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Marketing Should Be Fun

Austin Savage & Kelsie Zarko

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This is a space where we believe marketing is something you GET to do, not something you HAVE to do. We hope you leave here encouraged, inspired, and a little more excited to share your gifts with the world. Join Austin Savage & Kelsie Zarko, business partners and friends, for biweekly casual conversations about marketing, life, mindset, productivity, branding, and more!
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Award-winning comedy writer Marc Haynes has watched every single Wrestlemania. Broadcaster Pete Donaldson hasn’t. Join them both every week as they subject the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment to the kind of scrutiny that ruins them entirely. A hilarious and surprisingly insightful look into some of the most preposterous, glamorous and over-the-top sporting events the world has ever seen – from Hulk Hogan and Mr T at Madison Square Garden way back in 1985 to Roman Reigns and The Un ...
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Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard

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If you've always wanted to know what the real story was behind some of wrestling's biggest moments, Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard will finally give you the real answer. A terrific storyteller, Bruce has done and seen it all and now he's going to share it all with you so sit back and be ready for a wild ride! Join Bruce and his partner in crime, Conrad Thompson as they take you through the WWF's expansion in the 80s, Houston Wrestling, the challenging early 90s for the WWF, the GWF ...
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This podcast is a special treat to any hardcore , old school wrestling fans stretching back to the late 80s,90s and early new millennium. Relive some of the all time greats and some unsung heroes in the business as I go back in time and give them the shine they still deserve . New Episodes every Monday .
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Andrew Romans, General Partner of 7BC Venture Capital, 3x author, and university professor, talks to VCs, founders and other VC-startup ecosystem players about all things venture capital, startups, entrepreneurship, technology, CVC, and big corporate tech titans.
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At ease, fabulous freeloaders! Wrestle Me has a live show taking place at Kings Place on Sunday 8th September - and we'd love you to be there: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/wrestle-me-5/ and if you liked the stuff about the bears - then check out our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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E110 Austin, Texas Venture Capital on Fireside with a VC speaking with Chris Shonk, cofounder and Managing Director of ATX Venture Partners. Discussing the evolution of Austin as a tech corridor from early semiconductors to IBM, Tivoli, and a string of startup hits early days of VC here and how Austin founders had term sheets from Silicon Valley re…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle. Bruce and Conrad take us back 30 years for SummerSlam 1994! Bruce shares stories of how the double Undertaker storyline development, the mega sponsorship deal the WWF made with Dominos Pizza, and why he says the main event was robbed! All that plus, Bruce discusses his relationship and time with Hollywood ic…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take us back to one of the most iconic nights in Monday Night RAW history, MILK-A-MANIA! Bruce discusses where the company was at in 2001 and the pros and cons of working with former WCW talent. He also shares his thoughts on why the DDP/stalker angle stunk, who he believes was the best tale…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad dedicate an entire show about Kane, a character that was Bruce's baby, to the point that he named your son after him. Kane is a character with a lore so deep that we can only get through the first year of his storyline. Sit back and enjoy this deep dive into the legendary story of KANE! BLUE…
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E109 Pre-Seed venture capital on Fireside with a VC speaking with David Lambert, Cofounder, Right Side Capital Management (RSCM) one of the most active pre-seed or pre-VC investors in Silicon Valley and across the US and Canada. Links and Resources: Watch the full episode onYouTube: https://youtu.be/cspNXaMmorI. Find all episodes of Firesidewith a …
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, we are on the heels of the debut episode of "Poddin Ain't Easy" the Godfather's podcast exclusively on ADFreeShows.com. So to celebrate his new journey with host Casio, Bruce and Conrad look back at the legendary career, gimmicks and matches of Charles Wrights aka The Godfather on this week's edition of Some…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take us back to what some consider the most snake bit PPV's of the 2000's The Great American Bash 2006. Bruce discusses the piling suspensions and injuries the company was facing at the time and the juggling act behind the scenes to get the PPV on the air. Bruce and Conrad also discuss the m…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad continue their journey through the legendary in ring career of Mick Foley. They guys discuss Mick's transition between Dude Love, Mankind and Cactus Jack. His work with legend Terry Funk, Steve Austin and so much more. BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code WRESTLE at check…
