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Read Summaries of the Inventory Management + Growth Summit Here

Robert LockardNovember 11, 2021
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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Big or Small, Your Business Benefits Bigtime from Using Fishbowl

Robert LockardOctober 12, 2021
Big or small, your business benefits bigtime from using Fishbowl, Fishbowl Blog

Thousands of businesses in a variety of industries use Fishbowl on a daily basis to manage their inventory, manufacture goods, track orders, optimize warehouses, and more. Big or small, these businesses find many useful features in Fishbowl, and you can, too!

Here are some examples of large and small organizations that have used Fishbowl over the years to make dramatic improvements to their operations. You can click the links below to read each one’s full story.

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New Inventory Solutions Are for Everyone, Not Just Conglomerates

Robert LockardOctober 12, 2021
New inventory solutions are for everyone, not just conglomerates, Fishbowl Blog

Fishbowl’s inventory solutions give small businesses the same manufacturing and warehouse management features that large corporations have had access to for many years.1 This has been true since Fishbowl’s inception. But our new inventory solutions include cloud-based software to offer greater mobility and other benefits to both small and large businesses.

Small businesses benefit from Fishbowl’s affordability, scalability, and accessibility. Large businesses benefit from Fishbowl’s flexibility, intuitiveness, and stability. Read on to learn more about how your company can enjoy these advantages.

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Inventory Management + Growth Summit Marketing Panel

Robert LockardSeptember 29, 2021Leave a Comment

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

Robert LockardSeptember 29, 2021Leave a Comment

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

Robert LockardSeptember 29, 2021Leave a Comment

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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Success on Amazon – What You Need to Know by Joe Hansen

Robert LockardSeptember 28, 2021Leave a Comment

Joe Hansen is a seasoned entrepreneur and business executive and the CEO & Founder of Buy Box Experts. He cofounded and sold four other companies prior to starting Buy Box Experts in 2013, quickly growing it into one of the most profitable and invaluable digital performance marketing agencies for merchants on Amazon.

In 2015, he also co-founded the PROSPER Show with James Thomson where they were responsible for growing the business from a two-person startup to the largest U.S.-based educational conference for Amazon Sellers. The company was successfully sold to Emerald Expositions (NYSE: EEX) at the end of 2017.

Hansen developed The Marketplace Flywheel®, a proprietary brand and revenue optimization process that the Buy Box Experts team of 200+ employees use to create quick and long-term growth for brands on Amazon.

Want to know how to grow your business and brands on various ecommerce marketplaces, particularly Amazon? Hansen has the answers you’re seeking.

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How to Create a Culture of Growth by Blake Modersitzki

Robert LockardSeptember 28, 2021Leave a Comment

Blake Modersitzki is a General Partner at Pelion Venture Partners. He joined Pelion in 2002 and has led the firm through four successful funds. He is focused on backing entrepreneurs building unique and disruptive technology. Over the years, he has led investments in Redhat, Riverbed, Fusion.io, Integral Ad Science, DOMO, enCommerce, Soasta, and Metacloud.

Prior to joining Pelion, Blake was Managing Director for Novell Ventures and VP of Strategic Business Development. He directed Novell’s venture strategy, including both its direct investments in companies and indirect investments in venture-capital funds. During this time, he served on the boards of several public and private companies, as well as the advisory boards of several venture-capital firms.

As a venture capitalist, he spends a lot of time with entrepreneurs and business founders, learning about their challenges.

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Business Strategies for the Mid-Market from Intuit Execs

Robert LockardSeptember 28, 2021Leave a Comment

Bobby Morrison is the Chief Revenue and Sales Officer at Intuit. He’s going to talk about exciting things happening at Intuit and their partnership with Fishbowl. Their goal is to work with small businesses and help them prosper.

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See What Awaits You in Fishbowl’s Growth Summit

Robert LockardAugust 26, 2021Leave a Comment

The Inventory Management + Growth Summit is a free online event sponsored by Fishbowl.1 It will debut on September 28, 2021, and it will feature more than two dozen entrepreneurs, marketers, QuickBooks pros, and other business experts. We’ve even got a former MLB All-Star and a former Navy SEAL with inspirational stories to share.

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