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Read Summaries of the Inventory Management + Growth Summit Here

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Read summaries of the Inventory Management + Growth Summit and watch the full presentations for free, Fishbowl Blog

At the end of September 2021, Fishbowl hosted its first-ever Inventory Management + Growth Summit with numerous business experts. These include:

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Intuit executives
  • Accountants and QuickBooks specialists
  • Fishbowl experts
  • Marketing professionals
  • Former Navy SEAL
  • Former MLB All-Star
  • Published authors

There’s something for everyone in this summit. We’ve put together summaries of their presentations in the following blog posts. Click any and all of them to check them out at your leisure.

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How to Turn Shipping from a Cost Center to a Revenue Contributor by Vince DeAngelis

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Vince DeAngelis is 34-year veteran of the shipping and mailing industry who joined Shippo in January 2021 as its Vice President of Global Carrier Partnerships.

Before that, he spent 10 years at Quadient where he managed all aspects of their carrier partnerships, as well as shipping product and program management and U.S. based R&D.

DeAngelis spent the first 20 years of his career working for the United States Postal Service. His roles at the USPS included Manager of Ad Mail Sales Development in Windsor, Connecticut, and Regional Director of the New York Sales Center before being named National Director of Sales and Business Development and Director of Brand Management, Value Added and Special Services, in Washington D.C.

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How to Set Up and See Success with Facebook and Instagram Ads by Felix Baca

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Felix Baca is Weave’s Director of Demand. He has worked with enterprise software companies, startups, and numerous ecommerce brands. He believes an introduction to a great brand, product, or piece of software has the potential to change a person’s life for the good.

With a proven track record of what it takes to be successful in the ever-evolving paid social channel, he is going to deliver insights into how to get your Facebook and Instagram marketing set up and running efficiently.

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Motivation to Make a Mindshift for Your Business by Dawn Brolin

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Dawn Brolin is the President & CEO of Powerful Accounting. The accounting community has been suffering for the past 18 months, and small businesses have been feeling that same pain and relying on them to survive the pandemic. She decided to ensure her Connecticut firm would thrive during COVID-19 by putting the right technology in place.

Her books, The Designated Motivator and The Designated Motivator for Accounting Professionals, are designed to give businesspeople the push they need right now. Although we can’t tell the future, we can help clients glide over speedbumps as they come up by presenting them with the best-of-breed technologies now, not later.

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Inventory Management + Growth Summit Marketing Panel

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Fishbowl brought together four brilliant marketing minds to discuss a number of strategies and tactics that can benefit your business. The panelists are:

  • Ben Ard, Senior Director of Demand Gen at Weave
  • Brett Swensen, Vice President of Marketing at Kizik
  • Jasmin Rock, Vice President of Advertising at 97th Floor
  • Adam Smith, Director of Demand Gen at Fishbowl
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The Customer Journey and How to Retain by Austin Anderson

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Austin Anderson is a presenter at the Inventory Management + Growth Summit.

Austin Anderson is the Vice President of Training and Support at Fishbowl.

Fishbowl has experienced a lot of innovative changes and growth over the last 4-5 years, and Anderson is excited to tell you about how they’ve happened.

Most of a Fishbowl customer’s lifecycle is spent with the Support team. They spend 45 days with the Sales team and 60-90 days with their Implementer. The rest of their time is with Fishbowl Support. It’s important to help them with their ongoing concerns and challenges to keep that relationship strong.

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How to Build and Lead a Strong Team by John Choate

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John Choate is a presenter at the Inventory Management + Growth Summit.

John Choate is the Managing Director of SA-720TM Strategies, a consulting firm providing seminars on cross-functional teamwork and strategic planning based on principles derived from the U.S. Special Operations community and successfully employed in the corporate world.

He began his professional career as a naval officer in the SEAL teams. Following completion of training as the officer-in-charge of SEAL training class 218, he spent the next 12 years in both active and reserve billets deploying overseas in support of national security objectives.

In addition to receiving various personal awards for classified special operations, more significantly his operational teams have received numerous distinguished awards. These include three Navy Unit Commendation medals, two Meritorious Unit Commendation medals, and the Presidential Unit Citation personally awarded to his SEAL platoon by the President of the United States.

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How to Prepare Yourself and Your Team for Growth and Scaling by Andrew Smith

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Andrew Smith is the Cofounder and Managing Director of the Savory Restaurant Fund, a Mercato Partners food-and-beverage-focused practice founded in 2018. Savory closed Fund I at $100M in October 2020 and a subsequent $100M Fund II in May 2021. Currently, Savory owns five beloved brands, including Mo’Bettahs, Swig, R&R BBQ, The Crack Shack, and Via 313. Savory operates 95 restaurants in five states and will add an additional 45 locations over the next 12 months.

Smith spent the last 23 years as an entrepreneur, cofounding three different technology companies from 1998-2008 and entering the restaurant industry in the middle of one of the greatest recessions. Since 2009, he has assisted in developing, acquiring, and operating 200+ restaurants across 11 states, generating more than $1.5 billion in sales.

He received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year® award in 2017. His businesses were also Inc. 500/5000 Honorees for 10 years.

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How to Be Authentic with Your Community by Matt Frisbie

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Matt Frisbie started his career at the Walt Disney Company in entertainment as a performer in high school and college, working his way into the Entertainment Art Department for seven years. With the skills and brand positioning he learned at Disney, he began a stint in independent film, working with development houses, such as The Juniper Sequence, Georgeville Entertainment, and Paramount CBS.

Once his production and storytelling skills developed, he joined forces with marketing creatives to start a brand-consulting firm called Art+War, which he ran for the next 10 years until going in house with his largest client, Little Giant Ladders in Springville, Utah.

Frisbie is the Chief Marketing Officer at Little Giant Ladders, tasked with taking the legacy ladder company to #1 in its industry. He’s built a large team of creatives and advertisers to change the industry and excite customers with unique products and innovative community-building strategies.

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Creating a Persevering Mindset by Dale Murphy

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Dale Murphy was drafted in the first round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves. He went on to have a long and successful career, winning back-to-back National League MVP Awards (youngest player in history to achieve this feat at that time), as well as five Gold Gloves, four Silver Sluggers, and numerous other awards and honors through the years.

He was a seven-time All-Star and still today is known as one of the most beloved athletes to ever play in Atlanta. Off the field, he is known for his integrity and his determination to play the game the right way. He was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2000. His number (3) was retired in 1994 and hangs today in SunTrust Park as a tribute to his celebrated career.

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