Engager

Alternative Wellness Lifestyle Brand & Product Accelerator Lab
We build new plant medicine and wellness brands, products and businesses, and grow existing ones.

We are a global team of battle-tested entrepreneurs, makers and marketers accelerating growth of brands in the alternative health and wellness category.  

We spot emerging trends, identify new growth opportunities, bring new solutions to market, and modernize the way that alternative wellness businesses engage with consumers via entertainment, experiential marketing, lifestyle marketing and emerging technologies.

The team has deep expertise in taking brands from pre-seed or seed stage to series B and beyond.  Deep experience with lifestyle marketing in music, gaming, podcasting, film, TV, cannabis, beverage and technology. 

Team has collectively accomplished the following:

$1BN + in Revenues Generated
60+ Brands Built
$100 million+ Funds Raised

Engager Global is a brand innovation and venture-building studio that helps alternative wellness companies accelerate growth and innovation. We employ a team of entrepreneurs, creators, and marketers to work alongside clients in spotting emerging trends, identifying new growth opportunities, and bringing new solutions to market. Our approach optimizes the agility of startups by facilitating rapid innovation and leveraging influencers of all levels to grow brand equity as well as revenues on a global basis.

Optimized For the Following Business Categories:

- Nootropics
- Adaptogens
- Functional Mushrooms
- Kratom
- Kanna
- Psychedelics
- Cannabis
- Alternative Wellness Therapies
- Alternative Wellness Retreats
- Biohacking products and services

Founder and Chief Revenue Officer

PLANT Entrepreneurial Institute

- Building a global online education platform specializing in courses for cannabis, psychedelic, and plant medicine businesses.
- Leading a team of experienced operators to create and deliver high-quality courses taught by industry professionals with real-world experience.
- Successfully launched the flagship course, the Cannabis Brand Accelerator, as part of the Cannapreneur Pocket MBA program, catering to the growing demand in the cannabis industry.
- In collaboration with Grupo Education in Puebla, Mexico, to ensure smooth functioning and growth of the platform.

Founder

Heavy Brands

- Owning and operating the Heavy Grass brand: cannabis flower products in California.
- Contribute to the development of innovative cannabis products, including small-batch, top-shelf cannabis and extract-infused prerolls, that cater to the rebellious and counterculture-loving metal community.

Board Member/Co-Founder

Bee-Nails, LLC

Board Of Advisors

Engager Brands

Engager Brands builds, owns and operates a portfolio of authentic cannabis brands targeting underserved demographics. We create, market and license our brands starting in California and then taking them throughout the world.

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

PROHBTD Media

PRØHBTD Media was a global consumer goods and marketing company with a mission to lead cannabis from the black market to the supermarket. As PRØHBTD we built the largest catalog of broadcast quality cannabis video content, the largest cannabis multi-platform network and leading cannabis agency with 60+ brand projects. 

Our portfolio included lifestyle and wellness brands across hemp, CBD and THC including flagship icon PRØHBTD, Hempathy, Ceeby Dee’s, Hot Nife, The Patch Co., and Heavy Grass. We also counted exclusive partnerships in our arsenal including Global Licensing Expo, Advertising Week, Beanstalk Licensing Agency, and Postmedia.

www.prohbtdmedia.com

Chief Business Officer, COO and Founder

Soteria Intelligence

Soteria Intelligence is a social media threat assessment company that provides monitoring and consulting services to individuals and organizations around the world.

Advisor

Engager Digital

Engager Digital helps content providers grow and retain their audiences.  They also provide business development, sales strategy and digital marketing services.  A primary focus is on growing the overall businesses of media companies.  Engager also serves as a new business incubator.  

Client services include:

* Online video, influencer marketing and shopper engagement programs.
* Digital media strategy/business development 
* Online/mobile/social solutions for brands, agencies, and digital businesses.
* Application and site development strategy


Clients & Partners (Past and Present): Audible, St Martins Press, Simon & Schuster, Oyster, Mediakix, Prodege, Cakeworks, Juntobox Films, Creative Money Works, Scratch Music Group, Songbird, Lodgenet, I VOTE, Platinum Edge, Screenpush, Stauffer.

Creative Money Works

Creative Money Works' mission is to help meet the needs of low income children, work to create a better financial future for them and conduct research to improve financial literacy content for children.

Board of Advisors

Dather

Dather is a social media platform for event sponsors and organizers. Dather is now part of broader offering called Event Hub which offers white labeled end-to-end digital services and technology solutions for events.  The suite of solutions raise awareness pre event, engages audiences during the event, and provides a post event activation platform along with analytics.  

Dather also represents other cutting edge digital media services and technologies including a turnkey paid media solution that provides access to a highly engaged and targeted audience of 7.5M+ users on web and mobile.

Clients include: Samsung/AT&T Glee Live Tour, Jagermeister Music Tour, Remy Cointreau, John Lennon Educational Tour, Juntobox Films, Rihanna

Kieve is the co-founder of Dather and serves as the lead on all business development, sales, operations, product development and fundraising efforts.  He is also a Founder in the Founder Institute.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Do you want to unlock untapped revenue for your alernative wellness business or brand?
Are you generating over $1 million annually?
Do you want to 5-10x that over the next 3-5 years?
 
I run Engager, a growth accelerator program for alternative wellness businesses.  We partner with companies to scale their businesses exponentially and cost effectively.

Engager is optimized to help the following business categories: 

Nootropics
Adaptogens
Functional Mushrooms
Kratom
Kanna
Psychedelics
Cannabis
Alternative Wellness Therapies
Alternative Wellness Retreats
Biohacking products and services

After a collective 70+ years of building brands and businesses, our team at Engager is ready to leverage everything we've learned about scaling a company, its sales, and its funding.

