Marketing Retro Pro

MSU Denver College of Bus
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Step inside the world of marketing with Marketing Retro Pro! Hosted by Laurel Lane, Marketing Lecturer for the College of Business, this podcast goes beyond textbooks to bring students authentic conversations with seasoned marketing professionals. Each episode dives into real career journeys, exploring how these experts got their start, what their day-to-day work looks like, and the insights they’ve gained along the way. Whether you’re curious about the industry or mapping out your own path, Marketing Retro Pro offers a front-row seat to the realities of building a successful marketing career.

Episodes

  1. 09/16/2025

    Marketing Retro Pro Episode 5 featuring Joel Grabois

    For episode 5 of Marketing Retro Pro, our guest is Joel Grabois, the CEO of Blue Onion Media! Over the course of this episode, we learn about Joel’s fascinating journey in marketing, and how he came to found Blue Onion Media, which is a media buying agency located in Denver, Colorado. Some highlights include his origin story, and his various moves around the country that all lead to where he is today.

    57 min

  2. 09/02/2025

    Marketing Retro Pro Episode 4 featuring Brandon Dyett

    For episode 4 of Marketing Retro Pro, our guest is Brandon Dyett, the Manager of Customer Engagement, Events, and Multimedia for the space and missions sector of BAE Systems in Denver! In this excellent conversation, we learn about Brandon’s journey through his marketing career, his own company CYOS (Create Your Own Stereotype) and how he got started working for BAE. We also discuss his approach to marketing and how he has been navigating the transition and merge of Ball Aerospace into BAE Systems.

    39 min

  3. 08/19/2025

    Marketing Retro Pro Episode 3 featuring Ben Tarver

    For episode 3 of Marketing Retro Pro, our guest is Ben Tarver, the VP of Marketing for a local Denver agency called The Brandsmen! In this excellent conversation, we learn about Ben’s journey through his marketing career so far, including his time living in Chile. Ben tells us a fun story of getting a job before he graduated, and also talks about working with content marketing as his start.

    39 min

  4. 08/05/2025

    Marketing Retro Pro Episode 2 featuring Aaron Templer

    Today’s guest for episode two of Marketing Retro Pro we have Aaron Templer, who founded Three Over Four, a Denver based full-service branding and digital marketing agency.  In this excellent conversation, we discuss Aaron’s journey – as a musician, as a business founder, and we also engage on the philosophy of providing thoughtful and strategic guidance to clients rather than just jumping headfirst into the tactic of the day!

    55 min
  5. Marketing Retro Pro Episode 1 featuring Kirill Kniazev

    07/22/2025

    Marketing Retro Pro Episode 1 featuring Kirill Kniazev

    In this first episode of Marketing Retro Pro, Laurel sits down with Kirill Kniazev, a seasoned (but not fully cooked yet!) marketing professional who has over 15 years of experience in the field.  When we spoke this summer, Kirill was still the Head of Marketing for Moitili, a local HVAC company here in Denver. Kirill is an exceptional marketing professional who graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and started his career with the famed footwear company, Crocs!

    1h 2m
  • 5 Episodes

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Step inside the world of marketing with Marketing Retro Pro! Hosted by Laurel Lane, Marketing Lecturer for the College of Business, this podcast goes beyond textbooks to bring students authentic conversations with seasoned marketing professionals. Each episode dives into real career journeys, exploring how these experts got their start, what their day-to-day work looks like, and the insights they’ve gained along the way. Whether you’re curious about the industry or mapping out your own path, Marketing Retro Pro offers a front-row seat to the realities of building a successful marketing career.

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