
About the Pod
About?
Brands and Brews is crisp and refreshing unprofessional podcast for marketing professionals. Hosts Jesse McFarland and Kirill Kniazev discuss a variety of marketing related topics over drinking a beer or two.
Audience?
The shows is for anyone interested in marketing as a profession or business owner. Or, anyone who enjoys marketing podcasts but is sick of stiff and promotional content. Brands and Brews is not an agency – they’re not going to sell you a marketing service or product!
Who?
Jesse McFarland and Kirill Kniazev have over 25 years of combined experience in marketing. Including major brands, agencies, SaaS, and product.

Jesse McFarland
Marketing Leader | Podcast Host
Jesse has over 15 years of agency, product, and client-side marketing experience. Currently, he is a an entrepreneur as a marketing consultant and started a digital marketing agency SpearPoint Marketing LLC. Plus, he is very active on LinkedIn and tries inspire others who are going through layoffs.
Favorite Markets:
Agency
Healthcare
Legal
Saas
Media
Types of Marketing:
Advertising
SEO
Lead Engagement
Automation
Analytics
Favorite Brews:
Coors
Great Divide
Ska Brewing

Kirill Kniazev
Marketing Leader | Podcast Host
Kirill has close to 15 years of client-side marketing experience, primary in high-growth and start-up environments. Kirill is a proven leader in Saas marketing and demand generation. He is an excellent writer and very active with mentoring young marketing professionals.
Favorite Markets:
Saas
Construction
Real Estate
Agency
Education
Types of Marketing:
Content Marketing
Business Development
Branding
Automation
Analytics
Favorite Brews:
Corona
New Belgium
Eddyline
Some of our guests:

S3E6 – Growing a Business with Podcasting by Ryan Burklo

S3E5 Cofounder Dmitry Popov of Tomi.ai

S3E4 Mason Cosby Host Of The Marketing Ladder Podcast

S3E3 – Founder / Marketer with Tiger Safarov of Zen Supplies

S3E2 The Road to Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship with Chris Roche

S2E7 Creating and Capturing Demand with Michael Shearer

S2E6 – Demand Generation in Saas with Jonathon Bland

S2E5 – Marketing in the Brew Industry with Kelly Hieronymus from West Sixth Brewing

S2E4 – Social Media Marketing for Ecommerce with Colby Flood

S2E3 – Ecommerce Marketing & Websites with Alex Schupp

S2E2 – Women in Marketing & Technology with Kristin Foster

S2E1 – Tim Ash Unleashes our Primal Brains

Episode 009 – The Truth About SEO, Building & Running a Marketing Agency with Alexander Vere Nicoll
