This is The Growth Fire Podcast where we focus on talking about growing your business. We will be discussing digital marketing, or your culture to help listeners get better every day.
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Ever wanted to know where things like The Rack or The Brazen Bull came from and why? Want to delve deep into what made Pol Pot or Idi Amin the tyrant's they became? Hosts Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan, we'll get into all of it and take a closer look at the distance past and up to the modern day to try and understand the History of Human Cruelty. It's TORTURE!
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Conversations with Leaders and Founders of Marketing Agencies, sharing wisdom on how they built their company, lessons they wish they knew when they started, and marketing and agency strategies for the months and years ahead.
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Talladega Nights, tired zombies, Blanche's story, meeting her love, loud crowds, Dan's bad accent, Muppet voices, the REAL story, wrong pictures, the nurse, testimonies, and much much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube I…
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Data-Driven Entrepreneurship: Insights From Luke Komiskey
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Luke Komiskey is the Founder and CEO of DataDrive, a consulting firm specializing in managed analytic services. With over a decade of experience, Luke has played a pivotal role in making data analytics more accessible to various businesses. Under his leadership, DataDrive has evolved into a global team of professionals supporting over 150 organizat…
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Mitigating the Legal Risks of AI Content With Sharon Toerek
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Sharon Toerek is the Owner and Founder of Toerek Law, where she dedicates her practice to advising independent marketing and creative services agencies on protecting and monetizing their intellectual capital. A marketing law attorney with extensive experience in copyright, trademark, and content protection, Sharon offers strategic counsel on licens…
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Marketing and Leadership Insights With Julia Fitzgerald
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Julia Fitzgerald is a seasoned marketing executive, board advisor, and author with over 20 years of experience in branding, digital transformation, and marketing strategies. Her expertise has consistently driven growth across various sectors, having served as the CMO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the American Lung Association, and The AZEK Company, and…
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Fallout, Snorks, Cactus Jack, trons, language is a funny thing, Dan's "opinions" terrifying old time photos, witchcraft, Chaucer, James I, Dorothy Waugh, ye old Myspace, holding your tongue, and more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coff…
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Growing Relationships With Key Clients To Build Your Marketing Agency
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Jon Tsourakis is the Co-owner, President, and Chief Revenue Officer at Oyova, an agency offering integrated digital solutions such as app development, web design, and marketing to create efficient processes for company growth. Jon is a serial entrepreneur and marketing strategist whose continual study of brand identity, business communications, buy…
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Schwedentrunk: Add It To The Bucket
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: The Simpsons, pepperoni pizza, German peasants, nasty water, Thirty Years War, Habsburgs', 4 phases, Catholic propaganda, does Harry Styles like pee?, thermodynamics, Duke Nukem, and much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Ins…
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Becoming Inspired to Build a Cybersecurity Business To Support Other Businesses
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Matthew Connor, Founder and CEO of CyberLynx, began his programming career at 12 years old while working as a coder for his father’s company. His passion led him to develop his own company, which focuses on offering premium IT services and protecting growing businesses from ransomware. CyberLynx, previously known as Your IT Department, continues to…
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Business Leadership, Culture, and Growth With Scott Maroney
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Scott Maroney is the President and Co-owner of Crazy Shirts, a t-shirt and clothing brand founded in Hawaii. In his role, Scott drives retail sales and profitability across the United States through creativity, exceptional customer service, and innovation. His 25-year journey in the retail industry includes experience at outlet shopping malls with …
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Value-Added Marketing and Sales Growth With Laura Walmsley
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Laura Walmsley is the Chief Commercial Officer of Personify Health, the industry’s first personalized health platform delivering health plan administration, wellbeing solutions, and comprehensive health navigation. In this position, Laura spearheads the company’s commercial go-to-market strategy, with responsibility for all client-facing teams. Wit…
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Gary M. Heidnik Episode 2: The People Collector
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: St. Patty's Day, weird food, adding to the hareem, Subway greed, oxygen burning TV's, screwdrivers, bad cops, explaining VCR's, SIMS, Chinese for Christmas, not blaming the victim, deaths, in fighting, dog food, planning an escape, Silence Of The Lambs, and much much more!!! Please like, subscribe, and follow wh…
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From Merger to Mastery: Transforming Into a Comprehensive Digital Partner
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Kevin Hourigan is the President of Spinutech, a full-service website design and digital marketing agency dedicated to developing customized and data-driven digital marketing solutions. Before merging his business with his current business partner, Kevin founded Bayshore Solutions, which he operated for over two decades. He’s been an active YPO memb…
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Sales Strategies, Insights, and Innovations With Lisa Martin
