Podcasts about bucketfeet

Raaja Nemani, a certified Business Ninja, is a Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of MarketerHire, a talent marketplace with a mission to make expert marketing accessible to everyone. MarketerHire has scaled rapidly with hundreds of clients from early-stage startups to Fortune 100 companies in less than a year and a half. Prior to MarketerHire, Raaja was the Co-Founder and CEO of Bucketfeet, a footwear brand collaborating with a global community of artists to create the most unique shoes in the world. Bucketfeet raised over $20M in venture capital (including from Adidas) and sold ~1 million pairs of shoes in 30+ countries before it was acquired by Threadless in 2017. As a passion project, Raaja co-founded Counterpoint in 2019, a “both sides” political cartoon newsletter with approximately 200,000 subscribers, written and illustrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists. He began his career in Private Equity and Investment Banking after he graduated from Northwestern University in 2004. In this episode, he shares how we can easily hire the best marketing talent on demand to drive growth. Insights he shares include: How MarketerHire came to beHow they established trust early in the processDo all hires need to be full-time hiresWhy MarketerHire focuses on marketing talentThe problem with hiring marketing talent on demandThe best way to hire talent on demandIs hiring marketing talent on demand a suitable solution for all industriesHow does MarketerHire workHow to set up hiring for successand much much more ...

Raaja Nemani , a certified Business Ninja, is Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of MarketerHire, a talent marketplace with a mission to make expert marketing accessible to everyone. MarketerHire has scaled rapidly with hundreds of clients from early stage startups to Fortune 100 companies in less than a year and a half. Prior to MarketerHire, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Bucketfeet, a footwear brand collaborating with a global community of artists to create the most unique shoes in the world. Bucketfeet raised over $20M in venture capital (including from adidas) and sold ~1 million pairs of shoes shoes in 30+ countries, before it was acquired by Threadless in 2017. As a passion project, Raaja co-founded Counterpoint in 2019, a “both-sides” political cartoon newsletter with approximately 200,000 subscribers, written and illustrated by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonists. He began his career in Private Equity and Investment Banking and he graduated from Northwestern University in 2004. On the personal front, Raaja is an avid traveler, and from 2008-2009 backpacked around the world by himself for a year and a half, traveling to over thirty-five countries on every continent. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andreas-penna/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andreas-penna/support

Talking Art Licensing and More with Shandra Smith Our Guest Artist: Shandra Smith www.shandrasmith.com  Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: Third Space Coffee, Kelowna www.thirdspacecoffee.ca  In this episode you’ll hear about: Working at the Kelowna Art Gallery, realizing that artists are regular people (eureka!) Teaching herself to use photoshop and playing with reimagining digital images Being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and dealing with chronic pain Finding a way to work that satisfied her need to create within her physical limitations SOPA Fine Arts in Kelowna Getting started with art licensing Designing shoes with Bucketfeet.com Wallsauce.com British wallpaper and wall mural company Her Scratch Art books Kelowna Art and Business Award Rex Ray PBS Documentary: How to Make a Rex Ray Follow Shandra Smith on instagram @shandrasmithart facebook @shandra-smith-art Follow our Podcast on  instagram, twitter and facebook @2artistspodcast Follow our Host on  instagram, twitter and facebook @carolmcquaidart Join the Conversation! One of my favorite parts of recording a podcast each week is participating in the great conversations they spark.  Share your feedback and favourite moments on social media, and in the comments section of...

I am really excited to introduce you the artist and surface designer, Shandra Smith! Shandra is based in British Columbia, Canada who uses a variety of mixed media techniques to create vibrant work that are sold on various home decor items and fashion accessories such as wallpaper, shoes, and books.   Shandra talks about her process, how she got into surface design, having the guts to go for it, dealing with rejection and her experience and tips for licensing work. Shandra's work appears in Hotel Zed, Bucketfeet and Wallsauce just to name a few.   Shandra Smith Website Shandra Smith Instagram Scratch Books on Amazon

Fabian Geyrhalter talks to Raaja Nemani on this inaugural episode of Hitting The Mark. Raaja is the Co-Founder of Rogue Trading Company (the parent company to Rogue Advising, MarketerHire, and Rogue Brands). Previously, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Bucketfeet (a D2C, artist-designed footwear brand). Bucketfeet was acquired in 2017 by Threadless. We dive into Raaja's factory-direct platform and discuss how brand strategy has affected his recent company launches as well as when he was scaling the successful footwear marketplace Bucketfeet. Branding went far beyond the image and was tremendously important to Bucketfeets' positioning, sales as well as company culture. Select companies Raaja co-founded that are being discussed in this episode: Rogue Brands Bucketfeet You can connect with Raaja via LinkedIn.

