
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In today's episode. Pim will be sharing her understanding of stem cell therapies which are used in the field of sports medicine. She will dive deep into the type of injuries you can find in various sports and the benefits of stem cells used on specific sports injuries. The episode will be answering the following questions surrounding this topic: Wh…
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Sustainability, Genetic Modification, and Advice of Investors in Advanced Therapies with Dr Dusko Ilic
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Today we are back with our first guest episode with KCL's top Professor in Stem Cells, Dr Dusko Illic, who happens to be my professor from Stem Cells & Regenerative Therapies: From Bench to Market masters program. In the episode, we will debunk some stem cells myths and dive deep into what you need to know about stem cells in our 'Stem Cells in Con…
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