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E108 Fireside with a VC speaking with Alice Vilma, Managing Director and Co-Head of The Next Level Fund at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Alice explains how the Next Level Fund looks to promote financial inclusion and provide founders of tech and tech-enabled startups with much-needed access to investors—along with the tools, resources and c…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, we're taking you back 20 years to Vengeance 2004! Bruce and Conrad discuss the ins and outs leading up to the PPV including the rise of Randy Orton, creating the brand specific pay per view events, Chris Benoit as champion and so much more. BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code WRESTLE at …
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E107 In this episode of Fireside with a VC, we discuss scenario planning for China & Asia and the relationship with Silicon Valley. We explore future opportunities with Francis Bassolino, Managing Director of Alaris Consulting, who has been helping companies of all sizes enter, succeed, and exit China over a span of 30+ years. Francis is also an ad…
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On this REMIX edition of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take us back to that infamous night when the WWF announced their purchase of World Championship Wrestling. What really happened at the last WCW Monday Nitro? What was the process leading up to it? Find out when Bruce and Conrad look at the last WCW Monday Nitro on TNT. FUM - Start the …
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad takes us back sixteen years for Night Of Champions! Bruce share behind the scenes stories about the build up to the event, the origin of McMahon's Millions, and so much more. Night Of Champions 2008 featured memorable matches from Triple H and John Cena, Edge and Batista, Mark Henry/Big Show…
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E106 Fireside with a VC speaking with Ken Goldman, former President of Eric & Wendy Schmidt’s family office, former CFO of Yahoo!, Fortinet, Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle), Excite@Home, Sybase, and Cypress Semiconductor. Discussed the changes in VC, going public and the reasons companies should go public again, the problems secondaries for fou…
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On this episode Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad celebrate the train wreck aka The Great American Bash 2004! From Mordecai to Kenzo Suzuki this event had Bruce pulling out his hair. Oh and how could we forget the cement crypt, Bruce shares stories and details about the PPV you won't hear anywhere else. Sit back and buckle up for this wild rid…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad answer your burning questions. BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code WRESTLE at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That’s BlueChew.com, promo code WRESTLE to receive your first month FREE THE AMAZING KIND - The Amazing Kind, plant-based pain relief balms, creams & gels for mu…
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E105 Fireside with a VC speaking with Venktesh (Venk) Shukla founder of Monta Vista Capital and former President of TiE Silicon Valley, Chair of TiE Global. Venk explains the core values and magic of TiE. We discuss what Venk learned from making his first 20 investments and how he developed his framework for his Monta Vista Capital seed stage VC fu…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad explore the career of the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley. The guys discuss Mick's career in WCW and his eventual debut in the WWF. Bruce gives an in-depth look at the creation of Mankind and the psyche behind the iconic character. FREEBIRD ROAD: https://youtu.be/kd6MCIEkztQ?si=iMmg4L-7_N6VXp0P …
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce is back from Saudi Arabia and ready to answer all your wild questions. The guys cover a number of topics such as how Bruce irritates Michael Hayes, the wildest road story you'll hear today, and a hold up that brought the Deadman back to life. All that plus so much more on this episode of Something To W…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce is still in Saudi Arabia after a phenomenal King and Queen of the Ring event this past weekend. So we are going to celebrate the tremendous event with a look back at King of the Ring 1994. BLUECHEW - Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code WRESTLE at checkout--just pay $5 shipping. That’s https:/…
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E104 Fireside with a VC speaking with Bruce Barton, founder of Parkworth, Wealth Management for Tech Professionals in Silicon Valley and the author of Author of Personal Finance for Tech Professionals In Silicon Valley and Beyond. Discussing tax and personal finance issues specific to employees and founders of publicly traded and privately held tec…
