The Firebelly Social Show

Marty McDonald is the Co-founder and CEO of Bad Rhino Inc., a full-service social media marketing and digital agency that was founded in 2011. Bad Rhino was recognized as a top social media marketing agency in 2016 and 2017 by the research firm, Clutch. Marty leads the day-to-day strategy of Bad Rhino's operations and sales processes, as well as its client strategies for craft beer, e-commerce, an...

Christina Appleton is the Founder of Appleton Consulting and VP of Marketing at Karma Nuts. She is a strategic marketer with a strong background in analytics and operations, having worked as Senior Director of Purchasing & Merchandising at Thrive Market, Director of Business Development at Laurel & Wolf, VP of Operations, Sales & Marketing at Purple Health, and Marketing Manager at Fox Networks Gr...

Sid Sheth is the Founder and CEO of Trillium Beverages, the company behind the viral brand, Thirsty Fox. A stickler for detail, Sid brings with him an engineering and systems mindset and tries to put all of his experience to use. His love for everything food and drink is what led him to launch Trillium.  With previous experience working at Amazon, LÓreal, and Clariant Chemicals, Sid has a wide var...

Aimy Steadman is the Co-founder and COO of Future/Proof, the creators of BeatBox Beverages. Future/Proof is a disruptor in the beverage alcohol market that provides innovative solutions that drive incremental profit in high-growth categories. It was recently named one of Inc. Magazine 's Top 5000 Fast-Growing Privately Owned Companies in America. Aimy is a founding board member and 2021 Board Pres...

Diana Fryc is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Retail Voodoo. Retail Voodoo is an agency that helps marketers, founders, executives, and investors in the food, beverage, wellness, and fitness industries develop new brands, restore growth to declining brands, and accelerate established brands. Diana has over 20 years of sales and marketing expertise with a demonstrated history of working wi...

Brandon Hall is the Co-founder and the Chief Branding Officer of ONEHOPE Wine, a state-of-the-art flagship winery in the heart of Napa Valley. Brandon is responsible for the winery's overall brand strategy, business development, and strategic partnerships. He and seven other co-founders launched the brand out of the trunk of their cars in 2007. Brandon has been helping to transform the company int...

Alexander Svensson is the Director of Optimization at SiteTuners. At SiteTuners, Alexander helps improve conversion rates via best-practices redesigns and landing page testing for over 1,500 companies, including Google, Nestle, Intuit, Paychex, eHarmony, Canon, Symantec, AutoDesk, and Rhapsody. In addition to his conversion rate optimization skills, Alexander maintains a robust knowledge of SEO, P...

Drew Hendricks is the President of Barrels Ahead. This wine and craft marketing agency propels organic growth by using a powerful combination of content development, Search Engine Optimization, and paid search. Drew also interviews top leaders in the wine and craft beverage industry on his podcast, Legends Behind the Craft . Drew has been a leading light in the wine industry. He spent 10 years as...

Dr. Joseph Fisher is the inventor of SOBAR and the President of Zeno Functional Foods, located in California. He was trained as a medical scientist and received his bachelor's and master's in chemistry from Stanford before obtaining his MD and Ph. D. from Stanford Medical School as part of the prestigious medical scientist training program.  After doing a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSF Howard...

Rachel Klein is the Owner of Revival Food Co., a food brand known for its craft flavors and stone-ground texture almond butter. She founded the company in 2014 after reviving her passion for a holistic, clean, plant-based lifestyle. Rachel's vision for Revival Food Co. is to inspire others to eat more wholesome foods on a daily basis and to encourage a lifestyle that doesn't put pressure on being...

Duncan Alney is the President and Founder of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more. In this episode… What's the big bu...

Dan Morovits is the Brand Manager of Bake Believe, a company that creates better-for-you baking chocolate. Dan specializes in advertising, customer satisfaction, marketing, retail sales, and website production. Prior to joining Bake Believe, Dan worked as a leader in marketing for many companies, including American Girl, Kaplan Schweser, and UFP Industries. Dan also has an extensive background in...

Rusty Jones is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of hellowater®, a company that creates fiber-filled and sugar-free bottled water. The hellowater® brand features a wellness product that is affordable, fun, tasty, and made with natural ingredients. Rusty is also the President and Founder of Hello Experience, a brand management company that delivers in-market promotions and consumer market p...

Daniel Kurzrock is the Co-founder and CEO of ReGrained, a company that upcycles nutritious grain by leveraging technology to turn beer waste into food. Daniel's company uses these rescued grains to make award-winning nutrition bars and puffed snacks. ReGrained has been listed in Forbes ' "30 Under 30: Food and Beverage," won Slow Money Northern California's Food Funded Pitch Competition, and was a...

Asma Khan is an iconic chef, Netflix star, and the Founder and Owner of the restaurant Darjeeling Express. For many years, Asma worked in her mother's catering business in Kolkata, India, which inspired the creation of her restaurant.  Darjeeling Express started as a dinner for 12 guests at home, serving Indian food cooked from family recipes. Now they offer nationwide delivery, supper clubs, priv...

Jim Snediker is the Founder and CEO of Stock Mfg. Co., a company that designs custom uniforms for high-end restaurants and hotels. Jim began his career as a sales representative making cold calls at a freight company. A year and a half later, he was working with high-level clients as the Manager of Client Solutions at CareerBuilder.com. Before founding Stock Mfg. Co., Jim was the Co-founder and Pr...

Danny Schuman is a writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and the President of the marketing consultancy, Twist Your Thinking. At Twist Your Thinking, Danny has worked with brands ranging from small nonprofits to Fortune 100 companies, and he helps them focus their message and develop their brand strategy. A lot of Danny's work is based on tactics discussed in his No.1 best-selling book, The Worst Busine...

Ganesh Nair is the Founder and CEO of Karma Nuts, a company whose mission is to put goodness into the world whenever you can. Ganesh is also the CEO of Wenders Western India Cashew Company, a third-generation, family-owned business. Before joining the family business and starting Karma Nuts, Ganesh worked in strategic planning, business development, and finance at Johnson & Johnson. Ganesh has a M...

Buck Flather is the Partner Program Manager at Sprout Social, an all-in-one social media marketing platform for every area of your organization. With over 20 years of experience in marketing and sales, Buck is an expert in helping agency partners expand their businesses. Buck is passionate about social media marketing, and his dedication to connecting companies and brands sets him above the rest....

Jason Falls is a marketing keynote speaker, author, and Director of Digital and Social Strategy at Cornett. He is also the host of Winfluence - The Influencer Marketing Podcast where he explores the world of influencer marketing from a strategic perspective to help your influence efforts align with driving business value. Jason believes in the power of marrying digital marketing with creativity fo...

Duncan Alney is the President and Founder of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more.  Chad Richards is the Vice Preside...

Duncan Alney is the President and Founder of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more.  Chad Richards is the Vice Preside...

Duncan Alney is the President and Founder of Firebelly Marketing, an award-winning Social Media Marketing firm that increases brand likability through social media marketing. Duncan has worked in marketing for 25 years and brings his expertise in engaging with clients and rebuilding brands to each project. He has worked with Netflix, Fiji Water, and so many more.  Chad Richards is the Vice Preside...