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Bryan Smith, founder of Tuned Consulting, brings over 25 years of sales and marketing expertise to the table. His career spans legal publishing, consumer goods, manufacturing, and SaaS, where he's honed a unique approach blending creativity with data-driven strategy.
Bryan has held leadership roles at Tennant Company, Thomson Reuters, General Mills, and Extole.com excelling in both nimble startups and large corporations.
In addition to marketing leadership roles, Bryan has also held critical roles on product development teams specializing in early-stage innovation as well as leading sales teams. Early in his career, Bryan was a top-performing sales executive in the executive recruiting and publishing industries.
With an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Minnesota, Bryan brings a well-rounded perspective to business challenges. He's known for aligning teams, streamlining processes, and crafting marketing strategies that drive real growth.
Beyond the boardroom, Bryan is a former elected City Council member for his city, a certified alpine ski instructor, an actor and singer, and a classic Jaguar enthusiast. At Tuned Consulting, Bryan combines his professional acumen, diverse interests, and natural sense of curiosity to help businesses of all sizes find their perfect pitch in the market.
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Angie Jones is a magazine publisher turned marketing executive with more than 20 years' experience. Before starting her content agency, Suite Ghost, Angie ran marketing at middle market value-added distribution and manufacturing companies. Her current focus is on helping entrepreneurs and the organizations they run turn stories into revenue.As a revenue-minded brand and content strategist, Angie excels at building scrappy content programs that elevate a company's thought leaders and enable its sales team to gain trust. Her audience-first approach helps brands develop messaging that resonates and moves prospects through the funnel.When she's not giving words to big ideas, you'll find her chasing her two young children around the family farm in Iowa, visiting craft breweries with her husband, or writing mediocre fiction. Angie believes every person and every business has a story and she's excited to uncover and amplify those of Gritty Leadership's guests.