Many of the marketing tools that we use on a daily basis today didn't even exist 10 years ago. If you're at all curious to know what it was like to navigate the ever changing waters of marketing during this period then this is the episode for you.

If you're a fan of hearing about people's journeys, then this is the episode for you! Today, Ryan sits down with Ben Bradley, the Enterprise Sales Team Lead at Automattic/Wordpress VIP.

What would you say if I told you the guest on our 11th episode of the Digital First Podcast was someone who worked in Insurance.....wait, wait, wait, but what if I told you he has built his business since 2017 by using social media marketing, content production, and the whole thing was built leveraging technology to help disrupt an industry that has been doing things the same way basically forever? That's what I thought.

We're thrilled to have Jay Remley on our 10th episode of Digital First. Jay and Ryan met by happenstance a few years back, and you'll hear all about that in today's episode, as well as some of the details of Jay's professional journey, and what lies ahead for Matterport. Enjoy!

Matthew, a KC native, crypto expert, and a huge influence in the local startup community shares a vast wealth of knowledge in this podcast. You'll probably be wanting to hear more, well so do we, so we're already working to get him to come back in the fall and update us on this fascinating evolving technology. Enjoy!

Banking is cool. That's what we learn on today's podcast when Ryan sits down with Melissa Eggleston & Scott Ramon from NBKC. They dive into Fintech, they talk about how banking has changed over the last year as well as how the culture that they foster on their team translates to a better experience for their clients. They also discuss blockchain technology and cryptocurrency and where they see that headed as well as where they don't see it headed in the immediate future.

Brand. Attention. These are two cornerstones of marketing that have been around since the inception of business and are talked about today more than ever. Today, Ryan sits down with Brady Hester, owner of Braddog Media and they discuss both in depth. Brady talks about his expertise as it pertains to helping get eyeballs on his clients' content and gives some actionable takeaways that can help anyone who is interested in growing their brand on Youtube and beyond.

There's been a lot of buzz around Gen Z lately. We figured we'd go right to the source, and on episode 6 we sit down with Jake Bjorseth, the founder of trndsttrs media, a KC Based Gen Z Marketing agency. Jake talks about leaving school after one year to pursue his entrepreneurial endeavor and gives us insights into not only Gen Z, but the marketing trends that will benefit companies trying to reach this demographic. Check it out!

PARTNERNOMICS - that should be a book....It is a book! And it was written by our guest on today’s episode Mark Brigman, Ph.D. Mark is an author, speaker, and Founder of PARTNERNOMICS, a national coaching and consulting firm that helps businesses make strategic partnering become a core competency. Today Mark and Ryan discuss the positives and the pitfalls of partnerships and some of the facets that go into setting them up for success from the beginning.

What is a Tesseract? What is Tesseract Ventures? Buckle up, this is a great convo with John Boucard and Dave Starr from Tesseract Ventures. They each discuss their journeys, why they left KC in their youth, why they came back and their  forays into AI, Robotics and more, and they discuss what this technology means for the future and for all of us.