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skucast

Hosted by commonsku

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Episodes

394

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Welcome to skucast, the #1 podcast for entrepreneurs in the print and promotional products industries. skucast shines a light on our industries' best work, features maverick personalities, and discusses what’s really involved in running a modern print or promotional products business. skucast is the official podcast of commonsku.

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June 12, 202625 min

Episode 366: How to Sell Merch as High Impact with Kara Parkinson

On this episode of skucast, Kara Parkinson, commonsku's SVP of Marketing and a veteran of Apple, Intuit, Nestlé, and PepsiCo, shares the creative brief she's drafting for merch buyers, the difference between category thinking and context thinking, and what makes a distributor pitch land with a CMO.

May 22, 202627 min

Episode 365: Why It's Gifting, Not Promo with Erika Athanas

On this episode of skucast, Elevate Gifting founder Erika Athanas explains why she banned the words "promo" and "swag" from client conversations, how she built a global distribution partner network through years of trial and error, and how a commonsku Backpack newsletter sparked an eight-shop website rebuild.

May 8, 202641 min

Episode 364: Strategic Growth for Promo Distributors with Maria Acquarola

On this episode of skucast, commonsku's Outside Sales Director Maria Acquarola talks strategic growth for promo distributors, the seven-touch cadence that cuts through email fatigue, and the partnership reframe for solving order problems in the promotional products industry

April 24, 202624 min

Episode 363: AI as Team, Not Tools with Bobby Lehew

On this episode of skucast, commonsku's new Chief AI Officer Bobby Lehew talks treating AI as team (not tools), customer intelligence, and the AI reset moment for the promotional products industry

April 10, 202639 min

Episode 362: From $13M to $32M with City Paper's Stephanie Friedman

On this episode of skucast, City Paper CEO Stephanie Friedman talks walking away from a multimillion-dollar contract, vulnerable leadership, and how a 129-year-old family business grew from $13M to $32M

March 27, 20267 min

Episode 361: Q1 Rundown in 7 Minutes (Platform Updates, Events, and AI)

Bobby Lehew covers Q1 platform updates, skucamp's move to Montréal, and AI features shipping inside commonsku for promo distributors

March 13, 202624 min

Episode 360: Behind the Code with Dileshni Jayasinghe

On skucast’s latest episode, VP of Technology Dileshni Jayasinghe reveals how AI is accelerating feature development for promotional products distributors.

February 27, 202632 min

Episode 359: Danny Rosin's Punk Rock Plan for Promo's Future

On skucast’s latest episode, Danny Rosin of Brand Fuel about leading PPAI, the landmark carbon study, and why promotional products need more punk rock energy.

February 13, 202648 min

Episode 358: Imprint Engine's Global Playbook for Promo

On skucast’s latest episode, Caleb Gilbertson and Colin Loughran share Imprint Engine's playbook for global scale, plus AI champions and the leadership split.

January 30, 202633 min

Episode 357: Finding Million-Dollar Accounts in Plain Sight (with Mark McCormack)

On commonsku’s latest episode, Mark McCormack reveals the formula for finding million-dollar accounts in plain sight, plus the future of POD and AI.

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