Bobby Lehew, Author at PromoKitchen

PK #64 – Caryn Kopp

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Caryn Kopp is the Chief Door Opener at Kopp Consulting whose door opening service has helped thousands of business owners and salespeople secure initial meetings with high level decision makers in almost every major Fortune 500 company including P&G, Pfizer, Verizon, and CBS. Caryn, a nationally recognized speaker and sought after expert in Business Development, has been interviewed on the…

Snack-Sized Byte: What Does the Industry Look Like in Five Years? (4 min, 56 sec)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

From time-to-time, the PK podcast crew will highlight the juiciest morsels our chefs and their guests dig into, we serve these in small, delectable bite-sized bits for your convenience. Today’s snack is courtesy of Tom Goos, President of Image Source. Stayed tuned for more! (The full episode can be found here). He competed with Team USA in the Duathlon World…

PK #61 – Tom Goos, Image Source

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

He competed with Team USA in the Duathlon World Championships in Gijon, Spain. He currently sits on the PPAI Board of Directors and will be Chair Elect in 2015, presiding as Chairman of the Board in 2016. As President of Image Source, he has been instrumental in growing the fifteen-year-old company into a $13MM powerhouse with three locations across the…

PK #60 – Greg Washer, Clean Fun!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Greg Washer was ahead of his time. As a forerunner of the creative promotional products agency, Greg began his distributorship in 1982 and since, has grown Clean Fun Promotional Marketing into a $26MM creative powerhouse. In 2013, Greg sold his interest in Clean Fun to Delivery Agent where he now acts as President of Licensing and Consumer Products. Join Chef…

PK #55 – Jason Lucash, OrigAudio

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Founded in 2009, OrigAudio -the ‘origami of audio’- was named to Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009 and appeared on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’, gaining worldwide recognition. Co-founded with his business partner Mike Szymczak, Jason Lucash was honored as Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2013. Join Jason and chefs Mark Graham and Danny Rosin as they discuss key…

PK #54 – Penn Holderness and Mike Mills

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Promokitchen has been privileged to serve up some significant dishes for the PK community including celebrated authors Seth Godin and Dan Pink, and in that spirit of culinary art and haut cuisine, we’re serving what just might be the most delectable conversation yet, an episode featuring the geniuses behind two of the most successful Christmas viral videos of the 2013…

PK #53 – Dave Regan

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Experience talks … and it’s rather convincing. Dave Regan with the Vernon Company has joined us before but Dave’s back now and true to the PromoKitchen way, he openly shares more from his years of wisdom via the front lines of one of the industry’s most notable brands. Grab a cup of coffee and join Mark, Brad, and Dave as they…

PK #51 – Lon McGowan, iClick

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Bobby Lehew

Lon McGowan is the CEO and Founder of of iClick, a leading supplier of branded USB flash drives, writing instruments, mobile accessories, and apparel decoration whose journey provides an insightful, engaging, and enterprising conversation! Mark Graham and Brad White chat with Lon about culture, success in a highly commoditized space, growing your business, and commanding mindshare with resonant marketing strategies…

PK #50 – CJ Schmidt, Hit Promotional Products

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Bobby Lehew

CJ Schmidt, Vice President of Sales at Hit Promotional Products discusses the growth and development of Hit, a long-time industry powerhouse whose technology prowess and product development has earned the admiration of the industry. Mark Graham and Danny Rosin chat with CJ about the critical issues of technology development, managing a family owned business, the sanctity and success of the…

PK #49 – Rich Carollo, Lion Circle

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Bobby Lehew

Rich Carollo, Vice President of Marketing at Lion’s Circle, has been involved in the business since 1995. A 2012 ASI Hot List honoree , Rich discusses the trajectory of Lion’s Circle success as it relates to the promotional products industry including insights such as listening to your customer to develop new product lines, the power of customization in a commodity…