Pete has been a broadcaster for the last 30 years, falling in love with the edit bay in the back of a newsroom in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied journalism at the University of Colorado with a focus on long-form documentary production, turning that early experience into a career helping businesses shape the stories of their brands through image and sound. Pete earned an M.S. in Organizational Design and spent fifteen years teaching graduate marketing students the power of human-centered communications. From public relations teams on global multi-million dollar brand projects to marketing for independent business owners, Pete has helped shape communications that build brands. In 2006, he launched Fifth & Main, LLC., a media consultancy focused on brand-building through the nascent field of podcasting. In 2020, nearly 3,000 individual podcast episodes behind them, the company rebranded as TruStory FM with an ear toward the next decade of podcast education and entertainment.
Pete has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
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Our guest on the show this week is Jake Poinier, copywriter from Boomvang Creative. Jake takes us to school on writing clever copy, the importance of having a pro communicator on your team and, most importantly, what a “Vang” is.
One of the great challenges to efficiency across organizations lies in being able to clearly communicate how work gets done, and who’s doing it. Before Visio, we did it through detailed policy manuals and word-of-mouth, but these hand-me-down techniques o
Our guest on the show this week is the one and only Dave Olsen, community wrangler from HootSuite, who fills us in on just how to build a compelling and effective community and social marketing campaign on the cheap.
When you inherit a new team, you inherit all the baggage that comes with it. So how do you drive toward synergy and overcome communication and process roadblocks?
It doesn’t take long for a closet to become the Bermuda Triangle of stuff. From old games to gloves and hats to jackets you haven’t worn in years. On this week’s show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright take on a particularly sticky breed: the office closet. How do you tame the beast in your workspace? Tune in this week to learn how!
Smart organizations run according to their strategic plan. But even the smartest managers can be challenged to take those plans and turn them into action. This is, in fact, the artistry that comes from being a good manager: being able to put into action t
Direct from the technicolor party bus in Austin comes this SxSW update from our friends Dave Olsen and John Biehler.
Our guest on the show this week is Chris Krueger. Chris is an experiential marketing pro specializing in large-scale events for big brands. From Gatorade to NASCAR, Krueger shares his experience and impressions on social branding, metrics, and just how in-touch the big brands really are with emerging trends.
The Cadence scholarship program for educators, in partnership with the PMI Education Foundation, has been a boon to teachers and administrators looking to bridge practical business and organizational skills with curricula. Join Connie Plowman and guest De
How we define “teamwork” has changed drastically. Not just in the last decade, either. In fact, the rapid evolution of communication and technology has thrust together projects and teams distributed around the world. Even with the challenges that come with such an arrangement, the expectations are the same: deliver results.