Talk West
How do you take control of your life, and your career, without a guide to help you along? Talk West is a conversation-based podcast that goes beyond the LinkedIn profile to understand the nuances of our guests’ personal, and career, journeys. Tune in every other week to hear compelling stories, key insights and strategies about manifesting growth opportunities, unlocking new business potentials, and spearheading your professional journey. Walk West is a full-service branding and marketing agency based in Raleigh, NC. Join us as we chat with thought leaders, business experts, and former Walk West clients, as well as the people who have helped Walk West flourish into North Carolina’s fastest growing agency. Podcast Production by Earfluence. Hosted by Mike “Mango” Manganillo, Vice President, Marketing and Growth, and Derek Ross, Senior Account Supervisor.
Episodes
Angelique Stallings is the Vice President of Community Investment at the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. Ever since she was a freshman at NC Central University, Angelique has been embedded in the Durham community. Today, she talks about how businesses can become embedded too, the role of HBCUs and other higher ed institutions, and her role at the Chamber.
Hosted by Derek Ross and Abha Bowers, Talk West delivers real con...
The Triangle's marketing history is complicated, and Derek and Walk West CEO Abha Bowers gathered three of our area's industry leaders to discuss the Triangle's marketing growth, milestones and future.
In this episode, you'll hear from...
- Scot Wingo, CEO of Spiffy, Founder of ChannelAdvisor, and General Partner of the Triangle Tweener Fund
- Reagan Greene, Vice President, Marketing & Community Engagement, Blue Cross Blu...
Cara Rousseau is the CMO of Discover Durham. Today she talks about her passion for her current role as CMO of Discover Durham, love of working in the travel industry, and her answer to the heated debate, Duke or UNC.
Hosted by Derek Ross and Mike Manganillo, Talk West delivers real conversations with business professionals, as they share their journey and how it shaped their career path.
Marketing moves fast – new channels, approaches and technologies are constantly emerging.
And expectations for marketing and brand are changing.
Leaders today expect answers to questions like “If I spend this money in branding, what will I get for it?”, “We have really big goals. Can I count on marketing to deliver?” or “There are lots of different areas of the business that are competing for investment. What’s the ROI on an...
Abha Bowers is the Senior Vice President at Walk West. Today she talks about being on stage, how she got into marketing, what's going on at Walk West, and her side hustle that has led her to increased focus and wellness in the workplace.
Hosted by Derek Ross and Mike Manganillo, Talk West delivers real conversations with business professionals, as they share their journey and how it shaped their career path.
Karen Albritton is the CEO at Walk West. Today she talks about how her experience has provided her with the tools needed to become the CEO of a INC 5000 fastest growing private companies.
Hosted by Derek Ross and Mike Manganillo, Talk West delivers real conversations with business professionals, as they share their journey and how it shaped their career path.
Talk West is brought to you by Walk West, and is produced b...
Brian Phillips is the new creative director and VP at Walk West. Today he talks about why he felt like an outcast growing up, and how we can convert big ideas into business success.
Hosted by Derek Ross and Mike Manganillo, Talk West delivers real conversations with business professionals, as they share their journey and how it shaped their career path.
Talk West is brought to you by Walk West, and is produced by Ea...
Chris Boyer, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Brand Management at North Carolina State University, a division that works "to strategically steward, elevate and monetize one of our university's most valuable assets: the NC State brand". Part of that strategy has been partnerships with companies such as New Belgium, which makes Old Tuffy beer. Today Chris shares his insights into what makes a partnership work and ...
Trophy Brewing's Chris Powers (Co-Founder) and Les Stewart (Chief Brewing Officer) joined us today to talk about the history of Trophy, how they make a name for themselves in a crowded microbrewery market, and how social justice and the pandemic have brought them closer to the Raleigh community.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Katie Dunn is the Director of Career Services at Momentum Learning and the founder of the Back to Business Conference. Katie has built a career on helping people take their lives in new directions. She opened up to us about why she loves connecting people to new careers and helping women re-enter the workforce in a new era.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, ...
Today we chat with Natalie Osborn, Director of Marketing at SAS, on how her company has adapted to the new normal, served their customers, and used big data to provide global insights through the pandemic.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Talk West is hosted by Chris Bunn and Mike Manganillo and is a production of Earfluence.
In March, higher education faced a crisis. Because of the pandemic, students were sent home, schools were shutting down, and it was a chaotic time for everyone. Now, many have pivoted to online education. But how do you market that model moving forward? And how do you plan for the future when there's uncertainty on whether classes will be taught in-person, online, or even a combination of both? On today's show, Jenny Hamm...
Great Outdoor Provision Company has always been about the in-store experience. Their customers love to come in, walk on the squeaky floors, check out all the products from backpacks to tents and more. But what happens when a worldwide pandemic eliminates the in-store experience and they need to pivot to an ecommerce experience. Today we sit down with Chuck Millsaps, President of GOPC, to discuss his new website and the tra...
Wasabi is disrupting the cloud storage market, which is dominated by behemoths like Amazon and Google. How are they doing it? We caught up with Director of Brand Marketing Julie Berry and CMO Michael Welts to find out.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Talk West is hosted by Chris Bunn and Mike Manganillo and is a production of Earfluence.
...What has changed in the banking industry through this pandemic? We talk to Jim Sills, CEO of M&F Bank and Abha Bowers, VP of Strategy and Growth at Walk West about online banking, the need for brick and mortar, if checks are a thing of the past, and the adaptability of customers in this time of change.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
On this episode we're joined by Kapok Digital CEO, Erik Burckhart and Chief Strategy Officer Kristal York, who happen to be siblings. Kapok Digital is an employee owned mobile app development company based in Raleigh NC. CEO Erik Burckhart and Chief Strategy Officer Kristal York talk about their success building a company together, their special ability to deliver on time (or ahead of schedule) for clients like Coca Cola, ...
Senior UX Designer and host of the Talk West Podcast Chris Bunn sits down with Walk West CEO Donald Thompson about redesigning Don's personal brand - what it means to build a brand aesthetic, being on the cutting edge of design while keeping a cohesive user experience, and why branding isn't only about the website. And then Chris talks to Ben Swain from Sports Channel 8 about how the SC8 team is running a daily sports show...
In this week’s episode of Talk West, Chris and Mike are joined by Lizzie Newton, senior content strategist at Walk West, to discuss the advertising trends we’ve noticed during quarantine including ads from Cadillac, Budweiser, and Carvana. Plus, Chris sat down with Abha Bowers, Director of Strategy and Partnerships, to discuss what she brings to the table at Walk West.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com...
In a global pandemic, how do we stay positive and get things done? Chris Bunn, Mike Manganillo, and Sharon Delaney McCloud give their thoughts.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Talk West is hosted by Chris Bunn and Mike Manganillo and is a production of Earfluence.
You can find more on Walk West by going to WalkWest.com, as well as on twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Talk West is hosted by Chris Bunn and Mike Manganillo and is a production of Earfluence.
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