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Join host David Polinchock as he sits down with Ben Mand, CEO of Guayakí Yerba Mate, for an engaging conversation on the intersection of business, sustainability, and community. Ben shares his inspiring journey from rural Wisconsin to leading purpose-driven brands, starting with his early career at General Mills and moving through roles at Plum and Harmless Harvest. They explore pivotal moments that shaped his passion for health and environmental stewardship, as well as the unique challenges he faces balancing profitability with an unwavering commitment to ethics and sustainability. Key Insights: - Shifting from Corporate to Entrepreneurial Brands: Ben shares his experience moving from a large corporation to more agile, purpose-focused brands, and the valuable lessons learned through each transition. - Balancing Profit and Purpose: Explore Ben's strategies for maintaining profitability while prioritizing ethical practices and sustainability—a cornerstone of his approach to leadership. - The Power of Authentic Branding: Ben delves into the importance of authenticity in connecting with consumers, highlighting the value of community and the evolving role of in-store and online presence in today's market. - The Future of Food Brands: Get a glimpse into Ben's vision for food brands of the future and the legacy he hopes to build in creating impactful, sustainable businesses. Ready to join the GRL community? Nominate yourself or another retail executive to join the community today: http://www.globalretailleaders.com
Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. Mark Bowser is a sales advice maven. He is the author of “Sales Success” with Zig Ziglar and “Nehemiah on Leadership”. He takes pride in providing training seminars and consultations to some mega-corporations such as Southwest Airlines, General Electric, FedEx Logistics, NFL's Baltimore Ravens, United States Marine Corp, Princeton University, Dell Computers, and Ford Motor Company. If you have an ineffective sales team, it is best to reach out to Mark Bowser by logging on to https://markbowser.com/ and by connecting with him via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbowser. Scott Messer is the founder of Sales Evolution, LLC. He has been a business development professional and serial entrepreneur for over 25 years. Before starting Sales Evolution, LLC, he held different sales, sales management, and executive positions at Union Carbide, American Chemsol Corporation, Griff Machine Products Company, Ultimate Software Group, Data Flow Information Systems, Compuware Corporation, and Growth Dynamics. If you're the CEO, or you sit on the board of a company, and the sales organization is kind of shattering either quarter over quarter, you might want to reach out to Scott Messer by going to his website at https://www.salesevolution.com/ or visiting his profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmesser/. David Polinchock is the Co-Founder of A New Space for Future of Retail, VR/AR & OOH, a Pioneer in Using VR for Advertising, and Co-Founder of Unified Brand Experience Lab. He is passionate about looking for innovative ways to create compelling, authentic, and relevant brand experiences. He is an early pioneer of Experiential Advertising and the use of VR in advertising and marketing. His track record includes creating the first advertising programs that use VR and helping generate $10 million + in revenue for AT&T AdWorks by designing and running an innovative and engaging media lab experience. If you're in a number of different areas in the retail side merchandising stores, and you want to make sure that you don't disappear tomorrow, you may want to reach out to David Polinchock by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/polinchock/. Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes. Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, David Polinchock talks about increasing your profit by utilizing emerging technology, shopper insights, and retail industry experts. He is the Co-Founder of a New Space for Future of Retail, VR/AR & OOH, Pioneer in Using VR for Advertising, and Co-Founder of Unified Brand Experience Lab. David is passionate about looking for innovative ways to create compelling, authentic and relevant brand experiences. He is an early pioneer of Experiential Advertising and the use of VR in advertising and marketing. His track record includes creating the first advertising programs that use VR, and helping generate $10 million + in revenue for AT&T AdWorks by designing and running an innovative and engaging media lab experience. If you're in a number of different areas in the retail side merchandising stores, and you want to make sure that you don't disappear tomorrow, you may want to reach out to David Polinchock by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/polinchock/. Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best-selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Visit https://www.credibilitynation.com to learn more about the Credibility Nation community.Visit https://www.ahathat.com/author to learn how you can become an Amazon best-selling author in 4 months.
This is a conversation with David Polinchock. David is a pioneer in VR and the founder of the Experiential Advertising Group. Previously, he was the director of PWC’s experience lab, the Director of Marketing for AT&T Big Data, the Director of AT&T’s Adworks Lab, and the founder and chief experience officer of the Brand Experience Lab, which was behind AudienceGames. Brandweek called it one of the best marketing ideas in the world. Enjoy!
David Polinchock, Founder and CXO of the Experiential Advertising Group, shares how he has been focused on creating great experiences for 25 years. His first job out of college was with one of the world’s best experience providers – Disney. David had the opportunity to see the amount of effort that Disney put into making sure that every guest had the most incredible experience possible. Those experiences with Disney helped set where he thought experiences should be. Join us as we discuss experiences and specifically how technology like virtual reality can be used to create better experiences.
On this week's show we talk with David Polinchock, The Chief Experience Officer. David is an accomplished innovator who consults with brands, media companies and all sorts of businesses to guide them at the cross roads of media, tech and experiences using a variety of new technologies. Today we'll be talking with David live on the show floor of Siggraph, the world’s largest annual conference and exhibition in computer graphics and interactive techniques. David will share with us what he's seeing that's cool, innovative and will have real impact on businesses in the years to come. Join us today on the Tech Cat Show with David Polinchock,LIVE FROM SIGGRAPH!
David Polinchock has over 30 years experience with the use of emerging technologies, event marketing and brand storytelling. He is a pioneer in the use of VR for advertising and has run his own media lab, as well as a lab for AT&T AdWorks. He has spoken around the world on marketing innovation and the future of advertising. Link to this episode: http://bit.ly/2jEJo31 Transcripts, blogs, and more: www.gdapodcast.com For booking info: www.gdaspeakers.com or call (214) 420-1999 twitter: @gdapodcast instagram: @gdapocast fb: facebook.com/gdapodcast