Aaron Firestein - Artist and Co-Founder of the massive footwear brand BucketFeet.  We speak to Aaron about turning his hobby of customizing friend's shoes into a huge footwear brand known the world over. Aaron has made a huge impact not only in the business world, but in the artist community as well with his great ideas. If you're thinking of starting a business or you're an artist looking for advice on selling your ideas, this is a great episode.    IG: @FuegoStein @BucketFeet

Aaron Firestein - Artist and Co-Founder of the massive footwear brand BucketFeet.  We speak to Aaron about turning his hobby of customizing friend's shoes into a huge footwear brand known the world over. Aaron has made a huge impact not only in the business world, but in the artist community as well with his great ideas. If you're thinking of starting a business or you're an artist looking for advice on selling your ideas, this is a great episode.    IG: @FuegoStein @BucketFeet

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 180 - Rena Naltsas http://dynastypodcasts.com https://soundcloud.com/dynastypodcasts Chicago photographer Rena Naltsas makes her Dynasty Podcasts debut! Naltsas recalls how photography was a natural fit for her from an early age, and speaks on how Bucketfeet was an early partner in helping her connect with Chicago's creative communities. The visual artist also shares advice on the attitude and elements aspiring photographers need to succeed. Hosted by Jaime Black Produced by Dynasty Podcasts Logo Design by Danyelle Sage | http://danyellesage.com Web Design by Marcus Carter Voice Imaging by Alice Hayes

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 021 - Bryan Allen Lamb dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Visual artist Bryan Allen Lamb has been capturing and producing high quality photo and video work in Chicago's music scene for years. On his debut Dynasty Podcasts interview, Lamb delves into how he got his start as a visual artist. He also shares insight into his experiences working with artists like Eryn Allen Kane and Mick Jenkins, as well as footwear and lifestyle brand BucketFeet. Broadcast live on Sunday, February 21st at dynastypodcasts.tv from Cards Against Humanity in Chicago as part of the #DYNASTYNEXT initiative. Produced by Prov Krivoshey Logo design by Danyelle Sage | danyellesage.com Voice imaging by Alice Hayes

Raaja Nemani is a Co-Founder and CEO of Bucketfeet, a footwear startup that collaborates with a global community of artists to design limited-edition shoes. The idea began in Argentina when Aaron Firestein gave Raaja a pair of hand-designed canvas sneakers inspired by the city blocks of Buenos Aires. On the rest of Raaja's journey, these unique looking shoes sparked non-stop conversations across six continents with people of all races, religions, genders, and cultures. Upon returning home, he decided to start Bucketfeet with Aaron.  In This Episode You Will Learn: The founding story What the first shoes looked like Where the name Bucketfeet comes from How they sold their first shoes How a party at Brian Splay's house jump started sales Why Bucketfeet walked away from a Nordstrom deal What is next for Bucketfeet Selected Links From The Episode: Aaron Firestein, Co-Founder of Bucketfeet Brian Spaly, Co-Founder of Bonobos and Trunk Club Context Media Luxury Garage Sale Threadless Favorite Book: The Road to Character by David Brooks

Segment 1: Thomas Hanson is the vice president of Microsoft's Small and Medium Business (SMB) organization worldwide. He is responsible for a team of sales, marketing and partner management professionals to ensure Microsoft's ecosystem of partners delivers technology-based high value experiences.Segment 2: Jayna Cooke is the CEO and Partner at EVENTup. As the Vice President of Business Development at Groupon, Jayna was integral in executing the company's early sales and partnership strategies. Jayna has also started her own foundation “Closet Angels” and has invested in several successful Chicago startups including Bucketfeet and Protein Bar.Segment 3: Jonah White is the founder of Billy-Bob Teeth Inc. During a visit to his alma mater, Jonah met sophomore dental student Rich Bailey who was wearing a pair of fake teeth that he mocked up in class. Jonah marveled at the way this simple gag caused peoples' faces to light up with glee. Jonah knew he had stumbled upon something great and the Billy Bob Teeth Company was born. Jonah is currently hosting ‘Billy Bob's Gags to Riches' on the Discovery Channel.Segment 4: Lena Sisco is a former military interrogator at Guantanamo Bay. She has interrogated numerous detained members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Her new book is called You're Lying: Secrets from an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get the Truth. Segment 5: Meredith Jones is an internationally recognized researcher, writer, speaker, and expert in the alternative investment industry.  She is best known for creating industry-leading hedge fund research.  Sponsored Sage and Nextiva.