Local Marketing Events and Meet Ups
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The Wisconsin Brand: A Virtual Panel Discussion
How do Wisconsin brands stay true to their roots while expanding marketing efforts to target a growing audience? Join us for this virtual panel discussion to hear panelists touch on marketing trends, unique challenges Wisconsin-based businesses face and opportunities they play to their advantage.
Panelists
Brian Stenzel
Senior Director of Community Involvement, Festival Foods
Brian Stenzel is the Senior Director of Community Involvement at Festival Foods. Festival Foods is a Wisconsin based grocery chain that operates 33 stores within the state. The Community Involvement department at Festival Foods is responsible for public relations, events, sponsorships and philanthropy to support the communities where it does business.
Kelly Lietz
Vice President, Marketing and Brand Strategy, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Jamie Duklas
Vice President, Angelic Bakery
Angelic Bakehouse, is a manufacturer of sprouted grain baked goods based in Cudahy, WI. As head of marketing, Jamie blends big brand experience with FIJI Water, DISH Network and Hillshire Farm along with successfully growing emerging brands like Stella & Chewy’s and Angelic Bakehouse. Jamie has an MBA from the University of Denver and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He’s been the tallest employee at all his workplaces except for his stint working for the Milwaukee Bucks. Jamie brings a strong digital background which he’s leveraged to grow companies and help them gain a competitive advantage.
Jake Weiss
Senior Creative Marketing Manager, AriensCo
Lois Federman
Senior Agricultural Specialist Advanced, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Lois directs the Something Special from Wisconsin branded marketing program, founded in 1983 to assist Wisconsin companies increase their brand presence locally, regionally and nationally. She is a member of the team that developed the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program and the published Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide – A Producer’s Guide to Marketing Locally Grown Food. Lois sits on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Agriculture Tourism Association, and a past member of the Institutional Food Marketing Advisory Council and Director for the WI Beef Council. Lois and her brother are 4th generation co-owners/operators of their family’s farm south of Mineral Point, WI.
Prior to returning to her agricultural roots, her career spanned 20 plus years traveling the world for the internationally known apparel company, Lands’ End, as director of product development and quality control with responsibilities ranging from product, packaging and labeling design to production factory selection, regulation and compliance monitoring.
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