Thurs, October 8, 2020
2 pm - 5 pm EST
The virtual sales conference for promotional products professionals. Amp your sales. Up your game.
Sales growth is a passion that never stops. And, sales, as we have known it, is dramatically changing. And yet, with volatility comes opportunity. New demands from the client, new technologies, a volatile market, and new methods for reaching our prospects and customers have left many of us compass-less: we need new strategies and a bold infusion of fresh tactics, and strategies that move the needle despite setbacks!
In 2019, we created a 4-city tour of LA, NYC, Chicago, and Dallas and shared with max-capacity crowds in each market that we were not interested in helping distributors steal more revenue from each other, rather, we wanted to challenge them to think bigger, and now, we’re taking this tour worldwide by bringing it straight to you, in your home.
commonsku Sessions at Home is the promotional products industry’s only virtual conference for distributors and suppliers dedicated to thriving in sales. And now, more than ever, it’s time to refuel, refocus, and re-energize ourselves and our teams to make sales growth a passion again. Join us as we explore how to harness the radical winds of change into a force to be reckoned with ... get ready to grow!
Client demands are more strategic than ever before. Join us to learn about the new strategy required to lead your sales team to success.
New selling skills are required to navigate a new world. Join us to learn how to master the new sales toolkit.
Your role is more important for sales than ever before as marketing is now a client-facing role shared through digital experiences. Come learn how to connect marketing with sales to amp the client experiences!
By his 35th birthday, MIKE MICHALOWICZ (pronounced mi-‘kal-o-wits) had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became an angel investor…and proceeded to lose his entire fortune.
Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Among other innovative strategies, Mike created the “Profit First Formula”, a way for businesses to ensure profitability from their very next deposit forward.
Mike is now running his third million-dollar venture, is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; is the former MSNBC business make-over expert; is a popular keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics, and is the author of Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, which BusinessWeek deemed “the entrepreneur’s cult classic.”
Danny Rosin is a pathological optimist. He is a tireless connector focused on social innovation and fueling the power of marketing. With over 25 years’ experience in philanthropy and marketing, he is focused on developing teams to help brands realize higher aspirations that will have a positive and sustainable impact on for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
With his 30+ year friend and business partner, Robert, he is deeply invested in growing Reciprocity Road, a $220-Million distributor-supplier partnership, with a strong corporate social responsibility initiative called “BrandGood.”
Outside Brand Fuel, Danny is the active co-founder of Band Together , a volunteer-driven organization that has donated over $10 million to 19 nonprofits through The Southeast’s largest charitable concert event. The model? Partnership philanthropy.
Daryll Griffin is the President of Accolades, Inc., a marketing firm she founded in 1990. While building her 29-year-old firm, Griffin has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the promotional products industry and her community. An active member of PPAI and the Georgia Association of Promotional Products Professionals (GAPPP), Griffin has graciously served the industry since 2003 on countless PPAI committees, task forces, and advisory groups, including the Certification, Leadership and Membership Services committees. She is an industry advocate and speaker who was recognized in 2016 as a PPAI Fellow. Most recently Griffin has been recognized as the 2019 recipient of the PPAI Woman of Achievement Award and the PPAI H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award.
Griffin has a long history of dedicating her time and energy to serving the community and mentoring others. Griffin served as Vice-Chair of the Board of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, where she was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers for her dedication to the YWCA and its mission. As a member of the Atlanta Business League (ABL) since 1993, she has served as chair of the Board of Directors and served as Board Secretary. ABL has honored her with the League’s Leadership Award for her service and in 2015 Accolades was inducted into the Atlanta Business League Hall of Fame where to date they are the only Promo Products company ever inducted. She served for a decade as secretary of the United Sisterhood of Wheat Street Baptist Church, and as director of Vacation Bible School at Wheat Street, where she is a lifelong member.
Catherine Graham is the CEO of commonsku. Catherine has been named to the Counselor Power 50 list, PPB’s Best Boss, and an ASI Rising Star. Before co-founding commonsku, Catherine was the President of RIGHTSLEEVE. Under her leadership, RIGHTSLEEVE received numerous industry awards including ASI Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year, PPAI Web Award, and Counselor’s Best Places to Work. RIGHTSLEEVE received the Dell Small Business Excellence Award in 2009 for its technological innovations, the foundation of which became commonsku in 2011.
Mark is the co-founder of commonsku, a business software application designed specifically for the promotional products industry. Mark is one of the founding chefs of PromoKitchen and is the host of the popular PromoKitchen podcast where he interviews industry thought leaders as well as business luminaries such as Seth Godin and Dan Pink. Recognized with multiple honors in the industry, including ASI's Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year, ASI’s Hot List, and PPAI’s Rising Stars, Mark has been featured in several major media publications (PPB, Counselor Magazine, Stitches, and Advantages). An innovative leader, Mark frequently mentors promotional entrepreneurs through writing, speaking, and training, and shares his technology expertise with promotional professionals across North America (PPAI Expo, ASI Chicago, ASI San Diego, PPPC, MAPPA, SPPA, Promo East, Partnering Group, NALC, ASI Power Summit).
