skucast

skucast

Welcome to skucast, the #1 podcast for entrepreneurs in the print and promotional products industries. skucast shines a light on our industries' best work, features maverick personalities, and discusses what’s really involved in running a modern print or promotional products business. skucast is the official podcast of commonsku.

Episodes

Episode 344: Too Fast to Ship with Joel Freet (Cutter & Buck)

July 11, 2025 • 26 mins
Joel Freet's team ships orders in 6 minutes flat. The Cutter & Buck CEO reveals how robots, AI, and smart automation transformed their fulfillment operations.
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Episode 343: The Next $100M Distributor Will Have 10 Employees (with iPromo's Leo Friedman)

June 26, 2025 • 24 mins
What if the next $100 million distributor only needs 10 employees? Leo Friedman, CEO of iPromo, believes this bold prediction is already becoming reality. Since 1999, Leo has built iPromo from startup to industry powerhouse: 75 employees, 55,000+ customers, and 500+ on-demand products that solve the MOQ problem everyone else struggles with. But here's the kicker: AI is about to make everything we know about scaling obsolete. From 3...
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Episode 342: Exploring Asia with Dave and Mark (Factory Tours, Hong Kong Gift Fair, and PromoCares!)

June 12, 2025 • 34 mins
What does the promo industry look like from the inside out? I mean, all the way to the source, from manufacturing in Asia to the delivered product to clients. Well, in today’s show, we’re getting a peek behind the scenes as we take a promo tour through Asia with Dave Shultz, commonsku’s VP of Supplier Partnerships, and Mark Graham, commonsku’s President and Chief Brand Officer! The two industry vets journeyed to Asia for a factory ...
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Episode 341: Building a Brandstores Powerhouse (with Outreach Promo's Nevin Bansal)

May 19, 2025 • 26 mins
Can you hit a 30% growth target YTD and still make a major contribution to your community? Apparently, you can. In this episode, we talk with Nevin Bansal. Nevin is the Founder and CEO of Outreach Promos, a Columbus-based company providing online brandstores, branded merch, and design solutions. Nevin is also the founder and Executive Director of Small Biz Cares, a nonprofit that engages small businesses for philanthropy and commun...
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Episode 340: Tariffs, Tech, AI & Building Teams: Gold Bond's Britney Godsey

May 6, 2025 • 28 mins
Britney Godsey is the dynamic CRO at Gold Bond, we chat about tariffs, the "China plus one" strategy some suppliers employ, the recent implementation of commonsku ePOs for streamlined order processing, and tech advancements like the Brand Lab AI podcast and chatbot, alongside a focus on team growth, plus their strategic focus on Tech, Golf Dominance, Green Gallery, and ZipShip. Join us for a wide-ranging but incredibly informative ...
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Episode 339: How Design Thinking Drives Promo Sales with Tom Havens

April 23, 2025 • 32 mins
Tom Havens, a creative powerhouse and the visionary founder of Havens Consulting, possesses a remarkable sales background and deep roots in creative and design for the promo industry. His leadership propelled Catalyst Marketing to $25 MM before its acquisition by HALO in 2017. Driven by his passion for innovation, Tom launched Havens Consulting in 2024, dedicated to empowering distributors and suppliers to achieve unprecedented sal...
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Episode 338: A Branded Product Agency Philosophy with Francis Pierrel, LR Paris

April 10, 2025 • 21 mins
Episode 338: A Branded Product Agency Philosophy with Francis Pierrel, LR Paris by commonsku
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Episode 337: Mastering Client Complexity Through Mergers: A Chat with Kate Ivory and Laura Mazy, Premier Press

March 26, 2025 • 27 mins
Episode 337: Mastering Client Complexity Through Mergers: A Chat with Kate Ivory and Laura Mazy, Premier Press by commonsku
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Episode 336: The “Quiet Work” of a Power Brand: Inside MOTIF’s Unique Culture with Joel Antymniuk

March 11, 2025 • 32 mins
Episode 336: The “Quiet Work” of a Power Brand: Inside MOTIF’s Unique Culture with Joel Antymniuk by commonsku
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Episode 335: Customer Experience is the New Differentiator (Dan Gingiss)

February 25, 2025 • 29 mins
Episode 335: Customer Experience is the New Differentiator (Dan Gingiss) by commonsku
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Episode 334: The Optimism & Anxiety of Sales Growth: Tips from Sales Expert Kevin Baumgart

February 12, 2025 • 30 mins
Episode 334: The Optimism & Anxiety of Sales Growth: Tips from Sales Expert Kevin Baumgart by commonsku
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Episode 333: The Real Sales Growth Unlock? Joy (A Chat with Matthew Dart, Blackfish)

January 22, 2025 • 22 mins
Blackfish is an unapologetically boutique brand that focuses on a customer-obsessed experience as the bedrock for building growth.
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Episode 332: Monty Mims: How SanMar’s Connected+ Partnership with commonsku Boosts Real-Time ePOs

January 8, 2025 • 35 mins
Monty Mims is one of the many folks leading SanMar’s Decorator & Tech Solutions division, he’s brilliant at both helping distributors work better with their decorators, but also helping decorators navigate the landscape of trends, equipment, and supply chain.
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Episode 331: From Promo to Transforming Culture with John Henry at JH

December 17, 2024 • 24 mins
When John Henry of JH started in 1998, little did he know that JH would soon expand into culture and recruitment services for businesses, consulting, digital services, and more. Many of us in the industry consider ourselves strategic advisors to our clients, but when our CCO, Bobby Lehew, got to participate in JH’s “Expand Your Brand” event (virtually) this year, we realized that if there’s one thing JH is exceptional at, above all...
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Episode 330: The Impact Journey: Fairware's Sarah White and Denise Taschereau

December 11, 2024 • 38 mins
Episode 330: The Impact Journey: Fairware's Sarah White and Denise Taschereau by commonsku
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Episode 329: Ethically Sourced Merch for Socially Responsible Clients (Daniel Cardozo, Ethix Merch)

November 17, 2024 • 28 mins
Episode 329: Ethically Sourced Merch for Socially Responsible Clients (Daniel Cardozo, Ethix Merch) by commonsku
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Episode 328: Hit Promo's Amy Rabideau and Jon Norris Are Making Big Changes

November 7, 2024 • 33 mins
Hit Promo is now a connected+ supplier on commonsku, what does that mean? A lightening fast ordering process, securing inventory quicker, and the elimination of order entry errors by you and your team (and more!) Today, we’re talking with Amy Rabideau, Hit’s VP of Product and Jon Norris, Chief Strategy Officer at Hit.
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Episode 327: "Marketing Made Easy: Unleashing the Power of commonsku + PromoPulse (with Jason Nokes)

October 23, 2024 • 27 mins
Episode 327: "Marketing Made Easy: Unleashing the Power of commonsku + PromoPulse (with Jason Nokes) by commonsku
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Episode 326: How to Thrive in an Emotion-Driven Economy (with Kyla Scanlon)

October 11, 2024 • 22 mins
Our guest on this episode of the skucast is Kyla Scanlon, founder of the financial education company, Bread, and a prolific creator. Kyla writes a weekly newsletter, makes YouTube videos, hosts the “Let’s Appreciate” podcast, and posts —almost daily— short-form videos about the economy and markets.
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Episode 325: The Secret to Courage? Brave Habits (with Todd Henry)

September 26, 2024 • 28 mins
Todd Henry is one of the most sought-after creativity coaches in the world, he teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance.
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