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Future Driven Podcast
by Adam Lejeunekopp
Future Driven Podcast is brought to you by Adam Lejeunekopp, CEO of Madak, a strategic marketing agency that focuses on brand development and storytelling. Every episode, Adam talks with entrepreneurs and industry professionals about the challenges and successes that drive their vision.
Episodes
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Future Driven Ep. 58: How AI Is Changing Business with Evan Schwartz
In this episode, I talk with Evan Schwartz, Chief Innovation Officer at AMCS Group.Evan’s been building tech for 35+ years. He started in the dial-up days and now leads innovation across global industries like waste, recycling, and logistics. This conversation is full of real insights for…
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Future Driven Ep. 57: The Future of Niche Content? Inside ION’s Bold Media Strategy
🎙 Just had an amazing conversation with Dave Behar, founder and CEO of ION, on the latest episode of the podcast.We talked about how ION built a hyperlocal media network that reaches thousands of towns across the U.S.—giving creators, leagues, and brands a real way to connect with their...
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Future Driven Ep. 56: Revolutionizing the Home Automation Industry with Emanuel Bertolini
In this episode, Adam Lejeunekopp speaks with Emanuel Bertolini, a key leader at a global company specializing in home automation and security solutions, about the company’s growth and approach to innovation. Emanuel shares valuable insights into their strategy of balancing hardware and software,...
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Future Driven Ep. 55: Scaling Success in Home Services with Dylan Milroy
In this episode, Adam connects with Dylan to discuss how his company’s success is built on a foundation of expert marketing strategies, a data-driven approach, and a commitment to delivering guaranteed, high-quality results. Dylan’s focus on innovation, service expansion, and future growth offers...
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Future Driven Ep. 54: The Future of Chatbots with Dan Melnick
In this episode of Future Driven, Adam Lejeunekopp chats with Dan Melnick, founder of Zing, about the future of AI-powered chatbots and their impact on business efficiency. Dan shares insights into how Zing's chatbot can streamline customer interactions and drive conversions by providing…
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Future Driven Ep. 53: The Future of Digital Infrastructure - Reza Rassool
Welcome to this week's episode of Future Driven! In this episode, Adam Lejeunekopp speaks with Reza Rassool, a trailblazer in the field of digital public infrastructure. Reza is the founder of Kwaai, a nonprofit digital infrastructure platform, and brings a wealth of experience in technology…
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Future Driven Ep. 52: Building a Video Marketing Business
In this episode of Future Driven, we’re thrilled to welcome Coach Danny D, a LinkedIn video expert with an inspiring journey from retail sales to building his own video marketing agency. We dive deep into his unique approach to content creation, the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, and...
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Future Driven - Episode 51: Amy Spurling
Welcome to episode 51 of Future Driven, this week Adam spoke with Amy Spurling, Founder and CEO of Compt, an all-in-one employee reimbursement platform. Amy has a background as a COO and CFO with 20+ years of leadership experience at venture-backed companies. She has successfully guided companies...
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Future Driven - Episode 50: Armando Viteri
Welcome to episode 50 of Future Driven! This week Adam spoke with Armando Viteri, President and CEO of Neubloc a generative AI strategic consulting company. Armando has a background in computer science and was part of the first wave of AI as a Lisp programmer. He started in the symbolic area and...
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Future Driven - Episode 49: Raphael Bennett
Welcome to episode 49 of Future Driven! This week Adam spoke with Raphael Bennett, CTO/CEO of HonestDeed, which offers a safe seller financing platform, removing the need to rely on banks and putting more money in pockets. Raphael is an engineer by choice, he always leads the technical side of…
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Future Driven - Episode 48: Mark Carpenter
Welcome to episode 48 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Mark Carpenter, chief storyteller and co-author of Master Storytelling. Mark started his career in marketing communications and public relations, where worked for a bank and several different high-tech and software...
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Future Driven – Episode 47: Guillaume Wiatr
Welcome to episode 47 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Guillaume Wiatr, founder and CEO of MetaHelm, a business consulting company. Guillaume describes himself as a creative person who has earned two degrees in Finance and in Jazz. After college, he started working in...
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Future Driven - Episode 46: Chris Hervochon
Welcome to episode 46 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA, LLC. After achieving an undergraduate degree in accounting, Chris briefly played professional golf in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Then, he spent over three years in forensic accounting and seven...
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Future Driven - Episode 45: Chase Barmore
Welcome to episode 45 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Chase Barmore, entrepreneur and Business Development Representative at WhatConverts. Chase considers himself a “recovered small business owner turned SaaS sales executive.” He founded Ready Valet LLC in 2008 when he…
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Future Driven – Episode 44: Brian Gundell
Welcome to episode 44 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Brian Gundell, Creative Director of Brian Gundell Graphic Design Co. and Founding Partner of zro__g. Brian graduated from the University of Oregon in 2007 with a degree in digital arts. He has several years of both...