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Lisa Martin is the Chief Revenue Officer at 8x8, a company that unifies customer engagement and communications across organizations with a single, all-in-one platform. In this role, Lisa drives and maximizes revenue growth, oversees sales strategies, and manages a global team. With a robust sales background in the technology and communication secto…
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A Dive Into Transparency and Client Advocacy
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Jason Mandel is the Founder and CEO of Mandel Family Office, a firm dedicated to providing comprehensive financial services to high-net-worth individuals and families. As a Wall Street insider and private financial advisor, he has held senior positions at the LeFrak Organization, D.E. Shaw, and Cantor Fitzgerald. Jason has over 25 years of entrepre…
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Gary M. Heidnik Episode 1: All The Gonorrhea
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: hen parties, a message from a patron, TCM restaurant, a bad childhood, low hanging fruit, head injury, military school, high IQ, becoming mentally ill, America is big, starting a church, finding a wife, a baby farm, cowards with 1 star reviews, and much much more!! Thank you to True Crime BnB for starting off th…
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A Journey of Growth and Learning With Jon Morris
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Jon Morris is the Founder and CEO of Ramsay Innovations, which helps businesses quickly scale through financial education and strategic funds allocations. In September, Jon founded Fiscal Advocate, which specializes in helping marketing communication firms manage their finances, gain business insights, and grow revenue. Before joining Ramsay Innova…
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How Personal and Professional Growth Yields Success
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Dean Mavrikos is the Channel Growth Manager at Kentico, a fully integrated digital experience platform (DXP). He started at the company as a Business Development Representative before becoming the Director of Business Development for North America, where he led hiring and training initiatives for a team of business development representatives. In 2…
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Chinese Water Torture: Too Much Blood
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Dan is C.E.O., rainy Ireland, illness in the family, D&D, the podcast was stolen, birds, Buffalo sauce, stupid Zoom, Italy, can't find an itch, irony, Sing Sing, racism, Nascar vs Formula 1, soap operas, and much much more!! Michael and Jeremy Steal Your Podcast Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you …
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Insights From Jon Tsourakis on Navigating Success in the Marketing Industry
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Jon Tsourakis is the Co-owner, President, and Chief Revenue Officer at Oyova, an agency offering integrated digital solutions such as app development, web design, and marketing to create efficient processes for company growth. Jon is a serial entrepreneur and marketing strategist whose continual study of brand identity, business communications, buy…
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YPO’s Influence on Sofyan Almoayed’s Leadership Journey
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Sofyan Almoayed is the CEO of Almoayed Investments, a versatile family business focused on real estate, travel technology, contracting, transportation, and F&B sectors. Additionally, he will assume the role of Global Chairman for 2024 and 2025. Almoayed Investments has been a beacon of success, consistently delivering value through its commitment t…
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Zoom antics, Super Bowl, Formula 1, greatest hand of poker ever, getting popular, origin story, Nu Metal, Oscar Wilde, death from fainting, an apprenticeship system, renting them out, pop culture, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle Patreon Merch Buy …
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Building Success, Overcoming Challenges, and Harnessing AI for Growth
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Vic Drabicky is the Founder and CEO of January Digital, a digital marketing agency and consulting firm focused on luxury, retail, and beauty. January Digital is dedicated to comprehensive digital planning and execution, encompassing paid search, paid social, programmatic media buying, and SEO. With a wealth of industry experience exceeding two deca…
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Empowering Women and Redefining Representation
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Christine Guilfoyle is the President of SEEHER, a platform committed to enhancing the representation of women and girls in the global marketing and media ecosystem. With a focus on achieving gender equality and fostering business growth, Christine leads initiatives to ensure accurate portrayals of women in media, promoting diversity and inclusion. …
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Pol Pot & The Cambodian Genocide Episode 2: Fuch A Duch
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: KFC, wedding cakes, mass evictions, erasing history, brown rice, ethnic cleansing, Dan goes a little too far, Spam, S-21, toenails, medical experiments, the Killing Fields, going into hiding, ending on a high note, and much much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle P…
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From Co-Workers to Agency Owners: The Story of Little Hands of Stone
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Michael Boychuk is the CCO and Co-founder of Little Hands of Stone, a creative agency and Ad Age Small Agency Newcomer of 2020. Michael has nearly 30 years of industry experience, working for notable firms like WongDoody, SK+G Advertising, and Leo Burnett. Before LHoS, Michael helped build Amazon’s D1 internal creative agency as the North American …
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Pol Pot & The Cambodian Genocide Episode 1: A Lot Of Acronyms
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Dan's Christmas Vacation, Stephen King, the Khmer language, help from the French, WWII, pets, school in France, heading to Vietnam, getting your own Torture episode, Office 100, growing numbers, Nixon, coffee, Weekend at Bernie's, taking the capital, the Potato Ramer, and much much more! Please like, subscribe, …
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Expert Advice for Agency Owners: Rob Kischuk on Business Growth and Scaling Teams
