Drop The Mic with Jason Hunt

Andy has a very diverse cultural background - he speaks fluent German, English and Spanish and for this reason he is well versed in Global markets and the special needs of different cultures. Every year he attends more than 25 different expos around the world as a representative of multiple global brands as their Traffic Captain, or in other words Brand Ambassador! Andy has won several awards duri...

Scott Clary is a career sales and marketing executive. He’s sold and marketed to the most iconic Fortune 500 & Fortune 100 brands throughout his career. His work has been featured in over 100+ news sites and publications. He speaks globally at industry conferences and has had articles and insights featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Hackernoon, The Startup and others. He currently runs a...

Thank you for tuning in to this special year in review episode that we have put together for you. 2020 has been a very difficult year, which is probably a phrase you’re sick of hearing by now! Soon, it will all be left behind, but as we move forward in our lives there are still some positive moments to reflect back on. We had some incredible guests join us on the Merged Marketing Podcast this year...

Today we’re pleased to welcome BACK Allison Graham to the show! Allison appeared back in episode 34, which is definitely an episode worth listening to again! For those that may not have heard her past episode, Allison is a resiliency expert, author and media commentator, who shares her problem-solving framework to build resilience and amplify capacity. She’s been engaging audiences since 2006, spe...

Amanda Robinson is The Digital Gal.  She is widely recognized in the digital marketing industry for her knowledge, training, skills and coaching as a Facebook Ads expert with her Swift Kick In the Ads Membership, her 4 Week Facebook Ads Training Bootcamp, and for her creative chatbot skills.  She is an author, international speaker, consultant, and educator who has taught thousands of business own...

Emily O’Brien is the Founder and Creative Director of Comeback Snacks, a gourmet popcorn company that she started from within Federal Prison. Yes, you heard that right! We are very excited to have Emily on the show today, she has an incredible story and is an amazing Entrepreneur who will be sharing her journey with us today, as well as some helpful advice for current and future business owners lo...

Our guest today is Andrew Hoffman of My Franchise Partner. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur. Having grown up in Barrie, Ontario, he started out like so many cutting grass and shovelling snow for people in his neighborhood. He then started his own import and retail business at 22 years old, and the rest they say, well, is history. Andrew is now what I can only describe as the Godfather of Franchisin...

Puja Misra is a Brand Strategist & a Photographer, she’s been in business for 10 years & is the President of an award-winning company “Zoom Into Life Studio”, that specializes in Brand Strategy & creating Visual Branding & Marketing Assets in terms of Brand Photography, Brand Video Films & Content Marketing Videos that help entrepreneurs build their Personal Brands and amplify...

Today we have our very first return guest! Our guest today is Jennifer Jimbere, whom you may remember from episode 12. As a recognized authority on change management, profitability and organizational turn around, she has served as an advisor to thousands of individuals and organizations around the world for more than 20 years. An entrepreneur, award winning coach and International Best Selling Co-...

Liza is a seasoned Retail Industry expert with over 20 years of experience. She has end-to-end knowledge of retail and navigated her way through the industry, leading high-impact teams across North America and Europe. She is a respected voice on topics such as responsible/sustainable retail, merchandising excellence and "The Store of the Future". She recently played a critical role in Accenture's...

Trevor Hamilton has a passion for design, persuasion, and business success. He is the founder and president of The Story Web Design & Marketing. Trevor regularly works with small businesses to help them understand and explore what will enable them to succeed in digital marketing.  Before starting The Story, Trevor had a successful career in sales and marketing with technology companies.   In a...

Corey is a Counsellor in private practice in downtown Toronto. His practice primarily aims to make counselling more approachable for men who wouldn’t normally consider it. Corey completed his Master of Science degree in Psychology with the University of Liverpool and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology with Yorkville University. He’s a member of the Ontario Asso...

Ashley Brockelbank is the Tourism Officer for Perth County. Ashley has been working in economic development & tourism since 2018, after graduating with an honours degree in Media, Information, and Technoculture from Western University.  She is passionate about creative marketing and loves devising new and unique ways to promote her rural region. In her first few years in the industry, Ashley h...

Nikita Brown is the content curator, social media strategist and planner at Travel Agent Collective. Her best self is when she is sitting in her yoga pants with a messy ponytail in her office cooking up engaging and interesting online content for clients so they can achieve their business goals. She spent 4 years in school studying communications and public relations and over the past 7 years, she...

Raj Dhiman is an activist of the ‘hustle’. From tutoring to make ends meet after completing his PhD to running sales teams, the global pandemic has allowed his hustle to shine. With building an app to help customers find groceries and shopping local, hand-crafting furniture for friends, launching his "Small Business Hustle" newsletter, consulting for small businesses as a side gig while co-launchi...

Today, we welcome Steve Toth to the show. After 2 years of heading up SEO strategy at the 350 person SaaS company that is FreshBooks, Steve turned them into his client so he could focus on his freelance SEO business and his 4000+ subscriber email list seonotebook.com

As a resiliency expert, author and media commentator, Allison Graham shares her problem-solving framework to build resilience and amplify capacity. She’s been engaging audiences since 2006, speaking for Fortune 500 companies and coaching leaders to get out of their own way and step into their full potential. Her books include Married My Mom, Birthed a Dog: How to Be Resilient When Life Sucks , Bus...

Today on the podcast, David and Jason sit down to discuss Facebook changes, and a very unfortunate situation that happened to David's social account that had an impact on our business. 

Roberto Gennaro is the Chief Digital Officer of Redtag.ca - TravelBrands Inc. group of companies, one of Canada’s leading retail travel agencies where he leads the overall digital strategy, analytics, mobile app, website development, and social media.  Roberto is also a Public Speaker on digital transformation, analytics, conversion optimization, ML + AI. He’s credited for having transformed the d...

Meet Beth Marchant, CEO & Lead Brand Designer at The Marchant Co. With a long history in graphic design and small business branding, Beth has developed a solid love of watching brands market their business through well rounded strategies and social communities. She is certified in Social Media Marketing through the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada and holds a high honours diploma in Vi...

Jitendra (aka Jitu) is the founder of a kickass marketing blog bloggersideas.com where he has interviewed marketing legends like Neil Patel and Rand Fishkin. He is an international keynote speaker, digital marketing consultant and digital nomad. His key to success is: “Do what you love most and get everything you want in your life.”

In today's bonus episode of the podcast, David Louch and co-host, Jason Hunt, talk social platforms. Don't forget to subscribe and tune in next week to hear our upcoming special guest!

This week's episode of the Merged Marketing Podcast features not 1, but 2 entrepreneurs that have taken a very interesting path, which has taken their business from $100k in revenue to over a Million in 1 year! First, we have Todd Foster, whom you may remember from episode 3, so go back and check out that episode! Todd is the Co-Founder of 4 different companies, and is a true Digital Marketing exp...

Mike Ulmer enjoyed a 25-year career in newspapering and worked for the Woodstock Sentinel-Review, The Hamilton Spectator, The Hockey News, Southam News, National Post and as a sports columnist for 7 years at The Toronto Sun.  He has also written 12 books.  His opinion pieces have appeared in all four Toronto based daily newspapers:  The Sun, Globe and Mail, National Post and Toronto Star.

From a Director of Marketing at EMPIRE Distribution, to a house DJ, Moody Jones does it all.  He has worked as a digital marketing manager at Jagermister where he managed their digital brand across Canada and ran their first influencer campaign program that reached over 23% of the total Canadian gross rating point. He also worked as a Sales and Marketing Manager at Seedbox where he successfully he...