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Future Driven - Episode 43: Adam White
Welcome to episode 43 of Future Driven! This week, Adam Lejeunekopp spoke with Adam White, founder, and CEO of Front Office Sports, a news platform that covers the intersection of sports and business. White started working on the now-named Front Office Sports as a passion project in college. He...
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Future Driven – Episode 42: Dave Bunce
Welcome to episode 42 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Dave Bunce, CEO of Morphio, a digital marketing, monitoring, and alerts platform. Dave has a background in accounting and found his way into the world of marketing after realizing his desire to be more involved with clients. As…
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Future Driven – Episode 41: Jeremy Castro
Welcome to episode 41 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Jeremy Castro, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Brand Marinade, a managed eCommerce and screen printing business. After college, Jeremy was primarily involved in the internet and tech industry as he focused on software and...
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Future Driven - Episode 40: Edgar Garcia
Welcome to episode 40 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Edgar Garcia, founder of Edgar Garcia Design Co. Edgar has a degree in graphic design and currently fills many different professional and creative roles. In addition to his more traditional position as a university Art Director…
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Future Driven: Episode 39: Kareem Mostafa
Welcome to episode 39 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Kareem Mostafa, entrepreneur and co-founder of Chopcast. Kareem’s educational background is in marketing, but he had trouble finding a job after school. After a failed startup attempt, he landed a “dream” marketing position at...
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Future Driven - Episode 38: Casey Roloff
Welcome to episode 38 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Casey Roloff, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Town Founder of Seabrook, a Washington beach town offering hundreds of homes for purchase or vacation rental. Casey’s impressive home-building skills and strong imagination have helped...
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Future Driven - Episode 37: Bryan Clayton
Welcome to episode 37 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Bryan Clayton, co-founder and CEO of GreenPal, a mobile app and freelance platform. Bryan has extensive experience in landscaping, which inspired him to develop GreenPal. For the past decade, Bryan has been working on GreenPal and...
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Future Driven - Episode 32: Mindset Is Everything
Welcome to Episode 32 of Future Driven! Mindset is perhaps the most vital component contributing to success, both in personal and professional endeavors. The way you think about the world and your thought processes directly impact how you behave towards others and how you handle whatever…
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Future Driven - Episode 36: Shana Steigerwalt
Welcome to episode 36 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Shana Steigerwalt, CEO of Modern Driven Media. Shana has a knack for building strong connections with her team and clients, ensuring that Modern Driven Media runs smoothly. Her experience in marketing and communications has helped...
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Future Driven - Episode 35: The Idea Behind the Madak Guide
Welcome to episode 35 of Future Driven! Here’s the harsh truth—it’s impossible to grow a business without marketing. That’s why many companies spend a pretty penny on marketing agencies and specialists to help them create and execute their marketing campaigns. Unfortunately, hiring an agency…
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Future Driven - Episode 34: Compassionate Ruthless Leadership
Welcome to Future Driven Episode 34! At first glance, the words “compassionate” and “ruthless” may seem to be complete opposites of one another, but they are a masterfully balanced combination when viewed through the lens of leadership. Being completely ruthless as a leader comes with its…
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Future Driven – Episode 33: Jeff Humphreys
Welcome to episode 33 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Jeff Humphreys, the founder, and CEO of Shortline Creative, a digital marketing “un-agency” that creates content and runs campaigns to build brands and boost awareness. Jeff is a man of many hats, and in addition to having decades...
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Future Driven - Episode 31: I am Future Driven
Welcome to Episode 31 of Future Driven! Adam digs deep into why having a future-driven mindset is important. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to succeed in the business world. You need to be able to assess risk, collaborate with others, and persevere in challenging moments. Your mindset...
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Future Driven - Episode 30: Why Creativity Matters
There’s a lot of information out there about how to market. There are blogs that share tips and tricks, step-by-step lesson plans available for purchase, and gurus that claim to know the secrets to success. These days, it’s almost like marketing is treated as a mathematical formula—if you follow...
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Future Driven - Episode 29: Eric Turner
Welcome to episode 29 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Eric Turner, Director of Growth Marketing at Cotopaxi. Eric has years of experience working with several agencies in different positions. After graduating from Auburn University in Alabama with a degree in apparel merchandising...
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Future Driven – Episode 28: Allison Tesnar
Welcome to episode 28 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Allison Tesnar, an old colleague from RPM Advertising and the current VP of Investment at Empower. Allison has experience in several different roles at agencies of different sizes. After her time at RPM Advertising, she knew she...
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Future Driven - Episode 27: Ethan Wiechmann
Welcome to episode 27 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Ethan Wiechmann, director of Cedar Valley Caps and a former rugby player. Ethan’s program is dedicated to helping high school kids get a sense of what they want to do in life and find their purpose. The Cedar Valley Caps program…
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Future Driven - Episode 26: Ethan Bull
Welcome to episode 26 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Ethan Bull, who co-founded ProAssisting.com with his wife Stephanie. Through ProAssisting.com, Ethan and his wife aim to unite companies with his quality remote executive assistants, all of whom are thoroughly trained and equipped...
