PromoKitchen Podcast

In our fourth episode, Jay Busselle & Danny Rosin talk with Roger Burnett about his experience as a founding member of PromoKitchen.

Chef Kate Plummer talks with sous-chef Ashley Colautti about the future for women in work looks like, what makes a good leader and the role of womxn events for individuals! Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Before zoom meetings, there was ZOOMcatalog. Chef Kate Plummer and Sous Chef Amanda Delaney sat down to chat with the inspiring women behind ZOOMcatalog, Noleen Zasman, President, and her daughters Bryony Zasman, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, and Donna Zasman Lomazini, Director of Business Development, for our latest instalment of Growing Up Promo. You do not want to miss this amazing stor...

Sous Chef Amanda Delaney and Meg Erber with PromoCares have some exciting news for you and your future in promo! The Tee Hamilton Creative Scholarship is NOT limited to graphic artists and creative designers alike in our industry, so head over to https://www.promokitchen.org/donate to apply today! GOOD LUCK!

Chef Kate Plummer talks with PK Chef Dale Denham about what cybersecurity precaustions you need to take to keep you and your company safe. Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

In this episode we talk to Bill Petrie, Brandivate and Alina Rubinshteyn, LiV2. We hear about their experiences in starting a business during 2020, a historically and challenging year. We learn about what has worked for them and how they are persevering.

In this episode we talk to Bill Petrie, Brandivate and Alina Rubinshteyn, LiV2. We hear about their experiences in starting a business during 2020, a historically and challenging year. We learn about what has worked for them and how they are persevering.

In this PromoKitchen podcast. Mark Graham, Kate Plummer and Jeremy Picker riff about the impact of promo on world events (and the other way around). We spend a lot of time reminding end clients why promotional products are an effective marketing strategy. However, we often find ourselves fighting an uphill battle when we see some end clients dismiss our medium as trinkets and trash. But what happe...

Chef Kate Plummer talks with Sous chef Andrea Pereira of Rocket Science Branding and Jarid Taylor of Brandigenous about being Indian and Indigenous and how identity gets built and communicated. They cover everything from land acknowledgements, to being a minority business and how they answer "So where are you from?"

In this episode Kate Plummer, Clearmount and Johanna Gottlieb, Axis Promotions chat with Juan Martinez, Director of Innovation and Branding Strategy at Spector & Co. We talk about what it means to be behind innovation at Spector and about highlighting the creative in our industry. Juan has been involved in the promotional product industry for over 25 years. During the past 20, he has been employed...

Chef Kate Plummer and Sous-Chef Amanda Delaney are at it again! In this heart-warming and hilarious installment of our Growing Up Promo series, they sit down with Josh Goodelman, Lead Janitor (aka Vice President) of New York based supplier Liqui-Mark, as he shares stories from the early days of how his grandfather's turned father's retail pen business entered the world of promo. Josh also talks ab...

Denise is chief executive officer (CEO) and cofounder of Fairware. Denise got the idea to launch Fairware when she noticed how difficult it was to source promotional merchandise that reflected the social and environmental priorities of many of the brands and organizations she admired. Prior to starting Fairware, Denise spent seven years as the Director of Sustainability and Community for Mountain...

On Dec 4, Tee Hamilton, our dear friend and founding chef at PromoKitchen lost her battle with cancer. Tee touched the lives of so many people in the promotional products industry whether it was through her brilliant video work, beautiful illustration and design output or her advocacy for the creative professional in her industry education outreach. Tee was an original in every sense of the word....

PromoKitchen is hosting a new education event! Need a fresh start? Yes please! With 2021 just around the corner, join Chefs Jay Busselle and Jessica Gibbons-Rauch to learn how to leverage LinkedIn. Yes, you might feel a little anxious as you realize your profile is missing the mark on a few (actually many) sections – but don’t stress, Jay & JGR can help! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/55...

This is a new podcast series where you get to go back in time and revisit the stories of some brave and somewhat geeky rebels who were keenly searching for a new path forward in the promotional products market. Welcome to the "PromoKitchen OG Podcast Series." Are you curious about these founding PK chefs and renegades? Don't you want to know why they started PromoKitchen and what they were trying...

On Nov 17, 2020, Paul Bellantone announced his decision to step down as President and CEO of PPAI. Paul joined PPAI in 1998 and worked his way to the CEO position in 2011, a role he will serve until March 2021. In his 2 decades at PPAI, he helped steer the organization through choppy waters - like 9/11, the financial collapse of 2008-2009, the shooting at the Mandalay Bay mere months before Expo 2...

In this episode, Kate Plummer talks with Latisha Marshall, Robert Cunningham and Annette Jensen about their recognition on PPB’s Uncommon Leaders. They talk about what makes a good leader, how things have changed with COVID and how to follow in their footsteps.

Chef Kate Plummer sits down with Aly Brunton of commonsku to discuss the power of awards and how as a company they created the skummunity awards and how they narrowed down the winners. Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Chef Kate Plummer and Sous-Chef Amanda Delaney sit down with Joe Douglas (aka British Joe), Client Relationship Manager for Illinois-based supplier Orbus, for a growing up promo story with a twist. Joe talks to us about all things Orbus, including how he introduced his father's existing exhibit and signage company into the world of promo upon moving to the US. He also talks about the vast differen...

PromoKitchen OG Danny Rosin talks about his experience as a founding member of the organization and how much fun he has had investing in the organization.

Chef Kate Plummer sits down with Melissa Newman, social media manager of ASI to talk about what makes good content, how it can help you grow and why staying the same is dangerous! Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

In this episode, Johanna Gottlieb gets to connect and chat with Monica May. They discuss their personal upbringing and why Hispanic heritage month is important to each of them. Monica is a proud Tejana who has deep roots in South Texas, she has spent a large part of her professional life working to understand how culture and profession can work together. She began work with Employee Resource Group...

Chef Kate Plummer sits down with Roger Burnett of Social Good Promotions and PromoCares to discuss what makes a good cause marketing campaign, how to lead with good and how PromoCares has evolved over the years. Join us every Wednesday over on Twitter for a brand new #promochat 3:00PM Eastern, Noon Pacific

Chef Kate Plummer and Sous-Chef Amanda Delaney sit down with three promo rock stars who not only share a love for all things promotional products, but they also share one of the industry's most recognizable last names. Industry veteran Dana Zezzo, VP of Marketing and Vendor Relations for American Solutions for Business, and his daughters Megan Zezzo, National Account Manager for S&S Activewear, an...

Revolutionaries. Renegades. Dreamers. Leaders. This is a new podcast series where you get to go back in time and revisit the stories of some brave and somewhat geeky rebels who were keenly searching for a new path forward in the promotional products market. Welcome to the "PromoKitchen OG Podcast Series." Are you curious about these founding PK chefs and renegades? Don't you want to know why they...