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Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with craft beer, community building, and the Sarasota spot redefining what a neighborhood bar can be). This week, Brittany, Christian, and Shea sat down with Mark Tuchman, owner of 99 Bottles in Sarasota, to talk about creating connection one pour at a time. From the “Blockbuster effect” of remembering every guest’s name to designing a beer bar that feel...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with trust, client care, and the human side of personal injury law). This week, Brittany and Cindy Haynes, from EraserFarm, sit down with Marcus Fernandez, Attorney at Kinney, Fernandez & Boire, P.A., and second-generation law firm owner, to talk about how trust, transparency, and empathy set his firm apart in a crowded market. From building authenti...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… a special Halloween episode (this time with haunted rebrands, marketing jump scares, and a few creative nightmares that should’ve stayed in the drafts). This week, we’re diving into the most terrifying marketing stunts of the year, the ones that made us laugh, cringe, and maybe question a few creative briefs along the way. From campaigns that completely lost the pl...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with classroom innovation, AI-powered learning, and a couple of dogs who might just change the future of education). This week, Brittany and Christian sat down with Marlee Strawn, Co-Founder of Scholar Education, to talk about how AI, transparency, and trust are shaping the next generation of learning. From teacher empowerment to student engagement, Marl...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with brand reinvention, operational magic, and a few hot takes on what it really takes to make a brand people actually love). This week, Brittany and Cindy sat down with Kevin Keith, the marketing maestro behind brands like Edible Arrangements, Orange Theory Fitness, Coca-Cola, and UPS. He’s the strategist, the storyteller, and the conductor behind some...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with algorithms, creativity, and a few hot takes on what it really means to build a brand people actually care about). This week, Brittany and Shea sat down with Nicole Sia, the marketing powerhouse behind brands like DoorDash, Spotify, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming. She’s the face, the voice, and the strategy behind some of the most recognizable soc...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with playbooks, passion, and a few reality checks for every founder). This week, Brittany and Shea sat down with Frank Fiume, founder of i9 Sports and Emerging Franchise Brands, the man who didn’t just build a franchise but pioneered an entire category. From bootstrapping local youth leagues into one of the largest sports franchises in America to mentori...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with emails, AI hacks, and a few typos that actually work). This week, Brittany and Christian sat down with Jay Schwedelson, founder of subjectline.com and host of the #1 Marketing Podcast in the US, Do This NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson, whose strategies power over six billion email sends annually. From clever subject line experiments to...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes With… (this time with bubbles, South African sunshine, and a saber or two). This week, Brittany and Christian sat down with Stephan de Beer, head winemaker of Krone Vintage-only Cap Classique, whose craft has been poured into more than 2 million bottles a year. Alongside CEO of Ascent Wines Jerry Stephan, we uncorked a conversation about tradition, risk, and why sometime...

Welcome back to 21 Minutes (this time with Stanley Cups, golf rivalries, and marketing plot twists). This week, we sat down with Matt Corey, the marketing mind who’s left his fingerprints on some of the biggest names in sports and retail. From the Tampa Bay Lightning, and their post-Stanley Cup fan boom, to the PGA Tour, during golf’s most volatile era, to the LPGA, USTA, and even retail powerhous...

Welcome back to the chaos (this time it comes with dance battles, dealership dads, and a whole lot of Fergalicious). In this episode we sit down with Elesia Vera, the social media manager behind Sarasota Ford, the dealership that decided car buying should actually be fun. Instead of stiff sales pitches and awkward handshakes, they are building a community on TikTok and Instagram where customers sh...

Welcome back to the chaos (this time, it’s served with a side of burgers, beer, and big ideas). In this episode we sit down with Terry Haley, a seasoned growth leader who has worn just about every executive hat in the business world. He has been a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Global Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for some of...

Welcome back to the chaos (this time, it is barrel-aged and slightly buzzed). In this episode, we sit down with Barry and Lisa Butler from Tarpon Springs Distillery, and Cindy Haynes from Eraser Farm. This Florida craft distillery is known for bold innovation, award-winning spirits, and has magically transformed a historic sponge warehouse into a hub for cocktail culture and live music. Our conver...

Welcome back to the chaos (this time, it’s carbonated). In this episode, we dive into Liquid Death, the brand that transformed canned water marketing into a cultural phenomenon through bold brand voice, viral stunts, and rule-breaking creativity. From wild creative pitches that never left the whiteboard to the art of knowing when to ignore marketing “best practices”, we unpack what it takes to lea...

Welcome back to the chaos (the airport kind). In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the bold, brilliant, and slightly unhinged world of the Tampa International Airport brand account, the unexpected social media powerhouse creating some of the funniest airport content on the internet. From weird DMs (not what you’d expect) to viral emoji posts that made national headlines, we explore how a o...

Welcome back to the chaos (the marketing kind). In this episode, we’re breaking down the badly brilliant brands, the ones that feel unhinged, chaotic, even borderline rude… and yet? Totally iconic. From Ryanair trolling its own customers to Pine-Sol claiming it "smells like dominance," we’re unpacking why these wild strategies actually work. Think: owned truth, no pretense, full personality posses...

Welcome to the chaos (but like, the fun kind). In this first episode of 21 Minutes With..., we’re pulling back the curtain on who we are, what we’re about, and the oddly specific things that drive us absolutely insane (all in just 21 minutes). From hot takes to our most irrational pet peeves, it’s all on the table. Stay tuned for special guests, strong opinions, and weekly chaos from the five of u...