Bobby Lehew is the Chief Content Officer at commonsku. A 25-year industry veteran, Bobby was formerly the CEO at Robyn, a branded product fulfillment company that specialized in private-label, e-commerce company stores. Bobby is a national speaker on topics related to B2B marketing, company stores, productivity, and storytelling. Featured in ASI’s Counselor magazine as one of “41 people who are shaking up the market with new and innovative approaches” (2010) and in OKC Biz magazine’s “Forty Under 40″ (2009), Bobby is an ardent bibliophile and loves working at the intersection of art and commerce.
By his 35th birthday, MIKE MICHALOWICZ (pronounced mi-‘kal-o-wits) had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became an angel investor…and proceeded to lose his entire fortune.
Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Among other innovative strategies, Mike created the “Profit First Formula”, a way for businesses to ensure profitability from their very next deposit forward.
Mike is now running his third million-dollar venture, is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; is the former MSNBC business make-over expert; is a popular keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics, and is the author of Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, which BusinessWeek deemed “the entrepreneur’s cult classic.”
Danny Rosin is a pathological optimist. He is a tireless connector focused on social innovation and fueling the power of marketing. With over 25 years’ experience in philanthropy and marketing, he is focused on developing teams to help brands realize higher aspirations that will have a positive and sustainable impact on for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
With his 30+ year friend and business partner, Robert, he is deeply invested in growing Reciprocity Road, a $220-Million distributor-supplier partnership, with a strong corporate social responsibility initiative called “BrandGood.”
Outside Brand Fuel, Danny is the active co-founder of Band Together , a volunteer-driven organization that has donated over $10 million to 19 nonprofits through The Southeast’s largest charitable concert event. The model? Partnership philanthropy.
Daryll Griffin is the President of Accolades, Inc., a marketing firm she founded in 1990. While building her 29-year-old firm, Griffin has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the promotional products industry and her community. An active member of PPAI and the Georgia Association of Promotional Products Professionals (GAPPP), Griffin has graciously served the industry since 2003 on countless PPAI committees, task forces, and advisory groups, including the Certification, Leadership and Membership Services committees. She is an industry advocate and speaker who was recognized in 2016 as a PPAI Fellow. Most recently Griffin has been recognized as the 2019 recipient of the PPAI Woman of Achievement Award and the PPAI H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award.
Griffin has a long history of dedicating her time and energy to serving the community and mentoring others. Griffin served as Vice-Chair of the Board of the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, where she was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers for her dedication to the YWCA and its mission. As a member of the Atlanta Business League (ABL) since 1993, she has served as chair of the Board of Directors and served as Board Secretary. ABL has honored her with the League’s Leadership Award for her service and in 2015 Accolades was inducted into the Atlanta Business League Hall of Fame where to date they are the only Promo Products company ever inducted. She served for a decade as secretary of the United Sisterhood of Wheat Street Baptist Church, and as director of Vacation Bible School at Wheat Street, where she is a lifelong member.
Catherine Graham is the CEO of commonsku. Catherine has been named to the Counselor Power 50 list, PPB’s Best Boss, and an ASI Rising Star. Before co-founding commonsku, Catherine was the President of RIGHTSLEEVE. Under her leadership, RIGHTSLEEVE received numerous industry awards including ASI Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year, PPAI Web Award, and Counselor’s Best Places to Work. RIGHTSLEEVE received the Dell Small Business Excellence Award in 2009 for its technological innovations, the foundation of which became commonsku in 2011.
Mark is the co-founder of commonsku, a business software application designed specifically for the promotional products industry. Mark is one of the founding chefs of PromoKitchen and is the host of the popular PromoKitchen podcast where he interviews industry thought leaders as well as business luminaries such as Seth Godin and Dan Pink. Recognized with multiple honors in the industry, including ASI's Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year, ASI’s Hot List, and PPAI’s Rising Stars, Mark has been featured in several major media publications (PPB, Counselor Magazine, Stitches, and Advantages). An innovative leader, Mark frequently mentors promotional entrepreneurs through writing, speaking, and training, and shares his technology expertise with promotional professionals across North America (PPAI Expo, ASI Chicago, ASI San Diego, PPPC, MAPPA, SPPA, Promo East, Partnering Group, NALC, ASI Power Summit).
Bobby Lehew is the Chief Content Officer at commonsku. A 25-year industry veteran, Bobby was formerly the CEO at Robyn, a branded product fulfillment company that specialized in private-label, e-commerce company stores. Bobby is a national speaker on topics related to B2B marketing, company stores, productivity, and storytelling. Featured in ASI’s Counselor magazine as one of “41 people who are shaking up the market with new and innovative approaches” (2010) and in OKC Biz magazine’s “Forty Under 40″ (2009), Bobby is an ardent bibliophile and loves working at the intersection of art and commerce.