We have collectively generated over $1 billion in revenues across cannabis, beverages, music, media, tech, and fashion.   We have built over 60 brands.

We can grow your current brand or partner with you to build you a new one.

Interested in learning more?

DM me or set up a Discovery Call via the link in my headline.

Kieve Huffman

Jage Media, Inc.

Vice President of Sales @ MJ Unpacked & Hemp Beverage Expo

Launching the first and only event in the cannabis industry that serves the specific needs of retail and brand executives on a national level, opening the floor for quality business while creating a loyal community.  It's where your business can put itself on the map. Make your mark this September in Las Vegas: www.mjunpacked.com
MJ Unpacked's next event is September 28-30 2022, at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

National Sales Director @ MJ Unpacked & MJBI

WLS SUCCESS MATTERS, LLC

A global Bariatric Education & Coaching company that specializes in the needs of Weight Loss Surgery patients. 

We facilitate distance learning programs to clients around the globe; in real-time, with relevant and relatable content and lessons.

Co-Founder

Stellar Industrial Supply

Inside Sales Account Manager

HIGH TIMES

National Sales Director

DOPE Magazine

Hint Mint

HINT MINT, Los Angeles, California								

A $3 million designer breath mint company that designs, manufactures and markets breath mints.

	Recruit and manage external sales force.  Forge and maintain account relationships with retailers such as Hallmark, Amazon.com, Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, Harvey Nichols, Gloria Jeans Coffee, Tully’s Coffee, DELTA Airlines, and Hudson New Group; proven by 169% sales increase obtained in 2006 and 141% increase obtained in 2007. 
>	Develop and lead execution of the overall strategic growth plan for the company.  Responsible for negotiating and managing retail partner merchandising and promotional programs in order to meet aggressive sales goals.

Director of Sales & Marketing

Grand Products

A $6 million company that manufactures and markets silk orchids, live plants, vases, and gift sets.
Director of Sales & Marketing (Independent Consultant position with limited term)
>	Responsible for all aspects of the company’s Lucky Bamboo and Forever Orchid product categories, accounting for $6 million of the company’s business.
>	Developed external sales force and forged account relationships with retailers such as Fry’s Electronics, Winn-Dixie, Albertsons, Brooks Pharmacy, Long’s Drug Store, Safeway, and Rite Aid to launch the Forever Orchid and Lucky Bamboo products nationwide; Increased Grand Products 2003 sales by 100% in combined categories.
>	Directed the redesign of company tradeshow booth, product packaging, sales and marketing materials, and corporate website in an effort to create a corporate identity and strong visual branding presence.

Shell Oil Company

A $135 billion company that leads the industry in fuel, lubricants, coolants, and automotive accessories.
Group Product Manager, Axius (Independent Consultant position with limited term)
>	Responsible for all aspect of the company’s Auto Protection, Organization, and License Plate Frame categories, encompassing over 374 active SKUs and accounting for $52 million of the company’s business.
>	Worked directly with sales and buying teams at Target, Wal-Mart, CSK, Pep Boys, CVS and Kmart to develop specialized plan-o-grams, packaging materials, and promotions; Increased Wal-Mart 2002 sales by 4% in combined categories.
>	Directed SKU rationalization program that led to an increase in overall business profitability.
>	Created and launched a packaging refresh initiative to educate consumers on the “why to buy” purchasing decisions.

Category Manager

Mattel

A $4.8 billion company that leads the industry in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of toys.
Product Marketing Manager, APZU (Position eliminated due to corporate restructuring)
>	Launched dm2 Digital Music Mixer, a trend-driven integrated hardware and software product that turns a personal computer into a hands-on mixing studio; Beat break even plan by 8,000 units.
>	Reached over 23 million consumers through the creation and execution of a break frame grassroots marketing campaign, increasing product sales by 200%.
>	Formed and managed relationships with over 60 promotional partners, including Intel, Warner Bros. Records, CitySearch.com, AOL Katrillion.com, Wal-Mart, Amazon.com and Mixman.com.
>	Created effective mass market TV advertising, press packets, and specialized retail programs to drive sales.
>	Created and launched a website, www.mydm2.com, to educate consumers on the brand and product; First-time website visitors increased by 37 fold through marketing efforts.

Marketing Manager

Playmates Toys

A $180 million family entertainment company that markets extensive brands of feature dolls, action figures, and electronic toys throughout the world.
Senior Product Manager, Electronic Toys and Games (Recruited by Mattel)
> Recognized market trends, visualized concept, and led design team and engineers to develop and launch innovative consumer product line.
>	Responsible for forecasting sales potential, mass product requirements, and product allocation.
>	Managed relationship with licensor, New Line Cinema, during the development and branding of products based on The Lord of The Rings feature film.

Senior Product Manager for Electronic Toys & Games

I am a change agent with over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and product management for consumer packaged goods (CPG). I excel at creating profitable solutions for companies involved in the sale and marketing of consumer products, especially in the cannabis industry.

As the Vice President of Sales at MJ Unpacked, I lead the launch and growth of the first and only event in the cannabis industry that serves the specific needs of retail and brand executives nationally. I work with a talented team to deliver a quality business experience and create a loyal community for our clients and partners. 

I am passionate about learning and innovating in the dynamic and emerging cannabis market, where I leverage my MBA, Support Group Leader Certification, and Cannabis Health Benefits Certification. I also co-founded WLS SUCCESS MATTERS, LLC, a global Bariatric Education & Coaching company that provides distance learning programs to weight loss surgery patients.

I enjoy making new business connections and sharing my change-agent superpower. Contact me through this profile to learn more about how I can help you achieve your goals in the cannabis and CPG sectors.

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