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#103 Every CANADIAN startup or investor should listen to this episode! Fireside with a VC speaking with Kevin Kliman CEO of Humi discussing getting healthy lowering costs, maintaining growth, the tradeoffs to consider raising a growth VC funding round or not, and when to raise. Discussing Humi’s business which is processing $4.5bn CAD of payroll ev…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take us through the legendary career of the iconic tag team, "The Nasty Boys!" Bruce shares stories of his time meeting Brian Knobs and Jerry Saggs for the first time, the teams notorious reputation of ribs, and their run as WWF tag champs. MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the …
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It's incredible to see long-term clients gain momentum through hard work and consistency, and that's exactly what has happened for Tara Bohm. Tara helps women with curly hair understand how to embrace and care for their curls, and has grown by over 80,000 followers on Instagram in the past two years. In this conversation, she and Kelsie discuss the…
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Nobody has a story like William Regal! Bruce and Conrad cover his start in the business at just 16 years old, touring Europe, a surprise tryout with the WWF nobody talks about, getting hired in WCW - who brought him in, why he left, and who he called in the WWE to come in. Plus, the illness that nearly cost him his life, his addiction, the rocky st…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad are back discussing the incomparable career of John Cena. Bruce shares his thoughts on the iconic performer and his ascension to "Top Guy" status in World Wrestling Entertainment. Make sure to go back in the archives and listen to "The Rise Of John Cena part 1&2 to learn more about this lege…
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On today's episode of Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, Bruce and Conrad look back at Backlash 2005! The PPV was a RAW brand event that featured Hulk Hogan teaming up with HBK to face Muhammad Hassan and Daivari, a Last Man Standing Match between Edge and Benoit, plus a main event pitting World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Triple H. MOD…
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Episode #102 Fireside with a VC speaking with Tige Savage who cofounded Revolution with Steve Case, founder of AOL – America Online, one of the biggest internet companies in history reaching a peak market cap of $200bn dominating email, internet connectivity, online news, and chat. Tige discusses all things venture capital with a wealth of multi-de…
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On this edition of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Judgment Day 2004, and what some believe could be the bloodiest main event in WWE history. The guys discuss the massive changes in the WWE during the time and how Bruce managed through them all. The epic battle between Eddie Guerrero and JBL that develope…
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Check out Austin's LinkedIn post featuring the MrBeast tweet being discussed. Can you imagine going from 15,000 views a year to 13 billion views a year on your content? That's what happened for MrBeast, the 2nd largest creator on YouTube. And guess what? It only took 12 years! In this episode, Austin and Kelsie are diving into an insightful tweet M…
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Fireside with a VC episode #101, Andrew Romans on The American Dreams Show with Alan Olsen discussing the future of venture capital covering Seed to Late Seed & Series A and Late Stage Growth VC and what has changed over the past few decades. Alan Olsen is a fixture in Silicon Valley and cofounder of GROCO Family Office Advisors, Advisors to the Ul…
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ROB! VAN! DAM! On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad deliver over three hours of RVD goodness! Bruce examines the entire run of "Mr. Monday Night" , from training with the Sheik, to how he got into WCW, to why he left WCW, visiting Japan to fully become Rob Van Dam, finally getting into ECW, and the big break being featured on M…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad celebrate the 20th anniversary of Backlash 2004 with a dive into the archives. The Rock, Stone Cold, Goldberg, and Brock Lesnar are all out of the company. Now McMahon is going to try establish Chris Benoit as his top star on RAW. Chris received a hero's welcome from Edmonton when he returne…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, we've turned a snafu into a fun episode that delivers a mighty punch. Bruce and Conrad revisit a subject we originally discussed on the April 2, 2021 edition of Something To Wrestle. The guys go into detail all the ins and outs of WrestleMania XII featuring the historic ironman match between Bret "The Hitman…