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Rob Kischuk is the Founder and CEO of Bellwood Labs, an on-demand software solution that helps companies develop software from concept to final product. In addition to his development skills, Rob is also a team and relationship builder. He was inspired to start Bellwood Labs to fill the gap between businesses' challenges, objectives, and software p…
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Clip Show: Straight From The Extended Cuts
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A bonus, clip show, episode. Spots picked straight from our extended cuts, found exclusively on our Patreon. Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Instagram Twitter Tiktok The Sassholes Insta!! Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/cu…
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Christmas Time True Crime....Part Deux w/Phil Better
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On this episode Dan, Kevin, AND PHIL cover: Dayton Ohio murder spree, bad shooting, Assy McGee, teenagers aren't smart, Japanese game shows, being humiliated in front of the world, going crazy, Ashland murders, story changes, riverboat chases, lynching mobs, noisy cats, Torturizing a yule time classic, and much much more! Please like, subscribe, an…
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Irish riots, Vegan Police, passing laws, parricide, Canadian milk, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Romans, Disney, Latin, First Podcast on the Leftiest, Hallmark movies, a tangent, Leo the Wise, getting silly, monkey vs. cat, Apollo 11, Spotify Wrapped, what's next, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where …
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The Metaverse: The Next Hot Trend for Large Brands
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Ann Hand is the Chairman and CEO of Super League Gaming, a NASDAQ publicly traded company and global leader in the gaming metaverse on platforms like Roblox and Minecraft. Before joining Super League, Ann was the CEO of Project Frog, a company specializing in wholesale building materials to streamline design and construction processes. Ann has garn…
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: the Big Book of Pain, 50 Shades, Christopher Walken, Dan is a gypsy, Egypt, papercuts, bamboo, riot control, feet stuff, prison whippings, The Graduate, Navy kidnappings, taking a compliment, Sisqo, getting a switch, why it hurts, no fun in the Middle East, felching, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, …
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How Positive Language Shapes Company Culture
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Raymond Watt is the Global Chairman of YPO, an American-based global leadership community, and the Chairman at RIMAR Capital, a tech-driven investment firm. He is also the Co-founder and CEO of Omnislash, a platform that helps gamers capture media and stats while playing their favorite games. With 25 years of experience in software development and …
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Prison Break, Halloween, FNAF, weather shifts, murder because of boredom, death penalty, a place of worship, October Revolution, one metal bucket, Hellraiser cupcakes, merch, brown slushies, KFC buckets, and much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle Patreon Merch Buy…
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Credit Unions | More Than Just a Lending Institution
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Dana Karzan is the Chief Marketing Officer at VyStar Credit Union, a member-owned cooperative providing financial products and services such as investments, insurance, retirement planning, and financial counseling. At VyStar, Dana leads branding, marketing, advertising, social media, and community engagement. She has 20-plus years of experience in …
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Gertrude Baniszewski & The Murder of Sylvia Liken: Dumb Bitch
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: a listener email, perfect Canadian accents, Dan Carlin, Supernatural, G.O.T., county fairs, White Castle, a very messy house, teenage angst, the evils of premarital sex, judo flips, Pepsi bottles, hot baths, branding, the letter, lung cancer, Rita from Power Rangers, and much, much more! Please like, subscribe, …
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Driving Top and Bottom Lines Through Effective Leadership
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Scott K. Edinger is the Founder of Edinger Consulting, where he helps worldwide Fortune 50 CEOs and executive leaders develop leadership strategies to drive top and bottom-line results. Scott is also a published author, having penned over 100 articles for prominent publications like Forbes and the Harvard Business Review. He’s written three books, …
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Strategies for a Successful Company Rebrand
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Joel Swanson is the VP of Marketing at Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, a Minnesota-based financial cooperative offering full-service personal and business banking products. At Affinity Plus, Joel leads all marketing, public relations, and community initiatives. During his five-year tenure, he and his team have implemented a brand refresh respon…
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Creating Extraordinary Leaders and Experiences With YPO
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Thayer Smith is the CEO of YPO, a global leadership community connecting elite chief executives and cultivating extraordinary leaders to improve lives and businesses worldwide. Before joining the C-suite at YPO, Thayer led Bayshore Capital as an Operating Partner. Thayer has lent his expertise in complex manufacturing, financial management, strateg…
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On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: 31 day challenge, Dead Alive, Easter Rising, hunger strikes, political prisoners, Mary Leigh, asylums, sh*t talking the wives, bad doctors, WSPU, flat earthers, Thomas Ashe, Declaration of Tokyo, Ron Desantis, Mos Def, dogs dying in movies, and much much more! Mos Def force feeding video Please like, subscribe, …
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Creating a Positive and Productive Work Culture
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June Archer is known as the Puzzle Maker because of her ability to analyze and solve complex business problems across various industries. She is a former C-suite leader and business builder of global brands, including the Walt Disney Company, Sesame Workshop, Godiva Chocolatier, and NEST Fragrances. In her spare time, June lends her talents to orga…
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