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Future Driven - Episode 25: Mark Davis
Welcome to episode 25 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Mark Davis, founder of Hero Creative. Mark’s creative agency provides top-tier services to its clients and contributes to philanthropic causes such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After high school, Mark followed his passion for...
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Future Driven - Episode 24: Matt Frary
Welcome to episode 24 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Matt Frary from Chief of Chaos. Over the course of his 22 years of experience with affiliate and influencer marketing, Matt has founded 6 successful digital performance marketing and technology companies. In addition to Matt’s...
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Future Driven - Episode 23: Dan Ashburn
Welcome to episode 23 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Dan Ashburn, co-founder of Titan Network. Dan has a knack for all things internet- and tech-related and is dedicated to helping other entrepreneurs succeed in eCommerce with his company Titan Network. In his youth, Dan often...
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Future Driven - Episode 22: Jason Wilmot
Welcome to episode 22 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Jason Wilmot, Head of Education at Canva. Jason believes everyone can be a designer and has a passion for making the world a better place through his work with educators and students. Despite his past operational roles and his...
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Future Driven - Episode 21: Kerry Carter
Welcome to episode 21 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Kerry Carter, a former NFL and CFL player who is currently Chief Operating Officer at Atavus. Kerry uses his years of experience on and off the field to help coaches and players learn how to make tackling safer and more effective....
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Future Driven - Episode 20: Joey Gilkey
Welcome to episode 20 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Joey Gilkey, founder of Sales Driven Agency. Joey is committed to using his valuable career experiences to help other agencies build successful sales operations. After working for nonprofit organizations, Joey joined the corporate...
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Future Driven - Episode 19: Lynn Whitbeck
Welcome to episode 19 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Lynn Whitbeck, Founder and CEO of Petite2Queen and Future Forward Sales. Lynn is committed to providing sales and leadership training to small and midsize businesses. With a background in B2B sales, Lynn excelled in her field…
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Future Driven - Episode 18: Greg Hickman
Welcome to episode 18 of Future Driven! This week, Adam talked with Greg Hickman, owner and founder of AltAgency, a business that helps agencies and individuals grow their businesses without sacrificing every ounce of their time and effort. Greg has worked for several media agencies throughout…
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Future Driven - Episode 17: Marla Williams
Welcome to episode 17 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke to Marla Williams, a successful life, career, and business coach, radio host, and author with an impressive background in strategy and HR. Marla became an HR manager 6 months out of college and later founded the HR department for the...
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Future Driven - Episode 16: Dallen Stanford
Welcome to episode 16 of Future Driven! This week, Adam talked to Dallen Stanford, former USA Eagle and current commentator for both MLR (Major League Rugby) and World Rugby. With experience playing, teaching, marketing, and commentating, Dallen is a jack of all trades within the world of rugby....
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Future Driven - Episode 15: Ed Cinefro
Welcome to episode 15 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke to Ed Cinefro, Adam’s former coworker at RPM Advertising and the current Vice President of Service Delivery at Access Marketing Company in Colorado. Today, Ed does a lot of work involving clients in the IT, telecommunications, and...
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Future Driven - Episode 14: Matt Cornelison
Welcome to episode 14 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Matt Cornelison, a video producer with vision. As the founder of FUNGI media, Matt works on making videos that “people actually want to watch,” to quote him directly. After studying film, Matt started out his career in Chicago...
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Future Driven - Episode 13: Russ Perry
Welcome to episode 13 of Future Driven! This week Adam talked with Russ Perry, CEO of Design Pickle, the #1 creative services platform in the world that offers flat rate ways to get graphic design every single day. From his first business at age eight convincing adults to pay him to read to them,...
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Future Driven - Episode 12: Travis Huisman
Welcome to episode 12 of Future Driven! This week, Adam talked to Travis Huisman, a ‘recovering accountant’ who started a unique bookkeeping business. With experience working at an agency, leading an existing company, and creating his own business, Travis’ leadership style combines multiple...
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Strategic Thinking and Creative Solutions
Marketing requires a particular skill set to navigate through a brand successfully. You have to think through problems, big or small, and find solutions that match your client’s resources and requirements. Working with a variety of clients throughout my career, I’m very familiar with strategic...
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Future Driven - Episode 11: Charles Leichtweis
Welcome back to the Future Driven Podcast! This week, Adam spoke with Charles Leichtweis, an old family friend, published author, and business veteran. With Charles’ years of experience as a leader in business, he’s able to provide us with tips for leadership and success. Like in his book, ‘The...
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Future Driven - Episode 10: Patrice Poltzer
Welcome to episode 10 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke to Patrice Poltzer, a media professional who went from selling books door-to-door to running her own content creation company. As someone who started her career in her late twenties, Patrice knows how important it is to have a strong...
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Future Driven Podcast is brought to you by Adam Lejeunekopp, CEO of Madak, a strategic marketing agency that focuses on brand development and storytelling. Every episode, Adam talks with entrepreneurs and industry professionals about the challenges and successes that drive their vision.
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