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Lisa DeWeert is a long-time friend of Austin's and the Co-Founder of an incredible organization called Moxie Adaptive, an organization committed to creating a space to connect and empower individuals with limb differences. Lisa was born with smaller muscles in her arms and hands, and as a result of a significant research project, met hundreds of pe…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, we're delivering a special treat taking us back all the way to 1992 for WrestleMania 8! Bruce wasn't there, but that didn't stop Conrad from hitting Bruce some fun and revealing questions about the event. Bruce talks about what was going on with his life at the time, leaving the WWF, and the main event talen…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take us all the way back to the year 2000! That's right, Conrad finally convinced Bruce to talk about one of the most requested topics we've ever had o the show WrestleMania 2000. Bruce shares his experiences developing the McMahon in ever corner angle, and all the major details surrounding …
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Fireside with a VC episode #100 speaking with Vibhor Rastogi, Global Head of AI investments at Citi Ventures, discussing how to determine startup valuations and how much capital a startup should raise. How much to raise should be driven by enough time runway to achieve the next key milestone to unlock the next funding round - be that product, reven…
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Have you heard the principle of content having a "shelf life?" Perhaps you've heard the statistics about how posts on certain social media platforms only have a "shelf life" of just a few hours. While this is certainly true in relation to algorithms, we believe this is an overly-simplistic way to look at content marketing and today we're sharing wh…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad take a deep dive into the wild world of masked wrestlers! Bruce shares his knowledge of El Santo, Mil Mascaras, Tiger Mask, Rey Mysterio and so many more on this exciting edition of Something To Wrestle. PRIZE PICKS - Download the PrizePicks app today and use code WRESTLE for a first deposit…
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Sgt. Slaughter turns his back on America! The WWE is in hot water with this wild angle, Macho Man is retiring?, and venues are being changed last minute! WrestleMania VII is a rollercoaster of stress for our pal Bruce Prichard and he takes us through all of it on this edition of Something To Wrestle. MANSCAPED - Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with t…
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In today's episode, after a "this or that" about calling/texting (apparently Austin is the only person who calls Kelsie other than her mom and grandma 🤣), we're diving into a recent experience Austin had to present to a communications class at North Central College. Most of all, we hope this conversation is a reminder to break out of your routine e…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad are heading back to the territories to discuss more legendary bookers that shaped the world of professional wrestling. Bruce shares stories and experiences working in the business alongside legends such as Fritz Von Erich, Paul Boesch, Eddie Graham, Verne Gagne and so many more. BLUECHEW - V…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, the guys are calling an audible and focusing on one of Bruce's favorite subjects, the territories. Bruce and Conrad has a in-depth discussion on some of professional wrestling's most iconic bookers and the territories and talents they ran and worked with. Bruce shares incite into the mind…
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Fireside with a VC episode #99 speaking with Matthew Calhoun, director at Equity Trust, formerly Midland Trust Company, discussing the benefits of investing into alternative assets such as venture capital funds using your self-directed IRA dollars. What is a Self-Directed IRA and what is different from other retirement accounts? What are the requir…
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You've heard us say it before: Content performs on a human level. This is one of the most important foundations of an effective content marketing strategy. But what does that look like in practice? How do contextualize content that is personal alongside the value we want to provide to our audience? Ep. 15: Why Human Connection & Relationships Are K…
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On this REMIX edition of Something To Wrestle, Conrad gives us the very latest on Bruce's on-going recovery and when we he will be behind the microphone again. Then we go on a journey back 30 years and revisit Bret "The Hitman" Hart's 1994-1995 years in the WWE. EMBARK - Get the dog DNA test that is trusted by millions. Visit https://embarkvet.com/…
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Fireside with a VC episode #98 speaking with Eric Ver Ploeg, Founding Partner of Tunitas Ventures about key data and trends in the US tech Series A fundraising environment as well as specifics about how much cash funding a startup should raise at pre-Seed, Late-Stage Seed and Series A as well as the many other considerations with regards to terms a…
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On this episode of Something To Wrestle, Bruce and Conrad discuss the extreme legacy of one of the most decorated tag teams in professional wrestling history, the Dudley Boyz! Bruce shares his experiences working with the dynamic duo in the WWE and TNA and goes into detail about some of their legendary matches and storyline. EMBARK - This Valentine…
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